"I'm a full-contact composer"... ha ha love that one for not saying you have serious GAS issues! :D I'm gonna start using that phrase myself now too... :)
On one hand, it's hard to imagine a Tom without that unbelievable working environment. On the other, yeah, every time I see him in that space I can only wonder how he could possibly find the time. I was once a gear hoarder and purging all but the bare essentials was the best thing I've ever done for myself as a creative. Looking forward to meeting monastic Tom.
@@distantcometsProphet 600, DX7, Ace Tone Top 9 (a combo organ), CR-5000 drum machine, plus a decent guitar, bass, and amp for each. Sample libraries for realistic needs. As far as I’m concerned, it’s perfectly well rounded. Studio could fit in a walk in closet at this point and I’m more productive than I’ve been in 20 years. Time chasing gear is time that is better spent making art.
@@skaneverdies Boom, that is a terrific setup! You're stronger willed than I am! I'm still whitling down, but my keepers are a Juno 106, Argon8, Roland FP-3 (a digital piano/organ/EP/strings), Digitakt, TR8s, and then a Les Paul and some pedals. I've got an Analog Four that's on the bubble, but it's sooo useful for sequencing and playing live, it's hard to let it go. All the timbres are covered.
it's kinda like the difference between the atariST/amiga and the pc's of today. the limitations of that old stuff forced you to think about what you were doing and how to do it. it also forced you to make hard choices of what to use and what not to as the amount of memory for samples was so limited while today it's almost unlimited. on the amiga i had 4 mono channels, 8 if i hooked two amigas together, and now i don't even know how many channels i can use simply because i never reached the limit. limitations force you to be more creative
14:20 Loving the "DO NOT SELL" post-it notes on the 3300! And "the DX5 .... is a little tricky to program" may be my favourite understatement of the year.
True! I had to smile when he said that. 😉 Foreigner is still amazing, I saw them last year, here in Germany. Their "new" singer is amazing in my opinion, much respect for stepping in the shoes of Lou Gramm which are so hard (or even impossible) to fill...
@@mm-qk3eu Yeah great collection he has. Since he is a big musician, I thought I must have been mistaken all those years. It's kind of weird when you hear that kind of thing.
ok, this is a really fine video showing off all these great goodies! but why not also demo their sound and performance, each for at least a few seconds, as well?
This is very common, I think? Transition from "more and more" to "Less stuff, that I will use more often." Many of us grew up loving synths - but they were hard to find anywhere *(and inexpensive.) Over time, you buy more and more and more. Pedals, amps, mics, guitars, outboard FX. Then you start to use only a few key pieces, and NEW gear suddenly starts to get better. Old stuff has a charm - and value, but then work, reliability, and value/range become important. I had SO many synths, some stupidly rare (like one of a kind). Eventually, I got rid of almost ALL of it except the Moog modular, Solaris, and Andromeda. I kept about 5 pedals, and everything else was sold to pay bills and make more space.
The depth of knowledge on display here! To have so much gear and yet be able to (apparently) off-the-cuff walk up to something and say what's unique about it, what it's great at, what it was used on; truly impressive.
So far. Hardware synths are maybe not significant better but if you're using them, you sound special, because especially vintage gear have a lot of imperfections in the sound. If you are only rely on plugins, no matter what you're try, you sound like 10000 others composers by default (unless your are Arca). Additionally - Junkie XL own voice is Brass and Drums, so he don't need to keep all this gear. And last - thanks to Hans Zimmer, film music don't need to rely on hardware synth sound anymore. Modern film music required one or two nice sound design from electronic, the rest could be from Diva, Zebra, all Arturia stuff mixed usually with orchestra sounds - but despite I love those vst those soundtracks mostly are very forgettable. And in this kind of mix it is really doesn't matter if you're using hardware or software. But if you tried hardware and your ear is used to hear real filters every plugin sound worse than hardware. Also artist like Amon Tobin, Autechre, NIN, Aphex Twin - their sound is not possible to rely on plugins. But - also too much is just too much and it is really strike your creativity.
I wouldn't be surprised if he at some point he regrets selling something because he found a use for it that he previously didn't have. That being said, he has way to much gear. There is no way he uses all of it enough to where it will make a noticeable difference in his life. It's just hoarding and someone else will get better use of the things. It makes more sense someone having it if the person will actually use it regularly, otherwise, it seems like such a waste have these instruments just collecting dust, especially considering the rarity of them.
