This show is so good I can't even figure out how it's made anymore. The seamless integration of the backing band both in skits and the songs has my head spinning for what order things had to be done in to make all these pieces fit. For the record Spacetime did the same thing to me haha.
I'm thinking they recorded the pedals and guitars with a metronome in their headphone monitors.. then they recorded drums and bass. Only way it would make sense to me considering they were improvising the guitar parts.
look at andrews forehead. his wig fits differently from clip to clip, they recorded the “band” clip with rob playing drums beforehand for the bit, and then right afterwards switched to filming
So many youtubers don't chase the magic when they find something that works. I'm so glad you are chasing the magic that happens when you two are together.
Physicist here! Plasma is basically matter that is so highly energized that the atoms have a difficult time retaining electrons. This has the result of making plasma very reactive to outside fields (like electrical/magnetic fields) and other disturbances.
Non-physicist here ... that exciting sound has excited my semen to the point where it can no longer retain individual sperm cells and DNA structure _ hence my *PLASMAGASM* !!!
This is the kind of music variety show I always wanted but I didn't know it until they made it. lol It's like the best parts of my favourite shows, but it's about music so it's 100000X better.
@@nickp440I don’t have any hardware synths, but if I did my dream would be to amp and mic them. I’ve seen videos of people doing it, all the amp settings and mic placements make it sound better than a straight up saw and lowpass
@@Hollandvancewright im not much of a keys/synth player, but have been jamming with a synth player for the last month. We had his Moog running into my helix last weekend and it was seriously so fricken cool experimenting
I was interested in the Bigsby pedal before, now I want one. And those plasma pedals, love me some fuzz. This format is really killing it. Two professional musicians playing around with different gear and no egos, love it.
I know Rob did a video with her already, but a video with Emily Hopkins visiting y'all and bringing pedals would be EPIC! Love seeing the band more! What a great ad! The impact of music really set in in my music in film class in college, watching part of Lord of the Rings without music is downright booooring. lol
Having a third to lay a track on a blind collaborative, where each person starts a song idea on one instrument and the rest of the band lays down without any conversation where they think or want the song to go, could wildly alter the sounds, for sure.
I know it’s been said a bunch already, but I am so happy that this series exists, and that we get to see these two extremely talented goofsters go at it outside of October 😂. Production value and editing is amazing too!
That’s so insane! The first one is probably the one that interests me the most. So many options and possibilities. I love the cut takes to the band, you guys executed that perfectly 😅 lol.
I watched this entire video purely because of how funny it was but damn that jam was tight! My friend sent it to me saying that the editing style reminded him of my series and I can see it! I love the heavy stuff because that's the type of music I make. Can't wait to check out more of you guys!
Rob, you and Andrew have the skills and talent to leverage this gear. Making good music takes effort and natural ability, without those the equipment is useless.
"I'd hate to communicate that to make good music you just need gear..." Welcome to the Singularity Mr. Rob. Don't let up, you built it. Fun show, amazing sounds. And yes, no more than 3 pedals per album, please, since that will let you explore a few sounds, while giving the rest of us more of your music to enjoy.
Just want to say that I love Sonic Boom so much. I love you and Rob separately but I think you both complement each-other perfectly, musically, creatively, and in terms of personality
Andrew attempt to explain plasma is actually very accurate. Solids have the lowest intrinsic energy state, liquids follow, then gases, and plasma has the highest energies of any state of matter (state “beyond gas”). Basically the plasma petal is essentially a high voltage transformer arcing though a tube of gas.
You guys should do a head-to-head. Each of you gets the same 4 instruments with appropriate input, tuned and blended the same, and produces 1 song. Another show idea, similar, but each one of you lays down the next instrument track based on what the first person input. Switch which input goes first on different episodes. Do not talk with each other, no contact between the two except the track playbacks.
@@tmw3489 We the viewer get 2 different songs, from the same two people, built at the same time, across multiple instruments. On the "Blind Collaboration," they can only communicate what they would like through the instrument tracks. Trust me on this, if two artists could work to make quality tracks without talking, it's these two.
Wow, normally at the end of a video with Rob I'm very happy I watched it. This time I was so sad it ended. I could easily have watched an hour of this.
