The World's Most Beautiful Synthesizer
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I wish this stuff wasn't so insanely expensive, but I really appreciate Andrew walking us through it so we can still see the capabilities even if we can't try it out ourselves.
Highly recommend VCV Rack to do modular for free 🙌
DIY it
@@andrewhuang Can you make a video for modular with a low budget?
I just wish for Make Noise to release their modules on VCV Rack like Instruo and Befaco and Mutable have done.
Build diy and take your time and it doesn't have to cost as much as a used car lol. Just learn to solder before you start hacking away at the $100+ kits.
that synth is actual the control panel for his spaceship
Absolutely loving the spaceship theme - I wouldn't mind it if Andrew just rolled with it forever and became "That Space Synth guy"
Serenity?
Of the fleet of space ships :D
Modular...
I love this long format, man! And yeah, definitely the most beautiful system!
I ok
Its Cuckoo!! Big fan
Another cuckoo fan here! Love all you synth guys!
@Domenic Steenland Troll
Ig
"The timing of the timing changes changes"
-A. Huang, 2021
10:08
I don't get what's wrong with that. It seems very easy to parse to me.
Welcome to calculus, bruh
@Cosmic Jack Hi from Brazil :) Old School Electronic Music , please let me know if you like it :) th-cam.com/video/NrmMsfmop7s/w-d-xo.html
Timing(Timing changes)changes
I don't understand a thing about synths. I just love to hear this man carefully explaining everything with excitement and hearing all those cute noises. This goes for every single video he has made
haha, i hear you - back in the 70s, there was a guy on tv telling us stories and adventures about climbing around in the mountains - he spoke in a dialect, so we children didn´t understand but a few words here and there, but he was so excited and his stories felt so thrilling, we watched it all through without really understanding, haha... :-)
well, i understand a bit about synths, but not enough to really follow here and my wallet is far too small for this gear, but i still i love andrew´s channel, so we´re in the same boat...
love and greetings from germany
oh btw. do you know her? just take a look at helene vogelsinger, she´s fascinating: th-cam.com/video/aOajXYccuDs/w-d-xo.html
Try on the NIMB (no input mixing board). It's not an synth, but close to. It's cheaper either.
SAME
Cute noises is probably the best description I've heard of the sounds people produce on these things
Oh man! Nobody is talking about how he shoots these modules, Insane amount of videography & Editing behind this video, LOVE it!
does he do it himself or outsource it?
@@a.stockton4817 Knowing andrew he probably does it himself. He basically does everything himself except for some mixing due to his hearing loss and a bit of video editing
who else loves the in depth synth videos soooooo much?
Yes!
The best ones .
Me :3
06:20 The Vactrol is the middle black component with the 4 leads. The LED you circled as the light source is probably the indicator and the second component you circled is a capacitor.
pin this comment!
Was gonna say. presumed someone has. The vactrol is 2 components in a black tube so outside light wont affect it.
Was it the white square with label "VACTROL" surrounding the component that gave it away? ;)
That is just an indicator LED he circled. The other thing is a filtering capacitor next to a current limiting resistor.
There is another LED and a photo resistor inside the black case that is what is changing resistance as the LED gets brighter. You want to isolate the LEF from any ambient light that could affect the photo resistor to help keep it more consistent.
Vactrols are illegal to sell in the EU due to some environmental concerns with one tiny piece of material in the photoresistor. This is one reason you are seeing modules come out with vactrol emulation like the DXG.
Andrew has a kid: “.........”
Andrew gets a free synth: 0:20 “this is the best day of my life”
the synth is his kid
That's what I thought. :P I think he just prefers to keep the family stuff out of his vlogs if it's not strictly relevant, which is totally fine.
to be fair tho, he sampled his kid.
@@Lyqku imagine his wife gave birth to a fuckin synth instead of a human baby 🤣
@@ReksratYTB haha
In space, no one can hear you oscillate.
Underated comment XD
Can’t wait for Andrew to become the new host of Toonami
For anyone curious, this rig costs around $4.5k USD including PSU and some patch cables.
That's substantial, obviously, but it's really not as much as I was expecting. It's serious money for sure but it's like "fancy car"-level money, not like crazy luxury supercar money.
I also really like that the parts can be purchased individually. One could theoretically build up to this rig over time. And packed into this briefcase case, it's a really lovely and versatile setup.
Thanks for the breakdown! Nice balance of depth and breadth.
