He is a DJ, but also much more than that. The people that just dj and doesn't produce are overrated, even tho it isn't easy to dj, producing is much harder and the dj's gets much more credit
+Magnuss Ignatius Indeed! I started investing in an A-100 system, and I looked into adding the cloud generator. Not that expensive! The cloud generator, that is. haha A-100 systems are expensive as f***
Literally this video and the way Deadmau5 uses the E340 is why I got into modular Synths. Looking back on this video now brings me great joy. And the E340 is one of the first modules I bought :)
@@HtownBigBoi832 Paul just announced he is retiring in a couple of years. really good run. gotta get my hands on an E352 before they get impossible to find
@@magnopere I had no clue Paul was retiring :O I actually managed to get my hands on an e352 about a year ago now. so I have both the cloud generator and the e352. good luck on your hunt, I know prices will unfortunately go up. i also heard a while back that the guy that runs Mutable Instruments is also closing up shop too.
makes you realise how far it's all come huh, i do exactly the same but with logic paha, i proper want to get into using hardware to produce but it's all so expensive!
***** See I've been thinking about the Novation Bass Station 2 for a starter, heard good reviews on it, then start getting some modular stuff once I've got some more funds to invest
I would, but I've not got the equipment to be able to do it to the extent of it being great quality sound. I need to invest in some good flat headphones and some monitors first, I'm only just starting out tbh. I'd love to in the future though definitely!! What kind of music do you produce?
***** Yeah I got skype man, sorry about the late reply I've been quite busy recently moving house, working, looking at universities. And I'm more so on like harder hitting stuff if you get me, I wanna get into producing jump up but I'm experimenting with different stuff to see what I like doing, so mixing your and my style could end up being sweet. I'll PM you my skype or something probably today
Every now and then i keep coming back to this video just to listen to that loop starting at 1:21 . It's so good and nostalgic, it's a shame that a complete track never came out of that 😢
Watching this made me smile, Can tell how excited Joel is about sharing his entire setup. I was happy just to rebuild my Kenwood GE-1100 EQ lol (Something about that Blue Reverb light I tell ya :D). I'm obsessed with lights on equipment and always have been since I was a kid. Back when building a component stereo system was "Awesome". It makes you feel like you're inside a spaceship traveling the stars. So this is just great to watch and hear in his voice about his build.
aftershock2013 it is really simple once you get the concept down in your head. then it is just visualising a signal flow and anticipate what should happen. if you really understand a basic synth in depth you can use it no problem it just looks intimidating
Personally I have to say i prefer hands on setups like this. They seem complicated, but no more so than using a digital software and VSTi's, except you use physical wires to connect things and modulate them.
+jocool47 Check out SeamlessR's channel, he explains how synths work. He just prefers software instead of hardware. You can translate between the two though
I have no clue what any of this is, but I bet i'd get addicted to messing about with those dials changing tiny details of tracks to make them sound just right.
@@danneu8 but luckily we have vst and and some free digital vcv rack and autonism. They are great but obviously hardware synth are anologish superior. And fucking expensive......
Ok get it. So to put in basic terms. We start off with a sample of a melody in Ableton, then we go to a oscillator in some box hammered to the wall, next he turns nobs on another thing a majig that he claims is a "neet little guy", then all that shit goes trough like 10 fucking mixer channels, ultimately creating the sound that you hear. So there you go a brief overview on what he is doin- oh fuck it I have no idea on, how the fuck did he even know where put the wires for the sequencer.
+WolfyVolume na we don't start with a sample melody, we have midi going out of Ableton into a converter that keeps the clock of the synths, the synths make sounds, sounds go back to ableton and speakers and can be recorded as samples. I think, idk, this is too hard.
actually, he sends midi data/clock data through the kenton and the dark energy, then patches them through the rotating clock dividers, then outputs every first to go of on the z8000, then he patched the cwejman vco 2rm into the mmf-1s, then outpitting the cv into the z8000 matrix sequencer, after that, he patched the afg into the freqeuensteiner, then that into the mx-4s. after, he patched the cloud generator into the 1v/per octave to the dark energy, and the audio out into the qmmg, then the qmmg into the mx-4s. Eventually the MMF-1s goes into the mx4s, which then outputs a stereo signal into the speakers. And thats the patch. :)
Totally amazing. A few wires, resisters and other electrical stuff that i have no bloody clue what is in there can make such wonderful sounds. "Damn it Jim, I'm a Cook not an Electrician
if I had all of this.. I would never toutch a vst again. Where can I buy stuff like this? I always end up in the wrong rabbithole looking for the good stuffs. anyone?
