I felt like I was on drugs watching this, going back in time when I was in math class confused af looking at all the notes my teacher put on the board while I pretended to know what was going on.
This is the coolest looking synth I have seen in a long time. However it looked so much better than it’s capabilities at least what saw in this video. I will look for other video but so far I’m not sold on it.
Such a beautiful machine, and there were some beautiful shots of it in this video too. Very grateful that you've made this video on it. Hopefully there will be many more, as I'm sure this wonderful thing will never stop surprising you. cheers
Thank you so much, Will! Much appreciated! I am brainstorming what to include in the subsequent video while I collect practice recordings. Look for it in the next couple of weeks or so. Cheers!!
@@alecyuzhny It can do that to a small degree, but that would be a narrow imposition on its design philosophy. If that's what you're looking for, I'd recommend something with a step sequencer.
@@JuanDale Yeah sure, I understand this design decision (and I already talked with the creator of Czochralski via email about that) but for example Pulsar 23 from Soma is also pretty complex machine that designed with experimental approach in mind, but now we see how in the hands of techno artists like Surgeon it become a sound machine for techno sets and it works amazing. I see this as a spectacular box full of sounds and it can be both abstract and more rhythmic and also mellow at the same time as i hear those oscillators - they sound amazing and musical. Would be interesting to hear that if I am right. But I could be wrong :) there a lot of sequencers available on the market to sequence that, I am sure its not a problem.
@@RickyTinez It's the "enable" pin for the multiplexor, whenever it receives a logic high, the pulse network will be active. If you use triggers, it functions as a clock input for the pattern generated by the pulse network. I don't really use it because I'm specifically interested in the un-clocked weirdness, but if you're interested in making it behave, that's one way. The problem for me is that the patterns are still a result of the inputs to the pulse network, and doesn't really afford you more control of the pattern generated. When I want more control, I just use a Beatstep Pro to manually trigger the voices individually. Knowledge is power, PEACE. ✌️
@@JuanDale ah! that makes sense and also answers my fear of the pattern being basically a step by step trigger. I instead went Sync'd LFOs from Maestro (eurorack), plus the LFOs from Cells. Most sounds triggered on the beat but sprinkles of wild LFO triggered sounds. It's a fun weird ass box haha! Thank you for the knowledge primo!
To a certain extent, I think this is an instrument you don't even need to fully understand in order to use. It is so complex that it encourages experimentation.
Entirely true except the only complexity to me is the pulse network, everything else is pretty straightforward. It's just the right amount of character and the right collection of modules limited in the right ways. Thanks for hanging!
ayo juan i had mine for a little bit and have a q for u. I can't quite figure out the follow inputs on the drum cells, do u have an explanation that's better than the manual's "allows more than just pulse". I've been using it as basic fm i guess for now.
It seems like it acts like FM at sub audio frequencies, but like a sync voltage follower at audio rates, meaning an LFO will modulate the pitch, whereas an audio-rate signal will lock the drum cell oscillator to that frequency . He wasn't very clear when I asked in an email either, I think he likes the mystery. It seems like the pot adjusts from exponential through linear to logarithmic, but I don't really know. You can hear the pot scaling the incoming CV, but I haven't done any super specific testing. Just try putting different stuff in it and see what happens. One of my newfound favorite uses is syncing the oscillators in some configuration and sending oscillators to the drum voices Z input, then modulating the oscillators' frequencies with a sequence (Benjolin in my case). This makes it so that everything is "in-tune." With the CC's potential for rhythmic complexity, having a unified sequence modulating all the different voices helps tie it all together in a way that makes it sound much more cohesive. You'll hear this in my next video. Thanks for hanging!
ooo thank you for the advice@@JuanDale . i think i have a couple quirks, like the sample/hold input and clock seemed to be switched, and for some reason gate one near the bottom right just outputs to phaser 2 without gating...im not an electronics/solderer person so i can live with it, but did u find anything like that on yours? otherwise this thing is magic
@@memorycurse1342 I did. I had sent mine back for a switch and VCA that hadn't survived the trip across the pond and Kirkis covered return shipping and fixed it quick. I'd send him an email. But yeah, when I got it back, a couple of things were switched but it hasn't bothered me too much.