Too expensive to buy as toy… unfortunately
Oh yeah….well….unfortunately I’m on a skate-board, build it yourself out of your sister’s roller skates, budget. But great vid! Thanks!
so I’ve entertained this idea, and it turns out some if not a lot of those modules cannot be found in black. stupid to care I know, but it looks so awesome in all black
"Spaghetti is a verb"
- Music Space Man 2021
loved that one also!
You could spend years playing this synth and never make the most of its functionality, this truly seems like an endless possibility instrument
Ya'll really need to show some appreciation behind the production value of this video.
My dream system. If I had the money I would pair that with the Erica Synths Techno System.
Same fuckkkin same !! 👊🏻
idk if i speak for most people but i'd be so happy if you kept videos at this length, whatever compromises have to be made to keep it like this in terms of schedule.
No idea why I love watching walkthroughs of ultra-expensive synths I wouldn't even have that much use for.
i find myself so captivated and then in the end know i'll probably never have one
Buy a the case with one module and then build it up slowly from there.
@@lonelywolfy try VCV Rack or one of the other software modular synths
@@cryptout im afraid of the empty spaces going for my wallet
🤣
This video makes me want to play my Shared System.
When does your new record come out?
My cat apparently agrees that this is beautiful because he kept reaching out and touching the screen while you were showing it off.
Cats love synths. Fact of life.
Mine totally love the sound of the iVCS3. I have a whole bank named „miau“ which always seems to appeal to them as they dont run away like with normal sounds.😻😻😻
@@adolfnoise4673 play FUR Elise on it :)
Honestly that was the most comprehensible and fast explanation of Morphagene I've ever heard.
Your channel is unbelievably good. Thanks for all of the hard work and effort you put in 👌
I'm so happy I'm able to take some time to catch up on your videos. I love these so much. Andrew, your work is always SUPER high quality, and it's so appreciated!
Wow Andrew, the production quality on these new videos is insane! Love it man!
Just and FYI for those interested about the Vactrols at 6:18
The Vactrol is the black thing in the center not the LED at the top and the capacitor at the bottom. Everything he says is correct tho
This is mind-blowing, ridiculously expensive, hella overwrought, needlessly complicated and really cool at the same time.
You just described eurorack.
So what's it cost?
@@jspiro if you have to ask, ya can't afford it ;)
I spent forever trying to find out. I guessed 3k. But my first guess was like 6k. Yeek.
I mean, I could afford it, it's basically an Apple laptop, but I want a new laptop this year... one is digital and has stereo, the other analog and... mostly mono.
Obviously have to go with a synth.
Beautiful video. I also really enjoyed the demo patches you came up with.
Literally every patch you made could be used for something I strive for this level of modular precision.
Love Andrew’s content. Every single vid is a new banger!
I'm kinda digging the space thing. I wasn't sure about last vid, but this kinda sells it. Well played, Andrew.
It’s fun but I thought he was gonna pull a Richard Garriott and actually go to space.
@@jacobb5484 fr. I was a little sad, but I'll take new music content however it comes
simply amazing, andrew !! the video production is amazing. seriously brilliant stuff :D
I find myself coming back to this video, so many cool noises and info so fast. Ive never messed with a real modular synth, but Andrew really makes me want to try!
I have never seen anyone so concisely explain how these modules work before. The overview of the wogglebug demystifies so much of it. Anyone who is learning about Make Noise gear should watch this video as a starting off point and then move on to their manuals and TH-cam videos (which are also excellent)
this makes me wanna start diving into the world of modular synths
Start with VCV. It's free and even though it's digital it'll allow you to find out what kind of modules you want to get over time
@The Tired Horizon I'm a yamaha2612 man the synth let's out scratched and click clacks
Absolutely a fantastic review on the shared system. I always learn something new by your reviews. Always! Thanks for the great work.
Man, I half understand modular synths, played around with Rack for a while but how he just throws cables at it to patch something beautiful is still magic to me.
The track/loop you created at 5:40 is an absolute beast.
Agree +1
Finally his merch 'make music everywhere' makes sense 😀😀😀
Masterpiece. And a great tour! Now let's hope it's in stores soon.
Hi Andrew, really digging your modular synth uploads. By the way keep on singing, you are sounding great. Also double points for unabashed and substantial use of falsetto. Very happy that I subscribed.
The gear lust is kind of real in this one...
Dude the production quality in Space is insane! Love these styled videos!
