Intellijel Metropolix Eurorack Sequencer Demo

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  • Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
  • Hello. Here's a demo of the shiny Intellijel Metropolix Eurorack dual sequencer module and Gx Expander. It's like two Metropolises plus internal modulation, accumulators and other performance tricks (plus drum sequencer) to keep those stages fresh. LINKS BELOW!
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    00:00 Hello & What's new since 2014?
    01:07 "So. Let's Play." Duelling Sequencers 1
    06:55 Introducing Probability
    07:53 Introducing Accumulators
    09:25 Introducing Mods
    11:47 Mods Jam
    13:01 Gx Expander as Drum Machine
    14:43 More Advanced Accumulators
    17:14 Grok Acid (Duelling Seqs 2)
    18:37 Preprandial Acid (Split Seqs + Accums)
    19:58 Euphoric Acid (Growing Stage Mode)
    20:41 Easygoing Acid (Duelling Seqs 3)
    21:25 Ratchet Funk Acid (Ratcheting)
    22:08 Fast Funk Acid (Clock Division)
    23:56 Skippy Acid (Skips as performance tool)
    25:32 Arpeggiated Acid (Accumulators)
    26:46 Loopy Acid (Loopy mode)
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Комментарии • 271

  • @RedMeansRecording
    @RedMeansRecording 3 года назад +43

    Young
    Supple
    Hands

    • @RedMeansRecording
      @RedMeansRecording 3 года назад +8

      Also I swear to God your voice has gotten even more audiobook ready. Is this what having babies and making podcasts does to a man?

    • @mylarmelodies
      @mylarmelodies  3 года назад +15

      @@RedMeansRecording I've had lots of practice reading bedtime stories, my Gruffalo is pretty much stage-ready

    • @RedMeansRecording
      @RedMeansRecording 3 года назад +12

      @@mylarmelodies just to reiterate the jams in this are fucking transcendental

    • @markbooth
      @markbooth 2 года назад +2

      @@RedMeansRecording don’t sell yourself short my friend, your jams are of similar quality 😎

    • @Tony_Tyson
      @Tony_Tyson 2 года назад +1

      @@markbooth But with old wrinkly hands.. it just isn't the same

  • @BrettMohr
    @BrettMohr Год назад +6

    what separates you from other gear youtubers is that your demos are actually musically interesting

    • @ericMT
      @ericMT 3 месяца назад

      Check out Red Means Recording. He is funny, informative, and makes musically interesting videos as well. Hard to beat this channel though, it’s one of my favorites.

  • @G3rnot
    @G3rnot 3 года назад +6

    Your first clip about the metropolis sold one to me. Your second one now comes after I "autobought" the metropolix. And now right after watching this video, I`ll rediscover it ... for hours ... and hours ... this was INSPIRING ....."!!!!!!!!

  • @proxymerchant
    @proxymerchant Год назад +6

    Absolutely SOLD
    Just ordered mine a few minutes ago!
    Never has there been a more pounding and energetic demo of a sequencer.
    THANK YOU

  • @emptycoast420
    @emptycoast420 3 года назад +6

    One of the best demos out there.... whiskers and gravy.

    • @mylarmelodies
      @mylarmelodies  3 года назад +2

      It’s something my Dad says that (the gravy and whiskers bit, he’s just slightly bemused at my videos)

  • @KryptOKnight184
    @KryptOKnight184 3 года назад +10

    your metroplis video is what got me into modular. Very much been looking forward to this video. Thanks for the jams!

  • @NOLNV1
    @NOLNV1 3 года назад +38

    How Intellijel haven't yet made a Metropolis-Atlantis standalone desktop groovebox I have no idea!
    They work so beautifully together!

    • @jetpacksnake9741
      @jetpacksnake9741 3 года назад +1

      Yeah they should

    • @edjwise
      @edjwise 3 года назад +4

      @@jetpacksnake9741 add in a plonk for some basic percussion.

    • @Jimbo386000
      @Jimbo386000 3 года назад +1

      I’d buy it!

