Musicians are just wave wizards

@Valentien23

4 жыл бұрын

Tbh

@TannerCh

4 жыл бұрын

I believe the term is "air-benders"

@theflatjourneyshow4885

4 жыл бұрын

More like sound benders

@littleuziverticle1503

4 жыл бұрын

@@theflatjourneyshow4885 Sound is just air being bent

@pentabitsmusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@theflatjourneyshow4885 Sound is W I G G L Y A I R

Please do more of these. This was insanely educational.

@marenol9587

4 жыл бұрын

yess

@MrX-nc8cm

4 жыл бұрын

Great Idea. Do a educational section.

@ryan8408

4 жыл бұрын

This was some high IQ shit man. As much as his regular videos give inspiration to have passion towards music, the explanatory style of this video almost makes me want to learn more / put time into something like music production. tl;dr Couldn't agree more

@generalq8933

3 жыл бұрын

i prefered if he just made a simple subtractive synth in reaktor blocks or vcv rack or voltage modular.

@Dogboy73

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, yes, yes! :D

So synth modules are like guitar pedals for electronic producers: you can’t stop buying the goddamn things

@darltrash

4 жыл бұрын

YOU JUST CANT.

@vaspers

4 жыл бұрын

Untrue.

@enricopersia4290

4 жыл бұрын

Well, yes and no at the same time, because modules trigger the sound by themselves and the guitar must be picked/strummed/tapped/whatever in order to get the sound but in the end yeah, every new module "feels" like a new guitar pedal :D

@colorsirens

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@GonxalusAika

4 жыл бұрын

I'll start calling my pedalboard a modular sound processor

I'm going through a electronics engineering degree and seeing all these concepts I learned and studied being applied to music is really something else. Music is indeed maths. Thank you for making this.

@Hammerter

2 жыл бұрын

“maths” -deadmau5

@futur_sunds

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your degree :)

@drchilapastrosodrlasmacas438

2 жыл бұрын

When music becomes a hard core synth...

@0x44Monad

Жыл бұрын

More like maths is music, and the whole universe is music. It's not the functions that create music, functions are abstract representations that represent how to recreate a real thing (music).

@Phishrock

Жыл бұрын

And maths is a module

I'm glad you're making modular more accessible for people. I already had a decent grasp on how it works, but now it feels really solidified in my head.

@MichaelObed

4 жыл бұрын

THIS.

@ecg8510

4 жыл бұрын

I feel the exact same way.

@TheOfficialRemiMoore

4 жыл бұрын

same here

@JaySeanProductions1

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@c4shguy224

4 жыл бұрын

the pricepoint for even a single module makes modular extremely inaccessible to people with an average income

I love the clear contrast between Andrew's immaculate modular synth and Look Mum No Computers mess

@warpigs330

4 жыл бұрын

Immaculate modular is an oxymoron.

@Frewster

4 жыл бұрын

@@warpigs330 Immaculate meaning neat and tidy, and modular meaning composed of many modules? I'm not sure it is an oxymoron. Unless you're just joking that all modular synths are a mess in which case I agree lol. Sorry btw, my OCD can't let a potential misunderstanding lie :')

@Heathcliff_hensel

4 жыл бұрын

It only looks immaculate because nothing is plugged in.

@apislapis

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too, quite a contrast. LMNC is a crazy, all over the place, bonkers (in a good way) kinda guy.Thankfully there's plenty of room in the synth community for the neat and tidy and the 'let-it-all hang out' guys, lots to learn from both and long may it continue!

@techstyle123

4 жыл бұрын

They both do same job though 😂

I've been a metal musician most of my life and I never got why people are into synths.... now I want a wall like this myself

@Kristian.Ofsteng

2 жыл бұрын

Do it man, I’m new to this myself, and even if you don’t use it in music, it just seems like a fun (albeit, insanely expensive) toy to play with haha.

