"Why buy hardware synths?" Because an enormous stack of hardware synths just looks cool.

Who needs an arpeggiator when you got fingers like Dr. Mix !

If you have the money and the space, there's nothing like the real thing. It's also fun to get similar sounds for a tenth the cost via soft synths. That's more my budget, but if I could, I'd buy every old synth I could get my hands on. They're so damn cool!

@budgetguitaristcom

3 жыл бұрын

@@asdifasi5379 If I could have anything, I'd get a Korg Kronos. It seems like it can do everything, but that price tag is scary!

Playing them and actually enjoying and forming notes and chords with hardware synths helps 😍 Big fan dude.

@Natorisama

3 жыл бұрын

HOW is it different from good midi keys and any software synth's replica? I mean aside from some specific tactile fetishism, because most of them are mastered to sound at least 99,9% same… Especially for FM synths, that are ways more practical to setup on a computer than on hardware DX7.

This good humor that characterizes you so much will boost my weekend !!! MERCI DOCTEUR MIX !!!!!!!!

Yeah I just got my first synth(korg prologue) and the inspiration I get from having a physical instrument is second to none

I am so thankful for your videos, filled with excitement and passion for music! I am always entertained! Thank you Dr.!

@Doctormix

3 жыл бұрын

You’re most welcome!

I love your channel. It always amazes me to watch you reconstruct songs from past decades. IMO it makes a big difference when you’re watching and listening to someone that really knows what they’re doing. When you’re giving advise or lessons people should definitely listen to what you have to say and trust they’re getting top professional advice from an expert with decades of experience. Claudio you are a musical genius. You should be referred to as the Professor. Professor Mix! Take care my friend!

Combining some talk with some music like this does creates a good flow, an old tactic from radio talkshows.

@stachun8783

3 жыл бұрын

oh yeah good observation

Will you ever release a Dr. Mix album of all the wonderful mini synth sketches and music compositions you have come up with on the fly while demonstrating synthesizers on KZread? Some of the best music has resulted from these videos. I want to listen in my car!!! Let the fans vote a top 20 and let's get a compilation going!

That orchestration part is freaking awesome it opened my mind to experiment a little bit

It beats staring into the void, doesn't it? You know you want that synth.

@mariolanzetti7250

3 жыл бұрын

Ciao Claudio complimenti per i tuoi video molto allegri, simpaticamente dai pillole di tecnica musicale a 360 gradi. Ho visto i tuoi video degli anni 90 ed eri molto serio. Ora sei molto più sorridente, ti viene spontaneo o sei costretto certe volte?

Being a kid of the 80s who was obsessed with synthesizers and what gear was used, I'll always lean toward hard gear. Reality and cost wise, soft synths are great. So basically, you do you. If you're talented , and can move soul with sounds, doesn't matter where it comes from ultimately...just my $.02. Buttons,knobs and sliders are fun.

I love the sounds that you created in your MODX!!! The lead sound sounds very expressive!!! The first sound sounds Analog!! You could create a Pack and sell!!! Just useful sounds!!

its all so effortless for you playing!! my fingers would be all over the place

Beautiful opening piece. "I wish I could be free" is very apt for all of us at the moment. Shame about the levels on it with the distortion though. Love anything you do. My friend and I are waiting until we can get together (legally) to watch the last few episodes of your 'constructing my new studio' series. Can't wait

@Doctormix

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not distorting on my system 🤔 are you sure? Did u try on a different unit? Maybe tablet? Or iphone? I just checked, no distortion..! Oh well 😅

@mcmycee

3 жыл бұрын

@@Doctormix Doesn't distort on my iPhone, but tried it again on my Mac and it's still distorting. Veeeeeeeery strange!

Great video, thanks for another fun watch!

Hey there Claudio my friend - another great video! This buy just never stops hehehe

I can't wait to see the documentary. I enjoy the content already, but hearing about your musical past is interesting.

I bought a Behringer Neutron and am really happy with it! Humbly, Ylan

Love hearing your piano playing

I love when you re-create classic pop songs. 😊👍

Love your music . It’s quite a science . The sounds you get are amazing and very clever you are extremely talented.🎹🎺🎸⭐️x

I agree buying a hardware synth it's quite a different feeling and pride of ownership especially the older synths. Depending on budget I'll use VST's as there are some pretty good ones out there. Great videos!

There’s no way you can emulate a creamy Moog ladder filter on a VST! Love my Moog Sub25! Wish I could play it as well as you Claudio! Great videos as always man. Going to order your drum machine t-shirt today...all the best and hugs, Tony 🙃🙏🙃

If I had the money and space, of course I'd buy some synths! Today I feel so reliant on soft synths, but being able to play live is a fantastic experience, everytime!

good vibes dr mix!!!!

