Modular Synth (not a spaceship, this is an instrument)

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@andrewhuang 2 года назад

Ok so after seeing the synth in this video I think it could be bigger

@unknownmemoirs 2 года назад

Don't you mean it's going to be bigger? ahem

@GoviaM 2 года назад

andrew huang

@forbiddensun9524 2 года назад

100% jajaj

@ogmarq2737 2 года назад

Andrew going craaazy

@MultiKombo 2 года назад

Time to buy another rack then

@samuraiguitarist 2 года назад

Rob there's a standing invite to come check out the world's weirdest guitars, pedals and gimmicky gadget collection.

@clydecactus8653 2 года назад

This would be a beautiful thing.

@BeardTech 2 года назад

That: I'd happily crank through my bus speakers for all to hear

@ajknote3347 2 года назад

We need Rob with your midi guitar/any other crazy guitar and a bunch of pedals! Pedal time with y'all would be GREAT. Maybe even hit up JHS pedals too and have a trifecta. Love love love your channel.

@TRKTKO 2 года назад

That'd be awesome, y'all can do a jam with em.

@pablobarrios7681 2 года назад

That would be awesome!!!!

@JohnGottschalk Год назад

Andrew is trying to create a self-generating song/soundscape, Rob is trying to create an instrument that he can play.

@justinstone1821 11 месяцев назад

Exactly my thoughts, I don't think he understood that the sound being manipulated is what you'd get if you held down one note on a keyboard lol.

@JohnGottschalk 10 месяцев назад

@@broodjeworst9701 my comment is?

@barmacidic2257 9 месяцев назад

@@broodjeworst9701I think you might be the enemy of art actually. The fact that you can’t see the artistry in what Andrew Huang wants out of a synthesizer doesn’t make it “not art”. It’s not anywhere near the level of AI generated “art”, the human involvement is much greater with synths than with AI.

@barmacidic2257 9 месяцев назад

@@broodjeworst9701 lmao, don’t breathe, eating is better. That’s an equally irrelevant and untrue statement. They’re equally important.

@victorvondroom1039 8 месяцев назад

@@broodjeworst9701 kid no one is impressed, touch grass

@ShadowFalcon Год назад

So, watching this, I'm definitely getting the sense that, "playing" a Modular Synth, is less like being a musician playing an instrument, and more like being a conductor directing an orchestra. Definitely amazing to watch.

@envispojke Год назад

Yep. You're controlling how things control other things.

@stevewinwood3674 Год назад

Best comment on this video.

@PeregrinePilgrimage Год назад

It never occurred to me that a modular synth is rather like a pipe organ but omg...

@TheSilverShadow17 Год назад

@@PeregrinePilgrimage An electronic remaster of a pipe organ that lets you create any kind of melody you want, hell even create sounds and tones from different time periods if you really wanted to haha

@spiralmoment Год назад

It can be whatever you want it to be. Thats what's cool about modulars.

@frankk5588 2 года назад

them looking at the main camera makes me feel like the modular synth

@Cyclically 2 года назад

pov: you’re a modular synth being messed around by andrew and rob

@prettypointlessvideo 2 года назад

Pov rob wont stop messing with ur nob

@lardkraken8231 2 года назад

@@prettypointlessvideo 😳

@Cyclically 2 года назад

@@prettypointlessvideo pov: you're a modular synth and they keep plugging wires in and out through all of your holes while messing around with your knobs

@ReplicateReality 2 года назад

@@Cyclically too far

@xtrplpqtl 2 года назад

Rob: "Is there a mute button?" Andy: *yanks the patch cable out of the module*

@AxxLAfriku 2 года назад

should i skip school for youtube video making? i making good stuff but i need much time to making. maybe replace school with making videos. i have two girlfriends. thanks for your opinion dear x

@dhir5560 2 года назад

@@AxxLAfriku no

@dhir5560 2 года назад

@@AxxLAfriku get your deploma first cuz u need that if your RU-vid doesn’t work out

@Gladdig 2 года назад

@@AxxLAfriku disgusting

@fredquevillon3727 2 года назад

@@AxxLAfriku By seing the way you write sentences, you should stay in school.

@jjyy8289 11 месяцев назад

30:45 When he said "do you wanna make a snare drum from scratch?" it really hit me that synths are just a factory that can produce every instrument and then program people to play them.

@tomekk.1889 8 месяцев назад

Yeah but it takes a ridiculous amount of experience to be able to do that

@charycourt 7 месяцев назад

i realised that metronomes are just synths, from this video

@physicschaosdev 5 месяцев назад

@@tomekk.1889just plug an envelope into the volume of noise, should be a good snare to start with noise->amplifier ^ envelope

@teddy3k3 Месяц назад

@@physicschaosdev it takes a lot of experience to fine tweak it tho. Gotta find the right noise, choose the right speed for the envelope and pitch etc. It is pretty easy if you know the concept.

@MittensOnly 2 года назад

Two things on this: 1, I would pay a lot of money to see a live mod-synth show 2, I would pay an hourly fare to play with a modular synth

@orotoi1 Год назад

Was thinking the same (2).. There is no way I can affort one but would love to jam on one for some times..