Just google Doepfer and look through their modules. Their standardized systems are about 2 grand but you could just get individual modules from them and elsewhere, but Doepfer just happens to have the cheapest modules. There are guides and lists all over for which ones are essentials for starting out.
To be perfectly honest, I never listened to Mau5 much, but I'm always going to admire how he makes his sounds. He really is talented in producing and pretty much has all my respect despite me not jammin to his tunes often.
The idea that basically everything is literally "static noise" with a lot of filters and modulation of frequency and amplitude amazes me from a technical point of view. Especially the cloud generator. Although I understand how it's done and WHY it works, it's still amazing to experience it in action.
Even tho I'm too late, I really respect you Joel. All those House-"Top"-Producers have a MIDI Controller+Keyboard and that's it. They all spend their money on yachts, private yets, 20 Lamborghinis and partys. Even tho you have (I think) some McLarens and Purraris, you obviously spend hella money on music. Best example is this fcking epic modular system, the same goes for synths and software/VST's. I really respect you, even tho I don't listen to your music because it's not my genre, but you deserve soooo much more attention. You're true to yourself and you live music, and you ain't afraid to spend money for it. If I'll ever have so much money, I'll get inspired by you for those systems. And the best thing about you is, you know what you're doing. Today's most producers just use Loops and they don't know anything about music or what they even using (Comps, EQs and all these other effects). You're truly a sound-designer and sound-engineer. Keep your work straight, I love you:) And gimme some money, I also wanna build such an epic setup lol 150k are good hahah:D Then I finally could start producing lel Greetz from a time travelling german fellow
I don't know what is more impressive, the giant wall of knobs itself, or the fact you know what each thing is connected to and what the knobs will do. Goddamn.
Some of you sound like you could use a few definitions: Patch - A specific configuration of settings making up a specific sound. VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) - Makes an audio signal (sound). VCF (Voltage Controlled Filter) - Limits high or low parts of the sound. Like the equalizer on your stereo. Often used to "sweep" the sound making a "wah" or "whoosh" sound. Cutoff - How much of the high or low frequencies the VCF silences. Sequencer - Plays notes to the synth over and over again.
dude. just because he has a huge modular system doesnt mean he uses it for every sound on every track. lol.....You think he doesn't use vst's like everyone else? Let alone a Virus or a little phatty.
Sweet set up. Reminds me of the crazy analogue modular set ups Tangerine Dream used live in the 70's, but with the modern digital twist. You can never have too many knobs and dials, you could loose yourself playing for hours.
@PeacefulDreamsMusic The initial problem is that they are physically different sizes. Euro modules fit in Eurorack cases, and synthdotcom modules fit in synthdotcom cases. I'm also willing to guess that there are internal issues like power, and internal routing issues with using the different formats. As far as I know, they are not compatible.
Same company. The Daft Punk synth is made of ModCan type A (uses banana plugs and is black), and deadmau5's is ModCan type B (uses 1/4" plugs and is white).
@djaekemusic he means the patch. its just some oscillators and a cloud generator going thru filters and effects. the cuttoff of the filter is being modulated by a nice little sequencer. and some effects
This is awesome, I love it. It kind of reminds me of You Used To Hold Me by Calvin Harris. It also reminds me of his lyric: "Pushing knobs pushing faders but I don't know what they do"
I found out now, yeah CV comes from the dark energy(and so does the clock) but it gets fed into a RCD(4MS Rotating Clock Divider) which seems to be pretty cool with the Z8000.
"Nothing too fancy" ._.
Believe me, it could be crazier.. He could've made it twice as big.
