This is one of the most interesting channels I’ve had the algorithm send my way in 2023, can’t wait to see how you progress in 2024, keep it up, Fella 👍🏻
I recorded some high quality flacs direct out of the mixer for the first time. I’m going to have a play about with mastering them, but that’s a very new thing to me, so I’m not in a rush to shovel substandard stuff out at the moment :)
“ one big fat sound “ is what hooked me dude!! Glad i’ve been baited to click and now i want you to add shit to spotify so i can listen to your talents dude, because you got some!!
Depends what your experience is: - do you already play any instruments? If so what? - do you have prior experience with other synths (soft synth, or hardware) - do you have prior experience with drum machines? - starting with no experience at all is also fine :) Also, what are you ultimate aims? Do you: - want to make EDM-ish tracks? - want to make ambient sound scapes? - want to play live sets? - record tracks? - want to learn about synths in general? - want to play about because it looks cool? Are you just looking to learn about modular specifically, or more electronic music in general?
Depends on where you’re coming from, and where you want to get to really! If you’re already using a DAW, and want to add some analogue goodness, I’d probably advise the Moog sub 37 and/or Korg minilogue XD. You can sequence pretty much every parameter from the DAW, which will make it a lot easier for recording than modular tbh! The Moog grandmother can make a few sounds that the sub 37 can’t, so that’s also an option (it’s a great synth for learning on, and sounds fat!) It’s really going to depend on the kind of music you want play, eg fat bass lines, pads, etc. If you’re coming from a DAW, but really want to get into modular, buy the Behringer go case and the expert sleepers ES9. Then go nuts! The Behringer crave and/or edge are pretty cheap and cheerful (I’d probably recommend buying them second hand though). They are just rip off clones of the mother-32 and dfam, both of which I use quite a lot, so they will do the job. However, they are pretty shit! There aren’t that many attenuators on their inputs, so a few extra vca’s is recommended (eg Behringer four play, possibly with a Behringer four lfo and/or abacus to help get a bit more into crazy territory!). Personally, regarding the whole Behringer clone thing, given that all of the modules I listed are rip offs of current products from Moog, intellijel, make noise, and xoac; if you’re starting out I have no issue with you buying those modules (I understand the price thing!). However it would be nice to buy something from them in the future, just so we don’t lose really cool manufacturers! One monosynth on it’s own is a little boring tbh. Two monosynths, a drum machine, a clockable delay, a vast reverb, a mixer (with stereo Fx send/return), and a compressor (with side chain) - if not built into your mixer. Now you have a party :) The circuit tracks more or less ticks all of those boxes (and can hook up an extra 2 midi capable synths into the mix). If you’re starting from nothing, and want to go dawless, that’s a really good option (then add the analogue synth of your choice - careful of the output levels of your synth though - the clipping on the tracks mixer doesn’t sound very good!) Doing drums in modular like I do, it pretty stupid to be honest. An Arturia drum brute would probably make a lot more sense (or octatrack, or similar), however the modular route offers a little bit more control (it is however super dumb to do it my way!) A cheap modular system is never going to sound as good as a cheap analogue synth, but will probably cost more than a Moog sub 37. If you want to get into modular, don’t buy cheap, buy cost effective (if the module is still in your rig in 5 years time, it was a good purchase, otherwise it wasn’t!) Things to look out for when buying modules: * does the oscillator have octave switching or a fine tune knob? If no, don’t buy it. * prefer oscillators that have multiple waveform outputs, and if they have a sub oscillator output as well, that oscillator will never leave your rig. * if the oscillator only accepts positive voltage in the 1v/oct input, don’t buy it (eg any Erica synths oscillator). * if you can’t decide between two modules, buy the one that has more inputs. It’ll be way more fun to play with (for example, the Behringer space Fx module has zero inputs, do don’t buy it. The more CV control you have, the more fun you’ll have. The space FX will last a couple of months in your rig before being tossed aside for something good!) * unless you have a specific hankering to experience a Moog system 55 or Roland 100, don’t buy the cheap Behringer clone modules (even though they’re the only ones I don’t object to on a moral stand point). I actually have a few of the Roland modules, which I love, however they’ve inherited all of the flaws of the original designs. For example, none of the inputs or outputs are buffered, so you will encounter the occasional pop when patching. That means I can’t use them live, lest I blow a subwoofer! :) * having said that, the Behringer 112, 121, 130, 140, and 150; is possibly one of the best set of modules to start with in modular (I’d probably suggest adding a 297 and 173 as well!). Add in a make noise XOH, an endorphines ghost, a drum brute (or impact), and a Korg sq-64; then you’ll be all set to party! (Although a sub 37 would have been cheaper, and will still sound better) * gear reviews on RUclips never mention the downsides. Go and ask people in forums for their experience, rather than relying on review channels. For the same reason, don’t buy something on launch. Wait until you can hear unfiltered user opinions before spending your cash! And finally, just ask loads of dumb questions. As you may have noticed, synth nerds are happy to talk for days about synths, so don’t be scared to ask questions! :)
Hi Rob, i am 2yrs into exploring modular, learning much from youtube and experimenting. I often wonder whether i could accelerate my learning by spending time with a "master" or even at a modular meetup. What do you think? Im in Melbourne. Do you know of any individuals or groups in Aus that could help with this? My goal is to play live. Ive done heaps of gigs in bands ....so im not new to live playing / improv. But i feel i am probaby missing some really basic/obvious things in my modular understanding.
