Nice video, i used to watch your Destiny content back in the day, had no idea you started doing music production content. Ive had my Matriarch for a few years now and im still discovering new thing you can do with it. If your digging what the Spectravox does, id recommend getting some of the Moogerfoogers. I have four of them and i patch them together with the Moog semis all the time, its like they were ment to be together!
Thank you! Yeah I got into music production over 20 years ago. When I started streaming Destiny (back in 2015) I was burnt out on doing endless background music for libraries, and Meems and I closed up our North Hollywood studio (moved back to Sacramento middle of 2014). Destiny and streaming was the exact reset I needed for my musical creativity 🙌
Thank you for an inspiring and idea-creating video! One thing is a bit unclear to me: You have patched something ("PROGRAM" out) into the carrier input. At the same time, often in the video, you turn the "VCO FREQ" knob. This should, as I read the manual and as I am testing it on my own Spectravox, have no effect at all. Putting anything at all into the "CARRIER" input disables completely the "VCO WAVE", "PULSE WIDTH" and "VCO FREQ" controls (the internal oscillator that is). This goes for a dead jack, external audio and "PROGRAM" output. Please i.e. correct me if there is something I have missed out here.
I play the Matriarch pretty exclusively, but having a hard time understanding the point of the spectravox here honestly. It kinda feels like it just adds saturation/distortion to me?
I definitely leaned into the harsher side of tones on this vid. The thing about traditional saturation/distortion versus what's happening with the modulation in the video is it's a lot more complex and multi-dimensional. Similar to waveshaping/wavefolding and digital wavetable sounds, but purely in the analog domain. Standard distortion gets 2 dimensional really fast when pushed. That's my 2 cents, feel free to disagree though 👍
@@teftymusictech I don’t doubt what you’re saying at all and let me be clear that this is a really cool video. I guess I was just trying to understand what kind of timbres were unique to the spectravox that make it special. I’m new to modular gear.
Interesting, thanks for sharing. So all I heard in the video was heavily distorted noises, so at least for me personally I can save my money and just ignore the Spectravox. Not my cup of tea, so to say.
Thanks for watching 🙏 I'm gonna copy what I posted under another comment here: I definitely leaned into the harsher side of tones on this vid. The thing about traditional saturation/distortion versus what's happening with the modulation in the video is it's a lot more complex and multi-dimensional. Similar to waveshaping/wavefolding and digital wavetable sounds, but purely in the analog domain. Standard distortion gets 2 dimensional really fast when pushed. That's my 2 cents, feel free to disagree though 👍
@@teftymusictech Yeah, it's probably more versatile than what was seen in your video. BTW, I have to say that I immensely enjoy your gear videos as well as your music. Your perspective on gear not only as a tech geek (I think?) but also as a music producer is highly valuable.
"Moog sent over the Spectravox" "I did get the Spectravox for free" "Moog has no idea I am making this video" Mmmm. Yeah okay. But there is kind of an implied assumption that you will make a video and say good things, well, assuming you want more free gear in future. I'm getting tired of these kinds of shenanigans, and I'm not the only one. I like what Behringer do and make people buy their own gear, which is fine because the prices are quite reasonable. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the content, like Moog, I even have one. I'd be saying the same thing about anything else.