Tom you should start an auction bid for your lovely collection of synths!! I understand why you are downsizing your studio. I did the same thing as well. Good luck with your sell.
All I want is a Pro 3 and a Hydrasynth, to replace my Microbrute and Blofeld. Combine them with the Digitakt and computer I already have, and it's all I need.
The MS10 - I've seen it on the floor of Amager Bio (my first time with JXL) and on a stage at Roskilde Festival where it fell over at the end of the gig, with a key stuck so the whole tent would go 20 hz BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. :D
I didn't see the modular wall in this. Is it not for sale? Not that I could afford it. Or have anywhere to put it. Or could even afford the electric bill to run it!
It’s a bit sad in a way but perfectly sensible decision. I guess the positive is some well cashed up people will have the chance to own some really great & rare equipment! Good luck with it Tom!
lol those "Do not sell!" and Do Not Take!!" stickers on PS3300 :D but yeah, two PS's on top each other. And yayyy Korg MS-10, my dad bought one new from sore back in early 80's, still have it, still kicking strong.
I just missed that damn Stretch DX by literally 32 seconds. I had it in my cart and went to buy it and it was already gone. Sold for $900. I hope it wasn't sold by someone who is just going to flip it, but I'm sure it was.
Plugins are well developed now.... They take over and do the job.. Arturia, Korg, Roland, UVI , Synapse, U-he, Native Instruments and even smaller companies like memory moon (the M80 and Messiah are brilliant). Hardware is great but too costly. For studio work more and more composers are now choosing plugins. Having hardware for nostalgic reasons is great but will catch up on most people. From a few synth artists I know they've sold their massive collections as well and made the move to plugins. Yes plugins are not the same as hardware...I know...
Says the guy who has no hardware and only uses software. Why do people feel the need to justify their own choices by taking a position as if their choice is the best one and acting as if they speak for everyone when they try to justify it?
When i was little i pronounced it as "Moog", but now i know that the correct way to say it is "Moog". Tbh i thought that pronouncing as "Moog" is more fitting though, but "Moog" is nice on the tongue too.
I would not trade my CS-60 for a CS-70M. I've listened to a lot of CS-70M demos and it just doesn't do anything for me. The CS-40M, however, is very interesting. I would like to own one of those someday. The 40 and the 70 are related, but they don't sound the same. If Santa gave me $25K to spend on these instruments, I'd go after the 40M, the Sequential T8 and the Jupiter 8. But all of these are going to sell for a premium, so $25K probably wouldn't be enough. Doesn't matter. I don't have $2,500, let alone $25,000.
Yeah from a professional film composer point of view the hardware is not as flexible as software. But for a collector you would always want to get these devices owned by a sucessfull artist for the collector value behind them.
I can't but wonder just how many up and coming new or young musicians can afford any of this gear at the prices they will no doubt go for. Its good Tom things they will be sold to these people but back in the real world it will likely be collectors or people with no money worries. Sad but probably true.
after watching some of his in studio videos i totally believe that he simply has too much gear. he needs more room for his gear than i have in my entire house.
@@dawatcherz I think you come close. Tom posted a comment on his channel yesterday (?) stating he needed a creative change and only keeping the synths that most frequently comes to use. And if he was unfortunate to go through a divorce (nothing such seems to be the case here) I'm pretty confident his financial situation would deal with that without having to sell anything at all.
The synth world has never been more exciting than today. There is true freedom from turning my back on looking backwards. I can look at this guy's collection or synthmania videos and not covet their sh!t. Besides, i already have a 1st gen DX7 with a dead battery and messed up output section that needs resto work. and that's just 1 thing. if there isnt some nostalgia or another collector involved, i've lost the plot as to why people will want this gear. and you know it will be overpriced because of nostalgia.
Gear wants to be played... Congrats to Tom for the great gear sell off. Some think he'll regret it, but I seriously doubt that. This collection hurtled past "studio" at some point and ended up at "museum." Plus, I doubt that even if he were to sell 90% of his gear he'd be unable to make anything with the rarities he decides to keep.
