Friday Fun Synth Jam - Argon8, Zoom MS70 CDR, Pittsburgh 3900
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- Another in our occasional series as we head into our 3rd month of lockdown. This time we're using the Modal Electronics Argon8M with OS2.0, the Pittsburgh Modular MicroVolt 3900, the Zoom MS70 CDR Fx pedal and the ROLI Seaboard Block and the Arturia Keystep. Together with the Retrokits RK006 USB MIDI host/router.
The ROLI is driving the Argon8 via the RetroKits RK006, allowing for direct MPE connection with no computer, the Keystep is running the MicroVolt 3900 which in turn is going into the Modal stereo line in. Argon8 then goes into the Zoom and out.
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Thank you for this. In difficult times, it helps when an institution like Sonic State carries on. Life feels better as a result.
I keep coming back to this piece when I want to be reminded how much one can get with so little. The human mind is the most versatile of modules.
Your brilliant at this stuff;
Modern Ambient IMO.
GIVE THE WORLD AN ALBUM
In the opening notes I thought this might be Mama by Genesis. Always lovely, Nick, and especially so this time. Great atmosphere! I’d love to hear your stuff in a film. Please keep doing these!
They missed a trick by not calling it the Argon0. The Argonnought. I guess 0 notes polyphony wouldn't go down well :D
Jackson and the Argonnoughts...
You never cease to wow me with your jams
Mad props for using the zoom ms-70cdr👌 I got one myself, and the. Reverbs on it are Hella nice for the price!🎹🎧💫😵👌😎👍✌
I have heard polar opposites on the Zoom; haters and lovers. I own a ZoomR24 recorder and the built in effects are not good...hopefully these are not the same as the CDR70??? I will be buying a CDR very soon anyway :) despite all the criticism and find out the truth.
@@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene I think you'll like it. It's got a pretty decent variety of different kinds of re verbs. Sometimes I think the haters probably more Shit on some of the "Shimmer" Algorithms, But I actually like them! And the fact that you can stack multiple effects On top of each other. They got a lot of good delay algorithms and modulation and even some compression and limiter algorithms in there. It's pretty good Cosmopolitan of effects. No Distortion sadly, but it's still a pretty good amount.
Does it have a "kill dry" or 100% wet option? It would be nice to use it in my mixer FX send.
I have added this to a playlist of videos I have found of people using the MS-70CDR and another discontinued stereo ZOOM pedal with synths if you want to hear more examples. th-cam.com/play/PLEuwQkGtvrQGOMrIut8KRdzzDp1bc3b_3.html
@@velocipede808 Cool. Thanks!👍✌
Give us an album, Nick!
It should be titled “Sing-Song Harmonics”
Pulse width modulations
Lost Connection EP on Bandcamp for those who didn't know
Love the distorted tone of the Argon 8. Wondering if I could coax something like that out of my Virus TI
@@Jimmy_Sandwiches wait really? I looked around recently
Beautiful combo... especially the Microvolt. You def gave e some inspiration for pulling that back out....
OH MY GOD this sounds so beautiful
Very Meditative.
Beautiful as always Nick!! Nice to see Zoom ms70cdr get shout out😁
A nice discovery with the Zoom, inspired by Nick's comments about the submarine reverb effect in the minilogue xd, was to chain the pitch-shifting delay and a reverb and set the pitch shift to +/- an octave. It sounds beautiful.
Still astounds me the price of this thing
@@Jimmy_Sandwiches Its good but it you want proper fx like big fx..you might need 2 cus of ram on it..but still 2 at less than half strymon. and 2 give you all you need believe..ok not quiet as goid as daw or big sky...but.for us struggling musicians...no brainer lol..once some one says what they are you see em everywhere lol
@@InkyDaCaT Its no "Source Audio" like the Ventris etc... but in the chain, its a wonderful extra bit of texture, 80+ effects for 90 bucks is brilliant
Absolutely brilliant.
Awesome use of the roli and the RK006 - great tip
Thanks for that. Drifted away nicely to it. I feel the need to watch a moody sci-fi flick now. 😁
Just really nice on this one. Inspirational what you can do with just a couple synth engines and a reverb effect.
