Hi. Yes, I love the 100m as well. I remember first seeing a photo of one in my MC-202 manual, and wondering what on earth it was, and then a few years later stumbled on one as you do! And I totallu agree about the system 100 mixer. Back in the nineties I discovered the same thing, I ran a few complete songs through it from the PC and it really gave it a bit of air and crackle, if that makes sense. What was the rare module you mentioned?
@@anonymex22 my worst keyboard, actionwise, is the Roland Rs-70. The Behringer stuff is very good in comparison. so... I'd rather break the Roland, I prefer to play it via Midi with my Kawai Spectra anyways. Or a Behringer.
@@couchcamperTM well RS-70, you can break it that's worth nothing digital rompler at it worst time. By the way as i'm interested in building an analog behringer clone eurorack, TR clones, perhaps you can tell me more about if it is solid, does it works more than the warranty, specially the knob... Analog expander/tr/tb clone first failure are noise from bad knob, and those are cms boards...
Most studio tour videos have a cliché comment: "but I want to hear them being used, not talked about!" I made sure to kill that by being as annoying as possible in the first minute. "Er, yeah, maybe just talk".
The gear, the original music, the skills at playing many different instruments, and very important : the humor ! What's not to ove about this video. Thank you Alex !
I really appreciate the amount of info that's packed into this video as you've solved a bunch of problems I currently have regarding routing etc. Thanks Alex!
Oh for heavens sake, I have Studio Tour going around in my head.... Will no doubt wake up in the middle of the night with it still going...thanks a lot. 😅
This was such a treat, Alex! Thank you!!!I have to admit I watch too many of these type of videos and two things clearly stood out here: 1) Your musicality is off the charts. Big ups! 2) You know your equipment inside and out, and you clearly use it. I'm sure any piece staying over there will be happy, even while suffering an occasional outro dance karate kick. Keep up the amazing work and have a great day!
Thanks for this: one thing about huge collections like this combined with examples is it really fixes my own GAS because I find I really enjoy my own taste and choices in gear relative to yours, definitely each to their own.
There are rare times where I start watching something so interesting that I immediately say, "Now is not the time. Later. Maybe after a bath and in jammies and with a good snack". This is one such video. I only wish I still had a console TV. Just for this.
As a longtime fan of you, your synth expertise, and your music, this is one of my favorite videos you've ever made. Thank you so much for keeping analog synth love alive in such a cool, funny, fun, and smart way
Really good video, very nicely put together. Love the musical interludes and great to see range of kit at all price levels. A studio that has clearly grown with you and designed to be used - yey!
This was really inspirational and lovely watching and listening to. I got taken back in time from that Korg Trident when I played it and got very emotional from that Spanish guitar playing and sound from it. The Korg does have some real character to the sound and the Roland are so creamy liquid sounding. Lovely. I thank you very much for all the work you put in for your viewers enjoyment!
Thank you for this great tour, got me a lot of input. Especially on those whole pedal things I feel you so much as I am going through all this now too. Thought getting some pedals would be nice, thought plug and play will be easy .. naive me ... all the DI boxes, re-amps, cables, patch bays cost already more than the pedals themselves .. and then the time .. but I hope at the end the twiggeling and feel will pay out :)
Aww, seeing the guitar section you mention feeder... They were great lads, I remember them from the studio. It was a painful shock to everyone when we heard about Jon Lee.
To answer the pronunciation question, I’m convinced that ISE-NIN is a reference to an apocalyptic substance “ice-nine” imagined by Kurt Vonnegut in the novel Cat’s Cradle. That would fit with the referential naming convention in the rest of their products.
Hey Alex that was a brilliant video. The fact that you took the time to demonstrate every item was quite a feat. You are very generous! I like the names for the locations, too. Your strined instrument chops are not so shabby either - that segment sounded very impressive.
You have such a wonderful collection of gear and instruments. I like how it's all got a purpose and is being used too. This is what a real working studio looks like 😃
Thanks Alex, really interesting and seems like you, even as a pro, have a lot of the same issues the rest of us do - like excessive cabling - and the rest! My first proper analogue was a Juno 106, so a bit of common ground there. But mainly I really like how affable you always seem to be, appreciate your humble approach to these videos. Great work.
Oh, the classic whale explosion! They still play it every once in a while late at night on KOIN in Portland, they being the ones who filmed it. What a great ending to a fantastic theme song!
