Thanks for having me back on the channel again Bo! 😃 Always fun to be a part of this great community and be with such an awesome group of creators! Hope you enjoy all the tips!
So honored to be here again with such an amazing cast of fellow creatives❤️ thanks so much Bo for having me and thanks to all watching! Ps: you’ll find my tip is a simple one, but quite unbreakable😂
The future of Summer of Synths Summer of Synths 2024 is over and a big thank you to all guests and you who watched and supported. I am not sure if there will be a Summer of Synths in 2025 and if there is it might look a bit different. I have been making videos for close to 10 years now and I am taking a step back to reflect on how I want to move forward with the channel. I love to collab with friends and helping smaller channels reach a wider audience and potentially sponsors as well. I hope to continue this in 2025 but I am not quite sure what it will look like. Something I’d love to do is more in-person studio tours, rig walkthroughs, tutorials. Like the one I did with Oora in 2023 or with Accurate Beats this year. This does require more effort on my part: planning, travelling and not least makes it more expensive. But also more fun. So I am looking into how I could fund this and make it work. Always open to your suggestions, ideas or feedback on this. And if you missed any Summer of Synths episode here is a playlist with 24 episodes and some amazing guests: th-cam.com/play/PLhS_pcpmMmT9PSHfs8Nbrie90h1JlX3mu.html As always a big thank you for supporting Summer of Synths & my channel
Wow, Bo, I think this is one of my favorite videos of yours! This is just such a fantastic variety of musicians, gear, and musical ideas. Yay for teamwork!! A great cure for a "summer slump" in creativity.
Summer my favourite two weeks of the year. If it’s any consolation the weather here in Ireland’s all over the place too. Today it’s doing autumn. Great videos more like this please. Oh and more MPC one too 😀
From an Artist's perspective, we understand learning an instrument deeply may discourage, and be intimidating to many, but the rewards depend on how deep you're willing to go. What can this do for your music? It will amaze you. Instruments you never thought much of, can become a favorite. Also, when you learn to use a synth's true capabilities. You'll start to find the secrets no one else has found yet, because so few dig into a synth. Even engineers and designers can't predict how the instruments will be used. Or, when that instrument has so many modulation sources and destinations. No one knows what they're really capable of, because everyone approaches every synth differently. As Artist's, we want to use the instruments like a brush, to control it, and learn it so well, it becomes an extension of your imagination. You'll learn to predict what's coming in the sounds, by recognizing the transients that precede. You'll learn to find your way out of a dead end. Electronic music is FULL of instruments no one uses to their full capabilities. But rather, new gear is pushing toward instruments that generate the music with minimal effort. Where as learning these instruments allows you to play with that generating feature too. There are no rules, but knowing what is possible is only possible through knowledge, and learning to unitize it. Hope our pennies worth helps someone.😀
Oora’s trick is also a good way to get around modulation limitations of sequencers, like the Syntakt only having one LFO per midi track. The root power chord over an octaves bass line idea is interesting and playing around with that could yield some interesting results, but it won’t work for every chord. Especially borrowed chords, that could really ugly real fast.
That Ihor one got me. I've had a volca Sample for a long time and when he was talking about layering kicks it just dawned on me I could do that on my Volca. Brilliant, great video everyone, lots of great tips.
Loving these summer of synths series they seem to become more comfortable and fun each year. Also greatly showcases the community “synth_fam” spirit. Keep up the good shit!
#5 is kinda how I track heavy guitars, 10/10 tip. not in the drone but in tracking each note of the chord separately. in my case I learned it from picking apart Smashing Pumpkins production
Sweet ideas! Im going to try to incorporate the first three into a little track right now - thanks gang! Also, Bo, the synth used by OscillatorSink is a regular (albeit black) minilogue, not the xd!
Great tips!! Also...nice getting a peek at the summer weather in Sweden...I need to get over there someday and see the region my father's family is from =D The closest I've gotten so far is Vaasa, Finland. I need to bring some synth gear next time I go experience Midsommar!
Great collection of tips! You put together a marvelous, diverse group of artists. These tips are good for starting and continuing the creation process. Thanks! And please stay dry! ☮
Watching the video over a coffee. My tips would be to wait for at least three or weeks before buying (even when you're already 100% certain). And think of what to expect, is it playing or synthesis/soundscaping? Also think of a solid alternative to the synth on top of your list. This includes a more expensive synth and saving a bit more and buying later. Synth market is a crowded one as well as new as used. The first two tips (three weeks and playing or synthesis) are the most fundamental while the third tip makes you aware of not only other gear but pricing as functionality. Having gear on rotation can be fun yet I prefer keepers and getting to know gear. For me a synth with at least three octave full size keys is mandatory as is a groovebox/sketchbook desktop thing (SH-4d in my case). When starting out it was for me a journey and in terms of pricing but did reasonbly well, sometimes you write a bit off and sometimes make a bit on (used) gear. I never treated gear as an asset though writing off is to be considered.
