This is straight out of the 70’s. The experimental/avant-garde guys are gonna LOVE this.

So basically anything from an opium-fuelled utopian dream cityscape wonderland to a bag of dying cats in an industrial pipe? I like it :)

@toddtrulock6809

4 жыл бұрын

lmao im dying.

@IndigoBassNotes

4 жыл бұрын

It might also be a Church Organ made of volcanic glass under the Surface of Mars in a Billion year old Temple .

@strelokknoize

4 жыл бұрын

@@IndigoBassNotes That scares me way more than the dying cats in the industrial pipe. Guess I've been watching Alien vs Predator too often.

yeah man, this thing is somehow my favorite instrument of all my synths. Something about it just cannot get me to put it down. I absolutely love it. it literally becomes a part of your imagination. great synth.

@jbowmanmusic

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly right!

@jnny7182

2 жыл бұрын

3 years later, any thoughts?

Been following the development of this wonderful machine from the beginning. Never thought that the master reviewer-in-chief himself would bring it on his show.

@sonicstate

6 жыл бұрын

How could I not?

I often use this machine in my work, from heavy drones to bittersweet underlays in ambient tracks, great instrument!

Three years later and it's already an absolute classic!

@ZenMountain

Жыл бұрын

It is not. Maybe in your mind. No need to exaggerate man.

@teddyjones3652

11 ай бұрын

@@ZenMountain no it definitely is

@AlessandroMastroianni

7 ай бұрын

So true (5 years later)

I've had one for 6 months. It's one of the more difficult instruments in the sense it can take 20+ minutes to 'find' a good sound....but god-dammit, when you DO find a good sound, it's worth ten times the effort put in. Vlad Kreimer is a genius.

This is a very good review of a synth that is extremely difficult to review. As Nick points out, in playing with Lyra one is continually stumbling across moments of great beauty which are essentially irreplicable. The Lyra's range is wide, her sound is deep. She truly is something else.

woah. It's like Twin Peaks Season 3, Episode 8 in audio. Fascinating and frankly terrifying. I like it.

@lm0237

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@MrDahlbacken

3 жыл бұрын

Agree.

I was not expecting to be 3x more interested in this after hearing it as an effects unit. Wowzers!

@christopherpederson1021

3 жыл бұрын

I think the external processor is a huge plus

this thing is amazing! so excited to check out more about this. makes me think of the swarmitron sorta and that thing is something i always wanted

21:02 Absolutely stunning piece of ambient! Wow, what a sound.

@BarbieChaite

2 жыл бұрын

the sound of a 800 euros reverb...

Not only an amazingly cool instrument, but a spot-on perfect review... Nick really nails everything about this, he's perfectly even-handed and really gives a sense of what this unit is and its up- and downsides.

Love it. Great to see something different for once thats not only in modular!

"If you're into military history..." Oh yes, yes I am, and I loved that reference.

@matthewcody1757

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah it worked for me but im old.

Most original synth I've ever met. It asks you a totally open mind, which can be a very rewarding behaviour.

Mine came yesterday, I only contacted them about a month ago! This is a truly paradigm breaking instrument!

Great review, well explained. This is a very interesting new kind of instrument, good to see new ideas reaching fruition.

Great timing! Mine arrived the same day the video was posted. I waited 13 months for mine, including an additional month when I moved to the waiting list for the black case.

A control freak's nightmare. A Dionysian dream.

Glad to see this reviewed by Sonicstate!

This thing sounds incredible. I'm emailing this guy right now and getting on the waiting list.

Love seeing/hearing solid state again

Thanks for the honest review, saved me! Might get the delay module.

Very well done Nick, thank you

Sounds awesome! That delay is aweaome

your appreciation with electronics and sonic space really captivates and resonates with me. i love your content and thank you for hating the op-z! this lyra is really interesting thanks for showcasing it!

Wow i want one of these Nick.. You really are knowledgeable about your gear.. Awesome Review..Thanks for sharing..

This thing is suitable for being part of a new Blade Runner soundtrack. I would love it :-) Loving this piece of gear and its non-linear approach. Great review, by the way.

@ShadowPilot

6 жыл бұрын

I was just going to say... soundtrack machine right here..

@djoy38

5 жыл бұрын

In this context linear means literally non convencional my son.