Simply awesome! Thanks for this great overview and your “odd” rhythms and textures. It’s nice to see how you connect them all together and utilize with your obvious and unassuming talent. Go get em, Alex!🤓👍
Incredible! Interesting! Useful! I love it. So organized. Great bunch of gear and you are quite capable using it all. I wish I had room to be so organized. My gear is all over the place and split between synth gear, sampler gear, guitar and amps and wayyy to much of everything because I can’t stand selling gear. I love the demos of all your setups.
I had a feeling if we ever had a studio tour from you, we'd also get to experience the breadth of your musical talent. The demo of the acoustic guitar gave me chills. Hats off Alex, please keep doing what you're doing. :)
I hit like as soon as the intro song finished! Great informative and entertaining video, fantastic demo songs as usual too. I was mightily impressed with the strings/piano demo!
All the songs are good in this video like always but the one with the Danelectro is so groovy that I can't stop listening to it and of course the Juno 6 is definitely sooo 80'S, It reminded me when I started using synths back in those days (I'm in my 50'S now). Thanks for showing your musical domain and your enormous talent. Cheers! PS: Sorry for the Juno accident!
Incredible video!!! One I will consult often as I fill out my own studio!!! Thank you so much for making it! Also, I would love to see a full version of the SP2400 track! It feels like you captured every summer sunset and managed to fit them into a minute long song!
you're a lucky chap Alex! Thank you for sharing in a non "look what i've got" way. Which i tend to find most youtubers do, boasting about what they have and therefore how wealthy they are. It's pretty dry to watch usually, but your genuine love and affection (in a non weird way.....?) is always great to watch and follow. I've got some old roland (sh-09 and juno 60) and some other bits, a largeish eurorack and some 90s and 2000's VA's but i still long for a KORG and a Yamaha of some sort for something different.... Here's hoping one day!
That was a lovely watch. Thoughtfully produced, musical examples, cuts when needed to avoid faffing about. An elevated studio tour indeed; not surprising from you Alex, but still lovely :)
Hi Alex, what an amazing masterpiece of a video. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us synth nerds, and in such detail. The Juno accident at the end was both so sad and so funny. Sorry! Please do post a follow up repair video, I'm sure everyone would love to see your Juno nursed back to health.
Is it weird, that even though this is gear heaven, and a great glimpse into how Alex creates....that my favourite thing from the entire video was the explosion after the "studio tour" intro!! So unnecessarily necessary! Reminded me of "The Simpsons" episodes of old ❤❤❤
Best intro song ever, ever, ever made!!! Thanks for the static studio tour, you've got some amazing gear, and most importantly, have the talent and knowhow on how to use it. Sounding wise, my favorite was the Roland 100 system.... Ohhhh what a sweet sweet sound. PD : All the routing of the gear from and to different mixers and all, that in itself... is a headache, thanks for explaining that too! Although it's still a headache :D
As you didn't show us the door to your studio, I can only assume that you live here and you never leave. It would also explain your time and attention spent on each video. Also sticking with the same software is relatable! I play flute about as well as you play violin and use it for a recording every 10 years or so. Lastly your double bass playing was great!
You’re a legend man. I love how humble you are inspire of how knowledgeable you are. This is the very best gear channel on TH-cam . Thanks for all the inspiration
seeing light behind the gear... this is not a basement??? I always considered you the biggest (or greatest) gear-studio-nerd! Now I'm learning you're doing that stuff for a living and THERE IS LIGHT!!! awesome intro song btw
Yesss! The two 103 mixers are the deliciousness. I've put so many things through my singular (boo hoo etc).mixer, but have also recorded output from the 109 speakers for added dirt, grit & girth (try saying that after a gallon of guiness) . There's some odd patching quirks i discovered on a full system when i made the videos (i.e., some odd normalisation choices), which add to the charm of the instrument. Great jam at the end of the section 🌅 I allso enjoyed the NIN & prophet 10 combo. Muchos deliciousness again. But what really got me was the guitar section. I have an acoustic, but never really got into guitars, so to hear the Spanish style acoustic and the others being played so well, was a real treat. Nice one, Alex! 😁
SUPER DRUMS! Not abandoned after all! Bless. You were talking at the start about small studios, I remember those being everywhere back in the 90s. 8/16track tape, then moving on to digital like the Soundscape units... all stuff you can do cheaply at home now, but back then it was quite something to behold.
