After spending some years in Eurorack and eventually selling most of it off in frustration, I found the 0-Coast to be an absolute pleasure to work in.

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Same here!

Thanks for the dope recommendation video!! I’ve been teetering getting on and this definitely help push me more towards buy one. 🤘

I took out my 0-Coast/O-Ctrl set this morning and then found your latest upload! I also store gear and forget about it, and then it's like a "new" acquisition to approach from a different angle. Every time I set up a patch with the 0-Coast, I realize how nice it sounds with overdrive, fuzz, and just about any effect pedal, which is no doubt du to all the harmonic overtone and wave multiplier controls! I also really like the layout and general, intuitive workflow of this synth; it's just pleasant to use, and so is the O-Ctrl!

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching my friend! Now I just need to try out the Strega!🔥

Great Video! I'm sold. It'll go nicely with my Elektron Analog Four. Thank you!

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! I think it might add an amazing flavor to the already amazing analog four! Cheers my friend!

My 0-Coast arrived today. I am late to the game and this is my first synth-coming to this after a life of guitar. My Lord, I had fun with it through my effects pedals. I can’t even imagine what it will be like when the 0-CTRL and Strega I have ordered turn up. So good.

I really do appreciate your different take on popular gear. A much needed perspective. Thank you for all you do!

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I truly appreciate the positive feedback🙏🏼 cheers!

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I truly appreciate the positive feedback🙏🏼 cheers!

Congrats on your purchase. I absolutely love my 0-Coast and it was my first proper semi-modular monosynth. It doesn't sound quite as good as my Microvolt 3900 which is the true underrated classic. It's still glorious and inspiring and I get a ton of use out of it. It's got a super wide pallete. Do NOT neglect Loopop's patch idea videos on 0-Coast as there are some amazing protips in there.

Seriously gorgeous tones... excellent demo TMS !

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Marti! Cheers!

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Found your channel through this video and I found it really helpful. I'm getting into Eurorack and also looking at some more esoteric semi modular like this 😁

Hellooo, I've been on a youtube-synth-video rabbit hole for a few days now (again.... happens to me every 6 months or so), and I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed your videos. Also, this synth really is a classic now... isn't it ? Came accros it on my first synth-mania during 2020 lockdown, it was already a star. You made here the most laudatory review I've seen.

Had mine for over five years now. Such a versatile piece of kit. Very easy to fall down the rabbit-hole, especially with some additional modulation sources. I do love its self-generating capability such as the (in)famous Krell patch - always my go-to when trying something new I guess. I've seen it paired with the Strega for some truly jaw-dropping sound design applications

I've been tossing up buying one of these for a few months. You've not helped matters there! You've definitely highlighted some nice sounds out of the 0-Coast that I've not heard before. Great stuff!

@g3cd

2 жыл бұрын

I sold mine because I learned with it that "modular is not for me" (well, yet). Instead I got the Norand Mono which is much more controllable, has an LFO for every single knob and actually stores settings instead of forgetting them, making it possible to return later to a sound you designed, which is utterly impossible with the O-Coast as its controls are soooo sensitive ... look at it the wrong way and it changed a hard-earned sound completely (while the Norand even has an undo button).

Gotta love your enthusiasm.

Thanks for this great review mate! 👏(I remember you commenting and supporting one of my demos featuring the 0-Coast as only instrument used for the bass, drums, lead, etc., don't know if it somehow helped you decide to get an 0-Coast, but I'm very happy you got one and made this great video which pays tribute and shows the great potential and quality of this small but powerful analog synth 🤩)

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Hi dude! You were responsable for some serious GAS lol! Love your vids and now I see why you love the 0-coast so much! Cheers!

@2MinuteWarning

2 жыл бұрын

@@MidlifeSynthesist Hey thanks mate, glad to hear that my channel can somehow be useful (not to say responsible for GAS 😅) for a couple of fellow musicians - and gifted reviewers! - like you 😊

Just got my first synth. Korg minilogue xd module & I love your vids, great work

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend! See you soon!

