humbled by the kind words of support. talking about personal stuff is always difficult, as you put yourself in a voulnerable spot in front of thousands of strangers. But i woke up feeling more like i had talked to thousands of friends ♥️

@Geekraver

2 ай бұрын

Just checking that you did do a SIBO breath test to rule that out

@VTGuilmonBeyblader

2 ай бұрын

We care. You are a voice we need. Stay on your path to health!

My opinion: stay playful, don’t become too ‘professional’ or ‘slick’. I’m here for your personality! 😄👍🏼

@raysubject

2 ай бұрын

absolutely subscribe to this !

@captainbleep

2 ай бұрын

Big +1 to this. We all love synths because they're fun. We like watching other people have fun with synths. So yeah... keep it fun! It would be REALLY fun to see you experiment with gear combos, since so much modern stuff is intended to work not on its own but with other stuff. But again. FUN! :)

What I really admire in you is that you are raising your kids and take care of your family and their future while you are doing all the KZread stuff. Personally I think that's the greatest achievement. Cheers, Ralph

Love your health is improving and the new studio looks neat! ❤ As a person who has been there (not feeling fun anymore) the most liberating thing for me was outsourcing the video editing. Even thought of 5-10 hours editing session was draining my mental energy and I was not realizing it. And then I realized I wanted to outsource even more stuff so I can focus even more on the things that genuinly make me happy. That can help you, too. But whatever happens, I am looking forward to see upcoming videos from you in however form. ✨

@JayaLove

2 ай бұрын

I’d love to hear about your process finding your video editor

You have changed my life Bo. I suffer from IBS as well but got through it partly from rediscovering my love for music, and you are a part of my recovery. Thank you!

Hey Bo! Please keep in mind, that while there are many channels out there doing synth stuff, there is only yours, that features yourself! While I came here when researching for gear, I stay because it is fun watching YOU doing Bo-Stuff! Happy to hear your health is getting better, love to hear you are staying a little longer! Thanks for your awesome work!

Glad you're doing well Bo ! Your real fans will always appreciate what you do ! :-)

The world is on FIRE - we don’t need more reasons to stress out. So, just have fun with it! Hope your health is better. Cheers from Canada, mate!

Ready for more middle-aged synth nerd videos! Your personality and playful approach is why I watch. Thank you for your hard work and dedication.

Thank you Bo! 👍 Just wanted to say: 1. We love Your all around content 2. You, unlike others, show your human side. Not everyone can know or want to do this. What makes your style unique. 3. You have a lot of interesting insights. And sometimes insights into this field are just as important to music producers or music lovers, such as synthesizers. 4. One piece of advice I would suggest is to upload content that is not necessarily reviews. Like making beats. tips. tricks Not every video of yours has to be a project, it can both make it easier for you and generate a high frequency of content that will attract more followers. Stay strong, healthy, and keep making music! 💪❤

@BoBeats

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Good feedback and advice

Keep doing what you do and most importantly what you really want to do and have fun with. Much love buddy, it was great seeing you at Superbooth 💜

It gives comfort to see other people have the same kind of issues. Thanks for sharing this.

I think the most important is that you're feeling good with your videos. The more you have fun and (again) be the synth nerd, the better your videos are as we can feel your passion and let it be combined with ours. So, meet friends, play around and test the gear in a way that no other youtuber does. With your knowledge about gear, comparisons of older and new stuff would really make sense. But again: enjoy your work and we will enjoy it too!

Really touching to hear you speak so personally! I’m also learning that joy is a fundamental part of health (dealing with post Covid) so keep it as fun as you can :)

You're doing great! Amazing job! You have that special touch in your videos. Even if they are about gifts. What I'm trying to say is that we are here to see you talking about random things that make you happy about music and gear, and that's great enough, we share that joy!! No need to change!

Hey Bo!! Thanks for being so open and honest! Its important we talk more about the human side of what’s going on behind the camera ❤️ I’m just happy you’re feeling better and also think that keeping it fun and light is the key. Most importantly, bring back the sip of the coffee intro😂 love you brother🙌🏻

These videos where you give us updates are actually my favorite on this channel.