Every control and jack is very clearly labeled. It took me about two days of short practice sessions to have it committed to memory. The weird layout is actually helpful because it's not a grid, which makes it harder for me. Additionally, every input is a white jack and every output is a color.
Oh ! The diagrams come from category theory (monoid, comonoid objects in a monoidal category). Surely, the machine creator knows about string diagrams :)
Yeah, he's highly inspired by Wolfram and physics/mathematics in general. You should check out his 16 Psyche, it has some really original circuits involving rings of fractions, infinity groupoids, and more things I'm still trying to wrap my head around. www.destiny-plus.com/16-psyche
Thanks. Helps a lot. Wondering how the external clock in (on the side) effects the pulse network or what external clock divisions into the pulse network would do (like from CGS pulse divider on Serge SWAMP panel, or synced/reset LFOs). I realize the idea is non-standard pattern creation but wondering if it's possible to create something more predictable to build craziness on top of. Either way, fun machine!
Great question! I also wondered the same when I got it. It's actually a 3.5mm jack next to the pulse network inputs on the front panel. Turns out it just syncs the resulting gate patterns while the modulation sources continue doing their own thing, which means that the gates will be aligned to the clock, but the pattern will follow the waxing and waning of the modulation sources. You could however use external modulation sources sync'ed to the same clock into the pulse network to generate the patterns, which would create more stable patterns. What I do when I want to involve external stuff is just use the Square wave output from one of the LFOs to clock the external gear, like I was doing with the Serge in the patches section. This way, I still get the wonky rhythms and patterns, but I can sync external sources to whichever subdivision depending on which LFO I use to sync the external stuff. This feels like the best of both worlds to me. Cheers! Thanks for stopping by!
thank you for your introduction.. def helped me get started. Sure hope you do one for 16 psyche. This and Entanglement are a cakewalk compared to 16 psyche. Fingers crossed ;-)
Thanks so much, glad to help. If I ever get a 16 Psyche, I sure will. With the Serge system currently living beside CCells, I don't have much necessity for it, but it is interesting of course. Cheers!
Fantastic bit of kit. This is the first time I have seen one. Are those banana cables it takes? It looks like Salvador Dali and Buchla had some mushrooms together and came up with this. Even the cables look nice coming out of it. Nice demo btw.
Excellent! A super-helpful, clear explanation of the pulse network, nice work! Are you running the joystick into the 3.5mm input on the side to sweep the pitch of all 4 VCOs?
Much appreciated! I’m big into percussion units, so I’m very interested in complimenting the output from CC with patterns from other units I have (Pulsar 23, Serge drum panel, eurorack, etc)
Thanks for hanging out! Yeah, pretty much! Buchla was all about ergonomics and excellent performance control though. I feel as though this focuses on sound quality, originality, and creative design first and foremost. Some of the ergonomics take a back seat, but with the joysticks, it's an incredibly performance friendly device.
I've been thinking about how to recreate so that people could approximate it. I'm trying to come up with something, but Kirkis (the maker) is leaving a lot to mystery in our email communications, so I'll have to reverse engineer it, which will take some time. I'll make a video if I can come up with something. Thanks for hanging out!
Your the guy who builds serge panels aren’t you? Of course your showing this ! So far the Perkons is my favorite drum synth but this in your opinion sits were exactly outside the modular structure! How would you approach it live ? I have seen some people do it but it was fairly dissident noise . But it’s still very cool looking . ✌️👽
Not me, at least not yet! I'm working on some diy modules, but nothing built yet. I wouldn't say it sits outside modular structure, you could definitely use each 'module' with external modules, effects, etc. The joysticks make for amazing performance controls because you can very quickly move the patch in widely different directions. I'm working on incorporating it with my Eurorack and Serge system, which you can see some of here and my recent previous videos.
