Mutable Instruments Subharmonicon

Pros

• I got a Subharmonicon for Christmas and am absolutely loving it. I’m still wrapping my head around the sequencers and polyrhythms, but so far it has been incredibly inspiring.
• The sub is particularly good at these kind of giant gorgeous swelling sounds, as well as more percussive sounds which can get you into instant Steve Reich territory.
• Just started fucking with it and I'm in love. First thing I did was program out the bass-drum beat of Bleed by Meshuggah with each oscillator making a couple of basic chords with their subs and had a 50 min blast of a jam. This plus the...
• I've hesitated for a while before buying one and I love it!! Congrats for this nice deal!!
• This is definitely not a synth for everyone but I dearly love mine

Cons

• I have had the subharmonicon for five years now. There have been some amazing stretches where I was getting amazing results, and some stretches where I just could not get it to do what I wanted
• Parent context: They just get better then longer you play with one. Think some people give up after a while. Had mine since COVID and those rhythm generators are sick. Reply: Definitely this. I don't use mine that much, and when I do, it...
• On subharmonicon it’s quite difficult to get something out that doesn’t sound like a doodle. I tried to love it but it’s just not immediate enough for me. Unlike dfam, which as soon as it’s turned on sounds good, subharmonicon requires a...