Watching you being you and having fun is why I'm here. Those videos you made back when you lived elsewhere, the ones in which you were not reviewing anything, not showing us any instruments or gadgets or playing any music, just talking to us about your life, your work, and sharing a bit about your health issues -- those videos engaged and fascinated me. You'd be walking along some semi-rural pathway, apparently alone with simple gear like a small camera or smartphone on a selfie stick with these beautiful golden Autumn leaves in the background. I found those videos so refreshing. It felt like we were two friends taking a walk outside on a lovely day in October, talking about life, the universe, and everything. I love your gear reviews and remain in awe of the time and good work you put into those, but it's YOU -- your persona, intelligence, and playful, good-natured way of relating to us, that keeps me coming back here. I'm so glad your introspection has led you to this insight about the need to have fun again. You, my friend, are back on The Path!

I ordered the Solar 42 based on your review. Not because I hang on your every word. Because I understand that you mean every word and have a balanced view. Thank you. Keep well, look after yourself Bo.

@BoBeats

2 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

Your Solar 42 video is my favourite by far, great vibe and awesome synth which I'm now saving hard for

Thank you for being real. For whatever my opinion is worth: I say that if you continue to educate and inspire while having fun in the process, I wouldn’t ask for anything more.

Im in my first year of slowly anti manual reading learning analog synth, and I don't have history watching this channel extensively, but you are alwasys in my algorhythm and honestly, I trust you. Im sure you get this a lot but thanks for existing, I am an ap erson on the spectrum/adhd and youve felt the struggle of just getting the grasp of everything, I saw your video about acquiring way too many synths too early, obvi not knowing how itd compliment or function very well. you do a great job! thanks for all of this.

I watch your channel because of you, and not the gear. Making it accessible not just to the hard core nerds, but those with a more passing interest. I know fundamentally what I want is to make music, and synths allow me to do that. I buy very little but work very hard, so its nice to watch someone enjoy new gear even if I will never buy it myself. Also love the family vibe - my family have the casting vote on my work and thats a real help - the love comes from everywhere and thats when its gets good.

Thank you for your videos, reviews, and honesty. I was first diagnose with IBS, told it was stress. I did a "fibroscopie," and was diagnose with something more serious, and pre-cancerous (Barrett Oesophagus), which is now treated in time. Just sharing if that can be helpful to anyone.

@BoBeats

2 ай бұрын

Definitely super important to get all testing done before concluding its IBS. I've had a lot of tests done and nothing seems out of the ordinary, thankfully.

Not sure who and why wouldn’t like this type of videos. We as a viewers get to know intimately better the person we watch, learn from all year round. What can be better? I’m glad your are better and hope to see you online for years to come. About videos. Continue make what you like please and I’ll watch it.

Hi Bo. For multiple reasons, your channel was always my n°1 go to synth channel. The spontaneity, the simplicity, the fun, the walk & talk about gears and music production, coffee with Bo etc... You made your channel a universe of your own! Please don't make your channel a "reviews only" channel (yes, i like your reviews so much too). Take a gear that attracts you, have fun with it and share with us your fun and what you think about it... And what ? A road in that beautiful nature ?? The world goes wrong :-( I wish you all the best.

More videos of you having fun = more fun for us watching. Thanks!

I love your easy going attitude Bo. As a fellow IBS sufferer stress is my catalyst - music creation is my antidote. Just be careful about drinking too much coffee. It really affects me. Wishing you all the best

@BoBeats

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Take care!!

@CatFish107

2 ай бұрын

Here's a cheers full of gentle rice pudding and bananas to everyone with tender guts. (Empathy from celiac patient)

Treasuring the fun times - always love your positivity - big hugs!

Hey Bo, love the update on your life and channel. I think you should make videos that are interesting to you. We are here because of you! There must be an overlap between videos you want to make and videos that preform well :) I think that is the sweet spot.

Hi! There is a category of people who are absolutely physically limited in movement.For example, I will never be able to attend any event. What is remembered in your report on synthesizer exhibitions is how you convey the atmosphere of the event.That's how I started watching your channel when you made a report not about the boxes, but about the environment, about the atmosphere of the event.After all, there are a lot of people who talk about hardware.And no one knows about the landscape. Thanks!

