In this video, I review Melbourne Instruments’ NINA and explore what motorized knobs bring to synthesis. I go through morphing, layers, oscillators, filters, effects and modulation, followed by sequencing and preset examples.
Timeline
0:00 Intro
1:35 The knobs
5:10 The synth
6:20 Workflow
7:30 Build & I/O
8:30 Morph
11:45 Layers
12:10 Drum synth?
13:15 Multi synth
15:30 VCOs
16:10 Sub osc
16:30 Osc sync
16:50 Wavetable
18:30 Noise/XOR
19:20 Drive
19:35 Filter
21:15 Pan/Spin
22:50 Effects
25:05 Mod matrix
29:00 Arp
29:35 Sequencer
30:45 Unison
31:40 Settings
32:10 Pros & cons
35:30 Outro
35:55 Twenty-five presets
Links and notes from the video description
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Other gear in this video:
► Keystep 37 by Arturia
► NDLR by Conductive Labs (sequencer)
► OXI One (sequencer)
► Cool Holographic scopes?
The scopes I use aren't real – I use MOscilloscope and MAnalyzer by a company called Melda – they’re free with some limitations in the MFreeFXBundle.
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