Nice to hear someone else loving this beautiful instrument. I feel it's sort of getting forgotten. Super lovely paired with a 0-CTRL. Given you asked about other synths that we think you would enjoy; these are my four - 1 - another synth straddling the east and west coast experiences, the Pittsburgh Modular Microvolt 3900. 2 - going for a super small form factor interesting semi-modular, either of the Rare Waves Grendel Grenadiers (RA-9 or the newer RA-99); great formant synthesis. I bought the RA-99 even though I had teh RA-9. They are just different enough to be deisrable in their own right. 3 - the Moog Subharmonicon for polyrhythmic sub-oscillation goodness; oh my is this synth deep 4 - and I'd be remiss not to mention something from Analogue Solutions. I love their Impulse Command for immediacy of its sequencing capabilities combined with the filter... (I also have the Fusebox as well, but the Impulse Command is more immediately satisfying, the Fusebox is deeper in sound design IMHO.)

A like before even watching as this channel is worthy. Carry on :)

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much🙏🏼 appreciate the positive feedback my friend❤️

@mauchkimberly

2 жыл бұрын

@@MidlifeSynthesist incidently, I did watch it later lol. Love that machine, but I have no room for new gear in my room or in my mind (still working on learning what I have). But I do love seeing used by talented individuals, so thanks for the demo.

One of my fav synths!

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too!

Love the Residents groove at the beginning

Always been curious about this one, although I feel like the new West Pest might be more suited to someone like me. Great video as always mate :)

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I’m also really interested in the West Pest after watching Bo Beats video on it👍🏼 maybe in the future😁

@RSKT_music

2 жыл бұрын

@@MidlifeSynthesist Would love to see it on here some day, or anything really haha. Love your content!

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

@@RSKT_music ❤️🙏🏼

I had never heard of this until a few days ago, and I had some spare cash to burn vs the also newly discovered SoftPop v2... I opted for this because I have a PWM Malevolent and this provides some functions I can borrow (and vice versa) I can't wait to hear this through the Malevolent's filter...

Will be a great add for to the OP1 :) xmas comes early this year

last January the 0 coast got me into the semi modular hardware synth world.. 2,5 months later and here i am with a eurorack system build around the 0-coast. (quad LFO) (quad attenuator) (100grit distfilt) i agree that its a good starting point for eurorack, especially if you dont really know what you want or where to go with youre modular idea or plan. the 0 coast just has its all and let you explore with baby steps into the modular world, wich is a good thing. I do not see myself selling the 0 coast, i think im gonna keep expanding on it.

The 0-Coast is amazing bang for the buck! I love mine too. Easy to use, years of depth to explore, and sounds not only great, but unique. For roughly the same money as a eurorack complex oscillator, the 0-Coast IS a complex oscillator, + a contour generator, slope generator, low pass filter, and has functionality for attenuverters/mixing, wave folding, and midi/cv translations (and that's all before you start getting really creative with it!). Such a great stand alone synth, or powerful blend with a eurorack system.

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! It’s truly gratifying and fun, happy to know you feel the same way bro, always nice to hear from you! Cheers!

Hey bro, nice work. Its seems, looking at comments below, 0-coast is a devisive machine. Are you familiar with the " Bob Ross effect"? This machine has it in spades. Its a symphony of experiment and musicallity. I went and followed it up with 0-control and strega. Its a unique collabaration thats proved to be mystical and amazing. Of course with loads of reverb. Thanks for sharing your passion for the 0-coast with the rest of us. P.s. I concur. 👍

I have all 3 make noise desktop synths, and I will say it lives up to its nickname the “make noise easel” and I absolutely adore it. If you have the budget I totally recommend adding an 0ctrl and a Strega to lean even harder into the weird world of 0coast synthesis

@robertsteinberger5667

Жыл бұрын

Could you tell me the main difference between the 0 coast and the strega? thanks

Great review! You should check out the bastl softpop too, you’ll love it

I love the 0-Coast. I really appreciate how versatile its individual "modules" are, esp. how the Oscillator isn't the only possible audio source. The only downers for me are the lack of 1/4" output (minor issue, but still), and especially that there is no audio input or output in the Overtone & Multiply section. Also, the menu system is rather annoying, but I guess it kept costs down while also retaining a quasi-retro, all-analogue appearance. 2:26 All they did was change the wording of the Contour section, clearly a Minimoog-inspired EG. Slope is more than just an LFO, but there are also the triangle and square LFOs that can output from the jacks in the lower left corner.

wow, really nice video new sub here!

