holy cow! This RUclips video is the future we were promised - television showing exactly what we want, instead of for the largest possible audience! Wunderbar!
This channel is steadily becoming one of the best synths channel on RUclips. I really really enjoy Anthony and his knowledge on things. I'm learning a lot of things about synthesis and arrangment.
Man your not kidding. I started messing with these things in the mid to late 70’s then gradually got into other things like Hammonds( b3). But still love synths and I find I’m getting back into them at 60plus years old.
This is one of the best synth videos I have ever seen. I remember coming across a cachet of 1970s magazines back in the 80s/90s and remember the initial UK reviews of the Prophet and CS80... the prices were similar to the price of a small terraced house in my town. I'd never really thought much of the CS80 until now... what an amazing timbre especially with the ring mod...
My eyes teared up a little when they turned the OBX8 voice around to see the back of it. Stendhal syndrome moment for sure. So beautiful. A chaotic marvel. God bless the geniuses that make these gorgeous soulful instruments. It's easy to forget the miraculous human achievements in the technologies that surround us every day. What a time to be alive.
What an utterly captivating 2 hours of informative video. To see the insides of these vintage analog synths, and hear from an expert on their inner workings, is pure entertainment.
I expect to see little Sims people walking around and screaming when Rob pulls out the "city" cards with parks and warehouses. Thank you both, Anthony & Rob!! What a rare treat to see the synths inside out.
SO much value. Thank you Anthony, I am 20 years old and only recently got into Michael Jackson and the 80s sound. You're truly a pioneer. As a musician, there is so much to unpack and to learn from and i'm very grateful to have firsthand access to this knowledge. I just wanted to acknowledge my appreciation for your stuff. Thank you. I hope this channel gets the platform it so deserves
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Rob and Anthony! Phenomenal video guys! Genuine friendship vibes, and the depth of knowledge in your respective areas of expertise, kept us glued to the screen.
Ahhhh So great! I love that y’all started shooting from the street,walking with the crew,cables n all,that’s the real juice right there,everyone literally in creative motion. Keep em coming,Respect to you and the crew,as well and Rob and the Rosen fam. This is beautiful stuff man. Bravo.⚡️🤘🏻⚡️
Watched this live and really enjoyed it. Thanks, Anthony! I'm a career neuroscientist and professor who's also a musician and synth enthusiast. Digging all your content from both artistic and technical depth. Cheers from San Diego. 🧠🤘🏻
I also own a EMS Sinthy A and a 909, sadly sold my mint 808 12 years ago and my 2600, yet own tons of jewels... and more to come. Prophet 2002+ coming from Germany now ( got 2 in the 90s), great trick yours with the 2600. I do with my Minimoog. Bob signed it for me in Barcelona one year before he passed away. Moog module with a real clock on it, funny!
Astounding work and knowledge ! Thanks for such a lucky opportunity for you guys spending so much time on sharing all this ! It has never been seen and explained so well.... a documentary that will stay forever in synths history !
There was this guy I bought a full Roland System 100 from in Sydney Australia, around 1997. His name was Dave... he honestly had 2 more full system 100's, Minimoogs, Korg PS-3100, Yamaha CS60... this was just the stuff I saw. The was a heap more there. He had a mixing desk from an radio station (Triple M), a massive wooden Marimba. At that time he lived in an old warehouse around the St. Peters area. He said he was in a band in the 80s that toured Japan.
I think this is one of the greatest synth videos Ive ever seen. Sitting 2 hours about mostly fixing synths and you guys made it great. Its remarkable. Congratulations.
Holy man! This might be the best and most educational video. What a great moment where Rob shifted in his seat that he was self-taught. Because that is something to be so proud of. Having pride in one's work is so rare.
OH WOW! So, I thought I would have to break the viewing of this into more than one session, but I just could not stop watching! Very engrossing video. I felt like I was just hanging out with two synth nerds. Although I am no expert player or tech, I was able to follow along fairly well, but I did learn quite a bit as well! Excellent content! I was grinning from ear to ear through the whole video and even clapping at times. Like Anthony stated, it's so great when you have someone with whom you can share the enthusiasm of a subject and really just roll on and on. I could have watched an even longer video and enjoyed every minute. The 20 questions section was great! The shoot-out at the end was incredible! I just gotta get the patch info for that 2600 bass sound! Looking forward to it, Anthony! Very much looking forward to more phenomenal content like this. A real treat for sure.
