That was filth! Loved it. I used to have Akemie’s Castle, another 4 osc fm synth, it had some sweet spots but a lot searching for them, plus that Yamaha chip wasn’t really my thing…. THIS is my thing! Seems like the stepped osc eliminate a lot of the searching for sweet spots.
I was making coffee just yesterday thinking “I do hope there’s a new Mylar drop a coming” and this hit the spot. Smack bang wallop. Oof! It’s a bloody belter. Some of your finest patches to date I reckon. The woof section alone. Proper !!!
The kind of module that should come with a license and warning, in case it bites you and you become infected! It sounds so dirty I had to take a shower after watching this video. Your moaning on certain parts didn't assist, of course.
@@mylarmelodies A brilliant module though. I have his other two and they are stunning, on both design aesthetics and sonically. Now, go wash your hands again
Ha, I did feel the need to make a reference to it in the vid - defo similar spirit/universe that they occupy although of course different implementation and tone
mmmm! I was very pleasantly surprised to see just how surprisingly small the overlap between the two is, and that they both still have their own places, still. Ace video as always btw! I'm less active these days but it's nice to see you're still killing it 😎
Awesome demo! Does this module offer anything that the Vector Wave doesn't? You've given me tonnes of ideas for my Vector Wave, but is this worth buying in addition? Is it just like breaking out one of the voices? and giving it a bit more hands-on control?
Any chance of a little more detail of whats going on during the hellscape acid bit at the end , just got an algo after seeing this and wanted to try to recreate that filth 😊
The screaming Aphex Bass part made me poop my pants.. wow this makes FM synthesis a lot easier. Must have a few thru zero oscillators behind the panel no?
this will be the video that people make the decision to buy this based on. wow, you really did it justice. i learned about this thing less than a min ago, jumped to footwerk patch and yup, that's a winner.
Great sounding module! I'm not 100% sold on the interface though - seems a little too "hold this while pressing this/plugging this" for my tastes. I feel like I'd forget half the functions. A few extra buttons with mode LEDs might have been a better option?
I know what you mean but it’s pretty simple in use - it’s an either/or situation regarding which button to press to get the alternative function once you do it a few times, vs other modules where you have like eight buttons and various combos within them. There’s only two!
@@mylarmelodies Well, it's only two buttons, with their own functions, but also doubling as two different shift buttons for combinations with multiple other knobs or sockets. Labelling for those isn't great either. Only 10 mins after watching the whole video and I've already forgotten what 90% of the shift combo functions were, so respectfully, I'll stand by my criticism. Great demo though Mylar! Love your work.
@boydw1 For sure, it’s not going to stick after watching something once - but I find once you’ve been physically using something yourself for a few days, you learn.
@@mylarmelodies yeah, but there's a difference between What you (or I at least) can remember while actively using something, and what I can remember coming back to it after a couple of weeks break. Even just properly labelling the shift function with different colour texts could go a long way to improving this. I don't make criticisms just to bag manufacturers - I genuinely hope companies like RYK take note, and make better, more obvious interfaces, for everyone's benefit.
Oh hell. I really love my Akemie's Castle and I'm not sure I want to give it up for anything... but there is a LOT to love here. I'm enough of an FM addict to have both. But I've got like 4 flagship oscillators and a handful of great smaller ones, how many VCOs can one mortal even use?
lol...who needs a envelope or a filter...Jupiter 8 in the trash...wait...what? A Jupiter 8 costs how much now? That like 20 DX7s'...🤣🤣🤣 dont get me wrong tho, with age and wisdom, I have come to LOVE FM synthesis.
Very cool! It sounds not disimilar to the wonderful Twisted Electrons MegaFM to my ears and the only reason I never bought one of those is that they are as non-modular, non-patchy, and as isolated as a synth can get. Props for the embedded irony, served up dry btw.
Oh my days! Alex, what are you doing to us? Unless I'm very much mistaken - I can make Drum & Bass with my modular as well!!!! Plus an RYK ALGO...? Finest quality Mylar.