You’re quite the modular astronaut and I agree the quality of your tutorials are just impeccable everything on your channel feels like a must watch I need to dedicate some time to your teachings!
great overview of the make noise modules - brief and to the point.
Back when I was still in a band, we would exclaim: "oh nooooo, Spaghetti Factory!" Whenever all the guitar cables and so forth would be tangled up on the floor.
When Andrew says he has been spending so much time with the synth and become one with it - I just wonder how it's possible that he has released hundreds of songs, making TH-cam videos of such quality, done loads of little cool sound design projects and spent time with all his synths... plus having a family!? I just don't get where these people take the energy from... 🤯
sadly, exactly that energy drain leads to youtuber burnout
Probably has to do with a great schedule. Andrew has been at this for years and years, you"d think they'd have burnt out already at this point!
Maybe he doesn’t have a 40 hour 9 to 5 and a 2 hour commute on the side?
Maybe all successful TH-camrs just eat soul energy, therefore making sleep unnecessary.
Such a great system indeed, it look nice even with both silver and black modules. One of my favorite modular instrument without a doubt. Great video !
Amazing video Andrew. Hope to see another one like this. Even though I will never buy one of these, the sounds you made just using this piece of equipment is amazing.
A long video like this on the op-1 or pocket operators would be cool
*Andrew:* Green, red, light orange and dark orange
*Me, a colorblind:* They are not all yellow?
I own this thing and had no idea the colors of the CV bus we’re different haha. Being color blind is definitely annoying. 🤷♂️
Yeah why do synth companies keep doing this? Even if you have extremely mild colourblindness like me, yellow, orange and green LEDs are very close together on the spectrum, and it's really hard to tell them apart.
Great demonstration Andrew. I have that case with some of those modules. Good to see each one explained.
Love the suitcase form factor. What a beautiful modular solution
Make Noise Shared System + Techno system = Heaven
Just gotta sell your soul to have it....Who needed that thing anyway?
You can accumulate all of the modules bit by bit, except the central patch/mult thing which is a bummer cuz it’s very elegant. I got about 75% of what’s in the shared system buying used (still $$$) modules, including Phonogene, the predecessor to Morphagene.
@@greganderson5972 Agreed, eurorack is actually midrange in terms of price for modular. The 1/4" modular layout can be much more costly; big knobs cost more.
@@hardcoreherbivore4730 Yeah, I have some stuff from STG which is huge form factor but excellent old-school gear, and a lot less $$$ cuz it was used. And I heart Suit cuz he's da man. He says "a lot of times you'll be twisting knobs while under the influence. So big knobs are better." I heartily agree!
andrew went from "this modular synthesizer looks like piloting a spaceship" to pretty much piloting a spaceship
He did not go to literally piloting a spaceship
Huge review ! Professionally done. Thanks !
very good demo of Shared System, one of the best I have seen. Thank you
"Two free running pulses"
That's the parkour rhythm.
I just wanted to say, you and LMnC are the whole reason I got into synthesis
Im DIYing most of my stuff, we're just about to finish the power supply and power distribution!
Thanks for being a killer inspiration and a great source of information.
Stay hydrated!
Be sure to check all your power headers for shorts!
A friend of mine has the original shared system from forever ago and even now it's still a dream to play with. Wonderfully designed system.
Stunning piece of kit. Thanks for sharing this with us. 👍
I'd replace the Echophon and Erbe Verb with a Mimeophon and use the leftover space for an STO, another Optomix, and with that blank space I'd pop either a Zadar or a uO_c & Disting in to fill out any missing functionality.
The only thing I can figure is this was designed back when Echo and EV were the current choices. It's weird they have not updated the lineup.
How does zadar differ from maths results? Wildly complicated envelopes?
Damn this is a 30 minute video?? It goes at such a great pace and kept me interested enough that i didnt even notice im running late for work 😖
Excellent video my friend! Especially helpful to me as one who is new to modular stuff. 🤘🏻❤️
The DPO, Maths and Rene remain to this day, three of my favourite Eurorack modules. All three are really unique takes on classic modules.
This is giving me Mystery Science Theater 9000 vibes. Instead of receiving shit movies, you're just floating around space teaching us theory and testing out instruments and synths. This is it man!
*3000
Man! whooooooo is paying for these sweet sets, costumes, vfx and production?? This is amazing, never seen a TH-cam creator on this level. LOVE IT
this was so awesome to watch. Looks ton of fun!
11:43
All I hear is Mario stomping on a Goomba while maintaining a sick groove.