@s3nsec0rruptr80

4 жыл бұрын

@D’Marco Jackson I don't think it's specific to synths in this context but making a machine that works how the brain works--it's not just a simple action a leads to result b process, but a thing where you have to explore other aspects on the way.

what a beast this is! thanks for introducing it, Nick!

It's like the perfect post-modern love child of a Buchla and a Ciat Lonbarde instrument. That low end is utterly manic. Not for everyone, but what an amazing artifact and instrument.

Thank you Nick for this great review! I was on the fence about getting one for quite some time but finally got on the list a few months back. I will probably have mine by the beginning of 2018. And as you mentioned I don't "need" it but want it. Cheers.

Has to be the freakiest sounding synth next to Buchla's Music Easel. Great review, Nick!

Is Vlad the new Buchla?

Beautiful. I love the lyre 8 !

Fantastic creation!!

Stripped down synthesiser innards? Phwoar, you're spoiling us this Friday!

@sonicstate

6 жыл бұрын

Its just so purtee inside though

I watched a bunch or reviews before yours, but you sold me on this thing... I should have 1 by Friday! My favorite demo from you was at 16:19 --> FM control explanation is f'n priceless. It really explains the entire machine - it works unexpectedly, which is what I love... I'm still laughing!

Great timing. I ordered mine a few months ago and just paid for it last night so am expecting one in the next week or two. I never considered it as an effects unit but now think that's what it'll spend most of its time doing followed by evenings with it on my lap with some wine and a portable recorder.

Wow, this would be EXCELLENT for Ambient & Drones!!!!! A+++++++++++

16:30 That sound is beautifully gnarly. I definitely need a Lyra 8 in my life.

@IndigoBassNotes

4 жыл бұрын

I can confirm its worth it...a wormhole into a unknown Universe.....I explore and still realize its quite vast and mysterious.

Incredible! What would I do without Sonicstate, gg

Wow, love it! It looks easy modable/hackable.

Loving the non-linear gear!

Buy a Korg Nu Tekt for your Lyra 8. It means you’ll get quality stereo chorus, ensemble and shimmer/hall/space/plate/submarine reverbs. You’ll love your Lyra even more.

This sounds perfect for ambience type music.

Other worldly, love it

I just rechecked my order for timelines. Placed pre-order 14th July. Delivery expected tomorrow or Thursday so 4 1/2 months. Not too bad since you don't pay until ready to ship.

Bravo! You explained the unexplainable.

In Soviet Russia, synthesizer plays you.

@StanislavKochetkov

5 жыл бұрын

nix ix so fresh

@tsingtsai1416

4 жыл бұрын

true😂

@ZenMountain

Жыл бұрын

Oh man, you're so smart and funny. Thank you, thank you.

Great video of a great instrument 🎼

Amazing piece of gear!

wow amazing synth!!

thank you !!!!! great review :))))

Wow - great review Nick, thank you! What a wonderful box of noises it seems to be. I could never afford it but it looks/sounds to be 85% of the way to classic/genius level synth IMHO (100% being Synthi, Buchla Easel, 2600). Soon as I heard the delay from flicking off the vibrato I thought BBC 1950s - Radiophonic Workshop!

This video will extend the waiting list for another six months...

@geompon6505

5 жыл бұрын

Wow is it that long?

sounds so nice

@cultofours2648

6 жыл бұрын

I have a black one. It is so nice. Check out what Underworld did with a LYRA-8. So moving.

Nicely done Nick. If nothing else, this instrument provokes the conversation about instrumental technique, which is valid. And as you allude to the holy grail for electronic music... to be as directly expressive as a violin (or trumpet or saxophone, to include the major food groups). An observation: the best electronic music has some sort of very hands on component. i.e. Switched on Bach - played in in real time by Wendy Carlos, anything by Sobotinick or Éliane Radigue spending months and years with the ARP 2500. She learned how to PLAY this thing.!

Man. I'd just like the delay section as a module. The self oscillation sounds great.

@mgscheue

2 жыл бұрын

And they did it!

This is a very interesting instrument with many possibilities. The inventor has explored what is almost intuitive controlling of the sound output. It would have been nice if he had made it perhaps a little more "accessible" to us more conventional musician (and also the people still learning). Vlad Kreimer is a unique performer so the design should not be surprising. I don't know if I would really buy one but I find it very interesting.

