Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam!
The Lyra is back in stock at Perfect Circuit. I’ll get mine this Friday.
Hey! I just released a new album today which was made mostly with handpans, Lyra and some other electronic instruments and acoustic strings. As a thank you to this forum I posted some Bandcamp download codes in the topic I posted yesterday.
I used Lyra almost on every track. Sometimes it was a bass, sometimes it was almost like a string section or other solo instrument. For the album I was using it with a volume pedal which really actually makes the instrument a lot more expressive! I also used the FX section to add texture and chaos to some other loops that I played through it. Especially with piano loops it sounded gorgeous! I recorded the Lyra through an ART tube preamp and it gave it an even warmer, thicker sound.
While doing the album I also realized how much Lyra sounds like a string machine. I was recording some cello and viola da gamba on some of the tracks and Lyra blends in with them so nicely!
Here’s one track that uses Lyra a lot (with a tremolo and the expression pedal):
I got a Lyra last week, and this was the result of my first hour with it:
Sounds from the Control Room - by Holbeck, Still
I’m enjoying the Lyra so far, I might do a second video today!
My second Lyra exploration - darker, more dramatic and post-apocalyptic:
Depth Protocol - by Holbeck, Still
Let me know your thoughts! And come say hi on YouTube if you like it
Nice!
I’m pretty sure I could hear a demon humming along during the later part of the intro
Thanks! And you could well be right…
God damn this thing is cool
Last one of my trio of first explorations:
Alpha Particle - Holbeck Still
This one is a gentle ambient pastorale, constraining the Lyra to a more peaceful vibe
Loved that.
Really interested in the Lyra-8. Hows the ZOIA setup in that last video? Does the Lyra go into the ZOIA?
Someone else mentioned this in the comments, they’re a nice length for videos on YT - long enough to get a taste, no rambling.
Really not helping my GAS for a Lyra
Keep em coming!
Glad you liked it Bruce!
For the setup, it’s all patched from my mixer (Qu-16). So, the Lyra goes straight into the Tremotron and then to the Qu-16. It then goes out to the Zoia which is setup as a send effect, and I set the Zoia patch to 100% wet. Then both the Lyra and Zoia go out via another send to the Ventris Reverb.
But you could just send Lyra straight into the Zoia - in fact, I’m away for a few days soon and might well just take the Lyra, Zoia and my Zoom h6!
It’s good to get feedback on the video length, thanks for that - I’m glad it’s working for people
Apologies for fuelling the gas!
Thanks for the info!
Sounds like a nice going away setup
Awesome. Thank you for sharing.
WHOAAA that sounds HUGE!
Question though, how loud is the LYRA-8? Do I need to boost the signal or is it plenty loud?
Very well done. What fx are you using in these? They sound stellar.
These may be the best Lyra-8 demonstrations I’ve heard.
Great demos indeed!
I’ve just traded a Blofeld and Pulse 2 for a nearly new Lyra-8 and am waiting for it to arrive. After watching lots of videos I really don’t know what to expect.
I’m going to send it in to Soundtoys FX rack and see what happens.
Digitakt sampling at the ready!