@VLADPowder

Жыл бұрын

There's a lot of Synth music crossovers with Black Metal, Can't think of a band right this second, but I know there are channels that do Synthwave BM remixes of MGLA and Burzum. But bands themselves as well, I'll reply when I figure a few out

@the_glove

6 ай бұрын

That’s because you’re a consumer

@johnnystankiewicz295

4 ай бұрын

Its always the metal fans that get into synths hahah (not every synth guy is a metal guy but almost every metal guy will show interests in synths). Before getting to know synthwave, darksynth and such i also listened to metal quite a bit. Electronic music can be even more badass, raw and brutal than metal if done correctly. Its mind boggling when a song with no lyrics, only electronic sounds makes me feel more emotions than an expirienced singer vigorously speaking a language i understand. You know a real master made the song if you feel it, makes you appreciate their work. I reccomend that you listen to tainted empire by perturbator, great song, really metal. One of the best from that great, agressive and a little bit edgy album.

The thing I love about modular, other than the sheer amount of customization it offers, is that it’s so incredibly easy to make interesting sounds, whether it be crispy FM lead synths, Gurgly growling acid basses, soft airy pads, or something completely random and unstructured that serves no real musical purpose. And simple and seemingly insignificant actions can lead to entirely different sonic spaces. Turning a single knob, pressing a single button, flipping a single switch, making a single new connection, loading a single file, everything has the potential to take you to places you never thought possible. Places you never knew even existed. Places you never knew you would like. Places that nothing else can really come close to. And there’s no real limit to the places it can take you. Plus if a module breaks it doesn’t kill the whole thing.

So happy to see you using this huge audience you have to expose them to Modular Synthesis. It's the most fun way to interact with electronic music in my opinion, and one of the easiest ways to blow lots and lots of money :)

@shaypatrickcormac4670

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my dog, papa yam here!!! Btw yammie, I own a 125 cc bike, am I one of your kind? *I push to 110 kmph Max*

@hughjhass6984

3 жыл бұрын

your a little lost lol

@SuperNicola123456789

3 жыл бұрын

never thought seeing you here haha

@SuperNicola123456789

3 жыл бұрын

@@shaypatrickcormac4670 *115* downhill

@shaypatrickcormac4670

3 жыл бұрын

@@SuperNicola123456789 haha 😁😂

Another thing: modular synthesis is expensive as hell

@MikeSugarbaker

4 жыл бұрын

If you’re willing to learn how to solder, there’s a ton of great DIY modules that are way cheaper. But... yes. (But VCVRack is dope)

4 жыл бұрын

kinetik make it yourself and save a ton of money ;) I did a (very simple) modular in a week (MiaW) for less than 100$. Of course a modular is ever expanding and I will just continue to make modules and sooner or later I guess it will become expensive.... :)

@benprendergast9868

4 жыл бұрын

VCV Rack is free :)

@HousePlant_Ambient

4 жыл бұрын

I'll Modulargrid.com set up what you would want, save up on a modular case, whatever it may be, and then invest on the modules itself. Patients, afterwards you can just buy other modules. Expensive when you think about it on the short run, but less if you start small and look at it on the long run.

@prodkinetik

4 жыл бұрын

8Bit1989 thanks a lot man!

You need to write a book about modular synthesis called "Everything Is Waves"

Andrew geeking out about modular synthesizers is genuinely my number one favorite type of video on his channel. I am always down for more synth videos.

"Going around, doing whatever" is probably the best definition of fluctuating random ever made. Awesome!

@andrewhuang

4 жыл бұрын

Hahah put it in the textbooks!

This is something I feel many of us have been waiting on. Your way of explaining complex terms makes it seems so reachable and gives me an understanding I could not reach from other tutorials. Thankyou.

@Nightstick24

4 жыл бұрын

Right? I love music, but I don't know the first thing about the technical details behind it, or how producers make it - it's all a bunch of magic to me. But after this I can quite confidently say I understand some of the concepts behind music and producing music now, and a little of how it all works. All in a 17 minute video.

@henryhugod

4 жыл бұрын

@@Nightstick24 very cool

I'd like to see a "more practical" demo, like, you making an entire song or something

@KingPinniped

4 жыл бұрын

He says at the end there would be a separate video that focuses on his full setup. Perhaps a fuller demonstration will happen there.

