Ahhh ... well done. You've been "Hainbached." By Hainbach himself! You've reached "Hainbachosity...!" It's the highest level any synth nerd can achieve. Seriously though, cool video. I think you just persuaded me to get a Swarm. Thanks.
if anything - this shows that its not the hardware, its the composition that's of greatest importance... that said, the swarm really excels at character and versatility - its the derelict warehouse plaits. I'm all about Patch #2 for the rhythmic sensibilities ♫♪˙‿˙♫♪
This was brilliant! I have the Swarm and sometimes struggle to get decent sounds out of it. This has renewed my love of it. Patch 1 might be my new go to bass line. More of these please!!
@@polythingies can I also ask how you came up with the midi? I downloaded them too and they are crazy. Completely amazing. The note range and different length of notes. I would never have come up with that. Did you just do them in Ableton?
@@Kompa55_Music Yes, these are made in ableton ( and for some, i started doing it on the squarp pyramid). With midi, it's funny to make complex sequences to play with the saturation/modulation between notes who happens with the swarm :)
Patch 7 is nuts. Just when I thought it couldn't get more crazy, you kept going and brought it all the way back to the beginning. As someone that has had this thing for only a couple weeks and has difficulty taming this thing, that was amazing to watch.
This is one of the best synth demo/patch demo videos I have seen in the last year. What we're seeing here is a truly innovative, unique instrument being used by someone with the talent to showcase its abilities. It's a shame this synth has been discontinued, supposedly due to Eowave being unable to source the necessary electronics for what they say is "a few years". I hope that won't be the case. Oh, and as for which patches I liked... honestly, all of them. The 3rd or 4th patch had a sort of "post TD-3" sound that worked amazingly well with the ratcheting, but honestly, all of them... including the one which appeared to have been sped up a bit... were fantastic. Great video!
This is one of the best and most imaginative demos of the QS that I've seen. You do a brilliant job of showing off some of its more musical capabilities, rather than just atonal weirdness. Don't get me wrong - I love a bit of atonal weirdness - but you really show how versatile this little synth can be just on its own. It's sent me rushing back to mine with a whole load of new ideas, so thanks very much. Good work!
That opening sequenced patch is fantastic. I’d love to hear a whole track built around it. I liked the others, but that hit me in the face and remained excellent. This just made me decide to take it to the beach for making some music. I need to get Swarm fu a bit better :-)
Patch 7 is so damn beautifull. It looks like you're modulating one filter with noise and the other with audio rate modulation from the VCA? What mode is it on?
This is brilliant, I got one of these after Mylar Melodies featured it and the hard techno sound really tingled my ear buds, but my goodness have I been struggling to get useable sounds from it.
Nicely timed. I persuaded the wife to buy me this little stinger for Christmas😃 . Your outstanding work here with this machine will serve me well. Subbed and Cheers.
number 5 is my fave cuz it doesnt require midi melodies and is super hands on. im naming it "triggerhappy" thanks so much, love the midi ideas!!! keep em coming :D :D
Trading a Moog Grandmother for this thing today. Can't wait to try your patches! Numbers 2 and 3 are my favorites. It'll be a great addition to my "band" (2 DFAMs and a Circuit Tracks).
Hi, just stumbled across your vid! I got a Swarm a while back, and whilst it's not a bread and butter synth (there's more than enough of those), it has rapidly become my go - to synth when I just want to go bonkers and make a racket! Oddly enough, I then find I have a springboard to a spiffing tune. Highly recommended - JUST LIKE YOUR EXCELENT VID. Cheers!
Okay, this is so good. Not only does it make me want to run out and buy one, I've listened to this a few times over... More than any other synth video on TH-cam so far. My favorite is Patch 7 at 6:17.
It reminds me a little bit of "Ventolin" by Aphex Twin, a little bit of "Over My Dead Body" by Aaammyyy, and fits into a genre playlist that I made called Twisted Scythe.
