UDO Super 6

Here are my initial thoughts on the Super 6 hybrid polyphonic synthesiser from UDO.

[heinakroon-overlays]

Great video as always!

I'd like to mention the DeepMind 12 as it can also be a true stereo poly-synths, even though there is no button for it on the panel. By putting it in Unison-2 mode (and reducing it to 6-voice polyphony), you can pan unison voices and apply different modulation to each panned voice. The result is a rich chorus-y effect with a wide stereo field. And the screen will show you all the modulation patching, which is great for figuring out what's going on.

[Handheldsounds]

I can describe the sound of it, after owning it for almost 2 years, as lush and warm and pristine all at the same time. Usually pristine and clean tends to be brittle and sharp but the Super 6 somehow oozes warmth and punch while still remains clean and clear. It also directly contributes to how it sits better in the mix compared to my other synths.

[MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

nice video Tim, makes me want to go back to my Super 6 which I haven't used in a while. It is a great synth

[istvantoth]

Your reviews / opinions are one of the best here on YouTube. I really dig your editing/style etc. How you try not to sell anything but also to remain highly informative. You cut the crap, no idiotic joke. Just the Synth! Hope your channel will grow even bigger.

[styphonthal]

I bought the desktop module recently and I love it. All of my other synths have panels, so it is interesting not even having a little strip. It is one of my favorite synths now, I just really like the sound and the layout.

[LocaliLLocano]

First synth I played for 15 minutes at the store and paid for immediately

[IanWaugh]

Hi Tim - Love your videos as always ❤ I've had a Super 6 keyboard for ages and probably not got as far with it as you 😊 I think the features they had added have started to exceed the controls on the unit. I wouldn't be suprised to see a S6 Mk II with more controls or even a screen 😲 However, I love it for the sound and the LACK of a screen. You really, really can't beat one-knob-per-function. I have always thought electronic music lends itself to stereo positioning at least. Suzanne Ciani performs in quad - NOT surround - which must be an amazing experience. Anything that gets you somewhere close to that is a Good Thing. Hope you get to keep it forever. Look forward to more videos...

[nostandingonlydancin]

Tim. I’m super excited that you have done this video. I recently got a super 6 and I adore it and I can’t wait to hear your thoughts. Now, for the next 57min the house will get a good clean 😂 where’s my 🎧 ...

[RikMaxSpeed]

The Novation Summit would be another real contender for this synth, also FPGA hybrid analogue filters, but with wavetables.

[ianwilson]

Always presenting stuff in a very interesting and different way, Tim, and always enjoyable to watch. Not that I have any knowledge of video editing, but I particularly enjoy the lighting, processing, or whatever it is you use in your videos. It is somehow grainy and clear all in one. It never feels like a spotlight is blasting massive contrast and making the video harsh.

[dankeplace]

I am getting mine in 12 days or so, they've fixed the voice allocation panning with round ribbon, I think this is an amazing bit of gear and look forward to having it sit on my desk.

[AlexBallMusic]

Nicely done sir, especially in a short space of time. I'm partial to a spot of the Super 6.

Btw - what's that box with "ursa major" written on it in the background at 52:16?

[hjhkjhre]

Decent stereo monitoring capabilities, or as the rest of us might say, good speakers. No wonder Tim's videos take so long to get to the point x

[grigioviola]

Grait video Tim as usual, feeling this synth like something "pure" in vintage terms, but without emulathing anything. Thank you very much for your work.

[CaidicusProductions]

3:50 The amount of depth, richness, and lusciousness on display here is remarkable. You really do make this synth sing, and this "short" video is one that I'd call a prime seller of the synth.

[michel_laforge]

Thanks for this very thorough video and your thoughts on this synth. I’ve had mine for about 6 months and I love bits of it immensely, but I do find some of its « quirks » or « niggles » as you call them to be quite annoying (having no way to see where a value is set in a patch, for instance). I’d really love for UDO to build some sort of plug-in to at least give us the possibility to see them when connected to a computer for fine control. I’d gladly pay a small fee for such a plug-in as it would basically turn this into my desert island synth.

[thawkil]

ahhh, the issue with the panning has gotten me so many times. Thank you for explaining what's going on there! Glad to know it's not just me!

[seppoinnanen]

Always waiting for your experienced opinion about the new gear 👍

[GTChris]

I've been waiting what felt like forever for you to make this video. 🖤

[chrisstaubyn]

Hey, nice video. You missed a cool trick with the LFO. Once you set the LFO to match the oscillator waveform, you can change the oscillator waveform again, and the LFO will remained locked to the previously set waveform. It is even stored in the preset. Basically, the LFO can be any shape regardless of the shape of the oscillator.