I hear you! I'm just being upfront and honest. Most TH-camrs only mention this on the first review video and then stop afterwards if they post anything else. My agreement with Moog was basically just do a review (an honest one) and leave it at that. That's why I said 'they don't know I'm making this video' because they honestly don't. I made it because I'm really digging the tones I'm getting from the combo. Now here's the thing, I've spent literally thousands on my setup. Each camera that points on the desk is worth more than the $600 box I was sent. So the incentive for free gear is actually pretty low. I'm more incentivized by getting early access to cool gear, but only if it's actually cool gear (stuff I'd legitimately use for my work). I've been sent stuff that wasn't great and my response is 'I'm not making a video on this, here's why it sucks'. It's wayyyy too time consuming to make content on stuff I don't like. Much easier to just let the manufacturers know the problems. Also I think the channel suffers if I focus on negative reviews etc. Anyways, I appreciate the comment and perspective, so I thought I'd share a bit deeper on my perspective 🙏❤️
@teftymusictech Thank you for the extensive reply, man. Well, I don't think the idea is to have a negative review - although I know there are a bunch of people who seem to feed off that kind of negativity. It is just that once you go down the sponsored gear route, it starts to become questionable regarding objectivity and can become a slippery slope. I'm sure you have thought about it too. Especially on the receiving end of the content, the question is always going to be lingering in the air. Of course, I can see that you are making genuine content from a good place. That is why it's so important to make sure gear doesn't dilute your brand. And about the gear. Oh yeah, I hear ya, quite the thousands into it myself. Anyway, like I said, I enjoy your content, even this video. Simply wanted to share my perception. And probably that is coming from frustration with much more questionable content creators in any case. So there is that. Thanks again for the much considered reply. Keep on keeping on 👍💫
@@jumpstar9000 He's been honest here--which is more than many folks do. That's all you can really wish for-honesty. I assume that If he didn't like it-he would have said that, and stated he thought the spectravox was not worth the money. Mind you-I think your comment is a good one and really holds for all those who DON'T note in their videos that they got the unit for free. Perhaps what is needed is more videos from those who bought the unit, and then returned it--stating why. However--here's the big catch: would people watch that video?
I did a follow up video showing some softer tones and more direct A/B comparison here: th-cam.com/video/41RMC8rsXfs/w-d-xo.html
Cheers!
wow-fantastic, dirty, grimy sounds---fabulous! I like those tones too
Nice video, i used to watch your Destiny content back in the day, had no idea you started doing music production content.
Ive had my Matriarch for a few years now and im still discovering new thing you can do with it. If your digging what the Spectravox does, id recommend getting some of the Moogerfoogers. I have four of them and i patch them together with the Moog semis all the time, its like they were ment to be together!
Thank you! Yeah I got into music production over 20 years ago. When I started streaming Destiny (back in 2015) I was burnt out on doing endless background music for libraries, and Meems and I closed up our North Hollywood studio (moved back to Sacramento middle of 2014). Destiny and streaming was the exact reset I needed for my musical creativity 🙌
@@teftymusictech what is Destiny?
Great video exploring different sounds, just as we would do if we had it.
Nice!
Thank you for an inspiring and idea-creating video!
One thing is a bit unclear to me:
You have patched something ("PROGRAM" out) into the carrier input. At the same time, often in the video, you turn the "VCO FREQ" knob. This should, as I read the manual and as I am testing it on my own Spectravox, have no effect at all. Putting anything at all into the "CARRIER" input disables completely the "VCO WAVE", "PULSE WIDTH" and "VCO FREQ" controls (the internal oscillator that is). This goes for a dead jack, external audio and "PROGRAM" output. Please i.e. correct me if there is something I have missed out here.
Sorry, suddenly I saw what you are doing. You are tapping out "VCO" which still is affected by the internal oscillator knobs, of course.
OOOHHHH I like these soundsssssssssss
I play the Matriarch pretty exclusively, but having a hard time understanding the point of the spectravox here honestly. It kinda feels like it just adds saturation/distortion to me?
I definitely leaned into the harsher side of tones on this vid. The thing about traditional saturation/distortion versus what's happening with the modulation in the video is it's a lot more complex and multi-dimensional. Similar to waveshaping/wavefolding and digital wavetable sounds, but purely in the analog domain. Standard distortion gets 2 dimensional really fast when pushed. That's my 2 cents, feel free to disagree though 👍
@@teftymusictech I don’t doubt what you’re saying at all and let me be clear that this is a really cool video. I guess I was just trying to understand what kind of timbres were unique to the spectravox that make it special. I’m new to modular gear.
