Nostromo Synth is in the shop!

[fieldframe]

I love Nostromo. It is a well laid out synth and find it easy to navigate like Subtractor and Thor.

This is such an underrated thing. There are a lot of third-party REs that, while certainly serviceable in UI terms, are a far cry from the design quality of the Propellerhead devices. A good device panel has hierarchy and flow, and while a big grid of same-sized knobs can get the job done, it just doesn't compare to one where certain controls are given different shapes, colors, and sizes depending on what they do, and each section flows logically into the next.

It looks like Lectric Panda really went all-out on UI design here. I feel like I already know how to use Nostromo and I've never touched it!

[Melody303]

Far out. That's an awesome overview video.
I was planning to get Vecto for pad synth duties the next time a sale comes around, and already bought Mixfood Unison as an awesome pad synth. Nostromo has a large chance of supplanting those, or at least complimenting them.

A couple of questions to sate the curiosity until it's out in the wild:
Is the filter unique, and if so, how?
What's the maximum decay on the reverb?

I've just tried setting the reverb at max settings (longest decay, no damping, 4.5x size, 100% wet) and played a single note: it's still going, albeit faintly, after 8 minutes!

The filters (there are two of them, which can be used either in parallel or serial) are multimode. The Pass modes are analog modeled ZDF, tapped 4 pole topology:

- LP6, LP12, LP18, LP24
- HP6, HP12, HP18, HP24
- BP12, BP18+, BP18-, BP24 (BP18+ means 18dB/oct on the low side and 12dB/oct on the high side, while BP18- is 12dB/oct on the low side and 18dB/oct on the high side)
- Comb+, Comb- (saturating comb with either positive or negative feedback)
- AM/RM

This last one is the real killer IMHO. At low values, it works on modulating the amplitude, and gradually switches to Ring Mod at high values. Coupled with the Freq settings, you get incredible effects: saturation, sweeps, feedback effects, etc. I'm not 100% sure it's unique (I don't have all the filters in the Shop to compare) but I hadn't heard anything like it before, personally.

The filters (and the delay and reverb) can be used with external sound sources by using the Audio In. Audio can be routed through either filters through a fader.

Thank you. That sounds like an insta-buy.

[dvdrtldg]

Will probably buy two of these. Looks like a monster for pads, and I like the way the interface recalls other LP devices

[Abstrax]

Goddamnit. This has got my attention. It's like the best aspects of most of my favorite reason synths.
Are the wavetable movements only triggered through LFO or can they be manually automated?

[The_G]

So...pricing?

[rcbuse]

Goddamnit. This has got my attention. It's like the best aspects of most of my favorite reason synths.
Are the wavetable movements only triggered through LFO or can they be manually automated?

If you set the LFO rate to zero, and select the waveform that is a linear ramp, then you get a perfect mapping of the automatable phase knob to the table. This also works in the modulation matrix so you can sweep the table with an envelope or CV.

[avasopht]

This is incredible!!

[submonsterz]

So...pricing?

judging by other lectic devices cv etc and the non telling from the question being asked a couple of times
id take a guess at not cheap !!.
I would be surprised if it fell under 99 euros going on other lectic panda devices and other synths in the shop that are any way near this.
but hey I could be very wrong and it drops at a price lots will buy at (of course the insta buys will buy no matter the cost) instead of waiting for sales to get it .

[MannequinRaces]

So...pricing?

I'm guessing $119 or $99. I hope it's not more!

[Abstrax]

Goddamnit. This has got my attention. It's like the best aspects of most of my favorite reason synths.
Are the wavetable movements only triggered through LFO or can they be manually automated?

If you set the LFO rate to zero, and select the waveform that is a linear ramp, then you get a perfect mapping of the automatable phase knob to the table. This also works in the modulation matrix so you can sweep the table with an envelope or CV.

Very nice. Seems well thought out. Depending on the price and CPU hit, I might snatch this up before R9 comes out.