@stevenrempel

4 жыл бұрын

generally you don't get into modular synths for their practically but rather for inspiration, chaos sorcery , and dickin' around with the occasional useful (production wise) creations. Adult toys.

@drsoftee

4 жыл бұрын

To make full song like this takes 5 years

@talesviana2655

4 жыл бұрын

@@drsoftee no it doesn't.

@futur_sunds

2 жыл бұрын

He dose that in this video :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/pnh6usGhdMa2cdI.html

I learned more from you in 17 minutes and 5 seconds than I did doing an entire year of audio production classes/school. You are music!

Your modular synth setup looks like a space ship control panel.

@cloudthief8918

3 жыл бұрын

Read my mind XD

@silentblackcat_

2 жыл бұрын

this aged so well omg

@christopherpapelino889

2 жыл бұрын

@@silentblackcat_ yes

@KenneyCmusic

2 жыл бұрын

Like old school star trek

Imagine making a legit beat on that setup. Using a thousand patch cables. Getting it nailed down on the ol' 4 track, putting all your patch cables away... *And then loosing the recording*

@gracelandtoo6240

3 жыл бұрын

Virulent I'd always take hi res pictures of my synths tho when I'm fine with the setup

Perfect! I really liked the relationship between technical examples and "musical" examples, and the notes on this sheet of paper are brilliant :) It's always nice seeing more modular related videos on your main channel. I said it once and I will say it again, one can really see how much you enjoy modular. Cheers!

2 take always from this: 1. Everything is waves 2. Just pay attention to the smoothness. In all seriousness, really brilliant vid Andrew. More in this series please. I think I actually understood it.

So, what's the answer to the meaning of life, the universe, and everything? Andrew: ^

@holografik3327

4 жыл бұрын

look at the enveloppe generator : rise & fall

@23Gears

4 жыл бұрын

Modular! 😆

@NervylHraje

4 жыл бұрын

two plus two is *four* minus two is *two* quick maffs

@djstatyk1540

4 жыл бұрын

42

@MrScarabey

4 жыл бұрын

Jakub Kučera everyday man on the block GO BLEEPS

"Everything is waves... can really mess with your head..." let's talk about light Andrew!

@brodiemacleod69

4 жыл бұрын

oh god no. Regret that class

@warpigs330

4 жыл бұрын

One benefit of learning modular is it helps you understand so much about electronic signals. Probably why there is so much diy.

@The0Stroy

4 жыл бұрын

There are some modules that uses lightwaves to control voltage. Also that's exactly how radio works (but light frequency is too low to see it)

@wombra8314

4 жыл бұрын

no difference 👋🏻🎱👄🎱🤚🏻

@stevenrempel

4 жыл бұрын

add audio engineering knowledge and a healthy dose of tesla era aether science and you will eventually come very close to a "theory of everything" worldview based on field theories, waves, frequencies, resonance and denial of the cult of atomism.

Thank you, Andrew, the fact that these crazy informative and super HQ videos are just out here free to watch for everyone blows my mind!! You are an inspiration

The information, the way this was edited, you could teach me anything and i'd love it

“Everything is waves” seems to be the conclusion of quantum physics as well. Also realizing that making materials in 3D software using node editors is basically just modular materials.

I saw the symbol and I learned almost everything about modular synthesis. Thanks Andrew!

You have answered questions that I didn't even finish formulating AND provided examples. Made a concept that I failed to grasp many times simply click. Anytime I hear that someone wants to get into electronic music production or just wants to start learning about sound, I'm just immediately sending them this video. Definitely a gem on this site.

An award goes to andrew for filming those modules beautifully ❤🎛

Love seeing your name in my notifications. You almost always post right before my lunch break and it'a such a treat.

Smashed like from the title alone. Been waiting for this one for a while. Thanks Andrew!

