Wow - I've been a fan of these guys for a while, but after watching this, my respect for them has skyrocketed. Their commitment to authenticity is amazing.
What a beautiful setup, the instruments double as set pieces for the stage design. It reminds me of Kraftwerk's 1981 and 1998 tours, when the stage was filled with a portable version of their Kling Klang studio. It's visually fascinating to watch a musician operating a large console--- far superior to a guy fiddling with a laptop. Great video, thanks to everybody for taking the time to put this together!
A big thank you to everyone involved in sharing this video with us. The expenditure of labor here is extraordinary. Feels like a privilege to get this kind of access to such a special instrument.
The last section of this video is super interesting on how the live experience is created/managed/directed. What a privilege to have this whole interview! Thanks to all who made this happen!
When I saw the size of Chromeo I thought of a sculptor standing in front of a big block of marble just about to start their masterpiece. But in this instance the musician is the sculptor they create, carve and shape the sound. Its a process that may take some time but when it works they create an audible masterpiece.
I've been following the magic of Chromeo for a long time. It is awesome to get a glimpse at all the hard work that goes in to crafting their live show.
Being a huge fan of the amazing work by Malcom Cecil and Robert Margouleff this is such an amazing tribute to the original spirit of T.O.N.T.O. Just speechless .. much love to you all guys 🎶 🎵 ❤
What a truly awesome show, guys are humbling, they do quite a lot on stage and then reveal to use mere mortals their efforts. I made mention that the reflection would be their downfall, only to be corrected that they use it to their advantage to bounce light back into the audience. This is remarkable, not only is it an instrument to play, but it acts as a center piece to further enhance the light show. Thx Anthony and Dante for your tireless and hard work.
Super fan of Chromeo since day 1. I LOVE this push to connect the past to the present you've embarked on, Anthony. I can write your praises, but it's not enough.
Chromeo is one of my favorite electro "bands" of the last 10 years. Amazing sounds and clever songwriting... a rare combination these days. What a great interview with a real-deal synth nerd!!
Very inspiring and cool. This video really explains the "why" of synth-diy and why so many people does it. Im sure this question have been asked before but when will we see Sam Battle on this channel? Look mum no computer. Another mad genius and musician with a very similar setup to this, smaller but designed and built by himself. It would be very interesting to see a video with Anthony and Rob meeting Sam. Doctor mix should also be there. I hope that video will come. I would love to see and hear the sounds Anthony would get out of Kosmo!
Bloody amazing setup! I am in awe tbh, not seen that sort of commitment to keys since ELP in the 70s... If you ever get across to UK, will be first in the queue to get tickets. Thanks for this Anthony, all best. 💯🎶🖖
Great storytelling, and a great star - CHROMEO! Something tells me this thing is much more bass capable than I'm hearing through YT. It looks absolutely beautiful. Thank you and your team for this, and of course, would love to see more!
nice to see someone controlling theri modular with a keyboard. i felt like i was the only idiot playing keys to control their eurorack when i red in forums about modular synths.
P-Thugg is a mad genius. This video was insane! Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Every video is so informative and I just can't get enough. Great work everyone including the sound and video guys. You all make fantastic videos!
Awesooome!!! Dedication driven to perfection - just wow! Chromeo is one of my absolute favourite artists. Ticket booked for Chromeo live show in Copenhagen (Vega) in May. So looking forward. Thanks mr Marinelli for this very unique interview and given me (others) context and intellectual understanding to how brilliant this setup is and what I´m soon gonna see and hear live.🤩😍😎
I am so happy Anthony met Chromeo. Seems like they do the exact kind of music that derived from what he did in the 80s. TODAY and with such ambition and passion. It's incredible. This sound truly lifes on.
That is an incredible stage machine! I can only imagine it with the lights playing off of every surface. Thank you so much for sharing this shiny beauty with us!
When I first saw Chromeo perform live, the big thing that stood out was of course this amazing setup. What an mind blowing walkthrough! Thank you for this! Can't wait to see them again in September.
Great piece. Chromeo puts on a great show. Great look behind the scenes. The only thing that surprises me is that they don’t use a custom cable connection to make connecting everything up quicker.
I hope you can do a comparison with the new Korg. And maybe with other big synthesizers. And then there are the amazing companies like Arturia, Spectrasonics and Native Instruments. Who started with software alone.
Amazing setup. Mad respect for the work behind it. What a treat to get an up-close look. Thanks to everyone involved. Those thumb screws for the cover plates, though! Some sort of quarter-turn fastener would save them so much time (and RSI).
