I'm glad the title was appropriate rather than utter clickbait. I was quite enthralled by the handy granulation function you illustrated at 12:52 when you applied it to that athmos sound and selected the grain size by simply scrolling. How effects are represented by the signal they generate and the integrated automation clips in each block amused me as well. I've seen an "add synth" option in the menu, so I'm eager to see which synthesizers this platform has to offer, if it happens to have any. Looks like a very interesting project, thank you for presenting it.
Thank you! I'm glad you like the video. I try to be real with my headlines as per how I feel about what I present while still trying to gather some attention. As for the synths, there are only two synths now and they are an FM based one and a weird Vocal one. Since there's no midi implementation yet you rely a lot on using the automation lanes for them as well, which is not super intuitive right now. So synths and midi are still in a super early phase but let's see how it develops!
intersting stuff, will have to try it, I love the idea of never going to another part of the Daw to adjust clip parameters like pitch and stuff, more progressive the Bitwig, which is surprising
A really interesting project, I own version 0-32-0 which I don't know if it's the latest one, I canceled the subscription because unfortunately everything only works with shortcuts and my cheap keyboard has a strange layout that doesn't correspond to the standard, so half of the shortcuts don't work for me and you still can't do many things with the mouse, so for me it was impossible to really have fun with this DAW and I don't feel like paying for something that I can't use at the moment... but I can understand its potential, I'm keeping an eye on it, I really hope to see progress and to be able to use it and to be able to reactivate the subscription.
Yeah, I agree that many things are keyboard dependent. I suggested to the developer to add few buttons so maybe in the future it will be easier to work with just a mouse. 😊
i would more call this a sampler, u can make music in it, but i think its better used as a tool for creating samples, kinda like koala sampler feels more like a tool u use for unique workflow that u want to take into ableton , or do something in renoise and import to ableton. its something about having more control in the finishing states, and less when u start i think is the perfect mix.
Yeah, spot on. This is probably where it's currently at. It's great for mangling audio and starting projects but even myself I'd rather finish them up in Ableton later. 😊 With a few workflow improvements like the duplication I showed at the end then it might be good enough for making track skeletons but I'd still finish the tracks in Ableton.
Wow, I'm amazed by you adding some features you felt were missing like that! Did you get in contact with Colugo to see what they think about your ideas?
Thank you! And yes I did. He's very receptive to feedback but there's a lot of work to be done and he's only just one person so we'll see if any of those get in some future version. 😊 What do you think of the additions yourself?
It's cool but until it can host VSTs and write/edit/process MIDI, it's not a D.A.Workstation, it's an audio editor with a few DAW-like features. It's not any more a DAW than Audacity is.
@@hostnik777 some of those can be found in the Patreon dev updates, some can be seen as early implementations as with the latest alpha version which has a very basic midi + one shot sample playing ability. However, since it's just one dev there's no official timeline or whatever and when they come, they come. Use it for what it is now, or don't. Personally, I like it a lot but it's not for everyone. 😊
I mean it's an audio editor, so I guess in that sense it relates to parts of Metasynth, but Metasynth is light years beyond this in terms of features and functions.
I hear you. Midi will eventually come. I'm also not a fan of subscriptions, but when that money goes to small creators, not big companies, it makes more sense. Patreon enables the dev to pay the bills and try to make this crazy project going. I'm not sure if any big company would ever attempt a DAW like this one. You can also subscribe for as little as 1 dollar a month, try a build and then if you don't like it, cancel your subscription. So you don't lose much if you want to try. 😊
It’s just the workflow and the limitations it introduces that makes it worth it it forces u to think differently while u are creating u could make something that u never thought u would because of it but it’s ultimately up to u if its worth it or not :)
Nothing new, same result only how we get there is different. Creativity 0 since it's only re-inventing the wheel. Credit to the developer for putting in the hours.
