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What's that little doohickey white box thing you got to the right of your rack?
that's not a 3'oh sequencer is it ?
I read somewhere that Ableton has no future plans to support Live for Windows on ARM
Live 12 apparently looks for an x86 processor so won't run on anything else. Live 11, however, will install on Windows ARM. They probably have a reason but it's a little bit strange.
Very "hands-on" type of Sequencer. I prefer that rather than others. Plus it's circular which for some reason makes more sense to my Brain and it has quite a few built-in scales 😅! Great video and thank you for explaining all about the Oct Tone Module. 🎉
A plentiful bestiary of harmonics...! ❤
This is a different sound tone for you 😮...I love how dark it starts off! A sparse sinister set of minor notes playing on a Modular Piano and running on its own until you "play in" new notes on the tiny keyboard buttons of that Piano Keyboard Module. Excellent music! BRÁVO ~💥🎶🎹👏🏽♥️🎙🌠🤖❗️
there are some lovely moments in this. Finding it quite addictive listening.
So cool! Love the sense of suspension and curiosity in this! What a great use of those modules. 👍
Disting? 😮
I “fiddled with it till my fingers fell off” - that would make a great T-shirt (I’m a Xlarge)
Great demo of this module. It looks and sounds really nice.
Found you via Youropponent - subbed \m/
what the heck is that?
@@MoltenMusicTech an artist who recommended this video \m/
These are wonderful patches!
Thank you so much for this video! I thought my outputs were defective when I first received my product. Turns out they’re activated via software. Cheers mate
Dont know if you found this out already but the "K" when you use "help" on an algo stands for the L/R knobs. It will show you what you have assigned to the knobs.
Were there a couple bits cut from the video?
Can you be more specific?
Thanks!
I can’t believe no one has figured this out yet for the motorcycle or ski industry
A little offtopic, but what brand is that beautiful shirt?
That particular one came from India. I don’t remember the brand
If you plug everything into the Apple splitter BEFORE plugging it into your phone it should function and charge at the same time. Give it a whirl
I loved the location you set up to play. I do similar outdoor adventures with music toys. Often on my E-Bike, which I can ride on public trails. Just picked up a H.Explorer, and am loving the sounds, portability, and quality of build. From California, in the good ol USA, Happy Trails🎶🌎🎹
Ich war vor einigen Jahren immer treuer Zuschauer seiner Sendungen, wo er noch die MS Laptops "getestet" hat. Bin aber wieder abgewandert als er angefangen hat, zu sehr dieses Modularzeugs zu promoten. War heute mal wieder bei ihm und es ist noch schlimmer geworden: Überall dieses Kabelzeugs - ich kanns nicht verstehen - was treibt diese Leute dazu sich mit diesen Modulen zu beschäftigen - es klingt immer nach den Moog-Burgen in den frühen 80zigern- und 90ziger Jahren, wobei sogar ein Klaus Wunderlich - einer der besten Orgelvirtuosen - sich geradezu genötigt sah, sich damit auseinanderzusetzen - und so ist auch eine seiner der m. E. besten LPs entstanden: "Uraltedelschnulzensynthesizergags" hat er das genannt - und er war ein Kalauer, er hat sich über alles lustig gemacht ...
Well, it takes all sorts. I guess we are bored by different things.
@@MoltenMusicTech Das ist wohl war, aber: Wieviele Musiker nutzen wirklich dieses Kabel-Hardware-Zeugs. Ich habe das Multiphonics von AAS und in Reason ist ja auch so was drin - habe es aber musikalisch noch nie benutzt, weil für mich zu kompliziert und es viele einfachere Lösungen gibt, um tolle Sounds zu erzeugen, wie jetzt der kolo X-Stream von Steinberg ...
Natürlich, aber ich vermisse mal Vergleiche z.B. habe ich ein Macbook Air M3 und ein Lenovo Yoga 7. Für musikalische Dinge liegt das Macbook klar vorne, obwohl es keinen Lüfter hat.