@falaghsepehr5504 Год назад

@@orotoi1 You can actually find free virtual modular synth though. Cardinal for example is an open-source vst plugin you can set up for yourself.

@orotoi1 Год назад

@@falaghsepehr5504 ye i know.. But I would love to have hands on such a hardware..

@falaghsepehr5504 Год назад

@@orotoi1 I know... but Cardinal is a good starting point imo

@robertevans7534 Год назад

You could also pair something like VCV Rack (or I assume Cardinal as well) with a midi assignable controller. You may not have all the options, but it gives you physical controls at a fraction of the cost.

@TDR85 2 года назад

"Let's make something that sounds pretty." *Creates what a panic attack sounds like.

@gorlothmaclaren1924 2 года назад

Panic attack down a tunnel

@mattpassos5689 2 года назад

@@gorlothmaclaren1924 in a video game on a train

@ASLUHLUHCE 2 года назад

Hahaha

@SlyHikari03 2 года назад

Sounds cool to me…

@NatureBetsLast 2 года назад

I'm in tears

@mattsnyder4754 2 года назад

“WHY AM I DOING THIS. LETS GET SOME INVISIBLE HANDS TO DO IT.” ^the precise moment Rob became a modular guy.

@lordundhimself1310 2 года назад

Saw this after I made a similar comment lol

@inexpensive_housing-2948 2 года назад

"you understand, invisible hands are the ruler of everything" or w/e tally hall said

@sleepy-gamer 2 года назад

They grow up so fast 😢

@dnl_lcknr690 2 года назад

literally came to the comments as soon as it happened, this is the moment it really turns into a jam session

@obamagaming7264 2 года назад

@@inexpensive_housing-2948 mfw mechanical hands 😳😳

@sublimingmule6356 Год назад

I love how you went from "let's make something beautiful" to "industrial hellscape"

@harveyhandbanana 4 месяца назад

I don't know if you've ever gotten to play with something similar to this but it always devolves into the system going full runaway. I did that with a friend's pedal board once and I had to cut the power to everything to get it to stop

@sublimingmule6356 4 месяца назад

@@harveyhandbanana nice!

@geografiainfinitului 3 месяца назад

I think they both are learning

@richasay9077 Год назад

“Let’s make something pretty.” 54 patch cables later. “I understand that!” 2907 years later, archaeologists find Rob mummified in rainbows of silicone insulated copper wires.

@CA-FE-C0-FF-EE-00 6 месяцев назад

This one made my evening :D Thank you :D

@JJLYKES 5 месяцев назад

... With the biggest grin possible...

@geografiainfinitului 3 месяца назад

I think they both are learning new things that's what happens when you teach something to someone.

@tschimoler 2 года назад

Rob: Let's try to make the prettiest sound possible. Rob, 2 seconds later: Let's turn all the knobs to maximum!

@micowata 2 года назад

Pretty much all my patch stories.

@ShaggyRobot 2 года назад

Let`s just start turning knobs and see what happens :)

@Aleziss 2 года назад

and can't stop hitting that freakn spring reverb...

@Znijik 2 года назад

Like a true musician.

@firewolf11567 2 года назад

That's science, baby.

@a.w_. 2 года назад

Andrew: dialing in new parameters with both hands Rob: S P R I N G

@Charlie-ev3ze 2 года назад

Rob “Can We put reverb on it?” Scallon

@D1G1T4L1NF3RN0 10 месяцев назад

That sequence they get into at about 39:00 is so nasty bro. I would literally pay money to have a whole album of that kind of stuff. Makes me feel like I could run through a wall.

@GrouchyJelly 9 месяцев назад

Aphex Twin has entire albums like that (Richard D. James Album and Drukqs especially!)

@rami-succar7356 9 месяцев назад

www.youtube.com/@jerobeamfenderson1 :)

@sidveeka 9 месяцев назад

ScreamerClauz - Mutwa There's some killer sound 4 ya!

@WillywonkaHC 8 месяцев назад

Hotline Miami

@ayytihsgnikcuf5292 7 месяцев назад

Reminded me a bit of some Mr Oizo tracks

@buhuhuh7757 Год назад

I'm not a musician, but as a programmer this is basically what i do, just patch modules to modules so this appeals so much to me.

@soniccucumber6639 9 месяцев назад

Same here. Would really like to program such synth

@withak30 9 месяцев назад

VCV Rack is basically a modular synth simulator for your computer, you can do everything they did but for free.

@futur_sunds 7 месяцев назад

So is this your first time hearing of a modular synth? Or how did you find this video if your not a musician?

@buhuhuh7757 7 месяцев назад

I watch a channel related to hardware engineering and programming that also features a lot of synth stuff and this just popped up for me. @@futur_sunds

@phutureproof 4 месяца назад

@@futur_sunds popular channel it gets recommended, how do you use this site

@davidvalliere4907 2 года назад

Andy: "You want to make a snare drum from scratch?" Rob: (pupils dilate)

@slice-the-pi 2 года назад

lmaoooo accurate

@eyeofcthulhu5362 2 года назад

Andy? ok...

@_wet_ 2 года назад

Rare footage of Rob being the only person not wearing a beanie

@kianooshshakeri7864 Год назад

This shows how complex yet subtle the world of music is. This makes me emotional for some reason.

