New Sp404mk2 Workflow: Skip Back Changes EVERYTHING!
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- Опубликовано: 21 май 2022
- Hello my friends! In this video I wanted to share the excitement of finally getting my hand on @rolandglobal´s Sp404Mk2, and my oh my, it is everything I wished it was and more!
Here I walk you through my workflow for making a track with the Sp404 using hardware synths, software synths and electrica guitars. Also Featuring the amazing Blooper and Habit pedals from @ChaseBlissAudio, a soundbite of the @MoogSynthesizers Matriarch as well as @Ableton Push 2 and @ArturiaOfficials beautiful Augmented Strings VST.
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Great video. Worth mentioning that the skip back time has now been doubled to 40 seconds recently with an update 😁
Thank you so much for continuing to make content like this! Love everything you're doing! Keep doing amazing things ❤️😁🤘
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your kind comment and support my friend! Hope to continue sharing this journey with you for years to come🙌🏻
Nicely done but what’s most important, you had fun. When something puts a smile on your face, that’s all that needs to be said.
Thank you so much brother❤️ talk soon🙌🏻
amazing content, great video editing...perfect RUclips video! Thanks, mate! This was a really entertaining watch!!!
10:07 Little guy jumping over the waves 😄
Love that little dude🤣
Great video as always. I've never been much of a sample chopper, but this is tempting to get me into it. Thank you!!
Thank you for stopping by my friend! Always great to see you here🤟🏻 This one is definitely a highly enjoyable groove box and a great way to get into sample chopping for sure! See you soon brother🙏🏼
Wow! That's a phenomenal track. Thanks for sharing it.
Love the earnest joy and enthusiasm you exude here. Love that about your channel.
Thank you so much!! I truly appreciate your kind words! Hope to see you soon, cheers!
I totally agree with you! The Mark button is my most used button. I hope it never breaks😅🙏
That thing looks like a boatload of fun, glad you finally got yours!
Thank you so much my friend! It’s been well worth the wait!! Love it so far🔥
This is killer content bro. You demo the synergies with the other gear super well. The sidechain example might be cliche, but only because it's dooope! The guitar/habit trickery into a sampler sounds like fun forever.
Thank you so much bro! The Chase Bliss + sp404mk2 combo is blowing my mind to be honest! Can’t wait to show more. See you soon my friend! Cheers!
Loving these videos!
I'm hoping mine comes in this month from pre-order..... Very nice track too. Thanks for the tutorial.
I feel you.
I was just watching the video about what gear you had sold/kept. You were sad that you sold the other sp404 and couldn't get this one. This video happened to be in my feed right after. Glad you had a happy ending dude!
Thank you my friend! It was a happy ending after all🥳 cheers!!
It was great watching you have fun making music with this setup.
Thank you so much my friend!🙌🏻
Congrats. Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for hanging out with me🤟🏻 happy to know you enjoyed it, wish you happy beatmaking my friend!
Sounds lovely! Cheers!
Thank you so much!! Have an a awesome day!
Love my MKII and Augmented String has really great pads.
They make for an awesome combo for sure!! Thanks for watching my friend! See you soon🤟🏻
Please people i need your help. Polyend tracker or sp404 mk2 to play live with a guitar?
Awesome
Watching this video made a great start of the day 👍
That’s such a nice thing to say! Thank you for watching my friend, hope to see you soon! Cheers!
This video makes me want an MKII (which in itself is something...) because it shows that Roland did listen and understand how people were using the SP404. Small things like roll back and skip back, show that Roland view users as more then milk cows. So many manufacturer seem to put all their efforts in marketing to trigger GAS and not to make good products. Most videos I've seen about the MKII (and I have seen a couple) did not talk about those small features which make a world of difference when using the thing.
Well said
Back to the video and your channel, maybe it was a good thing Roland didn't sent you a promo unit because your video seem way more genuine to me. Then again, it would be wrong if your videos helps the manufacturers but they don't help you so I don't keep it against any youtuber to have sponsors.
Thanks for watching and sharing such kind words my friend🙌🏻 truly appreciate it! Completely agree that the sp404mk2 is a love letter to long time users and fans of the original. Roland nailed this one🔥
You can also use an Auto Pan with a 0° phase in Ableton for a pumping effect in a synth track :) not exactly the same as a compressor but you can quantize it and achieve pretty the same result without having a mute track for sidechaining
Hi! Thanks for sharing my friend! I’ll try that one out 🤟🏻
@@MidlifeSynthesist i'm happy to help man :) Really love your content! Keep it up!