I got them for about £20 if I recall. I was going to sell it on, but the buttons were faulty, so I thought I'd have it restored before selling it. Unfortunately, the buttons couldn't be replaced and had to be individually dismantled, cleaned and rebuilt. The repairs cost about £60 because it was really time consuming for the tech! I should have sold it as 'faulty' like I bought it. I can either keep it or sell it at a loss. So it stays.
The first recording studio I put a feet on was at my music school, they have a Tascam 24 channel board and 8 track Tascam machine and another 1/4" tape machine a Roland Chorus Echo RE-501, later they added a Yamaha SPX-90 effect and a DAT machine. Wasn't that bad to start.
What a great video - I especially like your Kor(g)ner……..fantastic to see the Trident featured - looking forward to a deeper dive into that one. I loved the mk1 I used to own - with some outboard effects added it could make some great noises.
Thanks for your really insightful tour, a lot of helpful details which can only mean that I really must sort out my studio. The details about patch baying the effects pedals and midi routing was particularly useful. Thank you and I wish you continued success☢️👍
Thanks! Glad it was helpful, I was hoping it would be. The pedal thing is one of the best things I've bothered to do in the studio, so I highly recommend it.
@@AlexBallMusic it will be my project for the next week or so as the pedals I have are all over the place in the studio the patch bay is a much maligned and misunderstood piece of kit but a massive time saver and resource for experimentation thanks for the inspiration ☢️👍
Where’s the damn LOVE (❤) button, TH-cam? This is deserving! Thanks for this, Alex. Love your collection of fine instruments. Thoroughly enjoyed the tour of them all.
For all you folks looking for rack drawers like Alex is using for his pedals, don't look in music shops. You can visit PC shops selling server racks and get your cabinets and parts there. Same measurement standards, a fraction of the price.
I have seen rough estimate amount of 2.523.643 studio tour here on TH-cam. And not one, NOT ONE has a dedicated intro song that is as legendary as this. So that means, this is the best studio tour on TH-cam. It's as simple as that. I challenge anyone prove me wrong...
Magnifique ! A trip in heaven ; I was here for synths, and I just have to say : Dude ! the spanish guitar ... I miss some Jim Henson creatures arround you in this studio planet . A big hug and thanks
Very nice, Alex! A whale of an opener. I like how you're really feeling the 11s here, finding the 1 with your head nod at the first beat every measure-- 33:33. Cheers!
Ive got to say... When i eventually get all my gear out, and setup my studio, If I can afford it.... Im definitely be getting a Flock Patchbay...... Truth is.... you need one ALSO !
White House studios is still very much a thing, and Martin is still going. He's a thoroughly decent egg. Well that's another earworm filed alongside "It's a Jolly Good Day for a Mooging!" that will live rent-free in my head until I eventually die on the toilet.
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Juno key already fixed. Watch the happy ending.
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Yes, replacing broken keys is one of the easier things in life, at least with some old Rolands.
Don't kick your gear, love them because WOW, that's not behringer clone!!!
Hi. Yes, I love the 100m as well. I remember first seeing a photo of one in my MC-202 manual, and wondering what on earth it was, and then a few years later stumbled on one as you do! And I totallu agree about the system 100 mixer. Back in the nineties I discovered the same thing, I ran a few complete songs through it from the PC and it really gave it a bit of air and crackle, if that makes sense. What was the rare module you mentioned?
@@anonymex22 my worst keyboard, actionwise, is the Roland Rs-70. The Behringer stuff is very good in comparison. so... I'd rather break the Roland, I prefer to play it via Midi with my Kawai Spectra anyways. Or a Behringer.
@@couchcamperTM well RS-70, you can break it that's worth nothing digital rompler at it worst time. By the way as i'm interested in building an analog behringer clone eurorack, TR clones, perhaps you can tell me more about if it is solid, does it works more than the warranty, specially the knob... Analog expander/tr/tb clone first failure are noise from bad knob, and those are cms boards...
Could you please explain once again why the studio is not actually going on tour? I mean, it's in the title...
I didn’t quite get this either. I feel duped somehow.
I might put wheels on it next.
Could do a 'bad gear studio tour'?? @AudioPilz
@@AlexBallMusic Worked for Kling-Klang.