    • @vinnowater
      @vinnowater 3 года назад

      @@edjwise and a Steppy for triggering stuff around 😌

    • @edjwise
      @edjwise 3 года назад +17

      @@vinnowater and it could be modular, so it has flexible routing.

  • @NicWolf
    @NicWolf 3 года назад +5

    I told myself I wasn't going to get another sequencer... This is an awesome step up from the original! ... now I just need more hp and free time...

  • @nickysix4819
    @nickysix4819 3 года назад +40

    What an informative, yet utterly face-melting 30 minutes!

  • @chalkboardguy226
    @chalkboardguy226 3 года назад +9

    I'd pretty much buy recordings of almost any of the stuff you were just twiddling with on here. Amazing stuff indeed!!!

  • @PeperJaron
    @PeperJaron 3 года назад +31

    Sweet! Looking forward to this!
    The original demo of the metropolis got me started on eurorack, after all!

    • @wonkyrobot
      @wonkyrobot 3 года назад +1

      Same here!

    • @BeauSkowron
      @BeauSkowron 3 года назад +2

      Same here as well!

    • @EY-zz7xj
      @EY-zz7xj 3 года назад +3

      Same. Got them both. (And Mylar's DFAM video was the only one that made me get one, too)

    • @chrisarndt8251
      @chrisarndt8251 3 года назад +2

      Same here

    • @BeauSkowron
      @BeauSkowron 3 года назад

      @@EY-zz7xj haha damn that Mylar- Maybe HE'S the gateway drug into Eurocrack! I haven't gotten into the X as much yet... maybe I've been waiting for a more instructional vid like this one...

  • @Nmh
    @Nmh 3 года назад +9

    The original metropolis video started my obsession with Euro and Intellijel gear. Terrified to think what this one will be capable of.

  • @smartassrecords
    @smartassrecords 3 года назад +28

    This sequencer is an absolute beast , the new firmware does pattern chaining , quick styles , it is so easy and fun still allowing all the mods etc....transpose in octave in etc... i've also been enjoying the tempo change mod as Wes at intellijel prompted me to check it out and it is producing such crazy unique results as well , this thing is a riff machine on steroids hopped up on booze and jazz , such an incredible machine IMO thanks Intellijel

    • @looseyfur74
      @looseyfur74 2 года назад +1

      the best sequencer for the money imho

    • @smartassrecords
      @smartassrecords 2 года назад

      @@looseyfur74 agreed

    • @joshk2181
      @joshk2181 2 года назад +1

      @@smartassrecords still think so?

    • @smartassrecords
      @smartassrecords 2 года назад

      @@joshk2181 absolutely still think so , it is a riff spitting beast .

  • @LarsBjerregaard
    @LarsBjerregaard 3 года назад +4

    It's a beast! Great demo Alex. Seems like, apart from retaining its old tricks it's now got interesting features for generative stuff, nice.

  • @tescomealdeals
    @tescomealdeals 3 года назад +48

    I’ve watched your original metropolis demo like 30 times, can’t wait to watch this one 30 times more

    • @alexskepp
      @alexskepp 3 года назад +2

      +1 on that. The original video is one of the things I have been coming back to over the years and it never ceases to inspire

    • @tescomealdeals
      @tescomealdeals 3 года назад

      A1-3K he’ll yeah man!

    • @sebastianrichter9008
      @sebastianrichter9008 3 года назад +2

      this. (and I guess you forgot to mention the Atlantis demo ;) )

    • @tescomealdeals
      @tescomealdeals 3 года назад

      @@sebastianrichter9008 silly me, how could i ever forget!

    • @postRMO
      @postRMO 3 года назад

      What a top user name

  • @zipnone1996
    @zipnone1996 3 года назад +3

    Love Intellijel! Their modules are so fun and inspiring. Already a big fan of Metropolis, this Metropolix update looks insane! :D

  • @Unifono2012
    @Unifono2012 2 года назад +2

    Coming back once again to this beautiful demo. Nobody on youtube comes close to your gear demos. I come for the gear, but leave blown away by your musical examples. Thanks for this wonderful channel

  • @michaelfaymusic
    @michaelfaymusic 3 года назад +9

    That Dueling Sequences 3 part is so juicy. Im really appreciating the amount of work that must go into these demos man. If I hadn't already bought a Metropolix 2 days ago i would've been sold now.