I'm currently getting into Bitwig thanks to switching to Linux (Bitwig is Linux compatible). Bitwig seems like a sound-designer's dream. To sum up, It's for folks that thick that they love Reaktor but want something more plug-in-play. I can forgive the UI as long as I can get the results that I wish. As far as Blockhead is concerned, it seems like a tracker (Renoise) with the screen sat up 90-degrees, traded the Excel spreadsheet for a non-quantized MS-Paint canvas, and with steroidal levels of mouse surgery (compared to tracker workflow). Yep... definitely a neurotically confused tracker. It will probably yield terribly creative results in the right hands. Personally, I want something that aids me in my quest to wrangle guitars and synthesizers which I do not see possible in Blockhead.
Ooh, Blockhead’s still ever growing! It looks like such a fun DAW to play with, looking forward to see how it develops 🥺
It is very fun indeed! I hope it gets developed further!
the workflow can feel very intimidating due to being so different, but it seems very reasonable actually. such a whistleblower DAW
I'm glad the title was appropriate rather than utter clickbait. I was quite enthralled by the handy granulation function you illustrated at 12:52 when you applied it to that athmos sound and selected the grain size by simply scrolling. How effects are represented by the signal they generate and the integrated automation clips in each block amused me as well. I've seen an "add synth" option in the menu, so I'm eager to see which synthesizers this platform has to offer, if it happens to have any.
Looks like a very interesting project, thank you for presenting it.
Thank you! I'm glad you like the video. I try to be real with my headlines as per how I feel about what I present while still trying to gather some attention.
As for the synths, there are only two synths now and they are an FM based one and a weird Vocal one. Since there's no midi implementation yet you rely a lot on using the automation lanes for them as well, which is not super intuitive right now. So synths and midi are still in a super early phase but let's see how it develops!
Yes I was hoping for something like this to come along!
Another awesome video! I'll have to check blockhead for myself now, it looks very inspiring!
Thank you! And have fun if you decide to check it out. The developer deserves more support in my opinion. 😊
intersting stuff, will have to try it, I love the idea of never going to another part of the Daw to adjust clip parameters like pitch and stuff, more progressive the Bitwig, which is surprising
I'm really looking forward to this being released!! When is it ready to buy? I love it!! ❤️❤️
Hi! You can already get it by subscribing to his Patreon page which I've linked in the description. That's the only way to get it right now 😊
Keep doing a good job, don’t let anybody stop you.
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A really interesting project, I own version 0-32-0 which I don't know if it's the latest one, I canceled the subscription because unfortunately everything only works with shortcuts and my cheap keyboard has a strange layout that doesn't correspond to the standard, so half of the shortcuts don't work for me and you still can't do many things with the mouse, so for me it was impossible to really have fun with this DAW and I don't feel like paying for something that I can't use at the moment... but I can understand its potential, I'm keeping an eye on it, I really hope to see progress and to be able to use it and to be able to reactivate the subscription.
Yeah, I agree that many things are keyboard dependent. I suggested to the developer to add few buttons so maybe in the future it will be easier to work with just a mouse. 😊
What an excellent video, shocked you've got so little subs
Thank you! Grateful for however many I have and hope people enjoy watching my videos. 😊
even though its negligible, im happy to send colugo my $1 every month.
Every little bit counts to help this project going on. 😊
same lad
i would more call this a sampler, u can make music in it, but i think its better used as a tool for creating samples, kinda like koala sampler feels more like a tool u use for unique workflow that u want to take into ableton , or do something in renoise and import to ableton. its something about having more control in the finishing states, and less when u start i think is the perfect mix.
Yeah, spot on. This is probably where it's currently at. It's great for mangling audio and starting projects but even myself I'd rather finish them up in Ableton later. 😊
With a few workflow improvements like the duplication I showed at the end then it might be good enough for making track skeletons but I'd still finish the tracks in Ableton.
Wow, I'm amazed by you adding some features you felt were missing like that! Did you get in contact with Colugo to see what they think about your ideas?
Thank you! And yes I did. He's very receptive to feedback but there's a lot of work to be done and he's only just one person so we'll see if any of those get in some future version. 😊
What do you think of the additions yourself?
@@oscilop Not much to say other than that I would love to see your features in Blockhead and see this all come together eventually! :)
@@karim0302 Thanks, let's see how it goes!