@susanhawkes2519 Год назад

Humbling how much sound there is out there to hear.

@geografiainfinitului 3 месяца назад

Basically this is performance, I like how Andrew ego is not showing up lets Rob learn and they both learn new things.

@Immopimmo 2 года назад

This is such a mad scientist way of making music. I double plus heart it!

@JJLYKES 5 месяцев назад

Yes. It's one of my favorite things to do!

@Jongamebeer 2 года назад

I feel like this is Rob's BBC show whenever he goes around learning about instruments and music from all over the place.

@GoldenPoopD 2 года назад

it basically is already. these are some of the highest quality videos anywhere on youtube, even better than a lot of actual tv shows

@FynnFTW 2 года назад

isnt that THE Dream? Making Music for a living and exploring even more of it?

@yungpm 2 года назад

I read that sentence incorrectly.

@codesent2125 2 года назад

@@yungpm 🤣🤣

@rodwavings 2 года назад

big black coc

@StreuPfeffer 2 года назад

"And this is how we rebuilt 'rain' on a modular Synth" 5 Hour video with a room sized modular synth.

@hamidbabaali10 2 года назад

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@codesent2125 2 года назад

Now run this thru the MIDI of the pipe organ

@StreuPfeffer 2 года назад

@@codesent2125 I wo9uld love to see a service with midi sounds. maybe composed by rob? Mainly as a childrens service or so not a full serious one. Maybe check the midi issues they had before having them again

@tylerm124 2 года назад

Im so in love with the fact that you guys messing around went through like 20 weird genres of music

@jesseallen2190 2 года назад

There was a literal transition from structuring the instrument to letting it do it’s own thing. The music got 100 times better. Very cool

@Van_Hoofenstein 2 года назад

I like how this video goes from basic modularity in synths, to engineer levels, to random chaos in 45 minutes

@uwize5897 2 года назад

the end sounds like it would be a brutal doom theme

@dlawlis 2 года назад

I think that's how Eurorack goes for most people.

@stockicide 2 года назад

I never realized two people could jam on the same synth without getting in each other's way. What an interesting way to collab.

@seedmole 2 года назад

Anything is possible with a large enough synth

@una_10bananas 2 года назад

I think Andrew and Rob are quite in tune too

@lorde_spooky 2 года назад

Admittedly it's a fucking enormous synth, anything smaller and it might be harder or you might get in each other's way more

@TheSilverShadow17 Год назад

@@lorde_spooky The sheer size and complexity is worth it in the end since you're given vast amounts of control over what type of sounds you want to create.

@lorde_spooky Год назад

@@TheSilverShadow17 oh i agree, i was just trying to say that it would be much harder for two people to jam on the same synth like this if it was a normal size setup, much easier to get in each other's way

@guitar24789 2 года назад

for anyone to explain their setup to another is frustrating but collaboration is key.. respect to these dudes for creating and learning together...

@deekusucks 2 года назад

Small little correction on the oscillators: Oscillators produce waves. Analog oscillators convert DC signal from the power supply through various simple electronic components into an AC signal, where the signal then oscillates at a certain frequency in a certain sort of pattern/"shape". There's no physical object vibrating in there, it's the electric signal that oscillates. The difference between analog and digital in synths is that analog synths produce sounds fully with low level components and circuits instead of the output signal being an algorithmically computed product of digital signal processing. Think of it like this: analog synths are like your one sound distortion/OD/Fuzz pedals and tube/solid state amp heads, digital synths are like multi-effect units/modeling amps/amp sims.

@jonpatchmodular Год назад

If you have for example a saw wave generator based off a transistor (I saw one being made in LookMumNoComputer's channel once) then there IS something physically oscillating in there, not exactly moving but changing states. But that's almost at the atomic scale. What I'm trying to bring up is that even electrical components which don't move often have physical stuff happening in them, particles changing places or swapping states. Not really correcting you here, just some food for thought.

@deekusucks Год назад

@@jonpatchmodular Yeah, that's essentially what I said. What I meant is that there's no physical object vibrating there or anything. I guess the way you phrased it is a bit more comprehensive though. 😁

@susanhawkes2519 Год назад

Wish Frank Zappa or my dad (Navy radar) were here to enjoy this.

@kaitlyn__L Год назад

@@jonpatchmodular love to listen to the sound of electrons vibrating through the PNP (or indeed NPN) layers

@SkinnyVampiress Год назад

In electronics... never be so sure :) Oscillators usually have a capacitor which is being charged or discharged.. And capacitors usually do vibrate a little bit. And sometimes a lot, for example some ceramic capacitors have huge microphone effect and they also can sound as a tiny speaker. I once had an old radio with broken speaker but I could hear the radio through ceramic cap there, lol. So there is definitely something always vibrates in the oscillator but it is not what makes the wave though. Just a fun thing :) Physical world is much more complex than people usually think...

@R28rus 2 года назад

I love how Rob went from "oh, explain what that thing does" to straight up jamming

@TheBanana93 2 года назад

Blows my mind how quickly he picks up instruments!

