@@turfoid7899 Your computer speed will impact latency more than the audio interface. Regardless, I recommend direct monitoring if that’s what you need low latency for. In that case it doesn’t matter much how fast your computer or audio interface is
Whether you want it or not, a release from Soma is always a game-changer and worth paying attention to. I love these guys. Another seriously interesting product.
This arrived yesterday. Only played with it for a little bit but I'm already in love. After tinkering for less than ten minutes i made an entire ambient track. It's a keeper for sure.
This is the first piece of gear I have instantly wanted in a long time. I’m imagining pairing it with the Arturia Microfreak for some spice and dice loveliness. Beautiful stuff.
Like so many other products, this thing gives me so many ideas for things to try with my Octatrack... That sampler has saved me a lot of money at this point ❤️
$619.00. Such an incredible imaginative product from Soma! My greatest concern is that the effect will be identifiable like FM DX7 sounds were in the 80s, or Eventide Space and BigSky pedals are today... and therefor not an original creative addition to our compositions. Next concern is the price, with my present rig I have been making wonderful polyrhythms for 5 years now, combining my poly designs with a creative effects pedal like the ZoomMS70CDR I can already create the Cosmos effects in a very similar way, although more work and time on my rig, but with more controllable and repeatable results. Heavy complex effects have a signature sound to them, identifiable sometimes. For half the price I may have considered it. Thank you again loopop for a near perfect review on a product I would never had seen otherwise. The product has opened my mind to new possibilities with my present rig.
Your first sentence finally explained what Cosmos does! After watching all the Soma videos etc, they never actually said what it was doing so thank you! Haha. Very nicely jam at the end too.
Soma definitely makes my kind of gear... all the cons sound like pros to me, lol. I love unrepeatable, unorthodox flows of organic sound. With no undo ability, it becomes proper art, where you have to go with whatever you put down and make it into something beautiful, rather than just hit undo and try again.
The different types of loopers and delays these days are intense. I have been looking into getting an unconventional looper to add unique textures to tracks. I was sort of sold on saving up for one of the chase bliss loopers but now my mind is being changed. If you ever get the chance loopop, I’d like to see you do a video comparing loopers or just more looper performance ideas (maybe even looper on looper action). Another thought is how awesome would this thing be with the subharmonicon! My final thought is keep up the excellent work loopop!
Thanks! There are SO many loopers a comparison isn't likely - this however, is very much unlike anything else I'm familiar with. This with a subharmonicon as a sound source would indeed be great, but not when its sequencer is running IMHO, that could be quite a mess...
Ziv, pretty stoked with the way you look at music tech. You say "Hold on a second, have you tried this?" Its a wonderful insight into evolving technology. Been a patron for a couple of years now....
thanks for your overview! On point as always. 💯🙏🏻 I cannot wait for this thing. I instantly joined the pre-order list the moment it was announced. I make my rc505 do many of the functions that these algorithms do. So stoked
I’m glad you got to do a video on this one. Very helpful! Didn’t know what to think of it when it was announced, but this solidified its place on my wishlist.
This looks like a great tool. It doesn't need to be a traditional looper, because, frankly there are already too many options. It's great that it does something different. That said, regarding "rhythmic" looping capabilities, when a some manufacturer has the sense to create a looper that allows you (me) to set a loop time with a bpm knob paired with a 1 bar/2 bar/4 bar toggle, they will have created something beautiful. If anyone reads this and builds such a looper, please throw me a discount. Thanks.
Yep, EHX Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai does this aswell. Can highly recommend it to anyone looking for a more affordable alternative. 30 seconds Stereo Looper with delay, reverse delay and the ability to filter, reverse, slow dowm or speed up the loop. It's a workhorse!
Great content as always. I've noticed you have a Blooper Pedal from other videos. I can't find a review from you on that in your content listing. I see one for the MOOD. Please consider making one when time permits. Thanks.