I'm also a self-taught synth/gear repairman from Europe (at rhe moment repairing Lexicon 480 and Prophet 3000) and I really really enjoyed this episode. Thank you. Cheers! S
Synthesiser has been my hobby for over 35 years and it's a rabbit hole. Thank God I have a Mrs that's understanding With reference to Rob, yes it's nice to have a soulmate who understands you in that world. And we the audience are with you on that journey.
I've struck gold !! This is what actually made real history while I stumbled through guitar centers of the 70s and 80s. The black magic of analog and digital musical instrumenta
As someone who is currently designing my own synth I really love this! Yes the hakko fx 88d is the boss! And to all those diyers out there; you dont need an expensive scope. All I have is a crappy ebay kit scope and its been enough. And for my dmm im using a cheap Aldi multimeter from 2009 and its bang on :)
This is a masterclass from synth gods. Absolutely incredible! CS-80 down to the component, asking all the right questions, and they're just getting started.
Dude, this is like watching music making left and right brain going deep…epic. Even more psyched I held on to my few Moog, Roland and Korg devices. I don’t use them much for actual projects, but they do feel good just making noise with abandon 😊 Thanks friends.
Thank you for this, Anthony. I bought & started using my first synth in 1984 and never learned any of the internal machinations either. I've long had a complex about that, but it's awesome to know that someone of your accomplishments is just like me. I appreciate your way with metaphors when seeking to understand the concepts presented, it really made things easier to follow. All the best!
Thank you so much for this episode! A few month I had the same idea and wanted to know how a analog synth makes sounds. I bought the DIY analog synth from Moritz Klein and Erica Synth. They delieverd the kit an a manual so I could learn step by step how this synth works. It was a amazing journey and I own a modular synth 😊
These clips are getting better and better. The knowledge being shared hands-on is incredible. Thank you so much for your efforts and for facilitating this to us!
Loved this in its entirety, but the FRIEND Segment is Priceless ……! As a guitarist turned to “the dark side”(synths), this channel is INCREDIBLE!!!!💛🎹🎛🎸
This is hands down the best video I’ve seen on the subject! Mad respect for Rob and the team and thanks for asking all of the in depth questions we begged to know. I’ve been to Rosens before and it truly is a wonderland. Thank you Anthony and co
I love this stuff. The CS-80 is very compact compared to the Oberheim Eight Voice! You're not gonna carry the Oberheim up the stairs yourself! Just FYI, if you're going to fly around a room like 11:42 you'd probably be better off using an iPhone in Action Mode if you're not using a gimbal. The camera is moving dramatically through all three axes, and there's massive blur. It's hard to watch when it's not stable in at least one axis. The shutter angle determines how much the frames blur together, and it looks like it's manually been set higher than 180° which is very high. If you're not going for a trippy/dreamy/nauseating look you need a tighter shutter with a higher ISO. Also it looks like this was shot in 24 FPS then converted to 30 FPS, which adds a stutter during panning.
The Internet is filled with so much and it's amazing how this channel really stands on its own in its wealth of knowledge. Really thankful for your efforts.
1:12:48 Lots of interesting thoughts there. 😊 And I agree, it’s a bit like early AI. The feedback loop, in this case feeding back how well it sounds into the synth’s “brain”, is also a big part of what AI does and why AI works. I believe the little imperfections are what makes us hear and feel where the sound comes from. Imperfections from analog circuits in particular sound like imperfections uttered by human brains. Because both are analog … so it is the way of how things oscillate, and how different voices oscillate together but not perfectly. Indicating togetherness despite difference. And bringing together different people, even when there is lament, sadness, imperfection. This is beauty. The soul of the sound. And difficult to reproduce in the same way with digital, computed voices. They have a different beauty … a stability, a drive. A good counterpart to analog beauty. But I wouldn’t want to miss either.
wow. Thanks. It is really Awesome to see these rare beasts! After having taught myself electronics and fully restored and modified several Rolands, Juno 60, 106, MKS-70 (with PWM mod) Alpha Juno2, TR606 to name a few, it is so cool to see other craftsmen at work. Thanks again guys, great job, really enjoyable
This is the most incredible video I’ve ever seen. Hands down Best channel on RUclips! ❤ Thank you for sharing these incredible deep looks into synthesis Rob & Anthony.
