Yeah, it’s part my mistake for buying it to fill the role of a monosynth, as opposed to what you said.
I’ve also come to the conclusion that I kind of dislike synths that need extensive manual patching to get a good or interesting sound out of. MS20 is still the gold standard when it comes to semi-modular synths.
This. 0-Coast sounds huge and it can get totally bananas when feeding it’s own output back in to various points, then triggering the two envelopes via fast LFOs and such. I particularly love using the Slope to add additional notes/tones/harmonics into the mix too. Through Valhalla Supermassive it’s gorgeous. And it does a mean kick drum too.
In case it helps someone else, Makenoise support confirmed that 10v gate signals are fine to input to the 0coast
If someone had a small rack or another semi-modular, and didn’t like the sound of the 0-Coast, it might be worth keeping it for extra utilities/modulation. Midi to CV converter, clock out, random out, attenuverter. Slope and Contour were some of my favorites on any synth I owned. Having the variphase control to set anywhere between log/exp is amazing and gets some unique curves. Should be standard on all synths.
It’s quite expensive for just those utilities.
Uh, nope. Have you seen prices for those utilities in stand-alone units? Don’t forget midi to CV.
This desktop is one of the most affordable ways to build out a Eurorack system because of what it comes with.
The dynamic gate is also nothing to sneeze at, as it makes for a very unique way of designing sounds without a filter. The sound can also be overdriven and pushed when maxed out.
Plucks galore, woody hits in addition sound effect mayhem, melodic content and booming bass.
If you’re interested in patching out to create sound, this thing is a bargain.
Right now the only things cheaper are Beast and Pest, which don’t have the same tool sets but are definitely great value for feature, buys.
Right, I have no interest in eurorack so I have no idea about any of that stuff.
I pretty much have the 0-Coast patched up for bass run from a 0-Ctrl sequence at the moment, and even on low level through a sub it rattles windows in other parts of the house. I wouldn’t use it as my only monosynth, but the overtones and harmonics it adds to the bass are quite unique among those I have to hand.
I would love to see a photo of that patch!
I won’t try to convince you to like Eurorack, but those utilities are expensive in a system.
I was reading a post from Urs Heckman (u-he) saying good luck building a full system for less than 4 thousand USD and having spent that I can confirm with my very modest system.
0-Coast is basically a taster box of all the Make Noise goodies mixed into a small desktop. It’s comparatively a bargain.
This is most likely more the reason why you didn’t gel with it, no?..as opposed to it being a gimmick…which it is absolutely not.
It’s nothing particularly clever, and the random out is patched into the direction on the 0-Ctrl to add some changes when I feel like using it.
Nah, I mean it’s not eurorack is it? I just didn’t like the fact that it didn’t sound that special to me, considering how it’s laid out and supposedly how it’s a mixture of western and eastern synthesis.
I think our point (as @LyingDalai stated) is that, while you may not be one for the sound (Im not either), the combination and execution of all thats on offer in a single package at that price is not only not a gimmick, but a serious success. Whether you are into the sound of it or West Coast synthesis (still unfortunately almost exclusively found in eurorack) does not take away from it being a great synth.
Perhaps. I would love a straight up west coast synth in a similar form, maybe that’s what I thought I was going to get.
You said previously you wanted something that combined east and west coast. But now you want a straight up west? Ok, so whats missing in that regard from the OCoast?
Hmm, did I say I wanted something that combined east and west? I don’t think so, I just found the concept interesting and was disappointed when it wasn’t really sonically that distinct from most east coast monosynths, but seemed just a gimmick to me, especially the way it’s laid out by Makenoise. When I say I would love a straight up west coast desktop synth, I mean that maybe that would be different enough to be interesting and feel truly different from east coast monosynths.
0-Coast is one of the best mono synths I have ever used. Sounds incredible too. Super rich, modern tones. If that’s a gimmick, sign me up.
Its hard for me to parse what I believe to be mixed messages in this, BUT, suffice it to say that OCoast is the closest youll get to West Coast without going full blown Easel (which is also incredible, mind): wavefolder, random, AD…all West Coast, all there.
Yeah, for sure. Just not uhhhh special enough for me I guess? Would love a west coast synth to see what the full experience is like.