Thanks, i think it's the one i prefer also after all (really relaxing to play that) i might do a 15 mn version :(i've rythme ideas who coud be great at some point with it)
Hi Thomas, do you know how I can contact Eowave? My Q Swarm is not working right, but when I emailed to see about getting repair service, I get no reply :(
In teh wonderful "Patch n°2", is the melody line generated by the internal sequencer or external ? Is the ratcheting of the notes done by the internal sequencer ? Thanks in advance for your reply.
great video! can i ask you if you have trouble with the seq pads? i'm owner of one units and every time i try to play with the sequencer pads i get a thousand of problems..no response, light of, light on on a different pads instead of the one i press.. i've sent it to eowave but the problem remain..i wonder if someone got the same issue. thanks in advance
Oof, this is excellent. No.7 in particular really got me going although I really liked No.3 as well. My only advice is for you to consider the colour of your text overlays as they don't all work with the backgrounds. New subscriber!!!
@@polythingies i just jam on it live (at home) and do not have recordings....sorry... If you like I can do a fun recording (one day soon) : ) greetings Hassie.
Hi I have a stupid question I'm having a hard time with the midi. I turn the swarm on while pressing on shift and then press 8 and start. to enter the midi mode but it doens't play ( i'm using Ableton live). The sequencer of the swarm stays stuck.. I can't find a lot of info on midi evven in the poor manual.. Thanks for your help.
Hi there! Love these patches. I was wondering if I could sample your work with patch 7 for a song? I found myself singing to it instantly once I heard it. Let me know :)
Great video, really helpful and inspiring, thanks. Can you tell me what you are using to send midi data please? You mentioned you programmed the midi in Ableton, did you use cv tools to send midi to the Swarm? Brilliant first video, looking forward to hearing more!! Thanks
how deep and clear can you get the bass on this baby (clear in a relative sense) ? I'm in the market for a synth that can handle the bass section in a minimal/micro house live setting.
@@polythingies fair. i was kind if guessing bassed on the demos i was watching. its hard to find something that is dedicated to deep subby basses and not the price of something a bit more versatile. most bass dedicated synths are clones or spiritual 303 successors which is cool but also lacking in the sub department. then you go moog and things get even more expensive. feels like a wild sheep hunt.
The sounds coming from this are beautiful but the midi you’re feeding it is striking. How have all those ratcheting-arp-melodies been made? Many thanks
great patch ideas here, they sound awesome…unfortunately for me when i try to recreate these on my swarm none of the patches sound anywhere close…any tips / thoughts on that?
I often play with sweet spots so all the parameters have to be on the same position(and the swarm patched same). I play sometimes with the polyphony too.
Sweet video, you trying to put me out of a job, eh? :-)
Nice to see you here!! I like your videos, too! Thank you for your careful explanations. Everyone has something special to contribute. 🙏❤️
Ahhh ... well done. You've been "Hainbached." By Hainbach himself! You've reached "Hainbachosity...!" It's the highest level any synth nerd can achieve.
Seriously though, cool video. I think you just persuaded me to get a Swarm. Thanks.
None of this video was done at half speed
if anything - this shows that its not the hardware, its the composition that's of greatest importance... that said, the swarm really excels at character and versatility - its the derelict warehouse plaits. I'm all about Patch #2 for the rhythmic sensibilities ♫♪˙‿˙♫♪
same patch2 melodicly sweet, put the swarm out of just a techno or ambience beast
Nobody Talks about the SpringVerb in aBox 🎉😢🎚️💯
patch 2 is totally magical - your a wizard !
chouette première ! gros desktop synth. bienvenue ds l'univers YT :D
Merci, je charbonne déjà pour la suivante :)
This was brilliant! I have the Swarm and sometimes struggle to get decent sounds out of it. This has renewed my love of it. Patch 1 might be my new go to bass line. More of these please!!
Thanks, yep, there is always new things to find when you push a synth to its limits :) ( working on a second one the days ;))
@@polythingies can I also ask how you came up with the midi? I downloaded them too and they are crazy. Completely amazing. The note range and different length of notes. I would never have come up with that. Did you just do them in Ableton?
