Solar 42: A unique cinematic drone synthesizer
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Instant Vangelis vibes from the Blade Runner soundtrack. Very cool.
Exactly.
First thing I thought too. Went straight to the comments to see who else thought the same.
Itd be even closer if he used a highpass filter instead of a cutoff, very cool piece of hardware💜
I was thinking like.. The lead he designed would fit well in Mass Effect
Yes i was also thinking that
The inventor of this machine deserve a huge amount of respect. This is stunning and so your video. Thanks
Ah, right - doing his thing for the liberation of his country - that would get my respect. But making a synthesiser is probably more important. Maybe he's sickly or something, unable.
@@JamesHartnell his country is guided by a puppet put there by the US (as usual) that started the war.
@@JamesHartnell Slava Ukraini 💙💛🌻
@@JamesHartnell fighting for what? to still get fucked by your own absolutely corrupt government? not someone I would fight for tbh. He is using his talents to create a masterpiece,, that deserves an absolute respect
@@ryangosling239 Trump's going to end his useless reddit war anyway
You’ve made this visually complex instrument at first look be totally logical and usable. This is now on my list for synth purchases. It’s an ambient sound color palette.
Must be, says ambient right on the tin, paid promotioner told me 😉
@@Bear2U it was cool to hearing it used outside of an ambient construct too.
You could score an entire movie with this thing. So cool
My instant thought (and a long-term dream.)
A synth with zero sliders and only knobs is such a vibe. Vintage reissues could probably save a lot of space and cost by going with that approach, it has such a fun look to it.
You’re right about the cost thing, but I’ve found sliders at or under 40mm to use the same amount of panel space as pots! Sure, one might want bigger sliders, but imo 35-40mm is plenty of travel for parameter adjustment. typically the combination of pots and sliders is the best way to make space efficient panels.
Sliders also have other benefits like only needing a single finger to operate, meaning they can be bunched closer together, unlike pots.
I totally agree that the all pot design on this is great though!
Hey David, love the video. This is on my wish list. You mentioned that you wouldn’t recommend his synth for a beginner to do this sort of thing. What would you recommend?
I really appreciate the fact you checked paid promotion. I hate it when creators dont because "insert justification". You have integrity.
Where does it say that?
@@1783W at the start of the video
Why do people care anyway? It's his business.
@@crtgamer2355 yeah but it's always good to know if the opinions of someone may or may not have been influenced by a brand sponsoring
$2 grand worth of gear for a 10 minute video is definitely in the "got paid" zone. It would be wrong not to mention it.
The absolute hero that designs and builds these deserves a Nobel Prize and his own planet to rule over.
I'm saving up for one.
I mean for a Solar 42.
Not a planet.
@@hammalammadingdong6244 :wheeze: I'm glad I'm not the only person who thought of that
OK. I'm skipping lunch and putting the money in a jar. Starting to save my pennies for this box! Love it.
Selling kidney brb guys🤣
Good luck saving 1800 Euro in a jar.
Unfortunately it's already sold out
@@degrotekoningwouter
Ooo! Kidney! Good idea!
Consume new products
Holy shit it’s a Vangelis machine.
I'm not a musician I fell here because of the youtube algo and fell in love with this sound, amazing.
Wow! Headphones a must, talk about instant transportation to another world.
Headphones are cool. Custom speakers with matching sound treated room are cooler B-)
2 grand. Just FYI.
@@hawkdsl not too bad really
@@SamplersAndThings No, that's about the average price. Just pointing that out for the laymen.
Akai mpk mini it is then 😂
@@neww0lf611 😂😂😂
When you look at it, the know how, quality build, and a niche product, I presume - the price is ridiculously low.
