Zoom MS-70CDR, EHX 720, Ambient Toy Piano Jam
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- So... My wife gave me a toy piano for Christmas. The kind with cute animals on. My second thought was that it must be possible to create some kind of listen-worthy music with this.
This track on Bandcamp: waveformer42.ba...
The piano sound is sample-based, with three different samples spaced over a two octave keyboard. For some reason, the sample is looped for the last half of the sound duration, and the loop length is slightly off, so the second half of the sound is slightly detuned. The keyboard itself is monophonic, only one key press is detected at a time. But a sample will keep playing to the end, even when a new key is pressed, so it's possible to "strum" a chord, sort of. Closer inspection also revealed that this marvelous instrument has a built-in sequencer.
It's battery powered with one speaker, but no line out. So I did a small mod and mounted a volume control, a minijack output, and an on-off switch for the built-in speaker.
I decided to go for the ambient genre, and to get some help from three Zoom MS-70CDR effect pedals, and a Electro Harmonix 720 looper.
The internal sequencer is used in the second half of the jam, and I throw in some subtle animal noises for good measure.
Enjoy :-).
Patches:
The three Zoom MS-70CDR patches are included below. To load a patch into the MS-70, connect your MS-70 to your computer using a USB cable, go to g200kg.github...., right-click an available patch slot, select "Import Patch from text", and paste in this text.
Piano with delays and reverb:
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Filter bleeps:
f0520061284c010200706d6001201410230100000000000000006101004b440018001920200040060000000000070011000050744d5000222010400600000000000000210328001205100100500004000000000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000001000000000000000000000000000000000800000040100f4300697263426e742000205400f7
Bit-crushed strings:
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Gear:
Toy piano (unknown brand)
3 x Zoom MS-70CDR
Electro Harmonix 720
Korg Mini Kaoss Pad 2S (for recording)
Art SplitMix passive mixer
Homemade passive mintobox mixer
Connections:
Toy Piano - SplitMix
SplitMix channel 1 L - MS-70CDR #1 L- Mintbox Mixer
SplitMix channel 1 R - EHX 720 L - MS-70CDR #1 R - Mintbox Mixer
SplitMix channel 2 L - MS-70CDR #2 L- Mintbox Mixer
SplitMix channel 2 R - EHX 720 R - MS-70CDR #2 R - Mintbox Mixer
SplitMix channel 3 - MS-70CDR #3 - Mintbox Mixer
Mintbox mixer - KP2S
Misc:
Chords: Fmaj7 - Amsus2
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10 dollar piano and 700 dollars worth of stomp boxes and the mixer. Masterfully done
Ryan Ray Thank you 😊. It’s like the toy piano is a (rather limited) oscillator and the pedal is the rest of the synth 🎛.
@@Waveformer it’s actually a surprisingly good piano sound - your wife has great taste!
you either spend the money on the pedals or the board to get a good sound....xD
I guess what it really shows is imagination and also how important effects are.
David Banner yes, the MS-70 can really do magic to even very simple sounds.
Instablaster.
depends on the style of music... you can do a whole show or album with just a piano and no effects... in classical, soundtrack, jazz, singer-songwriter, latin, minimal, and so on....
That is a lot of MS70CDRs. And each and every one of them extracts magic from that piano and converts it into a listenable form.
As they say in regards to photography, "It's not the camera, it's the photographer."
Really, really beautiful.
Thank you, that’s kind 😊.
Top!
Outstanding.
The only thing wrong with this is it needs more MS70's... ;-)
Richard Olpin 🤣😊
I feel like you could also fit about 5 of the MS50G's , but much closer to the front of the chain .
Needs more Cow, Baahh,... and Duck.
Dani Csibra Haha 🤣. Maybe next time 😜.
That dislike is probably from that kid who didn't get the toy piano.
Amazing jam btw :)
Haha. Yes 😀.
Always amazing when powerful effects are used for the most sub average synth.
Three Zooms, me too! I really like these little powerhouses. Design your own algorithm and then go in and design the effect, so much control! I just did a video on my other channel where I made some patches that draws every bit of processing power out to make big ambient reverbs. So much value. I also have a NightSky for comparison, the Zooms are only slightly less in quality, and for short everyday effects they are good. I use them in my aux loop of the mixer.
My imagination says you were having a conversation with your wife and said "I can make music with just about anything..."
Good song though! So you did it.
Haha. Yeah, she challenged me. I don’t think she expected me to go through with it though 😉.
@@Waveformer I have seen others make some good music with toy instruments. I think that if you can make a decent sound and have fun with it, and some skill, it will come across.
Wow !
children's piano to an adults pedals and it turned out very beautiful
Two MS-70CDR makes you a player, Three makes you a beast!
Haha 😄
Excellent......I also love the fact that you make budget gear sound so good...shows how much people get ripped off by companies, because they are brainwashed with the need to have the latest gadget/synth/pedal..etc. Thankyou, this has reminded me of what I already have. Liked and shared.