I took the advice of tipster #1 and dove into modulating modulation starting a simple one layer memory moog patch on a k2600. Lost a couple hours and ended up light years from where i started on that one. Try it you’ll like it.
I am absolutely highly interested in that course. I'm researching different synths trying to find what's right for me. I'd love a course that'll help me get started.
Lol dude in the intro you are literally just describing symptoms of G.A.S where you get a dopamine boost from getting new gear. But hey. I just got a Moog Muse and i’m loving it lol
When i come across a video that catches my attention i first think; will i get something out of this or will it be a waste of time or will it be something i was already interested in. The first tip was something i was already interested in; modulation, modulation and more modulation. I saw a video where the guy was describing and mimicking how Stevie Wonder does CHORDS which is what Miles Away did here so i liked that part for sure. But these are some great tips.
4:51 yay minilogue! 👍👍 I'm basically a drummer-tard ie. I just turn it on & play the preset sequences starting with #1 then tweek it about a little & then add whatever electronic drum kit bashing I'm feeling for an hour or so. Like going to the ocean & then just dabbling in the shallows... I guess I'm just easy to please! :)
I’ve had every synth that come out for the past 25 years and the one that literally changed my life is the op-1 field. Everytime I turn it on something magical happens. Yes it has many many many shortcomings but I’ve sold most of stuff cause I can do anything I really want with the op-1 and a iPad. I do have a Eurorack and a Digitone still but that’s it.
FWIW, part of the reason the third makes a chord muddy is because it's out of tune (by design) in equal temperament. It can be fun to explore just tuning to hear in-tune intervals if you have a polysynth that supports alternate tunings.
There are some cases with integrated keyboards (the niftykeys is an affordable option), but the more flexible(?) option might be that a lot of controller keyboards out there support the analogue cv/gate format that we use in eurorack for playing notes. A good option there might be the Arturia Keystep series (which also have sequencers). If you don't want a "dedicated" keyboard for use with modular, there are also modules out there that convert midi to CV/gate so you could use any midi equipped instrument (or sequencer, or control things from within your DAW!). Like Synthdad said - that's the thing about eurorack - there are many options to let you build a setup that is right for how you want to make music.
The chord tip is a bit weird. By keeping the C-G in the right hand you are modifying the hell out of the original progression, so you are not really playing the same thing. I would say that if you want to keep the same chords, but don't want to get mud from notes being too close together, spread the notes out over a few octaves. Like maybe do root and fifth with the left hand and then do third and root with the right hand in the octave above or something. Even better if you can hit root and the third in the octave above with your left (having large hands helps) and then his something like fifth and root with your right another octave up.
Thanks for this refreshing video I love it! Here is my tips: Use the sequencer of a synth that can add accents and slide on steps and add accents and slides to steps which do not have note on them. Then playing the synth live will make the unison and jump of tips 7 and add some filter accents and slide in top… And example here: th-cam.com/video/9E8Ae8zH6AE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=A9Ij1wXv_b5ZZXkg
Synths featured & where to buy (affiliate links that support future summer of synths)
🎹Sequential Take 5
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/526435?offid=1&affid=623
US: sweetwater.sjv.io/xkk0z5
🎹Korg Minilogue
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/379052?offid=1&affid=623
US: sweetwater.sjv.io/m56Bde
🎹OXI One
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/545274?offid=1&affid=623
US: link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/S0BERUlFSUBFR0VHSEdATEpITA?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2Foxi-one-black.html
🎹Intellijel Cascadia
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/564751?offid=1&affid=623
US: sweetwater.sjv.io/4PkqbM
🎹Sequential OB-6
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/379718?offid=1&affid=623
US: sweetwater.sjv.io/NkdmZv
🎹Elektron Syntakt
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/541892?offid=1&affid=623
US: sweetwater.sjv.io/Mm4WJ3
🎹Moog Subsequent 37
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/419761?offid=1&affid=623
US: sweetwater.sjv.io/LXvWVL
🎹A good starter case for eurorack
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/544861?offid=1&affid=623
US: link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/S0BERUlFSUBFR0VHSEdATEpITA?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2Fnano-caixa-104.html
Thanks for having me back on the channel again Bo! 😃 Always fun to be a part of this great community and be with such an awesome group of creators! Hope you enjoy all the tips!
