Oh my God, how pointless the time has been so far without Guy Michelmore. Truly a genius. Entertaining, intelligent, funny and inspiring. Thank you for these moments of happiness and joy. Every video a hit.
I’m so old, I remember watching Guy Michelmore’s Dad on TV. Cliff Michelmore. And I remember him once mentioning his son who plays around with synthesisers in his room. Doesn’t time fly by? If you want another taste of him in his old job, search for ‘Guy Michelmore Blooper!’ 😂
Thank you so much for doing these videos. As just a duffer hobbyist of music composition your videos has been a great blessing and education as well as making me more aware of tools that can make my life much easier, despite not having the same level of performance talent. It's a joy to watch a true professional just kick around ideas with new toys and realize that this is how one learns and gets good.
Thanks Guy! You sir, are an outstanding composer and you have fun with the music AND the audience! Thanks again for helping us with our compositions and this crappy past year! You helped us all through it.
Foolish people thought that these sounds were only placeholders until we had the tech to synthesize better sounds, but these old synths were wonderful on their own. And software reproductions are dirt cheap to free now.
Another home run Guy! You’ve been a breath of fresh air this (stressful) holiday season! I’ve become more and more interested in 80s analog. Odd as it sounds, I’ve been on a Shuki Levy kick, listening to the old early 80s cartoon tracks he did on the Oberheim and more. This is perfectly timed!
Been using Arturia for years. Just wait every couple of years during Black Friday to upgrade your collection. Also, Arturia Spark has almost all of the vintage drum machines. Funk Box is also a cheap way to get into vintage drum machines in IOS. Use it on an iPad with a midi adapter and can clock out to actual synths.
I love the UVI stuff. My fav in VV3 has to be Kroma, such a sweet sounding synth. The new PX Memories is probably my all time fav from UVI though. Takes up a lot of disk space, but well worth it.
This is so cool!! Love your approach and the fun you have in making music and the synths are amazing, learned a ton from this thank you sir and have a blessed day!
Like a gleeful child endlessly discovering the joys of a man cave, you bring such fun filled educational light, to a world that can seem troublesome and dark. Thank you.
Wow those sounds bring back memories of when I really wanted to be a rock star keyboard player. I had a Korg Poly six and a micro moog synth, then I got a DX7 and a Matrix 1000 and a bunch of other synths.........they sound OLD here. Thanks for the memories.
Love this stuff. I'm just at the age where I think I can remember the moment when I realised there was music that *didn't* sound like this, so at some point in my childhood, this is what music *was*.
Sad to see the Christmas jumper go! Commenting a few minutes in to the video, can't wait to watch the whole thing! Edit: Watched the video and it made me smile so much. Guy, you're a gift. Stay safe.
11:13 "One of the most important things which woody taught me and a lot of others’s that you could make a combination between the best of the old and the new. Didn't have to be either one or the other. You mix ‘em up.” -Pete Seeger
This is brilliant... Man the possibilities are endless. Can you imagine playing old Thompson Twins music on Oberheim OBX-a and SC Prophet-5?! I have a Roland Jupiter-X and I love the keyboard so I’ll use it just like your setup! Nice my friend.
Hi Guy ! The way you convey your creativity together with your enthusiasm is very beautiful. I hope to reach your age and maintain your same energy and vitality ! Greetings from Italy !
great to hear Guy, nice demo of UVI Vintage Vault. Also, talk more about your TV background, totally forgot you did BBC Breakfast. And finally.. we've met a few times too.
I’m pretty sure the Oberheim you were search your memory banks for was either the OB8 or OBXa! Fun video, Guy! Thanks for that and have a Happy New Year!! 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼
I love the Arturia emulation of the Synclavier because it's such a complex and unusual instrument, but I also recently got UVI's Vintage Vault on a sale because it's nice to have more immediacy too, and some of these instruments haven't been covered by anyone else yet like the ARP Chroma. And Arturia could stand to study how UVI seems to direct the producers they have make their product demos. Because the kind of abstract tracks common on Arturia's product pages are all well and good; but it's more fun and exciting hearing more tightly focused cinematic and dance music oriented tracks. I'm always happy to browse the demos on a UVI product page or even just go to their playlists on soundcloud directly.