[WongoTheSane]

Regarding the CPU use, to give an idea, the song "Lysurgic" I posted on page 2 uses:

12 Nostromo (Lectric Panda)
5 Republik Handheld Percussion (Jiggery-Pokery)
4 GQ-7 Equalizer (Synapse)
4 DR-1 Deep Reverb (Synapse)
2 MClass Maximizer (PH)
2 Pulverizer (PH)
2 G8 Gate (Unfiltered Audio)
2 Synchronous (PH)
2 Gain (Selig Audio)
1 Shape (Lectric Panda)
1 Subtractor (PH)
1 RV-7000 (PH)
1 Scream4 (PH)
1 RE-2A Leveler (CakeWalk)
1 Antidote (Synapse)
1 Ozone Maximizer (iZotope)
1 The Echo (PH)

...so 43 devices in all, and it's barely using 30% CPU time (i7-6700K 4 cores 4GHz, 16 Gb RAM, Windows 7). Nostromo really isn't that heavy at all, compared to other devices in its category.

[Faastwalker]

So...pricing?

I'm guessing $119 or $99. I hope it's not more!

Lectric Panda's RE's do tend to be towards the higher end of the RE price point (Softube excepted). Could this hit the $149 mark? (a painful $203 Aus currently).

I was a bit shocked when Lectric's PSQ hit the RE Store at $59 ($80 Aus) and have not yet picked it up as a result. Hope I don't have the same experience with Nostromo.

[Exowildebeest]

Now that I've seen the video, I'm very excited

[jallen97]

Wow... This looks pretty amazing. I hope it's not too expensive, especially with R9 around the corner. Surprised it's not a CPU hog. Not that I really know anything about that but it just sounds like it would be a CPU hog. [emoji13]


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[bxbrkrz]

One Nostromo could replace a couple of synths I was planning to purchase.

[Faastwalker]

I hope it's not too expensive, especially with R9 around the corner.

Exactly! Our wallets are going to have more perforations than a tea bag at this rate! June 2016 is looking to be a very expensive month. I'm definitely buying R9 the INSTANT it's released. I guess I could hit the TRY button on Nostromo if I can't afford it straight up. I really want to get PSQ-1684 2.0 as well. And that other new upcoming synth 'Spectra' looks pretty tasty as well ........ and then there's that cool new looking 'Spectre' RE coming soon from Air Raid Audio ...... and ....... and ........ and bank account emptied!!

[Lizard]

I messed around and put together a little ditty using nothing but a few patches I made for Nostromo today. Noting special but a demo of sounds in use. The track had only five (5) Nostromo devices and one Dr. Rex Drum loop. No other effects were used other than one Ozone Maximizer. Any other effect is from Nostromo itself. My computer is modest in CPU strength and typically had two bars on CPU meter. Link to demo below.

Funky Nostromo

[decibel]

$79 intro price (about $110 aud) and my money is all yours lectric panda lol

[dvdrtldg]

Looking forward to hooking this up to PSQ-1684 and Shape

[Faastwalker]

$79 intro price and my money is all yours lectric panda lol

From the other thread about the PSQ-1684 it looks like there will be a bundle of sorts;

Is that Nostromo we're hearing in the video? Looks like a great companion to Nostromo with the updated GUI. Will there be a bundle maybe?

Yes and yes!

[odarmonix]

Looks good! But... no tempo sync option for the envelopes?

[decibel]

$79 intro price and my money is all yours lectric panda lol

From the other thread about the PSQ-1684 it looks like there will be a bundle of sorts;

Is that Nostromo we're hearing in the video? Looks like a great companion to Nostromo with the updated GUI. Will there be a bundle maybe?

Yes and yes!

i recently grabbed most of their other devices but i havent really decided on PSQ-1684 yet ?, i need to watch some of those hydlide vids to determine whether i can get my head around it first lol. but hey, if the bundle price adds up to a big enough discount i might be enticed to throw it in the back of the rack somewhere

[CookieClimber]

nice video. Looks really nice!

[Libraquaricorn]

I want this synth and I'm also wondering about the price. It's not exactly a beauty to behold so the 19 EUR/USD eye candy fee that most of us pay up front with no questions asked does not apply here. My guess is it will cost 79 EUR/USD and bundled with PSQ-1684 it will probably go for 119 EUR/USD. A nice intro price would be everything from 59 to 69 EUR/USD. I just worked the night shift, had a drink and am heading off to bed, so I hope I didn't hurt anyones feelings with my most certainly cheeky, semi-influenced, price estimates. Peace!

[buddard]

It looks and sounds awesome, Rob -- Congrats!