VISIT: SOMA Sound Machines Factory in Warsaw

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A couple of weeks back we were invited to visit the Soma Sound Machines factory in Warsaw, Poland. As well as a look at the first production models of the expressive Terra instrument, we got a look around their place.
PCBs and components are delivered here, the Through Hole hand soldered components are put onto the boards, any SMD (surface mount design) parts are sent off to the machine, units are tested put into the cases and shipped to distributors and customers.
Lyra 8 , Kosmos, Pulsar-23 and Ether are made here and pretty soon the new Terra will be too.
Its actually a pretty cottage style industry, surprisingly small but also very efficient.
Check out the other videos we show while we were there.
somasynths.com
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  • @Oceanwireaudio
    @Oceanwireaudio Жыл бұрын

    I never again want to hear someone say “Soma synths are expensive”. After watching this superb video they seem to be an absolute bargain.

  • @Patriotic_Eagle1995

    @Patriotic_Eagle1995

    Жыл бұрын

    Something can be "expensive" without being "overpriced" or "poor value". Soma synths are expensive. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @Bigger-Circuitry-Bigger-SOUND

    @Bigger-Circuitry-Bigger-SOUND

    Жыл бұрын

    People are stupid, modern Moog, Sequential, Korg etc are expensive as they are made like Behringer inside but soma gears are worth every penny for people that understand a bit about circuitry and how it effects the sound quality

  • @Patriotic_Eagle1995

    @Patriotic_Eagle1995

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Bigger-Circuitry-Bigger-SOUND "Built like Behringer inside"? Serious question- Have you got a learning disability I should be aware of before I start making fun of you?

  • @TheNimasan

    @TheNimasan

    Жыл бұрын

    words!

  • @stephenroldan5107

    @stephenroldan5107

    Жыл бұрын

    They aren't

  • @jeanbonnefoy1377
    @jeanbonnefoy1377 Жыл бұрын

    Kudos to Viktor: that was quite an amazing testing jam👍

  • @konjura6484

    @konjura6484

    Жыл бұрын

    Masterclass! Had everyone bopping to his sick beat! Shows how much you can do with it in 15 seconds... a lot!

  • @Grecki_Bog_Domestos

    @Grecki_Bog_Domestos

    Жыл бұрын

    This dude is like a beast basically

  • @subs4794
    @subs4794 Жыл бұрын

    11:45 Best moment for me in this interesting informative video... Seeing them grooving to electronic dance music... You just know this company is legit.

  • @bartoszs7175

    @bartoszs7175

    Жыл бұрын

    Epic!

  • @artisan002
    @artisan002 Жыл бұрын

    Man... This makes me love these people even more.

  • @HyBound
    @HyBound Жыл бұрын

    I adore my Lyra 8. These guys are legends.

  • @vexdata2445

    @vexdata2445

    Жыл бұрын

    Soma is ruzzian company! stop supporting ruzzia

  • @yatsoosh
    @yatsoosh Жыл бұрын

    I love Vlad's revolutionary creativity breaking old patterns. This is now joined by my sympathy for the work ethic in the place where his works are created. You can see with the naked eye that the work is carried out in an atmosphere of mutual respect and performed by enthusiasts. And I am also glad that it takes place in Poland and thanks to the positive energy of the main person behind this project, it breaks at least a little xenophobia prevailing in my country. Because Russia is not only violence, contempt, murder and Putin. They are also people who, despite their high standards, are unable to change the world they come from, so they change it elsewhere.

  • @johnsaucerhunter
    @johnsaucerhunter Жыл бұрын

    Hey Nick, really enjoyed this tour through the SOMA factory. Am hoping that you'll do many more like this as everyone has an idea on how and where they're manufactured at... but being able to tour the area makes it more tangible for your viewer's. This was an "11" out of "10", great Job SonicState!

  • @Midi-olo-gist6758
    @Midi-olo-gist67585 ай бұрын

    Wow, after watching this, Soma synths are past awesome. Really wish I could afford one. These synthesizers are phenomenal. Go Soma😊

  • @Ratskank
    @Ratskank Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely excellent, I hope all the people who whine that SOMA is too expensive get to see this. Ain’t no cheap way to produce quality. Thanks for this, excellent 👌

  • @jonathanclarke2582

    @jonathanclarke2582

    Жыл бұрын

    i was one of those guys, and my mind has definitely changed

  • @iansmirna5183

    @iansmirna5183

    8 ай бұрын

    We don't have money, at least let us complain ;)

  • @adognamedshinji
    @adognamedshinji Жыл бұрын

    You're the man, Nick! Thanks for the tour. And thank you to the Soma team

  • @ultimateXsounds
    @ultimateXsounds Жыл бұрын

    I had no idea it is a company from my country. I'm impressed. I hope that soon one of the SOMA devices will appear in our studio.