Is a 404 mk2 review on the horizon? ! Excited to watch/hear your thoughts nd see examples of different kinds of music made with the mk2! Mine is on its way after snagging the seemingly last one in the EU this month. Unfortunately, Just found out it doesnt do live looping really - or at least not very good presumably. :s hope Roland makes an update that would make live Looping easy as that is the biggest difference between the mk2 and all the other options as I see it, if it truly can't do it (well)
I've been waiting 6 months for a unit to be shipped. I hope perfect circuit hooks me up soon :)
Hang in there my friend! I waited for about 10 months for my polybrute, around 7 for the sp404mk2, it’s all worth it when it gets to your doorstep👍🏼
Excelente. Me gusta el video!
Gracias amigazo! Abrazo grande y que tengas un excelente dia!
Good stuff!
🙏🏼
After checking many online music stores for a few days, I see where they are all sold out. I was able to snag a barely used one on eBay from someone who said, "It's just not for me." They even knocked a few bucks off and with free shipping. Anyway, it's shipped and I should have it next week. Are you going to do any more video's on the Dirtywave M8? I've got one on pre-order.
Awesome!! I think you are going to have an awesome time with it! I’d love to get my hands on the M8 again and will try to get one later this year, so hopefully there will be more of it to come🤟🏻 thanks for hanging out today🙌🏻
i've been on the fence about the mk2. i have a mpc one but this just seems like less of a DAW and more like you said 'raw'. think i'm going to have to get the mk2. thanks for your vid and helping me come to a decision.
That’s awesome! I think anyone who wasn’t complaining sold on the original sp404 should definitely check this out! I haven’t even begun to scratch the surface and I’m blown away! Enjoy it my friend 🤟🏻
Stop gassing each other guys
Hmm tempted to replace my Blackbox with this. Any comparisons?
Another nice vid. Out of curiosity, what drove you to purchase the blooper again? I’ve been tempted to purchase one and I’d like to know your thoughts on it now, despite your initial concerns in your original review of it. Thanks!
Hello my friend! I actually got it again just because I loved the Habit pedal so much. I’m so smitten that, since it has many similar features, I wanted to give the blooper another try with a different mindset. I’ve been playing around with it as a delay instead of a looper and it’s been very fun! Also, I bought an external pedal to control the loop/tap tempo with my foot while I tweak with my hands and it’s made all the difference. If you do get a blooper, 100% invest in a pedal for it (I’m using boss fs-5U). Cheers!
how did you get yours? Mine has been delayed until September. I ordered it in December of 2021...
How did you hook up everything to the ableton push ? I wanna buy the SP but don’t know how to set it up.
I held off buying the SP when it's hype reached its zenith... i also suffer from gas... but I I just bought one from ebay last week at a good price so I feel good about it :D.. nice vid.. I have a bunch of synths and guitars and I am looking forward to sampling them and creating stuff .
More sp 404 mk2 please.👍
Hey there, Yesterday I wanted to see again your video on your thoughts on the OP1 field, but I just cannot find it! Did RUclips make you take it down or something?
Hello my friend!
This is the first time I have taken down a video and I do not do so lightly.
Though I have made “controversial” opinion pieces in the past, after thoughtful consideration, I felt it was the right thing to do.
The whole OP-1 field thing got extremely toxic very fast, culminating in actual physical threats of violence towards a beta tester who was making op-1 field content on youtube. It’s a sad thing to see, and it’s not what we as a synth and music community should be about.
While my letter did not call for such behavior, I do not want to be even remotely associated with such actions of anger and hatred. At the end of the day, it’s just a product, a device, not something that warrants so much bad blood, especially not towards someone who was just trying to share it with the rest of us and had done nothing to warrant such a violent reaction.
Furthermore , one of my main gripes with the whole situation was that the people who put the OP-1 on the map where overlooked on the launch. However, in the following days I´ve seen posts by Red Means Recording where he admires the OP-1 Field and apparently does not feel slighted. Later on I learned that Cuckoo has been part of the Beta tester team and has been included in this project. With this information, I need to be humble enough to admit that I was wrong, and that therefore a big segment of the video is simply not true now.
