Synthstrom Deluge Review and 10 reasons why it's special

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[jaywood]

As someone who's never owned a groovebox of any kind, this is the one that has stood out the most out of all of them to this day. I think the fact that I have no experience with any work flow has made the deluge just look head and shoulders above is competition for me personally. I'm finally going getting mine soon after a few years of contemplating it and I couldn't be more excited.

[perrypelican]

It stil looks like deluge is the best machine of its type out there. Every time i see a demo, it impresses me even more.

[e-conrecords]

Just watching this again. This is the most animated / excited I’ve heard Ziv! Speaks volumes for the Deluge!!

[GuitarsAndSynths]

A friend brought one of these babies out last night to the jam session and it was super fun to try out! I still prefer my Elektron boxes for workflow but this is quite amazing and unique. It reminds me of a cross between a Novation Circuit, Ableton Push, and Drumbrute all together.

[originalfallinggirl]

Thank you so much for the review. I just bought it because of your review. I’m going to pair it with the Deepmind 12d and my Eurorack with Erica Midi CV to Trigger for drums.

[zacharyteibel]

Of all the devices I've ever bought because of Youtube, this is the only one that I use 10 times out of 10

[thechoiceisyaws]

Man I was just about to decide on a tr8s but then I learned about this things existence. Totally different beasts but this thing just looks gorgeous.

[johnpenguin]

Learned about this from the comments on the new “elektron sample”...
This thing looks effin cool.

[mrclaytron]

I was waiting for this to finally be released! Good to see it in the wild at last! Looks absolutely amazing... I'm so surprised by how compact it is! Great video by the way

[LloydRobinson]

I'm never going to have any money watching your channel. Great video as always.

[halftimemodular]

Way deeper than I thought first, thanks for the vid

[iosmusicman]

Cross screen - now that *is* a killer feature. Great video. Thanks. Lee

[VJFranzK]

Best summary video so far. I wish I had one! ; - )
The multiple layered patterns are also a strong point.

[fluctura]

in the next version they probably introduce the "touchscreen monitor" -- a device where u can tap on, scroll, zoom, pan.. a killer feature!! ;)

[JackAcid]

OH NO YOU DIDN'T JUST PLAY MY FAVOURITE BREAKBEAT SAMPLE ON THIS VID?! This machine is amazing. That's the MC707 getting sent back.

[GuitarsAndSynths]

Wow this looks awesome! Everything that the Novation Circuit was supposed to be.

[JordanService]

Auto time stretch on the drum loops-- DAAAYUMMM thats sick.

[drstupid]

Great vid. Really interesting looking bit of kit. My only issue would be the screen though. Soon as i saw it i had terrible memories of the mc303 days. A software editor would be handy, at least just for the synth engine :)

[ScottBrio]

I love the Deluge in theory, but I can't help but wonder if I would buy it and be completely overwhelmed with it's many function buttons and tiny, archaic screen. I'm all about workflow and having a one-knob-per-function layout (as much as possible). Can anyone confirm? Are the function buttons clunky for editing and creating?

[bassplayinben]

I love that it's self contained in terms of love performance, but just curious if it could also work simply as a midi controller for soft synths