Mimeophon Development: a conversation with Tom Erbe and Walker Farrell
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- Опубликовано: 22 окт 2024
- (A version of this video without the background music is available here: • Mimeophon Development:... )
As we were wrapping up development of the Mimeophon, Tom Erbe stopped by our shop to discuss his inspirations behind the module with Make Noise's Instrument Specialist Walker Farrell.
Tom Erbe (of Soundhack) has worked with us on several modules, including the Echophon, tELHARMONIC, Erbe-Verb and Morphagene. Our latest collaboration, the Mimeophon, is a stereo, multi-zone color audio repeater, and is a modern take on various historical sound copying, echo and repeating devices. More information on the module (including its manual) can be found here: www.makenoisemu...
We hope to be adding more content like this to our channel- if you liked it, be sure to give it a thumbs up and let us know in the comments what you'd like to see us cover next!
www.makenoisemu...
We have uploaded an alternative version of this video without the background music as high in the mix: ruclips.net/video/VXxImQ68IQE/видео.html
I prefer the background music version.
well it is not going anywhere :)
Geez, people are so picky...
It would be a much better interview if that half empty bowl at 3:16 (right corner) was half full.
Thanks
Tom's honesty and authenticity is a breath of fresh air in music tech
And he's just as fun as he is smart!
Back in the ‘60s Paul Horn did an album, Inside the Taj Mahal, where the natural echo inside the building was long enough to play along with the returning sound. However in the subsequent album, inside II, was done primarily in the studio and there is a cut that has Mr. Horn producing a staccato effect on the flute. The delay space appeared to so large that as the sounds went from rain drops to the crack of a fire that seemed grow into something much larger,may be a forest fire. So the extreme size of the final zone that Mr. Erne spoke about has the potential to do something marvellous. Thank you
A thoroughly engaging and warm conversation between the two of you. I'd be happy to see more of such content too. To think I used to use Digitech Time Machine Rack Delay that completely opened up my sonic world in the 1980s. Something like the Mimeophon is light years ahead of this. I can't wait to explore this device one day too!
is that one heard on any of your records??
@@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC The entire Scanner 1 CD (Ash International) album was recorded using the Digitech 7.6 Time Machine, Alesis Quadraverb and a Fostex 280. No sampler available with my budget so used the Digitech to trap the sound in and loop and process it!
@@RobinRimbaudScanner Awesome!!!
I love that the "color" control is not just a simple filter. It seems to morph between several effects that include distortion and compression. Really unique and intentional. I also love that Tom dove deep into the schematics and spectra of a variety of classic hardware. That elbow grease comes through in the module's unique sound. Really looking forward to playing around with this module.
there is a whole history in every element of a soundhack module :) i like to think we hit the sweet spot of expressive control for the user, and distinctive character in the sound
Yes, videos like this are awesome. I often meticulously research how gear works and hearing the backstory behind it tells so much about its intention and personality. And Tom is particularly great, his reverb max patches are great learning tools for wrapping your head around how reverb can work.
thanks for watching!
More please. It's always great to hear how the intent of the module and how it was realized. Looking forward to more Erbe stuff.
The best video MN have done, well done Walker! Tom is a modern day genius!
It was wonderful to hear the variety of things which influenced Tom Erbe when he was creating the Mimeophon. I actually enjoyed the background music...it sounded like you had a
Mimeophon Violin Quartet playing quietly in the background.💡✔
that's what we were going for! probably will let future interviews play without music though, based on all the feedback from others :)
Keep doing these (and with less background music ideally, something that others have mentioned too). I really enjoyed listening to the panels from the 10 year Make Noise festival as well - apart from design and behind the scenes, it would be cool to see more stuff like that with artists too as either individually or as panels. The Make Noise albums/records could always be accompanied with a chat with the artist, for example.
thanks for the suggestions!
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Love the music with your story. It adds a lot to the interview , two sophisticated bards!
That MN Ripper poster - my worlds colliding ❤️
Also, this makes me so excited to receive my Mimeophon! Thank you, Tom.
Zach That poster is definitely the coolest thing ever!
The mimeophon is another MN module in my system that took me a year to realize is a must have by hearing the tutorials with headphones.