This was amazing!! I watched the whole thing and enjoyed every minute. I have a few of those wonderful synths, some real and some are clones I built, and I love them all. I even have BlackCorp's Deckard's Dream & Expander, KIJIMI and ISE-NIN. Can't wait to see what you do with your Sherman Filterbank because I have one of those too... but I'm still learning how to use it. 🙂
It's so cool seeing Rob talk about the Zilog Z-80 in the Prophet. My first experience writing machine language programs in the 1970s was on an Altair 8800 with an Intel 8008 at the college where my dad was a professor. Then soon afterwards I got a Radio Shack TRS80 Model I, which used the Z80 as a CPU. I dove head first into programming it. I wrote many assembly/machine language programs to solve problems back in the day, including a print queuing system so that I could still use the computer while printing, instead of having to wait for it to finish. The Z80 was such an incredible chip in its day. Even used in the space shuttle because it was so stable during liftoff. Brings back so many fun memories.
Bravo ! 🙂 Thank you Anthony, and Rob, for this great video. Being a geek who has learned electronics, works in IT, plays the piano, and owns a couple of synths, this was amazing. Mercy ! 🙂
holy cow! This RUclips video is the future we were promised - television showing exactly what we want, instead of for the largest possible audience! Wunderbar!
I think about this all the time. Truly an amazing time to be alive
This channel is steadily becoming one of the best synths channel on RUclips. I really really enjoy Anthony and his knowledge on things. I'm learning a lot of things about synthesis and arrangment.
Agreed. It’s getting good . Real good .
Fantastic channel. Anthony has a great vibe!
Man your not kidding. I started messing with these things in the mid to late 70’s then gradually got into other things like Hammonds( b3). But still love synths and I find I’m getting back into them at 60plus years old.
Oh man, that Juno... 😭. I had one in beautiful shape and traded it... Definitely a regret 😞. Maybe I'll find another someday
Agreed. These behind the scenes & historical deep dives are compelling viewing.
This is one of the best synth videos I have ever seen. I remember coming across a cachet of 1970s magazines back in the 80s/90s and remember the initial UK reviews of the Prophet and CS80... the prices were similar to the price of a small terraced house in my town. I'd never really thought much of the CS80 until now... what an amazing timbre especially with the ring mod...
Possibly the best two hours I have ever spent on RUclips. Thanks, guys.
My eyes teared up a little when they turned the OBX8 voice around to see the back of it. Stendhal syndrome moment for sure. So beautiful. A chaotic marvel. God bless the geniuses that make these gorgeous soulful instruments. It's easy to forget the miraculous human achievements in the technologies that surround us every day. What a time to be alive.
Can confirm that this is one of the most magical rooms you’ll ever step foot in if you love synths.
I just spent the most amazing 2 hours of my life. Thank you Anthony and Rob. And here's to hoping everyone is safe during the fires.
"People want the long answers". Profound words Rob. This is the greatest thing I have seen on RUclips. Thank you Anthony!
What an utterly captivating 2 hours of informative video. To see the insides of these vintage analog synths, and hear from an expert on their inner workings, is pure entertainment.
I expect to see little Sims people walking around and screaming when Rob pulls out the "city" cards with parks and warehouses.
Thank you both, Anthony & Rob!! What a rare treat to see the synths inside out.
22:00 and I thought the inside of my Hammond looked like a nightmare! Mad respect to the people who designed and built those machines!
Rosen Sounds Synth Cabin is amazing! I would also love to see a tour of your studio!
Officially one of my favorite videos on RUclips. full stop.
This is the most informative video I have ever seen on synthesis. I want to spend 8 hours talking with this guy! Freakin' guru!
SO much value. Thank you Anthony, I am 20 years old and only recently got into Michael Jackson and the 80s sound. You're truly a pioneer. As a musician, there is so much to unpack and to learn from and i'm very grateful to have firsthand access to this knowledge.
I just wanted to acknowledge my appreciation for your stuff. Thank you. I hope this channel gets the platform it so deserves
Good luck dude!
