Ambient jam with the Dreadbox Nymphes, Tasty Chips GR-1, Strymon NightSky, and Empress Reverb

video upload by Jay Hosking

"A live, semi-improvised track performed entirely on hardware.

Dreadbox was kind enough to send along the Nymphes a little early to me, and I couldn't have been more excited. While I have the Abyss, I've been hoping for a new Dreadbox polysynth that's more widely available for a long time.

And the Nymphes doesn't disappoint. It's unbelievably small but with a super sturdy build and great fader throw lengths. It has a lot of secondary functions but it's dead easy to navigate, and still feels more hands-on than the Dreadbox Typhon (another great small synth). And most importantly of all, it has a beautiful sound with tons of character and some great particular nooks and crannies in its timbres. A warm analog polysynth the size of a paperback book? I love it.

I've also got lots to say on the Tasty Chips GR-1, but I'm planning to do a video with it in the near future, so more then. Suffice it to say for now that I love it and that it's a perfect companion for ambient work.

Dreadbox Nymphes through Strymon NightSky — Main synth
Tasty Chips GR-1 through Empress Reverb — Ambient granular goodness
Arturia Keystep — MIDI controller for the Nymphes

Performed and recorded live, with EQ, compression, and limiting on the master."

Dreadbox Abyss: The (Learning) Curve

Published on Jun 19, 2018 Mark Pigott

"Getting to know the forces of abyss better.
All VCOs from Abyss, FX built in, and HOF Reverb+Strymon Deco
Drums by AKAI Rhythm Wolf"

[NAMM] Dreadbox Abyss

Published on Jan 21, 2017 Audiofanzine in English

"Here's a demo of Dreadbox last synth, Abyss, at the NAMM Show 2017."

WerkBench at Machines in Music 2017!

Published on Oct 16, 2017 treasurecharger

"WerkBench is available in the app store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/werkb...

We took WerkBench to the Machines in Music Exhibition in NYC!

Gear in order of appearance:

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Dreadbox Abyss Review

Published on Jul 31, 2017 Ask.Audio

"The latest hardware release from Dreadbox is a 4-voice analog synth monster that is much more than a regular polyphonic instrument. JAde Wii finds out what's lurking inside."

Ashes by Carbon111

Instruments used:
Yamaha VL1, Vermona '14, Dreadbox Abyss, Dreadbox Nyx, Acidlab Miami

released June 26, 2018

Dreadbox Abyss / Sound Samples

Published on Oct 16, 2017 Dreadbox

Elektron Monomachine keyboard as controller.

NAMM 2017: Dreadbox Abyss Four Voice Poly

Published on Jan 20, 2017 sonicstate

See the Dreadbox label below for more.

Ashes by Carbon111

Instruments used:

Yamaha VL1, Vermona '14, Dreadbox Abyss, Dreadbox Nyx, Acidlab Miami

released June 26, 2018


More from Carbon111:

https://carbon111.bandcamp.com

Dreadbox Abyss thru the Hypnosis

Published on Jun 4, 2019 ProckGnosis

"Just demoing how stunning the Abyss sounds running through the Hypnosis. Not any extensive testing or knob twisting of either piece of gear. Just playing with sounds I thought were cool."

Dark ambient jam w/ Moog Matriarch, Dreadbox Abyss, ARP Odyssey, Empress Reverb, Big Sky, Timefactor

Published on Feb 21, 2020 Jay Hosking

"A live, semi-improvised performance, all on hardware, and inspired by grief. This track is something of a culmination of the ambient pieces I've been doing recently, taking advantage of three analogue synths with a lot of character. The Matriarch, Abyss, and Odyssey are all kind of dark and textural synths, and with some spectacular effects (thank you as always, Empress, Strymon, and Eventide), they immediately put me in a mood."

Follow-up to this post.

Multiphonic Mahem Demo (Vermona `14 ARP + 2 Abyss + 2 Monotribes)

Published on Jan 31, 2019 Mark Pigott

"Vermona `14 as controller set to LFO clocked ARP (which you will see me changing LFO ((left)) and ARP type ((right)) on the `14.
`14 acts as MIDI controller for duophonic Monotribes + 2 Dreadbox Abyss in 4 VCO poly mode each.

Percussion: Waldorf Blofeld C118 Àrp Drums + 4 on the floor snares from TT-78."