  • @metokyo4960

    @metokyo4960

    Жыл бұрын

    I believe Vlad - desigeer is Russian, who established operation ie Poland.

  • @AlexeiOrechin

    @AlexeiOrechin

    8 ай бұрын

    Russian.

  • @robertsyrett1992
    @robertsyrett1992 Жыл бұрын

    11:47 Nick cracks a smile when the beat kicks in.

  • @donaldpriola1807
    @donaldpriola1807 Жыл бұрын

    Soma's stuff exudes quality. This video gives you an idea why. These people work hard, and produce excellent stuff.

  • @VEsound
    @VEsound Жыл бұрын

    Nice testing jam at the end! Quite weird (for me) in green but I LOVE my Pulsar-23 in white. ❤️

  • @asynchronicity
    @asynchronicity Жыл бұрын

    Good to see Vlad's safe in Poland!

  • @DmitriGrinberg
    @DmitriGrinberg Жыл бұрын

    Wow, absolutely fantastic 👍 Thank you Nick for your tour. Pleasure to have someone actually pointing out how much effort and dedication it takes to produce and test something as complicated as Pulsar 23. You rock!

  • @synthanatomy
    @synthanatomy Жыл бұрын

    The last minutes jam was fantastic :) thanks for the video :)

  • @thx1138abc1
    @thx1138abc1 Жыл бұрын

    This is what we want to see! I adore this company, how it works, what it produces, how it shapes the contemporary musical landscape. Kudos to Vlad and his team(s). Thanks for this Nick. P.S. I'm steadily moving towards the purchase of my second piece of Soma equipment, and I don’t intend to stop there. Exciting stuff!

  • @martattacks
    @martattacks Жыл бұрын

    Wow. Super cool. Thanks for taking the time to nip over to Warsaw.

  • @littlegiantbrewer
    @littlegiantbrewer Жыл бұрын

    Excellent tour. Thanks.

  • @DrMuse-on2dx
    @DrMuse-on2dx Жыл бұрын

    What a amazing place thank you for the tour.

  • @jammystraub488
    @jammystraub488 Жыл бұрын

    Love these videos! I'm excited to see more.

  • @bitegoatie
    @bitegoatie Жыл бұрын

    Great tour. These SOMA people do amazing work.

  • @xperimentador
    @xperimentador Жыл бұрын

    Great team, all very nice and open individuals, superb products, well done!!!

  • @ingolf7411
    @ingolf7411 Жыл бұрын

    Great to see SOMA "internals". My Lyra8 was a wonderful instrument. I sold it and regret it. When I opened the Lyra to take a look inside ... not only the sound is fabulous also the Lyra internal is a masterpiece.

  • @mgscheue
    @mgscheue Жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed watching that and thinking "my Lyra 8 was there!"

  • @pamdemonia
    @pamdemonia Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful to see the siblings of my beautiful Lyra-8 getting lovingly hand crafted! Thank you.

  • @MrSiwat
    @MrSiwat Жыл бұрын

    Yes, I enjoyed that too. Really interesting seeing how it's put together. I love my Soma stuff. Great quality and superb sound.

  • @oliverpilatiz5533
    @oliverpilatiz5533 Жыл бұрын

    Out of nothing a fat drum track to test the machine...absolut fantastic..🎉

  • @Mokkers_stuff
    @Mokkers_stuff Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely fascinating. I am fortunate to own a few bits of SOMA kit and this video confirms the build quality. Excellent. Thanks for uploading!

  • @Wagoo
    @Wagoo Жыл бұрын

    I always love factory tours - love my SOMA Labs kit :)

  • @TheNimasan
    @TheNimasan Жыл бұрын

    love these people....i met most of them at the superboot. amazing human beings. regards to all them. especially much love to Grzegorz.....what a lovely man he is!!!

  • @somaeurope5288

    @somaeurope5288

    Жыл бұрын

    thank you so much for so nice words! hope to meet at SB in Berlin again! Grzegorz

  • @vexdata2445

    @vexdata2445

    Жыл бұрын

    @@somaeurope5288 Soma is ruzzian company! stop supporting ruzzia

  • @ketuxx
    @ketuxx Жыл бұрын

    A lot of respect to the people working in this factory.