Great content, subscribed straight away :) I had no idea how easy it is to route the instruments from UVI workstation into the DAW's different tracks. Thank you!
That took me back! I got my first synth in 1979/80 - Korg MS20 (no midi!) and by '84 I had a collection and my 1st published track in '89 on Carlin Music. Then I went all computer/digital and only just started building a studio with real hardware synths again this year!
Hi Guy, everytime I see your work, I get even more huged on the Cubase..waiting it to arrive, 11.edt. and last used 6.edt. so looking fwd to make tracks like U. happy newyear and keep the cool work on youtube, its a big insperation for all.. rgds fm Leh.
dear sir , you make me remember the keyboards i used in the 80' , no fairlight or synclavier but linndrum and ensoniq mirage and esq1 , it was really fun and quick to make songs in that way , now there is a big advantage to have them all in vst form and mix them with new synths , this uvi vintage vault sound great
UVI also makes a great grand piano plugin, a Steinway I believe, and one of the best rotary plugins called, surprise surprise, Rotary which is very addictive. Nice overview of one of Native Instruments and Arturia's main competitors on the vintage synth scene.
Cheers Mate I have Vintage Vault 3 as well as Arturia V collection 8 The ventage uses less processor power I love it all Happy New Years mate from California
Very authentic sounding early 80s track. Could be a bonus track from Depeche Mode, OMD or Flock of Seagulls. UVI & Arturia synth emulations are tons of fun. There is also a developer called Synthmagic who makes emulations. And Rhythmic Robert as well. These are all Kontakt instruments.
Didn’t think it was possible to like you more... then you breakout a video of you and captain sensible??? The Damned are one of my biggest influences.. you rock !
When it comes to gear regrets, when the digital age came in, I eventually sold my Oberheim OB-8. Any gear that was used in the main theme song in “Chariots of Fire’, should have been a keeper. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and Prince used it for his “1999” album. Oh, let’s not forget that famous Linn LN-1 electronic drum! They sell for 4K, and up, here in the states. Some things are truly classic, indeed.✨💎💎💎✨
nice track Guy,i got the UVI program 24,its my first instrument at UVI,its an accompaniment module wich does the same accompaniment structure you've just done manually,as for retro instruments,jus t upgraded to the arturia V-collection 8,wich was not cheep but worth it,there's now even a retro vocoder,cheers Guy
Roland has the Juno-8 originals and sound amazing. Plus, Native Instruments has a sale for Zebra2 and other great synths. It’s great to learn only a few when starting out. No need for 65 instruments that you won’t learn in time to use it in your music. Still love this channel cause Guy is so entertaining!!
All issues mentioned with Arturia can be easily solved with a bitcrusher or lofi plugin. The "doesn't sound like the actual unit" thing is simply you hearing the same sound played through a modern ADC, rather than the limited stuff used back then.
That was a lot of fun! Boy that brought back some old memories. Recall that they also mistakenly found that Reverb worked great on drums back in the 80s as you duplicated. Interested in doing a video on the 90s? Thanks for all your vids.
I find that the Retrologue from Steinberg has a bigger punch (especially if you create solid bass line sound) and you can play with the sound more, but still - this is awesome and the value of it seems reasonable, especially if you can pick only one plugin. Cool stuff, Guy!
I've noticed you have a bar before 0 in your timeline. I've been needing and trying to figure out how to implement that feature. Please share. Thank you.
Thank you Guy for your great entire content here and your positive energy and humor. All the best for 2021. BTW: do you prefer any Rhodes piano plugin?
Love your videos Guy, so inspirational and entertaining :) I saw in your video "How to Write Music on a Laptop While Travelling" that you have installed FL Studio on your MacBook. Can you make a video about making music in FL Studio? As a FL Studio User this would be very interesting to see. Greetings from Germany
And there was me thinking cheese came from milk, not Cubase lol 😂. I always looked on the Juno 60 as the poor mans JP8, but i now realise just how iconic it was/is.
does it have oscillator drift ? i think the Jupiter X emulation has a temperature based one. the longer the real synth stays on the character of the oscillator circuits change due to temperature etc
Nice! Some of the greatest music is from the 80s imo :) Guy, can you do a video on audio hardware setup and system optimization? I find some synths plugins I have (and some Kontakt instruments) causes my CPU to spike causing my speakers to pop. You have high quality sampled instruments using them with no problems. Any advice coming from you I would listen with interest.
