I think you guys should do a Nils Frahm Creative Cribs episode now! :) His studio is amazing!

@lienusbeats

7 жыл бұрын

they nearly have the same gear :) (korg synth, nagra recorder, militar limiter...)

@russellszabadosaka5-pindin849

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, Nils Frahm is an amazing composer and I'd love to see his studio and homemade console.

I think I'm inspired equally as much, by his humility, and brilliance, as I am his music. So genuine, no BS. Great interview, Christian.

Way too many complainers on this video. Thanks Spitfire for flying all the way to Iceland and recording this interview. :)

@makeitbetter3950

8 жыл бұрын

+JeshuaW Well said.

@warbird3608

6 жыл бұрын

Jeshua Spitfire is a British fighter plane during WW2

@couchcamperTM

4 жыл бұрын

@@warbird3608 but only the US Army occupied Iceland, not the Royal Airforce xD

wow. this quote a humbling experience watching this and listening to Olafur's philosophy on artistic creation and the process of making great art. Much to think about, process, and learn from.

This guy is an inspiration. Love his Spitfire Audio libraries. I am a massive fan.

Wow... 35:22 onwards is particularly interesting, addressing Iceland's (musical) artistic evolution and uniqueness. MANY THANKS for this interview!! Can't believe it took me 3 years to soak it up.

I dig the setup! His vibe is dope too. Great interview/ studio tour

Correction to make at 20:04 The Juno 106 actually used a different filter chip, so it did change. The chip used in the Juno 60 (as well as the Jupiter 8) was the IR3109, but in the Juno 106 they used a 80017A instead. This is the main difference in sound and explains why people tend to like the sound of the 60 more.

@hubaswift7640

3 жыл бұрын

@Jeff Leppard Totally, both are a factor.

Super interesting and inspiring. Makes me wanna see HEAPS of interviews with different artists about their tools.

Such a great attitude. Even though he's showing off his gear you actually really can appreciate his process and reason for why this stuff is here in the first place.

Amen on the NS10's. I bought a pair in the 80's and used em for 2 days before taking em back and swapping for Tannoy PBM's and a Haefler Pro 2400 which I still use to this day.

Thank God Olafur for addressing the NS10 hype. I have been saying the same since I started studying music production and it seems almost everyone is just brainwashed with the idea that the NS10's will give a better mix.

@worthingtonproductions2579

4 жыл бұрын

It’s really not a big deal. People with ns10 always have other speakers with better frequency response. They are just used for mid range and reference.

@SeriousTipStudio

2 жыл бұрын

The mix is much better on NS10. You need to have either a sub with them or other speakers to play the song on to get the low end. I have the power Yamaha 2006 with a sub. I think the sub helps with the mid-range and the fatigue on the ears. But having your mix sound good on everything you play it on is the reason why so many people still use Yamaha speakers. And if they really didn't work why would another company come out with something similar to them. Avantone CLA10-AVANTONE Be each to it own, whatever works for a person is all the matter. 😁

Guy's a freaking genius.

As an NS10 user, my answer would be that if it sounds good on NS10, it sounds good everywhere. The only thing is that you have to add a subwoofer to avoid bad surprises.

@bloomi5387

5 жыл бұрын

ChristianIce thats what everybody thinks, that can work for postproduction mix process, but not to hear everything in there during the creative process, they sound so sterile, cold and thin.

@fdschuler7863

5 жыл бұрын

Not true. I used them for 10 years. Best thing I ever did was use different monitors. NS10s are just horrible and the worst example of a monitor. So why use them?

@MM4F

3 жыл бұрын

@@fdschuler7863 Agreed, to harsh and missing such a range for today's capabilities, Neumann for me, but each to their own, doesn't make it right or wrong :-)

@supraphonicstudios

3 жыл бұрын

@@fdschuler7863 - literal legions upon legions of professionals see it differently than you.

@morbidmanmusic

2 жыл бұрын

Those days are gone!

Great video! I love Olafur's accent. Thanks for posting this. :)

"I drive the train" Olafur Arnalds (2016)

Love you Olafur 💚

For your information Olafur, those two 555 echo machines also have spring reverb and most importantly SOUND ON SOUND...

This video made prices on the junos go up soo much

the chair next to you must be super comfortable

Grand! Its like my child imagination of spaceship. Thx

Most people I've meet that use NS-10's use them to listen to vocal mixes. Event monitors and KRKs I used for synth playback and recording.

I went to Iceland on the way to France and Switzerland, in 1970s. I stayed in a hotel for a few days and heard American Army radio.