Very interesting concept.... I'm just curious if the cost of the synth also includes the student loans needed for the engineering degree required to understand how to patch it? I love the innovation in the synth world these days, but this gives me anxiety just looking at it. Is this a prototype or final design?
@@JuanDale Right on. I was being a bit hyperbolic, but the graphic overlay makes that thing look pretty intimidating for sure. Not sure if the graphics are outlining signal flow, or if it's just for decoration. I do love the fact that the devices are hand made by an obvious passionate artist. There seems to be what looks like some inspiration from Soma instruments peppered in there as well which is awesome. While this particular instrument isn't in my wheelhouse, I truly hope Mr. Kirkis keeps innovating and his business continues to grow!
Yeah, good point; the graphics help to guide the user, but as we all know the same modules could be re-arranged in a variety of ways based on preference. This is a yuuuuge control surface. I guess once you are familiar you could orient this to face any direction- so this gives the user some choice.
Wow. I’m new to your channel and that thing is insane. I have a perkons and pulsar 23, and that machine seems on another planet compared to those machines. I. Dying to hear more and what do those cost?
I think everyone commenting here is new, welcome to the party!! Damn! A Perkons AND a Pulsar 23!? Save some drums for the rest of us. I don't want to step on the maker's toes, because it's just one guy and he deals personally through email, but it's in a similar price bracket to the devices you mentioned. Thanks so much for hanging out! Cheers!
Estoy trabajando en hacer que todo funcione bien en el Serge. Voy a reemplazar la fuente de alimentación, la cual cuesta un poco y ya me gasté en el Czochralski Cells hahaha
SEMEJANTE MODELO DE ANALOG MACHINE, PARA CREAR ALGO QUE EN REALIDAD LO MUESTRAN COMO UN IMPLEMENTO DE CONTROLAR UN KICK.. Y ESO EN UN PLUGIN YA EXISTE SE LLAMA KORZIONE KICKS..
Interesting synth idea, but that layout just kills me eyes. If you like unpredictable bizarro results this could be fun, but I think if you want to do something intentional with sound this probably isn't the kit you want.
My opinion is that intentionality is the quickest route to boring results, at least in my experience. The beauty of devices like this is that it functions as an extension of your cognition, you develop new ways of thinking about, processing, and creating music, which for me is the goal. Top-down composition has been beat to death for the entire history of humanity and John Cage was onto something with indeterminacy. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Well yeah where is it still musical? This looks like some kind of out of control chaotic knot. Didn't hear one musical note in there. Rythmically the same.. nothing interesting. Unless u'r into taming beasts.. this might your kind of kit. 🤣
@@cray56 I wish! It's from a guy in London: Matthew Kirkis, you can check out his website: www.destiny-plus.com/ Brilliant artist and composer, and now synth designer. Cheers!
Thanks so much for hanging out! It's not immediately intuitive, but I developed muscle memory very quickly and haven't referenced the manual since two days after receiving it. I must have whatever the opposite of OCD is, I love the layout. I find it much easier to remember control and jack placement when the layout is unique; I get lost and confused with a grid.
If someone gave me a new car, and the controls to that car looked as mish/mash as this "drum machine" - I'm pretty sure I'd be dead in the first hour of use... NAh, I'll pass.
If someone gave me a new drum machine, and the controls to that drum machine looked like a "car" - I'm pretty sure I'd be bored in the first 10 minutes of use. It's not for everyone, but I love it. Thanks for watching!
Honestly, that is a terrible laid out Synth. Even the markings don't align with any of the hardware or controls. And it's all just mathematics equations
All the controls and jacks are labeled, it's just pretty small. If you look in the closeup shots, you can see them. The mathematics stuff is just design. Personally, an unconventional design and layout has the benefit of pulling me out of habits and old patterns, and I find that inspiring. To each their own.
