This is something that always goes overlooked in his videos. Maybe he has a shortcut strategy, but I don't even get how he cuts all those split screens together exactly in rhythm with the moment they're being played in the song, all while changing the amount of images on screen every few seconds. I feel like that should take days to edit and he still manages to put out several videos a week, and make all the music itself. Maybe Ableton allows him to make music while keeping track of the video clips from which they came? Idk. That doesn't seem possible. If anyone knows, I'd be curious to find out. I guess he doesn't do quite as many insane split screen found-sound videos as he used to, but still!
@@b.a.s.4194 Ableton Live does support videos. Speaking from years of experience editing videos myself, having video cuts in time with music and whatnot comes moreso from feeling it and being in that 'flow' state where you are so focused on what you're doing that you forget to eat, sleep, pee, whatever it is you'd break away from your work to do otherwise. It kinda just comes naturally. On your final run through making sure everything came out ok you can make fine adjustments to polish it even further. I've never made videos like Andrew does, but a lot of it is similar. Maybe one day I'll do synth videos or something similar, that sounds fun.
Re-watching this after 4 years :) I want to rebuild my modular setup with this as the starting point, and your Ghost module will pair so perfectly with it as my first euro module back in the game!
Most people with 1 Mio subs pander to their audience, but you do weird modular and mutant chicken stuff. That’s an awesome display of passion and integrity!
The metalizor actually takes the triangle wave and adds higher pitched overtones made of smaller and smaller triangle waves all perfectly synced to the primary wave. I did alot of research when I got my microbrute
03:00 Noppes , it's not an oscilattor feedback loop ( oscilators do not process audio , they generate ) It's a filter feedback loop .( process audio --->return to input = feedback )
This was the video that inspired me to get into modular synths back when I knew basically nothing about synths and music production. I feel kind of nostalgic watching this again. Thanks for the filter btw lololololo
I've never been more fascinated by something which I have absolutely no idea what I'm hearing or looking at. How does anybody even get started learning about this stuff?
I just picked mine up as my first hardware synth, the amount of capabilities for sound design and for expanding upon its sound in the future with modules is kind of what drew me to it the most. Also I love how when I connect it to my computer and I open up fpc in fl it turns my 2s into a drum machine :D
From the schematics, the Metalizer seems to be a cascaded series of stages based on Ken Stone's "Simple Wave Folder". Basically, it takes a triangle wave and instead of clipping it, bends it over on top of itself. Alone, the wave folder circuit is pretty neat. But cascaded like Arturia does, it becomes even cooler. It's one of my favorite features of my microbrute.
How would the Simple Wave Folder affect a sine wave? Since a triangle wave has higher odd:even harmonic ratio; while a sine is just a fundamental with no harmonics. Would it just be a more subtle version of the same effect? Is the Simple Wave Folder ADDING harmonics, or adding to harmonics already present? Thoughts?
@@gasoline10head you probably got one and have done this yourself in the last few years but you can patch the metalliser to effect any of the wave types
You know, I don't do any kind of music like this/use any of this type of equipment but the way you talk about your process and the way that you deliver your content makes me watch all of your stuff as soon as I can. I love it.
This thing is great. It's a master controller and bass voice in my larger system I use in my videos every week and it never fails to perform for me. I just wish the sequencer had the triplet subdivision like the KeyStep...
Wow, this sounds amazing and it's straightforward! There's like a single thing I don't like about this, not including the price. Makes me wish I had money for synths.
I feel that "timbre" is a highly underused musical term and always appreciate when someone usues it! I wanted to mention, for someone who knows very little about modules, using the terms instead of abbreviations of different tools would be helpful. Great video!
As expected, Andrew shows how a machine can be a dynamic and versatile musical instrument, rather than just a complicated bleepy box like so many other synth reviewers.
I hardly ever understand a thing on these new tech videos of yours, why do I always watch them? I guess I like listening to you being a nerd about music stuff :P
The metalizer sounds like Hard Sync, meaning that you're controlling another oscillators pitch with the metalizer knob which causes the triangle wave to reset its phase whenever that oscillator's wave hits 0 volts. It's a nice effect. :)
i've really been wanting the microbrute, but this is awesome. it's kinda like the microbrute and the old minibrute combined but without an actual keyboard lol
With all your analog equipment you could put an oscilloscope/spectrum analyzer to a very good, didactic, use. I've been thinking about getting a simple 25 KHz USB oscilloscope (requires computer) because standalone units are crazy expensive. There are models from Owon or Hantek under $100 USD
Could you do a challenge that, you and 1-6 other people make a short ten second piece of music. Then, you try replicating it only listening to it once.
