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Thanks mate! I'm very pleased to hear that. It was your feedback on an earlier jam that made take a look at my kick sound design. So I'm glad you noticed it and like it even. Thanks again!

@@rayguyon6563 Thanks Ray! Happy to hear that. And yes, I'm chuffed with this. With both this jam and the setup. Took me quite a few years to build it up to this level. But it's mostly done for now.

Thank you man! Happy to hear you think so!!

Thank you KwalityStreet! And oh yes! Definitely, I should have mentioned Blue Velvet. Fantastic film indeed!! Rossellini was wonderful in it. As was Dean Stockwell. And as Lynch said himself, Denis Hopper was born to play the role of Frank Booth. There were 3 memorial screenings of Blue Velvet in my city. All 3 sold out immediately. I find that hard warming. Anyway, did you watch anything specifically to commemorate Lynch's life?

A looper is actually a pretty good idea. Thanks for the suggestion Volcados! I'm going to look into that.

Thanks man! I appreciate that, a lot. I think the commentaries are part of my style, yes. So I'll keep on doing them. Thanks again for the encouragement!

Thanks ILA!! Happy to hear you think so!

Hi Da_skool! Always good to know you're around!! 😃

Thanks Shron! I'm using the Launchpad to control the Vector, a hardware sequencer by Five12. The Vector is doing all the sequencing. Does that answer your question?

@@electronictiger Thank you 👍🏻😊

Yup, he really did some amazing works of arts. What, if anything, did you re-watch in honor of his death? I'm watching Twin Peaks season 3: The Return. My life was too busy when it was first released. So I couldn't concentrate on it and didn't enjoy it much. Now I'm much more receptive to it, and liking it a lot more!

Thank you Volcados! I appreciate that. I'm working on, extending my jams. They are slowly getting longer, and longer. So stay tuned, we'll get to the 1 hour run time! Thanks again!!

Thanks Leerf!!

@@Leerf-driftingpitches thanks Leert, happy to hear that!

@ inspired me to play around with BlueMarvin and my own modular- nice one ☝️

@Leerf-driftingpitches I'm very pleased & proud to hear that! The 2600 is a wonderful synth, ain't it? I don't have room for a 3rd 2600, but otherwise I would add the Blue Marvin to my setup. Have the trifecta. Anyway, if you happen to make a video, be sure to post a link so I can check it out.

@ yes will do - I also have 2 Blue Marvin’s and they are great sound wise

@Leerf-driftingpitches yes, I love the 2600! It sounds great, ergonomically comfortable to operate and incredibly powerful. Pretty much the perfect analog mono synth, if you ask me. What a time for analog synthesizers, ey? We both have two 2600! Wonderful! What other synths do you have?

Thanks mate! Very happy & proud to hear that. The longer run time gives you some more time to get absorbed by sounds, doesn't it?

@@electronictiger definitely, you've got some great sounds out of all your synths here, really nice to hear them all. Looking forward to next week :)

Thanks Da Skool! Glad to hear you think so.

Thank you RandomLoopGenerator! Happy to hear that. Cool username you have, btw.

The -14 dB LUFS loudness target has been around for a few years on RUclips. And the principle of that is good. If you're ever curious, right click a video and choose 'stats for nerds'. Under the Volume/Normalized header you can see how much the volume gets adjusted by RUclips. If you're old enough, you may remember that the commercials on TV always appeared to be way louder than the program you were watching. The loudness target levels that out. Giving less extreme volume jumps. But a downside is exactly what you experience; You have to crank the volume. This is especially true for very loud programs. They get played back a lot quieter. And because they have less transients, they are harder to hear. Often sounding duller in comparisons to less squashed material. And then there is the moment something that doesn't adheres to the loudness standard when you've got the volume cranked, you get blasted indeed. Which sucks!

No, I don't think that would work. The LUFS system is based on the perception of human hearing. And our hearing is sensitive in the mid range, and far less sensitive to the top and bottom. With the high end going further and further away as you age. So when it's measuring how loud something is, the upper and lower frequencies are less of a factor in determining the loudness of the incoming audio. So adding low frequency spikes would only eat up headroom. As the mastering compressor, and all the electronics do need to process that energy.

Yes, I also started to doubt my ears and equipment at first. But when things outside of RUclips sounded normal, it was easy to find the culprit. It's unfortunate that RUclips applies Stable Volume to music. Their systems can detect music perfectly fine. So they could easily automate that it defaults to off when playing music. Instead of ruining it. If enough people turn it off, they'll take notice, I'm sure. And hopefully fix the problem. Thanks for stopping by Alexander!

Thanks KS! I'm glad to hear you think so! I'm surprised it looks casual. Because it does require a lot of concentration. To focus on what I'm doing and thinking about where I want to go next. Anyway, thanks again for stopping by. Much appreciated!

@@electronictiger I understand completely, and the fact that it does require concentrating makes it more rewarding as you need to be in the flow for it to work. Can I ask you how you use the Novation Launchpad - are you triggering midi sequences directly from it or are the sequences on a DAW or elsewhere?

