I wish this stuff wasn't so insanely expensive, but I really appreciate Andrew walking us through it so we can still see the capabilities even if we can't try it out ourselves.

@andrewhuang

3 жыл бұрын

Highly recommend VCV Rack to do modular for free 🙌

@soejrd24978

3 жыл бұрын

DIY it

@koothka

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewhuang Can you make a video for modular with a low budget?

@isweartofuckinggod

3 жыл бұрын

I just wish for Make Noise to release their modules on VCV Rack like Instruo and Befaco and Mutable have done.

@joelkulesha8284

3 жыл бұрын

Build diy and take your time and it doesn't have to cost as much as a used car lol. Just learn to solder before you start hacking away at the $100+ kits.

I love this long format, man! And yeah, definitely the most beautiful system!

@tessasanders3126

3 жыл бұрын

I ok

@-zod-4882

3 жыл бұрын

Its Cuckoo!! Big fan

@Old_Man_Jay

3 жыл бұрын

Another cuckoo fan here! Love all you synth guys!

@jonaseggen2230

3 жыл бұрын

@Domenic Steenland Troll

@peterfind6412

3 жыл бұрын

Ig

that synth is actual the control panel for his spaceship

@Quad_Plex

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loving the spaceship theme - I wouldn't mind it if Andrew just rolled with it forever and became "That Space Synth guy"

@samiraperi467

3 жыл бұрын

Serenity?

@katoff

3 жыл бұрын

Of the fleet of space ships :D

@ArthurElectric

3 жыл бұрын

Modular...

I don't understand a thing about synths. I just love to hear this man carefully explaining everything with excitement and hearing all those cute noises. This goes for every single video he has made

@friesiamans1966

3 жыл бұрын

haha, i hear you - back in the 70s, there was a guy on tv telling us stories and adventures about climbing around in the mountains - he spoke in a dialect, so we children didn´t understand but a few words here and there, but he was so excited and his stories felt so thrilling, we watched it all through without really understanding, haha... :-) well, i understand a bit about synths, but not enough to really follow here and my wallet is far too small for this gear, but i still i love andrew´s channel, so we´re in the same boat... love and greetings from germany

@friesiamans1966

3 жыл бұрын

oh btw. do you know her? just take a look at helene vogelsinger, she´s fascinating: kzread.info/dash/bejne/k4OVzLqSk8bbdNY.html

@NasnuvenPaulo

3 жыл бұрын

Try on the NIMB (no input mixing board). It's not an synth, but close to. It's cheaper either.

@Tropical_Panda

3 жыл бұрын

SAME

@cosmicbren

2 жыл бұрын

Cute noises is probably the best description I've heard of the sounds people produce on these things

"The timing of the timing changes changes" -A. Huang, 2021

@BLiu1

3 жыл бұрын

10:08

@607

3 жыл бұрын

I don't get what's wrong with that. It seems very easy to parse to me.

@mcmire

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to calculus, bruh

@monkeyrevolution1964

3 жыл бұрын

@Cosmic Jack Hi from Brazil :) Old School Electronic Music , please let me know if you like it :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/gKahr9WfndLWZ9Y.html

@agentpitipixel

3 жыл бұрын

Timing(Timing changes)changes

Oh man! Nobody is talking about how he shoots these modules, Insane amount of videography & Editing behind this video, LOVE it!

@a.stockton4817

3 жыл бұрын

does he do it himself or outsource it?

@goodnightosaka

3 жыл бұрын

@@a.stockton4817 Knowing andrew he probably does it himself. He basically does everything himself except for some mixing due to his hearing loss and a bit of video editing

Andrew has a kid: “.........” Andrew gets a free synth: 0:20 “this is the best day of my life”

@Lyqku

3 жыл бұрын

the synth is his kid

@607

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought. :P I think he just prefers to keep the family stuff out of his vlogs if it's not strictly relevant, which is totally fine.

@RinaldoJonathan

3 жыл бұрын

to be fair tho, he sampled his kid.