@@cray56 Awesome! I want the 16 Psyche so fucking bad. It seems like it's a texture monster. The CC is perfectly capable as a drone machine in addition to the obvious drum stuff (in fact I'm on the couch exploring some drone stuff with it now), but I think that's more of the 16's bag. The drum voices in CC have to be triggered, so you're kind of limited to the 4 oscillators for droning texture stuff. There are more utilities in the 16 as well. Kirkis stealth uploaded a couple videos a week or two ago that show them used together. Channel name is D3000. Let me know what you get!!
There are a couple tight spots for sure, but I have small fingers so it doesn't bother me. The knobs on this are a grippy rubber, so it's easy to just use one finger on the side of the knob, which is what I often do. Thanks for hanging out!
I felt like I was on drugs watching this, going back in time when I was in math class confused af looking at all the notes my teacher put on the board while I pretended to know what was going on.
Welcome, Brother.
It's a synthesizer that inspires a lot of creativity. The design of the panel and your explanation are also wonderful.
Much appreciated! It's inspiring to me for sure
Really good intro demo with good organization and good humor. The right level of detail. Thanks!
Wow, thanks so much!! What a review!
This is the coolest looking synth I have seen in a long time. However it looked so much better than it’s capabilities at least what saw in this video. I will look for other video but so far I’m not sold on it.
Come back soon, I'll be making a video that explores some of the other unique features.
Thanks for hanging out!
Such a beautiful machine, and there were some beautiful shots of it in this video too. Very grateful that you've made this video on it. Hopefully there will be many more, as I'm sure this wonderful thing will never stop surprising you. cheers
Thank you so much, Will! Much appreciated! I am brainstorming what to include in the subsequent video while I collect practice recordings. Look for it in the next couple of weeks or so. Cheers!!
@@JuanDale Would be interesting to hear more common drum patterns & mellow synth sounds with reverb if thats possible 😇
@@alecyuzhny It can do that to a small degree, but that would be a narrow imposition on its design philosophy. If that's what you're looking for, I'd recommend something with a step sequencer.
@@JuanDale Yeah sure, I understand this design decision (and I already talked with the creator of Czochralski via email about that) but for example Pulsar 23 from Soma is also pretty complex machine that designed with experimental approach in mind, but now we see how in the hands of techno artists like Surgeon it become a sound machine for techno sets and it works amazing. I see this as a spectacular box full of sounds and it can be both abstract and more rhythmic and also mellow at the same time as i hear those oscillators - they sound amazing and musical. Would be interesting to hear that if I am right. But I could be wrong :) there a lot of sequencers available on the market to sequence that, I am sure its not a problem.
@@alecyuzhny I'll post a short of what I can come up with
A great introduction to this unusual synth. I'm waiting for more!!!
Thanks for hanging out!
Looks like a pure data worst case patch scenario and sounds like an IRCAM 808, 'tis evil man
Apt description, and that's why I love it. Beautiful chaos.
Thanks for watching!
this video is both educational and entertaining AF! such a cool synth too GEEEEEZZZZZZ
GEEEEZ what a nice comment. Thanks for hanging. 🤙
Have you ever tried using the 3.5mm sync in the pulse network? If so, what's that do?
@@RickyTinez It's the "enable" pin for the multiplexor, whenever it receives a logic high, the pulse network will be active. If you use triggers, it functions as a clock input for the pattern generated by the pulse network.
I don't really use it because I'm specifically interested in the un-clocked weirdness, but if you're interested in making it behave, that's one way. The problem for me is that the patterns are still a result of the inputs to the pulse network, and doesn't really afford you more control of the pattern generated. When I want more control, I just use a Beatstep Pro to manually trigger the voices individually. Knowledge is power, PEACE. ✌️
@@JuanDale ah! that makes sense and also answers my fear of the pattern being basically a step by step trigger.
I instead went Sync'd LFOs from Maestro (eurorack), plus the LFOs from Cells. Most sounds triggered on the beat but sprinkles of wild LFO triggered sounds. It's a fun weird ass box haha!
Thank you for the knowledge primo!
I was fascinated at this instrument not yet for sale but wow hearing one is even more of a trip
It's very unique. Thanks for hanging out!!