Yo I would love to try this daw out it looks so fun
There's a link in the description for the Patreon of the developer. You can get it from there. 😊
Do you know if this daw has arm64 Linux support?
I've no idea, best to check with the dev on Patreon.
Something like Studio One's Splitter plugin would be nice.
Interesting! I wasn't aware of the Splitter tool. 😊
@oscilop it's actually pretty useful. It allows Stereo/Mono, MID-SIDE, and Frequency Band routing that can be used in any combo and for any plugin.
@@prod.xx808xx nice one, thanks for sharing that!
@@oscilop no problem
its looks amazing,but for experimental music for now at least.
definitely!
hello, do you know where can i get blockhead? Is it downloadable from anywhere?
Hi, you can get it from the developers Patreon. It's linked in the description :)
It's cool but until it can host VSTs and write/edit/process MIDI, it's not a D.A.Workstation, it's an audio editor with a few DAW-like features. It's not any more a DAW than Audacity is.
Fair points, but all of those things are being developed, hence the headline and the description. 😊
@@oscilop - where has the dev communicated these as roadmap items?
@@hostnik777 some of those can be found in the Patreon dev updates, some can be seen as early implementations as with the latest alpha version which has a very basic midi + one shot sample playing ability. However, since it's just one dev there's no official timeline or whatever and when they come, they come.
Use it for what it is now, or don't. Personally, I like it a lot but it's not for everyone. 😊
@@oscilop - I won't, thanks. I'm interested in what it promises, but until it delivers on more of them it'll stay on the farthest back burner.
honestly seems like a more limited version of metasynth... am I really the only one thinking this!?
I mean it's an audio editor, so I guess in that sense it relates to parts of Metasynth, but Metasynth is light years beyond this in terms of features and functions.
i wonder what blockhead (the producer) thinks of this
Naaaah, Nuendo 13 is light years ahead :)
Ahaha forgot that one existed!
Coool! The beginning is reminiscent of the stomach sounds of a guy who hasn't digested well and is about to go into diarrhoea😂😂😂
🤭
ok aphex twin
Looks like acid though
Two things I don't like, one is no Midi support and the other is subscription's (patreon) so It's a NO from me.
I hear you. Midi will eventually come. I'm also not a fan of subscriptions, but when that money goes to small creators, not big companies, it makes more sense.
Patreon enables the dev to pay the bills and try to make this crazy project going. I'm not sure if any big company would ever attempt a DAW like this one. You can also subscribe for as little as 1 dollar a month, try a build and then if you don't like it, cancel your subscription. So you don't lose much if you want to try. 😊
It's also in alpha lol. You're paying to get early access to a build to support the developer.
Im not seeing anything worth learning a new DAW for.
Ok, can I ask why?
Because he is still learning his first DAW.
fl studio forever
It’s just the workflow and the limitations it introduces that makes it worth it it forces u to think differently while u are creating u could make something that u never thought u would because of it but it’s ultimately up to u if its worth it or not :)
Nothing new, same result only how we get there is different.
Creativity 0 since it's only re-inventing the wheel.
Credit to the developer for putting in the hours.
Sooo, it's a crippled not-quite-a-DAW with a lot of middle-management buzzwords in the description. Yeah, no.
Nah, Bitwig is way better!
Your reading comprehension is shit.
Bitwig does modulation well. Everything else is kinda meh. I am not a fan of the UI.
@@oscilop bitwig ui is terrible, only reason I haven't moved from Ableton
I'm currently getting into Bitwig thanks to switching to Linux (Bitwig is Linux compatible). Bitwig seems like a sound-designer's dream. To sum up, It's for folks that thick that they love Reaktor but want something more plug-in-play. I can forgive the UI as long as I can get the results that I wish.
As far as Blockhead is concerned, it seems like a tracker (Renoise) with the screen sat up 90-degrees, traded the Excel spreadsheet for a non-quantized MS-Paint canvas, and with steroidal levels of mouse surgery (compared to tracker workflow). Yep... definitely a neurotically confused tracker. It will probably yield terribly creative results in the right hands. Personally, I want something that aids me in my quest to wrangle guitars and synthesizers which I do not see possible in Blockhead.