@ReksratYTB

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lyqku imagine his wife gave birth to a fuckin synth instead of a human baby 🤣

@Lyqku

3 жыл бұрын

@@ReksratYTB haha

who else loves the in depth synth videos soooooo much?

@thehauntedhive

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@MilesAwayOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

The best ones .

@herman2356

3 жыл бұрын

Me :3

06:20 The Vactrol is the middle black component with the 4 leads. The LED you circled as the light source is probably the indicator and the second component you circled is a capacitor.

@ff-qf1th

3 жыл бұрын

pin this comment!

@mycosys

3 жыл бұрын

Was gonna say. presumed someone has. The vactrol is 2 components in a black tube so outside light wont affect it.

@bmbiz

2 жыл бұрын

Was it the white square with label "VACTROL" surrounding the component that gave it away? ;)

@ericMT

4 ай бұрын

That is just an indicator LED he circled. The other thing is a filtering capacitor next to a current limiting resistor. There is another LED and a photo resistor inside the black case that is what is changing resistance as the LED gets brighter. You want to isolate the LEF from any ambient light that could affect the photo resistor to help keep it more consistent. Vactrols are illegal to sell in the EU due to some environmental concerns with one tiny piece of material in the photoresistor. This is one reason you are seeing modules come out with vactrol emulation like the DXG.

For anyone curious, this rig costs around $4.5k USD including PSU and some patch cables. That's substantial, obviously, but it's really not as much as I was expecting. It's serious money for sure but it's like "fancy car"-level money, not like crazy luxury supercar money. I also really like that the parts can be purchased individually. One could theoretically build up to this rig over time. And packed into this briefcase case, it's a really lovely and versatile setup. Thanks for the breakdown! Nice balance of depth and breadth.

@ElektroKinetik

2 жыл бұрын

Too expensive to buy as toy… unfortunately

@Quark.Lepton

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah….well….unfortunately I’m on a skate-board, build it yourself out of your sister’s roller skates, budget. But great vid! Thanks!

@Gman7953

2 жыл бұрын

so I’ve entertained this idea, and it turns out some if not a lot of those modules cannot be found in black. stupid to care I know, but it looks so awesome in all black

"Spaghetti is a verb" - Music Space Man 2021

@friesiamans1966

3 жыл бұрын

loved that one also!

Ya'll really need to show some appreciation behind the production value of this video.

Can’t wait for Andrew to become the new host of Toonami

In space, no one can hear you oscillate.

@rlsproductions856

2 жыл бұрын

Underated comment XD

My dream system. If I had the money I would pair that with the Erica Synths Techno System.

@ccrowe714

3 жыл бұрын

Same fuckkkin same !! 👊🏻

This video makes me want to play my Shared System.

@galenbaby

3 жыл бұрын

When does your new record come out?

You could spend years playing this synth and never make the most of its functionality, this truly seems like an endless possibility instrument

No idea why I love watching walkthroughs of ultra-expensive synths I wouldn't even have that much use for.

@lonelywolfy

3 жыл бұрын

i find myself so captivated and then in the end know i'll probably never have one

@cryptout

3 жыл бұрын

Buy a the case with one module and then build it up slowly from there.

@alkali836

3 жыл бұрын

@@lonelywolfy try VCV Rack or one of the other software modular synths

@lonelywolfy

3 жыл бұрын

@@cryptout im afraid of the empty spaces going for my wallet

@sajp8859

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

idk if i speak for most people but i'd be so happy if you kept videos at this length, whatever compromises have to be made to keep it like this in terms of schedule.

Just and FYI for those interested about the Vactrols at 6:18 The Vactrol is the black thing in the center not the LED at the top and the capacitor at the bottom. Everything he says is correct tho

*Andrew:* Green, red, light orange and dark orange *Me, a colorblind:* They are not all yellow?