@@Kompa55_Music Yes, these are made in ableton ( and for some, i started doing it on the squarp pyramid). With midi, it's funny to make complex sequences to play with the saturation/modulation between notes who happens with the swarm :)
Really? I think its all sweet spots
@@justinurra2718 😂😂😂 I’ll send you some of my jams! It’s great. But it can sound ugly.
bloody hell man, right at the beginning with patch 02.... sold this thing here. well done pal. this machine is a killer piece for classic electro.
the slow zoom in and out adds dramatic effect. nice
This is the instrument I’ve been looking for. The sounds in my dreams
Patch 7 is nuts. Just when I thought it couldn't get more crazy, you kept going and brought it all the way back to the beginning. As someone that has had this thing for only a couple weeks and has difficulty taming this thing, that was amazing to watch.
This is one of the best synth demo/patch demo videos I have seen in the last year. What we're seeing here is a truly innovative, unique instrument being used by someone with the talent to showcase its abilities. It's a shame this synth has been discontinued, supposedly due to Eowave being unable to source the necessary electronics for what they say is "a few years". I hope that won't be the case. Oh, and as for which patches I liked... honestly, all of them. The 3rd or 4th patch had a sort of "post TD-3" sound that worked amazingly well with the ratcheting, but honestly, all of them... including the one which appeared to have been sped up a bit... were fantastic. Great video!
It's one of the simplest instruments I've ever played
This is one of the best and most imaginative demos of the QS that I've seen. You do a brilliant job of showing off some of its more musical capabilities, rather than just atonal weirdness. Don't get me wrong - I love a bit of atonal weirdness - but you really show how versatile this little synth can be just on its own. It's sent me rushing back to mine with a whole load of new ideas, so thanks very much. Good work!
Thanks , yep that's the thing funny with it, you can be at the border of atonal/tonal things, love to do that with it:)
A video exploring qs patching! Just what I've been looking for
Yeas, hope it will give you some ideas ! :)
That opening sequenced patch is fantastic. I’d love to hear a whole track built around it. I liked the others, but that hit me in the face and remained excellent.
This just made me decide to take it to the beach for making some music. I need to get Swarm fu a bit better :-)
Really nice video!! Very tempted to get one now...ha! Thanks
Patch 7 is so damn beautifull. It looks like you're modulating one filter with noise and the other with audio rate modulation from the VCA? What mode is it on?
Thanks! Yep, that's it :) , the mode is organ( first one )
Omg, patch 7 is ready for release! Great track!
Might be as obvious as “did you unplug it?” But is the TRS MIDI adaptor the correct type? The Swarm uses TRS Type B.
great Job i think this machine is a brainbomb synth , i love the digeridoo Patch 5
What a gem that thing is. That was an excellent full workout on the synth.
thanks :)
these were some of the nicest sounds i havve ever heard.
Thanks a lot :)
I can't get the midi to work on this thing... Trying to send midi from my Elektron Analog Rytm.. Any ideas?
really excellent vid!!
Thanks mate!! 🙏 Not easy to release a first one (was very anxious about if it had some interest, but looks like there is some :))
This is brilliant, I got one of these after Mylar Melodies featured it and the hard techno sound really tingled my ear buds, but my goodness have I been struggling to get useable sounds from it.
thanks mate! Did you tried some of these patches ?:)
This is my favorite Swarm video, my next module for sure!
Thanks :)
Nicely timed.
I persuaded the wife to buy me this little stinger for Christmas😃 . Your outstanding work here with this machine will serve me well.
Subbed and Cheers.
Far one of the best QS demonstration !!!
Thanks!
number 5 is my fave cuz it doesnt require midi melodies and is super hands on. im naming it "triggerhappy"
thanks so much, love the midi ideas!!! keep em coming :D :D
Cool, a first name:) yep the 8 also don't require midi! Cheers
Good to see you here, welcome to TH-cam 😉
Thanks :)
Got this recently because it excels at industrial techno basslines. Wicked little beast.
Quite the beastie.
Good call with the background cloths.
Holy smokes.. Masterful
thanks :)
Trading a Moog Grandmother for this thing today. Can't wait to try your patches! Numbers 2 and 3 are my favorites. It'll be a great addition to my "band" (2 DFAMs and a Circuit Tracks).
Did you do the trade? What's your verdict on this vs Grandmother?