My video was bred out of a place of anger and frustration on my part. Both of these emotions are not conducive to the creativity and wholesomeness that I strive my channel to be known for. Both as a channel and as a person, they are not emotions that I want to share, be associated with, nor emotions that I want to project unto my viewers.
I feel that what needed to be said was said and that with 50 thousand views, either TE saw it already or they weren’t going to. Keeping it online in light of all of these events just felt wrong, no matter how well the video itself was performing.
I hope you understand my decision and want nothing but to continue to grow the channel as a place where we can share music ideas, share our love for the gear that we love and enjoy this amazing world of music making together.
Your friend in music, always
MLS
@@MidlifeSynthesist xo
@@MidlifeSynthesist Don´t worry my friend, I completely understand what you meant with your video and I do now also understand why you take it down. At the end of the day is just an opinion, TE owes us nothing, the are free to charge whatever price they want or decide to become a luxury brand, but the more important thing is that we are always free to choose. Choose wisely and have fun making music as always. I also share your feeling of being left out by TE but I guess that´s life. Thanks for your vids and the effort that you make by doing them. Always a fan of your content.
6:15 on deluge, simply zoom in and you'll have the same control on grid screen
Hi Ron! Always nice to see you here my friend! Though I love the Deluge and you can certainly “do” waveshape editing on the button grid, I personally don’t love it lol. I just have a really hard time actually “seeing” the wave on the button grid. Fingers crossed that a Deluge 2 or Deluge Pro in the future will add a little screen like this one and rule the world once and for all. Cheers!
@@MidlifeSynthesist there's no plans for that. As far as I've been told. Well I don't really edit samples in deluge that much, but if I were going to it is actually nice, you can use the select knob and zoomed in for precision. It should reflect what you are wishing for. Try it!
Awesome video showing how it works with Ableton and being portable. The skip back function is cool as well. Btw what are you using as a mixer and audio interface
Thank you so much my friend! I’m using a zoom livetrak L-12 👍🏼 pretty awesome for dawless needs, cheers!
@@MidlifeSynthesist I’ve been on the fence about that mixer. The Tascam felt like over kill. The Zoom seems more portable.
@@MidlifeSynthesist That L-12 is the shizzy, definitely my next piece of kit. Watched many videos on it, including your After The Honeymoon vid. I've finally gotten to the point where 6 channels won't cut it. And even though I'm DAWless, I still want to record individual channels in case I do ever want to remix. So I need both a mixer and an interface with a decent amount of inputs. But this is a modest desktop studio, I don't want a mixer with a lot of inputs _and_ a separate interface with a lot of inputs, I want them all in the same box. You've helped bring clarity to so many of my gear decisions. And of all the like-minded content creators out there, you seem to share an emphasis on kindness and positivity and just general support of the people around you. I try to be the same way but it takes energy and when the energy runs out, I don't always succeed. You on the other hand sir are so consistent. I wish I knew your name but I understand your reasons for not sharing it. Cheers, Barry
I literally just watched your video about what you kept/sold from 2021 and was distressed to hear that you sold the blooper pedal (one of my favs!). Now I see it on your desk, couldn't keep away from that thing hey? 😀
Lol yes!!🤣 though I might sell it again now that the gen loss mk2 and mood are here😜 GAS is a hell of a drug haha
You play cool Live with Push2 and nice guitar with sausechief pedals.... what it has to do with that calculator in a middle? ;-) Enjoyed! I’m digging it, I like it!
🤣🤣🤣🤟🏻 the calculator brings it all together hahaha! Thanks for watching brother, nice to see you here again 🙌🏻
The GAS is real!!
Also Deluge has a new screen now 😀
I like the sound you created but you could do this on Maschine, MPC or the Push too. but I agree, I like the little unit you can bring with you, it makes you use it a lot more. at least I would, a mini Maschine Plus would be cool
100%! Completely doable on any of those devices. The only thing that varies is the interface and workflow👍🏼 I don’t think one or the other are “better”, just different enough to be fun to mix it up and break out of routines. In the end it’s all about what works and inspires you personally. I’m still hopefull for a Maschine + Pro or 2.0 with battery and beefed up horsepower, I’d jump on that in a second! Thanks for watching my friend!