Lol, lots of musicians use this mad cable stuff, it's a whole industry. It taps into electronics, engineering, science as well as creativity. I've found it to be a more interesting hobby than computers.
Sure - buy an Apple :D
Cubase 13 works ok with Steinberg's own built-in ASIO driver. Since it's all emulated and not native ARM yet, performance of course isn't stellar, but it works for smaller projects. I tested this with a Surface Laptop 7th edition (Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM). Latency with the Steinberg ASIO driver is 10ms Input/20ms Output when disabling the Input Device in the driver's setting. Ableton 11 can also be installed, while 12 is blocking installation on ARM for now. Roland Cloud Manager and their VSTs work as well. The biggest issue is of course no drivers for Audio Interfaces yet. Time will tell if devs jump on the hype. Fingers crossed!
Thanks for the info. Yes, I'd heard that Ableton Live 12 actually looks for an x86 processor for some reason - doh! Useful information - thanks!
I used asio4all drivers for 15+ years on my previous PC. To be fair, I only record, add some effects and mix in the computer and I didn’t change much in and/or around the system.
So the simplest solution is that windows updates their native driver to see more I/O.
I think that because WASAPI is a generic driver it has to work with a thousand difference audio systems on a thousand different computers, which means it will always have built in safety buffers to cope with the crappiness of OEM implimentation and prioritse uninterupted Netflix playback - it has to work with everything on every system. A specialised ASIO driver only has to work with one thing, on one form of very standardised connection and so will always perform better and be more consistently stable.
@@MoltenMusicTech fair point. In my very limited understanding of software, drivers and such, I could imagine a system that works on the basis you describe and have a “search for more I/O” button.
If you wanna get rid of the glitch, noise and distortion problem in the multi sample algo: go to parameter ( current Firmware ) 72 ” gate offset " and increase it to approximately 200. by default it’s on zero. It costed me 200 euros sd cards ( none of them helped either Sandisc extrem pro nor the delkins ) and your problems shouldn’t be there anymore. A better sd cad is always good for the disting ex. but Increasing the gate offset should also work probably with the factory card. For ppl with older firmware it is on parameter 42. disting ex is a tremendous module if you are patient and don’t have problems with 1000‘s of parameters. If yes it’s not for you. Ah yes and you absolutely need the second big screen.
Ive heard from a reliable source that MS are making a complete dumpster fire of development for these. Strongly sugggest holding off for at least a year.
Reaper have a version on ARM for testing "There is a Windows 11 ARM64EC REAPER build on the pre-release site (see the pre-release forum), if you wish to test this"
LLM is garbage that hallucinates useless results. Total waste of resources for the next big (useless) thing.
I kind of hate this machine, doing simple things requires a-lot of tapping and menu diving. Im really frustrated because i cant figure out how to use all 64 notes in while im recording . I only have access to all 64 nots in CONTROL mode. Very frustrating.
What was wrong with the surface 2 and the surface RT?
I never looked at anything before the SP3. RT was just the worst version of ARM Windows that wasn’t compatible with anything outside the Win8 store…. I think
@@MoltenMusicTech I had an rt and I’ve currently got a 2 pro lol
I had betamax too 😂
Of course you did :D
Thanks Robin. Found this interesting. Very much enjoyed the finger drumming.
The answer to everyone's question is No. The Surface Pro is not that great for running a studio. It's ok for an old plugin or a dedicated bit of software. I'd say if you really want to go down the PC route, best processor you can get, best memory you can get, biggest HD you can get, or get a MAC.
Yeah, not the point. The surface has other qualities in form and interaction that make it interesting. I’ve been running my studio on one since the surface pro 3. It’s great. You can do more, obviously, on a huge desktop machine, if that’s your bag.
My surface pro 11 has 1 Terabyte and 32 Gb of RAM. I’ve never had such a powerful PC in my entire life. My test project has 32 tracks, all analogic (guitars, drums, hardware keyboards, voices..), each with at least a compressor VST, an equaliser VST , and a sophisticated reverb. Some has modulation and delay too. Tell me I can't do music with my Surface... I practice music production on my computer since 1998, when Logic Pro was running only on Windows..