Second patch is so wonderful!
Thanks!
Hands down one of the best videos I've seen for any piece of gear :))) Just amazing!!
Now that's a golden comment :D , thanks a lot!
I need to get one! This synth seems to have sooo much sonic character 🖤 Great patches/demo by the way!
Great video! My swarm arrives in a few days can’t wait to try some of these out :)
The 2nd patch is beautiful! Thanks!
One question were These patches sequnced on the swarm or die you use midi aplications?
You know when a synth gets "warm"? When you set it on fire.
I do this every winter, best way to fuel my gas
Patch 2 is absolutely gorgeous !!!!
Here in comments to say the same
Hi, just stumbled across your vid! I got a Swarm a while back, and whilst it's not a bread and butter synth (there's more than enough of those), it has rapidly become my go - to synth when I just want to go bonkers and make a racket! Oddly enough, I then find I have a springboard to a spiffing tune. Highly recommended - JUST LIKE YOUR EXCELENT VID. Cheers!
What are you using to build your midi sequences? Are you doing it on a computer and sending it out?
This is awesome. Just ordered one today.
thanks robb!
Love this little techno box, its awesome.
excellent demo, well done your 1st video...
Thanks :) , have to find time to work on a proper second one ( but i have some ideas, and i think it might be soon ;) )
Okay, this is so good. Not only does it make me want to run out and buy one, I've listened to this a few times over... More than any other synth video on TH-cam so far. My favorite is Patch 7 at 6:17.
It reminds me a little bit of "Ventolin" by Aphex Twin, a little bit of "Over My Dead Body" by Aaammyyy, and fits into a genre playlist that I made called Twisted Scythe.
Thanks, i think it's the one i prefer also after all (really relaxing to play that) i might do a 15 mn version :(i've rythme ideas who coud be great at some point with it)
@@polythingies If you want, I can layer vocals on something like it if you want to try something like that.
... I don't think I can count how many times I've listened to this now 😂
Hi
great job!
I can’t get my Swarm to respond to midi. The frugal online “manual” doesn’t help much.
How did you set up your midi channel ?
Thank you for the journey through the patches of sound.
👋🙂👍🏼
Thanks for the comment 🙏:)
Man this thing is so versatile
The video itself is also well-done, with it's attention to detail as far as zooming in and also changing the background for each patch. Nicely done 🎶🌟
Thanks hard to find new background for each patch :). But i already have 5 for the next video !
@@polythingies I'm excited to see what you've got!! 😄🌟
Any idea how to get this running in sync with a TR8-S ? tried using the midi cable but it's doing nothing ....
Patch 7 reminds me of the magic that we could hear in the alessandro cortini and don buchla performance from "everything ends here" im in love 🥰 ty
Hi Thomas, do you know how I can contact Eowave? My Q Swarm is not working right, but when I emailed to see about getting repair service, I get no reply :(
In teh wonderful "Patch n°2", is the melody line generated by the internal sequencer or external ? Is the ratcheting of the notes done by the internal sequencer ? Thanks in advance for your reply.
So do you have Ableton or some other DAW playing the midi files which then passes through a midi cable converter to jack into the MIDI in port?
Les sons et les séquences sont vraiment chouettes. Bravo
merci :)
great video! can i ask you if you have trouble with the seq pads? i'm owner of one units and every time i try to play with the sequencer pads i get a thousand of problems..no response, light of, light on on a different pads instead of the one i press.. i've sent it to eowave but the problem remain..i wonder if someone got the same issue. thanks in advance
wonderfull piece of gear and exellent job with making noises with it mate!
This video inspires my creativity. Thanks for sharing!
Nice to read that, thanks 🙏, if you want to see how some patches are done, you can get the midi files ;)
amazing sounds you got out of this device, a pity that most knobs are very small, I assume even less knob twiddling fun when you patch in a lot?
This demo is just awsome!
Thanks :) 🙏
Excellent video, beautifully matched patterns and sound design with lots of variety too!
Thanks Damian, glad you like it !! :)
@@polythingies Patch 7 was my favourite
Superb! This was a great start to the day. Subscribed!