Did you ever leave any comments about the rhythmic firmware? A year after ordering I've finally got my hands on cosmos and this video is as helpful as ever
I'm not familiar with a similar product - I made a patch the takes inspiration from a small portion of this on Hector, but nothing matches the whole thing that I know of.
Just off the initial intro... it seems like an rc-505 can do this (all with a little bit of a workaround). That said, this is the most interesting piece of gear I've seen in a loopop recommendation for a while.
Got in on the preorder when they first announced it and am jazzed for September to get here. I can't wait to run my guitar/ebow through it. I would also like to see what possibilities there are by feeding one of the outputs back into one of the inputs.
Time for a series on iOS apps. There are so many incredible new ones. And you make great videos. You should have a different channel for that. It wouldn't take long for it to take off. Also an idea is integrating iPads with laptops and synths etc. You are good at that and I think there is a need for advanced integration using cool gear like midi thru boxes. There are powered midi thru boxes that are simple but amazing.
Yeah. I so very nearly bought this, then realised I could feed my Lyra or anything else through a looper and a copy or two of Other Desert Cities for a fraction of the price.* iPads are class compliant, so you can plug just about anything into them. I've tried a Digitakt and a Focusrite 18i20. Just worked. Then you get those expensive FX for a low, low cost. Or roll your own if you like. And quite a nice interface, to which you can probably add a couple of pedals to use as switches. Haven't tried that yet. *excluding iPad.
is there any vst out there that does similar things? and im not speaking about these typical multi-fx units (which are cool), but effects that have their own character and alter sources into something extremely etherealy and spacy
I saw your reminder review, than the gr-1, I saw reviews of the t-resonator, thanI decided to get the latter one, now this... I guess I'm Good with my decision 🙂
Can’t figure out whether to get this or the Microcosm. The latter is a bit cheaper and seems to have more variety, but Cosmos sounds beautiful and I’m already a fan of the Lyra-8.
This one seems to respect more what you are playing. I owned a microcosm, it makes beautiful things but tends to make its own music with the material you feed on it (including the sound). I don't have a Cosmos yet but when I listen to all the demos, Cosmos seems more respectful of the ideas and the sound of the musicians. I think it depends on what you want. Microcosm has a powerful looper, does a lot of quantized rythmic things. It's not the same product.
Thanks for the great informative review. One thing I am not sure about: The Cosmos will not change anything of you musical input without using the record button in ON position, correct? So when in OFF position nothing happens, or will modify your sound using any of the buttons. So the Record button is like an ON/OFF button, you must start with the Record button in On position to create.
I think this pedal is perfect without a "more rhythmic" timing feature. Everything these days is quantized, predictable and repetitive. Credit to Soma Labs for making something outside the box! Loving your channel btw. Really high quality production. I especially like that you don't allow companies to dictate your opinion. Doesn't matter how honest someone is, second they get a sponsor, honesty is out the window. I noticed I keep seeing rather expensive gear here, which kinda sucks, because I usually want it after seeing one of your videos lol. I suppose you get what you pay for. Maybe I'll dig random holes in my yard looking for pirate treasure, so I can get one of these before they nerf it for mainstream rhythm demands. @.@;
Thanks very much for the kind words! I really do want to review less expensive gear but it does need to be interesting and special for me to want to spend a week or more with it and that rarely happens. Happy to take suggestions!
Hi! Noticed someone in the commentary field mentioned Cosmos is very noisy? Does not make sense to me this should be noisy in itself? I would expect it to be as clean or noisy as th users setup. Can you please tell me if it is noisy or not, thanks. Best, Mik
Is there a simple Boomerang-like mode on this? Ie. the loop length is set by the record button. I've got a Boomerang and I'm very interested in this thing but I'd really need it to be able to function in a standard loop manner as well.
For those asking - price check links are in the description. Want some more audio? Check out my Cosmic Drift #2 here: instagram.com/tv/CRyxLS-jYvV
Can u recommend a good low latency sound card for recording?