Every time Andrew comes out with a modular video my wallet starts to tremble. Both in fear and anticipation.
this synth looks great for learning modular synthesis, and you made a great job too
Good to highlight the distributed mixing thing. I've owned a B&G system for about 4 years and added more mixers and also Brains. Echophon and Erbeverb are still blowing my mind. Patch tip for endless droney background soundscapes to layer tastefully under other stuff: Erbeverb CV out => Absorb, then you can turn the Decay all the way up (down?) without things ever getting out of control. The urge to add another Erbeverb is very real.
The regular videos with this elevated production value remind me alot of Starcade. good stuff
Wow, you are really going all in on the space thing. Impressive.
Thank you. Great tutorial for a wonderful instrument.
Wow, I already wanted to log some serious hours on that beauty, now I think I NEED to! Great video on this one Space Commander Huang!
This new format is like a live-action music version of The Midnight Gospel
Thank you for putting my thoughts into words
We're totally the guy he was talking about the modular synth to, but we actually care, and hopefully we won't die
Is there some sort of global speed CV in for tempi? Hook up an LFO and now the timing of the timing of the timing of the speed changes changes changes.
You can set Tempi up that way, with the CV input and knob that were used to move through saved states in this video controlling the global tempo instead. You could also use any source of varying-period gates (Wogglebug burst or clock out, the end-of-rise/end-of-cycle gates on Maths channels 1 and 4, there’s a gate emitted from Morphagene every time a sample completes, etc.) to clock Tempi and still have the CV/knob available to change states if you wanted.
I instantly noticed the touch pressure reaction pads, excited cuz I just got a set of these
I love you man, but I’ve been hunting for one of these for 6 months and you just made my job harder by posting this. I hope that this video means they’re planning another production run.
cool
mans going to space soon and hired an editor to make it look like hes in space right now and all you gotta say is "cool"
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even in space he finds time to thoroughly review modular synths :D
Is he actually in space? This seems like a super super big deal yet no ones talking about it
@@cosmblus naw the launch video was edited NASA footage it's probably just the start of a longer project that he'll release later on, or just a way of adding interest to his videos for the sheer entertainment value
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As always, a very informative, crystal clear video with Andrew's funny sense of humor thrown in. Keep up the great work. I very much enjoy watching and learning from your videos.
Makes me want one, however I would need a bigger house, LOL.
The production value on this is insane 🔥
Andrew is doing something people could only dream of
If you didn't already get the memo, he's not actually in space.
Man I'm late to the space mission content and generally puzzled by it but it's funny how appropriate the space mission is as a metaphor for the modular synths. As in, both modular synths and outer space travel are too expensive for a normal human; both are very solitary and technological, and sterile in a way. You don't get to touch outer space because it's nothing, and you don't get to touch the vibrating sound in the synth because it's electrical.
I love that he’s still just vibing in space
There's no way he's actually in space. It seems to be a bit of a publicity stunt
@@spoonpotato5803 I’m convinced. I think he probably isn’t now and this was filmed months ago but we shall see
It was proven that he's not actually in space. It's just a concept.
@@BlugiYT oh dang I’d love to see the source on that!
What? Of course he’s not in space, there’s gravity, my friend. The whole thing is a fun concept. It could be building to something bigger? But yeah he’s definitely not in space right now. Look at how much room he has! Spacecrafts are built with exactly the necessary amount of room, no extra.
The Erbe-Verb by itself is also a great source of percussion sounds. Playing around with self patching it has led me to a ton of great drum sounds/patches!
Nice clear explanations!
the edit on this video fokin *slaps*
18:16 I died 😂😂😂
Beautiful ! I wish I had one of those !
Happy you are finally syncing your physical slap with the audible slap. keep it up.
"Spaghetti is a verb". I see that Andrew's been reading up on black holes while he's in space. (2:20)
spaghettification ;)
@@elliotyeager take a joke ;)
Andrew
"I would make out with my hand to show you how good this is"
Thoughtful, elegant, beautiful design is indeed thrilling to interact with. I work just with SW and my favorite is Arturia Pigments for the same reasons.
What a fabulous piece of kit.
One day I will make the move from Reason to true modular D:
I see it as theory studies before driving for real xD
When synth has more wires than the Spaceship itself
That spaceship set though, freaking awesome!
you are the most wonderful and coolest super nerd in SPACE !
your new song and video is amazing !!! thank you for all your nice and great work !
Yoooo more Andrew Huang!!! Guess this means im turning in assignments late 😂
same here