Yep. One flagship poly and one flagship mono will get him eighty percent of the sounds he'll probably ever need. Those few exceptions he can't Iive without have to have within their soul a magic that can't be duplicated. For me, the two synths that fit in that category are the Knifonium, and the Yamaha CS-80. When any of these two are utilized there is an epic character in their respective timbres that is almost magical. They elevate everything they are paired with. You got one or two that fit that category for you?
@@saladdays180s9 I don't have a CS-80 budget just yet, but I bought myself a Juno 106 about five years ago and have never been disappointed. That noisy chorus, the warmest pads ever, and a surprisingly heavy bass in unison mode. There's also this digital piano I bought from a church - a Roland FP-3. Nothing special on paper, but I swear all that praying must have gotten infused into it, because it sounds way better, and is more inspiring, than it has any right to.
"Do NOT SELL" sticker. Ahahah!
Ha, yup... had to keep some essential puppies.
This guy's youtube channel is just a well of knowledge! I can't recommend you enough to watch and support him!
I may not be able to buy anything this time, but I learned a great deal from this video so thank you for explaining some of your equipment!
"I'm a full-contact composer"... ha ha love that one for not saying you have serious GAS issues! :D I'm gonna start using that phrase myself now too... :)
I felt a great disturbance in the Synth community, as if millions of filters suddenly self-oscillated in terror and were suddenly gated.
Brilliant
I don’t know who you are, but you are fantastic!!
Poetry at it’s finest....
I find your lack of phase... distorting
You where the chosen one!
It was said that you would collect the Synth, Not sell them!
Bring balance to the studio... not leave it in darkness.
Now I know why he's called Junkie XL.
No one: "How many synths do you need? "
Junkiz XL: "Yes"
On one hand, it's hard to imagine a Tom without that unbelievable working environment. On the other, yeah, every time I see him in that space I can only wonder how he could possibly find the time. I was once a gear hoarder and purging all but the bare essentials was the best thing I've ever done for myself as a creative. Looking forward to meeting monastic Tom.
I'm the exact opposite the more gear I have the more music I make.
What did you keep?
@@distantcometsProphet 600, DX7, Ace Tone Top 9 (a combo organ), CR-5000 drum machine, plus a decent guitar, bass, and amp for each. Sample libraries for realistic needs. As far as I’m concerned, it’s perfectly well rounded. Studio could fit in a walk in closet at this point and I’m more productive than I’ve been in 20 years. Time chasing gear is time that is better spent making art.
@@skaneverdies Boom, that is a terrific setup! You're stronger willed than I am! I'm still whitling down, but my keepers are a Juno 106, Argon8, Roland FP-3 (a digital piano/organ/EP/strings), Digitakt, TR8s, and then a Les Paul and some pedals. I've got an Analog Four that's on the bubble, but it's sooo useful for sequencing and playing live, it's hard to let it go. All the timbres are covered.
it's kinda like the difference between the atariST/amiga and the pc's of today. the limitations of that old stuff forced you to think about what you were doing and how to do it.
it also forced you to make hard choices of what to use and what not to as the amount of memory for samples was so limited while today it's almost unlimited.
on the amiga i had 4 mono channels, 8 if i hooked two amigas together, and now i don't even know how many channels i can use simply because i never reached the limit.
limitations force you to be more creative
14:20 Loving the "DO NOT SELL" post-it notes on the 3300! And "the DX5 .... is a little tricky to program" may be my favourite understatement of the year.
At 11:55, the gear is the EMW DX700 Patch Bank, made by the Brazilian company "Electronic Music Works". Got one, its fantastic :)
I have so much enjoyed his studio tour videos. Look forward to see where he goes next!
Holy shitsnacks, so much gear and so much of it in excellent condition. Total Gearhead this guy.
I can't handle this.... Too much rare, awesome stuff...
I'd love to see a video of all the stuff he's keeping!
Foreigner not Journey wrote the song "I want to know what love is".
True! I had to smile when he said that. 😉 Foreigner is still amazing, I saw them last year, here in Germany. Their "new" singer is amazing in my opinion, much respect for stepping in the shoes of Lou Gramm which are so hard (or even impossible) to fill...
The OBXA is Foreigner, not Journey. I think Tom meant to say that.
16:43 Journey, I want to know what love is????
? Foreigner? A mistake? Anyway his videos are interesting and will keep watching them.
