Explosion - An improvised synth solo
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- MooT BooXLe performing on the Synthesizers.com modular analogue synthesizer. This is not a perfect performance, as it was improvised in one go.
Also functioning in this video are the Moogerfooger CP-251, the Roland Space Echo, and Reason drums.
I was controlling the filter cutoff with a CV pedal.
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Also, I wasn't looking at the camera, in case you were wondering. I was watching computer monitors, which were showing visual feedback on what I was playing. Thanks for watching!!
Almost 2022 and I still occasionally remember this
same here haha!
Same!
2024, and it's still a great performance. i just dug it up, to show a young friend, what a modular is
This video is like an annual pilgrimage. Makes me want to dig out my old goa cd's! But I don't even own a cd player anymore 😢
that means a lot to me!
Thks to U : this performance means a lot for me too ... nice apologie!
Classic synth solo, great sounds and performance. Still as awesome today as it was in 2006. ;)
synth4ever ..and aint that the truth !!!
Still true today in 2018.
welcome
ACK 2018 since 2014 ;-)
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Man I came across this video 16 years ago, I was reminded of it today when I watched another synth video and to this day it's still gold!
Thank you for this comment! Cheers!
@@mootbooxleFor me, that day is today. So amazing, still!
17 ans que je regarde cette perf régulièrement je m'en lasse pas.
I remember this being on the front page of RUclips back in 2006!
True RUclips OG alert! 😎
Been watching this video years, never gets old. I always use it as an example when some idiot says that electronic music is just pressing the play button. Keep up the good work! Greetings from A Coruña, Galicia :)
Wow, thank you very much!!
I do EXACTLY the same haha!
DJ Jasper Drummen thank you for that! :)
Amazing keyboardist for sure!!
I found this random guy playing keys it’s pretty sick too. You should check it out.
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mootbooxle
Dude that’s crazy insane!! Good stuff
I’m still watching this in 2022 and love it just as much 😆
thank you!!!
this video got me into modular 15 years ago, one of the most expensive videos ive ever seen, what a legend1
Thank you so very much! Honestly though, I'm just a jazz/funk/gospel/blues keyboard player who enjoys electronic music too! I think it's important to be versatile.
Digital is getting better all the time!
I was a complete analog purist for many years, but I've gotten over that as digital technology has really come into its own. I use digital synths and instruments all the time!
What matters the most, in the end, is the sound and feel. If it feels and sounds real, I don't care what made it.
Analog still has an allure that's undeniable though ;)
Yes, they are getting closer with the digital all the time, but I also love the "fat" sound of analog, the early portamento effects gave me chills.
after many many years i finally remembered how to find this. A classic video with great playing.
thank you so much!
Heard 10 years ago and still remember it, great solo !
Excellent work 👍. It sounds a lot like the awesome, oldskool techno music from the game Armored Core. Great game too, by the way.
It's 9 years since I first saw this and I still think it's bloody awesome :D
You made me want to get a modular synth, and now I have a 18-module analogue systems modular in my livingroom.
For some reason I started thinking of this on the way home from work and had to look it up immediately.
holy shit, that was TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!!
the fast parts sound like a human sequencer!
reminds of ozric tentacles!
VolcaRock thank you my friend :)
fuck, i thought the same mate
Epic. I wish we had more music like that.
I saw this video about ten years ago.. yeah.. seems about right..
Since then a lot has happened.
I remember back then, I was so into synth and playing music, and I was able to search this video by typing mootbooxle. I can't believe it took me fuckin ages to find this video today. It's been so long, and I've forgotten a lot.
Now I don't play as half as much, but just listening to this reminds me what living is all about. That energy and passion, and just being okay with not being in control all the time.
So thanks dude. I love it when the riff kicks in. It hits me every single time.
I'm just a dude somewhere, but it's really good to see you well. I really like the Floating as well.
Have an awesome day wherever you are!!!
Thank you for this awesome comment. You hit the nail on the head - a big part of finding contentment in this uncertain life is "being okay with not being in control all the time"! The truth is we don't have control over very many things at all...We only have control over how we respond to the situations life presents us with.