Great video mylar! I recently got into wavetable osc and got one at awasome price, but this makes me maybe switch that for some FMy thing like this hah. Btw, cant seem to wonder on all of your newer vids, can we expect soon that Buchla system demos? 😬
Oh, I’m so glad the shift button lets you fine tune the oscillators rather than being limited to neat multiples/fractions for the harmonic relationships. Coarse and fine tune is THE method for linear FM, IMO.
Great module and great jam ! Last one is crazy ! Love that Is it possible to tune the module and the steps of harmonic intervals with somthing different than 440 Hz ? Maybe 432 or even 430 ? I don't see that in the manual. Thank you.
Best thing about your videos is how damn musical they are...Especially loved the Aphex Bass patch. Lovely. Bravo! Module sounds ace. But just like many Mutable modules I just cannot remember any Hold this and turn that stuff. How would you compare this to something like a Mindphaser in terms of usability ? I know different... But similar sonic landscapes?? Anyway. A really wonderful video. ❤
Never used a Mindphaser but I can say that the deeper functions aren’t hard to remember once you learn them, as there are only two buttons so if it’s not one, it’s the other.
Thanks Chris and haha yes indeed, that snare made my tummy tingle - it's actually the OG Tiptop SD808 module into the low input of a Music Thing Minidrive! Weirdly I fed the 6m0d6 into the High input at the same time to sort of smash it all together. I was so stoked with that snare sound I actually sampled it and put on my Patreon FWIW - link in description. Paid members can grab it - but the recipie is SD808 > MiniDrive.
ooof really nice video, great explanation of FM and superb gnarly sounds in the demo patches! Might just have to pick one of these up now. Was initially put off by the 'hold button and plug/turn' but it seems really useable!
YT has some immense Crumhorn content when you go looking for it ruclips.net/video/jTNg_qVManA/видео.htmlsi=yBEmNMoG9Z6_8O4r (also I genuinely might have a go at it)
A fine piece of gear with impressive sound and spotting the pricing on the website, really competetively priced as well! - But to be quite honest: Although a little detail to some, I really don't love stereo-jacks as outputs. Give me that sweet double-jacks and save me the money for another special cable.
@@mylarmelodies Of course it‘s not the worst, but I find it comfortable to sit in front of a system that just asks for the correct length of a cable for a certain connection and nothing else. In between MIDI-hardware, XLR and TRS-jacks, I really enjoy the idea that after the connection from and to the „outterworld“ everything in that system is uniformly connected. When thinking about Buchla with two dedicated connectiontypes, the „one-cable-fits-everything“-philosophy is one of the appealing differences to me. That‘s also the reason, I prefer multiple V/Oct-connections (like in Acid Rain‘s Chainsaw) over direct MIDI. - In other words: I ditch ease of use for ease of use 😬
@@mylarmelodies I might, yes. In the end of the day, hardware is something you get for the enjoyment of the process („I could do it on a computer […]“). I tend to enjoy the uniform nature of interfacing as I enjoy synthesizers themselves. Gladly, different designs keep on coexisting and allow me to plug that sweet monos around :-D - Still adoring the selection of RYK-modules very much.
Oh dear, just heard the missus again “are you listening to f**king Mylar again…remember we are going on staycation this weekend”…..”bugger”……great vid mate, thank god I have a full eurorack setup in my doghouse!😂
Leaving a comment and a like for the algorithm
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Thanks love (not for the algorithm, for you) 😘
That was filth! Loved it.
I used to have Akemie’s Castle, another 4 osc fm synth, it had some sweet spots but a lot searching for them, plus that Yamaha chip wasn’t really my thing…. THIS is my thing! Seems like the stepped osc eliminate a lot of the searching for sweet spots.
RYK out here making me want to go modular 😅
Do it (don’t do it) - etc
Do it. Join us.
One of us. One of us.
I was making coffee just yesterday thinking “I do hope there’s a new Mylar drop a coming” and this hit the spot. Smack bang wallop. Oof! It’s a bloody belter. Some of your finest patches to date I reckon. The woof section alone. Proper !!!
Bless ya Jamie and thanks! See ya at superbooth I hope ☕️☕️
For real!
we need another nittyyy NITTYYYYYYYYYYYY
The kind of module that should come with a license and warning, in case it bites you and you become infected! It sounds so dirty I had to take a shower after watching this video. Your moaning on certain parts didn't assist, of course.