Tom Erbe is a great and inventive guy. I'm using the Soundhack software and his plugins for many many years now. Morphagene is one of my favorite eurorack modules and I'm really eager to get my hands on Mimeophon.
I'm here for the background warble
Nice interview! Always good to find out the inspirations behind great designs. I'm super excited for this module :)
(I found the background music a little distracting due to panning though and maybe it should have been faded out during the interview.)
thanks for watching!!
We have uploaded an alternative version of this video without the background music as high in the mix: ruclips.net/video/VXxImQ68IQE/видео.html
For what it’s worth after all this time, I really enjoyed the background music in this video. Just more to love in my opinion.
Great interview, I love the Mimeophon background music.
Great work on both of these new videos Walker! Continue with this direction for sure!
thanks for watching!!
Please do more of these videos. It is very nice to hear about the vision of a module
"We hope to be adding more content like this to our channel" yes please do! This kind of "interviews" are allways inspiring for me to make interesting noises with my modules... :) Thank you for uploading and sharing it with us! Cheers! :)
thanks for watching!
yes!; although i would enjoy it even more w/o the background music. keep these coming!
gumdr0p yes, having the music in the intro or as interludes would be preferable
we'll keep this in mind for future releases like this. hope you enjoyed anyway!
@@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC absolutely, it's great to have this kind of insight into the design process!
I am trying to mute it in my head, its not working...its not as much the level...as much as it is...annoying. Like a brain experiment of trying to focus on what the people are saying.
Great insight to the maker's ideas though.
We have uploaded an alternative version of this video without the background music as high in the mix: ruclips.net/video/VXxImQ68IQE/видео.html
I love the room. You are both fun to listen to. Great info and dive into production reasoning.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic discussion. Valuable on so many different levels.
Great content! I'd definitely love to see more interview type videos!
Brilliant interview, and luminous explanations, Tom and Walker!
Thanks!
Is that an OG Shared System in the background when they cut to Walker ?
Oh man.. I lusted after that System for some many years before I finished university and got a year of work under my belt after I graduated. I have the “OG” CV bus one.. with the elite case not the new metal one.. too bad you guys don’t use the elite cases anymore. I can imagine why.
Anyway the Shared System is probably the best Eurorack INSTRUMENT still to this day. It clearly was put together as a coherent thought yet it can be used in an infinite number of ways. Thank you make noise for all you have done and continue to do for our community.
Now to decide do I keep the echophone or update to the mimeophone. I went with the times on the Morphagene and I love it but also miss the lofi quality of the phonogene and it’s short sample time and no SD card caused limitations that can breed even more creativity
Thanks for the support!!! That is THE OG Shared System, i.e. the one built for and heard on the 7” record series.
Excellent. More interviews!
I love these kinds of videos (I rewatch the panels from the Make Noise 10 year fairly regularly!) would be dope to see more stuff like this.
More conversations, interviews would be great.
Mimeophon is the best sounding delay & reverb I’ve ever used. It’s instant love.
Glad to hear it!
Super interesting. Love my Effectron. Would love to hear more like this, particularly on the Morphagene, but honestly would love to hear more on things like the DPO, Optomix, René... You often hear many designers say things like inspired by xyz module. I would love to hear more elaboration on where they decided to take it further.
I appreciated the background music. Please continue with it.
i love the background music . ...
Great interview, horrible idea to have that background music running the entire time!!!! Please reupload this video without the background music?
it's for the entire time? yeah im not sitting through that. thanks.
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It's not that bad. C'mon. I think it sounds really interesting.
@@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC Thanks for this. I came to the comments to find out if someone else asked.
I can’t believe people are complaining. I think it’s great. It’s not something one is used to so it has a certain effect that for me is very desirable, in that it takes a mundane conversation into something quite strange and interestingly new. Like a breath of fresh air. Isn’t that what this is all about.? ?
Great interview, Walker. More of this, please ;-) Some design ideas on the Morphagene would be insightful.
i would love to see sequel to this video about the spectraphon!
I love hearing the history of my modules! Keep it up. Request: The history of Maths.
buchla
Great interview!
thanks for watching!