For now. I recorded my set on New Year’s Day, hoping that it would be the finale, however whilst the recording went really well, I fooked up hard, very hard. I’m going to be out in a different bit of bush in a couple of weeks time, so will hopefully have something else coming up soon :)
@@PJexxxI need to be able to hear the same thing every time I play live, otherwise I don’t know what my synth is doing. That’s why I’m always wearing headphones, even when I have nice big speakers about! Without being able to hear the synth properly, I can’t keep anything in tune, and it very quickly goes wrong…. Normally when I’m playing a gig, I’m either using my PA, or I’m playing in the DJ booth. This time around, the festival I was playing at put me on the live bands stage (which was a new experience). The only problem with that was that I was forced to set up the synth off stage, which was then plugged in at the start of my set. That meant nothing had warmed up yet, so I knew tuning was going to be a bit flaky initially. Sadly when I started playing, I couldn’t hear anything coming through my headphones. The sound was coming out, but I couldn’t actually hear anything. I didn’t figure out what was going on until the very end of the set. The stage monitors were way louder (and bigger) that I’m used to, and they were phase cancelling the sound in my headphones, which meant nothing could ever get into tune. This hasn’t ever been something I’ve had to worry about before (because all of the gigs where I’ve played in the booth, the monitors have typically been run direct off the Dj mixer, rather than the PA mixer which I typically plug directly into. So yeah, an hour long set of out of tune oscillators! Not my finest hour to be honest… The crowd seemed to get behind it though - although I suspect disco biscuits may be the reason for that ;)
This is my mates back garden, in the firebreak, well clear of the place where the quolls and wallabies live. It’s also worth remembering that sniffing your screen is not an indication of the volume level set on the back of the speakers :) This is not some rave up, this is 4 guys sat around a campfire (two of whom have successfully defended this land from being turned into an open cast coal mine) Around here, every conservationist or forestry worker will have a speaker with them. If you don’t do that, you’ll be bitten by a snake. I’ve had someone else say “what about the nesting animals?”. If an animal around here makes a nest, we shoot it. It’s the only way to protect the native wildlife from invasive species.
I don't understand why you always have to go and break the bales of nature. Maybe there are animals in the area that have nests, and frightened by the noise they run away, leaving the young or the eggs to die. We're always doing everything we can to wreak havoc on this planet 🤦 P. S. Rent a garage
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This is one of the most interesting channels I’ve had the algorithm send my way in 2023, can’t wait to see how you progress in 2024, keep it up, Fella 👍🏻
I love what you are doing! ❤
I found you through "one big fat sound" and I'M LOVING TH IS. VIBING! VIBING VIBING
Thanks! Hope you love my other videos as well :)
wonderful!! any plans to release on spotify? i’d listen to your stuff on repeat
I too would honestly really like to add some of this stuff to my mix on Spotify if it were there :v
I recorded some high quality flacs direct out of the mixer for the first time. I’m going to have a play about with mastering them, but that’s a very new thing to me, so I’m not in a rush to shovel substandard stuff out at the moment :)
@@robthebloke That sounds like a good attitude towards it. Make something you are happy to call finished before publishing it as a finished product.
@@Lonk-jo2fu Definitely! Perfect driving music.
I'm so happy I found this channel
This combines the style of older Deadmau5-Stuff with your own Magic. Amazing, I love it!!!!
Dude! A smoke machine now!!! Holy Mole' man! Thanks for the music and fun. 😃
Haha, nah just hunter cooking some sausages on a fire ;)
🤣@@robthebloke
Keep going, Rob. This is truly great stuff.
Nice to see your channel grow! Good work!
Thank you for creating this, exploring music in nature is such a wonderful juxtaposition 😊
I just found your channel and I'm drumming along to some of your stuff. Great stuff man!
it's like flying through space
Thanks for this RUclips!!! What a great recommendation! Subbed
Always a treat brother, thanks!
these are sooo good! enjoyed every one of them
Music from the mind for the mind 🎉 proper enjoyed the bush sesh. Cheers bloke
Absolute vibe! ❤
This screams joy. Wonderful. On Spotify yet? ;)
these vids are such a cool vibe tysm
I really like this one!
thank you for the rad synth jams in the bush
i adore this. i love love love it. on repeat while i paint.
