Stylophone CPM DS-2 REVIEW // a $279 analog drone synth... but should you buy it?

BoBeats February 17, 2025
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Today we are checking out the new Stylophone CPM DS-2! It is a two oscillator analog drone synth that is relatively affordable compared to a lot of the competition. If you enjoy my vids consider becoming a Patron: http://www.patreon.com/bobeats CHECK DS-2 & alternatives in stores here: 🎹DS-2 EU: https://thmn.to/thoprod/606771?offid=1&affid=623 US: https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/S0BERUlFSUBFR0VHSEdATEpITA?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2Fdubreq-stylophone-cpm-ds-2.html%3FqueryID%3D09438e4b6a8ed94715b6599b236bf6c3%26objectID%3D74199%26indexName%3Dmagento2_live245_default_products 🎹Lyra-4 (4 "voice" analog drone synth) EU: https://thmn.to/thoprod/607405?offid=1&affid=623 US: https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/S0BERUlFSUBFR0VHSEdATEpITA?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2Fsoma-lyra-4.html%3FqueryID%3D8a45831028c341d7a8e842c96ea78e4f%26objectID%3D70545%26indexName%3Dmagento2_live245_default_products 🎹Lyra-8 (8 "voice" analog drone synth) EU: https://thmn.to/thoprod/471732?offid=1&affid=623 US: https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/S0BERUlFSUBFR0VHSEdATEpITA?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2Fsoma-lyra-8.html%3FqueryID%3D7eb8f61c0e2634f51a5fdf0f08881218%26objectID%3D42326%26indexName%3Dmagento2_live245_default_products 🎹Elmyra 2 EU: https://neutral-labs.com/elmyra2 US: https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/S0BERUlFSUBFR0VHSEdATEpITA?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2Fneutral-labs-elmyra-2.html%3FqueryID%3D561ec8b979f95c0adf250993ad832901%26objectID%3D60015%26indexName%3Dmagento2_live245_default_products 🎹Solar 42F (premium "40 voice" analog drone synth) EU: https://www.eltamusic.com/solar-42f US: https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/S0BERUlFSUBFR0VHSEdATEpITA?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2Felta-solar-42.html%3FqueryID%3D2f2efe29daaa57a9616897e406c66ab7%26objectID%3D55085%26indexName%3Dmagento2_live245_default_products Affiliate links support the channel. I get a small % of anything you buy at no cost to you. CONTENT 00:00 Intro 00:29 Is this really a Stylophone?! 01:24 Sound demos 01:58 Build Quality & Speaker 03:04 Walkthrough & Making Sounds 09:39 First Impressions & a few negatives 10:12 Controlling it using Keystep37 11:30 Using it with Torso S-4 15:30 Should you buy it? & Alternatives Watch oscillatorsinks video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlyWlx-Twog&t=483s SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobeats BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/bobeats.bsky.social Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bobeatsmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bobeatsmusic COMMUNITY Discord: http://community.bobeats.tv FB group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/simplysynthesizer GEAR I USE (affiliate) https://bit.ly/bobeatstore SYNTH MERCH http://merch.bobeats.tv Direct US link: http://bobeats.myspreadshop.com Direct UK link: http://bobeats.myspreadshop.co.uk PRESETS & SAMPLES http://store.bobeats.tv BUSINESS INQUIRY bonurmimusic ( at ) gmail.com #stylophone #stylophoneds2 #dronesynth

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