@@ThinkSpaceEducation I'm guessing, as an artist, he was never "cutting edge". 😀 The Captain aside, I might just get VV3 for the nostalgia factor alone.
FM synths vary a lot. DAC quality. Number of operators, algorithms, sine only or additional waves. DX7 can do sounds the 4 OP FM synths can't do and the reverse is also true. The DX11 added a pitch envelope which the previous models didn't have.
I know it’s not the end of the world but I often feel plug-ins like these with a great many ‘sub plugins’ would benefit from having common option like presets, adsr, cut off etc in the same region where possible. I know they attempt to replicate the visual appearance of the original as well as the sound but it is a bit frustrating having to search the screen for settings.. it just kills the creative flow a little bit.. just my opinion...
Oh my God, how pointless the time has been so far without Guy Michelmore. Truly a genius. Entertaining, intelligent, funny and inspiring. Thank you for these moments of happiness and joy. Every video a hit.
Well what can I say! Thank you and Merry Christmas
So glad that I found your channel in 2020. Helped me a lot and makes me smile in every episode...
Welcome!
Same for me! Thanks Guy! :D Keep it awesome!
I'll be honest, Guy's channel is the most positive thing for me so far in 2021 !
I’m so old, I remember watching Guy Michelmore’s Dad on TV. Cliff Michelmore. And I remember him once mentioning his son who plays around with synthesisers in his room. Doesn’t time fly by? If you want another taste of him in his old job, search for ‘Guy Michelmore Blooper!’ 😂
I just watched it and it was funny
Wow that took me back. I remember him back then also.... young and pre "sunglasses of doubt" 😂
I hadn't put the connection together but I see it now!
It's really inspiring to watch you writing music in a pretty short time! I tried it my self and it really helped me to get an idea down quickly.
Thank you Guy for so much inspiration mixed with your original 'british humor' in 2020. Best wishes for 2021 to you and to all my fellow musicians! 🙏
Thank you so much for doing these videos. As just a duffer hobbyist of music composition your videos has been a great blessing and education as well as making me more aware of tools that can make my life much easier, despite not having the same level of performance talent. It's a joy to watch a true professional just kick around ideas with new toys and realize that this is how one learns and gets good.
Thanks Guy! You sir, are an outstanding composer and you have fun with the music AND the audience! Thanks again for helping us with our compositions and this crappy past year! You helped us all through it.
Guy is the most educational and inspirational platform on the internet. Learned so much, Thanks , now into a nostalgic mood here in Belgium :)
This is relevant now because the sound is coming back, because today’s youth never felt the 80’s
Synthwave is great
@@ThinkSpaceEducation Agreed
Foolish people thought that these sounds were only placeholders until we had the tech to synthesize better sounds, but these old synths were wonderful on their own. And software reproductions are dirt cheap to free now.
@Infinite Revery - I agree that a lot of ‘80s-inspired artists aren’t nearly as creative as they could be.
2021 will be the 10th anniversary of Steve Job's passing and Guy already has the black sweatshirt on and 80's music - respect! :D
Another home run Guy! You’ve been a breath of fresh air this (stressful) holiday season! I’ve become more and more interested in 80s analog. Odd as it sounds, I’ve been on a Shuki Levy kick, listening to the old early 80s cartoon tracks he did on the Oberheim and more. This is perfectly timed!
Very fun watching this UVI instrument demo. I share your enthusiasm for those sounds!
Some of us, of course, never throw stuff away so still have our synths! Mine was, and is, a Roland JX-3P 😍
Same here - I still have (and use) my old Yamaha DX-7 and Oberheim Matrix-6. Things were built to last back then! :)
Did you install the velocity sensitivity update?
@@theharper1 Mine is still in its original state as Roland intended! (I also have a Fantom-6 for messing around with and a NI S88mk2 for midi.)
