Tone2 Firebird synth review

[PenutButtahnJelli]

just messin around with the default preset on firebird is fun. I love HCM arps...

[SoundsAndGear]

@PenutButtahnJelli yes indeed

[jika12]

skip to 4:13 for sound :P

[SpocksToupee]

@jika12 Thanks, I was wondering when he was going to stop talking and start demoing the sounds.

[agauerm]

Hi there mate! I would like to know how did you manage to activate that menu bar with the presets names and stuff, im trying to activate it, but i can't. I'm going to the setup window but there's no option there to activate it, nor in the front panel, nor in the user manual. Thx a lot

[SoundsAndGear]

@agauerm not sure what menu bar you're referring to? It's been a while since I did this video.

[SoundsAndGear]

@agauerm I just watched it again, it may be the vst host I was using. Usually the presets are accessed within the host you're using.

[agauerm]

@SoundsAndGear hi there mate! that menu bar on the upper part of the window wich displays the preset name, there's also a keyboard icon in there! Which host ur using? I use ableton live, and it just displays the GUI without that menu bar. :(

[SoundsAndGear]

@agauerm I don't remember, it was like toybear mini host or something, lets you use vst as a standalone. But in Ableton all the presets show up in the menu down by the wrench icon where you open and close the gui.

[LightWillIgniteUsAll]

Rad demo, I'm tempted into buying this. I was looking for something more digital, thanks :]

[SoundsAndGear]

@LightWillIgniteUsAll it's a great synth, too bad it's not 64 bit, but it's still nice.

[stratcatavarious]

@SoundsAndGearOn the fireberd page near the bottom

It says it IS 64bit compatible

[SoundsAndGear]

@stratcatavarious it's compatible as in it will run on a 64 bit os, but it's not a 64 bit plugin, unless they've updated it recently

[1987pixieking]

love the sounds but I have plumped for Gladiator 2 double the price roughly but so much more power, I don't know if Gladiator2 and Firebird are similar with CPU but in Ableton it is no problem, any other host seems to struggle to handle it! :D

[SoundsAndGear]

@1987pixieking yeah I have gladiator and elextrax as well, love their stuff

[HDStudioproductionz]

das pretty cool bro=) respekt!

[DownFlex]

Gladiator2 Sawtooth and Firebird Sawtooth are exactly the same. I dislike the sound of a saw from Tone2 ! And i tried both synth in a demo, and i would prefer Sylenth1 !

[SoundsAndGear]

@DownFlex cool, nothing wrong with Sylenth, it's a good plugin as well. Thanks for the comment.

[leparditas]

@DownFlex dune not bad too...

[HDStudioproductionz]

@leparditas Dune is AWSOME! If you like sylenth1 You WILL LOVE Dune people.Its kind of a cross between rob papen predator & sylenth1.

[djgierro]

@DownFlex D combine sylenth and gladiator, watch vide carlos barbosa

[Krono306]

Gladiator Is Better

[SoundsAndGear]

@Krono306 ok, I have both, matter of opinion.

[Sgipon]

@Krono306 BIG TIME....

[BevisFriend2010]

Get Gladiator 2, whatever the latest version is.I prefer it to Omnishere.The Atmospheres set to 'ultra' quality sound like Gods being born,recorded in 5-D and than routed through a Fuck-You-Verb (whatever that might be) Can't get enough of it.

[SoundsAndGear]

@BevisFriend2010 I have Gladiator 2 as well, I wouldn't say I prefer it to Omnisphere, but I agree that the ultra quality settings is magic lol....your description of it is very vivid lol. Thanks.

[iy8686]

is their an attack knob?

[SoundsAndGear]

@iy8686 yes for both the filter and amp envelopes

[iy8686]

@SoundsAndGear yeah i got it a couple days ago, its very simple but has power and usefulness.

[SoundsAndGear]

@iy8686 yes indeed

[dmello3]

thumbs up if you want more fatness!!!

[SoundsAndGear]

@dmello3 indeed!

[bobbywashington]

Do you think vst’s sound better the Real workstations, Like Triton, Motif and Fantom?

[SoundsAndGear]

@bobbywashington depends on which workstation and which vst and which one you're looking for. Most of the time you can find vsts, especially sampled instruments, that sound better or have a higher quality, but most of the workstations are programmed and designed to sound great right out of the box. I think it's a matter of taste and what you're looking for. I am personally still considering getting another workstation just for the speed of accessing the sounds, etc.

[bobbywashington]

@SoundsAndGear Which workstation do you have already? And which one are you thinking about getting?

[SoundsAndGear]

@bobbywashington I had a fantom and sold it, recently been thinking about getting a motif, I like the firewire streaming option so it integrates well with the computer. It's not needed, but just something I been thinking about getting.

[nurofiend]

horrible sounding synth

[SoundsAndGear]

@nurofiend if you say so, everyone has their likes and dislikes

[nurofiend]

@SoundsAndGear exactly my man, wasn't flaming - its just what i think about it

[SoundsAndGear]

@nurofiend yep, it's all good :) there's plenty of choices out here for all of us, that's the beauty of it! We don't all have to like the same stuff to enjoy making music.