Always loved your channel mate, whenever my crappy life gets me down, I watch a few of your videos and all is right with the world for a while. On balance I think yours is the best synth you tube channel on here, I do believe you are the Bob Ross of the synth community, so keep doing what you're doing, it's important to a lot of people. But always put your health and family first. Good luck to you mate 👏

I just found your channel a few days ago when looking at possible entry level synths and I stuck watching more and more. You are a very sympathetic person and I'm sure you will be successful if you do what you mentioned in this video: Keep the fun! You can be good or even great at a job if you're talented and put a lot of effort into it - but you will only get exceptional if you have fun doing it. Keep up the good work!

Bo, I’ve never commented on your channel, but I do think that your presentations are always good. It doesn’t hurt that you have a warm personality and an engaging presentation style. I am surprised that you don’t yet have more subscribers…yet. Your take on synths is a bit different than my own, but since you asked, I look mostly for ideas of how we can use the technology to be musically connected and expressive in the same sense we would use a violin or an oboe, for example. i.e. expressive manipulations of timbre, tone, dynamics, vibrato, etc, instead if arpeggiators and such

Sometimes you have to stop, take a step back and think about what it is you want. I find your videos very inspiring. I really liked the video where you built a studio in your home. It reminds me of when I did the same thing a couple of years ago. Greetings from a synth lover in Sweden.

Been going through some similar experiences related to the music not being as "fun" as it used to be, hearing you talking about it made me feel better ... and gave me a bit more focus ... thanks for that! I watch your videos for YOU, more than the technical bits. Approaching it somewhat playfully is what got you here in the first place, I think getting back to feeling that same way is spot on. You bring out our curiosity and the little kids still within us all. Appreciate what you do!

@BoBeats

2 ай бұрын

♥️ thank you this was such a helpful comment

Taking care of your physical and mental wellbeing is far more important than synth reviews.

Keep doing what you enjoy. Your videos have been really useful to me - particularly the dawless setup videos / gear comparisons. I value your opinion because it comes across as honest. It's also great seeing you have fun with the gear.

Hey No!! Happy you're doing better health wise! It's such a delicate thing that we tend to leave second plan and that we take for granted. Not saying it is your case, I've just seen it so many times around me. As for future content type... Truth be told, I definitely enjoy watching playful videos more than serious walkthroughs ... Although I do appreciate a walkthrough here and there too, but playful definitely keeps things more interesting! Oh, and congrats on the new house and studio!

Thanks for sharing man. I think you make some terrific videos and have helped me make some important decisions about gear. Appreciate it! The studio looks rad!

Bo, one thing to understand about yourself as a synth KZreadr is that we are loyal to you and enjoy your videos because it’s you. You’re a friendly approachable enjoyable guy to watch. Yes, you’re a synth nerd with some knowledge but there are plenty of those. You’re putting in the work and being a cool guy. I think having fun is an integral part to keeping that vibe alive. Just keep being you dude!

@JayaLove

2 ай бұрын

Wow! I made this comment then read some others and we are all pretty much saying the same thing!

I came to this channel today by way of Five Watt World, and this is honestly the first video of yours I have seen. The message in this video is something I needed to hear, and simply because of your personality and wisdom, I am ready to take a deep dive into your videos. I hope that you find comfort and satisfaction in whatever you will accomplish

You’re doing great fam, thanks for makin vids that point out cool stuff that you want to share with the world!

Hej Bo - first thing to say is that always, always look after your health first. Many of us struggle with ill health and we live in a world where work is deemed more important than our own health. So prioritise yourself. As for me - I just like listening to you. Whether it's a review, comparison or your own music - I learn something everytime. You are one of the few I listen to on a regular basis. Just do your thing Bo. Hugs, Sammi

@BoBeats

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

I just enjoy you being you. It doesn't really matter what kind of gear you check out. Just make sure you have fun. It just makes the videos even more fun to watch. Watching someone enjoying themselves is awesome. Just keep being you!