@@AlisonWheeler the update was created by Roland, and the only thing I recall it doing was making the synth velocity sensitive via MIDI. :)
@@theharper1 ooh, interesting! Hadn't previously heard of it.
Been using Arturia for years. Just wait every couple of years during Black Friday to upgrade your collection. Also, Arturia Spark has almost all of the vintage drum machines. Funk Box is also a cheap way to get into vintage drum machines in IOS. Use it on an iPad with a midi adapter and can clock out to actual synths.
I have Arturia as well. TBH I prefer the sound of UVI. Arturia's stuff is bloody good though
I love the UVI stuff. My fav in VV3 has to be Kroma, such a sweet sounding synth. The new PX Memories is probably my all time fav from UVI though. Takes up a lot of disk space, but well worth it.
This is so cool!! Love your approach and the fun you have in making music and the synths are amazing, learned a ton from this thank you sir and have a blessed day!
Like a gleeful child endlessly discovering the joys of a man cave, you bring such fun filled educational light, to a world that can seem troublesome and dark. Thank you.
Wow those sounds bring back memories of when I really wanted to be a rock star keyboard player. I had a Korg Poly six and a micro moog synth, then I got a DX7 and a Matrix 1000 and a bunch of other synths.........they sound OLD here.
Thanks for the memories.
Love this stuff. I'm just at the age where I think I can remember the moment when I realised there was music that *didn't* sound like this, so at some point in my childhood, this is what music *was*.
Yeah buts it trully wonderful when it comes around again and you can recapture the vibe
Man you have such fantastic energy that is quintessentially English as well. God bless and keep up the good work
Sad to see the Christmas jumper go! Commenting a few minutes in to the video, can't wait to watch the whole thing!
Edit: Watched the video and it made me smile so much. Guy, you're a gift. Stay safe.
The bleeding battery ran out on the lights!
Would love to have a video on how you went from presenting on TV to writing music for films/TV/games (both pretty hard industries to get into)!
11:13 "One of the most important things which woody taught me and a lot of others’s that you could make a combination between the best of the old and the new. Didn't have to be either one or the other. You mix ‘em up.” -Pete Seeger
This is brilliant... Man the possibilities are endless.
Can you imagine playing old Thompson Twins music on Oberheim OBX-a and SC Prophet-5?!
I have a Roland Jupiter-X and I love the keyboard so I’ll use it just like your setup! Nice my friend.
That was brilliant Guy. A joy to watch.
That old bbc clip is badass. I'm jealous, your career is awesome
Hi Guy !
The way you convey your creativity together with your enthusiasm is very beautiful.
I hope to reach your age and maintain your same energy and vitality !
Greetings from Italy !
great to hear Guy, nice demo of UVI Vintage Vault. Also, talk more about your TV background, totally forgot you did BBC Breakfast. And finally.. we've met a few times too.
Wonderful trip down to memory lane. Thanx Guy!
I’m pretty sure the Oberheim you were search your memory banks for was either the OB8 or OBXa! Fun video, Guy! Thanks for that and have a Happy New Year!! 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼
Thanks for showcasing these great old school synths! Fun to watch too :)
I've always felt like I'd seen you somewhere before - and now I know that it was About Anglia. Bloomin heck.
I love the Arturia emulation of the Synclavier because it's such a complex and unusual instrument, but I also recently got UVI's Vintage Vault on a sale because it's nice to have more immediacy too, and some of these instruments haven't been covered by anyone else yet like the ARP Chroma. And Arturia could stand to study how UVI seems to direct the producers they have make their product demos. Because the kind of abstract tracks common on Arturia's product pages are all well and good; but it's more fun and exciting hearing more tightly focused cinematic and dance music oriented tracks. I'm always happy to browse the demos on a UVI product page or even just go to their playlists on soundcloud directly.
Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks Guy!! :)
Can not get this worm outta my ear. Brilliant as usual.
Great content, subscribed straight away :)
I had no idea how easy it is to route the instruments from UVI workstation into the DAW's different tracks. Thank you!
That took me back! I got my first synth in 1979/80 - Korg MS20 (no midi!) and by '84 I had a collection and my 1st published track in '89 on Carlin Music. Then I went all computer/digital and only just started building a studio with real hardware synths again this year!