I have hundreds of my own patches, and perfs for NMG2. I bought my G2 when it first came out. It's probably the most exciting synth I have ever owned. I got lost noodling in it for days on end, then sometimes would take what I learned, and build stuff in Reaktor. I did that, for a good few years. I finally sold my G2 in about 2009, I think. Maybe one day, I'll come across another one. Fabulous synth. Designing stuff in it, taught me a lot. 😎
I saw this thing live, briefly, at a festival. Had no idea what it was and didn't appreciate it at all. I wish I had known it was a synth and not a stage backdrop. Wow.
Are those speakers on the top in the middle? I would swap it so the speakers were spread far L & R and all the top Modular’s were in the center. One big mega synth!
Amazing video - thanks for sharing such amazing content like this. I'm very excited to see Chromeo on tour later this year and to hear this incredible rig!
It was cool that P-Thugg was so open and transparent about every bit of modular synth and stage show architecture. This artist driven, specific gear / software configuration style episode is a great format I hope you do more of!
Fun deep dive here, feels like a documentary. I saw the CROMEO show (1st with their new gear, after Coachella) at the Regency Ballroom SF. The energy was great, crazy 180 compared to the DJ set a year earlier at Temple SF! Y'all should interview tamiX.
So let me preface this by saying this looks and sounds awesome and is great showmanship for a synth heavy live set. Having said that isn’t it kind of a waste to use three Nord Modulars as midi controllers when they are each ultra rare digital modular systems that have been long discontinued. Surely there are less expensive and less precious and rare keyboards that can be used as midi controllers potentially with raspberry pis if you want additional midi sequencing and generating functionality. As a Nord Modular owner who struggled to find one for over a year it just seems like a waste to use up those making it harder for someone else to get their hands on one when they can do so much more than midi control and sequencing.
Thanks for showing your hefty tourbaby! If you want to protect it better, wrap it in ppf (paint protection film) or use a cardetailer who puts a good ceramic sio2 coating on it after a polish. You will thank me, have a good one all from Holland (NL) ✌🏻
Wow - I've been a fan of these guys for a while, but after watching this, my respect for them has skyrocketed. Their commitment to authenticity is amazing.
What a beautiful setup, the instruments double as set pieces for the stage design. It reminds me of Kraftwerk's 1981 and 1998 tours, when the stage was filled with a portable version of their Kling Klang studio. It's visually fascinating to watch a musician operating a large console--- far superior to a guy fiddling with a laptop. Great video, thanks to everybody for taking the time to put this together!
Love how much into detail this goes. I knew P was a synth mastermind, but didn't know he is this much of a synth-nerd! Love it!
A big thank you to everyone involved in sharing this video with us. The expenditure of labor here is extraordinary.
Feels like a privilege to get this kind of access to such a special instrument.
"The work has been put in..." That's a MASSIVE understatement! This is so rad...
Thank you so much for the feature! It was an absolute honor to build out this custom rig for P-Thugg and Chromeo.
Glad to show the world your one-of-a-kind creation! It’s an instrument and art!!
Mad scientists, props!
The last section of this video is super interesting on how the live experience is created/managed/directed. What a privilege to have this whole interview! Thanks to all who made this happen!
When I saw the size of Chromeo I thought of a sculptor standing in front of a big block of marble just about to start their masterpiece. But in this instance the musician is the sculptor they create, carve and shape the sound. Its a process that may take some time but when it works they create an audible masterpiece.
I've been following the magic of Chromeo for a long time. It is awesome to get a glimpse at all the hard work that goes in to crafting their live show.
Being a huge fan of the amazing work by Malcom Cecil and Robert Margouleff this is such an amazing tribute to the original spirit of T.O.N.T.O.
Just speechless .. much love to you all guys 🎶 🎵 ❤
What a truly awesome show, guys are humbling, they do quite a lot on stage and then reveal to use mere mortals their efforts.
I made mention that the reflection would be their downfall, only to be corrected that they use it to their advantage to bounce light back into the audience.
This is remarkable, not only is it an instrument to play, but it acts as a center piece to further enhance the light show.
Thx Anthony and Dante for your tireless and hard work.
super, thank you for letting us part of this! The tuners are such a good idea!
Super fan of Chromeo since day 1. I LOVE this push to connect the past to the present you've embarked on, Anthony. I can write your praises, but it's not enough.
Connecting…that’s it! Thank you.
Looking forward to watching this. Fan of Chromeo since their Bonafied Lovin days.
"always bring your own patch cords!" a lesson learned at korg's booth when wanting to patch the ps-330 and they couldn't provide 😅
Oh that's just sad. Come on, Korg.
