Exactly, sometimes the nord makes its way to the storage shelf and when it eventually comes back out I forget how nice it is to hear myself play on top of quantized loops
Absolutely, the focus on gear is so strong we call our users not artists or musicians. “The user formally known as Prince” doesn’t sound so poetic….. good point though.
Sounding great Ricky. You've hit the nail on the head. Hardest part for a lot of folks (myself included) is to not get intimidated by the polished / final product / edited / cut stuff (music, tips, tricks, "hacks", etc) you see on social media and worry that you don't measure up. Do exacty what you're doing, /start/ and jam along. If YOU smile from it, you've nailed it. Everything else comes later. Don't make music for the likes or the thumbs up - make music for yourself and others will like it. Now to take my own advice and go break out the 0-Coast / 0-Ctrl since I've been thinking about them, and maybe the Play since its just lovely.
I love those old Kerri Chandler tracks. One of the first records I bought was his Moods E.P. where the organ does the repetition, and lush bassline dances around that. And the marimba noodling is a nice touch. A more recent house track that I loved the feel of is Kareem Ali - Black Jazz. Just layers of dusty funk. Nice staccato EP chords, wiggly worm synth, and a beautiful dusty muted trumpet to stone cold kill it, with Kareem just vibing an ad-lib. Also Ron Trent FTW, I Feel The Rhythm (Inner Experience Revision) has both the spacey synth strings, phasey muted guitar rhythmn, then the keys and funky live latin percussion. Soul Samba Express too, strings first, then the organ. Prescription Records were The Best.
Always look forward to Saturday videos from you, Ricky. Also love the dips into philosophy you sprinkle in. If you're ever in Portland OR, I'd love to buy you a beverage and chat music and philosophy.
I bought a second hand Nord Electro 2 for a good price during lockdowns, and my playing has improved so much because I just love hearing the sound of the damn thing! Those strings on the 6D sound real nice - I’m surprised you don’t mess with all the tasty Rhodes and EP sounds on there, tho! Perfect for deep house jams. 👌
Hello Ricky. You and I met at NAMM 2020 where you were generous enough to give me some advice about being a "TH-camr" and I really appreciate that. It is so nice to see you working with a Pro keyboard near and dear to my heart which inspired my first comment on your channel here. Keep up the great work on your music and with your many heartfelt teachings. In fact, this video has inspired me to do more "performance/jamming" on my channel and the importance of just "being yourself" with your music. Many thanks, you Rock! 🏄🏻♂ 🎹
I'm so glad you made this video. One of the things I love about older house music is that, even though they were still using samplers and drum machines, there was still something imperfect and human about the music. That little bit of a ghost inside the machine gives music its character. It's like how different musicians play jazz standards. No one does "My Funny Valentine" the same way, and that's rad.
Some deep philosophical comments in this video. But also something I onderstaand, like “normally it’s over there but now it’s not, because it is here” 😂 But seriously, yeah having something you can play next to some programmed loop is really nice, and besides to the joy of jamming, also helps with coming up with ideas.
Love the Byron shoutout, I've been waiting too long the house scene to catch onto this whole 'live' feel of jazz-influenced deep house and funk. So much deep house these days is completely uninspired and formulaic. Tons of it is decent and has its purpose and place of course, but the genre really needs to continue evolving. Apron Records is a good point of reference for where I see the most innovation and forward-thinking house these days, but I don't even think the producers would call it deep house anymore.
Perfect timing on the Melodics sponsorship. At First I was thinking, "Have they figured out targeted sponsorship videos?" I was just trying the free version and decided I wanted to go annual, but hadn't yet. Now I did.
Great thoughts! Just a small comment - if you have GAS for the Nord keys or are considering buying something to cover the organic sounds, look into old romplers like Roland JV-1010, XV-2020, SonicCell or synths like Korg Wavestate, Modwave or even Roland MC-101. The point is that as Ricky said, you don't need the gear, you just need something that can play a basic piano/string/organ/whatever sound and there are literally thousands of options.