Jam w/ Zen Delay, Korg NTS-1, Abyss, Minitaur, and Empress, Strymon, Meris pedals

Published on Apr 28, 2020 Jay Hosking

"A live, semi-improvised performance, all on hardware, and inspired by the pleasures of tape. Most of the sounds here have tape-like effects applied to them, and for much of the song, I'm "playing" the tape on the Zen Delay by Erica Synths (with Ninja Tune collaborating). The Zen Delay is a real joy to perform with.

I'm also nicely surprised by the Korg NTS-1. It was a fun project to build, and while it's only a single-oscillator synth, you can get a variety of sound out of it (including a sub oscillator), and it has a ton of good options like filter sweep, and also a great collection of effects. Quite a lot of bang for your buck!

Novation Launchpad Pro MkIII — Sequencing, mutes, scenes
Korg NTS-1 + Empress Effects Zoia — Melody
Dreadbox Abyss + Empress Effects Reverb + Strymon Ola + Meris Ottobit Jr. — Pad
Moog Minitaur + Meris Polymoon — Bass
Roland SH-01a + Strymon Deco + Erica Synths (with Ninja Tune) Zen Delay — Melody 2 and arp and delay weirdness

Written and performed within a 24-hour period, and uploaded as is, with only a little compression/limiting on the master.

https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com/"

Luss - Morning Session (Digitakt/Abyss/ADX-1/Monologue/MS20/Space Echo/Blue Sky

Published on Mar 13, 2018 LUSS

Free Download: https://lussdub.bandcamp.com/track/mo...

Gear: Elektron Digitakt
Mode Machines ADX1
Dreadbox Abyss
Korg MS-20 Mini
Korg Monologue
Roland RE-201 Space Echo
Boss RE20
Strymon Blue Sky
Soundcraft LX7II
Akai Midimix
Cymatic Audio Utrack24
Reason 10

Doctor Who falls to the Abyss

Published on Mar 26, 2019 Mark Pigott

"Lower Keys
Waldorf Blofeld A Bank 019: Dr. Who (polychained)

Upper Keys
Dreadbox Abyss Poly mode

At finale I add in Vermona '14"

NAMM 2017: New Dreadbox ABYSS Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer

Published on Jan 19, 2017 Synth Anatomy

ABYSS:
4-Voice Analog Synthesizer

MODE:
* Multi Channel
* Unison
* Polyphonic
* Chords (Appear to be 7 different switch settings)

MOD WHEEL:
switch for (v rate, v depth, wave, w depth)

VCO:
Rate (amount)
Depth (amount)
Wave (appears to be a single blending [square, saw, pulse?] and non-blending [pulse?, square, saw, noise] waveform dial)
Sub (amount)
Glide (amount)
Detune (VCO)
Detune (LFO)
Vibrato (rate)
Vibrato (depth)

VCF:
Cutoff (amount; misspelled as two words)
Velocity (amount)
Reson (amount)
A D S R (envelope)
Level (envelope)
LFO A (amount, to cutoff?)
LFO B (amount; to cutoff?)

LFO:
Rate A (amount)
Rate B (amount)
2x waveform selectors (square, ramp, saw, triangle)

VCA
Drive (amount)
A D S R (vca)

REFLECTOR:
Time (amount)
Res (amount)
Mix (amount)
LFO A (amount; to time?)

DELAY:
Time (amount)
Feed (amount)
Mix (amount)
LFO B (amount; to time?)

PHASER:
Res (amount)
Bias (amount)
LFO B (amount; to ???)

Image via Sonic State. Specs via this Muff thread.

New Arturia Keystep update - New Sequencer tricks!

Published on Aug 21, 2019 Gaz Williams

"Here I take a look at the recently released v.1.1 free firmware update for everyones favourite midi and CV controller, the Arturia Keystep. I have it hooked up via MIDI to my Dreadbox Abyss to demonstrate some of the funky new features. I haven't fully figured out some of the new stuff especially the random modes within the arpeggiator so instead I focus on the new sequencer stuff."

Dreadbox Abyss Dirty Dirty Dirty

Published on Jul 18, 2017 cane creek

"Arrived yesterday and the first time I've switched it on, just a quick video showing how big and dirty it sounds."

Superbooth 2017: Dreadbox Abyss

Published on Apr 25, 2017 Ask.Audio

"We met Yannis at Superbooth 2017 who gave us a great demo and overview of their new 4-voice analog synthesizer. Lovely stuff indeed!"

Two Microbrutes through 2 Monotribe filter boxes

Published on Jul 21, 2018 Mark Pigott

"Both the Monotribes (the ones on the keyboard cover) have the VCO mute mod. They also process the signals from Left and Right microBrutes. When I am playing off camera synth, this is the MS-20kit(muted) controlling a Dreadbox Abyss."