@andrewhuang

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I love the GJones transition at 3:34 ! Andrew I want you to know this was one of my favorite videos you've done. It was ridiculously engaging and had educational content. And though it won't reach every viewer, it's reaching the producers of tomorrow and that, is something very special. Never stop doing any of your videos if you can help it. I on behalf of humanity as a whole thank you for your continued pursuit of knowledge and ability to make it palatable for some of us.

I've spent half an hour watching two of your brilliant tutorials and cleared up about 25 years worth of mystery. Andrew you're a superb musician but an absolute genius teacher.

You're like that magician that tells the crowd how he does all his tricks.

The patch in the beginning is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!

This is a fantastic channel, Andrew! I have learned so much from you. Thanks much!

You have my vote for more ridiculously long videos. I hope the next sequels to this video comes soon. Just go over the modules one by one, and how they interact with each other.

Something important not mentioned in the video: that system behind Andrew is BONKERS, and you don't need anything near that big to make great stuff and have a lot of fun. Don't be scared by the crazy size! I have a little 84 hp case (about a 25th the size of Andrew's) and it can do all kinds of fun stuff. Going even smaller like 60 or even 40 hp is also totally reasonable, it just requires a little more planning of which modules you'll choose so you can build something cool in the space. Knobs has a few videos about making smaller, more focused systems like this... kzread.info/dash/bejne/Ymd8ubV_YbDMYps.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/lZuAlthrfsnTmLA.html

@rickbrooner8717

4 жыл бұрын

Noah Giom I mean yeah his setup is huge and pretty incredible, but that’s not a single system you buy. It’s an arrangement of many smaller units. Focusing on the unit he used in this video is its own entity that you can purchase and have fun with on its own. Just don’t want people to get the wrong idea that his entire board of units is 1 single thing you buy.

@KnzoVortex

4 жыл бұрын

Also VCV rack (an online modular vst with great capabilities) is free.

Thx for putting a link to vcv rack to the description. Modulars in real are somewhat expensive and vcv rack is a good alternative to look into the world of modular synthesis.

0:07 sequence from the rainmaker demo, absolutely beautiful piece!

@littledudefromacrossthestreet

2 жыл бұрын

thank you a lot!

Hey man you explained things about synthesis that make me more confident about what I'm doing, you straight up smashed a lot of learning curves I had. It is 3 in the morning. Thank you so much for making this video I appreciate it a lot!!

Andrew: “This is almost everything you need to know” Also Andrew: Drops a ton of terms I’ve never heard before in the middle of the video

@TheOfficialRemiMoore

4 жыл бұрын

lmao

It's cool to be one of the first ones for once. Also, andrew, thanks for all the inspiration, without you, I wouldn't have reached where I am, making music on yt and animating music videos like I do. Thanks for being out there, supporting us.

I’ve never been so fascinated by the control of sound waves like this. Not only that but the fact that I was able to understand what you were explaining is also very fascinating and shocking. Thank you to exposing me to this and making it easy to understand :)

This was probably the best introductory video on this topic I've seen. Reducing things to the idea that this is electricity, not sound, and that it's all just up and down = the right way to do it. These things are often taken for granted. Something I usually add for people is the fact that pretty much all modules do the same thing -- manipulations of the up and the down. The most obvious, intended use of a module (ie. what's on the label) seems to work against people learning to use them creatively.

I've been waiting for this for so long! Thanks for this! I really hope that you do another Monthly course on Modular eventually, the first one was intense but I learned a ton from it :)

This makes me really want to buy your course, you explained this very well!

@suzanne_atkinson

4 жыл бұрын

I took his course and I was thoroughly impressed with what I learned and what I created! 3 songs just like he promises, and friends think they are real bands / groups!

@Phargoomax

4 жыл бұрын

@@suzanne_atkinson Absolutely! Greetings from your peer PhargooMax :)

@bcornels

4 жыл бұрын

The course was great! Doesn't talk about modular but he's an incredible teacher

I appreciate you and your work. Thank you so much for your hard work, your positivity and your Passion. Your are one of the best ambassadors of Edm production and more!

I really love this. It feels truly educational in a way that's different from many of your other videos. Great stuff, AH!