Yeah I'm gonna need a whole Spotify playlist of your stuff brother
“ one big fat sound “ is what hooked me dude!!
Glad i’ve been baited to click and now i want you to add shit to spotify so i can listen to your talents dude, because you got some!!
Thank you artist producer and thank you alghoritihm
Yess!!!! Yesssss!!!!!!!
So glad I discovered this account
Great stuff brother. Keep it up!
Thanks buddy!
bruh man i love it
Subscribed!
Great what comes across 👌🎧✨🤍💫
Flawless
What a vibe, lets me float! Do you maybe have tips what to have as a base for a real beginner?
Depends what your experience is:
- do you already play any instruments? If so what?
- do you have prior experience with other synths (soft synth, or hardware)
- do you have prior experience with drum machines?
- starting with no experience at all is also fine :)
Also, what are you ultimate aims?
Do you:
- want to make EDM-ish tracks?
- want to make ambient sound scapes?
- want to play live sets?
- record tracks?
- want to learn about synths in general?
- want to play about because it looks cool?
Are you just looking to learn about modular specifically, or more electronic music in general?
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Garry sinthetisizer the impossible sound
So cool again ❤Are there any plans to publish them on bandcamp maybe?
Nice
Popopopopo❤
Plot twist - He is doing a concert for the animals in the forest but he cannot reveal them bcos of a contract he signed with the organizer.
grooooove
pls do a spotify !!
Any tips for someone who wants to start messing around with analog synths?
Depends on where you’re coming from, and where you want to get to really!
If you’re already using a DAW, and want to add some analogue goodness, I’d probably advise the Moog sub 37 and/or Korg minilogue XD. You can sequence pretty much every parameter from the DAW, which will make it a lot easier for recording than modular tbh! The Moog grandmother can make a few sounds that the sub 37 can’t, so that’s also an option (it’s a great synth for learning on, and sounds fat!)
It’s really going to depend on the kind of music you want play, eg fat bass lines, pads, etc.
If you’re coming from a DAW, but really want to get into modular, buy the Behringer go case and the expert sleepers ES9. Then go nuts!
The Behringer crave and/or edge are pretty cheap and cheerful (I’d probably recommend buying them second hand though). They are just rip off clones of the mother-32 and dfam, both of which I use quite a lot, so they will do the job. However, they are pretty shit! There aren’t that many attenuators on their inputs, so a few extra vca’s is recommended (eg Behringer four play, possibly with a Behringer four lfo and/or abacus to help get a bit more into crazy territory!).
Personally, regarding the whole Behringer clone thing, given that all of the modules I listed are rip offs of current products from Moog, intellijel, make noise, and xoac; if you’re starting out I have no issue with you buying those modules (I understand the price thing!). However it would be nice to buy something from them in the future, just so we don’t lose really cool manufacturers!
One monosynth on it’s own is a little boring tbh.
Two monosynths, a drum machine, a clockable delay, a vast reverb, a mixer (with stereo Fx send/return), and a compressor (with side chain) - if not built into your mixer. Now you have a party :)
The circuit tracks more or less ticks all of those boxes (and can hook up an extra 2 midi capable synths into the mix). If you’re starting from nothing, and want to go dawless, that’s a really good option (then add the analogue synth of your choice - careful of the output levels of your synth though - the clipping on the tracks mixer doesn’t sound very good!)
Doing drums in modular like I do, it pretty stupid to be honest. An Arturia drum brute would probably make a lot more sense (or octatrack, or similar), however the modular route offers a little bit more control (it is however super dumb to do it my way!)
A cheap modular system is never going to sound as good as a cheap analogue synth, but will probably cost more than a Moog sub 37. If you want to get into modular, don’t buy cheap, buy cost effective (if the module is still in your rig in 5 years time, it was a good purchase, otherwise it wasn’t!)
Things to look out for when buying modules:
* does the oscillator have octave switching or a fine tune knob? If no, don’t buy it.
* prefer oscillators that have multiple waveform outputs, and if they have a sub oscillator output as well, that oscillator will never leave your rig.
* if the oscillator only accepts positive voltage in the 1v/oct input, don’t buy it (eg any Erica synths oscillator).
* if you can’t decide between two modules, buy the one that has more inputs. It’ll be way more fun to play with (for example, the Behringer space Fx module has zero inputs, do don’t buy it. The more CV control you have, the more fun you’ll have. The space FX will last a couple of months in your rig before being tossed aside for something good!)