Awesome, thanks Walker, and yeah keep the content coming.
OMG you whipped out my two favorite rack mounted delays one after the other.
the effectron and .... ?
@@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC The space echo! I guess that version isn't a rack mount unit, but I love that tape delay. Watching the squiggly tape from the top is something I could do all day.
@@robertsyrett1992 yeah, it is truly hypnotic! we had to borrow one locally for this shoot, but i would love to find one for myself some day :) -W
i love soundhack..especially the PVOC KIT .. some of the best effect softwares ever !
we agree!
This was great
Tom Erbe makes really great effects/instruments !
It's true!
@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC is there a link for the background music or a patch ? :D
Really enjoyed this, but had to switch off half way- the background loop was too much..
Me too, love the content but I can't focus on what he's saying with the background loop on that volume
We have uploaded an alternative version of this video without the background music as high in the mix: ruclips.net/video/VXxImQ68IQE/видео.html
@@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC That's great, that background loop was spoiling my enjoyment of the interview as well. Thank you.
Thank You.. Video's like this one is valuable to me.
that's good to know! we figured at least some people would be interested in longer conversations about design :)
26:05 boss ps-2 also does a similar thing with its mode knob, but with less delay modes and with a very gritty sound, i really enjoy playing it almost like a rhythmic instrument and sampling noisy percussion lines from it
Cool chat with the Erbernator. So this is the new delay...
Any hints as to when the new reverb will be trekking to earth from that other worldly place ?
i always like having an in depth interview that gets beyond "aw yeah this is a neat module" but maybe spice it up with a bit of B Roll, especially when you are talking about the different aspects. Also the BG music is a bit exhausting after a while. nonetheless it's great to see such niche videos
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A slower background musical piece mixed further in the background would be better. Awesome video though, Tom Erbe is a genius love all his work.
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Nice Eames reference Tom!
Zone 7 is the best thing that happened to my rack :).
Maybe....just maybe, We just “got” schooled! Lots can be learned by this guy. He’s given lots away from years of experience. Just my take.
anyone know where I can hear the gordon mumma stressed space palindromes?
Great content! although music in the background was so annoying I wasn't able to see it completely :(
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@@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC thanks a lot! you rock
I like what I see. What I liked was to see it.
well said! :)
This rules!
Thanks for watching!!
Brillant
beside morphagene and sinfonion my fav module of all times! even if i decide to sell all my system, i will frame these 3 modules and hang them on my wall.....even take them 6 feet under with me! mimeophone is a masterpiece!
Happy patching!! ⚡️
So cool what a brain
I love this idea for content but agree that the music/sounds are not necessary but very distracting. Thanks for all the cool stuff though!
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That lightning bolt shirt!
"MATHS all over" from maybe late 2015? One of my favorites :) -W
Completely forgot about the effectron - I used to use it loads in the 80s, we used to call it the erection.
Would like to see you do a jam
Weird thought: can you repeat CV / Gate signals with the module, too? Or is my brain just dead after travelling for over 36 hours and then watching this video?
No, it's an audio repeater (AC coupled i/o).
“Nirvana chorus effect” = Electro-Harmonix Polychorus methinks
there are delay effects, and then there is mimeophon
wuuw
came here to comment that background music should be BACKGROUND. Try and keep it under 0dB guys :-/
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Background music behind an informal dialog like this is kind of annoying to a non-ADD viewer...just sayin'.
I wouldn't mind having this re-uploaded without and background music. Harder to focus on the discussion. Music is fine, but should only be at the start or end.
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This is an interview. It doesn’t need background music. Especially this loud.
thanks for the feedback, we will keep an eye on this in the future.
@@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC I loved the background music, you could turn it down a couple Db, but I didn't think it got in the way of the speech. Very nice interview, keep 'em coming!
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Dude. The music AAaaaaaarggghhh I couldn't concentrate on the talking!
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the background sound gets so annoying over time..
amazing interview with lots of knowledge being dropped. insufferable background music.
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it's really difficult to focus on the conversation and understand the structure of the modules with all that ambient music going on in the 'background'!! i love Tom Erbe but i had to literally stop watching. it was very disconcerting