  • @carrier_signal1
    @carrier_signal1 3 года назад +5

    RDJ Album, the eurorack module. Wonderful demo!

  • @harrymindgameTV
    @harrymindgameTV 2 года назад +1

    Wow!! I bought my Metropolis because of your review years ago and I still have it in my rack and now we have this monster. Excellent review sir.

  • @joelkulesha8284
    @joelkulesha8284 3 года назад +3

    So glad to see you back! It seemed like all the modular channels went silent at the same time!

  • @CinematicLaboratory
    @CinematicLaboratory 3 года назад +7

    The opening patch is already enough to get one. I bet your live case is going to change again! I thought I made a cool demo about Metropolix, but you clearly show how it was intended to be used :). F8kcing amazing.

  • @debbie09090
    @debbie09090 3 года назад +4

    Wow that’s a fab piece of gear. Would love to own that and the Atlantis too. Great demos, some bouncy tunes!

  • @mraymond77
    @mraymond77 3 года назад +1

    Duuude your sequences seriously blow me away.

  • @hexial
    @hexial 3 года назад +5

    Waaaargh, the grooves from 14:43 absolutely blew my mind! Holy crap accumulators are powerful 🤯

    • @e.b.1279
      @e.b.1279 Год назад +1

      This section is Sooooooooo SICK!!!!!!! (Sorry, this ALL is SICCC!!!!!!!!!)

  • @kr61ab67
    @kr61ab67 2 года назад

    Great as always ! Intellijel forever.

  • @ryanmurgatroyd9923
    @ryanmurgatroyd9923 3 года назад +12

    Dude this is so next level. Using the pitch pre quantise to scale the melody up and down is such a good idea. I was trying to take the metropolix output to a VCA to scale the range of the melody, but it was losing all the slides and other details. This was a ridiculously good demo!.

    • @final_animal
      @final_animal 2 года назад

      What does this actually mean? Is he basically transposing the melody here? I assumed it was like raising an oscillator's by one octave but it seems like there's something else going on

    • @madamelagent8520
      @madamelagent8520 Год назад

      @@final_animal Doing this pre-quantize means whatever the new value is it will stay in range of the pre-selected scale

  • @bcroson82
    @bcroson82 2 года назад

    This video is epic from start to finish. Well done 👍.

  • @davidsattar
    @davidsattar Год назад +1

    I’m new in modular 🤓 was working before so much with the ml-185 sequencer from max for live. Friday I went to Schneiders and bought this sequencer along other awesome modules! It is such a great module and this sequencer is exactly what I was looking for but didn’t know that it exists 😃 Thank you so much for all the great insights on programming it ❤️

  • @lefunghi6151
    @lefunghi6151 2 года назад

    I always go back and forth between getting the Metropolix or the René… but then I watch this video again and just want this thing! Such a fantastic demo.

  • @charlieminers2892
    @charlieminers2892 2 года назад +1

    Talk about a worthy sequel! Absolutely loved this one man

  • @AmbientMusicStudio
    @AmbientMusicStudio 2 года назад

    Best Metropolix review on the internet. Wasn't sure I wanted one until watching your video.

  • @fosferus
    @fosferus 3 года назад +5

    tasty tunes and a compelling presentation of what could have been a dull instruction manual. shit man, you should get paid to do this! oh wait... congrats on this, was just as much fun to watch as v1.

  • @ELEKTROGOWK
    @ELEKTROGOWK 2 года назад +1

    Great Demo!!! I love to watch your videos, even if I have to spend lots of money after watching them. Good choice !!!

  • @NETrevgadget
    @NETrevgadget 3 года назад +3

    Goddamnit you've done it again. I NEED THIS

  • @moorhertz829
    @moorhertz829 2 года назад

    Quality demo and thanks for listing all the modules you use…Btw, that case is tasty!