@@AlexBallMusic what do you say to treads (treaditionalists?) Folks that prefer tank treads to wheels like Vince Clarke and his mobile rig?
"Only one Juno-6 was harmed in the making of this video". Thanks for the educational and highly entertaining studio tour.
that was a total shock, man, I'm sorryy :(
That poor Juno, no wonder it was in the corner... 😭
*screams of agony from the juno-6*
I'll have it fixed in a few days when I get a moment. Maybe I'll upload a short of the fix as a happy ending.
And as the Prophet 5 predicted, Peace and Prosperity returned to Ro-Land.
every studio tour needs a studio tour song
Most studio tour videos have a cliché comment: "but I want to hear them being used, not talked about!"
I made sure to kill that by being as annoying as possible in the first minute.
"Er, yeah, maybe just talk".
First world problems: too little space for not enough gear! 😂
@@johnvcougar And when you actually move in a bigger space you want your cramped room back, because it was so cozy.
I knew something bad would happen when I saw you dancing like that!
Lovely thing about this is we get the gear, we get tips and tricks, we get jams and we get lore. Thank you.
You are SUCH an able musician! My absolute favorite part was you playing the violin/viola/double bass. Thank you for showing everything!
Yes, that was the moment I felt compelled to click Like. 🙂
My favourite part was the song at the beginning... id rather listen and watch this than that trans Swift bloke! 🎵
This really is a Magical Mystery Tour for gear nerds
The gear, the original music, the skills at playing many different instruments, and very important : the humor ! What's not to ove about this video. Thank you Alex !
Cheers!
For some weird reason, I must admit that I really enjoy those silly songs such as this intro.
It's the only reason I did the video to be honest. :)
@@AlexBallMusicYou had the song done before you recorded a second of video, didn’t you?
I really appreciate the amount of info that's packed into this video as you've solved a bunch of problems I currently have regarding routing etc. Thanks Alex!
Oh for heavens sake, I have Studio Tour going around in my head.... Will no doubt wake up in the middle of the night with it still going...thanks a lot. 😅
I'll be stood over you, dancing.
@@AlexBallMusic Great, now I will have nightmares as well....
Thank you for being you
Thanks!
Coming back after 3 months just for the joyful intro tune. 🤩
So much microphone holding! The algorithm is gonna love this. 🙂
This was such a treat, Alex! Thank you!!!I have to admit I watch too many of these type of videos and two things clearly stood out here:
1) Your musicality is off the charts. Big ups!
2) You know your equipment inside and out, and you clearly use it. I'm sure any piece staying over there will be happy, even while suffering an occasional outro dance karate kick.
Keep up the amazing work and have a great day!
Thanks!
Best Intro Song of a studio tour ever. Epic!
Thanks for this: one thing about huge collections like this combined with examples is it really fixes my own GAS because I find I really enjoy my own taste and choices in gear relative to yours, definitely each to their own.
Definitely. We all find the things that work for us. Part of the joy.
There are rare times where I start watching something so interesting that I immediately say, "Now is not the time. Later. Maybe after a bath and in jammies and with a good snack". This is one such video. I only wish I still had a console TV. Just for this.
Not many Production TH-camrs I'll watch this long but Alex is gold.
Nice to hear. I'm always nervous about uploading long videos, but I had to cut a lot to even make this an hour long. Nice that it's proving useful.
The opening song came as a surprise, made me smile, cheered me up on a brutally hot day. Thumbs up, sir!
All i heard was the intro song and i already knew i was gonna love this video.
Another fantastic video, Alex. As always, love the music you make for your videos as much or more than the videos themselves.
As a longtime fan of you, your synth expertise, and your music, this is one of my favorite videos you've ever made. Thank you so much for keeping analog synth love alive in such a cool, funny, fun, and smart way
The range of your musical abilities and creativity is very impressive Alex. May you continue to be successful :)
Cheers!
44:42 I was doing the washing up and watching this video, but I was stopped dead when you played the classical guitar. Beautiful.
Yeah! I want to know the name of that tune!
Thanks! Just something I composed for the video
Wowza..beautiful
Your knowledge of synths and signal processing never ceases to amaze me. I love your channel and all your videos. Thank you!
Studio tour, studio tour........okay now thats stuck into my head, THANK YOU !
Me watching the intro: Eek, those flailing legs are a bit close to the Juno-8. Close shave, that.
Me at 56:56: Ah.