Hi Dr Mix, love your videos I have always watched them from beginning to end. So my question is. Your new studio with all the sound proofing etc. How loud can you play (including bass) your music without worrying if your neighbours can hear you? Keep up the excellent work. 👌

Tu sei un grande non solo per essere un ottimo musicista ma perché hai una umiltà rara in questo ambiente.

Love your videos! In regards to hardware synths...when looking to buy, should we look for a 30+ year old vintage unit or just get a modern version with all the bells and whistles

Its all about creating, and having fun, I get sooo many ideas out of playing and turning knobs on hardware synths, its not the same choosing a preset in a VSTi from thousands and thousands of presets

Enjoyed the vid and you nailed the big bad wolf vry hard song to play

Can you make an italo disco deep dive? Love your content, you made me buy my first analog synth, a Korg Prologue. I wouldn't hate if you did a deep dive on that one either!

Great video. Thanks!

I replaced the silicone bushings under the key bed of my Prophet 5 Rev 3 when Covid first hit. I am the original owner since 1982. It is like brand new. You should do the same with yours. Cost $50 and takes 2 hours. Thanks for all you do.

@Doctormix

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm, interesting...

please doctor mix when will you ever do an in-depth review/ play session with the CR8000? please i love it!

Hey hey! Love the channel and it’s definitely helped me make certain synth based decisions! I was curious if I could get your opinion on the incorporation of a digital workstation synthesizer and the pros and cons? I’m personally running a Yamaha MX-49 along with my Arturia Drumbrute Impact and Modal Skulpt and I love having a workstation in the center of it all! Thank you!!

i recently got a yamaha dx7, my first ever synthesizer, and i'm still speechless. the real thing doesn't compare to any VST out there.

Hi Claudio, I love your Videos cause you are so funny! Keep it up! What do you think about Behringer clones?

this channel is so good

12:10 The Sailor's Hornpipe, which I used to call 'that polka from Tubular Bells' xD for quite a long time

Novation Bass Station 2 may be a very good first mono. Very affordable and the sound and support of Novation is really fantastic!!!!

Final short music was great.

Because hardware synthesizers are cool. They are so fun. VST instruments are fun too but I just love the hands on of my hardware synthesizers. I have a Deep Mind 12, A Mini Nova, and an old school Ensoniq SQ1+ workstation UPDATE: added a Yamaha EX5, DX7 and DX7S to my collection and Behringers Model D, K-2, and Neutron!

Ok, all were pretty good questions, but is time to get serious. *How many hats do you have Dr. Mix?*

@patkelly8309

3 жыл бұрын

..And what is hiding under them?

@baylorzander4577

2 жыл бұрын

sorry to be off topic but does any of you know of a way to log back into an instagram account? I was dumb forgot the login password. I love any assistance you can offer me

@lelandmark6042

2 жыл бұрын

@Baylor Zander Instablaster ;)

@baylorzander4577

2 жыл бұрын

@Leland Mark i really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and im in the hacking process atm. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.

@baylorzander4577

2 жыл бұрын

@Leland Mark It did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy! Thanks so much you saved my account :D

Hey! Loved the Arturia video 🙂 ! When was the last time you had a proper rave and what was your best rave in the past ?

@Doctormix

3 жыл бұрын

noraves, but great concerts'' Like Miles in Rome in the late 80's

11:50 MAW get back together, that's the good news! have a good weekend Doc

@Doctormix

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

Bravo Claudio!

Love the Channel Doctor! Tell me about the WATCH! 🤘

Ty Unwin made a couple of good points during a Sonic Talk segment a few years ago regarding hardware vs. soft-synths. A hardware synth will operate without updates even if they are available for the unit. They aren’t going to be made obsolete by the OS maker deciding later on that they aren’t supporting the OS the software ran under. They aren’t asking $100+/year to have the current version and older versions aren’t made incompatible. A hardware synth is going to operate in 20 years as it does now without having to rely on a third party OS or defunct company updates. He also said a person is more inclined to learn mastery of their synth as an instrument of proficiency, like a person who is solely a cellist or flautist. Plugins tend to be treated as extensions of the system they’re attached to and used more superficially. There is also a matter of sound quality on analog circuitry. It can be modeled and perhaps indistinguishable after effects and mixing and mastering and played through the end-listener’s speakers, but when you are listening in studio, the rumble is unmatchable. Some probably get more tactile satisfaction from having knobs and sliders dedicated to the instrument being played as well. It’s an instant gratification effect.