@ericoreilly8368 2 года назад

I know,! If you saw his video on the history of guitars with the all the old stringed instruments like the lute? And the oud? He was rippin on those ! Lol, even the historian dude was like " whoa" LOL.

@tiigerpoiss2004 2 года назад

Rob seems to be ulitmate jammer, you give him any instrument and he finds way to jam with it.

@ericoreilly8368 2 года назад

Hes like a big kid in these vids, its awesome, genuine enjoyment on his face. Lol. Informative too!

@canon5204 2 года назад

The only thing I like about Rob Scallon more than Andrew Huang is video length. Sweet, sweet, 45 minutes of modular geeking

@robertrossignol4445 2 года назад

Agreed. Andrews videos are great and they take so much effort so I totally get it, but I love when he puts out a 25-30 minute video

@raimondsstokmanis1892 2 года назад

Most people have short attention spans.

@spanzotab 2 года назад

Andrew's videos are like a beautiful cheesecake dessert and Rob's are like a full 5 course meal. Sometimes the cheesecake is exactly what you need but sometimes you haven't eaten all day and you need that 5 course.

@qgp 2 года назад

theyre both awesome. but yeah i literally sat through this whole video and geeked out with them ahaha

@giorgiofuentes3948 2 года назад

The way the two of them are just enjoying each other's innovation makes me so happy

@emersonvae Год назад

So 7 months later and I have watched this video probably 5 times. This is by far my favorite video on RU-vid. It's just two friends making music and having fun. There is no arguing, no struggle for attention on camera, just the most real video I have ever seen. Mix that with the incredible hobby of modular synth and you have the best video on the platform. :)

@raseingan 2 года назад

Now we need a once a year synth band that's called 13th of November.

@rowanvincent5762 2 года назад

Every time I think I want to get into modular synths: Andrew: This is a module. Me: you lost me

@boratezel 2 года назад

It's basically making your own custom synth. Imagine each module is essentially an effects pedal, and you're chaining them together in the order of your choosing

@nom6758 2 года назад

@@boratezel you lost me at module

@boratezel 2 года назад

@@nom6758 it's your own custom synth, like building your own computer

@TheBoglodite 2 года назад

Or i look at the price and then im out lol

@way2sh0rt07grad 2 года назад

@@boratezel or better yet, your own guitar pedal board

@isaacqn3s Год назад

Does anyone else think Andrew is a great teacher? The way he explains things is simple yet thorough to me… maybe I’m just too damn high right now lmao

@prismolearts6693 10 месяцев назад

It feels like this modular synth is to playing an instrument what pen plotting algorithms are to drawing, absolutely love it

@xosgar 2 года назад

Now I get why John Frusciante spent 10 years experimenting with modular synths. This is a whole new world to explore.

@TheXVenus 2 года назад

He makes some cool stuff too imho

@Qliphirot 2 года назад

Hoping he doesn't take it to RHCP

@blitheringrando1410 2 года назад

Frank Zappa would lose his mind seeing this modern day synth setup

@zachkariotis9982 2 года назад

@@Qliphirot don't worry, he won't. that's what I love about john frusciante is that he will always understand his place in a musical context and play for the song, not for the experimentation.

@mattn.2520 2 года назад

Radiohead created their song Idiotque using modular synths just like this. They brought it on tour, was amazing to see it live.

@dylanharris3110 2 года назад

Andrew's Spaceship Synth is quite possibly the most intimidating piece of musical equipment I've ever seen

@MarcelAmmerlaan 2 года назад

Nah, checkout ru-vid.com/show-UCx74vAHCehhLOeQNwbJcGyQ (Colin Benders). The guy does this and much more. Even live jamming performances.

@iKrizNL 2 года назад

Have you seen deadmau5's studio

@sheepshoop6190 2 года назад

The Emerson modular system is insane.

@bermchasin 2 года назад

you must have never seen the triangle before. deceptively simple!!!!

@VitrificationOfBlood 2 года назад

@@MarcelAmmerlaan came here to say this, Colin benders is a modular genius!

@WordsofHeresy 2 года назад

This has actually helped me understand how these work. I got a free mod synth Sim and had no understanding of what I was doing, this really clarifies how these work

@FourthDimensionPyro 2 года назад

I would not be dissapointed if I saw him with this setup creating music like this live at a concert.

@mxspokes Год назад

Something like this would likely be an installation somewhere, or something like Neil Peart's kit where it's encompassing the artist.

@quinxx12 11 месяцев назад

Look mum,no computer does it with his home-built modules.

@loganmartin5286 2 года назад

Rob was trying his hardest to make it a physical instrument with that spring reverb 😂

@ryno4ever433 Год назад

That's the beauty of it though. It CAN be and that kinda experimental stuff is what makes synths so cool.

@therealnynetynyne360 Год назад

Trying shit nobody ever thought of doing is how Eddie van Halen got his virtuoso status among most guitar fans.

@IceTemple13 2 года назад

I feel like a really chill video would be just a really long unedited cut of Andrew making a patch. Modular ASMR

@elliott7268 2 года назад

Andrew has a second channel with exactly that. Search Sulture sound.