Still have mv1?
@@ghanezu I do yes, only using the vocal effects at the moment.
I wonder if Roland is planning to put a step sequencer like the one's in Maschine or the Mpc(using the pads), that way you could easily step sequence or shift notes (I do not own an sp404mk2 ). I also completely agree about the Deluge, if it had a screen (and perhaps a master bus compressor), it could be game over for most machines 😁
Most people seem to love the Deluge, they should add a screen to it and take it to the next level
just to say two updates ago, they did add the step sequencer
🥳
After 7 months, mines arrived yesterday. I can totally relate to the honeymoon phase right now. Now to decide what I want to make with it first. The “mobility” of it in the lab, definitely makes it easier to be inspired with all available options. At this point, I need to just relax and enjoy any happy accidents that happens along the way. 👍🏾✌🏾✊🏾
Awesome Bro!!! The ability to move it around has had a huge effect on my workflow and I’ve been sampling more than ever! Enjoy!!
Seeing your other videos about how the MPC is a no-brainer in nearly any setup (which I'm inclined to agree with!), I'm curious what value you see in the 404. I can see why you'd want to explore it as a RUclipsr, but as a musician, is there anything this devices gives you that the MPC does not? Technically, you can do all of this from inside the MPC, except maybe vinyl sim (which is coming in the 2.11 release anyway). Curious to learn from your perspective! Are you just using this because of the potential RUclips content, or would you use it in a dawless (or hybrid) setup somehow regardless, and if so, how, and why?
The “Air Flavor” Plugin is the thing the MPC has been missing, that the 404 could provide. 👀
It’s hundreds of dollars cheaper than the mpc one so that’s a plus.
@@brddork Sure, but features for dollars, the 404 is grossly overpriced compared to the MPC One. Anyway, the reason why I'm asking is specifically because he already has an MPC One, so price differences are irrelevant.
@@sinewaymusic the 404 omits a lot of bs when creating
@@ILLUDIUM_Q_36 what's an example of the bs that gets in the way of the creative process?
I Love the SP404mk2 for the same reason I fell in love with BM3 on ios, I use it as an instrument . But the mark button OHHHHH 🙀😱
Finally got my MKII after waiting 6 months 😉
Congrats dude!!! The wait for this was insane lol! Happy beatmaking bro🔥
Hows the Sp for 8 months? I never use any SP before i only have mpc live2, and planning to buy this. But as a beginner do you think the learning curve is complex?
can you export stems from this device?
I want to get more into making music, and the 404mk2 will be the centerpiece of my setup. I want to pair it with a keyboard, but Im confused... Some say I need a synth (I was originally just thinking a midi keyboard), but Id like to be DAWless as much as possible, so a midi keyboard wont work? Synth just seems so advanced :P So far my "studio" is just DJ turntable setup with Serato - but I want to make my own beats to scratch and rap over!
I know it's been a year, but a midi keyboard on its own won't work. Check out the Volca Keys or the Korg Microkorg, they're fantastic and portable
Nice video. What happens to your OP-1F video?
Hello my friend!
This is the first time I have taken down a video and I do not do so lightly.
Though I have made “controversial” opinion pieces in the past, after thoughtful consideration, I felt it was the right thing to do.
The whole OP-1 field thing got extremely toxic very fast, culminating in actual physical threats of violence towards a beta tester who was making op-1 field content on youtube. It’s a sad thing to see, and it’s not what we as a synth and music community should be about.
While my letter did not call for such behavior, I do not want to be even remotely associated with such actions of anger and hatred. At the end of the day, it’s just a product, a device, not something that warrants so much bad blood, especially not towards someone who was just trying to share it with the rest of us and had done nothing to warrant such a violent reaction.
Furthermore , one of my main gripes with the whole situation was that the people who put the OP-1 on the map where overlooked on the launch. However, in the following days I´ve seen posts by Red Means Recording where he admires the OP-1 Field and apparently does not feel slighted. Later on I learned that Cuckoo has been part of the Beta tester team and has been included in this project. With this information, I need to be humble enough to admit that I was wrong, and that therefore a big segment of the video is simply not true now.