Blade Runner: The Instrument
Lmfao
Did you hear about the CS-80?
space balls: the movie
Just recently started following, and this video does not disappoint! I've been an audio and music tech since the days of vinyl and 4-track studios, and yet I still geek out over equipment like this. Thanks for giving exposure to something I would have completely missed otherwise.
gotta be one the coolest and most unique synths I've ever seen
I saw this in my watch next list randomly and didn't even listen to the first 10 seconds when I paused the video, went to the website and bought one straight away!!! Thank you for this!!! I got the yellow one. I'm a Sci-fi Junkie and musician, I build Sci-fi guitars that for PERFECTLY with this device. Wish I could share pics on here! Thank you again!
Also thinking of yellow, gives me an Alien mech hangar vibe
@banyarling that's why I went with yellow! I'll have to customize it once it arrives. (I know,... I'm crazy like that. I'll spend exorbitant amounts of money on brand new items and wreck'em up before even using them) Wish I could add pics here to show you the guitars I've been building. They look like they've been sitting in an alien cargo hold for centuries.
@@metroidmania8833 nice! I usually associate freak guitars with Japanese modders, some crazy guys out there.
Like I think James Iha (just a coincidence he's Japanese-American) here is just playing a prop th-cam.com/video/4OEvDqRr898/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=Ljubi%C5%A1aD%C5%BEune but I've seen articles in guitar mags about functional but similarly weird stuff being designed in Japan
I just got one, and I'm very new to synths, so this is wonderful to see such a basic, straightforward video. Looking forward to hopefully more!
Is this good for beginners? It seems like more of its output is pleasing than other synths I've tried (also a beginner). That seems like it would keep me engaged longer.
I started on a Korg Poly 800. : )
Six odd minutes in says introduction of white noise makes a more oceany sound and immediately makes the sound of the old Arena - BBC telly arts programme - intro, which featured a neon Arena sign, in a bottle, floating on moving water. Made me very happy 😀 Amazing synth. And, as ever, beautiful video, matey 👍
I remember that intro too!
The Arena music was Another Green World by Ambient pioneer Brian Eno. 😊 th-cam.com/video/36B225lLvY4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=wDkEHiOOjTZqZFmk
@@punzai72 Oh, that's fantastic, thank you. Always thought it was Eno-ey. Shall be listening to that album, today 👍
Your videos stir such nostalgic wonder…like xmas morning as a little sister seeing your brother get a gadget and giddily knowing that you’re gonna spend the entire day fascinated alongside him learning the gadget instead of on the things you got.
Spot on…couldn’t have said it any better
This looks like a really fascinating piece of gear, thank you for introducing us to it.
The visuals and editting get better and better with each video!! Its so cool to see your content evolve!!
I immediately thought that Tangerine Dream would have loved this machine..looks and sounds really inviting
They may incorporate it into their setup
@DorisDay-lw4xs i concur
The light feature could be cool for a live show with lots of lights systems
It is so incredibly beautiful and the amount of controls packed into it is madness!!! What an appealing design too
This is the coolest channel I didn’t even know I needed.
I have spent a day just watching your ability to create music in so many ways. So inspiring! Thank you.
This is the best walk-through on this synth on youtube. Thank you for clearing my confusion.
The sounds that it puts out are warm, rich, luxuriant...like bathing in white hot fire but with copper green glints throughout. I feel elevated and enervated. I feel worn, both lovingly and through. This machine fills me with ennui for an existence I'll never know and a nostalgia for a place I've never been. And so, saudade, and so it goes. Once again, another fantastic video.
Part synth, part Spaceship control board. Love it ❤
I can't get enough of your demonstration of this magnificent machine.
A big crush for the sound universe that starts at the beginning of your video. Totally mesmerizing!
Its like a giant piece of Art
Freaking amazing! It's everything I love about the old analog synths that I grew up on.
I've loved this synth since I first saw it, but you've really made some music with it that I feel in my heart.
i always get so excited whenever you upload, love your content man
"In the world of ambient; where often you just have one or two chords for the entire length of a piece of music"
Wow, as a producer of ambient music, I've rarely thought of even going to another chord.