@flyingrobotpig 2 года назад

@@elliott7268 thank you!! I was wishing he had some vids like that, super glad to hear that there is

@robinr22 2 года назад

*Suture Sound

@nickademus489 2 года назад

Just sick. All of it. So many little grooves you guys got into. I couldn't stop watching you guys play around. So fun. Thanks for sharing!

@dadaburro Год назад

This is is amazing beyond words. I love how it starts as an explanation about how modules work and halfway through it's jamming.

@SeconDin420 2 года назад

I love that Rob goes from “let’s make the prettiest sound we can” to “bleep bloop bop robot” in 7 seconds

@huntermorgan6177 2 года назад

I would seriously kill to just see a unedited video of Andrew just making sounds for an hour and zoning out

@pierfrancesc0 2 года назад

I think you can find stuff like that on his second channel, Suture Sounds :)

@NeoBechstein 2 года назад

all in

@t.g.v8889 Год назад

Rob hitting the spring reverb and then laughing out loud is my favorite part of this video

@hereticalhimbo 6 месяцев назад

it took 42mins and both andrew and rob are just making absolute fire

@ReacherVG 2 года назад

Andrew, you should definitely start a series where you invite various RU-vid musicians to play with your modular synth. Would be so cool to see what these talented people could do with it!

@SpadeNya 2 года назад

Second completely! He's such a chill dude and clearly has spent many a night just enjoying his time with the instrument.

@Moloch6666 2 года назад

wow yes! that would be awesome!

@danielvanatta8884 2 года назад

I fourth that notion.

@pacoside1092 2 года назад

I quintup it. It could even be like an hour long "live" or at least uncut video of the evolution of the song, with minimal talking, as kind of a "listening party".

@trollkarlenjp 2 года назад

yup!

@pauljohnpope 2 года назад

Rob: So if I turn this knob, the pitch changes? Rob: So if I turn this knob, the pitch changes? Rob: So if I turn this knob, the pitch changes? Rob: So if I turn this knob, the pitch changes? Rob: So if I turn this knob, the pitch changes? Ok I understand now.

@Lolgkvsatcz 2 года назад

Bwahahahaha ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️😂

@krystof5271 Год назад

Tbf there were a lot of knobs that change the pitch

@marin7013 Год назад

Yeah right me too

@nickzoic Год назад

Rob: I found a metal thing under tension with a pickup on it! Andrew: ... Rob: I'm gonna slap it

@microchrist6122 2 года назад

This is why people play in bands , for these vibes of pure collab creativity

@midnightmadnessmn 2 года назад

That was an absolute journey. I learned so much. Thanks as always Rob and Andrew.

@modelcitizen1977 2 года назад

At the 34 minute mark some real magic starts. A pure expression built from nothing and never to be heard exactly the same way again. This is really cool and greatly enhanced my understanding of why modular has such a following.

@KaityKat117 2 года назад

i mean you can hear it the same way again by going to the 35 minute mark o3o

@samme0311 2 года назад

I love how rob just sees andrew's tenthousand+ dollar setup and decides "yeah Im gonna slap this"🤣

@joshuar622 2 года назад

My stomach turned when he was slappin that spring reverb lol

@spitgorge2021 2 года назад

@@joshuar622 i mean its kind of made to slap

@christhut8140 2 года назад

This video made me so happy watching you guys create together. 😁

@NewWebDesign 2 года назад

by far best music creation and learning video ive seen in a long time. reminds me of the old style videos that u get the world out of

@wolframsteindl2712 2 года назад

Musicians having instruments that are more expensive than their cars seems to be a common theme.

@vav_vavrek 2 года назад

many many times more expensive, and lets not talk about artists' supplies, I used to transport paintings to shows strapped to the side of my motorcycle [well several cheap motorcycles over time]

@stevenwilson1146 2 года назад

Why not? Why have an expensive car and not an expensive instrument?

@srrrb5953 2 года назад

@@stevenwilson1146 yes really, why not expensive workhorse for musicians

@canochento 2 года назад

instruments are like drugs. i would starving, without my dears stopping me from buying more and more expensive once without a second trough :/ The feeling i have every time i get closer and closer to the exact pitch i have in my head 🤤🤤 pure bliss ♥♥

@zavierbalow1207 2 года назад

Car only has 3 notes This has all the notes

@josav09 2 года назад

Having studied computer engineering I can picture the waves at the beginning and the algorithmic functions each module "executes" later on. This is programming music with analog circuits... FUN

@paradox9551 2 года назад

you can definitely see the e^ix involved in all of this!

@chupasaurus 2 года назад

@@paradox9551 In sine waves only obviously. Actually I've really learn the trigonometry and algebra through programming knobs in a DAW.

@nadadada3938 2 года назад

Worst part, me too, I am just seeing it as an algorithm and you now, this is why music pi is so cool

@danyomega1472 2 года назад

Fortunately me having a majors in Telecommunication Engineering, I understand everything that's going on. I remember making weird noises with a VCO in our lab 😃

@murphvienna1 2 года назад

This is exactly what got me into basic synthesizers and later on to Reason

@infini9262 Год назад

Rarely can i say this but i actually had fun simply by watching a video. Making music is my most favorite thing to do and just by seeing you guys co-pilot that spaceship i almost got that same feeling that i get when i'm learning how to play a new instrument. That was really awesome!