Thanks, that's a great comment to read in the middle of the day :)
thx¡¡ some patching ideas didnt had... great ¡¡¡ patch 9 goooo
Great patches & arrangements! Wow
Thanks :)
meilleure vidéo que j' ai vu sur le QS bravo!
Merci :)
Oof, this is excellent. No.7 in particular really got me going although I really liked No.3 as well. My only advice is for you to consider the colour of your text overlays as they don't all work with the backgrounds. New subscriber!!!
No 3 all the way man! 👊
super nice
thanks for sharing
I play my SPD rhythms on top of it
big fun
greetings Amsterdam
i have to listen that:)
@@polythingies i just jam on it live (at home) and do not have recordings....sorry...
If you like I can do a fun recording (one day soon) : )
greetings Hassie.
Hi I have a stupid question I'm having a hard time with the midi. I turn the swarm on while pressing on shift and then press 8 and start. to enter the midi mode but it doens't play ( i'm using Ableton live). The sequencer of the swarm stays stuck.. I can't find a lot of info on midi evven in the poor manual.. Thanks for your help.
did u solve the problem? i encounter the same thing and cannot solve lol
Hi there! Love these patches. I was wondering if I could sample your work with patch 7 for a song? I found myself singing to it instantly once I heard it. Let me know :)
Patch 8 reminds me of hotline miami at the beginning aha
Awesome! So versatile!
Thanks !!
How very well Funked ~💥🎶🎛👏🏽❗
what did you do, that you can put some external Midis into the swarm.. ??
very nice
Great presentation! Thank you
Thank you:)
😲 Were you a demoscene chiptune composer in a former life? 😀 This was incredible!
not a demoscene composer, simply a demoscene programmed to replicate myself thru synthesizers!
Patch 3 is amazing
:) and what would be its name?
Great video, really helpful and inspiring, thanks. Can you tell me what you are using to send midi data please? You mentioned you programmed the midi in Ableton, did you use cv tools to send midi to the Swarm? Brilliant first video, looking forward to hearing more!! Thanks
Thanks, i just use the midi out of a pyramid to send midi(simply choose the pyramid as external device). Cheers!!
@@polythingies Ahh, great, thanks for the reply, much appreciated
I think i might need one of these!
Good sound design
I dunno if I’d buy a quantratid swarm, but I’d buy your album made with it.
So i have to work on that 😃!
Beautiful work!
how deep and clear can you get the bass on this baby (clear in a relative sense) ? I'm in the market for a synth that can handle the bass section in a minimal/micro house live setting.
Not the best on sub bass, i would say it is great for mid bass so i don't know for a minimal house..
@@polythingies fair. i was kind if guessing bassed on the demos i was watching. its hard to find something that is dedicated to deep subby basses and not the price of something a bit more versatile.
most bass dedicated synths are clones or spiritual 303 successors which is cool but also lacking in the sub department. then you go moog and things get even more expensive.
feels like a wild sheep hunt.
The sounds coming from this are beautiful but the midi you’re feeding it is striking. How have all those ratcheting-arp-melodies been made? Many thanks
Mostly with live, some keyboard shortcut and a bit of patience :)
Hi ! How do you save your preset into a .mid file ? it seems there's no midi out...
Hi, i sequence the swarm with external gears so I can save the midi! Cheers
Awesome! How do you send the midi to the eowave?
thru a midi cable
sounds to infinity
Patch 1 fav
Wow
Ouhahou !!! Excellentissime
❤️
Very wonderful)
Thanks Mr Emptydot!!
could i use this to sequence a strega potentially?
Hello, you can't output the sequence un CV directly(but on the input of the strega, it might be fun)
Tore it up!
Patch4 is awesome :)
what are you sequencing it with?
Exelentte!!!
Thanks :)
Patch 2 ❤️❤️❤️
Very nice, thx 🎼
great patch ideas here, they sound awesome…unfortunately for me when i try to recreate these on my swarm none of the patches sound anywhere close…any tips / thoughts on that?
I often play with sweet spots so all the parameters have to be on the same position(and the swarm patched same). I play sometimes with the polyphony too.