Kidde. It is
Ikr
Kidde. And then he did
dude your studio looks like the fucking death star
So many buttons that i should press...
its like you somehow manage to set off a nuke with the music and shit lmao
Man, there are more knobs in Joel's studio than stars in the universe
quepacho64 joel being one of them. Heyoooooo.
+quepacho64 FEWER!
Yes. And If you'll understand, what knobs are, you'll be 👍👏👍
-Black Science Man
And THIS is why we don't call him a "DJ"
DJs mix tracks together to keep the music going in a club/party
producers use ableton/fl studio
joel uses analogue
+ZZYZX I do both
+IntigeeOfficial most producers do
He's a Synth jockey
He is a DJ, but also much more than that. The people that just dj and doesn't produce are overrated, even tho it isn't easy to dj, producing is much harder and the dj's gets much more credit
did any laugh their ass of at that random sound mau5 makes at the last second? LMAO
LE- ...
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envy is a strong emotion.
And gets you nowhere
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@@tashikrtv6878 I see what you did there ;)
Envy is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have but I have it.
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It's incredible how awesome that cloud generator sounds, man.
+Magnuss Ignatius Indeed! I started investing in an A-100 system, and I looked into adding the cloud generator. Not that expensive! The cloud generator, that is. haha A-100 systems are expensive as f***
Bloody oath it is! So good that it has saw and sine waves
Literally this video and the way Deadmau5 uses the E340 is why I got into modular Synths. Looking back on this video now brings me great joy. And the E340 is one of the first modules I bought :)
@@HtownBigBoi832 Paul just announced he is retiring in a couple of years. really good run. gotta get my hands on an E352 before they get impossible to find
@@magnopere I had no clue Paul was retiring :O I actually managed to get my hands on an e352 about a year ago now. so I have both the cloud generator and the e352. good luck on your hunt, I know prices will unfortunately go up. i also heard a while back that the guy that runs Mutable Instruments is also closing up shop too.
And I'm just sitting here, using FL Studio... and NI Massive... Yea.
makes you realise how far it's all come huh, i do exactly the same but with logic paha, i proper want to get into using hardware to produce but it's all so expensive!
***** See I've been thinking about the Novation Bass Station 2 for a starter, heard good reviews on it, then start getting some modular stuff once I've got some more funds to invest
I would, but I've not got the equipment to be able to do it to the extent of it being great quality sound. I need to invest in some good flat headphones and some monitors first, I'm only just starting out tbh. I'd love to in the future though definitely!! What kind of music do you produce?
Random Person.
Haha
***** Yeah I got skype man, sorry about the late reply I've been quite busy recently moving house, working, looking at universities. And I'm more so on like harder hitting stuff if you get me, I wanna get into producing jump up but I'm experimenting with different stuff to see what I like doing, so mixing your and my style could end up being sweet. I'll PM you my skype or something probably today
Every now and then i keep coming back to this video just to listen to that loop starting at 1:21 . It's so good and nostalgic, it's a shame that a complete track never came out of that 😢
Mom walks in : "Wow sweetie! never thought you wanned to work at NASA!"
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Can we just here some of this for like 20 minutes?
Watching this made me smile, Can tell how excited Joel is about sharing his entire setup. I was happy just to rebuild my Kenwood GE-1100 EQ lol (Something about that Blue Reverb light I tell ya :D). I'm obsessed with lights on equipment and always have been since I was a kid. Back when building a component stereo system was "Awesome". It makes you feel like you're inside a spaceship traveling the stars. So this is just great to watch and hear in his voice about his build.
And that kids, is how you craft a spaceship
JFC... It kills me every time i hear "basically" or "simple" in this video. All of this wouldn't look out of place in a fuckin' spaceship.
aftershock2013 it is really simple once you get the concept down in your head. then it is just visualising a signal flow and anticipate what should happen. if you really understand a basic synth in depth you can use it no problem it just looks intimidating
The typo gives it a really strong early 2010 vibe lol
As a synth-head, I was at full mast at 2:45
Oh yeah I love Synth too
Me too
I wish it was a actual song
Personally I have to say i prefer hands on setups like this. They seem complicated, but no more so than using a digital software and VSTi's, except you use physical wires to connect things and modulate them.