Hey, Ricky, I totally dig it. I donˋt create any house music (though I really love your tracks), I `m more the synth-wave-guy. But: I really understand, what you are talking about and you are so right. I am using a nearly DAW-less Setup with hardwaresequencer, grooveboxes, synths and samplers and there is much quantisation, humanisation and so going on. And that´s o.k. But: since some weeks I started to record some Synthlines, Pads, rhythmic things direct into my DAW oder my Zoom R8 along the sequenced main arrangement. And now I got that special little extra in my tracks, what I missed before. I really appreciate it. And the best of it: it works with little impact. I donˋt have to play Chopin-like Phrases (which I canˋt) to make it work... And as always: great video, music and vibes.👍👏
Sounded great to me as a veteran Kerri fan! Currently exploring this method too with my mpc and hardware. Get a loopy groove going, extend the length to 8 minutes, and jam. Then just edit out the nasty notes!
I got a used Nord Electro 3 about 2 years ago. It is totally worth it. I have almost the reverse philosophy when it comes to music. Mostly human with a little bit of machine in the mix.
This is exactly how I like to work, making background loop track and then use my Midi wind controller on a synth engine for the human side performance lead. I can record the midi information and make minor adjustment to the notes. Basically worry more about the beat that you are looking for and fix the melody of the note afterward.
That Nord is dope, but out of my budget at almost 3 GRAND! I know it’s quality, but it would take me quite a while to save for it. Cool watching you use the Polyend Tracker. Thanks Ricky. Could you make video using Polyend with budget box like a Korg Volca if possible? Thanks!
2nd hand nord electro 3 are great and a lot cheaper. many prefer it's organs to the newer ones. and honestly there's a LOT of love for the yamaha reface cp out there. just has tiny keys is all, but it's a really great budget option. super cool delay that does some fun looping stuff.
The nord is really meant for the gigging keyboardist. You can take one controller with a ton of ready-to-use sounds and plug directly into the house sound system. You're paying for the durability and robustness of a touring instrument, essentially. We can absolutely get the same or similar timbres from other synth modules, or do the whole business on a laptop.
@@warpeggioslab true indeed. i find the keybed inspiring, and overall physical experience. purely psychological... i'm sitting at my nord now, doing nord things :) but yeah, you're absolutely not wrong! kontakt has amazing things goin on. fatar controller and you're good to go for studio!
A second hand Roland Juno DI has great stock sounds and can be found for a few hundred. I use it both to improvise over loops AND to replace plugin sounds in my music.
Hey Ricky big fan here! What’s crazy is as a producer I mainly do a lot of hip hop/lo fi hip hop stuff. But you’re one of my top favorite TH-cam producer personalities!! Because of you I’ve been exploring house music, have a couple jams over on my channel. Anyways was wondering if you could do a video where you do some hip hop stuff with some of your gear, I know a lot of us would be very interested in seeing that. Thanks buddy for all you do for the community!!
Cheap way to do this if you wanna do it in ~hardware is to buy and cheap old midi controller and an old Roland Romper - I got a JV1080 very cheaply and I'm astounded by how some of the presets sound - some of the other presets, well, not so much.
I'm not a keyboard player either but I got a yamaha mx49 for the same reason - to add that humanistic element to the production. My wife plays bass in our band so it also adds that unquantized feel to it
Correct!!! put yourself in the music along with the ‘math’. I’ve got that Polyend Play and mixed with an old school Roland drum machine and a mid budget stage piano the setup has as much ‘humanise’ in it as to make it musical rather than mathematical. Full Polyend Play review please Ricky, because I want your full opinion of it. cheers
Guessing the the patch name is using the Latin "Pacem," like from the phrase Dona Nobis Pacem ("grant us peace") and I believe is properly pronounced like Pack Emm but often hear (especially when sung) as Patch Emm ... which is a good name for a patch. ;)
We're always only but really trying. Everything has it's place, how simple it may every be. Don"t worry, feel it. Give it the best as you are. As you do. Thank you!
Id love to see many more videos like this. Less review, and more about your approach, your perspective, and of course some casual jamming to highlight what you are talking about. I know we are all stoked on the newest gear, and that’s obviously a big part of this channel, but I know you could cover so many topics just using the gear you’ve covered many times over already. We love kick’n it with you, so feel free to keep it casual and just speak your mind. Much respect
Very insightful video - not just in aspect of the toolset but more importantly how you feel about making music. Thank you. You may not realise it - but this is very soulful and helpful and that can never be weird.