@McEnroe911

3 жыл бұрын

I own this thing and had no idea the colors of the CV bus we’re different haha. Being color blind is definitely annoying. 🤷‍♂️

@Zepheriah

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah why do synth companies keep doing this? Even if you have extremely mild colourblindness like me, yellow, orange and green LEDs are very close together on the spectrum, and it's really hard to tell them apart.

I'm kinda digging the space thing. I wasn't sure about last vid, but this kinda sells it. Well played, Andrew.

@jacobb5484

3 жыл бұрын

It’s fun but I thought he was gonna pull a Richard Garriott and actually go to space.

@lucassurgeon4122

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobb5484 fr. I was a little sad, but I'll take new music content however it comes

My cat apparently agrees that this is beautiful because he kept reaching out and touching the screen while you were showing it off.

@mcolville

3 жыл бұрын

Cats love synths. Fact of life.

@adolfnoise4673

3 жыл бұрын

Mine totally love the sound of the iVCS3. I have a whole bank named „miau“ which always seems to appeal to them as they dont run away like with normal sounds.😻😻😻

@zynel413

3 жыл бұрын

@@adolfnoise4673 play FUR Elise on it :)

This is mind-blowing, ridiculously expensive, hella overwrought, needlessly complicated and really cool at the same time.

@sliceofsparta8985

3 жыл бұрын

You just described eurorack.

@jspiro

3 жыл бұрын

So what's it cost?

@JamesLavinTheOnly

3 жыл бұрын

@@jspiro if you have to ask, ya can't afford it ;)

@jspiro

3 жыл бұрын

I spent forever trying to find out. I guessed 3k. But my first guess was like 6k. Yeek.

@jspiro

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, I could afford it, it's basically an Apple laptop, but I want a new laptop this year... one is digital and has stereo, the other analog and... mostly mono. Obviously have to go with a synth.

Honestly that was the most comprehensible and fast explanation of Morphagene I've ever heard.

Your channel is unbelievably good. Thanks for all of the hard work and effort you put in 👌

Beautiful video. I also really enjoyed the demo patches you came up with.

I'm so happy I'm able to take some time to catch up on your videos. I love these so much. Andrew, your work is always SUPER high quality, and it's so appreciated!

I have never seen anyone so concisely explain how these modules work before. The overview of the wogglebug demystifies so much of it. Anyone who is learning about Make Noise gear should watch this video as a starting off point and then move on to their manuals and KZread videos (which are also excellent)

Love Andrew’s content. Every single vid is a new banger!

Wow Andrew, the production quality on these new videos is insane! Love it man!

Masterpiece. And a great tour! Now let's hope it's in stores soon.

Back when I was still in a band, we would exclaim: "oh nooooo, Spaghetti Factory!" Whenever all the guitar cables and so forth would be tangled up on the floor.

Literally every patch you made could be used for something I strive for this level of modular precision.

simply amazing, andrew !! the video production is amazing. seriously brilliant stuff :D

I find myself coming back to this video, so many cool noises and info so fast. Ive never messed with a real modular synth, but Andrew really makes me want to try!

Finally his merch 'make music everywhere' makes sense 😀😀😀

this makes me wanna start diving into the world of modular synths

@RogueAstro85

3 жыл бұрын

Start with VCV. It's free and even though it's digital it'll allow you to find out what kind of modules you want to get over time

@chinossynthesizer705

3 жыл бұрын

@The Tired Horizon I'm a yamaha2612 man the synth let's out scratched and click clacks

Absolutely a fantastic review on the shared system. I always learn something new by your reviews. Always! Thanks for the great work.

Man, I half understand modular synths, played around with Rack for a while but how he just throws cables at it to patch something beautiful is still magic to me.

When Andrew says he has been spending so much time with the synth and become one with it - I just wonder how it's possible that he has released hundreds of songs, making KZread videos of such quality, done loads of little cool sound design projects and spent time with all his synths... plus having a family!? I just don't get where these people take the energy from... 🤯

@damnedson4685

3 жыл бұрын

sadly, exactly that energy drain leads to youtuber burnout

@lucyasthma6605

3 жыл бұрын

Probably has to do with a great schedule. Andrew has been at this for years and years, you"d think they'd have burnt out already at this point!