@@turfoid7899 Your computer speed will impact latency more than the audio interface. Regardless, I recommend direct monitoring if that’s what you need low latency for. In that case it doesn’t matter much how fast your computer or audio interface is
I was today years old when I learned I have needed this piece of gear my entire life.
Honest question : why is it so expensive do you think it’s overpriced or not ???
@@loopop did you make a vid on the new firmware?
If so, I can’t find it
Whether you want it or not, a release from Soma is always a game-changer and worth paying attention to. I love these guys. Another seriously interesting product.
This arrived yesterday. Only played with it for a little bit but I'm already in love. After tinkering for less than ten minutes i made an entire ambient track. It's a keeper for sure.
A new loopop is way better than TV ever was !
Oh, here's another episode of "gear on my wishlist that I'm about to love and be obsessed about even more"
got anything ur bored with? 💪
Yep. I immediately became obsessed with this. Can’t wait till I can afford one!
This is the first piece of gear I have instantly wanted in a long time. I’m imagining pairing it with the Arturia Microfreak for some spice and dice loveliness. Beautiful stuff.
Like so many other products, this thing gives me so many ideas for things to try with my Octatrack... That sampler has saved me a lot of money at this point ❤️
$619.00. Such an incredible imaginative product from Soma! My greatest concern is that the effect will be identifiable like FM DX7 sounds were in the 80s, or Eventide Space and BigSky pedals are today... and therefor not an original creative addition to our compositions. Next concern is the price, with my present rig I have been making wonderful polyrhythms for 5 years now, combining my poly designs with a creative effects pedal like the ZoomMS70CDR I can already create the Cosmos effects in a very similar way, although more work and time on my rig, but with more controllable and repeatable results. Heavy complex effects have a signature sound to them, identifiable sometimes. For half the price I may have considered it. Thank you again loopop for a near perfect review on a product I would never had seen otherwise. The product has opened my mind to new possibilities with my present rig.
wtf are you talking about, the only reason those sounds became so recognizable is because they were new and original
@@aawagga6841 No reason to be angry about a synth device. Calm down and listen to my comment, you seem to have missed the point.
The percentage of listeners who can pick out a Strymon or Eventide reverb from anything else in the context of a song is probably 0.00000001.
@@adamnesbitt11 Not really, I can recognise an Elektron box in a track pretty quick
@@niloben659 LOL
Your final performance is truly emotive and grand - a beautiful work that I'd absolutely love to hear more of. Wonderful
Your first sentence finally explained what Cosmos does! After watching all the Soma videos etc, they never actually said what it was doing so thank you! Haha. Very nicely jam at the end too.
I came to check out COSMOS and was sold within the first 28 seconds of the video. Good work, sir. Good work.
Exactly I hear Thom Yorke Bloom aswell, I think he did it with the Morphagene
Please do a MegaFM review next! Very good review :)
Thom Yorke: give me 6 of these
I thought of him immediately as well.
Ooooppeennnnn yoouurrr mmmoouuuttthhhhhh WWWWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDDEEEEEE
@@shelbymccool best comment
Lol you win the internet for this one😅
HA, yes perfect!
Mine is being delivered today! Here I am watching this amazing demo in anticipation!
Soma definitely makes my kind of gear... all the cons sound like pros to me, lol. I love unrepeatable, unorthodox flows of organic sound. With no undo ability, it becomes proper art, where you have to go with whatever you put down and make it into something beautiful, rather than just hit undo and try again.
This is like someone saw Thom Yorke's Bloom For Solo Piano and Voice and thought "Yeah lets make a box for that"
THAT’S EXACTLY THE SOUND
The different types of loopers and delays these days are intense. I have been looking into getting an unconventional looper to add unique textures to tracks. I was sort of sold on saving up for one of the chase bliss loopers but now my mind is being changed. If you ever get the chance loopop, I’d like to see you do a video comparing loopers or just more looper performance ideas (maybe even looper on looper action). Another thought is how awesome would this thing be with the subharmonicon! My final thought is keep up the excellent work loopop!