Wow! Very interesting work flow and sound. Love it
Thanks for hanging out!
To a certain extent, I think this is an instrument you don't even need to fully understand in order to use. It is so complex that it encourages experimentation.
Entirely true except the only complexity to me is the pulse network, everything else is pretty straightforward. It's just the right amount of character and the right collection of modules limited in the right ways. Thanks for hanging!
oh wow this got way more interesting at the end with the oscillators introduced
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing this.
I think you did a very good job!
Thank you so much, appreciate you watching.
Very interesting machine! Thanx for the video!
Thanks for hanging out!
Love this!! And the presentation style.
Thanks so much! I appreciate you hanging out. 🤙
wow thanks for making this video- had never heard of this, very cool project :)
Thanks for hanging out!
thanks for making the vid! super cool
Thanks for hanging out, Cameron!
That is wild!
It is! Thanks for watching, Kenny!
Beautiful machine!! Love it.
Thanks for watching!
If anything should be named 'Rabbit Hole Machine', this is a strong contender. Very interesting.
ayo juan i had mine for a little bit and have a q for u. I can't quite figure out the follow inputs on the drum cells, do u have an explanation that's better than the manual's "allows more than just pulse". I've been using it as basic fm i guess for now.
It seems like it acts like FM at sub audio frequencies, but like a sync voltage follower at audio rates, meaning an LFO will modulate the pitch, whereas an audio-rate signal will lock the drum cell oscillator to that frequency . He wasn't very clear when I asked in an email either, I think he likes the mystery. It seems like the pot adjusts from exponential through linear to logarithmic, but I don't really know. You can hear the pot scaling the incoming CV, but I haven't done any super specific testing. Just try putting different stuff in it and see what happens.
One of my newfound favorite uses is syncing the oscillators in some configuration and sending oscillators to the drum voices Z input, then modulating the oscillators' frequencies with a sequence (Benjolin in my case). This makes it so that everything is "in-tune." With the CC's potential for rhythmic complexity, having a unified sequence modulating all the different voices helps tie it all together in a way that makes it sound much more cohesive. You'll hear this in my next video.
Thanks for hanging!
ooo thank you for the advice@@JuanDale . i think i have a couple quirks, like the sample/hold input and clock seemed to be switched, and for some reason gate one near the bottom right just outputs to phaser 2 without gating...im not an electronics/solderer person so i can live with it, but did u find anything like that on yours? otherwise this thing is magic
@@memorycurse1342 I did. I had sent mine back for a switch and VCA that hadn't survived the trip across the pond and Kirkis covered return shipping and fixed it quick. I'd send him an email. But yeah, when I got it back, a couple of things were switched but it hasn't bothered me too much.
front panel from hell
😈🤘
Great video. Very entertaining. Yay!
Thank you for hanging out!
Ooo this is interesting, may have to start putting money away. Good video too!
Thanks for hanging out!
Wow. Like it
Me too, thanks for hanging out!
have you managed a way to learn the inputs - outputs or you always need to refer to the manual ?
Every control and jack is very clearly labeled. It took me about two days of short practice sessions to have it committed to memory. The weird layout is actually helpful because it's not a grid, which makes it harder for me. Additionally, every input is a white jack and every output is a color.
Oh ! The diagrams come from category theory (monoid, comonoid objects in a monoidal category). Surely, the machine creator knows about string diagrams :)
Yeah, he's highly inspired by Wolfram and physics/mathematics in general. You should check out his 16 Psyche, it has some really original circuits involving rings of fractions, infinity groupoids, and more things I'm still trying to wrap my head around. www.destiny-plus.com/16-psyche
Thanks. Helps a lot. Wondering how the external clock in (on the side) effects the pulse network or what external clock divisions into the pulse network would do (like from CGS pulse divider on Serge SWAMP panel, or synced/reset LFOs). I realize the idea is non-standard pattern creation but wondering if it's possible to create something more predictable to build craziness on top of. Either way, fun machine!