Your comment gave me some inspiration for a follow up vid. Gonna post in a few days showing the softer side of this setup. Thx!
The stank face at 13:23 🤣
lol I couldn't help it! I legit considered removing the stank faces from the video but I felt like I'd be sanitizing the emotion out of it.
Interesting, thanks for sharing. So all I heard in the video was heavily distorted noises, so at least for me personally I can save my money and just ignore the Spectravox. Not my cup of tea, so to say.
Thanks for watching 🙏
I'm gonna copy what I posted under another comment here:
I definitely leaned into the harsher side of tones on this vid. The thing about traditional saturation/distortion versus what's happening with the modulation in the video is it's a lot more complex and multi-dimensional. Similar to waveshaping/wavefolding and digital wavetable sounds, but purely in the analog domain. Standard distortion gets 2 dimensional really fast when pushed. That's my 2 cents, feel free to disagree though 👍
@@teftymusictech Yeah, it's probably more versatile than what was seen in your video. BTW, I have to say that I immensely enjoy your gear videos as well as your music. Your perspective on gear not only as a tech geek (I think?) but also as a music producer is highly valuable.
Thank you! That's what I strive for in my content. I'm a musician that loves tech first, and a TH-camr second ❤️🙏
Sounds a bit organ-ish -- and beefy
"Moog sent over the Spectravox"
"I did get the Spectravox for free"
"Moog has no idea I am making this video"
Mmmm. Yeah okay. But there is kind of an implied assumption that you will make a video and say good things, well, assuming you want more free gear in future.
I'm getting tired of these kinds of shenanigans, and I'm not the only one.
I like what Behringer do and make people buy their own gear, which is fine because the prices are quite reasonable.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the content, like Moog, I even have one. I'd be saying the same thing about anything else.
I hear you! I'm just being upfront and honest. Most TH-camrs only mention this on the first review video and then stop afterwards if they post anything else. My agreement with Moog was basically just do a review (an honest one) and leave it at that.
That's why I said 'they don't know I'm making this video' because they honestly don't. I made it because I'm really digging the tones I'm getting from the combo.
Now here's the thing, I've spent literally thousands on my setup. Each camera that points on the desk is worth more than the $600 box I was sent. So the incentive for free gear is actually pretty low. I'm more incentivized by getting early access to cool gear, but only if it's actually cool gear (stuff I'd legitimately use for my work).
I've been sent stuff that wasn't great and my response is 'I'm not making a video on this, here's why it sucks'. It's wayyyy too time consuming to make content on stuff I don't like. Much easier to just let the manufacturers know the problems. Also I think the channel suffers if I focus on negative reviews etc.
Anyways, I appreciate the comment and perspective, so I thought I'd share a bit deeper on my perspective 🙏❤️
@teftymusictech Thank you for the extensive reply, man.
Well, I don't think the idea is to have a negative review - although I know there are a bunch of people who seem to feed off that kind of negativity.
It is just that once you go down the sponsored gear route, it starts to become questionable regarding objectivity and can become a slippery slope. I'm sure you have thought about it too.
Especially on the receiving end of the content, the question is always going to be lingering in the air.
Of course, I can see that you are making genuine content from a good place. That is why it's so important to make sure gear doesn't dilute your brand.
And about the gear. Oh yeah, I hear ya, quite the thousands into it myself.
Anyway, like I said, I enjoy your content, even this video. Simply wanted to share my perception. And probably that is coming from frustration with much more questionable content creators in any case. So there is that.
Thanks again for the much considered reply. Keep on keeping on 👍💫
@@jumpstar9000 He's been honest here--which is more than many folks do. That's all you can really wish for-honesty. I assume that If he didn't like it-he would have said that, and stated he thought the spectravox was not worth the money. Mind you-I think your comment is a good one and really holds for all those who DON'T note in their videos that they got the unit for free. Perhaps what is needed is more videos from those who bought the unit, and then returned it--stating why. However--here's the big catch: would people watch that video?