Thanks for the shout out for the Retrokits RK006. I hadn't heard of it. I immediately ordered one. Appears they are from my home country, The Netherlands!
Cheers!
I have an RK-006 it is AMAZING.
@@HazeAnderson Today I finally had time to check the RK006 out more thoroughly. Big fan of them using WebMIDI to program the device. A BIG plus in my book, as I'm a Linux-only guy. I also tried an audio cable (as it has the same 3.5 mm plug), but that didn't work. But then I figured, MIDI IN to MIDI out! so, today I rewired the audio cable on one side (red to white and white to red), and voíla! It works like a charm. Now I can use a bunch of unused audio cables. :)
I think I'm going to be very happy with this little device! You were right: it is amazing.
Really nice jam. Will have to look at the Retrokits RK006 USB MIDI/GATE hub could solve a load of my issues.
3:04 LOL nice one, amazing jam too
Very interesting group of synths and devices making for an epic soundscape. In other words, KOOL!!!
Beautiful.
You do a heckuva lot with that keyboard and those synthesizers
Lovely! Great choice of synths
Great video Nick... Fun setup you got there...
Amazing, inspires me to get on my synths and have a jam!
With a discreet kick from the Pulsar behind! But the table isn't big enough 😆
Nick killing it as usual! 👽👍
Smooth.
Righteous!
3:27 4:39 Microvolt 👍🏻
I love your ambient jams. I agree with Jared. A solo album from you would be lovely!
it's beautiful
I am just a lowly bedroom guitar player, but this stuff fascinates me. I have a Minilogue and Circuit, but have no idea what they would be capable of together if they were to communicate. Anybody have a good tutorial resource for chaining synths together?
You can use the circuit to control minilouge or other way round you will need a midi 5 pin cable...if you go far enough back on my channel theres something on that using a circuit... but..theres a bunch of good stuff around.
Read up on what you can and can't do with MIDI (just stick "what is MIDI" into TH-cam), then use the manuals for the two things to look up how to send sync and notes to each other via MIDI. Circuit has a really nice sequencer, so I'd use that as master clock and send notes to the Minologue. You can get a lot done with those two bits of kit, spend some time with them and it'll stand you in good stead if (when, who are we kidding) you end up buying different gear. Loopop's channel has loads of beginner friendly synth videos. Good luck!
Also look up Todd Smith Volca midi video...Id been "taught" midi for years but no one ever showed me...his video it clicked!!! Now err yep...bewarned its as bad as guitar pedal addiction😂😂😂🙌
@@ryanneville4530 Loopop rocksbut fear when I knew nothing about midi would have just gone over my head...but yeah once he gets basics...Loopop is the man for geeky learning😁🙌
@@russ254 Great answer...but heck I went to college in 92 n 2016...and if it wasnt for a video where they showed me this magic midi..still didnt get...it helps when you are shown if you are totally new..I wasnt still needed just show me mate😂😂😂😂😂💗🙌
04:50 trainspotters
A harmonic sine wave button...hmmmmmm????
Nick, if there was some way you could start doing Fun Jams on say, Thursdays and Wednesdays, and........
I get the impression this is the wind-down moment from the week of reviews and prep for sonic talk.
❤️
I know it's not really the emphasis of the video but... I'd not heard of this zoom fx peddle and what a price. Does it have a setting for the line levels for synths? I'm a [basics] guitar player as well so it's a good possibility as an entry level peddle as well for me. Any chance of a review Nick? Or is it already too long in the tooth already. Nice Friday fun vid btw.
wait till you find out about the (now discontinued) Zoom B1on or G1on 😏
The fact that he has to keep the quick start guide nearby speaks volumes for the usability of the Argon8.
Not really it was just there on the table...
I don't know how you can tell by its mere presence it 'had to be there'. Surely we can just say 'it was there' can't we? Seems normal to have the manual near the synth to me, since they both live in the same box when not in use.
I stand corrected. I assumed it was there to remember all the shift+button combinations.
4:49
mate
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