Great question! I also wondered the same when I got it.
It's actually a 3.5mm jack next to the pulse network inputs on the front panel. Turns out it just syncs the resulting gate patterns while the modulation sources continue doing their own thing, which means that the gates will be aligned to the clock, but the pattern will follow the waxing and waning of the modulation sources. You could however use external modulation sources sync'ed to the same clock into the pulse network to generate the patterns, which would create more stable patterns.
What I do when I want to involve external stuff is just use the Square wave output from one of the LFOs to clock the external gear, like I was doing with the Serge in the patches section. This way, I still get the wonky rhythms and patterns, but I can sync external sources to whichever subdivision depending on which LFO I use to sync the external stuff. This feels like the best of both worlds to me.
Cheers! Thanks for stopping by!
wow i need one
It's a gem! Thanks for hanging out!
Very cool… just wish it came with a smaller footprint. Thanks for sharing, man. 👍🏽👍🏽
Thanks for hanging out!
Great video. I just discovered this on Mod Wiggler. I’m thinking it would work well with my music. Would love to see some more videos on it.
Thanks Scott! Come back soon, I'll be doing some more with it. If you have any specific questions, I can try to address them in the next one.
thank you for your introduction.. def helped me get started. Sure hope you do one for 16 psyche. This and Entanglement are a cakewalk compared to 16 psyche. Fingers crossed ;-)
Thanks so much, glad to help. If I ever get a 16 Psyche, I sure will. With the Serge system currently living beside CCells, I don't have much necessity for it, but it is interesting of course.
Cheers!
Fantastic bit of kit. This is the first time I have seen one. Are those banana cables it takes? It looks like Salvador Dali and Buchla had some mushrooms together and came up with this. Even the cables look nice coming out of it. Nice demo btw.
It is banana. It's highly inspired by modern algebra and groupoid theory. Thanks for hanging!
@@JuanDale thanks.👍 I hope they do a eurorack version one day. Looks like hours of fun.
What’s the price tag for a noiz beast like that?
There are not any prices on their website.
Thanks for hanging out!
That's a question for the maker: www.destiny-plus.com/
Reach out, he's a great guy.
Excellent! A super-helpful, clear explanation of the pulse network, nice work!
Are you running the joystick into the 3.5mm input on the side to sweep the pitch of all 4 VCOs?
Thanks so much James!
I am! In the patches section I also use the S&H stepped random to modulate their frequencies.
Nice video of this thing. I've almost bought it twice.
Thanks for hanging out!
Fuck I love it & I want one! Thanks for making this video!
Thanks so much for watching!
holy stacking cables batman
Great video. Awesome and innovative synth.
How to get one? On the homepage I can't find any informations.
There's a contact email on the page: www.destiny-plus.com/contact
Thanks for the great demo! I’m waiting for my CC to be built. Any chance you’ll do a demo of sending an external clock into it?
Thanks for watching! I hadn't planned on it as that's not how I like to use it, but I'll post a short later today or tomorrow. 🤙
Much appreciated! I’m big into percussion units, so I’m very interested in complimenting the output from CC with patterns from other units I have (Pulsar 23, Serge drum panel, eurorack, etc)
What would happen if you'd asked Don Buchla to come up with, "something like the TR808".
Thanks for hanging out! Yeah, pretty much! Buchla was all about ergonomics and excellent performance control though. I feel as though this focuses on sound quality, originality, and creative design first and foremost. Some of the ergonomics take a back seat, but with the joysticks, it's an incredibly performance friendly device.
are the knobs encoders, pots, or a mixture of both ?
All pots, it's an all-analog device
nice job man
Much appreciated! Thanks for hanging out!
Fascinating. is there an approximation of the pulse network in VCV? I really want to mess with some non step based trigger sequencing
I've been thinking about how to recreate so that people could approximate it. I'm trying to come up with something, but Kirkis (the maker) is leaving a lot to mystery in our email communications, so I'll have to reverse engineer it, which will take some time.
I'll make a video if I can come up with something. Thanks for hanging out!