  • @LangleyNA
    @LangleyNA Жыл бұрын

    It was nice! Thank you for sharing with er'body, Sonicstate. :) Awesome factory and people, SOMA Sound Machines in Warsaw! :)

  • @carlbdfrd
    @carlbdfrd Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Soma and Nick for an interesting tour. Great to see how my Soma products are made. Looking forward to the Terra but not sure I could sit tests a Pulsar all day every day.

  • @vexdata2445

    @vexdata2445

    Жыл бұрын

    Soma is ruzzian company! stop supporting ruzzia

  • @localhost4460
    @localhost4460 Жыл бұрын

    I built a DIY Lyra-8. Took me hundreds of hours [originally said "1000+"; that's a silly guess and wrong]. I'm amazed at the talent of all these people!

  • @ElCamelloLocoO

    @ElCamelloLocoO

    Жыл бұрын

    1000+ hours, what happened with your build, a lot of troubleshooting? I started mine 2 days ago, In/out, main pcb are done, I still have to finish the ctrl pcb, waiting for some toggle switches. Anyway, I hope that your beast is up and running and that you enjoy it :)

  • @localhost4460

    @localhost4460

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ElCamelloLocoO First major project, built an extended version which added a number of complications & parts too. Really wonderful learning experience! Enjoy building yours!

  • @KrisBarton432
    @KrisBarton432 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video. From excellent people comes excellent gear. Love my SOMA gear.

  • @S_e_a_n
    @S_e_a_n Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video - thank you for sharing. There is a lot of talent going into those units. I can't wait to get my hands on one of their units. Cheers!

  • @CommunityGuidelines
    @CommunityGuidelines Жыл бұрын

    Interesting to see how the synths are made... very cool tour.

  • @jonhollinsworth8785
    @jonhollinsworth8785 Жыл бұрын

    Can't wait to own a pulsar, Soma is an amazing company with real integrity!

  • @timforan1502
    @timforan1502 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome. Great video. Inspiring company.

  • @moss2309
    @moss2309 Жыл бұрын

    Vlad is a genius and an incredibly creative brain.

  • @stinkypete9070
    @stinkypete9070 Жыл бұрын

    Damn, guess I'm gonna have to pick up a soma machine after this :P

  • @andreassamek
    @andreassamek Жыл бұрын

    lovely video. thanks for the insights

  • @Kablehead
    @Kablehead Жыл бұрын

    😍I love Soma Sound Machines.

  • @paulmint1775
    @paulmint1775 Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant vid thx

  • @JackNance22
    @JackNance22 Жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy seeing independent company tours and the people behind the instruments. Cheers!

  • @vexdata2445

    @vexdata2445

    Жыл бұрын

    Soma is ruzzian company! stop supporting ruzzia

  • @JackNance22

    @JackNance22

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vexdata2445 I like Russian people, in fact, I like people all over the world. You're a banker's tool promoting evil, know this.

  • @fralemieux
    @fralemieux Жыл бұрын

    That amazing tech at the end performed one of the most effective publicity out there! Now I want one. Give him a bonus!

  • @Bagatellamusic
    @Bagatellamusic Жыл бұрын

    Glad to see Lyra-8 still is in production. Really special gear.

  • @birdsiview6845
    @birdsiview6845 Жыл бұрын

    A super cool device!

  • @minecraftavatarofhunterbiden
    @minecraftavatarofhunterbiden Жыл бұрын

    Cool!

  • @darkeldarblade916
    @darkeldarblade916 Жыл бұрын

    Great company! Just want to support them more and more.

  • @vexdata2445

    @vexdata2445

    Жыл бұрын

    Soma is ruzzian company! stop supporting ruzzia

  • @Frozen_Smoke1972
    @Frozen_Smoke1972 Жыл бұрын

    I bought a Lyra-8 last year and it's probably the best quality build I've seen or felt on a piece of electronic music equipment. Now I have a better understanding why.

  • @Robert_Babicz
    @Robert_Babicz Жыл бұрын

    super cool

  • @dontlooklistenmodular4742
    @dontlooklistenmodular4742 Жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @LovevonMelenEkman
    @LovevonMelenEkman Жыл бұрын

    Wowww that pulsar jam 🤩

  • @JohnSmith-pn2vl
    @JohnSmith-pn2vl Жыл бұрын

    whata rare behidn the scenes view :)

  • @RONNIESAWLIN
    @RONNIESAWLIN Жыл бұрын

    when you are in poland, visit the opther polich companies as well. Xaoc for example.

