Alessandro Cortini -In The Synth Cave part 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- We got to visit master synthesist and Nine Inch Nails collaborator and live performer at his studio. It was an amazing place, stuffed full of beautiful rarities. What follows is the first part of our chat.
Here's the thing I like the most: Alessandro constantly mentioning the fact he doesn't know what he's doing and he's just "playing around". Absolutely love that!
Playing around with good ears and good taste.
I would watch this if it was a 2 hour documentary... seriously the best stuff on the internet now, nick asking perfect questions on a nerdy level to the most admirable and humble sound designer we have on the planet today. Thanks, cant wait for part 2, 3, 4 and 5 :-)
ollilaboratories i agree, humble and helpful, Allesandro is a very great guy!!
Perfectly said
Absolutely ok with you Olli!
indeed and great way to learn what equipment helps craft professional level electronic music.
i dont mean to be so off topic but does someone know of a way to log back into an Instagram account?
I stupidly forgot my account password. I love any tricks you can offer me!
Came for the synths...stayed for Frank.
His enthusiasm is so childlike and in a wonderful way. A lot of musicians lose that love over time.
These videos are like therapy. Always putting them on in the background.
Ahaha, me too!
Love Alessandro. Such a creative and talented guy. Inspired me to play synths and have the patience required to get better.
Alessandro in a nuclear missiles facility:
"Let's see what this button does"
Per felice caso (o passioni in comune) ti ho trovato qui!
*****
:D
Thanks for the opportunity to see this setup. Though I can dream, would be nice to build / collect a bit myself. One day.
Wow!
...right on SonicState! You guys are on fire lately! Such good content! Keep it up! :]
thank you SonicState, he's definitely my music hero and being able to see his latest studio is kind of a dream coming true :) thank you
I love Cortini’s experimental, outside the box approach to music. It actually inspired me to splurge on Elektron OT, A4 and MD (within the span of a few months,) despite having no prior experience with grooveboxes or hardware in general. Jumping in the deep end, but having a blast and taking musical journeys that never would have occurred to me on the familiar ground of my iPad production software.
The Elektrons are fantastic, I bought a Digitone as my first... & since then I've bought all the others besides a Machinedrum. I've only given away my Model Cycles & Samples now recently to the other guys I know & work with too, to get them onto using them now. Whatever u do, don't sell off your Elektrons to favour or buy other Elektrons on the way... The more u learn from owning 1 & then pairing it with another... Like u have already done. With a pair u start to really get things flowing & going in ways that hopefully will get u hooked into the Elektron ways, & in the box composition just won't do it for ya in the unique out of the box methodology Elektrons offer instead imo. U will use ya ears & not your eyes more producing with the great grooveboxs & hardware stuff nowadays.
That was crazy. My cat came in meowing at 18:38
Wonderful Video. Thank you.
This was a joy to watch. Looking forward to part 2. Thanks, Ss.
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Alessandro is the man! Ol' "Indiana Drones" himself. I'd love to visit that studio.
…I just play around knobs all day 15:55 This vid is a classic and a favorite! Thank you Nick for this splendid tour!
This is the best interview of your channel. Very positive!
awesome interview and gear show.....drool. Keep it up! Love this guy, so genuine and informative.
Thank you so much for this. RIP 2600.
Just now catching up to this vid and it was a true pleasure. Apart from the dream gear, Alessandro is obviously a joy engage with. What a cool guy!
Bello vedere un italiano presentare strumenti elettronici; una rarita'.
this could've been twice as long and still as engaging. thanks for making this!
oooooo i spy cocoquantus and plumbutter !! love to see some love for the wooden synths
He’s the reason I found CL! He used both on the opening track of hesitation marks. Plumbutter for the rhythm and coco on trents vocals. But he sadly got rid of em a few years back :( love your vids btw!
@@darrencruz8952 oooo very nice little bit of trivia there I’ll have to revisit those tracks and take a listen :) and thank you for listening!
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!!! i could watch videos of his gear for days... excellent content, sonicstate!
Absolute legend. Very inspiring.
and alessandro's not bad either
How I have I never come across this. This is incredible. Cortini is so inspiring
the cat and synth painting in the background
Dalin Waldo hahaha just saw it because of your comment. it's an amazing painting tbh
hahaha, yeah - and the 303 cushion
I could definitely watch this all day!!!!! In fact, I have been lately!!! Great Stuff!!! God I'd LOVE to have a BUCHLA!
This is absolutely awesome. So glad I found it. Even though my music is very different to alessandros he has given me a lot of influence. Love to play him my tunes one day. Thanks for the great vid.
this is my fourth time watching special in its entirety.
What a magical moment @ 07:32
Wonderfull piece of music , and the look on Nick's face .;)..can't really tell if he's amazed by it or the contrary , he looks sauer
Could watch 5 hours of this. Easily.
Thanx for sharing Alessandro! I find your analogy of creating music interesting, the turning knobs, or in my case moving sliders, process can be fun:) I love the Buchla synth, I noticed Buchla uses 3.5 mm patch chords much nicer than 1/4 inch. a good thing.
exceptional ... pure art ... i cant thank you enough for have done the interview ... Cortini is a genius and warm nice artist
Bring on part 2... !! and 3, 4, 5?