Thanks! There are SO many loopers a comparison isn't likely - this however, is very much unlike anything else I'm familiar with. This with a subharmonicon as a sound source would indeed be great, but not when its sequencer is running IMHO, that could be quite a mess...
This is locked in as a future purchase, but your comment had me research Chase Bliss. I ordered two pedals. Thanks for the lead.
Wow - that final Jam was genuinely beautiful and inspiring - 👏
🙌🏻🙏🏻 ❤
Watching again because I pre-ordered in February and I just got the email saying it’s ready. Very excited!
Dont ask why Loopops video are view by 10 times if not more then others, they are simply the best by far.
Ziv, pretty stoked with the way you look at music tech. You say "Hold on a second, have you tried this?" Its a wonderful insight into evolving technology. Been a patron for a couple of years now....
Thanks for the comment and ongoing support!
Dude, you are the Carl Sagan of electronic music. 👍
😅such a complimentary and yes accurate in my opinion comment of loopop.
ugh i can't stop listening to this demo. so excited for cosmos.
Instant Philip Glass. Just add water
...with a grain of Bugge Wesseltoft
DISCLAIMER: SOMA SYNTHS DOES NOT RECOMMEND ADDING WATER TO THEIR DEVICES
Or, more accurately, Instant Steve Reich...
thanks for your overview! On point as always. 💯🙏🏻
I cannot wait for this thing. I instantly joined the pre-order list the moment it was announced. I make my rc505 do many of the functions that these algorithms do. So stoked
Same here. Instantly preordered it after the first Presentation. Can't wait to play with it
@@blackknightsatellite3847 were you notified yet by Soma EU? I paid a few days ago and am waiting for shipping confirmation!
@@tubasco504 Got a mail from Soma some Days ago that my unit will be shipped within 3 Weeks after payment
@@tubasco504 I was notified that they received the money 1 Day after I made the payment. Have you received the Notification now?
@@blackknightsatellite3847 mine is going to arrive this Wednesday (in 3 days) according to the tracking!
This thing sounds like if Ólafur Arnalds was a guitar pedal. It's awesome and I am counting down the days until mine ships.
I’m glad you got to do a video on this one. Very helpful! Didn’t know what to think of it when it was announced, but this solidified its place on my wishlist.
Soma Labs are such a blessing..
Amazing! Very Steve Reich piano phase.
This is such a great video. Mine actually arrived today cannot wait to delve into the mysteries of the cosmos ;).
This looks like a great tool. It doesn't need to be a traditional looper, because, frankly there are already too many options. It's great that it does something different. That said, regarding "rhythmic" looping capabilities, when a some manufacturer has the sense to create a looper that allows you (me) to set a loop time with a bpm knob paired with a 1 bar/2 bar/4 bar toggle, they will have created something beautiful. If anyone reads this and builds such a looper, please throw me a discount. Thanks.
Haven’t watched the channel in a bit and you’ve raised your game! Dope jam at the end and as always very informative.
Cosmos arrived yesterday and I love it! It should be called Stevereichisator :)
Drift reminds me of Granulator II in Ableton Live, amazing to have something like this at your fingertips while you play, and not in post-processing.
Novation launchkey SL mk 3
Very interesting device. A quite new _Reich-o-matic_ on board.
been wanting one since it came out and finally pulled a trigger few days ago, can't wait for the package to arrive
man...one minute into it and I was already lost. thanks a lot, very inspiring.
SLO mode and reverse functions are on the keeley eccos too. You can record at slow speed and speed it up for sped up tape effects
Yep, EHX Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai does this aswell. Can highly recommend it to anyone looking for a more affordable alternative. 30 seconds Stereo Looper with delay, reverse delay and the ability to filter, reverse, slow dowm or speed up the loop. It's a workhorse!