@MidlifeSynthesist

Жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend! Welcome onboard!🙌🏻

I love my 0-Coast, and also prefer its ‘softer’ side. It doesn’t always come out to play with the modular set-up, but when it does… If it has a weakness it’s the menus under the ‘pgm a & b’ buttons, which I’ve never got to grips with. Still five stars though.

I just picked up a used one and I haven't even hooked a controller or reverb to it yet and it is amazing

I love the o-coast. The modular world is so confusing to me but that’s not a big problem since I’m a hardcore hobby enthusiast.

And this is where I keep my 0-coast If it wasn't backordered until September....

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

I feel you my friend! Waited forever for my sp404mk2😅 hope it gets there soon!

@ianmccoy13

2 жыл бұрын

@@MidlifeSynthesist Thanks! I've been waiting since I think March. But somehow I ended up with a Syntakt to tide me over.

@foobarbazqux

2 жыл бұрын

Come to Asheville and take a test flight with mine anytime, buddy!

@ianmccoy13

2 жыл бұрын

@@foobarbazqux lol, hey man it's a date!

Imminent eurorack setup :)

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

🤣😅

Nice vid bud. Would love to see one about the Strega as well. Do you have one? I got mine right when it came out and it's just so wonderful.

It sounds so lush

Mine arrives tomorrow...

👍You and I have similar…timbral preferences? Yeah. 😆 1:05 Right on. This baby blew me out of the water the first time I piped it through my monitors. 1:49 Definitely. The triangle osc. bass is as thick as a milkshake, and just as tasty. 2:55 Right again! The lack of common labels creates those Bob Ross "happy mistakes". Because of its huge patch bay and a dedicated signal chain and volume fader for an external osc., Arturia's MiniBrute 2S pairs with the 0-Coast _beautifully._ Finally, something I've been wondering about the 0-Coast: 🤔How well would TWO of these work together? 🤯One day. I'll get the Strega first though. 🤣 Anyways…great video!

last track is fire, looking to get a 0-coast or Strega, really want it for ambient and maybe more soo we'll see

Great homage to the 0-coast. Check out some of my videos using it with Strega and 0-ctrl. ☺️🙏🏻I love this synth. It’s a mini shared system!

More than a gateway into modular I’ve found the 0-Coast to be more of a scratch to that itch. It’s got so much potential that if I grew it into a bigger system I’d end up not using it as often.

@EthanOnKeys

7 ай бұрын

Yeah honestly when he said it was a gateway drug into eurorack, I was like hell no! I’m tryna get one modular unit and save my money

Hi! How is it compared to Korg's Volca Modular? Not touching VM's limited wavefolder...

I got an 0-ctrl to pair with the buchla eurorack modules while I wait for the rest to arrive, then I got my Strega back out and got deep into it for a while and ended up adding an 0-coast. Its like a little taste of maths/wogglebug, a filter/vca combo like a buchla. The midi a/b settings I haven’t taken the time to figure out because the seem kinda clunky.

Have you messed with Quantradid Swarm? Similar form factor, i wonder which to buy next.

Could you please create a video of how you set up your hardware? I’ll help if I can.

Definitely a rad piece of gear for the setup. It can get weird and wild, and then be pure and quite simple. If you haven't messed around with a Dreadbox Typhon, that's one with a similar profile. Great sounds plus effects. So much fun!

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion my friend! I’ll keep my eye out for one 👍🏼 cheers!

Hey! Is there any demo of the 0coast made by you?

Beware: the 0-Coast is the gateway drug into modular 😂 (He says, secretly hoping you take that dive just like I did about a year ago... ;-)

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🫣

Is your Arturia keystep plugged into your computer?