I've barely even thought of starting with a single chord ffs haha
sooooo inspiring, this is wonderful. Thanks very much for all your cool videos David!
I usually avoid watching these videos because they’re gonna make me buy expensive gear
I don’t know how I’m going to afford this, but I’m going to have to. I resisted buying hardware for long enough, I NEED this
This was a really great rundown of a fantastic instrument. Thank you for taking the time to put this video together.
Holy Moly that things looks sick af.
This is incredible! Listening with headphones I want this synthesizer so bad! Hats off to the one who created it.
It's freaking awesome 😎 hat's off to the maker
Second video I'm watching by you, and I have to say you have excellent demonstration. All the awesome synth companies should be sending you their synthesizers.
This is such a great video on such an incredible synth!
What a machine! The sound you play at 1:16 is the synth in this massive track Lorn - Acid Rain
The huge number of knobs is VERY arousing 😲
And those 4 LDR sensors and cartridges, GENIUS 👍
It's like a complete film soundtrack in a single machine......MAGNIFICENT !!!
😏 arousing indeed 😉 my wife loves my reaction already and I haven't even purchased yet
The optical sensors give a Theremin kind of usability to it 🤔😏
😎🇬🇧
I had to take a cold shower
they look more like ir based motion sensors
Found that guy on Facebook years back, and he makes such awesome stuff. Loved watching his vids where he’s actually making them and troubleshooting tweaking, etc.
I'm pretty sure you could play the entire Bladerunner 2049 soundtrack using just this machine, lol.
I love that the effect cards have a hole so you can keep them on your key-chain or around your neck for quick access. You never know when you need them.
gorgeous synth
Finally received mine after a five month wait. Worth it. Build quality is solid. Sounds incredible.
Really makes me think of Vangelis's work on the Bladerunner soundtrack
Read this at 2:00
The song you made up, carried me down the beach this morning. Makes me want to start playing music again thank you.
Dreaming of an alternate universe David Hilowitz that produces the grimiest, sludgiest drones in the universe
Looks and sounds like an absolute beauty! I love how you say you can plug in a guitar and use it as a big effect. I’m more a guitar guy than synth, but this looks like pure ear- and eyecandy!
Sounds like you can do anything from original Harrison Ford Blade Runner to the Dredd 2012 soundtrack.
This is awesome! Thanks for sharing the new tech and demonstrating it in such a professional and appealing way
W-O-W I LIKE THIS ! ! ! VERY JOHN FOXX 'CATHEDRAL OCEANS' ! ! !
That synth will take you on many intergalactic journeys for sure, lovely unique instrument.
He should've called it "10 Tangerine Dream Albums in One Box"
Or maybe TAM-42 as an abbreviation for Tokarev Ambient Machine 42. (With a subtle nod to the AK-47 and TT-33)
Thank you so much for introducing this incredible synth to me with a wonderful video. I don’t know how I will resist getting one. If I don’t find a live use for it, it will definitely still be my personal therapy machine.❤
sounds like any vst plug-in
I think this qualifies as a new instrument, maybe not just "another synth", because as with new instruments it's unique and does certain things differently from others like it. I can see this being a huge collector's item in a few decades - the one with the most cartridges and with original box in the best condition will be worth a fortune, because this is exactly the kind of brilliantly thought out thing that would get a cult around it. Even I want one and I'm a guitarist who usually does that kind of stuff with delays and reverbs and looping.
This is the most beautiful synth I've ever heard
Mine's not coming til at least May, but it's the most excited I've been for any gear in years😁 Thankful for videos like this in the meantime❤
Cornucopian goodness! This instrument may not stay out of my reach too long. Beautiful création! Emboldens so much of what I was loving since I bought my first album from Tangerine Dream in the 70's.
I was impressed with the cartridges that change the sound. That is awesome!
Wow. As someone who knows nothing about any of what is happening here, it's very impressive. I want one.