2 things, that pure sludge was awesome and 11:32 whatever Rob is doing here sounds really interesting. I feel like I've heard something similar at some point, maybe in a game soundtrack.
Ooooh that plasma'd-up Bigsby tone was amazing. Imma have to echo a few others and say you need to work that into the next FoO album. Edit: Having listened to that part again, I can't help getting Dillinger/Every Time I Die vibes from it. Awesome little jam, that :)
That Bigsby/Plasma jam at the end sounded absolutely insane, you guys NEED to do something with that on the next First of October album
YES
It had major Infected Mushroom vibes, it made me very happy.
i agree, post this as a song!!
God isn't it crazy that that's almost here???
13:07...Make this jam a song!
This show is so good I can't even figure out how it's made anymore. The seamless integration of the backing band both in skits and the songs has my head spinning for what order things had to be done in to make all these pieces fit.
For the record Spacetime did the same thing to me haha.
I'm thinking they recorded the pedals and guitars with a metronome in their headphone monitors.. then they recorded drums and bass. Only way it would make sense to me considering they were improvising the guitar parts.
It’s simple. They are in the same room. All of them understand music theory.
@@nicholasgascoyne3144 Ah jeez I should have thought about that. They can CLEARLY see each other and talk to each other on the fly.
I'm guessing either they do have a drummer in the drum room, or the producer just cues up some loops.
look at andrews forehead. his wig fits differently from clip to clip, they recorded the “band” clip with rob playing drums beforehand for the bit, and then right afterwards switched to filming
So many youtubers don't chase the magic when they find something that works. I'm so glad you are chasing the magic that happens when you two are together.
The PHYSICS student in me wants the plasma coil.
The physics STUDENT can’t afford it
😂
@@andrewhuangsend the man a plasma pedal!
Try putting more water in your ramen and adding pepper to trick yourself into thinking it's still food. If anyone asks tell them it's a fad diet.
Physicist here! Plasma is basically matter that is so highly energized that the atoms have a difficult time retaining electrons. This has the result of making plasma very reactive to outside fields (like electrical/magnetic fields) and other disturbances.
The fourth state of matter? That's Vital Information for us musicians j
(ust kidding)
Non-physicist here ... that exciting sound has excited my semen to the point where it can no longer retain individual sperm cells and DNA structure _ hence my
*PLASMAGASM* !!!
This is the kind of music variety show I always wanted but I didn't know it until they made it. lol It's like the best parts of my favourite shows, but it's about music so it's 100000X better.
God, this show is so good
andrew is always stylish but that fit went beyond hard
great video as always, love sonic boom!
💃😘
Amen. The thought ,"What is that beautiful coat?" kept distracting me from the pedals.
it's because he likes men
@@andrewhuangCan you PLEASE tell me where you got that coat. It’s freaking amazing I love it
He came in that lab coat drip to experiment baby that's what we live for!
that bigsby / plasma jam was so good!!
makes me want them to make nu metal
@@beepbleepboopThey sure should do some more with First of October, Bookmobile is a great song.
Sounds like something out of Cyberpunk
Food for future experiments: I’ve heard the plasma pedal is excellent on synths!
Yesss I’ve done it! Check out my Osmose synth overview where I ran it through the Plasma Rack 😊
Everything is excellent on synths
@@nickp440I don’t have any hardware synths, but if I did my dream would be to amp and mic them. I’ve seen videos of people doing it, all the amp settings and mic placements make it sound better than a straight up saw and lowpass
@@Hollandvancewright im not much of a keys/synth player, but have been jamming with a synth player for the last month. We had his Moog running into my helix last weekend and it was seriously so fricken cool experimenting
That Bigsby Plasma jam was KILLER!
I am so here for this expanding Andrew + Rob hanging out in their studio multiverse.
I feel like Sonic Boom is getting big enough for its own channel at this point. Awesome stuff guys
ya but , viewership issues
The gear is great and all, but honestly it’s just awesome to watch you guys jam and have fun!
I was interested in the Bigsby pedal before, now I want one. And those plasma pedals, love me some fuzz.
This format is really killing it. Two professional musicians playing around with different gear and no egos, love it.