Man I really want to learn all this...
+jocool47 Check out SeamlessR's channel, he explains how synths work. He just prefers software instead of hardware. You can translate between the two though
+Gamzee Makara wow thanks! I actually have FL Studio producer edition but I really don't know much about it
+Gamzee Makara he's doing analog stuff recently too.
+jocool47 where did you torrent it from? I can't seem to find a legit one
Wot Mate if you're going to be a pirate at least figure out how to do it yourself?
Don't let the kittens into this room, you won't like what happens.
The moment when u actually understand what he's saying and doing..
Put Avicii in front of these and grab a popcorn!
LOL that would be epic those new stupid dumb fucks would be dumbfounded
could you deal with it? i wish i could *-* i personaly only work with fl studio....
yes sir love real hardware fuck vsts check my soundcloud
So you have to understand how to use this to be able to make good music?
Subject Unknown He would probably know how to use it better than you would.
NASA called, they wan't equipment back
Does NASA make music?!?
I have no clue what any of this is, but I bet i'd get addicted to messing about with those dials changing tiny details of tracks to make them sound just right.
+takeshiC1 Or you get depressed, because you have no clue what any of this is :D
I personally think what's the most addicting is messing around with the dials and knobs and not knowing what they do is the best part.
And then you get even more depressed when you realize you're not a millionaire and can't even afford all the patch cables.
@@danneu8 but luckily we have vst and and some free digital vcv rack and autonism. They are great but obviously hardware synth are anologish superior. And fucking expensive......
You have no idea...
Dark energy produces clock data. #DeadMauTechTip
nope. It sends clock data through midi, but close enough. :P
@Aidan Såge
He is refering to this 4:27
He’s referring to the name of the box sending clock data...
I could just watch someone do this for a show. Why just press buttons? This is way cool!
Well, there are quite a few modular synth people on RUclips.
Colin Benders, Mylarmelodies, Akihiko Matsumoto come to mind.
NASA want their stuff back
Ok get it. So to put in basic terms. We start off with a sample of a melody in Ableton, then we go to a oscillator in some box hammered to the wall, next he turns nobs on another thing a majig that he claims is a "neet little guy", then all that shit goes trough like 10 fucking mixer channels, ultimately creating the sound that you hear. So there you go a brief overview on what he is doin- oh fuck it I have no idea on, how the fuck did he even know where put the wires for the sequencer.
:D any other wanna b producers?
+WolfyVolume na we don't start with a sample melody, we have midi going out of Ableton into a converter that keeps the clock of the synths, the synths make sounds, sounds go back to ableton and speakers and can be recorded as samples. I think, idk, this is too hard.
+iTroozTrooperDown yeah pretty much
actually, he sends midi data/clock data through the kenton and the dark energy, then patches them through the rotating clock dividers, then outputs every first to go of on the z8000, then he patched the cwejman vco 2rm into the mmf-1s, then outpitting the cv into the z8000 matrix sequencer, after that, he patched the afg into the freqeuensteiner, then that into the mx-4s. after, he patched the cloud generator into the 1v/per octave to the dark energy, and the audio out into the qmmg, then the qmmg into the mx-4s. Eventually the MMF-1s goes into the mx4s, which then outputs a stereo signal into the speakers. And thats the patch. :)
Aidan Såge damn man
the end tho
LLLLA-
I wish he would've made that melody into a song.. with that exact patch :(((((
Why because it's so original and unique? Not.
+StealthElectronVIP you must be a really well known producer with a bunch of original and unique ideas... Not
Roasted
it was probably just an experiemnt sequence.
FUCKING DESTROYED
wake up in the morning, press a couple keys, turn a couple knobs, chillout for about an hour.
Thanks for the inspiration, Joel. 8 years ago I saw this video and it started me down this crazy path of performing with modular synthesizers.
Totally amazing. A few wires, resisters and other electrical stuff that i have no bloody clue what is in there can make such wonderful sounds.