You have a good taste of audio equipment. 👌 Finally I bought Nord Stage 3 HP76 - it's a great experience for me. Authentic organ bass, great piano module gives me freedom to work with my music. Can you tell us how Nord integrates with Polyend? Is it possible to sketch DAWless with this setup?
I wrote a thesis about putting the human into electronic music and kinda want to do a podcast episode about it - don't feel embarrassed to chat bout it Ricky, it's defs a thing.
Hey man, you probably get this Q too many times, but what is the keyboard stand you've got on top of the desk to your left? Looks v useful and ergonomic
Heady, but in a good way. I use an old Roland FP-3 Digital Piano for this bread and butter performance stuff, and love these textures. Feels like, played by a person, and paired with all these modern sequencers, they provide the tension in the tracks.
not much, i think you get a better screen and more preset storage and the ability to change patches while holding down a chord and not have the sound switch until the next notes are palyed (more voices basically)
I did exactly that- 4D, b-stock, for a grand (ukp). it's not the most versatile thing here- no multitimbrality, no onboard sequencing, very basic patch management- but it does piano & organ really well, the effects are good, & there's a decent sample library (lots of mellotrons). I bought mine because my real rhodes lives hundreds of miles away with band-mate. if you like rick wright's keyboard sounds with pink floyd, it is especially good at doing the 'plink' from 'echoes'. :-)
Hey Ricky, i wondered if you've ever heard of "geotheory" he's an artist I've been following for years now, he makes music in varying styles but He has a really unique take on deep house i think you'll find very inspiring.
9:43 That was the recipe for the success of JayDee "Plastic Dreams". Half of the song is unquantized improvisation on the organ, over a mechanical swing beat.
Another great video. Ricky is just so chilled. What are those wireless headphones he uses? I'm loving my Polyend Play and this is my first full song on it th-cam.com/video/CIyX0lSmgr4/w-d-xo.html 😎
Great video man. I also play a 6D. Thanks for highlighting. Also “Da Pacem” is Latin and means “of peace”. I was in a childrens choir as a kid and there was a tune called Dona Nobis Pacem we had to do. The pronunciation is “pah-CHEM” as we did it. Anyway. Enjoy more here en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_pacem_Domine_(P%C3%A4rt)
I appreciate your tip “put yourself in your music” it’s a necessary reminder in an age where gear is sometimes the focus, not the user.
Exactly, sometimes the nord makes its way to the storage shelf and when it eventually comes back out I forget how nice it is to hear myself play on top of quantized loops
Absolutely, the focus on gear is so strong we call our users not artists or musicians. “The user formally known as Prince” doesn’t sound so poetic….. good point though.
Your studio and shooting lighting are beautiful
Thanks Jeremy!! I’m stoked to see you at Velocity!
@@RickyTinez oh no! I'm both excited and terrified by this news! Haha.
In all seriousness we're gonna have a good time.
Sounding great Ricky. You've hit the nail on the head. Hardest part for a lot of folks (myself included) is to not get intimidated by the polished / final product / edited / cut stuff (music, tips, tricks, "hacks", etc) you see on social media and worry that you don't measure up.
Do exacty what you're doing, /start/ and jam along. If YOU smile from it, you've nailed it. Everything else comes later. Don't make music for the likes or the thumbs up - make music for yourself and others will like it.
Now to take my own advice and go break out the 0-Coast / 0-Ctrl since I've been thinking about them, and maybe the Play since its just lovely.
Thanks so much for the kind words Daphoid!! I hope you get on with the make noise gear well! I love all the thoughts you have
I love those old Kerri Chandler tracks. One of the first records I bought was his Moods E.P. where the organ does the repetition, and lush bassline dances around that. And the marimba noodling is a nice touch. A more recent house track that I loved the feel of is Kareem Ali - Black Jazz. Just layers of dusty funk. Nice staccato EP chords, wiggly worm synth, and a beautiful dusty muted trumpet to stone cold kill it, with Kareem just vibing an ad-lib. Also Ron Trent FTW, I Feel The Rhythm (Inner Experience Revision) has both the spacey synth strings, phasey muted guitar rhythmn, then the keys and funky live latin percussion. Soul Samba Express too, strings first, then the organ. Prescription Records were The Best.