, you blew my mind with your introduction to this equipment, thank you. so very well done.
Sounds beautiful, and played beautifully too
This is the raddest gizmo I've seen in a minute. ❤
Wow, this popped up in my feed and now I'm into ambient music.
This is incredible... the BGM was great and the machine is a real work of art. I would definitely buy this
I keep coming back to watch this until I get mine. Fingers crossed for a Christmas miracle.
Thanks This is a great moment for throwback future synthesis Amazing machine You can plug other electric instruments into it Great features
I absolutely loved this video and now I want one 🥰🥰 this hobby is becoming an expensive hobby every time I see a must have synth or effects pedal is shown on TH-cam 👍 I’m pretty sure the Solar 42 would also work if I plugged in any one of my many, many synthesisers into it 😝
Holy crap this is amazing. Fantastic video!
This is amazing. Thank you for this. I’m going to pre order soon. Gonna be my first synth 🥲
Dude, i know nothing about synths, will not buy this, but this video is so well done and cool it makes me respect the craft so much more. I never knew things like this were possible. So cool to see this.
That lead sound reminds me a lot of Lena Raine's work. She used it quite often for the Celeste Soundtrack. It has this dreamy quality. I will try to recreate it with one of my soft synth. Maybe something for the Arturia V Collection... hmmm... These soviet era synths are very intriguing, I don't know anything about them. Thanks for broadening my horizon! Also this was a lovely video, well done!
3 weeks ago I got a micro freak mostly cause of your review. Ever since then I've, one not been able to go more than 2 days without playing, and two I've gained such a new found love for not just your channel but channels in the same vain as yours.
microfreak is so great!
I have no musical background but am truly loving your videos. I have watched 20 over the last 2 days.
Wow! I want this....the filter is off the charts.
Wonderful and super well-produced video. Thank you!!!
It actually looks 80's Soviet.
For some reason this reminds me of the sounds I make with the AM-Synth plug-in.
I think I'm in love.
Wow!!! Way cool!! Who ever invented this is awesome!!!. The Solar 42 is the only instrument that takes me to a special place above the heavens into the cosmos.🙂 love the melodies.
Thanks for talking through the various settings you were doing. There are so many synth / controller videos where you're not quite sure what's going on.
It makes me happy that this thing exists.
This is mind blowing.. so freaking cool
OMG YESS I WANT THIS SO BAD! This is kinda the type of music I LOVE! :0
Thank you recommended
I'm a Boards of Canada fan and this is super great. So many sounds. I have a Virus synthesizer. Still working with that keyboard. Awesome sounds. Am also a bass player...so way cool.
I can’t play, but seeing an instrument like this it motivates me to learn again.
Excellent video. Really pleasant to watch, clear, well paced. Easy to listen to. Super professional, loved it.
Beautiful instrument, overview, and demo! Love it ❤
A very very cool looking, absolute monster of a canvas to work on. That being said, it sounds JUST like a Moog Matriarch... But with that Soviet filter and all the effects choices. Though less dynamic playability, which might be fine for ambient. I'd love to see this paired with the Nonlinear Labs C15.
Great to see this drone synth being used in a different context, thanks for the video!
Those light sensors could be accused of being a 'gimmick' but I am blown away by their inclusion.
It gives the machine a theremin like ability that during live performance could be game changer.
Those switch out cartridges look like a bit of draw back though. They should have been hard wired under the hood with a dial/switch that swapped between them on the front panel.
There is too much chance of loosing the entire pouch in transit or damaging the individual cartridges.
I listen to a lot of Sci-fi/ Ambient music and always feel a lot of the songs never go anywhere.
For God so loved the world …
I think HE enjoys watching us as much as I enjoyed watching this video
LOve the sounds from it! BTW David, coffee stains add contrast and I like it!
Amazing. I love the fact you can use it as a guitar pedal. I guess you could plug all sorts of instruments into it.