😝 I had to take a lot of cold showers after filming sessions for this one
@@mylarmelodies A brilliant module though. I have his other two and they are stunning, on both design aesthetics and sonically. Now, go wash your hands again
Haha, those moan sounds!
Wake up, honey! Akemie's Castle 2 just dropped
What an awesome lil module!
Ha, I did feel the need to make a reference to it in the vid - defo similar spirit/universe that they occupy although of course different implementation and tone
mmmm! I was very pleasantly surprised to see just how surprisingly small the overlap between the two is, and that they both still have their own places, still.
Ace video as always btw! I'm less active these days but it's nice to see you're still killing it 😎
Yup - definite 'rave party in the dank basement of Akemie's Castle' vibes from this one.
Awesome demo! Does this module offer anything that the Vector Wave doesn't? You've given me tonnes of ideas for my Vector Wave, but is this worth buying in addition? Is it just like breaking out one of the voices? and giving it a bit more hands-on control?
Any chance of a little more detail of whats going on during the hellscape acid bit at the end , just got an algo after seeing this and wanted to try to recreate that filth 😊
The last thing I need is another oscillator, I said to myself, recently, like an idiot.
Ah well it’s a whole voice really (with added Envs) so it’s ok! 🤪
I must have off sick on the day the school was teaching FM synthesis. Thanks for the lesson.
We were all going to tell you but too much time elapsed you know
The screaming Aphex Bass part made me poop my pants.. wow this makes FM synthesis a lot easier. Must have a few thru zero oscillators behind the panel no?
💩Totally digital so all in code but yes!
I always keep my hand near the volume controls when your jams are heating up because I don't want my housemates to hear you moaning 🤣
this will be the video that people make the decision to buy this based on. wow, you really did it justice. i learned about this thing less than a min ago, jumped to footwerk patch and yup, that's a winner.
thanks m8 👍 yeah do defo recommend.
That’s why they hired him!
Great sounding module! I'm not 100% sold on the interface though - seems a little too "hold this while pressing this/plugging this" for my tastes. I feel like I'd forget half the functions. A few extra buttons with mode LEDs might have been a better option?
I know what you mean but it’s pretty simple in use - it’s an either/or situation regarding which button to press to get the alternative function once you do it a few times, vs other modules where you have like eight buttons and various combos within them. There’s only two!
@@mylarmelodies Well, it's only two buttons, with their own functions, but also doubling as two different shift buttons for combinations with multiple other knobs or sockets. Labelling for those isn't great either.
Only 10 mins after watching the whole video and I've already forgotten what 90% of the shift combo functions were, so respectfully, I'll stand by my criticism.
Great demo though Mylar! Love your work.
@boydw1 For sure, it’s not going to stick after watching something once - but I find once you’ve been physically using something yourself for a few days, you learn.
@@mylarmelodies yeah, but there's a difference between What you (or I at least) can remember while actively using something, and what I can remember coming back to it after a couple of weeks break.
Even just properly labelling the shift function with different colour texts could go a long way to improving this.
I don't make criticisms just to bag manufacturers - I genuinely hope companies like RYK take note, and make better, more obvious interfaces, for everyone's benefit.
FM SYNTHESIS!!!!! Best synthesis if you ask me.
17:53 "wahb wlap" 😂
Oh hell. I really love my Akemie's Castle and I'm not sure I want to give it up for anything... but there is a LOT to love here. I'm enough of an FM addict to have both. But I've got like 4 flagship oscillators and a handful of great smaller ones, how many VCOs can one mortal even use?
I can turn knobs? Gimme 💸
But can you turn buttons
@@mylarmelodies that red one there does look very turnable
lol...who needs a envelope or a filter...Jupiter 8 in the trash...wait...what? A Jupiter 8 costs how much now? That like 20 DX7s'...🤣🤣🤣 dont get me wrong tho, with age and wisdom, I have come to LOVE FM synthesis.
No filters were harmed in the making of this video
@@mylarmelodies 🤣
Parts of this reminds me of the good old Metropolis video that got me into modular in the first place.