Always look forward to Saturday videos from you, Ricky. Also love the dips into philosophy you sprinkle in. If you're ever in Portland OR, I'd love to buy you a beverage and chat music and philosophy.
LABS from Spitfire is indeed free, & sounds great
Yeah and they have a tonne of different ones available too!
"Allow yourself to be in your music." 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿💯
I bought a second hand Nord Electro 2 for a good price during lockdowns, and my playing has improved so much because I just love hearing the sound of the damn thing! Those strings on the 6D sound real nice - I’m surprised you don’t mess with all the tasty Rhodes and EP sounds on there, tho! Perfect for deep house jams. 👌
I like that you're trying not to make reverb prices sky rocket when you cover a piece of gear in a video.
Hello Ricky. You and I met at NAMM 2020 where you were generous enough to give me some advice about being a "TH-camr" and I really appreciate that. It is so nice to see you working with a Pro keyboard near and dear to my heart which inspired my first comment on your channel here. Keep up the great work on your music and with your many heartfelt teachings. In fact, this video has inspired me to do more "performance/jamming" on my channel and the importance of just "being yourself" with your music. Many thanks, you Rock! 🏄🏻♂ 🎹
I'm so glad you made this video. One of the things I love about older house music is that, even though they were still using samplers and drum machines, there was still something imperfect and human about the music. That little bit of a ghost inside the machine gives music its character. It's like how different musicians play jazz standards. No one does "My Funny Valentine" the same way, and that's rad.
just love your vibe and spirit Ricky. you always bring the good feelings.
Maaan I miss the "just the black keys" Ricky....Just playin! This thing does sound beautiful I the context of house. Especially those strings
hahaha those days are long gone and i don't miss them! finally. i can tell my mom i know a chord!
I love how your screen protector is still on the Nord. Its still on my Nord Lead 4 from 2014 and I've played it A LOT.
that nord sounds absolutely beautiful
Nice one!
Ricky: “Maybe we are all mathematical equations”. Damn Ricky, that’s deep my guy. Great video and content as always brother.
RIcky, I *love* this tune! The bassline is killing me. Would you consider a release?
Some deep philosophical comments in this video. But also something I onderstaand, like “normally it’s over there but now it’s not, because it is here” 😂
But seriously, yeah having something you can play next to some programmed loop is really nice, and besides to the joy of jamming, also helps with coming up with ideas.
Love the Byron shoutout, I've been waiting too long the house scene to catch onto this whole 'live' feel of jazz-influenced deep house and funk. So much deep house these days is completely uninspired and formulaic. Tons of it is decent and has its purpose and place of course, but the genre really needs to continue evolving. Apron Records is a good point of reference for where I see the most innovation and forward-thinking house these days, but I don't even think the producers would call it deep house anymore.
Can't believe this is "just trying. Thanks again for sharing your music, I find it very inspiring.
omar s the shit baby
thATs a house track with some serious humAN keys
Perfect timing on the Melodics sponsorship. At First I was thinking, "Have they figured out targeted sponsorship videos?" I was just trying the free version and decided I wanted to go annual, but hadn't yet. Now I did.
Great thoughts!
Just a small comment - if you have GAS for the Nord keys or are considering buying something to cover the organic sounds, look into old romplers like Roland JV-1010, XV-2020, SonicCell or synths like Korg Wavestate, Modwave or even Roland MC-101.
The point is that as Ricky said, you don't need the gear, you just need something that can play a basic piano/string/organ/whatever sound and there are literally thousands of options.
Hey, Ricky, I totally dig it. I donˋt create any house music (though I really love your tracks), I `m more the synth-wave-guy. But: I really understand, what you are talking about and you are so right. I am using a nearly DAW-less Setup with hardwaresequencer, grooveboxes, synths and samplers and there is much quantisation, humanisation and so going on. And that´s o.k. But: since some weeks I started to record some Synthlines, Pads, rhythmic things direct into my DAW oder my Zoom R8 along the sequenced main arrangement. And now I got that special little extra in my tracks, what I missed before. I really appreciate it. And the best of it: it works with little impact. I donˋt have to play Chopin-like Phrases (which I canˋt) to make it work... And as always: great video, music and vibes.👍👏
Sounded great to me as a veteran Kerri fan! Currently exploring this method too with my mpc and hardware. Get a loopy groove going, extend the length to 8 minutes, and jam. Then just edit out the nasty notes!