You should do a livestream of you playing with your modular synthesizers, the more I see of it the more I wanna see... So you livestreaming for one or two hours just jamming would be heaven!
Your Channel Is Like a Synthesizer. It has so much to offer, there is so much content and it is so fun. Appreciate the hard Work you Put into this Channel 👍 Greetings from Germany
Could you do a video explaining the basics of using synthesizers? I love these videos but I honestly have no clue what you’re talking about half the time and I’d like to understand
I think it would be useful to check video's about synthesis in general. You can also mess with free Synth VST's like Helm, TAI Noisemaker, or Synth1 in a free* DAW like Reaper. (*Free like Winrar). There are also VST instruments that work without a DAW like the MiniMoog and CS-80 by Arturia, but those aren't free. Or you can just watch tutorials on those VST Synths if you don't have a fast pc or want to learn by watching. Doing it yourself is the much quicker way to understand synthesis though. You can also watch video's on the original Mini and Microbrute, as they have a similar synthesis engine, just a whole lot less extra goodies, so more is explained about the oscilators, filters, envelopes, the basic stuff instead of the new stuff they added in version 2.
I can make analog synthesis simple for you. Basically you need one or several oscillators to generate a tone. An oscillator is called VCO for Voltage Controle Oscillator. Then the sound is modified by different elements before being amplified at the end. The amp is called VCA for Voltage Control Amp. So between the oscillators and the amp section, the sound has to be treated following your own creative taste. You will always find an envelope to decide how quick the tone will rise and then fall ( Attack and Decay ), and a LFO which stands for Low Frequency Oscillator. LFO is a kind of vibrato / tremolo for synth. Every part of a synth ( VCO, envelope, LFO, VCA ) is called a module. All modules linked together form a modular synth. Between the VCO and the VCA, you can patch cables to decide in which module the tone will go first, before to go to another one and eventually pass again by the same module. Patching your module in a chain allow you to create a whole diversity of synth sound. Of course you will need either a keyboard or a sequencer to allow your VCO to produce a note. You may have a look a the Microbrute which is a very nice budget analog synth to understand synthesis.
Awesome. Modular jam at the end was especially good! As someone very much from the linear, DAW-based, physical instrument world, I'd love to see a video from you some day about sequencing - I just feel like I haven't been able to get my brain in that mode yet...
Andrew, I feel you're on to something when you were describing the different modules being used in text rather than talking over them or around them. I'd like to see some more quiet time when demonstrating a sound... not every time but for stuff you really want people to focus on. That was great.
I like how comfortable you are being fluid with traditional gender stereotypes with clothing and you don’t even need to make a vid explaining it. You are one of my fav yters keep up the good work!
I have no idea what are you talking about when you make video like that but anyway it doesn't stop me from enjoying how a man is talking about some buttons and waves XD
Pretty sure the metal-izer wave is ringmod, where a silent pulse wave flips the triangle on the up changing the dial changes the width of the pulse wave i think
That reminded me of Daft Punk. Kinda makes me want to visit a modern modular synth version of a classic techno discotek, like that club thing in Tron Legacy that the "Grid" version of Daft Punk was playing at.
Try holding the shift button and use knob 1 or 2 when adjusting gate or velocity values. On the Beatstep pro doing that will allow you to affect all the gate and velocity values at once. Same company, same basic architecture. Maybe it is there.
Damn Minubrute you be looking *T H I C C*
2 years and no replies?
Bata Meow
@@batatereluelimusic i don't remember commenting this
Stephen Acosta i don’t remember commenting that either, haha
@@stephenacosta905 That'll teach you to go on TH-cam drunk
love the ADSR on Andrews Eyebrows.
Projecting
Such a brilliant observation - Thanks for making me chuckle : )
Can we just appreciate the editing that went into this?
the usual andrew huang quality video
This is something that always goes overlooked in his videos. Maybe he has a shortcut strategy, but I don't even get how he cuts all those split screens together exactly in rhythm with the moment they're being played in the song, all while changing the amount of images on screen every few seconds. I feel like that should take days to edit and he still manages to put out several videos a week, and make all the music itself. Maybe Ableton allows him to make music while keeping track of the video clips from which they came? Idk. That doesn't seem possible. If anyone knows, I'd be curious to find out. I guess he doesn't do quite as many insane split screen found-sound videos as he used to, but still!