Really hoping the drummers work situation turns out ok, really wishing him the best!
I would love full versions of some of these jam songs, especially the light pedal jams!
i dunno what hoodie andrew's wearing, but it makes him look like the coolest mad scientist. also... i want one.
Man, this Show is amazing. I want it to last forever.
We need an album with those pedals. Either song in an hour or First of October.
That last jam was immense
I know Rob did a video with her already, but a video with Emily Hopkins visiting y'all and bringing pedals would be EPIC!
Love seeing the band more!
What a great ad! The impact of music really set in in my music in film class in college, watching part of Lord of the Rings without music is downright booooring. lol
Definitely! Love Emily!
Having a third to lay a track on a blind collaborative, where each person starts a song idea on one instrument and the rest of the band lays down without any conversation where they think or want the song to go, could wildly alter the sounds, for sure.
Me: sick with a cold
Also me: headbanging
The beats in this episode are so fire that even a cold can't stop me from rock'n out
Yet another absolute banger episode!! The plasma pedals are too cool.
Also, _what_ is Andrew's coat? I want one. I need it in my life.
I listened to this video while mowing the lawn, figured I'd watch it after, now that I'm watching it....totally forgot about the band 😂
Headless wasn't the first song from First of October here, I heard a piece of "temporary" earlier as well. :) Great episode guys!
also the chords from Rollerblading in that first jam
all of the jams in this were so good, i loved the light pedal ones at the start!!! would've loved for these to have been full songs!
I know it’s been said a bunch already, but I am so happy that this series exists, and that we get to see these two extremely talented goofsters go at it outside of October 😂. Production value and editing is amazing too!
You know you are best friend if you can feed your guitar signals trough the same pedals simultaneously without it being awkward.
Bro that fucking bigspy and plasma jam was fucking orgasmic
The Light Pedal sounds so MAGICAL! This needs to be in a Song from First of October, about an Wonderful autumn mood and stuff! SO INSANELY MAGICAL!
The sonic boom series is the best thing on TH-cam right now, love it!
Muse is gonna have some words with you cutting in on their territory like that at the end there :D
That’s so insane! The first one is probably the one that interests me the most. So many options and possibilities. I love the cut takes to the band, you guys executed that perfectly 😅 lol.
Can’t believe I slept on this video til now. The title and thumbnail did not prepare me for how fire this was!
those plasma pedals have major Muse or Queens of the Stone age vibes
Loved that you guys used more of the band in this episode!
I'm not even a guitar kinda person but that last jam went ridiculously hard!! also love the little bits of lore with the band hahaha
Shout out to the band!!! You guys rock!!! 🤘🎸🤘
Love having Andrew explain whats goin on with the pedals.
I watched this entire video purely because of how funny it was but damn that jam was tight! My friend sent it to me saying that the editing style reminded him of my series and I can see it! I love the heavy stuff because that's the type of music I make. Can't wait to check out more of you guys!
That jammin session feel like mid-west emo core and im all for it
Rob, you and Andrew have the skills and talent to leverage this gear. Making good music takes effort and natural ability, without those the equipment is useless.
i love watch this two just gooffing arround with awesome gear and different instruments, man this is content
I need all of these! :) Thanks guys!
i love gamechanger audio, i own the plasma and the light and they are just so much fun. so nice to see you have fun with them as well
"I'd hate to communicate that to make good music you just need gear..." Welcome to the Singularity Mr. Rob. Don't let up, you built it. Fun show, amazing sounds. And yes, no more than 3 pedals per album, please, since that will let you explore a few sounds, while giving the rest of us more of your music to enjoy.
Andrew's and Rob's best videos are when they are together like this and first of October
Holy shit that last thing you did with the pitch bend peddles back and forth soloing is one of the coolest things ever
The Bigsby + plasma song was pretty sick :O!
12:40 went hard. love it. you guys rock. i love this whole video
imma need all those songs on the platforms asap
Just want to say that I love Sonic Boom so much. I love you and Rob separately but I think you both complement each-other perfectly, musically, creatively, and in terms of personality
Great video, guys. Love the band interaction. Nice work.