Yo! This guy has a good patch that I think gets fairly close to it: th-cam.com/video/0T6kCFbIt0U/w-d-xo.html
Looks like a fun canvas for weird beats😈
It sure is! Thanks for watching
how much is it?
Thanks for hanging out! Send an email to ask: www.destiny-plus.com/
Your the guy who builds serge panels aren’t you? Of course your showing this ! So far the Perkons is my favorite drum synth but this in your opinion sits were exactly outside the modular structure! How would you approach it live ? I have seen some people do it but it was fairly dissident noise . But it’s still very cool looking . ✌️👽
Not me, at least not yet! I'm working on some diy modules, but nothing built yet.
I wouldn't say it sits outside modular structure, you could definitely use each 'module' with external modules, effects, etc.
The joysticks make for amazing performance controls because you can very quickly move the patch in widely different directions. I'm working on incorporating it with my Eurorack and Serge system, which you can see some of here and my recent previous videos.
@@JuanDale you have a twin 👽✌️
wow, this looks amazing!
that's for sharing. also, love that shirt - where'd you get it?
Thanks for watching!
Honestly not sure. I think I got it from TJ Maxx 3 or 4 years ago.
Very interesting concept.... I'm just curious if the cost of the synth also includes the student loans needed for the engineering degree required to understand how to patch it? I love the innovation in the synth world these days, but this gives me anxiety just looking at it. Is this a prototype or final design?
It's actually incredibly simple to patch, there's nothing complex about it. All jacks and controls have clear labels.
@@JuanDale Right on. I was being a bit hyperbolic, but the graphic overlay makes that thing look pretty intimidating for sure. Not sure if the graphics are outlining signal flow, or if it's just for decoration. I do love the fact that the devices are hand made by an obvious passionate artist. There seems to be what looks like some inspiration from Soma instruments peppered in there as well which is awesome. While this particular instrument isn't in my wheelhouse, I truly hope Mr. Kirkis keeps innovating and his business continues to grow!
@@cooperdeats406 Appreciate the good vibes, he's been a wonderful person to deal with and his music is also incredible, so I agree! Cheers!
Why are the Knobs so close together, with so much space available?
Not really sure. I don't mind it though. Thanks for hanging out!
Yeah, good point; the graphics help to guide the user, but as we all know the same modules could be re-arranged in a variety of ways based on preference. This is a yuuuuge control surface. I guess once you are familiar you could orient this to face any direction- so this gives the user some choice.
Wow. I’m new to your channel and that thing is insane. I have a perkons and pulsar 23, and that machine seems on another planet compared to those machines. I. Dying to hear more and what do those cost?
I think everyone commenting here is new, welcome to the party!!
Damn! A Perkons AND a Pulsar 23!? Save some drums for the rest of us.
I don't want to step on the maker's toes, because it's just one guy and he deals personally through email, but it's in a similar price bracket to the devices you mentioned.
Thanks so much for hanging out! Cheers!
Saldrá un overview del Serge?
O demostración de algún patch con el. Me interesa conocer como patcheas un sistema como ese.
Claro!! Finalmente alguien que habla español. Haha
Lo voy a agregar a la lista. Que vuelvas pronto a mi canal amigo. Gracias por pasar el rato!
@@JuanDale ya me suscribi, así que andaré en la vuelta jaj
Estoy trabajando en hacer que todo funcione bien en el Serge. Voy a reemplazar la fuente de alimentación, la cual cuesta un poco y ya me gasté en el Czochralski Cells hahaha
Paciencia paciencia, cuídalo que parece un lindo sistema!
Is it purposefully disorganized?
I think the panel was meticulously laid out but someone sneezed on the design files and he just decided to go with it.
Whats the price for this? I cant find it
You'd need to send an email to Destiny+ to inquire.
SEMEJANTE MODELO DE ANALOG MACHINE, PARA CREAR ALGO QUE EN REALIDAD LO MUESTRAN COMO UN IMPLEMENTO DE CONTROLAR UN KICK.. Y ESO EN UN PLUGIN YA EXISTE SE LLAMA KORZIONE KICKS..