Bravo come sempre

What do you think are the best type of synth for someone trying to learn how to improve there playing and use all the different sounds that can be found . Love your new camera I love the Sony ones there a very good make .⭐️

Hey Doc, always a pleasure to see you. Why do you like the colour ‘Red’ so much and are you a cyborg?

Hi, I love your video about the Roland VP 550! Can you do more Videos with it and can you name affordable alternatives? I wonder why Roland does not continue selling the VP 550, because there doesn’t seem to be an equal synth in the actual portfolio?! Thanks and keep on freaking out;)!

I am saving just now to buy Yamaha Modx. Sounds awesome. Need some hardware gear, i am tired of constantly looking at monitor and changing plugins. 😊

Hi - blown away by your demo of the Roland VP-550. Could we have more please? Also, as they are quite rare and expensive, can you suggest another unit that can create the amazing choirs sounds? Thank you, Ian

I love your hardware synth. And my "midi thru" studio. The computer is my revox. And stop. W hard Seq..🎛️

Very cool video dude! Could please make a video where you're covering the full song "superstition" from Stevie Wonder on the D6? I really love it how you're playing this song! Well, I would enjoy it!

@Doctormix

3 жыл бұрын

Uhhh

@Doctormix

3 жыл бұрын

I did it 2-3 years ago, look it up... but only the clav riff, not the rest of the song. So yes, I want to :-)

Nice playing!! 0:50

Great video

Will you ever sell sounds for the montage/modx? I'm in love with the intro jam 😍

By the way you are an amazing piano player!!!💪🏻😎👍🏻

Thank you very much!!!

Your Hydrasynth looks sad far behind you, when will you make some good sound with it? For your reference, I bought mine just because of your unboxing and fun video !

That was amazing rendition of I wish I knew how . Check John Fahey acoustics guitar version. It was my favourite version until I heard yours ! Atb

What keyboard do you love the most, expression wise? Which ones do you feel has the best touch velocity wise. For example what's your opinion on the MODX keyboard? Can you compare some keyboards between different synths and manufacturers? Thanks, love you! 🌞🎹

That keyboard sounds great.

banger

Probably not the first to ask this but what was your first full fledged synthesizer? If that’s already been asked then what was the first synth you played that made you fall in love with synthesis?

12:12 I've seen so far that you can play ... but that so well ... :O.. .:-) very good... 16:33 thanks for the examples 19:52 :O are you a great piano player Brilliant.. thanks! :)

You always have great ideas for podcasts, Bravo. Always interesting and informative. * Q, do you sleep sometimes? :-) LOV

@Doctormix

3 жыл бұрын

Hardly ever 😂😴

I would love to see you play a budget/entry level synth like the yamaha mx49! It has so nice voices ;) Edit: I call it synthesizer, because it sounds like one. Check out "Brass 59"

can u please do a vid on dreamy sounds and glistening things and how to get euphoric sound effects or different ways of getting sounds like that

*There is something magical about a nob that's actually connected to a circuit.* So what's your opinion on analog vs. digital if we're talking mixing desks? And why have you yourself chosen a full digital?

Ah lovely intro.

That is a clacky prophet. I love it ❤️

Just watch Espen Kraft as well as the Dr's videos here and you'll have a good idea why having the hardware is more fun. It also comes down to money. If you have the means then buying retro synths and modules are pretty cool. I recently purchased an Oberheim 6 (oh yeah!) and playing the real deal as opposed to samples of it on a computer just isn't the same thing.

For the MODX.... have you uploaded your sounds to soundmondo? That lead sounded pretty good!

Hey Claudio ! What/Who are your main inspirations ?? (+what do you think of Hans Zimmer ?) Lot of love ♡

@Doctormix

3 жыл бұрын

Quincy, Miles, Stevie, Herbie

Don’t worry about your camera, Claudio. You’re musician, not a videographer

love it

What’s the best way to upgrade your home studio? Should I start with Audio interfaces, monitors, or computer applications? And would you recommend rack effects or computer effects?

@Doctormix

3 жыл бұрын

Bit of room treatment. Software effects are perfectly good

The dislikers are still angry because they got stuck in their VSTI and plugins again!

@jo_9805

3 жыл бұрын

No vsti will ever sound like hardware. Totally agree.