I too dig the human next to and involved with the machine.
I got a used Nord Electro 3 about 2 years ago. It is totally worth it. I have almost the reverse philosophy when it comes to music. Mostly human with a little bit of machine in the mix.
This is exactly how I like to work, making background loop track and then use my Midi wind controller on a synth engine for the human side performance lead. I can record the midi information and make minor adjustment to the notes. Basically worry more about the beat that you are looking for and fix the melody of the note afterward.
That Nord is dope, but out of my budget at almost 3 GRAND! I know it’s quality, but it would take me quite a while to save for it. Cool watching you use the Polyend Tracker. Thanks Ricky. Could you make video using Polyend with budget box like a Korg Volca if possible? Thanks!
A good option are some of the Casio. I've got the PX-5S and it's killer
2nd hand nord electro 3 are great and a lot cheaper. many prefer it's organs to the newer ones. and honestly there's a LOT of love for the yamaha reface cp out there. just has tiny keys is all, but it's a really great budget option. super cool delay that does some fun looping stuff.
The nord is really meant for the gigging keyboardist. You can take one controller with a ton of ready-to-use sounds and plug directly into the house sound system. You're paying for the durability and robustness of a touring instrument, essentially. We can absolutely get the same or similar timbres from other synth modules, or do the whole business on a laptop.
Studiologic got the SL series which are really good for a low price
@@warpeggioslab true indeed. i find the keybed inspiring, and overall physical experience. purely psychological... i'm sitting at my nord now, doing nord things :) but yeah, you're absolutely not wrong! kontakt has amazing things goin on. fatar controller and you're good to go for studio!
A second hand Roland Juno DI has great stock sounds and can be found for a few hundred. I use it both to improvise over loops AND to replace plugin sounds in my music.
Thank you youtube, for this nice suggestion, what a pleasant presentation and nice sounds!
You rock Ricky. Happy to have you be the human in the mix.
Hey Ricky big fan here! What’s crazy is as a producer I mainly do a lot of hip hop/lo fi hip hop stuff. But you’re one of my top favorite TH-cam producer personalities!! Because of you I’ve been exploring house music, have a couple jams over on my channel. Anyways was wondering if you could do a video where you do some hip hop stuff with some of your gear, I know a lot of us would be very interested in seeing that. Thanks buddy for all you do for the community!!
Been saving up for the Nord Wave 2 for a while, the Nord sound is so crazy good.
You're doing fine, keep at it!
Cheap way to do this if you wanna do it in ~hardware is to buy and cheap old midi controller and an old Roland Romper - I got a JV1080 very cheaply and I'm astounded by how some of the presets sound - some of the other presets, well, not so much.
I'm not a keyboard player either but I got a yamaha mx49 for the same reason - to add that humanistic element to the production. My wife plays bass in our band so it also adds that unquantized feel to it
Correct!!! put yourself in the music along with the ‘math’. I’ve got that Polyend Play and mixed with an old school Roland drum machine and a mid budget stage piano the setup has as much ‘humanise’ in it as to make it musical rather than mathematical. Full Polyend Play review please Ricky, because I want your full opinion of it. cheers
Guessing the the patch name is using the Latin "Pacem," like from the phrase Dona Nobis Pacem ("grant us peace") and I believe is properly pronounced like Pack Emm but often hear (especially when sung) as Patch Emm ... which is a good name for a patch. ;)
We're always only but really trying. Everything has it's place, how simple it may every be.
Don"t worry, feel it. Give it the best as you are. As you do. Thank you!
Id love to see many more videos like this.
Less review, and more about your approach, your perspective, and of course some casual jamming to highlight what you are talking about.
I know we are all stoked on the newest gear, and that’s obviously a big part of this channel, but I know you could cover so many topics just using the gear you’ve covered many times over already.
We love kick’n it with you, so feel free to keep it casual and just speak your mind.
Much respect
Very insightful video - not just in aspect of the toolset but more importantly how you feel about making music. Thank you. You may not realise it - but this is very soulful and helpful and that can never be weird.
Amen brother!