NUNCA HE ESCUCHADO DE ESE PLUGIN. GRACIAS POR PASAR EL RATO. 🤙 (por qué gritamos??)
Interesting synth idea, but that layout just kills me eyes. If you like unpredictable bizarro results this could be fun, but I think if you want to do something intentional with sound this probably isn't the kit you want.
My opinion is that intentionality is the quickest route to boring results, at least in my experience. The beauty of devices like this is that it functions as an extension of your cognition, you develop new ways of thinking about, processing, and creating music, which for me is the goal. Top-down composition has been beat to death for the entire history of humanity and John Cage was onto something with indeterminacy.
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Well yeah where is it still musical? This looks like some kind of out of control chaotic knot. Didn't hear one musical note in there. Rythmically the same.. nothing interesting. Unless u'r into taming beasts.. this might your kind of kit. 🤣
What a beautiful monster but like anything beautiful I can't afford it
You're a beautiful monster and you can always afford yourself.
Treat yoself.
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@@JuanDale hahaha what's the price
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ciat lonbarde x serge, it's probably a bit too obtuse for me but i love it anyway
That's the spirit
more please
Whoah! Welcome to the channel Cray! I love your work.
@@JuanDale hi JuanDale. Thanks. I look forward to more vids from you on this synth. I am very interested in this synth. Did you make this?
@@cray56 I wish! It's from a guy in London: Matthew Kirkis, you can check out his website: www.destiny-plus.com/ Brilliant artist and composer, and now synth designer. Cheers!
I can't say thatbI find it intuitive of musical. The layout also kills my OCD.
Thanks so much for hanging out! It's not immediately intuitive, but I developed muscle memory very quickly and haven't referenced the manual since two days after receiving it. I must have whatever the opposite of OCD is, I love the layout. I find it much easier to remember control and jack placement when the layout is unique; I get lost and confused with a grid.
If someone gave me a new car, and the controls to that car looked as mish/mash as this "drum machine" - I'm pretty sure I'd be dead in the first hour of use... NAh, I'll pass.
If someone gave me a new drum machine, and the controls to that drum machine looked like a "car" - I'm pretty sure I'd be bored in the first 10 minutes of use. It's not for everyone, but I love it.
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omg lost money
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Is this a joke ? 😂
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Honestly, that is a terrible laid out Synth. Even the markings don't align with any of the hardware or controls. And it's all just mathematics equations
All the controls and jacks are labeled, it's just pretty small. If you look in the closeup shots, you can see them. The mathematics stuff is just design. Personally, an unconventional design and layout has the benefit of pulling me out of habits and old patterns, and I find that inspiring. To each their own.
Bore us with the minor details plz lol
Working on an outline for the next one, I got you boo
@@JuanDale hoooooooo hoooo! I am nearly purchasing but cant decide over the 16 Psyche or CC so any new info is greatly appreciated.
oh and Ive watched your CC vids about 20 times each!
@@cray56 Awesome! I want the 16 Psyche so fucking bad. It seems like it's a texture monster. The CC is perfectly capable as a drone machine in addition to the obvious drum stuff (in fact I'm on the couch exploring some drone stuff with it now), but I think that's more of the 16's bag. The drum voices in CC have to be triggered, so you're kind of limited to the 4 oscillators for droning texture stuff. There are more utilities in the 16 as well. Kirkis stealth uploaded a couple videos a week or two ago that show them used together. Channel name is D3000.
Let me know what you get!!
@@cray56 And I appreciate you watching!!
More super basic sounds for melodyless hack music for people with no talent
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@@JuanDale Break the chains of patch cables and that damned modular madness.
I try my best to avoid modules in eurorack where the knobs are this close together because I find them really annoying to use.
There are a couple tight spots for sure, but I have small fingers so it doesn't bother me. The knobs on this are a grippy rubber, so it's easy to just use one finger on the side of the knob, which is what I often do.
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