@albertabalsam

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe he doesn’t have a 40 hour 9 to 5 and a 2 hour commute on the side?

@fungalwater3175

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe all successful KZreadrs just eat soul energy, therefore making sleep unnecessary.

The track/loop you created at 5:40 is an absolute beast.

@Dziadyga648

3 жыл бұрын

Agree +1

Stunning piece of kit. Thanks for sharing this with us. 👍

Hi Andrew, really digging your modular synth uploads. By the way keep on singing, you are sounding great. Also double points for unabashed and substantial use of falsetto. Very happy that I subscribed.

andrew went from "this modular synthesizer looks like piloting a spaceship" to pretty much piloting a spaceship

@stephenbae2049

3 жыл бұрын

He did not go to literally piloting a spaceship

This is giving me Mystery Science Theater 9000 vibes. Instead of receiving shit movies, you're just floating around space teaching us theory and testing out instruments and synths. This is it man!

@Sapemies58

3 жыл бұрын

*3000

You’re quite the modular astronaut and I agree the quality of your tutorials are just impeccable everything on your channel feels like a must watch I need to dedicate some time to your teachings!

Huge review ! Professionally done. Thanks !

Make Noise Shared System + Techno system = Heaven Just gotta sell your soul to have it....Who needed that thing anyway?

@greganderson5972

3 жыл бұрын

You can accumulate all of the modules bit by bit, except the central patch/mult thing which is a bummer cuz it’s very elegant. I got about 75% of what’s in the shared system buying used (still $$$) modules, including Phonogene, the predecessor to Morphagene.

@hardcoreherbivore4730

3 жыл бұрын

@@greganderson5972 Agreed, eurorack is actually midrange in terms of price for modular. The 1/4" modular layout can be much more costly; big knobs cost more.

@greganderson5972

3 жыл бұрын

@@hardcoreherbivore4730 Yeah, I have some stuff from STG which is huge form factor but excellent old-school gear, and a lot less $$$ cuz it was used. And I heart Suit cuz he's da man. He says "a lot of times you'll be twisting knobs while under the influence. So big knobs are better." I heartily agree!

The gear lust is kind of real in this one...

Great demonstration Andrew. I have that case with some of those modules. Good to see each one explained.

Such a great system indeed, it look nice even with both silver and black modules. One of my favorite modular instrument without a doubt. Great video !

A long video like this on the op-1 or pocket operators would be cool

Dude the production quality in Space is insane! Love these styled videos!

Amazing video Andrew. Hope to see another one like this. Even though I will never buy one of these, the sounds you made just using this piece of equipment is amazing.

very good demo of Shared System, one of the best I have seen. Thank you

Every time Andrew comes out with a modular video my wallet starts to tremble. Both in fear and anticipation.

I just wanted to say, you and LMnC are the whole reason I got into synthesis Im DIYing most of my stuff, we're just about to finish the power supply and power distribution! Thanks for being a killer inspiration and a great source of information. Stay hydrated!

@joelkulesha8284

3 жыл бұрын

Be sure to check all your power headers for shorts!

Excellent video my friend! Especially helpful to me as one who is new to modular stuff. 🤘🏻❤️

great overview of the make noise modules - brief and to the point.

even in space he finds time to thoroughly review modular synths :D

@cosmblus

3 жыл бұрын

Is he actually in space? This seems like a super super big deal yet no ones talking about it

@junipersmyth3483

3 жыл бұрын

@@cosmblus naw the launch video was edited NASA footage it's probably just the start of a longer project that he'll release later on, or just a way of adding interest to his videos for the sheer entertainment value

@gabemusicofficial5448

3 жыл бұрын

Class profile picture Bata 🔥

"Two free running pulses" That's the parkour rhythm.

this was so awesome to watch. Looks ton of fun!