Ben Simon if you drag .mov files into ableton it chops then into a vid w audio
Once you hit 1 mil subs, you can definitely afford to outsource editing duties, rofl
@@b.a.s.4194 Ableton Live does support videos. Speaking from years of experience editing videos myself, having video cuts in time with music and whatnot comes moreso from feeling it and being in that 'flow' state where you are so focused on what you're doing that you forget to eat, sleep, pee, whatever it is you'd break away from your work to do otherwise. It kinda just comes naturally. On your final run through making sure everything came out ok you can make fine adjustments to polish it even further.
I've never made videos like Andrew does, but a lot of it is similar. Maybe one day I'll do synth videos or something similar, that sounds fun.
This is exactly the demo I've wanted to hear of this beast.
G Q. idk why did the roland space echo get thrown off the train?
@@musicguy8912 We will never now.
that last beat was super dope
Re-watching this after 4 years :) I want to rebuild my modular setup with this as the starting point, and your Ghost module will pair so perfectly with it as my first euro module back in the game!
Dude you rock! I'm absolutely in love with your channel
I really love your in-depth explanations, Andrew. Thanks for making high quality videos and even higher quality music!
Most people with 1 Mio subs pander to their audience, but you do weird modular and mutant chicken stuff. That’s an awesome display of passion and integrity!
Real videos = Real fans :)
1 mil*
Me loves me mutant chicken stuff. By next year it will be played out though...
But to be fair... Weird modular and mutant chicken stuff is exactly what we all want to see xD
this is one of the most popular new synths though
The metalizor actually takes the triangle wave and adds higher pitched overtones made of smaller and smaller triangle waves all perfectly synced to the primary wave. I did alot of research when I got my microbrute
I love seeing more and more modular stuff on this channel!
This is why I have notifications.
03:00
Noppes , it's not an oscilattor feedback loop ( oscilators do not process audio , they generate )
It's a filter feedback loop .( process audio --->return to input = feedback )
I just found this channel and i have never subbed so fast
Good
Welcome to the best music channel on TH-cam!
You're in for all kinds of treats :)
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This was the video that inspired me to get into modular synths back when I knew basically nothing about synths and music production. I feel kind of nostalgic watching this again. Thanks for the filter btw lololololo
Amazing video Andrew, I'm so hyped for Arturia's new releases!
I've never been more fascinated by something which I have absolutely no idea what I'm hearing or looking at. How does anybody even get started learning about this stuff?
Just ordered mine yesterday. I think it's the ultimate (so far) beast to build a portable eurorack system around for live gigging.
I just picked mine up as my first hardware synth, the amount of capabilities for sound design and for expanding upon its sound in the future with modules is kind of what drew me to it the most.
Also I love how when I connect it to my computer and I open up fpc in fl it turns my 2s into a drum machine :D
From the schematics, the Metalizer seems to be a cascaded series of stages based on Ken Stone's "Simple Wave Folder".
Basically, it takes a triangle wave and instead of clipping it, bends it over on top of itself. Alone, the wave folder circuit is pretty neat.
But cascaded like Arturia does, it becomes even cooler. It's one of my favorite features of my microbrute.
How would the Simple Wave Folder affect a sine wave? Since a triangle wave has higher odd:even harmonic ratio; while a sine is just a fundamental with no harmonics. Would it just be a more subtle version of the same effect? Is the Simple Wave Folder ADDING harmonics, or adding to harmonics already present? Thoughts?
@@gasoline10head I WANT TO KNOW
@@gasoline10head you probably got one and have done this yourself in the last few years but you can patch the metalliser to effect any of the wave types
@@UreksatheJade no i still dont have one, or any wavefolder effect, and am still curious regarding the geometry
@@gasoline10headoh snap
IRC the loopop guy shows it in his yt review of it if you wanted to see the effect on other wave types
You know, I don't do any kind of music like this/use any of this type of equipment but the way you talk about your process and the way that you deliver your content makes me watch all of your stuff as soon as I can. I love it.
Im a big fan! I love all your music, a minute ago I watched good run and now I just can't stop. your a real inspiration. thanks. ♥
The “Metallizer” is a wave folder. Really cool they’ve unlocked this feature to be used on other waveforms in this new series
I just love the direction your Chanel is going in. More analog synths but still some DAW stuff and old Andrew. Loving it!
I've been watching this, along with a few others, on repeat for months. Just placed my order and I'm so pumped.
This thing is great. It's a master controller and bass voice in my larger system I use in my videos every week and it never fails to perform for me. I just wish the sequencer had the triplet subdivision like the KeyStep...