My video was bred out of a place of anger and frustration on my part. Both of these emotions are not conducive to the creativity and wholesomeness that I strive my channel to be known for. Both as a channel and as a person, they are not emotions that I want to share, be associated with, nor emotions that I want to project unto my viewers.
I feel that what needed to be said was said and that with 50 thousand views, either TE saw it already or they weren’t going to. Keeping it online in light of all of these events just felt wrong, no matter how well the video itself was performing.
I hope you understand my decision and want nothing but to continue to grow the channel as a place where we can share music ideas, share our love for the gear that we love and enjoy this amazing world of music making together.
Your friend in music, always
MLS
@@MidlifeSynthesist Really appreciate this response. I have the utmost respect for your bold stance in that video, and felt like it represented my thoughts exactly. I would agree that after all the events and growing toxic response in the wider community that it was a fair call to take that video down. However I think your stance was respectable and the criticism was carried out in a appropriate manner, many people (including myself) have felt angered and confused about this product. However those feelings should never warrant actions against beta testers or members of TE.
Regardless, I’m not to fussed either way about the video been taken down, as it’s your video/opinion after all and you can do what you want with it. Thus, I need no understanding with your decision in this situation, just an avid fan of your work and opinions :)
Thanks for the detailed response, big fan of your content (especially the Elektron stuff)!
The MPC AND Maschine mk3 are just so cumbersome as a sampler. Especially if you want to load up samples on every pad with samples and drums or whatever
They definitely need more “work” to get there, but I guess the more capable the device, the more complex the workflow is. The SP404mk2 feels fresh and dynamic in that sense! It’s ab absolute workhorse without overcomplicating things. It should work well with the MPC though, I’ll be trying that combo out soon! Thanks for coming by brother!
@@MidlifeSynthesist I have owned the Maschine mk3 for a few months and can't say it's all that I imagined.
@@jordanWAH What do you miss? I got the Maschine Plus 2 weeks ago, its an amazing unit if you ask me, you can do all this if you like and its not very hard. its more that its clunky to move it around of course, I like simple small units like the SP 404 MK2 a lot, if I can bring it with me to a cafe, I will for sure spend a lot more time with it and learn a lot more, I would love a Maschine Plus mini in the SP size
@@magnuseriksson8081 well I was thinking the same thing in the first couple weeks until I started running out of groups and the other samples.
Also I have mk3 so it's connected to my computer and it is in the way now.
I should have gotten the plus, but I didn't know it would be like this.
@@jordanWAH The plus is getting better now as well after the update, I am so happy with even if its far from perfect yet
I loved you in Nights of Cabiria
Congratulations, still waiting for my Honeymoon stage ...
Hang in there my friend!💪🏼🙌🏻
i still think the ghost kick / side chain thing sounds cheesy but it is omnipresent these days and a few credible producers have made it sound effective namely flying lotus.
And Teebs
i’d say all of this can be done on the push alone.
And you are absolutely correct! The difference is in the feel and workflow rather than in the functionality or end result. Best analogy I can think of is cars. They all do the exact same function (take you from point A to B within the same speed laws, routes etc). The only real difference is the experience, but one might argue that the experience is the most important thing in the end🤟🏻 find what brings you joy and inspiration and use that😉Cheers my friend, thanks for watching🙏🏼
What's up TMS! Kinda bummed I have to be your 421st Like on this video, but somebody's gotta be the one I guess! 😛 I barely use sampling at all so my experience is very limited, but I've yet to need a graphical representation of the sample waveform for any reason other than chopping off the beginning and end. For this reason, the blocky waveform gfx of the Deluge didn't seem like too far a step backward for me, the resolution seemed high enough for my purposes. In practice I also have a Rytm and I seem to prefer using it for editing my samples, not because of the screen, but because I'd rather trigger them with the Rytm and so why not record & edit them there too. (I generally don't loop samples, just use them as one-off's, and the Rytm's pads are perfect for this type of riffing, it has nothing to do with the Deluge's capabilities). And so I still haven't really tested my theory about the Deluge serving adequately as a primary sampler (for somebody who doesn't put very much emphasis on sampling). You do seem to have an opinion however lol! I know you _prefer_ something with a higher screen resolution, but would you go even further and say the Deluge grid as a sample editor is unworkable? Do you find it simply not as effective, or downright maddening? I guess I'm trying to get a sense of the _degree_ of your preference lol! Thanks buddy 😁
Good video.