@@mm-qk3eu Yeah great collection he has. Since he is a big musician, I thought I must have been mistaken all those years. It's kind of weird when you hear that kind of thing.
Kerel !, wat zonde dat je het allemaal verkoopt , je hebt een prachtige collectie.
ok, this is a really fine video showing off all these great goodies! but why not also demo their sound and performance, each for at least a few seconds, as well?
I don't have enough money to be watching this video 🤣 🤣 🤣
true!
You'll be blessed brother 😇🙏
I know, its depressing :(
Indeed man.. Is heartbreaking...
Notice the modular wall stays.
This is very common, I think? Transition from "more and more" to "Less stuff, that I will use more often."
Many of us grew up loving synths - but they were hard to find anywhere *(and inexpensive.) Over time, you buy more and more and more. Pedals, amps, mics, guitars, outboard FX. Then you start to use only a few key pieces, and NEW gear suddenly starts to get better. Old stuff has a charm - and value, but then work, reliability, and value/range become important. I had SO many synths, some stupidly rare (like one of a kind). Eventually, I got rid of almost ALL of it except the Moog modular, Solaris, and Andromeda. I kept about 5 pedals, and everything else was sold to pay bills and make more space.
This is too much! I'd love to see (+ hear) a 30 minute video on each of these.
Would have loved to hear the instruments, but awesome to hear him talk about them.
He has a bunch of videos on his channel where he shows off most of the gear on this list. Definitely worth checking out!
Head to my channel! Tons of videos there. :)
The depth of knowledge on display here! To have so much gear and yet be able to (apparently) off-the-cuff walk up to something and say what's unique about it, what it's great at, what it was used on; truly impressive.
What are you keeping Tom?
Props to you for your donations to charity. Thanks for sharing.
So far. Hardware synths are maybe not significant better but if you're using them, you sound special, because especially vintage gear have a lot of imperfections in the sound. If you are only rely on plugins, no matter what you're try, you sound like 10000 others composers by default (unless your are Arca). Additionally - Junkie XL own voice is Brass and Drums, so he don't need to keep all this gear. And last - thanks to Hans Zimmer, film music don't need to rely on hardware synth sound anymore. Modern film music required one or two nice sound design from electronic, the rest could be from Diva, Zebra, all Arturia stuff mixed usually with orchestra sounds - but despite I love those vst those soundtracks mostly are very forgettable. And in this kind of mix it is really doesn't matter if you're using hardware or software. But if you tried hardware and your ear is used to hear real filters every plugin sound worse than hardware. Also artist like Amon Tobin, Autechre, NIN, Aphex Twin - their sound is not possible to rely on plugins. But - also too much is just too much and it is really strike your creativity.
Amen
If this dude doesn't need this gear any more, nobody does, in reality.
Whatever
he will regret this so hard...
new frontiers. renewal. great idea. plus, he has the work flow experience now to do things many different ways
I wouldn't be surprised if he at some point he regrets selling something because he found a use for it that he previously didn't have. That being said, he has way to much gear. There is no way he uses all of it enough to where it will make a noticeable difference in his life. It's just hoarding and someone else will get better use of the things. It makes more sense someone having it if the person will actually use it regularly, otherwise, it seems like such a waste have these instruments just collecting dust, especially considering the rarity of them.
I thought it was Foreigner that recorded I Wanna Know What Love Is....
Indeed
I seem to remember a video of Tom vowing to never pay excessive prices for these synths.
"...it has that great Americana sound, so I used it for Sonic the Hedgehog..." :D
Absolute legend :)
Tom you should start an auction bid for your lovely collection of synths!! I understand why you are downsizing your studio. I did the same thing as well. Good luck with your sell.
All I want is a Pro 3 and a Hydrasynth, to replace my Microbrute and Blofeld. Combine them with the Digitakt and computer I already have, and it's all I need.
It would be great to buy one of these amazing boxes but the times we live now are difficult.. Just patience and hoping in something better..
I bought a Korg PS 3100 in 1983, Sold it in 1995. Do I miss it? ...More than I can ever say.
Hi Tom, wich ones do save for good - that’s interesting me so much !?
These are not just pieces of gear, they are museum pieces because they've been used in famous movies.