Dillip Phunbar I think it was BURG (Jouna Ollila) who said in an interview: “The best synth is the one you got.” I very much agree with him. It’s much more inspiring to me to work within tight limits and really explore what can be done with rather simple equipment, than having a studio full of all the synths I can dream of (which is how the soft synth world is today, basically). But that’s just me and how my brain works. For others it’s the opposite. I’m not saying one way is better than the other. In the end it’s about the music we create 😀.
Well said more expensive gear doesn't guarantee better sound but rather a clear understanding of what you are doing and what to achieve i.e your tone...
Excellent comp to my 39°C fever fantasies. I even imagined that you played on a kids toy there...😰
Thanks 😊. Hope you get well soon, my friend 🙂
Very nice. It vaguely reminds me of the Blade Runner soundtrack ....
Wow shows impressively your musicality!
very nice piece.
jj rusy Thanks 😊
After a year I still find this music video inspiring ... cheers dude
Cool! Cheers
Great Job i have the same piano now i go for the stompboxes
Just come across this and its great
Thanks. I had a lot of fun with this one 😁
The Zoom effects totally masked the noise in the original toy piano. Sweet!
Yeah, the Zoom is a real powerhouse 😊.
It shows how easy it is to create awesome sounds, the only restriction is you.
Brilliant
Thank you for being awesome.
Blush. Thank you 😊.
This is just awesome! 👏👍
beautiful
Thanks 😊
Great!
Beautiful sounds from the toy piano. Guess it isn't really a toy then...
Expensive Notes yeah, the effects really help 😀
Yes, excellent and inspiring. I am taking the “use what you have” motto as my mantra. Due to health issues I gave away most of my studio gear and instruments away and kept a small container of gear. Thanks! Happy New Year.
rjschrei yes - I often find more inspiration in exploring a small and limited setup, than having lots of synths at my fingertip. Happy New Year 😊.
I had a similar experience. Of course I sold the High Dollar stuff....this approach to music gives me ideas....
That this video doesn't have more views is beyond my understanding.
HIT THE COW
🐄 🤗
Fabulous....truly amazing and inspiring....
Thank you....
Excellent!
Floyd Steinberg Thank you 😀.
You've proven that ANYTHING can sound *amazing* with the proper effects 👌
This is amazing. Well done 😊
Thank you 😀🎶
Came here to see what the possibilitys are with a toy keyboard, stayed here because of the music. U are a great musician who just gave me goosebumps.
Thanks, that’s kind of you 😊. I had a lot of fun with this one.
I can't believe how wonderful this sounds!
Stephen Weigel Glad you liked it 😊.
How nice!
Der Quezada thank you so much 😊
the piano sound from that""toy""is beautiful,your skill with pedals make it special.
Yeah, I was surprised as well 😀🎹🎶
She must be amazed, I am !!! Truely excellent ;-)
Thanks 😊. Well,she said something along the lines of “so what do you need the other synths for?” 😯
@@Waveformer oh no!! Hope that this doesn't effect your advancement of purchasing the odd synth here and there in the future! ;-)
“My second thought…”😆
Brilliant work!
CDRs are soldiers. Great jam, beautiful sounds
Cookie Monster thank you 😊. Yes, I’ve really come to love my CDRs.
I didn't think this video could get any better, then I saw how detailed the description was... What an absolute Chad. 👍
😊😊😊
Man you make me wanna steal the exact toy from my kid ... Amazing idea. Thanks for sharing
Reminiscence melodies, beautiful!
Thank you 😊
never underestimate the power of effects chains.
Very nice 👍
Thanks 😊
Bravo
Glad you liked it, Andriy 😊
Impressive. My eye went to the spearmint do-hickey. You must be a mad genius. :)
Haha. It’s a very simple passive mixer. See the Community section of my TH-cam channel for info on how I built it.
Thanks for the patches !
Holy Diver You’re welcome 😊.
Thanks for including the Effect Patch Text - I uploaded the 3 onto my MS-70CDR - Excited to try them out!
-- At 1st when I uploaded the Text, it wasn't allowing all the parameters to upload. I did a Firmware Update & things worked better. I wanted to pass this along, in case others are having that issue. Thanks so Much for the Video & Inspiration!
and now all together ... yeeeessssss 🙏🏽😊 its awesome
Nice, I like the reverse delay sounds
Fahmi M. Thanks :-). It’s from the EHX 720 looper pedal, which can play the loop backwards, and at half speed.
PRESS THE DUCKY
🦆
This is just great.. and eye-opening!
amazing!!!
Very enoesque
PFM Module 😊
Like a Sir!
Your touch is sublime!
