When UDO named this synth Domino – they weren’t kidding – a central element is the playfulness in the way its two timbres interact, pass melodies between each other, send from one into the other, and if you’re bold enough, feed that audio back into the first.
Besides that, in case you do want to use it like a regular synth, DMNO is in many ways an evolution of UDO’s existing range: filter modes have been enhanced with plenty of dual filter options; effects have been added, and it has a display that lets you see parameter values and mod matrix sources and destinations. That said, some features have been removed, at least in the current firmware, and in many ways, DMNO is a departure from strict hands-on controls in UDO’s previous synths.
In this video, I dive deep into its features, compare it to other UDO synths along the way, and then discuss its pros and cons compared to the competition:
TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
2:05 Overview
2:55 Play modes
5:40 Voices
6:30 Binaural
7:40 Dual filters
8:05 Ext input
8:25 In a voice
10:25 Workflow
12:55 Build & I/O
15:35 Oscillators
18:35 Osc mods
21:15 Osc mixer
22:20 Single filters
26:00 Cutoff delta
28:10 Parallel mode
29:30 Series mode
30:45 Filter mods
31:20 Module mixer
31:50 Effects
34:45 LFOs
38:00 VCA
38:25 Envelopes
39:15 Mod matrix
39:30 Env follower
40:35 LHC
41:15 Unison
41:40 Misc
42:20 Pros & cons
45:55 Presets