Good to see that the Irish summer and Swedish summer are the same. Fun video Bo - thank you for having me on the show!
So honored to be here again with such an amazing cast of fellow creatives❤️ thanks so much Bo for having me and thanks to all watching!
Ps: you’ll find my tip is a simple one, but quite unbreakable😂
that was very inspiring!
The future of Summer of Synths
Summer of Synths 2024 is over and a big thank you to all guests and you who watched and supported.
I am not sure if there will be a Summer of Synths in 2025 and if there is it might look a bit different. I have been making videos for close to 10 years now and I am taking a step back to reflect on how I want to move forward with the channel.
I love to collab with friends and helping smaller channels reach a wider audience and potentially sponsors as well. I hope to continue this in 2025 but I am not quite sure what it will look like.
Something I’d love to do is more in-person studio tours, rig walkthroughs, tutorials. Like the one I did with Oora in 2023 or with Accurate Beats this year. This does require more effort on my part: planning, travelling and not least makes it more expensive. But also more fun. So I am looking into how I could fund this and make it work.
Always open to your suggestions, ideas or feedback on this. And if you missed any Summer of Synths episode here is a playlist with 24 episodes and some amazing guests: th-cam.com/play/PLhS_pcpmMmT9PSHfs8Nbrie90h1JlX3mu.html
As always a big thank you for supporting Summer of Synths & my channel
Definitely one of the best videos in terms of time/guests/quality ratio.
What a great video, BoBeats! Great job by you and all of your guests.
Wow, Bo, I think this is one of my favorite videos of yours! This is just such a fantastic variety of musicians, gear, and musical ideas. Yay for teamwork!! A great cure for a "summer slump" in creativity.
Thank you! A lot of credit has to go to my guests, they did such an amazing job.
This is a really nice video format. I love tips 1, 2, 3, and 7!
I love getting a glimpse into people's workflows and techniques. This is the best type of synth content on here.
Summer my favourite two weeks of the year. If it’s any consolation the weather here in Ireland’s all over the place too. Today it’s doing autumn.
Great videos more like this please. Oh and more MPC one too 😀
I've been into synths for nearly 40 years, but this video really brings new perspectives. Great stuff!
What a great format please do this again Bo. Thank you.
TH-cam has stopped suggesting Jorb’s videos. Good to see Jorb again.
Great tips! Dave’s was my favorite
Such a great video! I really enjoyed watching it! Thank you for the amazing tips 🤗
Absolutely yes for a synth course! Terrific, immediately useful video.
I'm jealous of your summer weather! Over here we are cooking. I think I'm done with hot weather for the rest of my life!
Lok, i went to the Baltic see last year, no Italy Greek or Croatia for me in Summer.
swapping out the triad tip is so simple it's brilliant.
Power chords remove the chord quality (the third). They can be played over major or minor.
From an Artist's perspective, we understand learning an instrument deeply may discourage, and be intimidating to many, but the rewards depend on how deep you're willing to go. What can this do for your music? It will amaze you. Instruments you never thought much of, can become a favorite. Also, when you learn to use a synth's true capabilities. You'll start to find the secrets no one else has found yet, because so few dig into a synth. Even engineers and designers can't predict how the instruments will be used. Or, when that instrument has so many modulation sources and destinations. No one knows what they're really capable of, because everyone approaches every synth differently.
As Artist's, we want to use the instruments like a brush, to control it, and learn it so well, it becomes an extension of your imagination. You'll learn to predict what's coming in the sounds, by recognizing the transients that precede. You'll learn to find your way out of a dead end.
Electronic music is FULL of instruments no one uses to their full capabilities. But rather, new gear is pushing toward instruments that generate the music with minimal effort. Where as learning these instruments allows you to play with that generating feature too. There are no rules, but knowing what is possible is only possible through knowledge, and learning to unitize it.
Hope our pennies worth helps someone.😀
Oora’s trick is also a good way to get around modulation limitations of sequencers, like the Syntakt only having one LFO per midi track.
The root power chord over an octaves bass line idea is interesting and playing around with that could yield some interesting results, but it won’t work for every chord. Especially borrowed chords, that could really ugly real fast.
Definitely need the synthesizer course with oscillator sink, that would be amazing 🎉
Love you and your channel Bo Beats❤ I live in Estonia, Tallinn and always see your videos for all over few years!
