Is Hyperion Worth it in 2024?

When Paul, aka Wavesequencer, asked me if I wanted to try out his modular synthesis playground Hyperion, I jumped at the chance. Hyperion had been on my radar for a while, but I was always hesitant to buy it. I mean, it's definitely different, but what does it offer that I can't get from other synths? Well, it turns out that different...is good.

Full disclosure, I did receive a free copy of Hyperion, but just like the Barry Gibb Talk Show, this is my show, and it's a no-nonsense show!

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0:00 Intro
0:51 What is Hyperion?
1:39 Modular Synthesis
2:20 Bring Back the 80’s
3:34 Workstation Synths
4:32 Movie Soundtrack Machine!
5:09 Hyperion Does Analog
5:46 Workflow
8:11 Where to Start
9:47 Potential Drawbacks
11:28 Conclusion
11:52 Outro Song

[nuttob]

What amazes me is how responsive Paul is to suggestions. He added several features after I only suggested once! I asked about the multi stage phaser a while ago and he said he will eventually add it in!

[SoundAuthor]

1:49 is a pretty huge complement to @stateazure when TG comes after the slash 🤣 An amazing artist for sure.

[itinerantghost]

Great overview. This really is an awesome synth! Paul is super responsive but also seems to love making cool sounds, so the videos on his channel show the kinds of sounds that are possible with this beast! 👏

[aquaticborealis]

It’s one of the best software synths. It makes modular much easier, has deep features, and the quality of everything is superb.

[vraalten]

Wow, excellent review of a beautiful and powerful instrument! You really make me want to take the deep dive into Hyperion. Also, Some serious cool patch design.

[randallharp]

Fascinating. I don't know where you find this time to dive so deep into these things but it is appreciated and admirable. The sounds that you generated need to find a film.

[declanjudge]

Thanks for another great video...I knew that you would do it justice!

[anacrusisinthailand]

An excellent overview of a versatile modular synth...

[TemmeSikkema]

This video made me start up Hyperion again…. Good one!

[AndreiaGoncalves-kfgl]

your presentation style with your voice REALLY reminds me of joe pera talks with you
take it as a compliment, it's really calming, thorough and easy to listen to

[BF-upxw]

It sounds like it can get very funky. The good 'funky', that is!

[LuisTorres-qzkr]

Thank you for this detailed review of Hyperion. On my shopping wish list, and now, can go up in the rank.

[ProFleer-epwq]

Another excellent vid. Always loved Hyperion’s sonics but didn’t like the modular cabling look. Jumped in again when the simpler Theia version was added.

[jonathansaunders]

i cant stop listening to "neon echo" in your AI pack demo...well done

[nooneknows]

Overall in my opinion it is one of greatest plugin if you need some inspiration how to start it literally inspires a lot when you're lacking with ideas facing mental blocks

[Atmosphericol]

Ah yes. Looking at new fascinating highly customisable synths scares me because I know that using them will lead to endless hours [days/weeks] of lost time.
The Korg Wavestation (which I still have) probably owes me several years of time back... I wouldn't change that ;)
Good video - I'm inspired.

[jonathansaunders]

1. Does it have midi note on delay/offset?...very useful for complex patches/wave sequences
2. Can you turn off returning play-head to sample start upon note on/note off?....so you for example could play an uninterrupted phrase as a melody/chords...through a vocal phrase for example without changing the temporal order of the audio in the phrase sample

[minecraftmondays]

this synth is super cool, i wanna get it some day

[TheCynicsCynic]

Out of curiosity, have you used The Grid in Bitwig Studio? If so, thoughts? It's similar to Hyperion in some ways, though Hyperion does have the advantage of being a standalone VST while The Grid is integrated into the Bitwig DAW.

[KozmykJ]

Hyperion makes some great sounds but you have to put the work in to it togetyour own sound design/presets.
Mine kinda waits for me to put the time in ... 🙄