Good to highlight the distributed mixing thing. I've owned a B&G system for about 4 years and added more mixers and also Brains. Echophon and Erbeverb are still blowing my mind. Patch tip for endless droney background soundscapes to layer tastefully under other stuff: Erbeverb CV out => Absorb, then you can turn the Decay all the way up (down?) without things ever getting out of control. The urge to add another Erbeverb is very real.

Damn this is a 30 minute video?? It goes at such a great pace and kept me interested enough that i didnt even notice im running late for work 😖

I'd replace the Echophon and Erbe Verb with a Mimeophon and use the leftover space for an STO, another Optomix, and with that blank space I'd pop either a Zadar or a uO_c & Disting in to fill out any missing functionality.

@mntbighker

3 жыл бұрын

The only thing I can figure is this was designed back when Echo and EV were the current choices. It's weird they have not updated the lineup.

@galenbaby

3 жыл бұрын

How does zadar differ from maths results? Wildly complicated envelopes?

Love the suitcase form factor. What a beautiful modular solution

A friend of mine has the original shared system from forever ago and even now it's still a dream to play with. Wonderfully designed system.

11:43 All I hear is Mario stomping on a Goomba while maintaining a sick groove.

this synth looks great for learning modular synthesis, and you made a great job too

Man! whooooooo is paying for these sweet sets, costumes, vfx and production?? This is amazing, never seen a KZread creator on this level. LOVE IT

This new format is like a live-action music version of The Midnight Gospel

@OrangeTelephone

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for putting my thoughts into words

@theaddictofgaming9174

3 жыл бұрын

We're totally the guy he was talking about the modular synth to, but we actually care, and hopefully we won't die

cool

@CassBOTRR

3 жыл бұрын

mans going to space soon and hired an editor to make it look like hes in space right now and all you gotta say is "cool"

@JS___EDITZ

3 жыл бұрын

cool

@aooga9995

3 жыл бұрын

cool

@sxthsns

3 жыл бұрын

cool

@kdtryxz.

3 жыл бұрын

kool

7 mins in and I was already so inspired to pause and open up my VCV rack and spent a couple hours making some cool samples. I will figure all these wires out lol

@wired-up5677

3 жыл бұрын

My bank account only allows me to wait for omri cohen to make a video on how to recreate the synth in this video inside vcv rack

Wow, I already wanted to log some serious hours on that beauty, now I think I NEED to! Great video on this one Space Commander Huang!

The regular videos with this elevated production value remind me alot of Starcade. good stuff

Andrew is doing something people could only dream of

@fungalwater3175

3 жыл бұрын

If you didn't already get the memo, he's not actually in space.

@dranorter

10 ай бұрын

Man I'm late to the space mission content and generally puzzled by it but it's funny how appropriate the space mission is as a metaphor for the modular synths. As in, both modular synths and outer space travel are too expensive for a normal human; both are very solitary and technological, and sterile in a way. You don't get to touch outer space because it's nothing, and you don't get to touch the vibrating sound in the synth because it's electrical.

As always, a very informative, crystal clear video with Andrew's funny sense of humor thrown in. Keep up the great work. I very much enjoy watching and learning from your videos. Makes me want one, however I would need a bigger house, LOL.

I love you man, but I’ve been hunting for one of these for 6 months and you just made my job harder by posting this. I hope that this video means they’re planning another production run.

Wow, you are really going all in on the space thing. Impressive.

Your videos and Joel's (roomieofficial) that have more behind-the-production-scenes content have really sparked my interest. I really want to try making some music on my own. Ngl though, I'm a bit intimidated. My music education (piano) could easily mirror that of someone's from 200 years ago.

@josephdavis2695

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a great foundation to dive into music production! I say go for it. There are quite a few free tools out there where you can get your feet wet and start to decide what elements grab your interest. From there, you can “specialize” or continue to explore. Go for it!!!!