Nice nod to Douglas Adams in the intro- thank you.
This feels like a beautiful black box full of magic for making ambient music. Sign me up!
Great content as always. I've noticed you have a Blooper Pedal from other videos. I can't find a review from you on that in your content listing. I see one for the MOOD. Please consider making one when time permits. Thanks.
This may be the most beautiful sounding effects unit I don't need... I love everything about it.
The looped melody at the bugging was beautiful.
Did you ever leave any comments about the rhythmic firmware? A year after ordering I've finally got my hands on cosmos and this video is as helpful as ever
Glad it's helpful, no, I've not produced any content about the new firmware yet
Great video, thanks! Lovely like everything SOMA does, preordered right away.
I want mine 👌🏻 Thanks Loopop for that review 👍🏻
loved that performance in the end. mezmerising
The outro blew me away...Mr. Zimmer...😉❤
I really just wanna play my flute through this! And my Lyra-8. But mostly my flute.
Bro, you amazing musician. Please write more music. Cheers
I really, really want one! Would love to experience a shoot-out type video with similar products! Seriously.
I'm not familiar with a similar product - I made a patch the takes inspiration from a small portion of this on Hector, but nothing matches the whole thing that I know of.
Just beautiful. Brilliant & more brilliant
one of the best introductions !! perfect video
I wonder how the Cosmos may sing together with the Microcosm... an infinite dream machine...
Just off the initial intro... it seems like an rc-505 can do this (all with a little bit of a workaround). That said, this is the most interesting piece of gear I've seen in a loopop recommendation for a while.
Would probably work well with NDLR as well.
nils frahm vibes right off the bat
Me want one. Period. Already dropped them an email about ordering one. Also told them to thank you.... LOL
Getting Bloom (Radiohead) vibes from the intro.
Same!
Yes I think I listened to that a bit too much before making this video…
@@loopop Nothing wrong with that!!
Man! You are amazing player!!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
i dont understand why the filters aren’t controlled by knobs, other than that this thing is cool
Got in on the preorder when they first announced it and am jazzed for September to get here. I can't wait to run my guitar/ebow through it. I would also like to see what possibilities there are by feeding one of the outputs back into one of the inputs.
"If you hold the record button it activates the slow mode."
So kind of Soma Labs to add a Hainbach mode!
I always love the Radiohead nods In your videos
Time for a series on iOS apps. There are so many incredible new ones. And you make great videos. You should have a different channel for that. It wouldn't take long for it to take off. Also an idea is integrating iPads with laptops and synths etc. You are good at that and I think there is a need for advanced integration using cool gear like midi thru boxes. There are powered midi thru boxes that are simple but amazing.
Yeah. I so very nearly bought this, then realised I could feed my Lyra or anything else through a looper and a copy or two of Other Desert Cities for a fraction of the price.*
iPads are class compliant, so you can plug just about anything into them. I've tried a Digitakt and a Focusrite 18i20. Just worked. Then you get those expensive FX for a low, low cost. Or roll your own if you like. And quite a nice interface, to which you can probably add a couple of pedals to use as switches. Haven't tried that yet.
*excluding iPad.
is there any vst out there that does similar things? and im not speaking about these typical multi-fx units (which are cool), but effects that have their own character and alter sources into something extremely etherealy and spacy
J' adore ce principe, merci de la démonstration, c' est juste génial
20 seconds in:
Oooh the minimal music trick.
21 seconds in:
OOOH HITCHHIKERS GUIDE REFERENCE
The great thing for me was that when I heard that I was drinking a cup of white tea :)
that is stunning! Man, i love this channel. :)
I'll get mine in a few weeks 😀 Yehaaaa
OK, I need to buy one of these so I can hook it up to my Lyra 8 :D
I was wondering how this would handle drones from the Lyra-8... I was thinking that this would need distinct notes for the delays to latch onto...