I love your videos and the quality of them
Much love from Germany
You should get an oscilloscope to see what the knobs do to the waveforms.
Heeeeeeey! Someone who actually used the patchbay with eurorack rather than just mentioning that you can do that! Thank you, Andrew!
Wow, this sounds amazing and it's straightforward!
There's like a single thing I don't like about this, not including the price.
Makes me wish I had money for synths.
Back-to-back video days? Yes please!
omg THANK YOU for being the only person on yt to say "timbre" correctly!
"I don't need anymore synths."
^^ Me 5 minutes ago. I was so naive.
I just love Arturia. They just care so much and they put so much time and effort in there products.
Just bought one of these a couple of weeks back and your tutorial is exactly what I needed. Going to rewatch it many more times. Thanks.
You really inspired me to make music. And because of that I asked for a Launchpad for Christmas! I GOT ONE!!!! You are sooo inspiring!
I love your sounds and how proudly your synth rig is displayed on your desk since your "coming out as a synth user" video.
Its 2021...May and I still use this all the time and think its amazing.
I feel that "timbre" is a highly underused musical term and always appreciate when someone usues it! I wanted to mention, for someone who knows very little about modules, using the terms instead of abbreviations of different tools would be helpful. Great video!
As expected, Andrew shows how a machine can be a dynamic and versatile musical instrument, rather than just a complicated bleepy box like so many other synth reviewers.
Your videos are so awesome!!!!
Andrew is on a roll with uploading
I love your channel like Dave loves his hair
Holy synthesizer. That's quite a device.
Got my drumbrute today...total in love...this will be my next baby
Damn it, Andrew!
I just got a Korg Minilogue and I thought I had it ALL!
Now I'll have to get this Minibrute 2S.
I hardly ever understand a thing on these new tech videos of yours, why do I always watch them? I guess I like listening to you being a nerd about music stuff :P
The metalizer sounds like Hard Sync, meaning that you're controlling another oscillators pitch with the metalizer knob which causes the triangle wave to reset its phase whenever that oscillator's wave hits 0 volts. It's a nice effect. :)
youb remind me of one of my best friends in every positive way. thanks for the education.
I love that you did your own “ooh” and “aah” track lmao
ooOOoooo
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i've really been wanting the microbrute, but this is awesome. it's kinda like the microbrute and the old minibrute combined but without an actual keyboard lol
love the bit at the end with the modular synthesiser, the whole way through I was waiting to see if you'd use them together!
A wonderful surprise notification for a dope review!
It looks so advanced! I hope whoever gets it makes awesome music with it
With all your analog equipment you could put an oscilloscope/spectrum analyzer to a very good, didactic, use. I've been thinking about getting a simple 25 KHz USB oscilloscope (requires computer) because standalone units are crazy expensive. There are models from Owon or Hantek under $100 USD
Yuriev Olmos audacity is a basic spectrum analyser just with a microphone
I love the pink light you use when you rock the modular stuff!
Absolutely solid review Mr. Huang - as always! The demo-part with your eurorack really made my day - so beautiful! :-)
Could you do a challenge that, you and 1-6 other people make a short ten second piece of music. Then, you try replicating it only listening to it once.
So like, musical telephone?
My feelings of the channel atm is: "Hey guys, I never told you before, but I'm a fan of modular"
You should do a livestream of you playing with your modular synthesizers, the more I see of it the more I wanna see... So you livestreaming for one or two hours just jamming would be heaven!
Your Channel Is Like a Synthesizer.
It has so much to offer, there is so much content and it is so fun.
Appreciate the hard Work you Put into this Channel 👍
Greetings from Germany
DinoGFX Da hast du Recht!
Ben10 official Danke ^^
I dont know anything about music making but this video made me want to get one of these and play around with it
To be honest, this is probably the only synthesizer videos that I actually understood what was going on.
Could you do a video explaining the basics of using synthesizers? I love these videos but I honestly have no clue what you’re talking about half the time and I’d like to understand
zachary jonah same!
I think it would be useful to check video's about synthesis in general. You can also mess with free Synth VST's like Helm, TAI Noisemaker, or Synth1 in a free* DAW like Reaper. (*Free like Winrar). There are also VST instruments that work without a DAW like the MiniMoog and CS-80 by Arturia, but those aren't free.
Or you can just watch tutorials on those VST Synths if you don't have a fast pc or want to learn by watching. Doing it yourself is the much quicker way to understand synthesis though. You can also watch video's on the original Mini and Microbrute, as they have a similar synthesis engine, just a whole lot less extra goodies, so more is explained about the oscilators, filters, envelopes, the basic stuff instead of the new stuff they added in version 2.