Definite Blade Runner /Vangelis "Tears in the Rain" vibe, excellent. I love the fact that you must have wrestled with the idea of getting a second MS70, and then having got it, decided that you still needed another. Now that's commitment to following an idea through. :-)
Amazing! You are showing and teaching that we don't need the best gears for make amazing music. Congrats.
Thank you. This was a really fun jam to do 😊.
this is absolutely delightful, wow.
Thank you 😊. I had a lot of fun playing with this.
Lovely!!!
AA Battery Glad you liked it 😀.
OMG, This is AMAZING
Тим Haha, thanks 😊.
Fantastic. Wonderful. I feel your a mad scientist looking for "minerals," and new "species" in thrift stores rifling through children's toys with the glare of musical genius behind the eye. Shared for sure
Haha 😁. Yes, something like that 🎛🎶🧪👨🔬
lol...love this setup....The Zoom stomp is an amazeing pedal.
This showed up in my recommendations. I'm glad I checked it out. Damn, that's surrealism at it's finest! Awesome jam!
Very cool. Thanks for posting it to the Crap Keys group as well.
Matt Greer Music Thanks 😊. Cool group 😀.
Fantastic post of an excellent piece of music: thanks for posting the patches.
David Bagshaw Thank you 😊. Hope you find the patches useful.
Oh and by the way when the Electric Sheep popped in I couldn't help thinking that Vangelis missed a trick there... ;-D
Yes, this is absolutely amazing!
Mr. Basic Thanks 😊. Was a lot of fun to make it.
Well done, you've taught me to ditch most of my synths and get a few more pedals. Surely that will make me as talented as you are... or... maybe not. ;-P Brilliant accomplishment, congratulations.
Thanks for the demo and the patches!
Very cool sound bro
tunku thanks 😊
Beautiful!
Thank you 😊
I love your work but damnit, I swear that's the track that catched me the most! Who would've thought a toy piano could sound so good?
😀. I was amazed myself, by how much the reverb on the Zoom made the toy sound good. Unfortunately, that piano is really out of tune. So I can’t easily use it together with other gear. Must be a way to tune it, but I’m not that good at electronics.
@@Waveformer Just add some pedal that will tune it 😏
@@Waveformer Try and put new batteries in. That can result in cheaply made electronics working better
I dont know how this video dont have more likes. amazing
Thanks 😊😊😊
Great stuff. I love re-imagining old instruments! Great tune !! I am a subscriber!!
Thanks 😊. This was a fun jam to make.
Dope!
I am in total awe of your ability to conjure such fine audio transmissions! You are truly inspiring ! Thank you for sharing not only the composition but your equipment lists, techniques and chord selections as well.
Jack Wilson Thank you 😊🙏🏻😊. I’m glad you found it inspiring 😀.
HOLY SHIT !!! BIG SHOUTS FOR THAT!!! CONGRATS MATE! REALLY LOVE IT
Haha. Thanks. I had lots of fun creating this one 😀.
Very beautiful!😊
I have been wondering about using my old casio PT-87 to do this kind of ambient experimentation. I never thought of the idea of using reversed loops, though. It is a brilliant idea! I can't wait to try this for myself. Nice job!
Philip+ Good luck 😀.
such lovely stuff!!
really well-crafted.
Thank you 😊. I had a lot of fun making it 😁.
Cool. Prety.I like it.
Daniel Karko thanks 😊. I had a lot of fun with this one 😀.
@@Waveformer I see, can u recommend me a Korg monologue please. I want to buy it. thanks
This is absolutely beautiful, thanks for sharing.
Thanks, that’s kind of you 😊
I’m totaly amazed about this track. Very well constructed indeed. Hats off! 🤷♀️
Discophone_ Thank you 🙏🏻😊
Beautiful and creative. Excellent work!
omg! I will try it now with my zoom! xD
Wow - so heart opening - truly beautiful ❤️ Thank you 🙏
Allan Kristensen Thanks, that’s nice of you to say 😊.
This is incredible. Thank you. I guess you could play an entire gig with just this setup and it'd be as fascinating as this performance.
1. Why did your wife give you a toy piano for Christmas haha
2. I think you need a few more MS-70s
3. I thank you for good music
You can never get enough MS-70s 😄.
Dope! Thanks man
😊😊😊
Glad that I found your channel! This is really inspiring.
Azrul Ariff thanks 😊
Cool
Валентин Олександрович Добровінський 😊😊😊
Hell yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
😎
Thanks for sharing. As always, you have very good patch notes. I like what you have done with the toy piano as an input controller. It is inspiring me to use my Casio in a similar way.
Raku777 Glad you found the notes useful. There’s a lot of character in the simple Casio keyboards. Good luck with your experiments 😀.
Sublime - Thank you for such a wonder song :-)
Tutunui Te Kanawa Thank you 😊😀😊
needs more ms70cdrs smh
j'aime beaucoup :)
anoma unusual merci 😊.
nice!!!
Thanks 😊