Summer Tip 1: It's too hot outside, I'd better stay inside and play with my synths. Tip 2: It's raining and I'm depressed, gotta buy more synths.
No argument. *Drains my own bank account*
Midlife Synthesist gave me the best ideas!!
That Ihor one got me. I've had a volca Sample for a long time and when he was talking about layering kicks it just dawned on me I could do that on my Volca. Brilliant, great video everyone, lots of great tips.
I should rewatch it again along with hands on my boxes. Thanks!
Great video man! Great tips from some great people! Very helpful and fun
Great video. This will help me out so much. Now I just need to read all my manuals. Hope there will be more to come. Thanks Bono! 😊👍
Loving these summer of synths series they seem to become more comfortable and fun each year. Also greatly showcases the community “synth_fam” spirit. Keep up the good shit!
Awesome tip from Miles Away. Thanks
Any great tips! This vide is going into my “learn how to make music” playlist!:)
This was very helpful! Thanks Bo! 🙏🏿🎖️🏅
#5 is kinda how I track heavy guitars, 10/10 tip. not in the drone but in tracking each note of the chord separately. in my case I learned it from picking apart Smashing Pumpkins production
Great stuff Bo 😊
Nice video idea, that was fun to watch.
Glad to see Ihor made the list!
Awesome video and tips.
Love this video, diverse state of minds, fruitful ideas
Sweet ideas! Im going to try to incorporate the first three into a little track right now - thanks gang!
Also, Bo, the synth used by OscillatorSink is a regular (albeit black) minilogue, not the xd!
Riiiight,Thanks for letting me know
@@BoBeats it's a special edition, jealous? 😉
I AM !!!!
Very cool video. My tips, keep it simple, keep it small, then layer them all together. That applies to alot of things.
Nice video, very usefull !!
Woah, Jorb!! Great to see you!
Great tips!! Also...nice getting a peek at the summer weather in Sweden...I need to get over there someday and see the region my father's family is from =D The closest I've gotten so far is Vaasa, Finland. I need to bring some synth gear next time I go experience Midsommar!
Great to see Ihor, hopefully more from him coming anytime soon on his channel!🤘
Nice tipps! Thanks 💛
Great collection of tips! You put together a marvelous, diverse group of artists. These tips are good for starting and continuing the creation process. Thanks! And please stay dry! ☮
Definitely sign me up for the synth course!
Thanks for all these tips.
Watching the video over a coffee. My tips would be to wait for at least three or weeks before buying (even when you're already 100% certain). And think of what to expect, is it playing or synthesis/soundscaping?
Also think of a solid alternative to the synth on top of your list. This includes a more expensive synth and saving a bit more and buying later.
Synth market is a crowded one as well as new as used. The first two tips (three weeks and playing or synthesis) are the most fundamental while the third tip makes you aware of not only other gear but pricing as functionality.
Having gear on rotation can be fun yet I prefer keepers and getting to know gear.
For me a synth with at least three octave full size keys is mandatory as is a groovebox/sketchbook desktop thing (SH-4d in my case).
When starting out it was for me a journey and in terms of pricing but did reasonbly well, sometimes you write a bit off and sometimes make a bit on (used) gear.
I never treated gear as an asset though writing off is to be considered.
Re-subbed. Great info. Thnx Bo!
I was instructed to let you know in the comments if I would be interested in a synth course.
Yes. Yes I would.
me too 🐥
Very useful tips indeed
lovely little tipps
I took the advice of tipster #1 and dove into modulating modulation starting a simple one layer memory moog patch on a k2600. Lost a couple hours and ended up light years from where i started on that one. Try it you’ll like it.
I am absolutely highly interested in that course. I'm researching different synths trying to find what's right for me. I'd love a course that'll help me get started.
Lol dude in the intro you are literally just describing symptoms of G.A.S where you get a dopamine boost from getting new gear. But hey. I just got a Moog Muse and i’m loving it lol
Would love a course on synths so I could work mine better
Great video! And Shoutout to the synth mafia ~
You are the real hero, Bo. Also that final second of the video who was that voice?
Some great tips inside this video, thanks.
My wife who braved the weather to help me film
@@BoBeats Respect to her for facing a storm for you
When i come across a video that catches my attention i first think; will i get something out of this or will it be a waste of time or will it be something i was already interested in. The first tip was something i was already interested in; modulation, modulation and more modulation.