🙌 Full circle really as RYK Jake of course created the M185 which led to the Metropolis! ♻️
These are some of the freshest, filthiest and funkiest sounds I've heard in a while! Freaking Marvelous!
Very cool! It sounds not disimilar to the wonderful Twisted Electrons MegaFM to my ears and the only reason I never bought one of those is that they are as non-modular, non-patchy, and as isolated as a synth can get. Props for the embedded irony, served up dry btw.
awesome patches and tones! anything that makes FM more accessible is a win in my book, let digital be digital and do things analog can't.
RYK is on fire!!
Quite awesome.
Thanks for the trip.
Thanks for travelling with us today
How would one manage to interject his guitar signal in this modulation process......and get interesting pulsating timbres for his guitar tone?
Sweet Henry VIII Alex! My doctor told me I can’t make that stank face anymore ‘thanks’
It should have came with those overlays you made for it 😂
Mylar is bringing back his module game with hard hitters
I've been waiting for something like this for years. Nice vid
The world needs more fm synthesis.
Got to be one of your top ten vids Mr. MM..- it seems RYK suits you Sir.
Ha - Good point - Has it not always been so?
Sonic Edging 💦💦💦💦
Oh my days! Alex, what are you doing to us? Unless I'm very much mistaken - I can make Drum & Bass with my modular as well!!!! Plus an RYK ALGO...? Finest quality Mylar.
32:10 "pretty sexy that" - Might have been the only necessary narration for the last half of the video 🤣🥵😈 J/K Amazing review as per usual! 🙌
Great video mylar! I recently got into wavetable osc and got one at awasome price, but this makes me maybe switch that for some FMy thing like this hah.
Btw, cant seem to wonder on all of your newer vids, can we expect soon that Buchla system demos? 😬
Oh, I’m so glad the shift button lets you fine tune the oscillators rather than being limited to neat multiples/fractions for the harmonic relationships. Coarse and fine tune is THE method for linear FM, IMO.
Playing the jam through proper amp and speakers. WOOF! 🤩👾🤖 Very nice!
Damn, Mylar, that is crazy! :-O What modes did you use to make the hellscape acid? :-O
tall-eurorack-case mylarmelodies was sorely missed.
Dude, you're a freaking menace, haha. MOAR BAD POWUR..
Smart interface. Also thought of the humble audio quad operator. Less control than that and Akemie’s Castle, but that can be a good thing.
Your vids are becoming damn sharp my man.
And again... I have enough synths. I came here for the music. Cheers!
Great video! Especially around 13:10 when you almost had a bit of Intergalactic going on from the Beastie Boys!
Great module and great jam ! Last one is crazy ! Love that
Is it possible to tune the module and the steps of harmonic intervals with somthing different than 440 Hz ? Maybe 432 or even 430 ? I don't see that in the manual. Thank you.
Thanks and yep. Hold Red button and turn the dials and you can freely tune them to any interval!
@@mylarmelodies Thank you !
Man even the straight up folding one osc sounds great and very DPO like. This thing is versatile!.
Hope there will be a diy version of it! Absolutely stunning ❤
Algo seems to be a masterpiece for the kind of music I want to produce!
Ana 2 nice choice (what’s up Eli I hope to get one I have the other one look forward to both)
MIDI controllable knobs?
Don’t think so unfortunately! Although you could convert MIDI to CV and work that way
they can... using presets
E.PIANO 1 for dayz
18:43 noice and 22:50 Lots of lovliness to be had.
Woof! Can almost taste the gnarliness
Multi lols in first two mins. Love it.
Best thing about your videos is how damn musical they are...Especially loved the Aphex Bass patch. Lovely. Bravo! Module sounds ace. But just like many Mutable modules I just cannot remember any Hold this and turn that stuff. How would you compare this to something like a Mindphaser in terms of usability ? I know different... But similar sonic landscapes??
Anyway. A really wonderful video. ❤
Never used a Mindphaser but I can say that the deeper functions aren’t hard to remember once you learn them, as there are only two buttons so if it’s not one, it’s the other.
Alex I’d like to see you in a Duo Jam with Surgeon both using this module🔱🎶🕸⚡️🌈🌈🌈🌈👁🆒Cheers the PEST 👍
I’d buy that for a dollar Martin!