Great news about your health update! Love watching your collaborations and meeting up with other music artists 🎉

Thank you for your honest video! Very happy to hear the health, studio and "KZread mentality" situations are getting better! Would love to see some Eurorack jams focusing on 1 or a few modules in depth (doesn't need to be anything new and shiny but from the stuff you already have, maybe your favourites and showing why they are?) :)

"...some of you don't particularly like..." I **do** particularly like these slice-of-life updates. Glad to hear you've got traction on the health front, and looking forward to seeing what cool stuff comes out of the new studio. I'm a rank amateur when it comes to keyboards (I'm a guitarist who weirdly wishes he were Richard Wright 😛 ) and my own studio space has to share an office with ham radio, electronics and lutherie, and a couple other space hogs, so I can't go as hog wild with the music setup as I'd like. That said, I'm inspired when I see sagas like yours or Venus Theory's or Espen's on equipment going in and out, studio setup, etc. Keep up the good work, stay relaxed, and have fun!

I wouldn’t mind seeing more of your music videos(I know you’re on Spotify, Bandcamp, YT music). The few music videos you have done I’ve quite enjoyed and consider you as a musician not just a reviewer. Having breaks is necessary but I don’t think you’ll ever quit, music is part of who you are, it’s in your blood.

I always enjoy these update videos. It's fun to hang out and hear what you're thinking. I've also been thinking a lot about what my future on KZread will be. Don't quite have an answer yet. Nothing like a good existential crisis to get the juices flowing. I guess the best thing I can think of right now is keep having fun. Cheers!

I came for the reviews but stayed for the content and personality. I love your content and I think it is hands down the best synth channel out there. As for what content I would love to see more of? Guides and tips and tricks. Building various setups; how to build a small setup that is easy to stow away when living in an apartment with kids for instance. Or various setups for different kind of music. Things like that.

Also do what makes you happy, people will come and go. The viewers that like you for who you are and that enjoy the content that makes you happy will stick around.

Bo I hear what you are saying. I recently started to notice that I was making less music doing more gear review type content on my channel and took a step back and started trying to make more music. The folks who like my channel are mostly there for the helpfulness of my videos. I love helping folks, making music, and reviewing music making products. The hardest part for me is finding the time to spend making content with a fulltime job but I just keep on trucking. I am glad you are doing better health-wise and hope you continue to march forward m'man.

Have always loved your enthusiasm. Thanks for sharing your honest feelings. Looking forward to whatever comes next from you!

Nice update! Yeah I've just moved too and setting up a new studio. Maybe not as extensive and masterly built as yours but it's going to be a great space. In terms of your videos, I'd love more live jams with different combinations of gear.

Right on Bo, been watching a long time and will keep on watching. As for video ideas I also enjoy vids that aren't reviews like jamming with friends and side projects (studio work etc). And maybe some vids more on the musical side rather than gear side. Making tunes, creativity ideas and finishing musical projects. I love all my gear but I need to learn how to focus on actually using it haha.

The personality you naturally bring to your channel is why most of us keep coming back for more. Sometimes the fun comes from overcoming challenges and the pressure it brings. Keep up the good work! BTW I'd love you to do a Bo's all time favourites series, best drum machine., synth etc.

I just want to say you are incredible, thanks for all your videos, they have helped me a lot and also entertain me so much, I like your style dude!!

@BoBeats

Ай бұрын

thank you!!

It's always a pleasure to watch your videos. I've been following you from Switzerland since the beginning ... A few videos on your ideal workflow and setup would be welcome. Keep up your fun of making music!

As a 50-year-old from Australia, new to the synth game, I came to your videos a few years ago mainly to help me select a good beginner synth. But I ended up staying for your personality & charm. Keep up the great videos, I enjoyed your studio videos and more candid stuff. It's always good to see how people are similar even across the other side of the world. Cheers

keep being yourself and playful! Love the beats you make reviewing the gear!

Wishing you the best of health, king!

@BoBeats

2 ай бұрын

Right back at you, queen!

Very nice, thanks for posting. Have enjoyed your videos for years now. It's great to see new gear being used, helps in deciding what to buy next. One think I do enjoy that I don't know if you've done is watching someone build up a patch in a Eurorack system. I don't have one yet but am thinking of getting into it. Deciding what modules to get is just so open ended.