The MS10 - I've seen it on the floor of Amager Bio (my first time with JXL) and on a stage at Roskilde Festival where it fell over at the end of the gig, with a key stuck so the whole tent would go 20 hz BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. :D
From full contact to full Kontakt 😜
Heel goed! Ik hou van al je filmmuziek!
Is this the end of the analog bubble?
I kept waiting to hear the instruments haha
I'll buy only what I can afford: the post-it stickers! ;)
i can afford junkie xl spare guitar strings
I wanna know what love is....Foreigner, not Journey
Thankyou for the tour
All I want is that mint Jupiter 8 😍
Dude are you nuts could have opened up a museum
Dead pool soundtrack is like a demo for junkie gear collection hahahahahaha everything was used in dead pool hahahah
Elv1s album from 2002 is still on my mind!
Take a drink every time he says deadpool lol
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I didn't see the modular wall in this. Is it not for sale? Not that I could afford it. Or have anywhere to put it. Or could even afford the electric bill to run it!
Maniac is a killer song.
8:15 Snyder Cut 💕💕💕
I wish he would of played some of these beauties 😭
I'm surprised you're selling the Synergy and the PPG wave.
How much for the Jupiter-8 ? :)
It’s a bit sad in a way but perfectly sensible decision. I guess the positive is some well cashed up people will have the chance to own some really great & rare equipment! Good luck with it Tom!
You remixed Hellfish? Would have never guessed!
I wonder what he's KEEPING?
You've got to keep that Jupiter 8! Unless you have more than one of course.
Gotta know your gear
OMG A KAYPRO!
MUST GET...
sell it to a museum bro!
Why Sasha uses v collection
lol those "Do not sell!" and Do Not Take!!" stickers on PS3300 :D but yeah, two PS's on top each other. And yayyy Korg MS-10, my dad bought one new from sore back in early 80's, still have it, still kicking strong.
Wonder how much of this now sits in collector’s homes and will never be used to make music again.
I just missed that damn Stretch DX by literally 32 seconds. I had it in my cart and went to buy it and it was already gone. Sold for $900. I hope it wasn't sold by someone who is just going to flip it, but I'm sure it was.
Plugins are well developed now.... They take over and do the job.. Arturia, Korg, Roland, UVI , Synapse, U-he, Native Instruments and even smaller companies like memory moon (the M80 and Messiah are brilliant). Hardware is great but too costly. For studio work more and more composers are now choosing plugins. Having hardware for nostalgic reasons is great but will catch up on most people. From a few synth artists I know they've sold their massive collections as well and made the move to plugins. Yes plugins are not the same as hardware...I know...
Says the guy who has no hardware and only uses software. Why do people feel the need to justify their own choices by taking a position as if their choice is the best one and acting as if they speak for everyone when they try to justify it?
So he wants these to go to creators? AKA creators with thousands and thousands of dollars probably. Are the proceeds going anywhere?
Do the weekend on synth sounds mane
he keeps saying "Moog" but it's actually pronounced as "Moog"
He should lose a grand off the price for that.
When i was little i pronounced it as "Moog", but now i know that the correct way to say it is "Moog". Tbh i thought that pronouncing as "Moog" is more fitting though, but "Moog" is nice on the tongue too.
@@ezzong You got it backwards, man.
@@Rhythmicons wait, really? Damn, sorry.
Am I the only one that is about to cry?
He must have at least three assistants. My God!
He was hiring pre-covid (I should know, I applied!). We all can imagine how that went
I saw a movie where he was telling about his daily routine. There he spoke about seven (!) assistants...
Imma get that korg
MY GOD he's got a lot of stuff, haha
PS 3100 is the only thing I'd be interested in.
This broke my heart a little.
What did you use for the Fear Factory remixes.
I would not trade my CS-60 for a CS-70M. I've listened to a lot of CS-70M demos and it just doesn't do anything for me. The CS-40M, however, is very interesting. I would like to own one of those someday. The 40 and the 70 are related, but they don't sound the same. If Santa gave me $25K to spend on these instruments, I'd go after the 40M, the Sequential T8 and the Jupiter 8. But all of these are going to sell for a premium, so $25K probably wouldn't be enough. Doesn't matter. I don't have $2,500, let alone $25,000.
look at the bright side, he cut his electricity bill by 80%
cuts his electricity bill by 1980's
That wall of modular was always OTT 🙃
They were just there for acoustic reasons, he used them as diffusors 😜😜
Interesting that he’s selling his Jupiter 8 before his Jupiter 6 and Junos.