I like to use koala sampler. Its great alternative.
Thanks for watching! I’ve heard great things about Koala! Gonna have to try it out someday. Cheers!
Musical calculators are in.
You're seriously not helping my GAS PROBLEM 😒
BEEN WAITING FOR MY FIRST OPPORTUNITY AND IT IS LOOKING LIKE JUNE
😅 hang in there buddy!! It will come eventually 🤟🏻🤟🏻
Nice, but where is the op-1 field video?
Hello my friend!
This is the first time I have taken down a video and I do not do so lightly.
Though I have made “controversial” opinion pieces in the past, after thoughtful consideration, I felt it was the right thing to do.
The whole OP-1 field thing got extremely toxic very fast, culminating in actual physical threats of violence towards a beta tester who was making op-1 field content on youtube. It’s a sad thing to see, and it’s not what we as a synth and music community should be about.
While my letter did not call for such behavior, I do not want to be even remotely associated with such actions of anger and hatred. At the end of the day, it’s just a product, a device, not something that warrants so much bad blood, especially not towards someone who was just trying to share it with the rest of us and had done nothing to warrant such a violent reaction.
Furthermore , one of my main gripes with the whole situation was that the people who put the OP-1 on the map where overlooked on the launch. However, in the following days I´ve seen posts by Red Means Recording where he admires the OP-1 Field and apparently does not feel slighted. Later on I learned that Cuckoo has been part of the Beta tester team and has been included in this project. With this information, I need to be humble enough to admit that I was wrong, and that therefore a big segment of the video is simply not true now.
My video was bred out of a place of anger and frustration on my part. Both of these emotions are not conducive to the creativity and wholesomeness that I strive my channel to be known for. Both as a channel and as a person, they are not emotions that I want to share, be associated with, nor emotions that I want to project unto my viewers.
I feel that what needed to be said was said and that with 50 thousand views, either TE saw it already or they weren’t going to. Keeping it online in light of all of these events just felt wrong, no matter how well the video itself was performing.
I hope you understand my decision and want nothing but to continue to grow the channel as a place where we can share music ideas, share our love for the gear that we love and enjoy this amazing world of music making together.
Your friend in music, always
MLS
@@MidlifeSynthesist I totally understand why you took it down. I was angry first also about op-1 field, but later i met TE team in Superbooth22, tried op-1 field and tx-6 and found out that they are actually catching same market like Apple. I think the price is totally justified in that case that it is fancy design lifestyle product now.
Pretty sure Victor Wooten was talking about a bassline, not a lead...
Either way, nice result in the end, keep up the good work!
Ok i ll watch this but it better does not give me gas…
😜😁, can’t promise anything lol! Thank you so much for watching!🙏🏼
I'm very disappointet by the audio quality. I know, it's a "lofi-device" but the aliasing is not acceptable in 2022 and from such a big company. All sounds like 30 or even less kHz sampling rate. I have to try it again with 48 kHz samples instead of 44.1 kHz, but even then it's a shame... And I think only if you used a SP before it's a nice workflow because it's an improvement of the predecessors, for me as a first time user i'm scratching my head all the time and all feels a little bit like 2005 ;)
No play/stop or solo button, you can't exit record mode without stopping the sequence, no quantized sampling, no step editing, no chromatic playing while recording in the sequencer, ... Even though it's fun to play with and breaking a little bit the rules of normal producing. But I'm wondering how the people can play live with it or make multitrack recordings with it...
They don't.. they mostly use it as an fx unit in live situations and for making lo-fi beat loops for IG it has more than what you need actually. I am also waiting for mine to ship and to be honest I'm still not sure if I made the right choice. I love how you can fit it into any kind of setup, use it as a sampler, as a drum machine, as an fx unit, as a basic dj mixer, as a recorder etc.. it's really inspiring but at the same time I hope Roland addresses at least some of the issues you mentioned, if not all, on firmware updates.
a lot of that got added but I'm not sure if the sound quality was tweaked.
YOU TOOK DOWN YOUR POST ABOUT THE OP-1 FIELD. Omg man... you broke my heart. You stood up, spoke truth to power, and then... you caved... you deleted your own honest feelings, which SO MANY OF US SUPPORTED. I feel really let down by that decision. Could you please make another video explaining why you did that?