You guys are awesome - I LOVE how GOOD THE SOUND IS in these videos! Proper sound bizness brothers!!!
I have a painting brush and a lint free cloth for keeping my keyboards clean so goodness only knows what it's like keeping that lot clean.
Chromeo is one of my favorite electro "bands" of the last 10 years. Amazing sounds and clever songwriting... a rare combination these days. What a great interview with a real-deal synth nerd!!
Starship Synth! Very cool guys! Analog FOREVER!!!
🤘🤘🤘
Very inspiring and cool. This video really explains the "why" of synth-diy and why so many people does it.
Im sure this question have been asked before but when will we see Sam Battle on this channel? Look mum no computer. Another mad genius and musician with a very similar setup to this, smaller but designed and built by himself.
It would be very interesting to see a video with Anthony and Rob meeting Sam. Doctor mix should also be there. I hope that video will come. I would love to see and hear the sounds Anthony would get out of Kosmo!
Bloody amazing setup! I am in awe tbh, not seen that sort of commitment to keys since ELP in the 70s... If you ever get across to UK, will be first in the queue to get tickets. Thanks for this Anthony, all best. 💯🎶🖖
so glad this is an actual spaceship and not just a prop. incredible to see this realized by the man himself. so dope
Love Chromeo!!!! had to look at thumbnail twice to believe it! watching now :)
Great storytelling, and a great star - CHROMEO! Something tells me this thing is much more bass capable than I'm hearing through YT. It looks absolutely beautiful. Thank you and your team for this, and of course, would love to see more!
Dave and P are so dope and were the original reason I got into synths! I really appreciate this vid with all of the details!
Thats exactly the type of guy i would imagine has a massive modular synth
nice to see someone controlling theri modular with a keyboard. i felt like i was the only idiot playing keys to control their eurorack when i red in forums about modular synths.
this is perfection. PThugg and Dave are the masters of sonics & visuals
"We decided to go full analogue" 4:20...music to my ears
awesome deep dive into this insane live modular system that is playable like no other!
P-Thugg is a mad genius. This video was insane! Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Every video is so informative and I just can't get enough. Great work everyone including the sound and video guys. You all make fantastic videos!
absolutly impresiv... Greatings from Germany👋
Awesooome!!! Dedication driven to perfection - just wow! Chromeo is one of my absolute favourite artists. Ticket booked for Chromeo live show in Copenhagen (Vega) in May. So looking forward. Thanks mr Marinelli for this very unique interview and given me (others) context and intellectual understanding to how brilliant this setup is and what I´m soon gonna see and hear live.🤩😍😎
I love how the video is uncut . Yes I’m
Here for the hole video!!
I am so happy Anthony met Chromeo. Seems like they do the exact kind of music that derived from what he did in the 80s. TODAY and with such ambition and passion. It's incredible. This sound truly lifes on.
That is an incredible stage machine! I can only imagine it with the lights playing off of every surface. Thank you so much for sharing this shiny beauty with us!
When I first saw Chromeo perform live, the big thing that stood out was of course this amazing setup. What an mind blowing walkthrough! Thank you for this! Can't wait to see them again in September.
what i really appreciate is having a line recording of the synths for this demonstration amazing!
Anthony u are always so confident..Bravo!
I am a silver machine modular musician, but with such a wonderful spaceship I would happily go to a chrome planet.
Great piece. Chromeo puts on a great show. Great look behind the scenes. The only thing that surprises me is that they don’t use a custom cable connection to make connecting everything up quicker.
I hope you can do a comparison with the new Korg. And maybe with other big synthesizers. And then there are the amazing companies like Arturia, Spectrasonics and Native Instruments. Who started with software alone.
Deadmau5 X Chromeo would be absolute kick ass
That thing is an absolute GAS station!
We're proud of it 🤘
🙌🙌🙌
Thank you for sharing this great feature.❤️
Great interview and exploration of an amazing system! Was not expecting to see this today. What a great opportunity this must have been for you.
We're super excited to have such an awesome behind-the-scenes look at the system!
Your content is growing exponentially, we all appreciate the effort you and your team are putting into these productions :)
This one was nuts. Also make an episode with them in the studio Anthony!
Guys this video is fantastic, very interesting and for synth modular’s lovers. Thanks to
p-thugg to show this beautiful work!!!
"It requires grunting, four humans grunting, to put this together"
Amazing setup. Mad respect for the work behind it. What a treat to get an up-close look. Thanks to everyone involved.
Those thumb screws for the cover plates, though! Some sort of quarter-turn fastener would save them so much time (and RSI).