Really good video, very nicely put together. Love the musical interludes and great to see range of kit at all price levels. A studio that has clearly grown with you and designed to be used - yey!
Cheers! Yes, started with next to no gear and went from there. It's come a very long way.
I’ve revisited this video at least 8 times to listen to the studio tour-song
This was really inspirational and lovely watching and listening to.
I got taken back in time from that Korg Trident when I played it and got very emotional from that Spanish guitar playing and sound from it.
The Korg does have some real character to the sound and the Roland are so creamy liquid sounding. Lovely.
I thank you very much for all the work you put in for your viewers enjoyment!
Great video Alex. Love the patchbay and mixer explanation
Amazing job Alex, and it's remarkable to see how truly versatile you are with your talent and musical knowledge.
Thank you for this great tour, got me a lot of input. Especially on those whole pedal things I feel you so much as I am going through all this now too. Thought getting some pedals would be nice, thought plug and play will be easy .. naive me ... all the DI boxes, re-amps, cables, patch bays cost already more than the pedals themselves .. and then the time .. but I hope at the end the twiggeling and feel will pay out :)
Aww, seeing the guitar section you mention feeder... They were great lads, I remember them from the studio. It was a painful shock to everyone when we heard about Jon Lee.
Love the combination of real acoustic instruments with synths - as a music teacher thanks for making them look cool
Those all came first. Then the silly noise boxes. :)
To answer the pronunciation question, I’m convinced that ISE-NIN is a reference to an apocalyptic substance “ice-nine” imagined by Kurt Vonnegut in the novel Cat’s Cradle. That would fit with the referential naming convention in the rest of their products.
Hey Alex that was a brilliant video. The fact that you took the time to demonstrate every item was quite a feat. You are very generous! I like the names for the locations, too. Your strined instrument chops are not so shabby either - that segment sounded very impressive.
You have such a wonderful collection of gear and instruments. I like how it's all got a purpose and is being used too. This is what a real working studio looks like 😃
Well, that was the best intro song I've heard for a TH-cam video
that prophet and ise nin demo was absolutely magical
If this (normally, much too long) video does not become viral, I don’t know what will. Awesome.
Hello Alex: This was amazing. Thank you. You acoustic playing shows that you really are a proper musician. Have a lovely day.
Thanks Alex, really interesting and seems like you, even as a pro, have a lot of the same issues the rest of us do - like excessive cabling - and the rest! My first proper analogue was a Juno 106, so a bit of common ground there. But mainly I really like how affable you always seem to be, appreciate your humble approach to these videos. Great work.
Oh, the classic whale explosion! They still play it every once in a while late at night on KOIN in Portland, they being the ones who filmed it. What a great ending to a fantastic theme song!
Really enjoyed the tour Alex - the Analord style material at 36:34 was utter class, as was the Prophet 10/Ise-Nin combo at 35:02 wow. Thank you!
Simply awesome! Thanks for this great overview and your “odd” rhythms and textures. It’s nice to see how you connect them all together and utilize with your obvious and unassuming talent. Go get em, Alex!🤓👍
Incredible! Interesting! Useful! I love it. So organized. Great bunch of gear and you are quite capable using it all. I wish I had room to be so organized. My gear is all over the place and split between synth gear, sampler gear, guitar and amps and wayyy to much of everything because I can’t stand selling gear. I love the demos of all your setups.
I had a feeling if we ever had a studio tour from you, we'd also get to experience the breadth of your musical talent. The demo of the acoustic guitar gave me chills. Hats off Alex, please keep doing what you're doing. :)
my school let me take home the 4 track too... great way to learn!
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I start with one of those too, another double cassette deck and eight channel mixer with onboard reverb.
I hit like as soon as the intro song finished! Great informative and entertaining video, fantastic demo songs as usual too. I was mightily impressed with the strings/piano demo!
I've had the intro stuck in my head all damn day
All the songs are good in this video like always but the one with the Danelectro is so groovy that I can't stop listening to it and of course the Juno 6 is definitely sooo 80'S, It reminded me when I started using synths back in those days (I'm in my 50'S now).
Thanks for showing your musical domain and your enormous talent.
Cheers!
PS: Sorry for the Juno accident!