Wow! I was just contemplating the same idea with my own professional life. I’m at a point where my experience and potential can’t get any higher without relaxing more and having more fun with it! It’s great to see you sharing your own experience! Thank you so much!

Tack för att du bjuder på inblickar i din privata sfär. Ger en extra dimension till dina recensioner av instrument och utrustning. Fortsätt i samma banor, tycker jag och lycka till med allt du är engagerad i! Varma hälsningar från Per-Axel i Simrishamn 😃

this resonates a lot with me, I wish you good luck and health, i really enjoy your videos 👍🏻

You are at the very top of my list when it comes to reviews for gear and synth music advise. You have inspired my purchase in the past and have always kept me engaged to the end of your videos. Why... because you come across as authentic, genuine, fun, playful and engaging. You come across as someone that honestly cares about their audience. Fakes are real easy to spot; This is not you! Life throws choices at us and we sometimes need to make hard ones. What ever the future brings for you I wish you health and happiness to you and yours'. - A true fan of your channel !!!

@BoBeats

2 ай бұрын

♥️

I have suffered from IBS and you can overcome, but i do believe it's definitely related to stress and mental issues. I can eat anything now with no problems. Will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Love your videos, mainly on synths and controllers.

I really enjoy your videos a lot. They have been very helpful with buying gear. you are a very entertaining KZreadr. I would like to see you interview other musicians making music in their home spaces. Also, some round table chats might be cool as well. You are awesome! Thank you for your great videos!

Hey Bo, thanks for this video. Glad you’re getting better. Health is wealth. IBS is tough. Vagus nerve (aka the gut-brain axis) issues can be really debilitating. So many people get so much from your channel, please stick with it!

I have been watching you for years and you helped me get into making music. I'm at a point now where I am comfortable with midi and most of my gear but am also looking at jamming with other people that also do electronic music, DAW or DAWless. I could see a cool video being you showing us "things to consider when plugging others into your setup." "or helpful tips for jamming with others or traveling with your gear." Love the channel, really happy your health is improving.

Hey Bo, greetings from Argentina. You practically introduce me to the synth world a few years ago, in fact I bought my first synth (obviously was the original Minilogue) because of your videos. Just do whatever makes you happy and keep up the great work, cheers!

I got into synths due to your help. I remembered the playfulness and the joy you showed in your first video. Keep having fun and inspire with what you have, be mindful of GAS. Keep your stock on the ice my brother. Peace and light from Canada.

Bo wishing you the very best of health and music. I appreciate you so much! King regards from Seattle

Bo, I'm glad you are on the mend. Thank you for sharing. Best regards.

I'm not commenting here often, but I watch almost every video you uploaded. Good to know that your health situation has improved. Cheerz from northern germany 🙌

Thx you to much for all beautiful time passed with you and your synth till now and hope to incredible synth stories in future. ❤

Bo-your openness and honesty means a lot to us! GLAD you are feeling better--to solve my own IBS I've had to adopt a FODMAP diet, get more exercise, and avoid drinking too much caffeine (and stress)!

@seancraig5373

2 ай бұрын

And you're right Bo--we ARE friends! We simply never got the chance (yet) to meet. Hopefully some day!

Yes, I always enjoyed your video's and I'm happy your health is getting better now. We spoke last week on FB about my wescofor synth I built. Cheers. I'm Luc from Belgium

it's your kind personality, passion for music, dedication for quality content and videos, and your empathic will for connection and exchange, that make you who you are. Keep listening to the right voices in and around you, Bo, You're a master :)

You rock BoBeats and that beat you played was hype :D I still watch uploads you did from 5 years ago Salute from Australia

You are appreciated and respected…Keep dong what you do:)! Nice studio…

Thanks for sharing. I like you being a simple real person behind the videos. You have shared your experience with the tech and this is more valuable to me than some of the videos where people go over every feature. I also like how you change and grow over time. I also like that you have had as much trouble getting your studio on board as I have and are still trucking along! I find it curious that you have a psychotherapy background. It is something we have in common, though technically I have done hypnotherapy and process oriented energy work (and still do it to some extent, but am choosing to retire and make YT videos about meditation and lucid dreaming). I do like the ambient community that is slowly building up through YT. Blessings on your journey!