I have hundreds of my own patches, and perfs for NMG2. I bought my G2 when it first came out. It's probably the most exciting synth I have ever owned. I got lost noodling in it for days on end, then sometimes would take what I learned, and build stuff in Reaktor. I did that, for a good few years. I finally sold my G2 in about 2009, I think. Maybe one day, I'll come across another one. Fabulous synth. Designing stuff in it, taught me a lot. 😎
I saw this thing live, briefly, at a festival. Had no idea what it was and didn't appreciate it at all. I wish I had known it was a synth and not a stage backdrop. Wow.
Totally Wonderful! I've never heard of Chromeo - Thank you for introducing me to their music!
p-thugg is a member of the synthesizer royal family. I love this.
When you want to make music but also want a dr evil lair 😂 honestly amazing work 👏
wow.... that piece of music at around 19:07 is mind blowing ^^ Really cool3
Love Chromeo--the guys and their music!
Those crazy loons!! This is the maddest idea I’ve ever seen yet they’ve executed it perfectly. Not one scratch on that chrome!
Are those speakers on the top in the middle? I would swap it so the speakers were spread far L & R and all the top Modular’s were in the center. One big mega synth!
Amazing fabulous sound.❤
Amazing video - thanks for sharing such amazing content like this. I'm very excited to see Chromeo on tour later this year and to hear this incredible rig!
It was cool that P-Thugg was so open and transparent about every bit of modular synth and stage show architecture.
This artist driven, specific gear / software configuration style episode is a great format I hope you do more of!
Beyond incredible: legendary! 🤘👽🛸
Loved this one. Thanks for sharing this on the channel!
Wild! I'n reminded of Michael Iceberg's Synth Rig when he performed at Tomorrowland in Disney World ! I actually saw him on that rig around 1980.
Love Chromeo. Seen them several times. Awesome cats for sure!
Fabulous, Fabulous, Fabulous... thank you guys!!
Love Chromeo! Thanx Tony M. for making this video!
Love Chromeo! Thank you for showing off the rig.
Impressive, very nice.
Outstanding video thank you 🙏
Amazing video as always. 🙌
Would love to see Stevie Wonder on this monster! He played on the original TONTO with Malcolm Cecil. Awesome ❤
I love Chromeo and this is way cool 🤘💀🍻🔥
47:30 "Has huge chrome modular": still humble
Going to be a journey ❤❤ Cheers Anthony
That is awesome! what a setup!! Great sounds too!
Fun deep dive here, feels like a documentary. I saw the CROMEO show (1st with their new gear, after Coachella) at the Regency Ballroom SF. The energy was great, crazy 180 compared to the DJ set a year earlier at Temple SF! Y'all should interview tamiX.
Love P. He’s a gent and a funky individual :)
Love Chromeo! Amazing rig. Hope to see it in Stockholm soon 🎉
Fantastic and amazing. Looks and sounds so cool.
now that's a SYNTH !
Makes you go blind before hitting a note
Brilliant video. Inspired to do the same in a future setup. Thank you for making this.
rolling on chrome!!
From now on I know there are “mirrors” that would even make me a narcissist. 💎
I’m so intrigued and Amazed!
That is... just... plain... COOL!
Absolutely badass setup. Great video
This is amazing!!!
Great video!!! Anthony!!! looking forward soon to meet you in Berlin!
Amazing stuff to learn in this video, thank you.
Impressed by the amount of commercials TH-cam stuffed into this. I swear it's every 5 minutes, making this almost unwatchable
I love your top ❤this is a big rig.
That synth reminds me of a very needy girl I once knew 😅
Ans I thought Steve Porcaro's modular was big.....this is huge! Such a cool display of synth power.
What a great tribute to Malcolm Cecil.
So let me preface this by saying this looks and sounds awesome and is great showmanship for a synth heavy live set. Having said that isn’t it kind of a waste to use three Nord Modulars as midi controllers when they are each ultra rare digital modular systems that have been long discontinued. Surely there are less expensive and less precious and rare keyboards that can be used as midi controllers potentially with raspberry pis if you want additional midi sequencing and generating functionality. As a Nord Modular owner who struggled to find one for over a year it just seems like a waste to use up those making it harder for someone else to get their hands on one when they can do so much more than midi control and sequencing.
Thanks for showing your hefty tourbaby!
If you want to protect it better, wrap it in ppf (paint protection film) or use a cardetailer who puts a good ceramic sio2 coating on it after a polish. You will thank me, have a good one all from Holland (NL) ✌🏻
Nice stage props...
WOW WOW WOW!!