"Everything is waves" My guy, I've been going down this thought train months now. I think I've applied this to just about everything

@dwellerinblack7816

4 жыл бұрын

Quantum physics, man.

I've always wanted to learn about modular synthesis. This video is incredible!

Not only is this video incredibly informative and helpful, but it is absolutely gorgeous. Beautifully made!

I honestly keep coming back to this video, even much further into my modular/eurorack journey. It’s crazy watching this as a complete newb and being super confused and coming back a year plus later and thinking the video is relatively basic. That’s not shade either, that’s me realizing the Andrew and other folks like him have taught me a lot! Anyhow, Andrew, have you ever considered having either a video series or another channel just creating various patches? Some of your techniques are so gorgeous sounding, especially the digital rain type sounds you make. I’d personally love to see how you made that happen! I have some ideas but I still have a lot to learn myself. Thanks either way man!

I think I would've liked to hear more how changing the wave shape changed the sound, especially when the triggering and inverting/offsetting stuff was happening, but otherwise, a very helpful intro. Thanks Andrew. :)

Thanks for the video, your knowledge of the subject is incredible and to say your synth is impressive is an understatement! I saw a video by Emily Hopkins, who runs her harps through guitar effects, and she built a Modular synth and did a video on it and I knew I had found my next musical project.

Appreciate this even though i'm not looking to start with modular, but rather was looking for some basic knowledge about how a regular synth is constructed. This provided great insights to how a regular synth is constructed and how the voltage is working its way through the circuits. Valuable information in order to know what really happens when i turn a knob on a synth and get a better view of it in my head. Thank you!

This video helped me to understand a lot more about modular and synths in general, I would love to see more of this!

Wow, this is freaking amazing, I had no clue it was that simple!! I really want to play with one of these now...

I thank you for putting in the time to make this for us.

Really great video as always, very fun to watch with your clever and creative editing, as well as very well explained both through talking as well as visual demonstrations. And I also want to quickly point out how much I love that short and sweet jump into the science of it at 1:46 about how sound is produced in general and then interpreted by us. The slow and harsh noise build up as the science behind it gets a bit heavier is a very nice comedic touch. That short moment in the video shows that you really do enjoy learning about many things and really want to know not just why things are, but also how they are made in the first place, in this case with sound. Again, awesome video :)

Absolutely in love with the way you explain complex concepts in relatively simple, accessible language!

1:40 I watched this part 4 times and took notes. That's a killer explanation. I'm still thinking about the idea of a "pattern of energy".

4:00 and this is why andrew huang is simply the best.

Really happy to have you available to subscribe to! Appreciate your Presentations & Methods! Keep Shining! Happy New Year Dre!

Andrew, you are truly amazing. I'm new to this area and your videos are a tremendous help in assisting me to understand some of the basics. I love your studio. Keep up the great work my friend. You are a Major Talent : )

Here from that pink oyster mushroom vid

@phoenixhartmann7121

3 жыл бұрын

ayyyy

@aidanbradford4430

3 жыл бұрын

gg

@devinm124

3 жыл бұрын

Gang

@mysticalmane3931

3 жыл бұрын

Samee

@bellalemus1633

3 жыл бұрын

word

As a guitarist who is waiting for my ZOIA to arrive, the timing is impeccable. Thank you Good Sir!!!

You have a gift, my friend, of explaining complex things in an easy to understand way. Thank u!

This. This is the best. Would love to see a series looking at more modular concepts in greater detail. This video makes a complicated topic a hell of a lot more accessible!

I always feel more educated after watching ur vids

Andrew should do more of this educational stuff, he's great at simplifying seemingly complex concepts for idiots like me.

I'm 7:52 minutes in and my mind has been completely blown out of this universe into something much greater. This one video will be one that I will be rewatching on set dates just to remember what it is I'm looking for in life. Period. Pure greatness! Life calls so I will watch the rest later. From the beginning of course. Love

This was a fantastic video Andrew! I would love it if this became a series of videos getting deeper into modular synthesis.