"Damn it Jim, I'm a Cook not an Electrician
Man this puts my korg monologue to shame
i don't understand a shit.
***** It's not just you.
this is how babies are made
Marco Reeves HI MARCO
I casually come back to this video about once a year to feel complete and beautiful nostalgia.
I’m back a year later
i cant even fathom how hard it would be for a complete beginner in making music like me could even begin to understand what all of that does....
if I had all of this.. I would never toutch a vst again.
Where can I buy stuff like this? I always end up in the wrong rabbithole looking for the good stuffs. anyone?
There are cheap Doepfer starter systems for less :o
Dennis Cornell where can I have a look at them?
Just google Doepfer and look through their modules. Their standardized systems are about 2 grand but you could just get individual modules from them and elsewhere, but Doepfer just happens to have the cheapest modules. There are guides and lists all over for which ones are essentials for starting out.
Dennis Cornell thanks dude
Are you still looking? Have you started in to modular?
"Nothing Too fancy"
I'd like to see Arcade Fire do this.
4:58 that feeling when he cuts the music
2:32 airhorn confirmed
To be perfectly honest, I never listened to Mau5 much, but I'm always going to admire how he makes his sounds. He really is talented in producing and pretty much has all my respect despite me not jammin to his tunes often.
The idea that basically everything is literally "static noise" with a lot of filters and modulation of frequency and amplitude amazes me from a technical point of view. Especially the cloud generator. Although I understand how it's done and WHY it works, it's still amazing to experience it in action.
"Get around to doin' a whole lot more, LLL--!!"
lol at the end: LE..! fucking died
your studio looks like a space ship
Sounds absolutely amazing. Can't wait to hear his atmos set up these days.
Even tho I'm too late, I really respect you Joel. All those House-"Top"-Producers have a MIDI Controller+Keyboard and that's it. They all spend their money on yachts, private yets, 20 Lamborghinis and partys. Even tho you have (I think) some McLarens and Purraris, you obviously spend hella money on music. Best example is this fcking epic modular system, the same goes for synths and software/VST's. I really respect you, even tho I don't listen to your music because it's not my genre, but you deserve soooo much more attention. You're true to yourself and you live music, and you ain't afraid to spend money for it. If I'll ever have so much money, I'll get inspired by you for those systems.
And the best thing about you is, you know what you're doing. Today's most producers just use Loops and they don't know anything about music or what they even using (Comps, EQs and all these other effects). You're truly a sound-designer and sound-engineer. Keep your work straight, I love you:)
And gimme some money, I also wanna build such an epic setup lol 150k are good hahah:D Then I finally could start producing lel
Greetz from a time travelling german fellow
I'm jelous, Joel... >_>
Fake, he's obvously using a preset!
Haha! America there, failing to grasp sarcasm :)
astro.temple.edu/~tud07455/images/Classic_S3.jpg
i could never read sarcasm :/
I don't know what is more impressive, the giant wall of knobs itself, or the fact you know what each thing is connected to and what the knobs will do. Goddamn.
So far, this is the best video collaboration of a video about electronics, and a video about music! xP
Can you release this song please
NASA wants their stuff back!!!!!!!
Its been 7 years and im still amazed by this.
Some of you sound like you could use a few definitions:
Patch - A specific configuration of settings making up a specific sound.
VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) - Makes an audio signal (sound).
VCF (Voltage Controlled Filter) - Limits high or low parts of the sound. Like the equalizer on your stereo. Often used to "sweep" the sound making a "wah" or "whoosh" sound.
Cutoff - How much of the high or low frequencies the VCF silences.
Sequencer - Plays notes to the synth over and over again.
I think it kinda sounds like strobe
song name please.
Deadmau5 ft. Taylor Swift - Bloody Snatch
Darude-Sandstorm
Preston Stringham Get a new craze kid.
squidstar111 lol ;)
StevenRides Deadrude - 5and5storm
3:13 that slight imaginary friends buildup
That looks like the most fun imaginable, better than looking at a screen all day
how much would a setup like that normally cost? looks very expensive but can't you build them up over time?
isn't that essentially what modular is?
if this is the case, then what is a good beginner setup you would recommend for somebody looking to get into analog synthesis?