@BoBeats

2 ай бұрын

thank you for the feedback! appreciate it and good luck with your journey

I am a regular viewer not just for the gear reviews, but for your insightful and playful and personal connection to the overall community. Plus, I have a soft spot for anything Swedish - I spend 7 years there, my son just moved to Stockholm and I might just end up there myself. And I can relate to the weather. I'm at my "Somarhus" in the Archipelago of Georgian Bay, Ontario, and some menacing clouds just rolled in. And then they left. And they they came back. And then there was sun. And then not. Just like a perfect midsommer in Sweden.. So keep it playful, inventive and real!

I want you to be happy and make what you're passionate about!

I just came across your channel as I'm taking some electronic music classes at school, and your channel is so cool. It's really inspiring to see how far you can go with modular synthesis. You definitely gained a new subscriber :D

Hell yah! I’m glad to hear things are going better, and that you’ll be focusing more on fun. I think that’s pretty common across many different vocations. I definitely lose sight, a lot, of the fun aspects of my job. As for suggestions, my favorite parts of your videos are usually just watching you jam and come up with songs. You’ve got a very fresh take on making songs, and I find it very inspiring.

+1000 to straying playful and having fun. As a (coming into) middle aged synth nerd myself it makes me feel like I’m watching a video a friend has sent me of them mucking around.

Dude I love you. Do what you want. You’ve contributed a ton everyone knows this. Love that yer healing up.

Looking forward to see and hear more from you! I personally enjoy your take on things as I enjoy the different approaches others make. For me it’s the variety of views and styles that I can find in the videos of Divkid, Mylar, Cuckoo, Redmeansrecording, MoltonModular… and in your videos. So keep up the good „fun“! 😜

You said it best: focus on having fun. Music is an art form and we create and consume it to generate feelings that suit our needs. If your good feelings come from having fun, then go for it. And if you're feeling good, then most viewers will feel good watching. I find it inspiring when I see people cutting loose and chasing their bliss. As for what I'd like to see you focus on? Well, I'd like to see you focus on doing whatever it is that you want to do. I expect it will be interesting. There are plenty of resources for finding out the specs and technical characteristics of gear. I think you have something different to offer.

Great video and I hope you feel better, dude.

Hi Bo! I also like watching those very personal videos and I will stick around because I like your personality and the gear and music you like. 🙂✌🏻

Thanks!!😇 i Watch you every time…, en love it ! The first time i post 😂 You are excellent ❤️what every choice ❤️👊🏽🥰

Your one of the good ones, and I enjoy watching you talking about gear AND whatever else is going on with you. Don't really have much in the way of helpful suggestions, but you keeping in mind you want to have more fun with it again sounds right to me.

Please be yourself!!! I like it very much when you have fun and when I can see this in your videos. There are so many reviews around on KZread. In my opinion you don't always have to make your own review video on every new synth that is released. Just be self-confident and do what you like! This is why I'm always here. 😊

Tjena, Bo! Jag har följt dig sen Minilogue OG tiden och jag har verkligen uppskattat dina videos. Jätte tråkigt att höra om din situation och ditt mående. Själv så hade jag lite negativ mental hälsa och dina videos fick mig att må så mycket bättre. Jag hoppas att du tar dig ur din svacka för dina videos har verkligen påverkat mitt liv. Korg Minilogue var de första synthen jag skaffade och även om jag bytt ut den till en XD så saknar jag den och det var på grund av dig jag skaffade den. Jag hoppas innerligt att du kör vidare med dina videos. Du är riktigt grym. :)

I like this style videos, talk about life..... Wish you all the Best Bo ! 👍

When I started to get into synth stuff one or two years ago, funnily enough your channel was one of the first I started watching regularly, because it all seemed to be so much fun. And synths can be "just" fun, also for people like me, who have very little talent. We still enjoy the little music-machines tremendously. That is what I like about your channel: the easy-going part. I don't care much about the specs of some new gadget, show me how much fun it is to spend time with it.

Thanks for the update! Glad things are looking brighter for you!