Dreadbox Artemis Review — Raw Tones, V1.2 Update & Nymphes Comparison

video upload by Starsky Carr

"A full demo of the the Dreadbox Artemis V1.2 firmware plus a comparison with the Dreadbox Nymphes I demo demo every new Firmware V1.2 feature (mod matrix, MPE/CC74, BBD Resonator, BBD Playground, updated reverbs), and answer the big question: is it worth the upgrade?

You'll hear a 7-minute uninterrupted sound journey — from a bare 2-oscillator patch, through filter sweeps, stereo spread and lush Sinevibes effects, then all the way back down to the raw tone. I've hidden some classic samples in there too... can you spot them all? Drop your guesses in the comments 👇

Plus: PWM and sawtooth A/B tests against the Nymphes, the new no-oscillator mode (play the filter as a sine wave!), the drive circuit, every distortion algorithm, and a filthy acid bassline in mono mode to prove it's not just a well-behaved polysynth.

▶ WHAT IS THE ARTEMIS?
Dreadbox's flagship 6-voice analog polysynth: 2 VCOs per voice plus sub, hard sync, thru-zero FM, filter FM, resonant 12/24dB low-pass + high-pass filters, 2 ADSRs, 2 LFOs per voice, stereo voice spread, polyphonic sequencer, and 4 stunning Sinevibes effects (distortion, modulation, delay, reverb) — all modulatable within the patch."

⏱ CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro — Dreadbox Artemis overview & specs
02:48 🎧 7-minute sound journey (raw → lush → raw) — spot the samples!
10:26 Artemis vs Nymphes — is it worth the upgrade?
13:54 Filter & resonance — grit vs squeal
16:20 The drive circuit (low/mid/high)
17:17 No-oscillator mode — playing the filter as a sine osc
18:33 Sawtooth A/B comparison
19:18 Reverbs compared — Nymphes spring vs Artemis cloud
22:14 Artemis vs Typhon + Firmware V1.2 mod matrix
23:53 NEW: BBD Resonator & BBD Playground delays
25:59 Updated reverbs — wider, nicer tails
26:34 All the modulation effects (chorus, ensemble, flangers, phasers...)
29:33 Distortion algorithms — bit crushing & wavefolding heaven
33:26 Acid bassline — mono mode + drive
35:52 Verdict — is it worth £1k?