I'd say to try the Korg MS-20 Mini. I'm going to be getting myself one. It's got lots of knobs, a nice patch bay, a keyboard, and even MIDI in/out!!
modular*?
hmm...i'd like that setup in my room :) but damn, money money money money :L
This is such an amazing insight on how much it takes to orchestrate one of your pieces. Take me under your wing; teach me the modulator.
dude. just because he has a huge modular system doesnt mean he uses it for every sound on every track. lol.....You think he doesn't use vst's like everyone else? Let alone a Virus or a little phatty.
Em0killer13 He pretty much does use it for every track.
no lol
Em0killer13 so he just uses his mac I'm guessing
fyi he uses a PC lol
modular*
I love ur voyager but I'm not prepared to spend 4000$ on a keyboard
Yeah, but what a keyboard!
i would love to hear an ep that was just mau5 playing with his modular synths
Me too.
can't stop watching this for 3hours.. just replay and replay and replay..
"nothing too fancy.."
NOTHING TOO FANCY HE SAIS!
2:23
>Nothing Too Fancy
>Giant array of Mixers/Patches/Wires/Knobs/Sliders that would make GLaDOS Blush
Stay modest, Mr. Mau5.
4:18 Goosebumps for days Joel.
I want a modular synth now…
I don’t wanna break my bank account though.
Sweet set up. Reminds me of the crazy analogue modular set ups Tangerine Dream used live in the 70's, but with the modern digital twist. You can never have too many knobs and dials, you could loose yourself playing for hours.
Holy crap! The unison detune on that cloud generator is like the sound in my head that I can't seem to make! I need to start a modular system!
@PeacefulDreamsMusic The initial problem is that they are physically different sizes. Euro modules fit in Eurorack cases, and synthdotcom modules fit in synthdotcom cases. I'm also willing to guess that there are internal issues like power, and internal routing issues with using the different formats. As far as I know, they are not compatible.
my brain only hears: "so here are some knobs and more knobs with.. some other knobs"
Joel: "...Nothing too fancy." Me: "What button do?"
Still waiting finished track from you with this melody !
Same company. The Daft Punk synth is made of ModCan type A (uses banana plugs and is black), and deadmau5's is ModCan type B (uses 1/4" plugs and is white).
Every few months, I come to check the shrine for luck.
"i'll probably get into the macbeth soon" ... dayumm
Looks rather complicated, pretty sexy. he makes it seem so simple
Modular synth envy. Those are awesome in the truest sense of the word.
@djaekemusic he means the patch. its just some oscillators and a cloud generator going thru filters and effects. the cuttoff of the filter is being modulated by a nice little sequencer. and some effects
This is awesome, I love it. It kind of reminds me of You Used To Hold Me by Calvin Harris. It also reminds me of his lyric: "Pushing knobs pushing faders but I don't know what they do"
Its funny how it started out so simple and then it turned amazing.
Aww...he just lost track of the days....he's so absorbed in all that wonderful gadgetry!
Theres just something about physical knobs and cables...it makes you feel more like a mad scientist and less like a WOW jockey
I found out now, yeah CV comes from the dark energy(and so does the clock) but it gets fed into a RCD(4MS Rotating Clock Divider) which seems to be pretty cool with the Z8000.
I bet he's like MC Hammer when he invites people over.
I could listen to this all day.
he must have a nice electricity bill
He most likely had a pre-made midi pattern he was running into it
This is where Dee Dee from Dexters lab comes in and says "WHAT DOES THIS BUTTON DO?' and it all goes to hell.
Hes standing there in front of 10,000 switches and 40,000 lights. ''yeah i got a got a basic patch goin''
"Nothing too fancy..."
NOTHING
TOO
FANCY.
You could make like twenty million songs with this thing
This is what FL Studio VR looks like.
Man has a studio full of analog gear rack synths and still has buffer problems, poor or rich we all deal with the ERRRRRRRRR sometimes i guess
"Nothing too fancy", "What's this?" That thing is so fucking big even he doesn't know what all it does!
NASA called, they want their rocket guidance system back...