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OK sound, fiddly interface
Had it for about 6 months now. Lacks more hands on control. Expected more punch in the sound. Value is good for a mono synth. Drone and lead/bass sounds are really good. Moog? No. Oberheim? No. A lot of tweaking? Yes. Unique? Yes. Style. Yes Value? Not for me.
I think there's way better things on the market for less or equal money, especially now the prices have gone up. Quality seems good for now.
Edit: Had it for almost 10 months now. Tought i was wrong maybe in regards the sound and UI, and overall feel. I wasn't. Sound gets weak when crowded with those 32 bit effects. It sounds thinny. The whole sound is more fragile in the end.
There are a few really warm analogue sounds in this one, others are cold/agressive/etheral one's. Wich is ok if you like it. I can do that with a digital synth also. It's still very durable tho and the synthwavey design is very nice! The knobs are very sturdy and the chasis feels unbrakeable.
Edit 2: I've sold it in the end and got myself a Roland Jd-Xi and i'm quite happy with it.
I think there's way better things on the market for less or equal money, especially now the prices have gone up. Quality seems good for now.
Edit: Had it for almost 10 months now. Tought i was wrong maybe in regards the sound and UI, and overall feel. I wasn't. Sound gets weak when crowded with those 32 bit effects. It sounds thinny. The whole sound is more fragile in the end.
There are a few really warm analogue sounds in this one, others are cold/agressive/etheral one's. Wich is ok if you like it. I can do that with a digital synth also. It's still very durable tho and the synthwavey design is very nice! The knobs are very sturdy and the chasis feels unbrakeable.
Edit 2: I've sold it in the end and got myself a Roland Jd-Xi and i'm quite happy with it.
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Good for what it costs, but let's put it in perspective
On the positive side, it's good for what it is, which is a small, sturdy, well built monosynth that's good for ambient and drone sounds in particular, and is a good sounding synth all around. The effects are OK too, not bad, although not comparable to say the Novation Peak. I think Dreadbox need to be acknowledged and praised for making a good monosynth at an accessible price - similar in form factor to, but way cheaper than, say a Moog Minitaur.
Negatives? The screen is tiny to the point of being unusable live. Or indeed even in daylight if your eyesight's Likewise, it's not a DX7, but as someone else pointed out, it has a fiddly interface - the sliders in particular are too small and fiddly for anyone without tiny hands. Also, comparing the Typhon to the Iridium, Argon8M or Wavestate isn't realistic in terms of both the much wider functionality and hands on, direct controls those synths provide - it simply does not compare to them (and arguably, they don't compare with each other, anyway). To claim that is to not know those other synths in any depth, and they are hugely capable - but progressively more costly too, to put it in perspective.
Overall, a good sounding well built synth that does what it does well. Personally though, I'll be selling mine because of the tiny sliders and impractical display.
Negatives? The screen is tiny to the point of being unusable live. Or indeed even in daylight if your eyesight's Likewise, it's not a DX7, but as someone else pointed out, it has a fiddly interface - the sliders in particular are too small and fiddly for anyone without tiny hands. Also, comparing the Typhon to the Iridium, Argon8M or Wavestate isn't realistic in terms of both the much wider functionality and hands on, direct controls those synths provide - it simply does not compare to them (and arguably, they don't compare with each other, anyway). To claim that is to not know those other synths in any depth, and they are hugely capable - but progressively more costly too, to put it in perspective.
Overall, a good sounding well built synth that does what it does well. Personally though, I'll be selling mine because of the tiny sliders and impractical display.
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