I forgot where I used it, oh yeah I used it on Terminator.......
Yeah from a professional film composer point of view the hardware is not as flexible as software. But for a collector you would always want to get these devices owned by a sucessfull artist for the collector value behind them.
Never 👏 Sell 👏 Your 👏 First 👏 Synthesizer 👏
The CS-60 would be my first dream pick off this list !
PS 3100 pls.
just 14 year old here that loves music and want this but can’t
Don't worry you will. Don't need all the stuff that is why he gets rid of it it will choke your creativity
I can't but wonder just how many up and coming new or young musicians can afford any of this gear at the prices they will no doubt go for. Its good Tom things they will be sold to these people but back in the real world it will likely be collectors or people with no money worries. Sad but probably true.
Make wanna shrink my setup, I see what you doing here Reverb...
You really sure you want to sell these.
My hero
I Wanna Know What Love Is was Foreigner not Journey...
Before you sell all of those send them to @LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER !!!!! :P
a pity that not a single instrument was played ... not even the acoustic guitars.
Every time I see a listing like this I feel like another commercially successful musician is quietly admitting that it’s not a viable career path.
While they get all of the feature films.
Or they are just admitting that many vst's do almost as good a job as the hardware.
@@damo5791 digital has definitely gotten way better over the past 10yrs. But the outboard hardware market is still growing.
@@mattportnoyTLV very true. There's some very nice pieces of hardware I'd like to get too.
Hopefully nothing to do with an expensive divorce.
One does wonder
My first thought...
Oh God, I hope not
after watching some of his in studio videos i totally believe that he simply has too much gear. he needs more room for his gear than i have in my entire house.
@@dawatcherz I think you come close. Tom posted a comment on his channel yesterday (?) stating he needed a creative change and only keeping the synths that most frequently comes to use.
And if he was unfortunate to go through a divorce (nothing such seems to be the case here) I'm pretty confident his financial situation would deal with that without having to sell anything at all.
I hope Tom isn't having financial difficulties that he needs to sell off his gear.
That was my first thought as well
Nah, he addressed it this morning on his channel. He's going through a purge and rebuilding a simpler setup.
He said at the end that all the proceeds of this sale are going to a Cancer foundation.
@@caesaroftampa1266 good to hear.
Only the proceeds from the 2600 clone, as I understood it. Still generous, of course, and I'm sure Tom gives to charity on a regular basis.
The synth world has never been more exciting than today. There is true freedom from turning my back on looking backwards. I can look at this guy's collection or synthmania videos and not covet their sh!t. Besides, i already have a 1st gen DX7 with a dead battery and messed up output section that needs resto work. and that's just 1 thing.
if there isnt some nostalgia or another collector involved, i've lost the plot as to why people will want this gear. and you know it will be overpriced because of nostalgia.
Why am i watching this? I can't afford any of it! I knew i shouldn't have moved out of my parents house...
Behringer should buy that Synergy and develop a clone with modern spec.
Gear wants to be played... Congrats to Tom for the great gear sell off. Some think he'll regret it, but I seriously doubt that. This collection hurtled past "studio" at some point and ended up at "museum." Plus, I doubt that even if he were to sell 90% of his gear he'd be unable to make anything with the rarities he decides to keep.
Yep. One flagship poly and one flagship mono will get him eighty percent of the sounds he'll probably ever need. Those few exceptions he can't Iive without have to have within their soul a magic that can't be duplicated. For me, the two synths that fit in that category are the Knifonium, and the Yamaha CS-80. When any of these two are utilized there is an epic character in their respective timbres that is almost magical. They elevate everything they are paired with. You got one or two that fit that category for you?
@@saladdays180s9 I don't have a CS-80 budget just yet, but I bought myself a Juno 106 about five years ago and have never been disappointed. That noisy chorus, the warmest pads ever, and a surprisingly heavy bass in unison mode. There's also this digital piano I bought from a church - a Roland FP-3. Nothing special on paper, but I swear all that praying must have gotten infused into it, because it sounds way better, and is more inspiring, than it has any right to.