OttoNL thanks I'll try some of this!!
I can make analog synthesis simple for you. Basically you need one or several oscillators to generate a tone. An oscillator is called VCO for Voltage Controle Oscillator. Then the sound is modified by different elements before being amplified at the end. The amp is called VCA for Voltage Control Amp.
So between the oscillators and the amp section, the sound has to be treated following your own creative taste. You will always find an envelope to decide how quick the tone will rise and then fall ( Attack and Decay ), and a LFO which stands for Low Frequency Oscillator. LFO is a kind of vibrato / tremolo for synth.
Every part of a synth ( VCO, envelope, LFO, VCA ) is called a module. All modules linked together form a modular synth. Between the VCO and the VCA, you can patch cables to decide in which module the tone will go first, before to go to another one and eventually pass again by the same module. Patching your module in a chain allow you to create a whole diversity of synth sound. Of course you will need either a keyboard or a sequencer to allow your VCO to produce a note.
You may have a look a the Microbrute which is a very nice budget analog synth to understand synthesis.
My wallet is f**ked.
1:30 love the metallizer triangle wave. Be great if you could show each waveform on a scope, so us tech guys could see how they're made.
Loopop's got one on his review.
Haha, coming here 2 years later and seeing this tiny sweet modular case.... Something changed since then!
Yeah, he caught the fever HARD lol
2 videos on 24 hours?! I'm lowkey fangirling right now
the ziplock comes in handy for stuff. put your patch cables in it when your on the move.
Andrew is a LEGEND look what he can make🙂
When andrew tweaked the brute factor knob it sounded like a knife party song😂😲👌👍
Watching this in 360p, I'll be back for full viewing!
I thought it was my net playing up. Didnt realise it was only uploaded moments ago
Awesome. Modular jam at the end was especially good!
As someone very much from the linear, DAW-based, physical instrument world, I'd love to see a video from you some day about sequencing - I just feel like I haven't been able to get my brain in that mode yet...
Andrew, I feel you're on to something when you were describing the different modules being used in text rather than talking over them or around them. I'd like to see some more quiet time when demonstrating a sound... not every time but for stuff you really want people to focus on. That was great.
That’s one dope synth. With your magic it is a tool for some serious awesomeness!
Another fun video that teaches, amuses and makes me want things.
That "weirdo jam" was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I like how comfortable you are being fluid with traditional gender stereotypes with clothing and you don’t even need to make a vid explaining it. You are one of my fav yters keep up the good work!
Lightningstrike Parkour it’s just a beanie and t shirt
I have no idea what are you talking about when you make video like that but anyway it doesn't stop me from enjoying how a man is talking about some buttons and waves XD
First time joining the 360p squad because it's 3am here and I'm usually asleep but it's Andrew, how can I ignore that.
God, I want this so badly. That sequencer is nuts.
That second sound you played in your video was awesome sauce @0:39
Top notch first look! Well done!
Thank you Andrew 👍😊
98% of the talk in this went way over my head, but Andrew's voice is mesmerizing so I don't even care.
Andrew please collaborate with Shawn Wasabi, great minds should come together to make great things. Like so he can see guys.
Yes.
Pretty sure the metal-izer wave is ringmod, where a silent pulse wave flips the triangle on the up
changing the dial changes the width of the pulse wave i think
Hey Andrew, you just got your first german one year sub!!!
The synth was fine and all, but those ooh's and aah's? Those were the bread and butter for me ;)
I’m so glad you reviewed this. It looks dope!
That reminded me of Daft Punk. Kinda makes me want to visit a modern modular synth version of a classic techno discotek, like that club thing in Tron Legacy that the "Grid" version of Daft Punk was playing at.
musically the best video I have seen so far on this. Great job!
Try holding the shift button and use knob 1 or 2 when adjusting gate or velocity values. On the Beatstep pro doing that will allow you to affect all the gate and velocity values at once. Same company, same basic architecture. Maybe it is there.
every time i get an andrew huang notif i get so excited
Someone’s probably mentioned it already, but the metallizer effect is a wavefolder.
You hit this review like a cheetah .Great speed and on point accuracy. Dont read the manual people , just watch this 👍👍
I have the minibrute 2 and I love it
So basically single sequencer taken from keystep, slapped onto a mini version of a matrix brute. In a grose oversimplification. Cool!
Your modulate custom selfmade synthsizer is so cool
Man that's an awesome sequencer. That gives elektron a run for it's money.