Anyone else notice Mylar has a bit of cold, or something? Voice seems pinched by mucus. Hay fever maybe?
Nice module, stay healthy!
I have two small kids - mucus abounds
UM WOAH, sir, is this a big beautiful new case????
Had it a few years but not featured it in widescreen much! A Ginko Synthese one from when they did DIY kits!
I think the first video I watched on your channel was the Akemies castle one, that must be an eon ago or something 😃
Konnichiwa! (and yeah… 😬)
Killer vid, killer module! But most importantly: lovely beats
Tiptop SD808 > Music Thing Mini Drive!!
Buchla was nice modulation choice
damn, this is awesome
Excellent jam and great demo of FM capabilities. Off topic but whats creating that slapping snare sound please and thank you.
Thanks Chris and haha yes indeed, that snare made my tummy tingle - it's actually the OG Tiptop SD808 module into the low input of a Music Thing Minidrive! Weirdly I fed the 6m0d6 into the High input at the same time to sort of smash it all together.
I was so stoked with that snare sound I actually sampled it and put on my Patreon FWIW - link in description. Paid members can grab it - but the recipie is SD808 > MiniDrive.
@@mylarmelodies many thanks for sharing your secrets. i will defo seek out that combo.
ooof really nice video, great explanation of FM and superb gnarly sounds in the demo patches! Might just have to pick one of these up now. Was initially put off by the 'hold button and plug/turn' but it seems really useable!
I was worried about that too, but it's simple in practice really. Spot your cable tidies in use eh!
@@mylarmelodies yesss I was very happy to see some Nest Tamers making a cameo there... hope you are finding them useful! BTW I bought the ALGO!
Blissful!
Great sounds. Some decent crumbhorn approximations going on there
YT has some immense Crumhorn content when you go looking for it ruclips.net/video/jTNg_qVManA/видео.htmlsi=yBEmNMoG9Z6_8O4r (also I genuinely might have a go at it)
@@mylarmelodies I'd be very interested in hearing some crummy Mylar jams.
I love a crumbhorn (although perhaps only in small doses)
The Module They Couldn't Film
Like filming a black cat at night
30:07 🤯🤯🤯
sold )
Brilliant video mate!
🙌🙌🙌
A fine piece of gear with impressive sound and spotting the pricing on the website, really competetively priced as well! - But to be quite honest: Although a little detail to some, I really don't love stereo-jacks as outputs. Give me that sweet double-jacks and save me the money for another special cable.
Befaco sells 3 for a decent price
I like a pair of L&R’s too but not the worst to keep a special cable handy for such occasions
@@mylarmelodies Of course it‘s not the worst, but I find it comfortable to sit in front of a system that just asks for the correct length of a cable for a certain connection and nothing else. In between MIDI-hardware, XLR and TRS-jacks, I really enjoy the idea that after the connection from and to the „outterworld“ everything in that system is uniformly connected. When thinking about Buchla with two dedicated connectiontypes, the „one-cable-fits-everything“-philosophy is one of the appealing differences to me. That‘s also the reason, I prefer multiple V/Oct-connections (like in Acid Rain‘s Chainsaw) over direct MIDI. - In other words: I ditch ease of use for ease of use 😬
You might be missing out as a result
@@mylarmelodies I might, yes. In the end of the day, hardware is something you get for the enjoyment of the process („I could do it on a computer […]“). I tend to enjoy the uniform nature of interfacing as I enjoy synthesizers themselves. Gladly, different designs keep on coexisting and allow me to plug that sweet monos around :-D - Still adoring the selection of RYK-modules very much.
What was triggering the snare?
Tiptop Trigger Riot!
@@mylarmelodies nice, love the way it modulated the beat.
Had it competing with the 6m0d6 into a Music Thing Mini Drive
I should also say that the RYK Algo sounded amazing! Loving that module too. Building the RYK vector wave at the moment…
OOof 9:50 sounds amazing
Oh dear, just heard the missus again “are you listening to f**king Mylar again…remember we are going on staycation this weekend”…..”bugger”……great vid mate, thank god I have a full eurorack setup in my doghouse!😂
Ace!
Great module and great demo :)