Could you PLEASE, please, please record an hour's worth of just this at 7:15? It's so beautiful and relaxing and I would love to just vibe out to it. Also can I use that audio to sample from? It's so pretty I really wanna make something with it.

It’s ya boi, Andrew the modular synth plug. He get you hooked up quick

Thanks for this. Really easy to follow, even if you've never done any technical music before, ever. Super interesting to see everything so visually, it really helps me understand what's happening - love learning new things in an easy and visual way like this.

Thank you so much for this informative video about modular synthesizers. I currently do not own one (but will one day) and this has helped me very much with understanding how synth sounds are made and how they work at the basic level. Which always helps when learning to create music. I even made a full page of notes from this video about modular synths to really lock it in my brain (first time taking notes on anything since school over 10 years ago) so thank you for helping me on my path to create music!

this is my favorite video by you, and that's saying something

i wish you would make a video like that about ALL OF YOUR MODULES

I didnt really understand how modular worked untill this video because i had no idea what all the wires and holes were for, but now i see that its not just for changing the sound produced, but you can also use it to change the way a different function behaves.

Andrew, i love your videos. It's so educational and just the right pushI needed to start venturing into playing with modular synthesis. Love from Korea.

Didn't even know what this was - still watched the full 20 mins and now I like modular synthesis... thank you lol

no one: andrew: (inserts brain-melting synth montage)

It's been awesome seeing your Mod Synth collection grow over the years! It's huge now!

Another great video Andrew! Looking forward to more modular synthesis series.

Aye You uploaded Thanks

judging by the samples you've shown in this video, the title could as well have been something like "journey to the microcosmos. the soundtrack tutorial"

@rapter3567

4 жыл бұрын

Ye I love that music

I've been waiting for this video from andrew for years.Thank you

I got so fired up watching this my man, friggen do more of these! your a natural teacher!

Synth is LIFE .... we need more VINTAGE Synth songs in 2020!!

wait a minute, i just fell in love with modular synthesizers

Your videos are so cool to watch! Thanks for making the complicated stuff fun to learn

This is such a great video - so much good info presently quickly an elegantly. Thank You!

Andrew I want a clip of you from a POV camera of you turning on the modular

It’s a good thing modular is so expensive cause I would lose years of my life just screwing around if I could afford anything

@The0Stroy

4 жыл бұрын

Well... Or you will become producer. I guess Andrew do exactly this. I can't call it "lost".

@The0Stroy

4 жыл бұрын

@J Son He produces and publishes his albums. He is both producer and youtuber.

@The0Stroy

4 жыл бұрын

@J Son Really - he have almost 30 albums on Spotify.

@The0Stroy

4 жыл бұрын

@J Son I mean - what constitutes for you that someone can be called "producer"? He is one because he produces music. Same as Jazza is graphic artist. That they are also youtubers, and creates stuff mostly for their channels - doesn't change anything. It's like saying that Bob Ross was "TV persona" not "painter", lol.

4 жыл бұрын

Skullbonk you can make it yourself, then it is not as expensive. But then you spend the rest of your life soldering new modules for your modular.... :D that’s what I do nowadays. ;)

.......when the light goes full-on blue...amazing. I could sit and watch that shot on a loop for longer than I care to admit.

I’ve been following the channel for a bit , thanks for the explanations! Really cool stuff !! Looking forward for more .

Andrew: This is everything you need to understand modular synthesis. Drawing: /\ or ^ Me: It looks like a caret symbol. Hmm, in math the caret is used to denote exponents, called powers. The implication here is that modular synthesis is powerful, and that is all that is needed to understand it. Andrew: This is a line that goes up and down, which I drew to represent things that go up and down. Me: ... okay, that too.

@HauntedMound666

4 жыл бұрын

omg ur smart

@werf1re

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it's bitwise multiplication, meaning that all values in their journey are getting some boolean transformations

1:47 Miss me with that shepard risset glissando.

I cannot stop looking at your synth, i keep looking at every section and just so intrigued on what every little section does, its so interesting to me I love it lol

andrew this video was perfect in every aspect, thank you for this very interesting and educational video