I've been coveting a ∅-Coast for years. My only "serious" synth is a Minibrute 2S, which I enjoy a lot, and I'm slowly building a modular setup mostly of my own homebrew modules, but Make Noise's aesthetic and sound are something I'd love to be able to afford. I don't think a detent for C on the frequency knob of an analog oscillator is really an achievable thing; digital oscillators can take advantage of the advances in computer technology over the last few decades, but analog stuff is always going to be subject to things like part tolerances, temperature drift, and aging - and a notch that, a year out, settles into being 50 cents flat would be worse than no notch at all.

Been looking for a friend for the Minibrute 2s. This may be the one

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

They might compliment each other nicely! Keep me posted!

I wish it had settings that were more easily accessible. Apart from that, it’s a keeper. Like most things it needs a little external reverb.

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

100%! The 0-coast through the Nightsky is magic! Cheers!

@MrNamaikisaru

2 жыл бұрын

@Synth&CoffeeGuy there was but I don’t know if it was updated to keep up with the firmware and now I can’t find it. I could ask make noise. They’re pretty good at responding.

"Uncontrollable" is actually the word why I sold my O-Coast. I never understood what the cables did, I could never replicate any presets and the manual only lists a handful of MIDI values. While the O-Coast could do some nasty sounds very quickly, I found the overall experience very frustrating. I now have the Norand Mono which can be as nasty and weird, but is totally translucent and controllable.

3 reasons to not quite love the 0 Coast: 1) No power button/switch on the unit itself. 2) the MIDI/"program" UI (hold this button then tap that button then stand on your right leg while winking your left eye) is very off-putting. 3) That's the envelope, that's a function, that's a wavefolder and that's a attenusplitter utility. No need to give them fancy new brandnames.

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Very valid points! Particularly the midi menu is pretty much exactly as you’ve described🤣🙌🏻

So helpful to get your thoughts, especially based on long term experience. Would love to know your thoughts on the new Pittsburg Modular designed East Beast and West Pest.

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Hello my friend and thank you for watching! The West peaked my interest so I might try it out along the year, thanks for the suggestion!

@gkillmaster

2 жыл бұрын

@@MidlifeSynthesist Thanks! And wondering if you have a personal preference between the Keystep and the 0-Ctrl as a CV controller for the 0-Coast?

@christopher_ecclestone

2 жыл бұрын

@@gkillmaster I can definitely recommended the 0-Ctrl. I have an original keystep too which is great for more standard playing, but for experimenting, versatility and fun, the 0-Ctrl is amazing. I use it with most of my cv controllable synths now. I don't know of anything else quite like it. However, as a less expensive option, the Korg SQ-1 works really well with 0-Coast, you don't even need a midi adapter with it to control midi on 0-Coast, and then you still have 2 lanes of cv and gate to use for control. I'd recommend it over the Keystep for use with the 0-Coast. If you look on KZread, Make Noise did some really good 0-Coast>SQ-1 demos.

@gkillmaster

2 жыл бұрын

@@christopher_ecclestone Thanks for the super helpful response!!! I really appreciate it a lot.

@christopher_ecclestone

2 жыл бұрын

@@gkillmaster No problem, glad to be able to help. Whatever you choose, have fun 👍

Can't mount in a Eurorack case... deal breaker. How could they not do this? Did they not see what Moog had done with the M-32, etc.??

I still want one but they're always sold out or in stock when I bought something else

OK - Moog's compact machines are interesting, and incredibly capable... but 0-Coast / Strega / 0-CTRL sequencer is equally unparalleled in very other directions... which are equally (and perhaps more quizzically) interesting.

" I recommend it as a gateway drug into the modular world".......;)

What is the main difference between the 0 coast and the strega? It would be nice to have a video about comparing make noise products.

@stujay

Жыл бұрын

Strega is more wildly experimental, to oversimplify.

A few years ago I was considering the 0-Coast - don't know why I didn't buy it. Guess didn't want to dissapoint my Mother-32 (my Grin Factory ;-) )

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, you should always love and respect your mother 😜 Thanks so much for stopping by my friend! Have a great weekend!

0-coast was my 2nd ever hardware synth (after Microbrute.) Loved the sounds it can produce, and had tons of fun playing with patches and exploring the sounds. Ended up selling it to fund my Digitakt, a choice I'd probably make again. But I do miss the 0-C. Really interested in the new West Pest as a possibly lower-cost option to scratch some of the same itch. If you want more 0-Coast exploration vids, I recommend the Make Noise series that takes about using the SQ-1 with it.