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Rob and Anthony! Phenomenal video guys! Genuine friendship vibes, and the depth of knowledge in your respective areas of expertise, kept us glued to the screen.
Your videos are getting more and more addictive Anthony! This was fascinatingly detailed and nostalgic.
Anthonyl
Awesome ❤❤❤❤
Thank you! Cheers!
Love the inside tour of the CS80, Prophet 5, and Juno 106. Surprising how well the ARP stands up to the Moog!
OH MAN, OH MAN, OH MAN! A two-hour video at RosenSound?!! I may have to watch in sections. This is gonna be epic! So happy to see this!
How lucky we are to listen to you guys and witness your beautiful friendship too. Much love ! ❤ 🤗
Ahhhh So great! I love that y’all started shooting from the street,walking with the crew,cables n all,that’s the real juice right there,everyone literally in creative motion. Keep em coming,Respect to you and the crew,as well and Rob and the Rosen fam. This is beautiful stuff man. Bravo.⚡️🤘🏻⚡️
Watched this live and really enjoyed it. Thanks, Anthony! I'm a career neuroscientist and professor who's also a musician and synth enthusiast. Digging all your content from both artistic and technical depth. Cheers from San Diego. 🧠🤘🏻
P-Thugg! Love Chromeo, that was cool 👍
I also own a EMS Sinthy A and a 909, sadly sold my mint 808 12 years ago and my 2600, yet own tons of jewels... and more to come. Prophet 2002+ coming from Germany now ( got 2 in the 90s), great trick yours with the 2600. I do with my Minimoog. Bob signed it for me in Barcelona one year before he passed away. Moog module with a real clock on it, funny!
Astounding work and knowledge ! Thanks for such a lucky opportunity for you guys spending so much time on sharing all this ! It has never been seen and explained so well.... a documentary that will stay forever in synths history !
What a collection, this is a great video, for the synthesizer junkie!!!!!!!
There was this guy I bought a full Roland System 100 from in Sydney Australia, around 1997. His name was Dave... he honestly had 2 more full system 100's, Minimoogs, Korg PS-3100, Yamaha CS60... this was just the stuff I saw. The was a heap more there.
He had a mixing desk from an radio station (Triple M), a massive wooden Marimba. At that time he lived in an old warehouse around the St. Peters area. He said he was in a band in the 80s that toured Japan.
This is documentary level and will go down in history. Best CS-80 info ever gotten !
55:21 I would love to hear the Rev1 Prophet-5 played.
Another amazing watch! Thanks for these 💎💎💎
Glad you like them!
I think this is one of the greatest synth videos Ive ever seen. Sitting 2 hours about mostly fixing synths and you guys made it great. Its remarkable. Congratulations.
Holy man! This might be the best and most educational video. What a great moment where Rob shifted in his seat that he was self-taught. Because that is something to be so proud of. Having pride in one's work is so rare.
this is the coolest thing to watch!!! Steffi the first lady of synthesis!
OH WOW! So, I thought I would have to break the viewing of this into more than one session, but I just could not stop watching! Very engrossing video. I felt like I was just hanging out with two synth nerds. Although I am no expert player or tech, I was able to follow along fairly well, but I did learn quite a bit as well! Excellent content! I was grinning from ear to ear through the whole video and even clapping at times. Like Anthony stated, it's so great when you have someone with whom you can share the enthusiasm of a subject and really just roll on and on. I could have watched an even longer video and enjoyed every minute. The 20 questions section was great! The shoot-out at the end was incredible! I just gotta get the patch info for that 2600 bass sound! Looking forward to it, Anthony! Very much looking forward to more phenomenal content like this. A real treat for sure.
Superb interview / chat. Thank you so much, Anthony and Rob.
Thanks both of you for an inspirational journey into the synthisiser world !!! Rob and Anthony,...it's been a pleasure!!!
Love that GROWL!!! ( Edge )
1:16:25 that screw rattling inside the juno after that slap is the perfect punchline to what the guy just said. beautiful.
I'm also a self-taught synth/gear repairman from Europe (at rhe moment repairing Lexicon 480 and Prophet 3000) and I really really enjoyed this episode. Thank you. Cheers! S
Golden content, lets go dude!
