ULTIMATE MIDI SEQUENCERS COMPARED! Oxi One vs Synthstrom Deluge Shootout

Published 2024-03-17
A MIDI sequencer comparison between Oxi Instruments One and Synthstrom Deluge, two of my favorite devices for controlling hardware synth setups.

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All Comments (21)
  • @dzaxys4643
    As someone who gets their best music ideas when I'm half asleep I love reaching out for my deluge and writing a tune in bed I can do the same thing with my laptop but the deluge is immediate
  • @MarianoPerez
    Dude, you should have included the Hapax in this comparison.
  • @Perceptes
    Someone on Jay Hosking's Discord server told me about this video, since my video is shown briefly on the OXI forums at 1:29. I first learned about Jay from one of your videos years ago! The synth community is a small world.
  • @m0osebeard
    great video. Deluge owner here and I totally agree with its self contained all in one music creation center -esp for traveling. Always take it too
  • awesome. super happy to see someone compare hands on. i've got a couple of the deluge, but I keep eyeing the oxi one.
  • @dmikalova
    Thanks, i was getting some FOMO but this comparison helped me know I made the right choice for my situation!
  • @TheLexikitty
    Oh my god Iā€™m going to loop this video for ages. Iā€™m so picky about step input and step sequencing haha
  • @NGC0Music
    Gotta say, they are both damn freaking tempting.
  • @hasan7786
    I considered adding the oxi one to the mix but stuck with the deluge for sequencing since it does pretty much everything + sequencing. Couldnt think of having another device on the desk doing one thing. Crazy how much the deluge does and how intuitive it is. When i see the oxi one, I think of all the new things i have to learn and different types of sequencing. I just want to hit a pad, then another to set its length, done. The oxi looks like the octatrack of sequencing and after owning like 4 octatracks over 6 years cause i just had to figure it out. I've learned to keep it simple.
  • @jvedra9041
    Oxi is pretty much the perfect brain in the same way the deluge is a perfect groove box. Iā€™ve tried so many brains. I knew within minutes that my search was over.
  • @MikeBalk
    Great vid and thanks for your insight.
  • @mauchkimberly
    Informative. I've looked at the Deluge and I love the sound actually. But I've been looking at the Oxi One vs Torso s1 as I need a specific type function, like something playable. I have enough programmable sequencing options. Anyway, thanks for the comparison. I learned something. :)
  • @TheJohnniegolden
    Great video. I've decided I need both. Thanks Man/consumerism.
  • @krazywabbit
    As an owner of both, OXI is my goto sequencer and what I use direct all the gear, including the Deluge. Enjoyed the video, yet still question why people would compare the two šŸ˜‚
  • @LiamKillen
    Woah didnā€™t know about the pre CC w/ the Oxi one! Thx midlife! ā¤ļø
  • @uprightsquire
    The community deluge firmware is pretty sick and worth using. I use my deluge plugged into eurorack via erica synths black midi to get 2x sequenced gate and cv, but there are direct gate and cv out too.
  • @remka2000
    Great video, thank you! The Deluge being now open source it means that it potentially could end up doig pretty much anythimg. Potentially, that is šŸ˜…...
  • @pn_oio2891
    I would be more interested in a compariosion Oxi One vs. Torso T1 in regards of jamming, generative festures and melodic imrovisation..
  • So glad you did this comparison. I have the deluge rn, but have been considering switching