@cohengiesbrecht Месяц назад

This is genuinely one of favourite videos on RU-vid. I think this is my 4th or 5th time watching it and I get something new out of it each time

@LilDeuceDeuce 2 года назад

I had no idea you could physically interact with a spring reverb like that, that's amazing...so many interesting sounds and insights in this video!

@aidan_mundy 2 года назад

Check out his recent video on Reverb Machines, your mind will be blown! He has a whole jam session playing the reverb springs like an instrument

@Hasserfyllt 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0gjcUb5otGQ.html&t= you are welcome

@jpatt1000 2 года назад

If you tap the right hand side of a Moog Grandmother (or any synth with a spring reverb) you will get a bang through the spring reverb like that.

@LilDeuceDeuce 2 года назад

@@Hasserfyllt That's awesome thank you

@LilDeuceDeuce 2 года назад

@@aidan_mundy Nice somehow I missed that one, will check it out

@Mayhemzz 2 года назад

I feel like the cables alone cost more than my entire musical setup. Also, I want to see Andrew in a mad scientist costume making crazy sounds with this thing.

@ActualKaktus 2 года назад

The cables are stupidly expensive

@Junior-eq7gb 2 года назад

I tought about both being mad scientist all along lol

@emmanuelcrespy8878 2 года назад

there's a dude doing exactly that called : "LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER" He did a totally crazy 1000 oscillator contraption : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-c3wk9WWTfNs.html

@ejjes 2 года назад

Yeah those stack cables cost a pretty penny

@yung_the_inhaler941 5 месяцев назад

This was awesome see y’all reaching over each other and collaborating … rob was a filthy scratcher doeee 🔥37:00

@clockWorks10 7 месяцев назад

I never realized just how much went into this kind of music making. This is so cool, and really helps me to respect the craft. You gotta be like a music engineer to do well with this stuff. Super cool.

@R28rus 2 года назад

Yay! Andrew and Rob together again! Make more videos like this guys, your creativity blending together is awesome!

@CrymsonNite 2 года назад

the problem I'm sure is location, Rob's in America, Andrew's in Canada, so they don't hang out often, and the pandemic made it impossible. I loved the videos with Andrew, Rob, Joel, and Dave together, those were great.

@boob5798 2 года назад

how is ur comment 11 hours old but the video only 9

@morlun838 2 года назад

@@boob5798 stream probably

@majipan2719 2 года назад

@@boob5798 i'm sure it's some patreon thing, patrons have earlier access to Robs videos

@robertrodes1546 2 года назад

It's been a long time since I studied electronic music in college (1982!), but as I recall, you get random notes by modulating white noise with a sample-and-hold signal. And by the way, in case you've discovered the process of "building the sound from scratch" on your own and want to read up on it, it's called "additive synthesis." I'm glad you guys are experimenting with this. (p.s. we had a 7-step sequencer that was about half the size of a spinet piano, and was really state of the art at the time.)

@TheMphc 2 года назад

Haha, I loved reading this comment. We've come a long way since the '80s, that's for sure! By the way, I watched your video of you playing Scarlatti Sonata in G, and couldn't leave a comment because commenting was disabled. I just wanted to say that you played beautifully and that I loved the piece!

@jonathong138 2 года назад

@@TheMphc Because of your comment, I went and watched his video. Beautiful playing for sure.

@mauricemonster4350 2 года назад

Wait till you get a load of that eclipse ;)

@ToyKeeper 2 года назад

Sample-and-hold is one way to generate random values, but it's far from the only way. Most of the randomness in this video came from digital controllers using math to generate random numbers and perform logic. Additive synthesis is a very specific type of synthesis which usually refers to adding sine waves together at harmonic intervals to create timbres. This is contrasted to subtractive synthesis, which starts with a harmonically-rich tone like a square or sawtooth wave, and then removes or dampens frequencies with a filter. Subtractive is the most common type. In this video, they mostly used other techniques. However, I recall a couple times they mentioned using a filter, so some of it was subtractive. And it looked like the bass oscillator may have used some additive waveforms as starting points for its blend... not sure. It may have been FM or wavetable instead, or something else entirely. It appeared to generate two single-cycle waveforms and blend between them kind of like a small wavetable, but the two endpoints were being changed too.

@alfblack2 2 года назад

I have long imagined such a thing and surprised to see it only now. Its wonderful. THank you.

@alice10888 8 месяцев назад

“Do you wanna make a snare from scratch?” The way Andrew excitedly asks Rob like little kids playing in the backyard. This was so fun to watch!

@ChristopherBuecheler 2 года назад

Man, layer some guitars over a few of the patterns you guys created, and you've got a pretty passable Nine Inch Nails sound.

@beamlarochelle5001 2 года назад

Hahaha totally

@HenritheHorse 2 года назад

Trent's modular walls are amazing!

@VodkaSelekta 2 года назад

Try running a guitar through the FX as well

@HenritheHorse 2 года назад

@@VodkaSelekta Guitar through analog wavefolder and filter is great!