  • @macros303
    @macros303 3 года назад +1

    Best demo by miles. Sold

  • @ig88andribs
    @ig88andribs 3 года назад +1

    Arrived today. instant favorite module.

  • @iLEZ
    @iLEZ 2 года назад +3

    From cardboard to oak! I love it.

  • @shawnhsu
    @shawnhsu 3 года назад +1

    Awesome demo! Makes me wanna get one more!

  • @NedBouhalassaVideos
    @NedBouhalassaVideos 3 года назад +2

    5:30 in and I’m like, “Woah, this just might get beastly!” Bravo!!

  • @klangschall18
    @klangschall18 8 месяцев назад

    Most inspiring video about metropolix and modular in general - love it. Watched already so many times.

  • @chrischain_
    @chrischain_ 2 года назад +2

    I've been coming back to this video over and over the past few days just for the jam between 8:26 and 9:20. Would love to have just a 10+ minute jam of that idea.
    Same for the pattern between 3:11 and 4:26. But really all the patterns in this video are great, same for your Atlantis video that I've been listening to as well for the great jams.
    Safe to say you've sold me on these Intellijel modules for when I get a modular case.

  • @markbooth
    @markbooth 2 года назад +1

    Performing loopy mode is what I love about Steppy so looking forward to finally getting my hands on Metropolix next week as they are like gold dust right now.

  • @Unifono2012
    @Unifono2012 3 года назад +3

    This is so amazing just like your first video. I‘d like to start eurorack again just to use this module

  • @janhoracek6438
    @janhoracek6438 2 года назад

    Your demos are best.

  • @el_dani
    @el_dani 3 года назад +6

    glad that I bought it before this video, it‘s going to be sold out for a long time (haven‘t seen the video yet)

    • @michaelfaymusic
      @michaelfaymusic 3 года назад

      Was just thinking the same thing. Bought mine 2 days ago and it turns out it was just in time. I was curious if he was gonna do a video. Very pumped for this.

    • @gouhlgambit6296
      @gouhlgambit6296 3 года назад +1

      Great video. But not great for my future module plans

    • @sebastianrichter9008
      @sebastianrichter9008 3 года назад +1

      lucky bastard ;)

  • @scottkinder4888
    @scottkinder4888 2 года назад +1

    Could not stand to listen to the loopop vid on this module, despite all the valuable info it contains. You just can't help but make a bopping (and still informative) demo for this incredible module. 'Face-melting' is a good way to describe it, too.
    The original Metropolis was amazing, this one looks to be absolutely transformational and unique in the world of music gear. It took me a little time to process the farewell of my old Metropolis--it's just so damn 'immediate' to make a jam--but once you get your head around the X, it's all of the original and so much more; Intellijel did a brilliant job with the succession (and so did you!).
    Cheers, Alex

  • @myceliumtechno
    @myceliumtechno 28 дней назад

    Man, what a demo! 🖤

  • @v47_music
    @v47_music 3 года назад +3

    That's it, I'm getting this and Atlantis.

  • @jdavis.fw303
    @jdavis.fw303 2 года назад

    See's the hand...hears "this.." Smashes the like button...because Mylar's module reviews are the best in all of modular media!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @sajidcains2710
    @sajidcains2710 Год назад +1

    My favourite demo video, thanks very much.

    • @mrmeoff
      @mrmeoff Год назад

      My fav demo was the his first one, lol, and now this one.

  • @stormyweather6728
    @stormyweather6728 Месяц назад

    So many" wow's" in this one mylar. Even my toaster start breakdancing😅 paired with akamis Castle and one good delay unit must be galactic as ffffffffffffffff

  • @FerboseSounds
    @FerboseSounds Год назад

    Amazing demo!

  • @TheCheeriosMan
    @TheCheeriosMan 2 года назад +1

    Jams are next level on this one. Nice beats throughout! Looks like suuuuch a fun sequencer but also to call it that almost doesn’t do it justice eh. Just thinking if this will make me part with my 0-Coast to raise some funds. Great info and scope of function as always.