  • @vaiman7777
    @vaiman7777 Жыл бұрын

    The new S.T.A.L.K.E.R. DLC looks insane! Great video btw

  • @paulsound1110
    @paulsound1110 Жыл бұрын

    Nice one

  • @user-fi4yd2kf6g
    @user-fi4yd2kf6g10 ай бұрын

    They are brilliant! I have bought the Cosmos and am hoping to get the Lyra-8 at some point!

  • @user-zv7lm8uk7h
    @user-zv7lm8uk7h Жыл бұрын

    I WANT TO BUY THEIR PRODUCT. GENIUS POLAND.

  • @electronicbagatelle
    @electronicbagatelle Жыл бұрын

    I tried them at Superbooth but recently I borrowed a Lyra 8 it's ace!!

  • @minjoonbaek6271
    @minjoonbaek6271 Жыл бұрын

    I love soma

  • @Crashinginthesamecar1
    @Crashinginthesamecar1 Жыл бұрын

    Soma rules!!!

  • @andrewforrester1742
    @andrewforrester1742 Жыл бұрын

    Still out of my discretionary income range but wwwwow. I can see that every penny spent would be worth it. Super cool to see this hands-on process up close.

  • @FawazK
    @FawazK Жыл бұрын

    I need one of those olive green Pulsars.

  • @njdpdv
    @njdpdv Жыл бұрын

    EPIC

  • @michanowacki9152
    @michanowacki9152 Жыл бұрын

    Brawo panowie.Nie wiedziałem że w Polsce to robią.

  • @rgrgraterol
    @rgrgraterol Жыл бұрын

    It’s super interesting to see the factories of our favorite studio gear. Thanks for the tour! I would love to own a Soma synth one day.

  • @Soundtrackloops
    @Soundtrackloops Жыл бұрын

    So good! Happy to own two pieces of kit from them. What was that patch at the end during the impromptu jam? What he did with the effects was awesome.

  • @domingoleija3436
    @domingoleija3436 Жыл бұрын

    They are very close to making my KINGDADDY-MACHINE🎼

  • @fotszyrzk79
    @fotszyrzk79 Жыл бұрын

    F! Nick visited Warsaw and I didn’t knew about it! He managed to sneak here silently, like a PWM’d square wave to the full!!!

  • @frallorfrallor3410
    @frallorfrallor3410 Жыл бұрын

    i love the some guys

  • @domingoleija3436
    @domingoleija3436 Жыл бұрын

    I wonder if they need a custodian 🤔I would volunteer just to witness the magic

  • @GNeuman
    @GNeuman Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic insight and great to see Grzegorz. Dealt with him via email, great bloke! I've got two Lyra 8 and a Cosmos. They are unique, quirky and VERY well made instruments. Worth every penny.

  • @somaeurope5288

    @somaeurope5288

    Жыл бұрын

    thanks a lot! happy to see you and meet at Superbooth if possible! Grzegorz

  • @GNeuman

    @GNeuman

    Жыл бұрын

    @@somaeurope5288 ah, don't think I can make it. Have a successful time! Kind regards, Mike.

  • @michaelmendoza2455
    @michaelmendoza2455 Жыл бұрын

    interesting to think about testing an electronic instrument by really *playing* it in the same way one would a guitar or piano versus just checking certain parameters, speaks to a concern for the functionality of these as instruments, not just sound modules

  • @brianmcwilliams4904
    @brianmcwilliams4904 Жыл бұрын

    That was amazing, and it's clear that the Soma staff give a shit. Awesome.

  • @ssl33p
    @ssl33p Жыл бұрын

    unexpected liveset from the man himself Viktor

  • @cymbolic_space1832
    @cymbolic_space1832 Жыл бұрын

    SOMA Labs factory tour satiated my organization fetish.

  • @bramsanjanssan4908
    @bramsanjanssan4908 Жыл бұрын

    My baby was made right there

  • @domingoleija3436
    @domingoleija3436 Жыл бұрын

    SOMA'$ PIPE came close to the D.Machine but I need hands free with zero latency in order to play drums and vocal synths simultaneously.🎵🎧,(preferably Bass sounds split with brass on upper register )

  • @sound.workshop
    @sound.workshop Жыл бұрын

    If you can't watch the whole video, skip to 11:15 to see an awesome jam

  • @spaceman103
    @spaceman103 Жыл бұрын

    A yellow Lyra does it for me

  • @MyReasonToPlay
    @MyReasonToPlay Жыл бұрын

    So they are in Poland now?

  • @Rainersherwood
    @Rainersherwood Жыл бұрын

    You guys gotta focus on this kinda content. The moog content with the matriarch and the engineers is what made me buy a matriarch. Really hoping there is a 30-60min (at least) interview with vlad coming up.