@hang-sangitch

4 жыл бұрын

Very cool

@RTCLR123

4 жыл бұрын

Cool!

great video, such a nice and laid back bloke!!

woow! so escited about Olafur's stuff. thanks a lot, guys, for this amazing series! =)

Uh uh yeah mmmm I understood some of those words! ... love his music though$

Thank you Olafur

Very, very insightful.

amazing studio!!

Great guy!

Great interview, inspired to get my Nagra up and running now :)

Great stuff!

I enjoyed this

does your ex-assistant have a web page for selling his handmade gear?

Ahhh this makes me sad I had a KORG PS3100 among others that got destroyed in a fire in 1981. It could create some very out of this world sounds and it being polyphonic was great back in the day. I sure do miss this synth

Beyerdynamic dt990 Pro headphones for £105 give me good enough sound, general listening (KZread and live jams) through QT8 pa speakers. Grass roots production.

Although I`ve always monitored and mixed on NS10`s and prob always will I do know what he mean`s about them and why he dislikes them although they produce a good midrange sound and for a long time I`ve liked to use NS10s plus a much larger pair of good HI-FI speakers at the same time ( which glorify the Bass and treble of course ). Together I really like that sound and anything played through those sets of speakers together sounds really good. A bit unorthadox but it works for me

Would be interested to get the name of his assistant who is making the Pultec clones. Anyone have any idea?

@noone8151

7 жыл бұрын

THATS where the talent is.

@storsender2032

5 жыл бұрын

Try Steffen Müller EQP-Is

@kimrunic5874

5 жыл бұрын

Gunnar Magnusmagnusson

I believe the 6K limit on the Dept of Commerce unit is because it only dealt with voice communication. The didn't care about music.

1:35 Hey that's my passive EQ on PreSonus UC! I'm lovin Studio One

Who is his assistant that made those clones!??

Spitfire: congrats for uploading this in 2016 at 480p max res

I like how dark and solemn your studio is... In contrast I've always had a dream of building a traveling studio with a big window behind the monitor... Imagine writing music to all the best views around the world... Feel free to steal my idea!

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Great Channel, love these studio videos. The only thing I could recommend is put some of their Portfolio in the details section so we know who they are. I understand we can do out own research, but I'd imagine you don't want a reason for people to leave the channel to go digging for some quick info. Hope that helps.

Wow I have the same chair as Olafur Arnalds has .... unfortunately that's all we have in common.

@dawsonabel6068

4 жыл бұрын

Daniël Boomsma where can I get this chair???

@ejpmooB

4 жыл бұрын

@@dawsonabel6068 I think I bought it at IKEA but it's a long time ago (10 years or more), I doubt they will still sell this model.

PS-3100 has ONLY 12 VCOs not 48 (polyphony is 48)

Mine was Roland E-10.

So right what he says about plug ins if you need 8 plug ins the initial sound surely isn’t worth keeping

@MM4F

3 жыл бұрын

Ironic considering the host.

@theboofin

3 жыл бұрын

No reason why the plugins can't BE the sound. Everything is sound...

Don't forget to go outside once in a while too. Thanks for sharing your expertise.

So odd the video isn't higher quality.

@Zaleskee

8 жыл бұрын

+Nicholas Fairley its always very bad quality.. don't know why there isn't any care for quality in the entire production of their Videos.

Think he needs to get a PS3300 too. That's THE Korg polysynth!

Very nice presentation/interview. Only thing it made me seasick. The camera kept tilting slightly left to right. Christian, love the idea. Might want to think about a tripod next time. Just sayin'.

Do a Hans Zimmer creative crib

Micromain27 gen 2s in the thumbnail but gen1s in the video. But same sweater?

Yamaha NS10: $600 on ebay. Barefoot MM35: $7495 list. Hmm, I think I can understand why he likes the MM's better.

@Pulse2AM

7 жыл бұрын

he missed the point of the NS10's I had them for at least ten years. If it sounds great on NS10's it will sound great on anything, they make you work to sound good.

@sounds9310

4 жыл бұрын

​@@Pulse2AM That was his point, he needs things to sound good immediately while he's in the writing process. If he has to work super hard to make a sketch sound amazing on ns10's then he won't be enjoying his writing time at all.

I dont know how you can place speaker behind monitors (affects sound distribution drastically)

Those oblique strategies.... I wonder if he ever uses them!

@ishadawaher-bakhos1048

7 жыл бұрын

why though?

Don’t use lots of plugins - he says with a room full of out board effects!!

Can anyone say what model that Nagra might be? Thanks.

@ronanwhit

8 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure that is a Nagra IV.

Ok i guess we dont need spitfire then ey olafur?

"100 dB of gain can be... interesting"

Now here is a guy with some common sense.