This show is amazing! Please keep making this. I love the band interactions and the excited collaboration between you guys ❤
I love how much attention goes into including the band
The plasma pedal one is... sick. Gotta try it
Andrew attempt to explain plasma is actually very accurate. Solids have the lowest intrinsic energy state, liquids follow, then gases, and plasma has the highest energies of any state of matter (state “beyond gas”).
Basically the plasma petal is essentially a high voltage transformer arcing though a tube of gas.
You guys should do a head-to-head. Each of you gets the same 4 instruments with appropriate input, tuned and blended the same, and produces 1 song. Another show idea, similar, but each one of you lays down the next instrument track based on what the first person input. Switch which input goes first on different episodes. Do not talk with each other, no contact between the two except the track playbacks.
None of that makes any sense. Try to make it a tenth as complicated... And you'll have an idea they already passed on.
@@tmw3489 We the viewer get 2 different songs, from the same two people, built at the same time, across multiple instruments. On the "Blind Collaboration," they can only communicate what they would like through the instrument tracks. Trust me on this, if two artists could work to make quality tracks without talking, it's these two.
Wow, normally at the end of a video with Rob I'm very happy I watched it. This time I was so sad it ended. I could easily have watched an hour of this.
2 things, that pure sludge was awesome and 11:32 whatever Rob is doing here sounds really interesting. I feel like I've heard something similar at some point, maybe in a game soundtrack.
5:43 I NEED A FULL VERSION OF THIS NOW
Yes🎉
I'm loving this show
I have the Light Pedal. It is so fun to use. Great video!
4:22 has a Leaves From the Vine vibe. Gave me some goosebumps.
Such a Great Series!!! I really love all the episodes.💯
luv the format of the video
My favourite combo is the Sustain + Bigsby, but putting the Bigsby only on the wet signal, doing subtle shifts and vibrato on the drone
Great idea!
wow. If Sonic Boom is this good now, this upcoming First Of October album is gonna !!SLAP SO HARD!!
Dude, the Light Pedal is one of my favorite pedals! There are some real awesome sounds in that thing! I lose myself for hours sometimes!
that plasma bigsby jam was actually mindblowing. holy. fuck. god. damn.
Absolutely LOVED the music @ 2:17
I don't know how much love the band is getting but they crack me up every time, especially with the drummer's laugh!
That first light pedal sounds like something The Shins could've built a whole album around xD
oh dude absolutely.
The motivation from the band in the end was 🤌
Ooooh that plasma'd-up Bigsby tone was amazing. Imma have to echo a few others and say you need to work that into the next FoO album.
Edit: Having listened to that part again, I can't help getting Dillinger/Every Time I Die vibes from it. Awesome little jam, that :)
I always wished andrew huang and rob would collab w andrew huang and rob
This is great! More of these!
That one in collaboration with Jack White, is literally so Jack White.
This is freaking awesome!
I’m Loving The New Show Guys! Unbelievably Creative! 🤘🏻
damn this show gets better and better
oh my heck that section with the Bigsby and Plasma pedals was sooo good
Andrew's coat is giving me lab coat/slo-mo guys vibes. Would be funny to see y'all in lab coats for "experimenting" with new gear!
those plasma pedals are so awesome..sounds like space metal.... haha
love watching you guys have so much fun!
Plasma fuzz really needs post-EQ to not sound thin in a bad way. But is so cool, especially the gate-like tightness.
Loved this video!
Man, those pedals are so cool! And the song played at 12:09 reminded me a lot of a Rage Against the Machine song
You're the best duo
The thing Andrew played with the bigsby going down the octave at 12:08 sounded like bulls on parade 🤣
Pink fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows ✨💅
End jam killed it 🤟🤟
What is that dreamy chord at 9:46? I cant really see what fretting that is but it sounds out of this world
first of october is going to be nuts this year im so exited
Great man! That " Beatles movie vibe" That one with James Corden made afterwords
These episodes are great fun and really well made. Is it weird that this show gives me Mr. Roger's Neighborhood vibes?
uhh yeah if that Plasma/Bigsby pedal powerhouse isn't on the next FOO, we riot
That last bit was FIRE
I'm loving the increasing "band" involvement!
it's amazing!
I loved the bit right at the end of the video, lol!