  • @sonicstate

    @sonicstate

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks. We have done a couple of interviews with Vlad in our Meet the Makers series and there is a 30 minute piece on the Terra also posted today

  • @Rainersherwood

    @Rainersherwood

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sonicstate watching the terra video now. Thanks guys!

  • @vexdata2445

    @vexdata2445

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sonicstate Soma is ruzzian company! stop supporting ruzzia

  • @jandoedel1012
    @jandoedel1012 Жыл бұрын

    What kind of fancy camera-equipment is Nick wearing on his chest? Maybe a bit off topic but, nice to see these people having a descent job in Poland where a lot others have to work outside the country. Cool stuff they make btw.

  • @ciatangallaghe2485
    @ciatangallaghe2485 Жыл бұрын

    That gentlemen hello was very strange.

  • @RogerWarszawa
    @RogerWarszawa Жыл бұрын

    Oh, Soma gear is made here in Warsaw? I didn't know that. I might try to find the place and go through their trash just in case I find a discarded Lyra 8, or Ether, or whatever 😉

  • @gru_day
    @gru_day Жыл бұрын

    I have had no idea that SOMA is from my country. I am proud and a little sad that i already bought Volca Modular instead ROAT (if it only have CV or MIDI😢 it will be nobrainer).

  • @JureJerebic
    @JureJerebic Жыл бұрын

    8:48 this was for Andrew Huang

  • @fidia_temple
    @fidia_templeАй бұрын

    Great Made In MOSKOW and Building in Polonia...great!

  • @adampecikiewicz778
    @adampecikiewicz778 Жыл бұрын

    Vlad, my dream is to work with you 😍

  • @incompetentlogistics
    @incompetentlogistics Жыл бұрын

    "What are you doing, Viktor?! You are supposed to test our products not lay down a sick beat!" "This is the sound of me testing, boss."

  • @victorroberts4637
    @victorroberts4637 Жыл бұрын

    Viktor getting paid to DAWless jam… 😮

  • @maxvoitech
    @maxvoitech Жыл бұрын

    11:47 :)

  • @mike_qbik
    @mike_qbik Жыл бұрын

    So glad to see SOMA moving out of fasist Russia to Poland. Great decision from Vlad and his team. I only wish that music instrument shops around the world do recognize this brave step and re-list Soma products back again as Polish product, not a Russian one which caused Soma be de-listed by many due to restrictions.Rspect to Nick and Sonic State for doing this.

  • @77advanced

    @77advanced

    Жыл бұрын

    They had office in EU for EU customers long before war, but they still based in Russia, actually Vlad is from Donetsk wich was shelled by Ukraine since 2014. You watch to much of a western trashnews, try to switch on your brain.

  • @SPACEMUSICSOUNDSYSTEM

    @SPACEMUSICSOUNDSYSTEM

    Жыл бұрын

    I dont understand why you mix music with your petsonal perspective on politics. such a great video and I must read firs your comment which would sound on a loudspeakersystem pretty like I go Home build your synththepeacethesizer that sounds propper love & then maybe yea you added smthng improving instead of outsourcing your inner mp3 rips

  • @SPACEMUSICSOUNDSYSTEM

    @SPACEMUSICSOUNDSYSTEM

    Жыл бұрын

    some spellars sorry but you get my perspective... its just so not adding anything productive at all your comment no matter what opinion / side you have. Its a rare gold company and it really buzzes my brsin to read things like that here .. peace & nice time i whish

  • @SPACEMUSICSOUNDSYSTEM

    @SPACEMUSICSOUNDSYSTEM

    Жыл бұрын

    and restrictions/sanctions is s big topic but we from the west do that and force them to leave .. megacool.. no its not

  • @ZenMountain

    @ZenMountain

    Жыл бұрын

    It's FASCIST. FASCIST. Do you actually know what the word means? There are 150 million people in Russia, you know? Do you want to cancel them all? Do you want to force them all out? Have you been watching CNN?

  • @majasobiech1258
    @majasobiech1258 Жыл бұрын

    A bit unrelated but how long you plan on being in Warsaw?

  • @sonicstate

    @sonicstate

    Жыл бұрын

    We were there for 24hrs

  • @majasobiech1258

    @majasobiech1258

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sonicstate I see. Anyway, that is great you visited Poland. :)

  • @stephenroldan5107
    @stephenroldan5107 Жыл бұрын

    So a pulasr 23 or a perkons? Fk disicions

  • @maxine2798
    @maxine2798 Жыл бұрын

    That’s the answer to copyrighted music on a video!