In his latest Loopop video, host Ziv Eliraz shares an in-depth review of the new Dreadbox Artemis, a 6-voice analog synthesizer in desktop module format.
The Artemis is a 6-voice desktop polyphonic analog synthesizer, with 2 VCOs with wave shaping, PWM and FM, High and Low Pass VCFs, 4 Sinevibes effects, polyphonic sequencer and 640 presets on board.
Topics covered:
0:00 Intro
1:55 Overview
3:55 Build
4:30 I/O
4:40 Oscillators
5:05 PWM
5:25 Waveshaping
6:25 Sync
6:55 VCO FM
7:30 Two subs & noise
7:55 Filter
8:25 Drive modes
10:10 Filter FM
10:40 HPF
11:10 Twin peaks
11:30 Spread
11:50 Distortion
13:25 Mod FX
14:30 Delays
16:30 Reverbs
18:40 Envelopes
19:30 LFOs
21:40 Mod matrix
22:00 MPE
24:45 Arpeggiator
25:55 Sequencer
27:35 Unison modes
28:15 Misc settings
29:20 Pros & cons
32:55 Some sounds!
Eliraz highlights the excellent sound, effects and straightforward interface as pros, and cites the price-to-features ratio as a key con.
Check out the review, and share your thoughts on the Dreadbox Artemis in the comments!
Beautiful piece of engineering. Sound lovely too!
Love the sound of this synth, have been playing with it for a week now, really excels at pads and atmospheres, but not so much really brash brassy sounds IMO. The filter is quite gentle, has a Roland feel to it, not an Oberheim even if it has a 12dB mode.
Maybe a firmware update will allow tuning the two filter cut-off frequencies so we can make some nice vowel sounds.