@KentanLenneg this is true but (I've taken MS and Apple Prices here) Surface 11 with spec you state 2k1, Macbook Pro little less in memory 2k5. Surface only has 2 port Pro more. Not checked PC laptop prices. Size the Surface is great. I do use an old surface to run my mixer which mainly is used as extra inputs and routing to rack effects.
Awesome
I personally get tired of people who don't seem to understand the difference between a tablet with a touch screen and a laptop or a big desktop box. These are completely different hardware form factors.
Quick! Sell your intel stock!
Great advice. It's always best to wait, and let others guinea pig things.
I don’t comment on your videos much, but I really enjoy watching them … have a nice 4th of July and good luck with the elections. I hope whatever side you’re on wins, if you’re on the good side that is 😂👍
Thanks mate!
4:30 Yes what you are talking about is the hardware abstraction and drivers for Window OS
I see more ARM powered devices coming in the future, but it will take some time before there are enough in the wild to make it worth developing drivers. Maybe in a few years.
I know that others have remarked upon this before, but I truly love your "I dunno" sort of approach to things. "Let's give it a go," all that sort of stuff. I find it particularly suited to the topic at hand, but I also think that the world at large would benefit from a large percentage of humans adopting more of that approach, in general. When I was 18, I was smarter than everyone. Now that I'm 46, I finally know what Jesse Michaels of Operation Ivy was talking about when he said, "All I know is that I don't know nothing." It actually makes things a lot easier.
Man no offense but you look like a crossover between Lemy Kilmister and Piers Morgan
Thumbs up for the Rosco P. Coltrane reference, wasn't expecting that. LOL
it's funny what knocks around inside your head
That plastic bass is ruthless! ❤🎉
I have been looking everywhere... can rd8 reverse sounds?
Nope
It's an analogue drum machine and so not capable of what you're asking. You'd need to sample the sounds into a computer or sampler and then reverse them if that's the sound you were after.
@@MoltenMusicTech I could have swore the og tr 808 could reverse...
It’s analogue and so the sound is generated by voltage hitting components. To do the sound backwards you’d have to create the circuitry that would approximate that sound - you are after a digital device.
@@MoltenMusicTech makes total sense. For the og to have a reverse there woulda had to be some wizards in the house. Some swap attack/delay setting. Well poop
Helene est une véritable artiste dans le modulaire qui fait de la musique avec tous ces petits modules électroniques. Sa sensibilité est perceptible dans tous ces compositions.
A modular lending library? That'll sock it to capitalism! I think I'll check out one Adam Smith Instruments, The Village for a week or two. I can CV it to my privately owned Eduard Bernstein Box and see if the signals compete for dominant economic system!
Why don't you make a 2 minutes video that simply explains WHAT YOU ACTUALLY DO. Has it occurred to you that if you just used anything put the accent trigger out you wouldn't need an external envelope? You've seen A Guy Called Gerald do it, why is it so hard for you to figure that out?
Because it doesn’t work and I thought it would be interesting to find out why.
@@MoltenMusicTech but your video is horrible. You, like most youtubers, have zero skill at pedagogy. You are so mealy mouthed that by the time you mention something crucial to understanding this it is lost in a sea of useless, superfluous confusion.
Which part are you confused about?
Loved the Reason 13 bit. Lol :D
The best revenge is massive success. - Frank Sinatra
I question the relevance and lasting power of all the new gear that can't be played, without the manual. Becoming so complex, the freedom to play fluidly, and intuitively, instead, turns to concrete.
Musique Concrete
Persistence is the key , learning is good You don’t have to necessarily understand the nuts of it, A basic understanding, soon leads to fluidity.
So. They make a module that features telepathy. Do they also build one that compensates for time zone lags? Sadly missed the live chat.