Hi Guy, everytime I see your work, I get even more huged on the Cubase..waiting it to arrive, 11.edt. and last used 6.edt. so looking fwd to make tracks like U. happy newyear and keep the cool work on youtube, its a big insperation for all.. rgds fm Leh.
dear sir , you make me remember the keyboards i used in the 80' , no fairlight or synclavier but linndrum and ensoniq mirage and esq1 , it was really fun and quick to make songs in that way , now there is a big advantage to have them all in vst form and mix them with new synths , this uvi vintage vault sound great
I do mainly use original vintage pieces, but have to honestly say, this VSTi sounds pretty awesome and spot on. Cheers! ;-)
great vid Guy, so much fun to be had with those toys
There is!
UVI also makes a great grand piano plugin, a Steinway I believe, and one of the best rotary plugins called, surprise surprise, Rotary which is very addictive. Nice overview of one of Native Instruments and Arturia's main competitors on the vintage synth scene.
Cheers Mate I have Vintage Vault 3 as well as Arturia V collection 8 The ventage uses less processor power I love it all Happy New Years mate from California
Ha, ha! Love the clip with Captain Sensible. Wot!
Top geezer
Very authentic sounding early 80s track. Could be a bonus track from Depeche Mode, OMD or Flock of Seagulls. UVI & Arturia synth emulations are tons of fun. There is also a developer called Synthmagic who makes emulations. And Rhythmic Robert as well. These are all Kontakt instruments.
he should comb what's left of his hair into something that looks like the lead singer from a Flock of seagulls
This is the one I've been waiting for...80's synths are Effing LUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Didn’t think it was possible to like you more... then you breakout a video of you and captain sensible??? The Damned are one of my biggest influences.. you rock !
When it comes to gear regrets, when the digital age came in, I eventually sold my Oberheim OB-8. Any gear that was used in the main theme song in “Chariots of Fire’, should have been a keeper. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and Prince used it for his “1999” album. Oh, let’s not forget that famous Linn LN-1 electronic drum! They sell for 4K, and up, here in the states. Some things are truly classic, indeed.✨💎💎💎✨
Very helpful video!!!! Guy, thank you so much!!!❤
nice track Guy,i got the UVI program 24,its my first instrument at UVI,its an accompaniment module wich does the same accompaniment structure you've just done manually,as for retro instruments,jus t upgraded to the arturia V-collection 8,wich was not cheep but worth it,there's now even a retro vocoder,cheers Guy
Roland has the Juno-8 originals and sound amazing. Plus, Native Instruments has a sale for Zebra2 and other great synths. It’s great to learn only a few when starting out. No need for 65 instruments that you won’t learn in time to use it in your music. Still love this channel cause Guy is so entertaining!!
so glad synthpop/wave is coming back
All issues mentioned with Arturia can be easily solved with a bitcrusher or lofi plugin. The "doesn't sound like the actual unit" thing is simply you hearing the same sound played through a modern ADC, rather than the limited stuff used back then.
That was a lot of fun! Boy that brought back some old memories. Recall that they also mistakenly found that Reverb worked great on drums back in the 80s as you duplicated. Interested in doing a video on the 90s? Thanks for all your vids.
I find that the Retrologue from Steinberg has a bigger punch (especially if you create solid bass line sound) and you can play with the sound more, but still - this is awesome and the value of it seems reasonable, especially if you can pick only one plugin. Cool stuff, Guy!
We need a review of the native instruments bundle(cinematic - orchestral instruments) . Like if you agree
The jacket was a good idea at the time. How times change. Better days back in the past compared to now.
don't know why Im buying my first UVI plugins in 2022... they are fantastic
WOT?! You and Captain Sensible?! WOW!! 😂👍🏼
I love Captain Sensible and the Damned!!
You have so much talent
I ADMIRE YOU!!!!!
Thank you
Definitely not ridiculous or a waster of time, it's very interesting watching the creative process in action
I've noticed you have a bar before 0 in your timeline. I've been needing and trying to figure out how to implement that feature. Please share. Thank you.