I love my Nord stage
Killer 😎🖐❤️
You have a good taste of audio equipment. 👌
Finally I bought Nord Stage 3 HP76 - it's a great experience for me. Authentic organ bass, great piano module gives me freedom to work with my music.
Can you tell us how Nord integrates with Polyend? Is it possible to sketch DAWless with this setup?
It's not weird. Don't be embarrassed. Good chat.
Great synth. Great video! ✌😎
I wrote a thesis about putting the human into electronic music and kinda want to do a podcast episode about it - don't feel embarrassed to chat bout it Ricky, it's defs a thing.
I actually don't know what this video is about. Looking forward to next weekend's post! 🤔😁
Hey man, you probably get this Q too many times, but what is the keyboard stand you've got on top of the desk to your left? Looks v useful and ergonomic
Heady, but in a good way. I use an old Roland FP-3 Digital Piano for this bread and butter performance stuff, and love these textures. Feels like, played by a person, and paired with all these modern sequencers, they provide the tension in the tracks.
My good friend has a Nord 4d. I love that thing.
yea i hear it's awesome! I ALMOST got that one if Nord didn't give me a discount on this one
I do not think this is a weird topic. I think it's a real thing.
Dude! Good Point!
I've been into electronic music since the 80s and I've never heard of House Music. I don't want to sound like an expert but are you sure it's a thing?
LOL!
It wasn't weird, it was just getting great !
@Ricky Tinez Would you rather get the Nord Electro 6 again or the Nord Wave 2 now?
Thanks Ricky, love your videos when youre basically just jammin. More of that please. :)
Would love to see what you can do with a synthstrom deluge using multisamples.
Anyway great video as usual 🙌🏻
i was wondering do you have video on how you use mpc1000 at live gigs.
Ricky the jamming sounds phenomenal dog What’s the major benefit of the 6d over the 4d for some 4 on the floor music?
not much, i think you get a better screen and more preset storage and the ability to change patches while holding down a chord and not have the sound switch until the next notes are palyed (more voices basically)
I did exactly that- 4D, b-stock, for a grand (ukp). it's not the most versatile thing here- no multitimbrality, no onboard sequencing, very basic patch management- but it does piano & organ really well, the effects are good, & there's a decent sample library (lots of mellotrons). I bought mine because my real rhodes lives hundreds of miles away with band-mate.
if you like rick wright's keyboard sounds with pink floyd, it is especially good at doing the 'plink' from 'echoes'. :-)
Hey Ricky, i wondered if you've ever heard of "geotheory" he's an artist I've been following for years now, he makes music in varying styles but He has a really unique take on deep house i think you'll find very inspiring.
Normalizing the unsure aspects of making music is suuuper important. Love it. P.S. you liking the Play?
Spectrasonics Keyscape is a good VST alternative to the Nord
Man your country is so expensive! I got mine brand new for £1400. I use it more than my Nord Stage 3 nowadays!
please release that track it's awesome.
PROBABILITY is much better than HUMANIZED no doubt 💯💯💯
9:43 That was the recipe for the success of JayDee "Plastic Dreams". Half of the song is unquantized improvisation on the organ, over a mechanical swing beat.
Genius!
My Dream keyboard is a Nord Grand. Omg it sooo nice but 20.000 kr 🇩🇰 is a lot of money…
Nothing weird bout that.
❤️
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I appreciate you Chet! thanks for the support
TBH i think u should get a third nose ring
Play more piano! This rules!
Jimphanvingphad... new word, try to play... you are good
25th!
go deeper ricky
go deeper
Another great video. Ricky is just so chilled. What are those wireless headphones he uses? I'm loving my Polyend Play and this is my first full song on it th-cam.com/video/CIyX0lSmgr4/w-d-xo.html 😎
Yes, that's right, but all the hardware doesn't program itself and I like math 😉
Labs is free.
Great video man. I also play a 6D. Thanks for highlighting. Also “Da Pacem” is Latin and means “of peace”.
I was in a childrens choir as a kid and there was a tune called Dona Nobis Pacem we had to do. The pronunciation is “pah-CHEM” as we did it. Anyway. Enjoy more here
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_pacem_Domine_(P%C3%A4rt)
This is amazing! thanks for the info haha, I was sort of close, but close is still wrong haha