Anthony I can appreciate the method you take to stop and outline words that may be obscured by short-hand speaking. You are a natural teacher.
This person (Rob) is a bonafide galaxy brain. It takes a certain temperament to wade into deep waters like CS-80 repair/building - hats off to you!
Thank you for the video you are a rock star
Synthesiser has been my hobby for over 35 years and it's a rabbit hole. Thank God I have a Mrs that's understanding
With reference to Rob, yes it's nice to have a soulmate who understands you in that world. And we the audience are with you on that journey.
This channel is a hidden gem. Hope you never stop doing this kind of work. Super interesting and very well made. Thank you so much! :)
This was so cool! Thanks guys!❤
This was some of the absolute best RUclips synth content iv ever seen!!! Thank you.
magic stuff--keep it up
I've struck gold !! This is what actually made real history while I stumbled through guitar centers of the 70s and 80s. The black magic of analog and digital musical instrumenta
As someone who is currently designing my own synth I really love this! Yes the hakko fx 88d is the boss! And to all those diyers out there; you dont need an expensive scope. All I have is a crappy ebay kit scope and its been enough. And for my dmm im using a cheap Aldi multimeter from 2009 and its bang on :)
Anthony, I love your style of interviewing and asking, and the questions your are asking! ❤
This is a masterclass from synth gods. Absolutely incredible! CS-80 down to the component, asking all the right questions, and they're just getting started.
Wish I had a "team". :)
Great production! Love this stuff.
This is just AMAZING. My favourite RUclips channel. PLATINUM.
This is such a great channel and video. You really go into a deep dive of why these older synthesizers are so special.
As the person writing the 200th comment on this video, I just want to say THANK YOU for all of your content! It’s always a treat!
Such a great video. Thanks Anthony!!!
Incredibly insightful video. Profound, enlightening, and unexpectedly moving ♥
Amazing! Thank you!
Thanks for doing this guys! Amazing Stuff! Hugs from Italy!
Definitely do more videos like this . who would have imagined 200 years ago wires and voltage would lead to a whole new world of sound !!!!
Wonderful, best synth show in a long time. Since the Synth Wizards videos. Really wish we could have heard the p5 rev 1
Geektronics. Heck yeah!
So many crazy moments...and P thugg! Rosen is really such a legendary place, fortunate to have it close by!
Dude, this is like watching music making left and right brain going deep…epic. Even more psyched I held on to my few Moog, Roland and Korg devices. I don’t use them much for actual projects, but they do feel good just making noise with abandon 😊 Thanks friends.
Awesome video. You're both doing the lord's work. Thank you!!
BTW... listening to this while I restore a Virus Indigo. Nerd heaven.
Rosen mi primo felicidades 👏
A dream synth studio! Amazing what is inside a CS80, mind blown.
Thank you for this, Anthony. I bought & started using my first synth in 1984 and never learned any of the internal machinations either. I've long had a complex about that, but it's awesome to know that someone of your accomplishments is just like me. I appreciate your way with metaphors when seeking to understand the concepts presented, it really made things easier to follow. All the best!
An absolutely amazing experience. Thank you both so much for this.
So inspiring thank you two for sharing!
Thank you so much for this episode! A few month I had the same idea and wanted to know how a analog synth makes sounds. I bought the DIY analog synth from Moritz Klein and Erica Synth. They delieverd the kit an a manual so I could learn step by step how this synth works. It was a amazing journey and I own a modular synth 😊
Wow this is just super thank u two so much you both are so sincere and honest love it, this is pure bliss
These clips are getting better and better. The knowledge being shared hands-on is incredible. Thank you so much for your efforts and for facilitating this to us!
12:42 This looks like my studio actually 🤯 this tech guy knows his stuff
Amazing collection of synths there. Basically a more or less complete collection of all major classic analog synths.
My favorite RUclips channel
THAT was AWESOME!!!!.............I WANT MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!
beautiful!
This is so insanely inspiring!!!
I watched it twice in the same day, very joyful to learn from top dogs within the industry, which are really humble ...thank you for the video!!!! :)
This was amazing, thank you so much for such a detailed and heart felt discussion. I hope you bring us many more like it in the future. Peace!