I saw a video where the guy was describing and mimicking how Stevie Wonder does CHORDS which is what Miles Away did here so i liked that part for sure. But these are some great tips.
I’d be interested in the synth course you mentioned
4:51 yay minilogue! 👍👍 I'm basically a drummer-tard ie. I just turn it on & play the preset sequences starting with #1 then tweek it about a little & then add whatever electronic drum kit bashing I'm feeling for an hour or so. Like going to the ocean & then just dabbling in the shallows... I guess I'm just easy to please! :)
Yo that appregiator tip is CRAZY
Hehe... The Swedish weather is perfect for staying inside and make synth music 😉
Omg the final result turned out so perfectly funny 😻😾😂
oh yes very interested in a course on synthesising
#6 was really good! B)
I’ve had every synth that come out for the past 25 years and the one that literally changed my life is the op-1 field. Everytime I turn it on something magical happens.
Yes it has many many many shortcomings but I’ve sold most of stuff cause I can do anything I really want with the op-1 and a iPad. I do have a Eurorack and a Digitone still but that’s it.
I feel very much the same!
15:07 is pretty cool!
Hey dudes, we’re is the OB Teo-5 or the Moog Muse ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I hope to review the teo-5 soon
@@BoBeats nice thank you 🙏
FWIW, part of the reason the third makes a chord muddy is because it's out of tune (by design) in equal temperament. It can be fun to explore just tuning to hear in-tune intervals if you have a polysynth that supports alternate tunings.
9:12 COM TRUISE IS THAT YOU?!
Interested in your class on synths.
Dude your hair got so long again! 👍🏻
And grey!
@@BoBeats lol 😂
Me too and I’m balding!
the wiseman keeps the head up in the rain you look very wise
New Bo post. Hope its bad weather today :)
jorbs my fav
He is my fav too, but dont tell him, dont want his ego to go thru the roof 😁
HiJorb!
🫡🫡🫡
Step one: Go to a beautiful beach
I'd trade my boring Cali summer weather with the rainy kind any day.
1. Modulate your modulators.
2. Arpeggiate your arpeggiators.
3. ???
4. ... Profit?
Just careful you don't 'Ober' your 'heims'.
Why not use a Polyend?
So would a modular synth case have an attachment for a keyboard if you didn't want to pre-program it?
There are some cases with integrated keyboards (the niftykeys is an affordable option), but the more flexible(?) option might be that a lot of controller keyboards out there support the analogue cv/gate format that we use in eurorack for playing notes. A good option there might be the Arturia Keystep series (which also have sequencers).
If you don't want a "dedicated" keyboard for use with modular, there are also modules out there that convert midi to CV/gate so you could use any midi equipped instrument (or sequencer, or control things from within your DAW!).
Like Synthdad said - that's the thing about eurorack - there are many options to let you build a setup that is right for how you want to make music.
Not spilling coffee or beer is a very hard to follow tip! 😂 I like run sequence and meets on top of it!
😂🤘🏻
😎👍
I have a polysix think my lfo needs a lfo.
I'm not sure what to do.
The chord tip is a bit weird. By keeping the C-G in the right hand you are modifying the hell out of the original progression, so you are not really playing the same thing. I would say that if you want to keep the same chords, but don't want to get mud from notes being too close together, spread the notes out over a few octaves. Like maybe do root and fifth with the left hand and then do third and root with the right hand in the octave above or something. Even better if you can hit root and the third in the octave above with your left (having large hands helps) and then his something like fifth and root with your right another octave up.
what state is sweden in?
Sweden doesnt have states, im in the south
@@BoBeats sorry bad american joke
haha and I cant read, now i get it. I chuckled once I read carefully
Yesterday I visited the Museum of Danish America. They had a list of motives among immigrants from Scandanavia but they forgot to mention climate. 😉
That's a lot of rhubarb.
also Sink is very interlaced lol
Thanks for this refreshing video I love it!
Here is my tips:
Use the sequencer of a synth that can add accents and slide on steps and add accents and slides to steps which do not have note on them. Then playing the synth live will make the unison and jump of tips 7 and add some filter accents and slide in top…
And example here: th-cam.com/video/9E8Ae8zH6AE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=A9Ij1wXv_b5ZZXkg
Tip number four was stolen from the late Klaus Schulze.
Maybe you should not go into buying effect pedals 🙃
I found @DavidHilowitzMusic REAL secret:
Ikea Skådis (slang for Actor) + Rubber Bands! m.th-cam.com/video/9g-snIF1CHI/w-d-xo.html