Thank you Nick & co (and of course Alessandro & Frank). Made my Easter weekend!
Very inspiring!!! Love Nick reviews and Alessandro is such a charming person!!
Hope there are about 45 of these. Very nice video Nick and team. I believe it was a cirklon he was using as master clock
Oooo I spy a tempest. Very nice. I picked one up too. Awesome instrument. You should post some vids w/ you playing the tempest! 🤘🏽
Amazing studio. He is very knowledgeable. Best sonicstate video ever.
That 2001 screensaver.
"I Care Because You Do" - Aphex Twin
Loved it, thank you very much!
You can totally hear the cat fur on that Synthi
WOW. That sequence at 7:33 is pure sonic bliss.
Alessandro sei il numero 1 al mondo. Un vero sconosciuto Orgoglio italiano.
This is sooo awesome,thanks Alessandro (and of course sonicstate:)
Awesome! Ready for the next part :D
I am fairly sure the Synthi AKS was mine. Love Alessandro's Forse and the 202 album.
This was really something special. Thanks guys!
"If I'm gonna break it, I'm gonna break it." Lol. What a cool guy! No wonder he worked with NIN for so long.
Wonderful interview, thanks!
Great interview. Good to see someone explain their Modular workflow
Does anyone know which of his album/piece/tracks includes the "bathtub" ambient recording he describes at the 11:00 mark?
2 Legends!
Great stuff. This was very interesting, I hope there are many more parts. More cats & synthesizers please! =)
Fantastic! Interesting point of view.
what's the hell with the camera? looks like it not a professional work! got a feeling that those guys took a camera for the first time
Good lord...what a fun room to be in!
damn ,that's my old vcs3! I miss it!!! at least it's used well!
I’ve watched these so many times
Super interesting interview.
Thanks guys!
Brilliant video. And love Frank
Alessandro rocks!
I do hope he talks about his Ciat Lonbarde instruments!
simply beautiful...he have all my favorite instruments...
I think there is a fortune to be made with a re-packaged Synthi/Cat bundle. Each unit ships with your very own housecat, and with time you'll get that true analog cat-fur-in-the-circuitry mojo, which you just can't with any 'cat fur' emulator.
alessandro cortini sunk my battleship
Did anyone else notice the Meathead Perspective pic of Alessandro on the wall at 4:02? I love it!
Annie Samuel I was just scrolling through the comments to see if anyone else noticed =P
nice interview! will re-watch again ;-)
oh yes! been waiting for this one!
The painting behind Alessandro says it all.
love that "Cat on Buchla" painting in the back :D
first sighting of PB's work at 10'ish minutes in a cocodeer it looks like v1 beautiful colorful banana soup
and the v1 plumbutter behind @10:57
You have to be a genius like Cortini to use the Octatrack.....
Really great interview - good sounds, and very genuine!
Wow...it's literally a tutorial... :D He is legend :)
Thanks Sonic State.
Awesome to put a face to the name! Awesome gear man. Follow his IG account. It's great. Especially, Frank.
Great vid!
Love the TC-303 that comes into the shot (in the background) right at 14:26 =0D
**(Techno Cushion - 303 )
The Putney has a certain menace to its sound that I've always liked. "Greetings from sunny England!" and all that. lol
No wonder the Floyd loved them so much.
Inspirational to say the least!
2001:A Space Odyssey Screensaver. Neat!
Awesome, nice chill cat also!
Thanks for the video!
Anyone else clock the Verbos Eurorack at 13:37? ;)
Great video guys!
That Nine Inch Nails money must be pretty good for him to be able to afford to experiment like this.
07:26 Plays what's laying around in his buffer.
Nick passes out from awesome.
Frank is chillin in the Studio
Wow love those Synthi sounds!
17:56 ahhh so that’s where the metallic grinding sound comes from on SABBIA.
Loved the very relaxed cat
That cat's heard it all.
This man is an absolute hero. What did he say he's using as a clock, except Logic?
Sequentix Cirklon & Innerclock. Systems. I'm assuming a Sync Gen.
A Cirklon sequencer. Logic takes over when its transport is started, and it sends clock through an Innerclock Systems device, if I understood well.
what's the song being played at 7:31 called?
Just Awesome...
Come to think of it, it's probably the best way to invest touring money. Most of these will go up in prices, and inspire him to create more great music in the meantime.
Does anybody know what the hell those knob-laden wooden boxes are above the Analog Four? You can get a good look at them @13:23
Forse 3 this guy is awesome! The sounds are amazing in the finished product. To me making sounds like this is all i care about. Its so dreamy and you loose yourself in sound its like a healing process. Theres so much depth in sound that in todays music you cannot find but in here there is all the depth. Too bad all music wasnt made like this the record companies would go out of business because everything else sounds so bad compared to the depth in his albums its so real.
8:30 Mentions he's played one show with the system. Doesnt mention it was with Don Buchla himself lol. If I'm not mistaken at least.
Awesome episode, well done guys
Very insightful :)
great video! thx!