@KwalityStreet Yes, exactly! It's fun to concentrate on something hard. And get lost in that for a while. Especially when it is something you enjoy doing. The launchpad is controlling my hardware sequencer, the Vector by Five12. You can launch preprogrammed 'clips' with it. Though, I'm mostly using 1 clip per synth. And editing that 'clip' on the fly. Rather than relying on preprogrammed material. When you see a fast blue line moving on the launchpad then you're seeing the trigger and pitch information for that 'clip'. The horizontal axis are the steps in the sequence. And when a step is lit / bright it contains a trigger that is sent out to a synth. The vertical axis is the pitch information. Does that answer your question? Should you have any other questions, feel free to ask. I'm happy to try to explain.

@@electronictiger Thanks for that. I've a couple of keyboard midi controllers but no pad controller so was looking around at budget controllers which I could use in a 'dawless' (albeit with a computer) set-up which are intuitive to set-up and use and aren't all about Ableton live. I got to say I really like your music - there's a great 'emergent' quality about your tracks.

Thanks mate, I appreciate that! I'm happy the music/video could lift your mood. And very pleased to hear you like it enough to play again!

Thank you Leslie, and welcome! I'm happy to hear you've enjoyed this.

Hey Day_Scool, depending on where in the jam you're referring to, you're either hearing the Industrial Music Electronics' Hertz Donut or the Piston Honda. They are amazing modules!

@@electronictiger I don't know anything about this area. I just enjoying the moment ;)

@ I'm really happy that you do!

@electronictiger :) shared pleasure :)

Thanks Dan! Happy to hear that. On the 2600 there is a switch beneath oscillator 2 and 3. That syncs the oscillator to the previous one. That is available on any version of the 2600, Behringer, Korg, or the original ARP. *Update: Turns out hard sync is only available on the Behringer 2600.* Hard syncing is also available on many synths. Does that help?

@@electronictiger thanks for getting back to me ! just did a quick google and an old sound-on-sound review of the B2600 confirms that oscillator sync is a Behringer improvement on the original Arp. I got the Korg reissue which (unfortunately) stays faithful to the original in this regard.

@ Sorry, my bad! I've seen an original with oscillator sync on the RUclipss. But that must have been an after market mod then. So I assumed, which is always dangerous... Anyways, it's good you corrected me, thanks! I love the look of the Korg / the original ARP. It shouldn't matter, as it's all about the sound in the end. But the way things look & feel do influence how you interact with the instrument. Did you get the M of the FS?

@electronictiger ha no worries! I got an M. I love it actually. So many possibilities. Videos like yours inspire me to keep going back to it.

@@jeffryarchambeau5441 lol, you can do that shortly. Two Edges and the upcoming Behringer Eurorack module Swords.

Thanks John, happy to hear you think so!

Thanks mate! I think it may be the way forward for me. To play the Vector in real time like that. It was fun to do, and it let to different musical path that I would not have traveled otherwise. It's good you say about the drums being too low. I hadn't noticed it myself. It's stuff I find very difficult to balance properly. So I definitely appreciate your feedback on that!

My pleasure! As they used to say on old airlines, we know you have your choice of electronic music. And we appreciate you journeying with Electronic Tiger. :)

Meow, meow. The cat desperately wanted attention while I was doing this jam. It was kind of distracting, really. But afterwards I proceeded to pet him and all was good again in his world.

@@electronictiger what a sweetness :)

You're right, I should do more of that. I'll be doing do that shortly!

Thank you kindly mate! Yeah, having clutter, be it digital or physical, can be a real source of irritation and inspiration. Finding that piece of (software)gear you haven't used in a while. And going this is exactly what I need right now. The real downside the physical gear is that it takes up space in a way you can't solve by upgrading to a bigger hard drive.

Thank you and Happy New year bro!

Thank you kindly iloveacid! I plan to keep it up so more to come shortly. And happy 2025 to you, too!

Thanks Da_Skool! It could be a little while still but I will certainly let you know when it is ready.

@electronictiger i stay tuned

Happy to do so and more to come soon. Happy New Year Da_Skool!

Thanks again Sandy, I appreciate hearing that! The beats are coming from the Elektron Analog Rytm MKII. It's partially on screen, bottom right. The 12 white/greenish squares. It's an incredibly powerful drum machine! Does that answer your question?

Thank you MrBellagras! No, yes, kinda. I don't do a lot after the session. But I do spend quite a bit time before I hit record setting everything up. So when I'm playing it sounds pretty close to the final product. But there is definitely mixing & mastering involved.

Thanks nebelform!~

Thank you!

Thank you for the kind words, mate! ❤🥳

Thank you! That is a rather flattering idea, really. You running out of unique ways to complement these jams, that is. I'm very happy with the setup as it is. Still have some plans for it for the future. But for now it is largely done. And will feature squealing Polivoks filters for sure!

Thank you!! I'm always happy to hear you approve Da_skool!

Thanks Sandy! Sound's like an excellent collection of synths you've got there! How is the MAVIS? Yes, the Keystep can be a bit basic. There are plenty of excellent hardware sequencers on the market today. But they aren't exactly cheap. At the same time, it's at the heart of your setup. So it's worth finding one that does what you want, and investing in. Thanks again!

Yes, it's a wonderful little machine indeed! In the jam video I just put online I'm running the Pro-1 through my new Erica Synths' Black Polivoks filter. That's a tasty, tasty filter!!! Very different from the Pro-1's native filter. Check it out: ruclips.net/video/k23UeghUqA0/видео.html