Heaven Shall Burn, guys?

When Olafur is talking about pad plugs at 10:00, does anyone know the exact piece of gear he is referencing?

@museum1401

6 жыл бұрын

If you mean the pads, something like Shure A15AS.. maybe.

Curious ratio of outboard to synth gear. I don't see the wisdom in custom made outboard when his tone generators are so sparse and originally designed to be for those on a budget.. I mean, I wouldn't own a Casio 101 and buy a Fairchild to limit it.

@qcole469

5 жыл бұрын

He must be doing something right

"This sounds great, oh and these just sound great, oh and this right here? This is great. Oh and it cost a gazillion dollars and is the best unit you can buy so... yea it sounds good. Duh."

When people are complaining about max 480p resolution and you never watch above 360p because of your shitty 3rd world internet.

He’s not a mix Engineer that’s why he doesn’t like ns10s. They sound crappy on purpose. If you can get your mix to sound good on those you’ve got a good mix that will translate anywhere

Great video. The NS10 comment is nonsense, though. It's like saying I don't wear my glasses because I look like ridiculous. They are a tool for a job and have been used on A LOT of seminal music. Give me those over any of the Barefoot range.

15:10 should have been made out of coke bottle plastic

what is he drinking in that

480p ? Seriously?

Goldmember???

potom že Gádže Nemíňajú Lóve

I totally agree. NS10s are just dreadful.

At last! NS10’s really are stupid.

"You shouldn't need 8 plugins to make something sound good"... Well guess what OLAFUR... maybe a producer doesn't have two custom LA2A's or a 1178 to run audio through on the way in... I love having gear just like the rest, especially synths and amps. But as much as I love using my Odyssey, Minilogue XD or whatever... many times RetroSynth in the box is what works... Use wtf ever makes THE sound... simple. If a person knows HOW to use THE RIGHT plugins just like you know how to use your hardware then guess what... it's going to be a dope ass record either way. Biggest difference will be the electric bill, cost of gear and floor space. This is why listening to artists talking bout their process is painful. What works for one may not work for 1,000 others. Just know your gear.

room is too big for the speaker, genius for sound

@richgraff5957

6 жыл бұрын

He's sitting a meter from his very directional monitors, I think he's probably doing just fine. He's not trying to fill the entire space with those speakers, they're for playback reference...hence the name, near-field reference monitors

I like him, but I feel like there's also a very privileged point of view if you can say "Well, I can afford paying $3000 on a sweet ass modular system, so I'm just going to go out and buy it". Not all of us can. Actually, most of us can't. It must be nice to do that whenever you can. Fuck people who think like that. If I want an ImpOSCar synth, I can either pay $179 for a software version or $4600 for a used synth. What do you think I'm going to pay for? Honestly, If you're going to haggle over the differences between a hardware and software version of a synth and which one is superior, you're not a musician, you're a whiner. A true musician will work with what they have. End of Story.

@IUsedToBeAPygmy

8 жыл бұрын

+funkyjawa "a true musician will work with what they have". He does this for a living. It's not a hobby to him. Which means that his budget is slightly different from the average hobbyists budget, thus allowing him more choice on what to buy. So then when he buys a $4000 synth, yes, he'll work with what he has. A $4000 synth. Besides, he is just explaining his own creative process and preference. He doesn't say anywhere that YOU are not allowed a different opinion or preference for *your* workflow.

@hugofonseca465

8 жыл бұрын

+funkyjawa His money. Not mine.

@marcusdembinski5632

8 жыл бұрын

His entire philosophy is based around limiting his options. Hardware is inherently limited, so it's perfect for him. Did you not hear him say that he started with softsynths and plugins back when he was younger? Or that his first synth was a shitty Access Virus? You have to start somewhere. He's had a massive amount of success as a musician, which means he can justify spending many thousands of dollars on synths (I don't even want to know how much that PS 3100 cost him).

@BlackMan614

7 жыл бұрын

Exactly... he's a pro. If he was a furniture maker and showing us his $5000 table saw and how it was so much better than the big box $250 saw we would nod and agree. Why is this any different? More power to him!

@Iofflight78

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah I have no idea why synthesist hobbyists have this notion about elitism surrounding synth purchases. Given what guitarists pay for the top of the line guitars especially the vintage guitars it makes $5-8,000 look like a mid range product. I mean the guy gets paid to do production, he wrote the score for Broadchurch and some of his music was used in the Hunger Games. Those gigs pay very decently. Frankly his studio is modest considering.

where are gold plated swimming pools filled with women in bikinis? Not the crib I expected.

I like you, Olafur but the NS 10 thing you said is pretty stupid.