  • @twandy01
    @twandy01 2 года назад +1

    Dam you have made me NEED another module!

  • @BeniRoseMusic
    @BeniRoseMusic 3 года назад +2

    Well it's a damn good thing you can't find this thing anywhere or else you would've convinced me to buy it!

  • @analog_
    @analog_ 2 года назад

    Excellent stuff.. you have me sold!

  • @synthmage00
    @synthmage00 3 года назад +1

    Welp, I'm back here watching this video for the 3rd time already. My Metropolix is on the way now. I'll send you an invoice :)

  • @mymodularjourney
    @mymodularjourney 3 года назад

    Excellent demo.

  • @tomsjensen4019
    @tomsjensen4019 3 года назад +20

    Dang, where's the cardboard rack? 😢

    • @mylarmelodies
      @mylarmelodies  Год назад +4

      Wood is really tough cardboard, right? x

  • @intafon
    @intafon 3 месяца назад

    Now that took me back to the early 90’s 🙂

  • @joelnegus
    @joelnegus 3 года назад +2

    I’ve had my metropolix for months, but now I need to go back and shed man! So many more possibilities with this thing than I’ve gotten to explore yet!

  • @mastermachetier5594
    @mastermachetier5594 2 года назад

    I’ve been thinking of getting one of these to expand a matriarch into more of a modular style system. Thanks for the video pretty great !

  • @GeorgeLocke
    @GeorgeLocke Год назад

    This is some of the best music MM had ever shown us. Sick, dude.

    • @GeorgeLocke
      @GeorgeLocke Год назад

      Still digging it. Holy dawn, so much electro love.

    • @GeorgeLocke
      @GeorgeLocke Год назад

      I keep finding this comment and agreeing with myself...

  • @tblv9300
    @tblv9300 Год назад

    best metropolix demo

  • @michaelt_tamtam
    @michaelt_tamtam 3 года назад +1

    Intellijel make great stuff. I would love to try out this new sequencer

  • @bigman3274
    @bigman3274 3 года назад +1

    a mylarmelodies video? very cool, very nice, i will watch with my eyeballs and listen with my ears :D

  • @sCealt
    @sCealt 3 года назад

    top demo!

  • @chemicalBR0
    @chemicalBR0 3 года назад +1

    its like acid on acid, amazing demo Alex

  • @wonkychris5473
    @wonkychris5473 3 года назад

    good to see the TR and 808s back :-)

  • @pipobob
    @pipobob 2 года назад

    Can’t wait to receive my metropolix !

  • @TheKeyboardSoldier
    @TheKeyboardSoldier 3 года назад +1

    This is DOPE

  • @LowPassMountain
    @LowPassMountain 3 года назад

    Oh nice and I just got the Metropolis not long ago. Great demo.

  • @redlester
    @redlester Год назад

    Thanks so much for this. This is the only demo I've yet found (including Intellijel's own) which properly illustrates the use of the GX expander. I just wish the supplied I2C cable was long enough to have the expander on the right hand side of the sequencer!

    • @mylarmelodies
      @mylarmelodies  Год назад +1

      Thanks - Yes agreed about cable length! Might be worth sourcing a third party one from a dealer if possible?

    • @redlester
      @redlester Год назад

      @@mylarmelodies YT seems to have removed my previous reply, presumably because I put an external link in it. Anyway have bought a 300mm long 6 way cable from Farnell in UK. My Metropolix is on the LHS of my case so I want the expander more central for shorter patching to other things.

    • @mylarmelodies
      @mylarmelodies  Год назад

      Sorry it might be as I upped the stringency on it following recent scam attempts on Telegram! Noted, might have to get one of those!

  • @Hrotti
    @Hrotti 3 года назад

    mine is set to arrive in about a week... I can't wait.

  • @mooseinbeesocks2700
    @mooseinbeesocks2700 3 года назад

    As soon as I saw this I want and ordered like 50 trimmer toppers thank you.