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion my friend! I’ll be sure to check out that series❤️

@dankaiser4608

2 жыл бұрын

@@MidlifeSynthesist kzread.info/dash/bejne/a3WTyLx9qJSfZtY.html

🕷

As for me I sold my 0-coast after 3 months. The 0-coast is able to produce a lot of very weird sound ... yes ... but the Soma Lyra does it much better. I found just a few "sweeties" when trying to get familiar with the 0-coast (whereas the successor Hydrasynth Desktop is a nearly endless source of sonic). When using patches it was sometimes just to small to turn the knobs (maybe my fingers are too thick 🖐) but it works fine and better structured with a Moog Mother-32 or Subharmonicon). I guess you like the 0-coast or you don't (somehow like some brands of fountain pens 😉, some are overhyped and some are just beautiful writers).

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, we did the same in reverse🤣 I actually sold my Lyra 🫣. I guess the beauty of the synth world is that there are different options for different tastes. Happy music making my friend and thank you so much for stopping by!

@ingolf7411

2 жыл бұрын

@@MidlifeSynthesist Yes, that's it. Music making is fun and inspiration and despite certain brands ... synths are always wonderful and exciting. And btw ... I enjoy visiting your channel every time ...

@mauchkimberly

2 жыл бұрын

Useful feedback. I go back and forth with this synth (whether I want to add it to my collection) but I rarely think about some valid points you mentioned...and I have a lyra which I love so maybe I've got enough "weird" (especially since I will be adding the Habit for sure).

@commodoor6549

2 жыл бұрын

I own both, and the Lyra is a fun toy, but it's just too unpredictable in my work flow. If I'm not trying to do anything specific and just letting the Lyra take me away, I'm happy with the Lyra. Sometimes I get lucky... but mostly I end up asking myself why I don't sell it. I did use the Lyra a lot for a while for droning, but some months ago I got the Lemondrop, and it, IMO, is more straight forward than the Lyra, and it's easier to get great sounds with it's presets. I think for the price, the Lyra is an expensive experimental tool. The 0-Coast on the other hand is instant productivity. Great sounds that pays off when you tweak it for something slightly different. I think if you're more experimental, not trying to satisfy clients, the Lyra is for you. If you're on a deadline and trying to find something that works, you can't go wrong with the 0-Coast, especially at its price point.

@robertsteinberger5667

Жыл бұрын

I wonder which of the soma lyras you had, I am interested in getting something special. (white angel, lyra 8 , black beast and other lyras there are)

0-coast or Microfreak - you can only choose 1. What would it be?

@FretchGaming

2 жыл бұрын

Get the 0-Coast, wait 2 months until it finally back in stock and live off of only instant noodles during that time. Then you should be able to buy the Microfreak right when the 0-Coast arrieves, regardless of your income ;) Seriously though, this depends on what you already own and even then it‘s a tough question to answer, because both are amazing.

@landonh3535

2 жыл бұрын

@@FretchGaming Nah I dont want both. I think the micro freak may be more my thing. Or maybe just not buying anything.

I've been playing with the 0-Coast for about 5 years now. At some point I felt like I had explored everything it had to offer. Then I started using cable splitters and began patching everything everywhere in every feedback loopy way possible, and it was like discovering a new synth altogether. If you haven't tried it, I highly recommend it. I started with the Y splitter cables, stacking multiple sources on the same input etc. Then I got the 6 point star shaped splitters and things got REALLY wild lol.

Gateway to euro rack, and sticks around for the ride.

"Suggest an alternative in the comments for me to try in the future" Like you need more new gear to GAS for hahahah

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

🤣😅 busted

Saw the Playstation 5 controller and thought, “someone should make a synth that accepts PS5 signals as a controller.”

that's it im selling mine

I wonder how it would pair with a Matriarch...hmmm.

@MidlifeSynthesist

2 жыл бұрын

Next vid maybe?😁

@synthseeker

2 жыл бұрын

@@MidlifeSynthesist PUH-LEASE Make it SO.