Did anyone else hear “Still D.R.E. “ starting to form at the beginning? It almost got there!
I saw your reminder review, than the gr-1, I saw reviews of the t-resonator, thanI decided to get the latter one, now this...
I guess I'm Good with my decision 🙂
It just occurred to me that you sound similar to the late great Carl Sagan. Carry on...
It's the only right way to explore the Cosmos...
Wonderful. A unique loop station.
It’s like the Fugue Machine only as a Looper!
Love it! Great review!
Can’t figure out whether to get this or the Microcosm. The latter is a bit cheaper and seems to have more variety, but Cosmos sounds beautiful and I’m already a fan of the Lyra-8.
This one seems to respect more what you are playing. I owned a microcosm, it makes beautiful things but tends to make its own music with the material you feed on it (including the sound). I don't have a Cosmos yet but when I listen to all the demos, Cosmos seems more respectful of the ideas and the sound of the musicians. I think it depends on what you want. Microcosm has a powerful looper, does a lot of quantized rythmic things. It's not the same product.
No comparison really... If you can afford it, run this into a Microcosm for endless creative possibilities...
the track is amazing!
Hello loopop🎹🎸🔊🎶🎶🎶thank you for your channel✌🏽💁🏿♂️
Terry Riley in an effects module.
Nice Douglas Adams Reference there.
-notification..."new loopop review"
-me .... "sigh" **checks bank account
Thanks for the great informative review.
One thing I am not sure about: The Cosmos will not change anything of you musical input without using the record button in ON position, correct?
So when in OFF position nothing happens, or will modify your sound using any of the buttons.
So the Record button is like an ON/OFF button, you must start with the Record button in On position to create.
You're a pretty hoopy frood who certainly knows where his towel is!
Top marks for being the first to get the reference :)
Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?
Intro sounds like Moby from HEAT ( the motion picture) , Ending of the movie song" God moving over the face of the Water " .
Exactly my thoughts. I love that piece so much.
Awesome looper, awesome video!
Nice Arthur Dent reference
The end was beautiful.
🙌🏻🙏🏻
I like that thing! Thanks for the review.
I think this pedal is perfect without a "more rhythmic" timing feature. Everything these days is quantized, predictable and repetitive. Credit to Soma Labs for making something outside the box!
Loving your channel btw. Really high quality production. I especially like that you don't allow companies to dictate your opinion. Doesn't matter how honest someone is, second they get a sponsor, honesty is out the window. I noticed I keep seeing rather expensive gear here, which kinda sucks, because I usually want it after seeing one of your videos lol. I suppose you get what you pay for. Maybe I'll dig random holes in my yard looking for pirate treasure, so I can get one of these before they nerf it for mainstream rhythm demands. @.@;
Thanks very much for the kind words! I really do want to review less expensive gear but it does need to be interesting and special for me to want to spend a week or more with it and that rarely happens. Happy to take suggestions!
Very cool / I want one! Great demo as per.
Really fantastic jam in this one.
Great demo thanks 👏🤘
Hi!
Noticed someone in the commentary field mentioned Cosmos is very noisy? Does not make sense to me this should be noisy in itself? I would expect it to be as clean or noisy as th users setup. Can you please tell me if it is noisy or not, thanks.
Best,
Mik
Can't wait to see how this works with my hologram microcosm hahah
ha that's actually a good combo :)
@@loopop yeah I think it will just make music for hours
And I got my cosmos and wow so powerful and great results!
Put this in front of the Microcosm and you'll be busy in exploration for quite some time... ☺️
Amazing outro cosmic drift, kudos!!
Is there a simple Boomerang-like mode on this? Ie. the loop length is set by the record button. I've got a Boomerang and I'm very interested in this thing but I'd really need it to be able to function in a standard loop manner as well.
Dope. Even at firmware V. 1. Worth it for Grain alone.
REQUIRED AN EXP PEDAL FOR MIX KNOB