Incredible video!!! One I will consult often as I fill out my own studio!!! Thank you so much for making it! Also, I would love to see a full version of the SP2400 track! It feels like you captured every summer sunset and managed to fit them into a minute long song!
you're a lucky chap Alex! Thank you for sharing in a non "look what i've got" way. Which i tend to find most youtubers do, boasting about what they have and therefore how wealthy they are. It's pretty dry to watch usually, but your genuine love and affection (in a non weird way.....?) is always great to watch and follow.
I've got some old roland (sh-09 and juno 60) and some other bits, a largeish eurorack and some 90s and 2000's VA's but i still long for a KORG and a Yamaha of some sort for something different.... Here's hoping one day!
offf absolute OUCH at kicking tht key off at the end. What a moment hahah
Totally thought at the beginning. Man his foot is close to that Juno. Glad I watched till the end. Even though I cried deep inside.
Wow... What a great tour and tutorial of your amazing setup and gear! Thanks for the walk thru and detailed information!
dude you've got a great style great rock guitar comp you did right there very cool style man you're awesome !
always love the "boom" at the end
That is sooo Alex, he did it before on the Moog featured video.
superb intro chap ! keep the music alive. great vids i love the old gear stuff you done roland gear in particular.
That was a lovely watch. Thoughtfully produced, musical examples, cuts when needed to avoid faffing about. An elevated studio tour indeed; not surprising from you Alex, but still lovely :)
what a joy it is for me to watch a man enjoy what he does! long live the music 🤘
Hi Alex, what an amazing masterpiece of a video. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us synth nerds, and in such detail. The Juno accident at the end was both so sad and so funny. Sorry! Please do post a follow up repair video, I'm sure everyone would love to see your Juno nursed back to health.
Cheers! Juno already fixed and I uploaded a TH-cam short of the repair.
@@AlexBallMusic Wow, so fast! Great! 😀
Is it weird, that even though this is gear heaven, and a great glimpse into how Alex creates....that my favourite thing from the entire video was the explosion after the "studio tour" intro!!
So unnecessarily necessary!
Reminded me of "The Simpsons" episodes of old ❤❤❤
Best intro song ever, ever, ever made!!!
Thanks for the static studio tour, you've got some amazing gear, and most importantly, have the talent and knowhow on how to use it.
Sounding wise, my favorite was the Roland 100 system.... Ohhhh what a sweet sweet sound.
PD : All the routing of the gear from and to different mixers and all, that in itself... is a headache, thanks for explaining that too! Although it's still a headache :D
I was so worried that your kicks were going to have that result! Oh no! LOL.
🦵🎹
Omg! Can’t get enough of the into track!! This video is valid just for the intro. Seriously…
As you didn't show us the door to your studio, I can only assume that you live here and you never leave. It would also explain your time and attention spent on each video.
Also sticking with the same software is relatable! I play flute about as well as you play violin and use it for a recording every 10 years or so. Lastly your double bass playing was great!
Brilliant video, Alex. I wasn't one who asked, but I've always wanted to know exactly what everything is in your setup. Thank you!
Cheers! Glad it was useful.
Thanks for the tour! And a great intro tune. Love it!!❤
Extremely interesting video. More impressed than ever with your skills, Alex.
You’re a legend man. I love how humble you are inspire of how knowledgeable you are. This is the very best gear channel on TH-cam . Thanks for all the inspiration
Despite*** not inspire of**
seeing light behind the gear... this is not a basement??? I always considered you the biggest (or greatest) gear-studio-nerd! Now I'm learning you're doing that stuff for a living and THERE IS LIGHT!!!
awesome intro song btw
Less than a minute in and it's already the best studio tour I've seen.
The intro made my day! 😀
One of the most epic studios in the uk!! Love it Alex im jealous of that system 100 set up!
Superb tour. Loved it!
Yesss! The two 103 mixers are the deliciousness. I've put so many things through my singular (boo hoo etc).mixer, but have also recorded output from the 109 speakers for added dirt, grit & girth (try saying that after a gallon of guiness) . There's some odd patching quirks i discovered on a full system when i made the videos (i.e., some odd normalisation choices), which add to the charm of the instrument. Great jam at the end of the section 🌅
I allso enjoyed the NIN & prophet 10 combo. Muchos deliciousness again. But what really got me was the guitar section. I have an acoustic, but never really got into guitars, so to hear the Spanish style acoustic and the others being played so well, was a real treat. Nice one, Alex! 😁
SUPER DRUMS! Not abandoned after all! Bless.