@gutterg0d

3 жыл бұрын

@@jo_9805 Nonsense. Instrument modeling gets better and better all the time. With improvements in machine learning we'll eventually have modeled instruments that sounds more unique and authentic than anything you can get hardware wise. ANY analog characteristics can be *perfectly* modeled with a sufficiently advanced algorithm, this includes the quirks and deviations between specific units of vintage synthesizers.

@jo_9805

3 жыл бұрын

@@gutterg0d Ok ok....maybe one day....for you a Prophet 5 sounds exactly the same as the Arturia clone, the same for Jupiter 8 and so on?....So Dave Smith for example in your opinion is a fool to re-propose analog synths when there are Vsti clones that sound exactly the same for little money. Ok I agree that the vsti have an excellent value for money...they sound good...but they are just another approch

@gutterg0d

3 жыл бұрын

@@jo_9805 What are you on about? Two Jupiter 8 doesnt even sound the same. Which is part of the point I was making.

@irife2771

3 жыл бұрын

@@jo_9805 Repro sounds insanely close to a prophet 5... I actually own repro 5 and a prophet 5 lol

Very nice performance

I see your approach to cable management is pretty much the same as mine... 😂

What your opinion on making money from music?....Love your work thank you very much

"No and yes... Yes and no... Next question"! Ho, Claudio, I'm dying!!!!!!! 😂 😂 😂

Whats yor take on circuitbending and mods? Do you mod/pimp your gear or strictly cleancut?

The only reason I have mi prophet is to play live gigs. I could take a laptop and midi controller but you often dont get the time to setup or tear down your gear in a band. And there is also not enough time for sound checking and troubleshooting. If I didnt play live, I would just have software synths.

ok u convinced me , im buying a modx6

Hey, how many hours a day (nowadays) do you take lessons? And how do you structure your lessons?

Why buy a hardware synth? A really good question...and a multitude of answers. Reason number one is...and I’m not being clever here...but you buy a hardware synth because you want it, it has features and voices, sounds and waves that you desire in your studio or performances. Number two: you buy a hardware synth because you can’t get its features from any other device. Three: the tactical interface of a hardware synth has been designed and arranged for the particular features of that synth. When I play...say the voices and feature components of a given synth like the Prophet 6 as a VST, the midi controls of my Arturia midi controller are not as logically arranged, nor as easily identifiable for use as they are on the original synth. The sound may be practically identical...and in many cases...it is practically identical. But the playing experience is not the same. The ease of use is not the same. Reason four: buy a hardware synth because you really appreciate the value of the unit itself. Maybe you had one years ago... or your favorite artist or album features that synth. Being able to work with the actual synth just like the artist did can be very satisfying... and it can really boost the creative vibe of making your music. I could go on and on. And the truth is, these reasons are not definitive. They are just reasons. My studio is relatively small...as is my budget from time to time for buying new equipment. I would love to have a new Hydrasynth, Polybrute, Fantom, or Moog synth! Maybe all of them! Right? But the truth is, VSTi synths are much more affordable, the only take up hard drive space, and in my mixes, nobody...and I mean NOBODY is complaining that the synth is virtual rather than an actual hardware synth. The most important thing is find tools that work for you and go make music! Good luck, and God bless. Kerry.

that's THE way to play out one of your videos! LOL!

I feel like it's a psychological thing as much as a tactile thing, too. If I sit down in front of a DAW, I always feel kind of overwhelmed when it comes to first trying to jam out an idea, as opposed to sitting down with my synth or drum machine and having a more limited set of tools kinda half-guiding what I'm inclined to do with them. I'm not a hardware purist by any means, and it's going to end up in the DAW anyway, and it's likely going to end up pretty different by the time I'm done in there, but starting from "this is the thing I'm going to start making my track with" is a lot easier than "which thing am I going to start making my track with?" It's inspiring in a way that a blank template in a DAW isn't for a lot of us. (I do wonder how much overlap there is between people who feel that way and people who come from a more traditional musical background, as opposed to people who actually started out in a DAW, though. I would definitely imagine there's a correlation there, but I don't know).

@BubbIeCum

3 жыл бұрын

DAW's have become uninspiring for the novice and intermediate bedroom producer. They are amazing and wonderful though for the disciplined and seasoned professional.

How are you so positive all the time!?!

Dr Mix, how do you keep motivated in these hard times?

0:00 I can hear that everybody likes and plays that gospel tune: Tony from Bonners Music, Woody Piano Shack and also Doctor Mix :D

Hello, dear Dr Mix. What do you think of vintage soviet synths (like Polivoks etc) and do you have any experience with them? ;)

"yes and no and no and yes" that was the moment I click "like"

Question: what is your opinion on noise music (merzbow and stuff)