  • @mentat7984
    @mentat7984 3 года назад +5

    First section sounds so like Orbitall!

  • @SoundsMick
    @SoundsMick 3 года назад +6

    Intense! Curious to see breakdown of how this changes your live rig assuming you are using it there. Had no idea about the GX! I’ve been doing a similar thing using Joranalogue Compare 2 to get pitch related gates. Have been using one for a couple months now, it’s incredibly complex while remaining so hands-on which is quite an achievement, more hands-on than the wonderful Vector even but with similar levels of automation madness. The accumulator and sequenceable custom scales absolutely rock.

    • @SoundsMick
      @SoundsMick 3 года назад +1

      @Black Coffee Now hah well I've heard of it now and it's in my case :)

    • @smartassrecords
      @smartassrecords 3 года назад

      i fully agree it is so easy to figure out as it is so hands on and so much feature packed and the new firmware is killin'

  • @micaevski
    @micaevski 2 года назад +1

    Half the demos here are better than most released tracks... as usual.

  • @kiickinballistics
    @kiickinballistics 2 года назад

    18:26 Orbital would be happy with that! And the new midi on v1.4 is a real winner for all concerned.

  • @sammiliauskas
    @sammiliauskas 3 года назад

    Epic!

  • @hudsoncraftworks
    @hudsoncraftworks Год назад +1

    I thought this was supposed to be a how-to demo. The energetic, absolute desk-shaking half-hour jam you gave us was waay better. Love it! Thanks

    • @mylarmelodies
      @mylarmelodies  Год назад +1

      👍 Ha, we try to do a bit of both here but I think with the Metropolis/lix the proof is in the pudding

  • @swampflux
    @swampflux 3 года назад +1

    I knew this was going to make me want to drop money. 7:53 accumulators had me. jeeeesus

  • @danielsolomon63
    @danielsolomon63 3 года назад

    Would have been super neat to demo this in the same cardboard "case" you used for the 1st one :D . Great demo!

    • @mylarmelodies
      @mylarmelodies  3 года назад +1

      I know right - alas it is gone, but I kept a piece of it

  • @usaroman
    @usaroman 10 месяцев назад

    Thanks after several months of comparing sequencers I'm finally convinced MetropoliX is the one with XAOC Moskwa a solid companion.

  • @Gorpisnorb
    @Gorpisnorb Год назад

    Dude, I was just listening and thought my phone went back to the live aphex video I was watching earlier!

  • @HousePlant_Ambient
    @HousePlant_Ambient 4 месяца назад

    I’ve just snag one for a good deal. Can’t wait.

  • @RMMChicagoOfficial
    @RMMChicagoOfficial 3 года назад +1

    sweet! Im rocking the Ryk-m185

  • @stephena4878
    @stephena4878 2 года назад

    This demo is a religious experience I keep coming back to

  • @devmiles
    @devmiles 3 года назад

    And again, ACE!!!

  • @mindlessinterior
    @mindlessinterior 3 года назад

    Another curious module is the Modulaire Maritime Sindikat. It's a neat little cv processor/mult/sum/extras in like 10-12 hp.

  • @pipobob
    @pipobob 2 года назад

    Wow 😮

  • @Psionetics
    @Psionetics 3 года назад +1

    These jams are delicious

  • @romanovelius
    @romanovelius 3 месяца назад

    i know it's a metropolix video but you just sold me the planar ✈

  • @milesmacquarrie5851
    @milesmacquarrie5851 3 года назад +2

    Holy Hell, 22:09, are you some sort of Drexciyan Sea Monster????? Amazing

  • @therealajahn
    @therealajahn 3 месяца назад

    It would be really cool if Intellijel released a broken out version of this with panels for each function for easier access.

  • @22neohenry
    @22neohenry 3 года назад

    I'll be playing this video on my phone under my pillow as I fall asleep for the indefinite future.

  • @skunksmisery
    @skunksmisery 3 года назад

    shivering, with antici....

  • @nodz007
    @nodz007 3 года назад +1

    I've watched it for 5 mins and I want one, dammit mylar