* unless you have a specific hankering to experience a Moog system 55 or Roland 100, don’t buy the cheap Behringer clone modules (even though they’re the only ones I don’t object to on a moral stand point). I actually have a few of the Roland modules, which I love, however they’ve inherited all of the flaws of the original designs. For example, none of the inputs or outputs are buffered, so you will encounter the occasional pop when patching. That means I can’t use them live, lest I blow a subwoofer! :)
* having said that, the Behringer 112, 121, 130, 140, and 150; is possibly one of the best set of modules to start with in modular (I’d probably suggest adding a 297 and 173 as well!). Add in a make noise XOH, an endorphines ghost, a drum brute (or impact), and a Korg sq-64; then you’ll be all set to party! (Although a sub 37 would have been cheaper, and will still sound better)
* gear reviews on RUclips never mention the downsides. Go and ask people in forums for their experience, rather than relying on review channels. For the same reason, don’t buy something on launch. Wait until you can hear unfiltered user opinions before spending your cash!
And finally, just ask loads of dumb questions. As you may have noticed, synth nerds are happy to talk for days about synths, so don’t be scared to ask questions! :)
Hi Rob, i am 2yrs into exploring modular, learning much from youtube and experimenting. I often wonder whether i could accelerate my learning by spending time with a "master" or even at a modular meetup. What do you think? Im in Melbourne. Do you know of any individuals or groups in Aus that could help with this? My goal is to play live. Ive done heaps of gigs in bands ....so im not new to live playing / improv. But i feel i am probaby missing some really basic/obvious things in my modular understanding.
This looks like New Zealand.
Close. Tasmania
maybe make an album, and let the covers be made by the community ?
This is so tasty..... Mmmmmmmmm
this isnt the last bush session is it? I love this little series so much!
For now. I recorded my set on New Year’s Day, hoping that it would be the finale, however whilst the recording went really well, I fooked up hard, very hard.
I’m going to be out in a different bit of bush in a couple of weeks time, so will hopefully have something else coming up soon :)
@@robthebloke can you elaborate on how you fooked up?
@@PJexxxI need to be able to hear the same thing every time I play live, otherwise I don’t know what my synth is doing. That’s why I’m always wearing headphones, even when I have nice big speakers about!
Without being able to hear the synth properly, I can’t keep anything in tune, and it very quickly goes wrong….
Normally when I’m playing a gig, I’m either using my PA, or I’m playing in the DJ booth. This time around, the festival I was playing at put me on the live bands stage (which was a new experience).
The only problem with that was that I was forced to set up the synth off stage, which was then plugged in at the start of my set. That meant nothing had warmed up yet, so I knew tuning was going to be a bit flaky initially.
Sadly when I started playing, I couldn’t hear anything coming through my headphones. The sound was coming out, but I couldn’t actually hear anything.
I didn’t figure out what was going on until the very end of the set. The stage monitors were way louder (and bigger) that I’m used to, and they were phase cancelling the sound in my headphones, which meant nothing could ever get into tune.
This hasn’t ever been something I’ve had to worry about before (because all of the gigs where I’ve played in the booth, the monitors have typically been run direct off the Dj mixer, rather than the PA mixer which I typically plug directly into.
So yeah, an hour long set of out of tune oscillators! Not my finest hour to be honest…
The crowd seemed to get behind it though - although I suspect disco biscuits may be the reason for that ;)
It would be nice to have some psytrance bit in to it
Why the last one?
you must really trust the forecast
It’s Tasmania, so no. There’s a tarp available just in case ;)
Wasnt it calling for rain today? Lmao
Do you have releases? Are you on Spotify or bandcamp? I want to buy/download your music. Thanks!
Only here I’m afraid
@@robthebloke thank you, fingers crossed 🤞
@@robthebloke I would definitely buy/stream whatever you released if you ever felt like doing it. You have such a talent.
Loving your psychedelic sound! Would you be interested in releasing some music on an experimental techno label I am working on? Kind regards.
Czemu grasz tam gdzie pewnie są zwierzęta?
This is my mates back garden, in the firebreak, well clear of the place where the quolls and wallabies live. It’s also worth remembering that sniffing your screen is not an indication of the volume level set on the back of the speakers :)
This is not some rave up, this is 4 guys sat around a campfire (two of whom have successfully defended this land from being turned into an open cast coal mine)
Around here, every conservationist or forestry worker will have a speaker with them. If you don’t do that, you’ll be bitten by a snake.
I’ve had someone else say “what about the nesting animals?”. If an animal around here makes a nest, we shoot it. It’s the only way to protect the native wildlife from invasive species.
I don't understand why you always have to go and break the bales of nature. Maybe there are animals in the area that have nests, and frightened by the noise they run away, leaving the young or the eggs to die. We're always doing everything we can to wreak havoc on this planet 🤦 P. S. Rent a garage
Keep crying
звук был только в вашей голове!!! (колонки стояли для антуража)