If I've inspired you (or anyone) in any way, I feel like I've accomplished something great. Music has great power...It's a precious gift and not something to be taken lightly, which has always been my biggest problem with the music "industry" which is mostly not about music, but rather turning something into a product that can be sold. There's nothing wrong with making a living with music, and I am thankful to be able to do it, but As we have seen just in the years since this video was created, the greedy music industry has all but imploded, and unfortunately the greatest casualty has been great music itself! OK rant over. Take care! :)
+mootbooxle Damn dude, now that I'm here replying, I'm listening to it again! And I totally forgot what I was gonna say.
It's really strange how the genre of music really doesn't matter when the music is good. I just watched your rufolo video on fb and made me think about just loving to play all kinds of music.
I still very rarely feel completely in trust, and therefore feel free and relaxed while playing music. Trusting the power and the gift of music like you said. I'm always chasing, or fighting against it. The human condition...!!!! :p
Ugh. I don't know where pop music is going but definitely not anywhere deep.... But I always think all the good stuff gets even more crystalised in times like this. Including you dude!!! :D
Dude looks like he can be Aphex twins son
cool
....twin???
This has aged like a fine wine! My best friend and I came across this 10 years ago when we moved in together, It sounds even better now than it did a decade ago. This guy should be making soundtracks for movies!
thank you so much for that.
Been watching for almost 15 years......still here for it XD
I thank you!!
Still one of my favorit videos on youtube. Love it.
I was about to say that this reminded me of Infected Mushroom, and then I read your comment. The sound is killer. I've listened to this three times just for the music. Way cool. I wish I could play like that.
man, this just never gets old for me.. i love it when music tells a story
Every once in awhile I have to come back and enjoy this!
4:37-5:00 sounds straight out of a video game!! AWESOME IMPROV!!!
I LOVE THIS I'd totally buy this if it were on a CD
I remember watching this when it was first posted. Still just as awesome as it was then. The beat is funky as hell! I love it!👍👏
Oh, lookit this sick jam that's been here for like 17 years and I'm only just seeing for the first time now.
haha, it looks like crap!
I would re-upload this in higher quality, but I'd basically have to remake the video. I don't have the program that I used to make this, nor do I have the source files...I do have the analog tape that it came from! I could re-render it. Is it really worth it?
mootbooxle yes
It's first video in my favourites on youtube. Back to 00's
KEEP AS IS. Don't make the "New Coke" mistake.
Man, I just want to thank you for this. I was around 13 years old in 2006 and this video was my first ever exposure to modular synths. I was so fascinated by all the wires, the space echo, everything... Think I watched this everyday for a summer back then. I recently released my first album of electronic music and I don't think it could have been possible without that early inspiration. Thank you and keep doing what you do!
this was like one of the first vids i watched when i was 13
i thought it was so awesome i went out and got myself a keyboard
still no better than i was really xD thanks moot
saw this when it first came out and had it on high rotation since. a shame it's not got 50 million views. deserves it.
the polyrhythm is incredible, very creative!
I still use the arpeggiator but it does't always sound the right sequence for me.
Any idea where I could learn some cool patterns so I could really play them out?
Thank you! I think analog modeling is great- I love my Nord Lead! It goes with me to every gig. It's apples and oranges really - the modular is amazing for getting unique, slightly unpredictable sounds that you can't readily duplicate - but the analog modeling stuff is sometimes perfect. When I want to lay down a quick bass line or a lead thing, I usually go for the Nord or a soft synth first. The modular is more about experimentation. Peace!
I'm one listener that could use more solos like this, totally awesome. I'm a synth fanatic....as a listener that is. Your work is great Moot.
Thank you so much Ken!
Years later still the best I’ve heard..classic...make more pls..take a look at his other vids..
2:17 This gives me Jazz Jack Rabbit 2 Vibes
as a musician I would almost kill to have something like that in the background for my music your main selling point is the uniqueness there is other music close to yours but it is not yours just to see so much skill presents the WOW factor in its fullest form
I remember watching this in my mom's old house WHEN RUclips FIRST CAME OUT! WOW-2006!!!! What a time!
Time has flown quick!
oh man the fact that it is a baller synth means nothing compared to the man using it, amazing work must see more.