Hello my friend! I am very sorry you feel let down. I’ll explain and you can decide if you agree whether it was the right call or not.
This is the first time I have taken down a video and I do not do so lightly.
Though I have made “controversial” opinion pieces in the past, after thoughtful consideration, I felt it was the right thing to do.
The whole OP-1 field thing got extremely toxic very fast, culminating in actual physical threats of violence towards a beta tester who was making op-1 field content on youtube. It’s a sad thing to see, and it’s not what we as a synth and music community should be about.
While my letter did not call for such behavior, I do not want to be even remotely associated with such actions of anger and hatred. At the end of the day, it’s just a product, a device, not something that warrants so much bad blood, especially not towards someone who was just trying to share it with the rest of us and had done nothing to provoke such a violent reaction.
Furthermore , one of my main gripes with the whole situation was that the people who put the OP-1 on the map where overlooked on the launch. However, in the following days I´ve seen posts by Red Means Recording where he admires the OP-1 Field and apparently does not feel slighted. Later on I learned that Cuckoo has been part of the Beta tester team and has been included in this project. With this information, I need to be humble enough to admit that I was wrong, and that therefore a big segment of the video is simply not true now.
My video was bred out of a place of anger and frustration on my part. Both of these emotions are not conducive to the creativity and wholesomeness that I strive my channel to be known for. Both as a channel and as a person, they are not emotions that I want to share, be associated with, nor emotions that I want to project unto my viewers.
I feel that what needed to be said was said and that with 50 thousand views, either TE saw it already or they weren’t going to. Keeping it online in light of all of these events just felt wrong, no matter how well the video itself was performing and the amazing support I got from people, like you my friend, who felt the same way.
I hope you understand my decision and want nothing but to continue to grow the channel as a place where we can share music ideas, share our passion for the gear that we love and enjoy this amazing world of music making together.
Your friend in music, always
MLS
@@MidlifeSynthesist I really appreciate the thoughtful reply, and I understand what you're saying. I think many of us love Cuckoo and Red Means Recording, but, when all is said and done, Nothing you said - NOTHING, was out of line. If you take Cuckoo and RMR out of the equation, that still leaves the thousands of us the bought OP-1's and TE itself. Literally, thousands upon thousands of us who shelled out more than $1,000.00 ($1,200.00 in my case), and have waited TEN YEARS for some reasonable, essential upgrades to this device. We were sorely let down and offended. Surco's video (please, tell me it's still up), as well as Gabe's video, sums up nicely the issues with the Field and its absurd price point. So, SO many of us, the great majority, feel betrayed, upset and let down by TE's 1.) failure to add decent MIDI, an UNDO feature, etc, while simultaneously asking as much for the Field as one would pay for a SEQUENTIAL PRO 3, or a Moog Matriarch. There's clear validity there. Basically, TE inflicted nothing less than a WOUND to its thousands of fans, and that needs to be addressed. TE needs to address it, and certain members of the community are asking for that. Instead of responding and rethinking this travesty, they're stonewalling, and trying to do an "Emperor's New Cloths" on us with this Gaslight of a release. Here's what I'm saying: If a cause is just, and a terrorist/extremist happens to commit an act on behalf of that cause, that person, or that act does NOT make the just cause wrong, nor should it silence your voice in speaking for so, so many of us. Again, this whole thing is basically thousands of WOUNDED fans of TE literally CRYING OUT for some justice and fairness. Just because .001 percent of those people are violent nuts, doesn't mean the great majority should just fall silent and accept the brutal disregard shown by TE in its decisions. I will continue to appreciate your contributions and enjoy your channel, but I wish you had not felt the need to silence yourself because of someone else's extremist reaction. A large swathe of the synth community is hurt and let down by TE's ugly, brazen gambit here, and when you echo our feelings, you help us heal by letting us know we're not alone. Cuckoo and RMR are great at what they do, but don't mistake viewership with value of contribution. Your ability to articulate and discourse on the interface between the emotional and practical aspects of the synth journey is what makes your voice unique AND valid, and that's why it matters so much. Let it ring out.
I think we need an RMR style in-video update with later thoughts. Then we can feel the initial frustration but be brought back to earth.