4yrs ago? wow i was thinking the Lyra came out at the beginning of 2022 Anyway, Im here to see how to play its silver keys. Havent figured that out yet

So what you're saying is, someone disassembled a DSI Mono Evolver and reassembled it in a white box with cool looking trigger buttons! 😜 But seriously, it looks like a fascinating instrument that could be great, frustrating fun - and produce some great sounds! (now, back to mapping that Launch Control XL...)

The SOMA Labs Lyra 8 sounds amazing. Every control has so much sensitivity; it gives you infinite possibilities and combinations for experimentation.

This is a historic synth. Peace Christo👽🎶🐕❤️

looking forward to seeing your review of the most recent "organismic" synth, or rather, the new organismic drum machine...

Loved

wow. amazing machine.

Ordered one last Month. This vid makes the waiting time even worse :D

I don't have a use for it, but I love it anyways!

"T-34s or T-32s, if you're interested in millitary history.... (probably not)" Haha made my day x) But as a matter of fact I am, so the famous soviet tanks involved in WW2 (battle of Kursk, summer 1943, I just checked that out though) were T-34s ;)

ooooft lovely.

okay so this + Landscape Stereo Field...

The nonlinearity makes the device highly sensitive to initial conditions as in chaos theory. I guess, as Nick stated, to use in traditional music it is best to hit record and go back later to the bits you got that you like and keep them as samples. Patching up a modular synth to do something similar would take a large rig! I confess that I am intrigued.

@aons5481

2 жыл бұрын

I've sort of Got the sounds with a VST, but looking forward to get one actually

You can still use a Bitwig's CV calibration (or expert sleeper's silent way plugin suite) to control pitch from a DAW.

This is a live tweak machine and I want one!

Nice ending!

That's my kind of instrument. I love freaky experimental sounds.

Great!

great review of a mad box.

0:50 You killed me😂😂😂

@RoryRonde

6 жыл бұрын

i do have to admit, i read the title of the synth in the other way.......

Now that I owned and used one for almost a year (second revision in orange I might add) I strongly have to argue against Nick's statement that it's basically impossible to recreate any patches. Yes, it's quite difficult to remember the settings when one is just playing around with it - but that's also true for most modular environments. From my experience, it's an instrument that requires you do fully digest its possibilities and rely on your ears + memory/gut feeling for how it reacts to which settings. Once you're there, it's quite easy actually (except the fiddly LFO). So... yes, it takes commitment and most people will likely not want to spend the time unlearning what they can normally rely on. If you do, however, and any don't need keyboards or CV, it's a frickin' fantastic box of trippy journeys.

This might be the one for me.

Seems like the kind of thing you could get lost in for hours. I want one so bad.

Its inventor Vlad Kreimer is very interesting person. He attaches analog synths and controllers on his body and move/dance with them.

@theeltea

6 жыл бұрын

portwain Oh wow... So fresh!!! *sarcasm*

@mijisthebest

6 жыл бұрын

Wow TheLT, great comment!!! *sarcasm*

@theeltea

6 жыл бұрын

Voss I will clarify. Attaching shit to your body doesn't make you an interesting person. :)

@iliilili310

6 жыл бұрын

Found the one who's mommy won't buy them a Lyra 8.

@theeltea

6 жыл бұрын

Who might that be?

Lustmord needs this!

You went full David Mitchell / Mark Corrigan with that military history gag. ❤️

love

you could it live and just say 'nothing will be recorded or sampled - you come to the gig or you don't' Team it up with a Kastel or two and you are truly unique.

I must have this. Not many people understand the beauty of un-repeatable freeform music. I think that's what he means by "non-linear"... you're not playing a memorized song or using any established techniques, just flowing with the sounds and letting things happen organically. You can do this with normal synths too, but it's great to see an instrument specifically built for music that is impossible to predict or repeat.

Wow!

Super!)

i love this synth... wish they where more straight forward to buy...

Wow, incredibly cool! I would love getting lost in this! Too bad the porphyria (blood disorder, from pops exposure to Agent Orange, in Vietnam) has got me on a “volca” budget! 😂

whew that outro

still waiting to hear this machine on Portishead's 4th album...c'mon Adrian!

I had one of these on pre-order for a while. I was originally interested in the kit, but that didn't happen. Unfortunately, when it was ready to go, the price went up enough that I couldn't justify it. Sounds awesome, though. Your intro would have fit right in the background of a Kubrick movie.

I love mine!

Sold

Nick Batt really pushing that sharp knob

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