@Death_By_Media 2 года назад

And anything with an acoustic guitar is instant Bob Dylan 🙄

@ascdrgn3481 2 года назад

I know getting across the pond is tough rn but a video where Rob and Andrew visit LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER's Museum of Everything Else would be so awesome

@Chris-vr8cd 2 года назад

They should visit Heinbach

@ambershadow1 2 года назад

Oh hell yes! That would be awesome

@potterydogproduction 2 года назад

A whole uk and Europe tour would be sweet

@terminalglimmer 2 года назад

HI I'M LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER AND IN TODAY'S EPISODE I'M GOING TO CIRCUIT BEND ROB SCALLON

@Resomius 2 года назад

OK, that would be absolutely cool!

@kodauhl8092 2 года назад

Only Andrew and Rob would within 35 minutes go from "invisible hands" to Justice's next hit

@rooinmaggot1892 Год назад

Bro this looks like so much fun. And the beats ya'll came up with were dope!

@GrandmasterofWin 2 года назад

Honestly after hearing the bit around 30:05, all the dirty bass in the last 5 minutes, and seeing how well you two were able to improvise together it's a sin if you don't make at least one track. That was some incredible stuff.

@alexanderxul 2 года назад

They made an album together 😂

@ianbyrne465 2 года назад

@@alexanderxul three albums together. But I agree with OP, I'd love to see them use this beast for at least a full track

@alexanderxul 2 года назад

@@ianbyrne465 tru

@f1ne2 2 года назад

It's not only a sin but a sin wave

@drheck Год назад

@@ianbyrne465 where can I find those?

@Unearthing 2 года назад

Find someone who loves you as much as Rob loves that pitch knob.

@averin5193 2 года назад

this swiftly went from ALMOST calm and controlled, to complete and utter madness and i'm ALL for it

@moonlight-oi6pv 2 года назад

Man i remember seeing the frame for this is one of Andrew's videos and being excited about the new video and it never coming. So cool to see it in action

@niwasox3 2 года назад

This really reminds me of programming. Almost all programming languages you come into contact with are imperative, telling the computer what to do in sequence. On the other hand, query languages let you specify the data you want to plug in and how the result should be shaped and the computer is free to decide how to get there. They are incredibly powerful and beautiful once you know how to use them, but it's really hard to let go and not try to hammer an imperative mindset into them at first. You don't try to play them like an instrument, but shape the sound you want and let the synth do its thing.

@better.better 2 года назад

this is exactly what the first computers used to be like: full rooms of modules and patch cords that all fit inside one processor now

@danyomega1472 2 года назад

Current digital sythesizer are using this exact logic. They're embedded processors programmed to control a sound generator IC which creates the music

@beepst 2 года назад

Try Max 7 or Supercollider.

@manavm 2 года назад

I love the dichotomy of an instrument that gives the the most possible control you can get over the sound you make, but the best way to play it is to let it do things itself instead of controlling everything.

@_Porch_ Год назад

Never knew how much I needed a Rob and Andrew techno duo

@droogsurgeon1440 4 месяца назад

I’ve been waiting for a video just like this! Awesome!

@huntermorgan6177 2 года назад

I've never touched modular, but it seems like Rob really wants to "play" the sounds while Andrew lets something else take the wheel with just a few guidelines. Both mentalities compliment each other well.

@31pas0 2 года назад

When you know nothing about how this stufff works, the only thing you could do is wiggiling some knobs, just like if somebody gave you a guitar and you don't know how to play it, you just randomly strum the strings. With some knowledge you typically stop just messing around, start building concepts how modular ‘could‘ sound and what it's capable of. So it's not about mentalities, it's about knowing the instrument.

@nom6758 2 года назад

@@31pas0 unskilled people like to boil down hard work into "mentality" or "talent" while ignoring all the hard work and time required to get that good, because they dont have what it takes to put in the same amount of effort.

@anthonybrett 2 года назад

@@31pas0 "the only thing you could do is wiggiling some knobs" Although I understand what your saying, its amazing just what you can do by randomly "wiggling some knobs". Ive watched school kids screw around with modular synths they knew nothing about and after a minute or two create a sound that is utterly amazing. I don't doubt that "understanding" how the building blocks work helps, but when your working with modular...never underestimate chaos.

@ethanradell7995 2 года назад

@@anthonybrett beautiful. You tend to figure out what knobs are doing what as you go anyway. While your path won't be clear to getting where you want, you can still get there with some experimenting. Part of the beauty of synths is the very low barrier of entry as far as skill and knowledge.

@anthonybrett 2 года назад

@@ethanradell7995 Agreed. Thats what I love about modular the most. Starting out with no goals. No presets...just a journey!

@muzzleofexperiment84 2 года назад

When rob scallon is making music with a space ship and invisible hands you Know you're in for a treat

@ba7672 Год назад

this is mind blowing.. ive seen others do it and just the amount of work to learn all of this.. mad respect

@ThePunkster101 4 месяца назад

Thanks for making this. Such a great primer! :)

@anthonyzbikowski529 2 года назад

Rob: "There's no other instrument that has, like, a probability..." Rob, let me introduce you to unfretted bowed string instruments and my questionable intonation.

@obesefrogman 2 года назад

hahaha

@blairjohnson6014 2 года назад

Haha! So good.