You were talking at the start about small studios, I remember those being everywhere back in the 90s. 8/16track tape, then moving on to digital like the Soundscape units... all stuff you can do cheaply at home now, but back then it was quite something to behold.
I got them for about £20 if I recall. I was going to sell it on, but the buttons were faulty, so I thought I'd have it restored before selling it.
Unfortunately, the buttons couldn't be replaced and had to be individually dismantled, cleaned and rebuilt. The repairs cost about £60 because it was really time consuming for the tech!
I should have sold it as 'faulty' like I bought it. I can either keep it or sell it at a loss. So it stays.
The first recording studio I put a feet on was at my music school, they have a Tascam 24 channel board and 8 track Tascam machine and another 1/4" tape machine a Roland Chorus Echo RE-501, later they added a Yamaha SPX-90 effect and a DAT machine. Wasn't that bad to start.
Studio tour, studio tour... damn that earworm.
Thanks, Alex! That was fab! I am so envious, not just of your gear but also of your prodigious musical ability... totally awesome!
So much juicy information :P
Was loving that intro song, but i was nervous how close you were to that juno.
Then that horror happened at the end 😱
What a great video - I especially like your Kor(g)ner……..fantastic to see the Trident featured - looking forward to a deeper dive into that one. I loved the mk1 I used to own - with some outboard effects added it could make some great noises.
Wonderful....I can almost smell those synths ! 👍😁
The lust of the musk.
Thanks for your really insightful tour, a lot of helpful details which can only mean that I really must sort out my studio. The details about patch baying the effects pedals and midi routing was particularly useful. Thank you and I wish you continued success☢️👍
Thanks! Glad it was helpful, I was hoping it would be.
The pedal thing is one of the best things I've bothered to do in the studio, so I highly recommend it.
@@AlexBallMusic it will be my project for the next week or so as the pedals I have are all over the place in the studio the patch bay is a much maligned and misunderstood piece of kit but a massive time saver and resource for experimentation thanks for the inspiration ☢️👍
merely the intro song already makes this video a success 😲
Where’s the damn LOVE (❤) button, TH-cam? This is deserving! Thanks for this, Alex. Love your collection of fine instruments. Thoroughly enjoyed the tour of them all.
Very talented chap! I loved your violin section, it sounded great to me. Thank you
Also very funny.
Brilliant walkthrough as always Alex. And great musical examples too (for the bonus points!)
This is the best gear channel on the internet. You are a huge inspiration to me. Thanks
For all you folks looking for rack drawers like Alex is using for his pedals, don't look in music shops. You can visit PC shops selling server racks and get your cabinets and parts there. Same measurement standards, a fraction of the price.
Yep!
I have seen rough estimate amount of 2.523.643 studio tour here on TH-cam. And not one, NOT ONE has a dedicated intro song that is as legendary as this.
So that means, this is the best studio tour on TH-cam. It's as simple as that. I challenge anyone prove me wrong...
I thought I better clarify that the studio can't go on tour.
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Watched the whole thing. Absolutely worth it!
Cheers!
So jealous of your Korg collection. I'm kinda drum machines nerd and have all Minipops except Junior and 4xKR 55 lol. Love them so much.
Magnifique ! A trip in heaven ; I was here for synths, and I just have to say : Dude ! the spanish guitar ... I miss some Jim Henson creatures arround you in this studio planet . A big hug and thanks
Very nice, Alex! A whale of an opener. I like how you're really feeling the 11s here, finding the 1 with your head nod at the first beat every measure-- 33:33. Cheers!
Everyone expects four-to-the-floor, so I went with...eleven.
@@AlexBallMusic It's always one better. 👌🏻
That system 100 sounds incredible, timeless!
The ARP 2600 FS is such a beautiful instrument. Love it.
Loved your Juno 6 bit. That was my very first synth, I think around 1984. Sound of eighties never gets old. Cheers. :)
Ive got to say... When i eventually get all my gear out, and setup my studio, If I can afford it.... Im definitely be getting a Flock Patchbay...... Truth is.... you need one ALSO !
White House studios is still very much a thing, and Martin is still going. He's a thoroughly decent egg.
Well that's another earworm filed alongside "It's a Jolly Good Day for a Mooging!" that will live rent-free in my head until I eventually die on the toilet.
No way! I should go back there for old time's sake.