This ruled. The ARP 2600 sounded better to me than the Moog Modular. Both were nice, ARP just sounds cooler to my ears.
Loved this in its entirety, but the FRIEND Segment is Priceless ……!
As a guitarist turned to “the dark side”(synths), this channel is INCREDIBLE!!!!💛🎹🎛🎸
This is hands down the best video I’ve seen on the subject! Mad respect for Rob and the team and thanks for asking all of the in depth questions we begged to know. I’ve been to Rosens before and it truly is a wonderland. Thank you Anthony and co
I understand only about 50% of the technical stuff they re talking about but it was a fascinating interview
Rob seems so cool, thanks Anthony! Also, P-Thugg!!!
I’ve been to Rosen Sound, everyone there is super nice! Much love to Rob, Eli and the crew!
I love this stuff. The CS-80 is very compact compared to the Oberheim Eight Voice! You're not gonna carry the Oberheim up the stairs yourself!
Just FYI, if you're going to fly around a room like 11:42 you'd probably be better off using an iPhone in Action Mode if you're not using a gimbal. The camera is moving dramatically through all three axes, and there's massive blur. It's hard to watch when it's not stable in at least one axis. The shutter angle determines how much the frames blur together, and it looks like it's manually been set higher than 180° which is very high. If you're not going for a trippy/dreamy/nauseating look you need a tighter shutter with a higher ISO. Also it looks like this was shot in 24 FPS then converted to 30 FPS, which adds a stutter during panning.
Great video. Good job to the editors as well!
Yo this is awesome! Also you two should do a monthly podcast about music and synthesis together. It'd benefit a lot of people!
Saludos desde Argentina Buenos Aires.
The Internet is filled with so much and it's amazing how this channel really stands on its own in its wealth of knowledge.
Really thankful for your efforts.
1:12:48 Lots of interesting thoughts there. 😊 And I agree, it’s a bit like early AI. The feedback loop, in this case feeding back how well it sounds into the synth’s “brain”, is also a big part of what AI does and why AI works.
I believe the little imperfections are what makes us hear and feel where the sound comes from. Imperfections from analog circuits in particular sound like imperfections uttered by human brains. Because both are analog … so it is the way of how things oscillate, and how different voices oscillate together but not perfectly. Indicating togetherness despite difference. And bringing together different people, even when there is lament, sadness, imperfection. This is beauty. The soul of the sound.
And difficult to reproduce in the same way with digital, computed voices. They have a different beauty … a stability, a drive. A good counterpart to analog beauty. But I wouldn’t want to miss either.
wow. Thanks. It is really Awesome to see these rare beasts! After having taught myself electronics and fully restored and modified several Rolands, Juno 60, 106, MKS-70 (with PWM mod) Alpha Juno2, TR606 to name a few, it is so cool to see other craftsmen at work. Thanks again guys, great job, really enjoyable
Your content just keeps getting better and better. Love this channel
This is the most incredible video I’ve ever seen. Hands down Best channel on RUclips! ❤ Thank you for sharing these incredible deep looks into synthesis Rob & Anthony.
This was amazing!! I watched the whole thing and enjoyed every minute. I have a few of those wonderful synths, some real and some are clones I built, and I love them all. I even have BlackCorp's Deckard's Dream & Expander, KIJIMI and ISE-NIN. Can't wait to see what you do with your Sherman Filterbank because I have one of those too... but I'm still learning how to use it. 🙂
It's so cool seeing Rob talk about the Zilog Z-80 in the Prophet. My first experience writing machine language programs in the 1970s was on an Altair 8800 with an Intel 8008 at the college where my dad was a professor. Then soon afterwards I got a Radio Shack TRS80 Model I, which used the Z80 as a CPU. I dove head first into programming it. I wrote many assembly/machine language programs to solve problems back in the day, including a print queuing system so that I could still use the computer while printing, instead of having to wait for it to finish. The Z80 was such an incredible chip in its day. Even used in the space shuttle because it was so stable during liftoff. Brings back so many fun memories.
Wow, I loved reading this story. Thanks for sharing!
Bravo ! 🙂 Thank you Anthony, and Rob, for this great video. Being a geek who has learned electronics, works in IT, plays the piano, and owns a couple of synths, this was amazing. Mercy ! 🙂