Thank you Guy for your great entire content here and your positive energy and humor. All the best for 2021. BTW: do you prefer any Rhodes piano plugin?
I used to own an EP200 so I have a slight wurlitzer bias
Your credibility was already high, good Sir. But co-hosting a show with Captain Sensible has raised your standing that much higher!
Love your videos Guy, so inspirational and entertaining :) I saw in your video "How to Write Music on a Laptop While Travelling" that you have installed FL Studio on your MacBook. Can you make a video about making music in FL Studio? As a FL Studio User this would be very interesting to see.
Greetings from Germany
Yor are rocking Guy.
I love this beat man ❤❤❤
Hi Guy,
Have you tried the new Berlin symphonic Strings yet?
This is too much fun!
Do you have to install all 281GB or do you get option to download things as you need them?
I’m reminded of both Duran and Duran...
Lovely backing track for Madonna or Jane Fonda! Seriously though really enjoyed the walkthru 🤘
I knew it, you are a Pet Shop Boy. Probably still have a copy of Cakewalk Pro. Thanks for the memories.
Hey Guy, this was sooo cool , I had to borrow your bass riff, hope you don`t mind, thanks
LOve this. Now to justify it to myself
Guy if you own Falcon by UVI then you can do much more with modulation and other tweaking. Happy New Year to you
And there was me thinking cheese came from milk, not Cubase lol 😂. I always looked on the Juno 60 as the poor mans JP8, but i now realise just how iconic it was/is.
does it have oscillator drift ? i think the Jupiter X emulation has a temperature based one. the longer the real synth stays on the character of the oscillator circuits change due to temperature etc
Nice one!
Your video is ahead of you audio Guy man! :D
Wonderful.
Nice! Some of the greatest music is from the 80s imo :) Guy, can you do a video on audio hardware setup and system optimization? I find some synths plugins I have (and some Kontakt instruments) causes my CPU to spike causing my speakers to pop. You have high quality sampled instruments using them with no problems. Any advice coming from you I would listen with interest.
Just bought uvi falcon and synth anthology 2 3 and vault 3.. uvi is great
wow well done. When you layer them with a modern synth like Dune the result is really great
Were you on the tv on New Years eve, promoting Cabbage Patch dolls (Vintage footage)?!?!
Would love to see you with Omnisphere
Look at my man drippin back in the 80s
In your defense, the wardrobe people at BBC might have made you wear that yellow jacket!!
best decade ever
Man, I really wish that some way, somehow we could get a Guy Michelmore/ Alex Moukala crossover. Ah, but one can only dream.
Hey, what a fab! Piece of software! Had me dancing around the house searching for a girl in a ra ra skirt to dance with? 😜🙃😜🙃😜🙃
I'm sure Cpt. Sensible would approve of this sound set. 👍
I would hope so
@@ThinkSpaceEducation I'm guessing, as an artist, he was never "cutting edge". 😀 The Captain aside, I might just get VV3 for the nostalgia factor alone.
15:40 the guitar solo from The Final Countdown !!! Europe are 80s enough, right? :D
OMG I just had a MTV flash back
Really think an 80's brassy synth would have been better for the lead. Great vid.
Yes you're right and there are plenty to choose from
@@ThinkSpaceEducation you listened to the eerie LFO sound but didn't use it
i associate the theramin sounding eerie LFO with new wav music
Is there a DX7 in that bundle? I had one back in the days that I regret selling :(
Me too and a TX802. Yes there is - TBH FM synths should be identical. bThe Native instruments one is really good
FM synths vary a lot. DAC quality. Number of operators, algorithms, sine only or additional waves. DX7 can do sounds the 4 OP FM synths can't do and the reverse is also true. The DX11 added a pitch envelope which the previous models didn't have.
Have you done a John Carpenter film score episode? This is cool.
I know it’s not the end of the world but I often feel plug-ins like these with a great many ‘sub plugins’ would benefit from having common option like presets, adsr, cut off etc in the same region where possible. I know they attempt to replicate the visual appearance of the original as well as the sound but it is a bit frustrating having to search the screen for settings.. it just kills the creative flow a little bit.. just my opinion...
As Boy George sad - Nice and slowly