@imperialspy3457 2 года назад

So true.

@adamhagen6639 2 года назад

The amount of knowledge Andrew has is actually ridiculous.

@andiprogshop3097 2 года назад

I think i may have found the Chuck Norris on that ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5gKylnRQhO4.html oder ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Cgpaa17hypI.html

@brendanschmitz321 Год назад

You talk like someone on Reddit 😂

@dewmeister Год назад

@@brendanschmitz321 LMFAO

@blvrrimg Год назад

@@brendanschmitz321 this has no meaning

@hermansims2296 Год назад

Rob, Great show. I've been watching a lot of your videos of late and have enjoyed all of them. Especially your enthusiasm and love of music. I've always wanted to be able to use and better understand modular synth. Now if only I had the money... Thanks again.😁

@redheadz8355 10 месяцев назад

Man this video is great. I was trying to learn some sound design and was having trouble with some of the concepts of it and this video gave me a better understanding of synths in general.

@odiec5567 2 года назад

I feel like this format could make a great live show. Two folks talking about the tech, then they build some sounds and beats and maybe jam over the top of it.

@citrusblast4372 2 года назад

And maybe each episode they have a themr or goal in mind

@dougbrowning82 2 года назад

Rumor has it that Moog put a keyboard on his synthesizers so that musicians would recognize them as instruments. Apparently, he was criticized by other synthesizer makers for the move.

@Ekebis 2 года назад

wendy carlos was the one who suggested it iirc

@zachhaywood1564 2 года назад

I'm new to synths, how were individual notes played one at a time before they added keyboards?

@M7M777777 2 года назад

@@zachhaywood1564 I suppose with adjusting electrical current using dials - like they do in the video

@NegativeReferral 2 года назад

@@zachhaywood1564 Buchla (Moog's main competitor) used touch pads similar to the one on a laptop. RCA used a piano roll.

@shaunfaesolar 2 года назад

@@zachhaywood1564 step sequencers are a popular method. But the cool thing with synths is you don't need to be playing notes at all.

@Ashicakez3 2 года назад

This is so cool! I love synth and I knew it was made with some type of soundboard but I had no idea it was so complex! One of my favourite types of music is synthwave, I love how it sounds. Also, this looks so fun to play. I could definitely see how one could spend hours playing and discovering all the different sounds and tracks you could make

@brendosapien 26 дней назад

It's amazing that the sound evolves with the video to become clearer and more beautiful just as Rob's understanding of it increases. It's quite the living bit of poetry

@paulandersbullecer3152 2 года назад

I love how the song went from smooth fairy tale-esque vibes to bip-bop robot futuristic vibes, to underground city hiphop vibes. Absolute thing of beauty.

@THuang-lt1ob 2 года назад

This might be the only instrument you can actually play WITH a friend. Its so sad that the power of absolute customization/personality is so expensive

@Meevious 2 года назад

I have good news! Most instruments can be played with a friend for fun if you're keen enough. =) A lot of large instruments, like the piano and harp have a history of more serious and practical duet composition and performance (adding a second person enhances it, rather than just making a fun challenge, like trying to duet with a harmonica or a guitar). Search for piano duets and prepare to be amazed.

@embeddedsanctuary4348 2 года назад

you can totally do that with software synths, just start messing with the synth, and the other person can man the keys, and vice versa. I've had some fun jamming with friends that way, just making any sound that comes to mind, and messing with effects.

@JJLYKES 5 месяцев назад

Loved this. Thanks guys. I needed this. Good shit!

@nicholaschavez7260 2 года назад

Rob: “Let’s make something pretty” Also Rob 2 seconds later: I AM CHAOS!! Also Rob 10 seconds later: Makes cool synth.

@marialiyubman 2 года назад

That moment in synthesis class when I realized I couldn’t find the “volume button” because in order to turn down the annoyingly loud oscillator, you need to physically patch it through to a potentiometer (?….it’s been a while..) in charge of amplitude and then you get a “volume button”, not a second before. And my mind exploded all over the classroom lol 😂 Believe it or not, it’s been the most valuable lesson in terms of acoustic instruments, how their sound is created and their conversion into electrical signal. Also, once you try creating the sound of a violin string being played with a bow and you realize it’ll take you ages to find all the natural overtones of the strings, the wood, the room, the hair on the bow….. how it host the room and your position in it… that’s when you start appreciating nature.

@markm0000 Год назад

That’s awesome how you’re interested in this type of music creation. That’s true about nature. You don’t know what you got until it’s gone.

@Bentroen_ Год назад

Oh, this has got to be one of my favorite comments :) The fundamental part of producing sounds is actually quite simple (waves!), but what you can do with it to generate interesting sounds has so many nuances! That's what's really beautiful about music!

@krs-fltutorials4487 Год назад

You are just describing timbre.

@Bentroen_ Год назад

@@krs-fltutorials4487 Or, rather, the complexity of timbre?

@GiantGreenGecko Год назад

Do u think its possible to appreciate nature before having this experience? /s

@snardash_1197 2 года назад

I love the interaction of Rob not having any clue on how to do anything but having ideas and Andrew figuring out how to make those ideas como to life lol