@tracycj2001 thank you!! It sure is a CZ5000. IT has a nice key feel, and nice responsive pitch and mod wheels - perfect for analog synth! I also like the fact that you don't have to do anything fancy to get the sequencer working with the modular. I should do a short video showing that. The CZ also makes a killer talkbox tone!
Ashton Kutcher going ham
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YEAH!!!!!......old school, new school.....ethe next generation of electronic music is in good hands.
That was sweet.
wow, i wouldn't have guessed that one month after making my talk box, i would run into the same guy showing me what he can do on a synth, you sir, are amazing
By far still my favorite solo of all time. K maybe second to Coltrane :)
saucy05 I don't think I deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as the great Coltrane, but wow...That is a great compliment. I'm grateful!
Moog Synthesizers rule! My best friend's older brother had a Mini-Moog when we were growing up and we would just sit there all night playing around with that thing!
Awesome!!! There is nothing better than a Minimoog!
+mootbooxle : Lots of fun to horse around on.. ?Y can create almost any sound.. :)
Such a sincere and atmospheric vibe in this video; ambient, and almost daunting at times. Tons of energy and genuinely exciting. Not only does this improvisation convey a great deal of emotion, but upon listening I find that it's very easy to immerse myself in an other-worldly, fictitious setting (I'd say this relates most closely with the last third of the video), which I find very appealing. This is sure to be an inspiring video to most anyone. This is what music is all about; keep it up MooT!
Going for a million Moot!
I've watched this one when it had only 30,000 hits haha.
The best for u!
Nice! I like it. Great flow to this piece. Keep up the great work. :)
thank you!!
Sick goa!!!! :)
his a GOD of keyboards, a Master..I bow down to his excellence
This reminds me of a song Psiklon did in the late 90's, it is visceral.
Keep it up. This sounds like ultra classic synth work and is in a class nearly by it's self. Inspiring? Oh definitel!.
Beethoven with a synthesizer hmmmm
Or Hendrix!
Analog has such a cool sound, and that's why I admire it! I would love to get my own hands on some of that equipment!
You call this not a perfect performance?! This really is well done for improvising and one of the most catchy analog pieces I've heard!
@Tx66 Thank you! The CP-251 is acting as a foot pedal interface in this video. I patched a Moogerfooger foot controller into one of its attenuators, and patched that to control the filter cutoff. I'm pretty sure I'm not doing anything else with it here, but I could be wrong. Oh yeah - that's right. I was using another attenuator from it to scale the filter keyboard tracking down from 1v/oct to like 2/3 of that.
I saw you at knobcon this year, I wanted to stop and say hello and tell you that I saw this when you first posted it, and I still watch it to get stoked when I have writers block.
I love that old 94-96 Goa sound.
I feel like I'm in the 19's century watching a mysterious stranger play on God's instrument. I'm confused, frightened and amazed at the same time.
How much did you pay the man to get this equipment?
Reminds me of need 4 speed the older 1s
Actually, anyone notice how this is pretty much all unreal tournament used for their sound track. Epic sounds!
Dope man...It gets me back to the Astral Projection, Tsuyoshi, Mark Alen era, the first goa-psy sound around 92...Great playing...!!!
FZERO!
01:26 so Goa-Trancey... i like it! :)
+Michael Björk Indeed. It reminds me of Total Eclipse - Aliens. (Be sure to check out the entire Order Odonata album if you like it). Tell me what you think :P
+Marc.2377 I love Total Eclipse. "Free Lemonade" was a good track if i can remember from 90's. Those Order Odonata albums were really good. I discovered alot of Goa bands with that but Astral Projection are still the kings :)
+Michael Björk Oh man, absolutely!
Always nice to meet another Goa lover btw \o/
+Marc.2377 Absolutely my friend :) Love oldschool Goa alot. The new psytrance kind is abit generic to me. :)
that kinda reminds of the soundtrack for the Spiderman 2 game
Wow, this song makes your mind go out of this world, especially at 5:57. This entire song is amazingly done!
This video convinced me to get my first synth a couple of years ago. Thank you for the influence.