@rainbow_mess

3 жыл бұрын

definitely go for it! I started with ... just having taken piano lessons 15 years ago, and some chorus. it's been a lot but it's really rewarding to understand what's going on when you get there, and start to make real (even in a small way) some of the musical ideas you have in your head. :)

@everythinginquestion671

3 жыл бұрын

Look at zetoven (I think that’s how it’s spelled). Classical music production is still music production

@joelkulesha8284

3 жыл бұрын

There's tons of great synth/classical crossover stuff! Listen to Wendy carlos' hooked on bach! Or anything by suzanne ciani! There's plenty of other examples that escape me but those two really are amazing pioneers in synths and especially modular. Ciani helped don buchla design his buchla synths and I believe Wendy carlos helped bob moog with his synths. We likely wouldn't have much of what we have today in the synth world if it weren't for those 2 women alone!

@davidscanlan

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a jazz pianist by training but I took Andrew's course to learn about production and it was super helpful. A few months after the course ended I released an album of folk, rock, and other genres. Once you get started it's easier to keep the momentum going!

So close to pulling the trigger.... and you're not helping!! So rad, and thank you for the exquisite video Sir!!

@galenbaby

3 жыл бұрын

I’d love to hear what you make when you get it

Thank you. Great tutorial for a wonderful instrument.

"Spaghetti is a verb". I see that Andrew's been reading up on black holes while he's in space. (2:20)

@elliotyeager

3 жыл бұрын

spaghettification ;)

@levilewin3364

3 жыл бұрын

@@elliotyeager take a joke ;)

the edit on this video fokin *slaps*

you are the most wonderful and coolest super nerd in SPACE ! your new song and video is amazing !!! thank you for all your nice and great work !

The DPO, Maths and Rene remain to this day, three of my favourite Eurorack modules. All three are really unique takes on classic modules.

Andrew "I would make out with my hand to show you how good this is"

Is there some sort of global speed CV in for tempi? Hook up an LFO and now the timing of the timing of the timing of the speed changes changes changes.

@hlprmnky

3 жыл бұрын

You can set Tempi up that way, with the CV input and knob that were used to move through saved states in this video controlling the global tempo instead. You could also use any source of varying-period gates (Wogglebug burst or clock out, the end-of-rise/end-of-cycle gates on Maths channels 1 and 4, there’s a gate emitted from Morphagene every time a sample completes, etc.) to clock Tempi and still have the CV/knob available to change states if you wanted.

Your videos are always fun. We're going DIY on synth modules because my wife is the electronics lady, while I'm the music lady, but I still like watching eurorack vids. Anyway "Fly safe".

I instantly noticed the touch pressure reaction pads, excited cuz I just got a set of these

Anyone else get that “bad trip” feeling when too much synthesis is happening??? lol

@Tropical_Panda

3 жыл бұрын

23:09

I like the new style you are going for, you are becoming the Kyle Hill of Music KZread haha

Nice clear explanations!

You know Andrew is ballin when he can go to space to shoot videos.👊

18:16 I died 😂😂😂

I love that he’s still just vibing in space

@spoonpotato5803

3 жыл бұрын

There's no way he's actually in space. It seems to be a bit of a publicity stunt

@TylerRossow

3 жыл бұрын

@@spoonpotato5803 I’m convinced. I think he probably isn’t now and this was filmed months ago but we shall see

@BlugiYT

3 жыл бұрын

It was proven that he's not actually in space. It's just a concept.

@TylerRossow

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlugiYT oh dang I’d love to see the source on that!

@TheDGomezzi

3 жыл бұрын

What? Of course he’s not in space, there’s gravity, my friend. The whole thing is a fun concept. It could be building to something bigger? But yeah he’s definitely not in space right now. Look at how much room he has! Spacecrafts are built with exactly the necessary amount of room, no extra.

The Erbe-Verb by itself is also a great source of percussion sounds. Playing around with self patching it has led me to a ton of great drum sounds/patches!

Beautiful ! I wish I had one of those !

can we take a moment to appreciate the SUPER HIGH production quality of these latest vids?