[keezydadon]

@nurofiend I disagree.

[kingtoadius]

gladiator is the most powerful synth i've ever seen- almost too much

[SoundsAndGear]

@kingtoadius yep, it's pretty much the bigger version of this, both have a similar sound but gladiator has more parameters, both are dope.

[ScorchinBeats]

Firebird is LEGIT

[DifferentIsKool]

Firebird has so many great presets on there to play with it's hard to know where to start first.

I have just recently purchased Image Line's Morphine and Harmless VSTI's and as great as they are, I can't believe just how much there is in using an Additive Synthesiser.

Give me Subtractives like Firebird anyday! I think filtering out is alot easier lol!

Great video!

All the best

Robby!!!

[SoundsAndGear]

@DifferentIsKool indeed!!! Very nice, SIMPLE and affordable synth!

[DifferentIsKool]

@SoundsAndGear

I couldn't agree more!

[euphoritch]

realy smooth and clear tutorial, you give people a good vision of what we are dealing with here , and it looks very very inovative, the amount of sta peeks is mindblowing , incl the filters and lfo,s is realy great!!, build in effects are all there!! . nice thing , nice upload and naration!!

[SoundsAndGear]

@euphoritch cool, thanks for watching, it's a very good synth for sure.

[llyonsbb]

how do u get those options at the top of urs cuz i dont see that on mine and that bottom row of keys too

[SoundsAndGear]

@llyonsbb it's the host I was using it in, not part of firebird.

[Telekon5]

Is this Bill Clinton reviewing?

[SoundsAndGear]

@Telekon5 yeah, Bill Clinton reviewing a vst plugin lol...

[Telekon5]

@SoundsAndGear lol.... I know, but I must admit I found myself thinking why does this voice sound familiar? And then it hit me.... Bill Clinton...lol

[SoundsAndGear]

@Telekon5 that's hilarious man lol

[euphoritch]

@Telekon5 hahahaha you rock man , now i see him handling the firebird all the time when the video is on , i even replayed it , and kept in mind its clinton , hahaha nice one bro!!!

[SoundsAndGear]

@euphoritch lol hahahahahaha!

[sparkfirehot]

hey i need help which synth program thats compatiable with the acid program cus i don't think the firebird can be used as a pluggin with acid program.

[SoundsAndGear]

depending on which version of acid you have, the newer versions can use vst plugins, so you could use this one in there.

[sparkfirehot]

i have the acid pro 4 so i'm thinkin it's too old to support vst idk?........and one more question of your experience, which is better to use the software program or hardware when making beats?

[SoundsAndGear]

im not sure if that one supports vst or not, I've used both hardware and software, right now I 'm using software so it's all a matter of what let's you be the most creative personally, they both are good.

[sparkfirehot]

thanx saint joe and my last name is saint remy lol crazy. i only been making beats for 3 months and they already sound pretty good and thanx for motivating people like myself to producing tracks peace.

[SoundsAndGear]

no problem yo, just keep havin fun with it!

[SoundsAndGear]

you'll have to check, not sure if 4 supports it or not.

the best is whatever you feel the most comfortable with, everyone is different and I've used both. At the moment I'm loving software, but for years I wouldn't touch it.

It's all about you and your workflow.

[TheExplodingBit]

Gladiator is pretty dope. I've never really spent any time looking into or using Firebird, to be honest. It sounds a bit like it's big brother though. Gladiator isn't my favorite, but it's definitely great for programming certain sounds -- I could easily see Firebird being as such also. Cool stuff man.

[SoundsAndGear]

thanks for watching, I had a few people tell me they liked firebird better than gladiator, I assumed they would sound the same with gladiator offering more features. It's all preference I guess lol.

[HaruTune]

it's cool but not for me....

[SoundsAndGear]

thanks for watchin yo

[sparkfirehot]

yo where can i get a demo of this firebird?

[SoundsAndGear]

on the tone2 site

[Trinidadiandeep]

Is this for mac as well?

[SoundsAndGear]

not that I know of yo

[HollywoodBlogs]

bruh ! um a software fanatic so i love wat u b doin with the videos.. but i got a question, where can i found that exact plug in you using cause the ones on the tone2 site dnt look like yours or have that same skin, can you help me out?

[SoundsAndGear]

it's the firebird+, same one on their website. I changed the skin of mines to a different look, but it's the same thing.

[JahLoveOnline]

can you come up with like a list of your top 5 or so synth plugins?

[SoundsAndGear]

that would be hard man lol, I like so many different plugins. I'll have to think about it.

[louburna]

Thanks for the vid! I was looking for a synth VSt. Hope it won't kill my pockets.

[SoundsAndGear]

nah, it's only 79 bucks and it's dope!

[mixman29]

That thing used a lot of CPU mane.

[SoundsAndGear]

yeah it did, you gotta remember I'm running this screen capture software too. But it's not a low resource user at all.

You can change the engine setting though to accommodate for cpu usage.