1:36-2:00 Goa Style )))
absolutely ! sounded like astral projection :-D respect
Bart Nelis I love astral projection :-D
TheMajesticChaos me too, they are my all time favorite
The first video I ever favorited, and it still amazes me after 4 years.
@VacTrooper Thank you!! That means a lot to me. I believe music is about sharing, and to know that I had part to do with someone getting into a new instrument or style of music, well, that makes me very proud. Preciate the comment. :)
how did it take me 10 years to find this dude, this is the coolest
I rembembered this. This is the best thing in existance.
Today is the 14th anniversary of this amazing improvised synth solo and still fresh as the day first uploaded.
This and musictrackjp's Model D demo are the solo synthesizer performances that have stood as the true icons of my youtube expirience over the years.
@blestjxp That would not be possible. The quality of the actual recording is at best 360p...it was done on an analog camcorder! It's true that if I re-cut this video (I now use Sony Vegas Pro 10) I could get the quality better though. A lot crisper. But not HD quality! Peace :)
Wow, that's a nice Space Echo!!! It looks mint!
@xXxIxieXImpaledxXx Thanks! Yes, it was completely improvised! I had a little idea of what I kinda wanted to do, but I didn't work anything out before hand....I just hit record and let it flow! Needless to say that I never dreamed anyone else would care....
MooT
Just got this in my recommendations. This is great!
I played this video over and over again, great stuff!
Talk about mind blowing! This is freaking amazing.
@ForestDweller80 Thank you for asking. When this video was made, I'd been playing for about 20 years, so that's definitely part of it. If I could recommend anything to you, learn the major and minor scales. It's kind of boring at first, but it's worth it. The idea is to have all these tools (chords, scales, modes, etc) in your mental arsenal so you don't even have to think about it - you just hear it and your fingers do it. Just don't ever stop playing!! Peace!
Everything you touch, brother. Gold.
found it awesome back in '06 - still awesome
I've listened to alot of synth playing, but never anything that sounded quite like this!!!
God damn too excellent !!!!!. If i was to want to buy any of your equiptment, it would be those skillful hands . Love all your vids across your channel , always inspiring and entertaining .
I love the old technology.The dinosaur he's playing on is sweet...and that old Tape delayed echo plex he uses is great.
very good had a great sound to it, plus you have very good talent when it comes to effects keep it up bro ur awesome
This is some very cool improv. I like the several motifs that grow and morph...very nice.
campeón yo vi éste video hace 15 años, ya tiene la mitad de mi edad. En ese entonces era joven e inexperto (aún lo soy) pero éste video fue especial. Imaginaba a fourier, a lagrance y a laplace, todos saltando con esta hermosa y sónica melodía.
It's cool to see somebody actually play their synth instead of using the MIDI editor on a DAW. Nice video!
Hey! You know some stuff! It's three oscillators, but of course you can use multiple waveform outs from each one to fatten it up. It's two sawtooths hard sync'ed an octave apart, and the third osc is a square wave with sine mixed in - for fatness.
The Space Echo has three play heads. I'm only using one of them here though - and changing the speed in some places. Thanks for the comment!
ONE OF MY FAVOURITES
man this takes me back
From years ago this video inspired an absolute infatuation with synthesizers that persists today.
PLEASE MAN MAKE MORE ITS BEEN LIKE YEARS IVE BEEN WAITING
Epic.... If I had the time and money to work with analog synth, I'd really give it a shot. From your improv, it sounds like you can seriously play some pretty awesome stuff once you get the gist of what you're doing.
Hey...that's cool! And that did cross my mind, that it sounded a bit like "Heaven On Their Minds"....Didn't think anyone else thought that! Good one. JCS is by far the best production I've ever played for...(I was on drums for that one).
It is a modular synth, the cables route the signal to the various modules for total control of the sound, unlike a digital or pre routed analog.
Nearly 1 million views moot ^^
I remember when it was on 10.000 or so.
You're my first subscribtion
Keep up the nice work man
Really digging the tb 303-like sounds! I really hope goa makes a comeback. WTG
you are skilled, this video rox! i really love those filter sweeps... :) sounds so psychedelic!
I love this solo. I feel as I am taken to outer space.
bro i search it in the way back machine and i finally found it in the real page, awesome work.
that is so cool! thank you!