An Impossible Synth Challenge For Alex Ball?

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  • @Hainbach
    @Hainbach  2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    And here is me on the System 100m: th-cam.com/video/rdL66aRXnyk/w-d-xo.html
    Also check out our artist packs for the M-Tron: www.gforcesoftware.com/products/hainbach-artist-pack/

  • @AlexBallMusic
    @AlexBallMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    "This knob with no label introduces chaos"
    Ah, of course, why would it not.
    Thanks for the challenge Hainbach, with your help we got something out of that chopping board!

    • @Hainbach
      @Hainbach  2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Thanks for having me, it was a lovely time!

    • @chinor3999
      @chinor3999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Even with no labels you managed to create a good experimental jam there

    • @AlexBallMusic
      @AlexBallMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chinor3999 Thanks!

    • @billklement2492
      @billklement2492 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ...Why would it not? sounds a little too much like me!
      And anything with a Chaos knob is ok in my book!
      Great video!

  • @benanderson89
    @benanderson89 2 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Alex: here's a system 100 with many very clearly labelled controls and a mountain of patch cables
    Hainbach: wood

    • @AlexBallMusic
      @AlexBallMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      😂

    • @SpikesStudio3
      @SpikesStudio3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You sooo funny. #choppingboard with smarties.

    • @stefanherzog
      @stefanherzog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Holz und Bananenkabel

  • @ukiemexican
    @ukiemexican 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I would love to see the same challenge with that box given to Lookmumnocomputer

    • @benanderson89
      @benanderson89 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That is such a damn good idea. The chaos would fit his punk aesthetic down to the floor.

    • @DewtehDew
      @DewtehDew 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      And Simon the Magpie

  • @ladyapp-titude
    @ladyapp-titude 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Perfect example of solving by the method of error and error.

  • @mirkocaserta
    @mirkocaserta 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    When the 303 started I thought "Oh, sounds like The Prodigy" but then Alex played a jazzy Cm4 and my brain just crashed instantly.

  • @monk3ymasta
    @monk3ymasta 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Immediately looks up Ciat-Lonbarde Cocoquantus MK2 - disappears into multidimensional modular wormhole - loses connection with previous plane of existence - hours later comes to, clicks thumbs up and comments. Thank you both!

  • @monoamin_
    @monoamin_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Using a 303 to accompany a guitar... Like it was meant to be??? Absolute madlads.

    • @ORACLEBALL
      @ORACLEBALL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Funny enough, it originally was meant too 😂

    • @DarkSideofSynth
      @DarkSideofSynth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Roland waited 40 years for that but no biggie. Some retired executive would just go "See? I told you we had the right product!!!"

    • @ORACLEBALL
      @ORACLEBALL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DarkSideofSynth 😂

  • @illustriouschin
    @illustriouschin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Alex should have covered all of the labels on the System 100.

    • @AlexBallMusic
      @AlexBallMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I should have turned it upside down too.

  • @gustavoberocan
    @gustavoberocan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    4:20 the subtitles go: no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no... :D

  • @bababooie9420
    @bababooie9420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Your content is always so enjoyable, there’s always something to learn and marvel at- keep doing what you do, you’re awesome Hainbach 🤗

  • @RobFlaxMusic
    @RobFlaxMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It's the look at 8:34 for me-that mixture of revulsion, wonder, self-loathing, and curiosity... "What?! How did you...?"

  • @CtDawG77
    @CtDawG77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Ok, so this is a woodworking class?" Best description of Ciat-lombarde ever.

  • @mattevans7884
    @mattevans7884 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's wonderful to see Alex totally baffled for once!

  • @jazzseba
    @jazzseba 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love the way we all evolve into a child like beings when confronted to experiences like this!!!! pure gold!!!

  • @FLH3official
    @FLH3official 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    2 legends together.
    With a mystery woodbox without any label, the challenge is quite hard, almost impossible!

  • @Chi_Mecha
    @Chi_Mecha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I enjoyed watching both videos. And they actually tell a lot of lessons about gear and workflow. Alex made a fair point about the Cocoquantus: between the unlabeled functions and the ducking feature it was actually harder to figure out than a monster modular system. And while the System 100m is a pristine instrument; the Cocoquantus packed some serious sonic potential in a portable wooden box.

    • @AlexBallMusic
      @AlexBallMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I couldn't even spell Cocoquantus, let alone figure out how it worked!

    • @AlexBallMusic
      @AlexBallMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      (and yes you're spot on, it's quite a fascinating thing)

  • @bricelory9534
    @bricelory9534 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was fun! I love these sort of collabs - both for making artists stretch and exposing audiences to different artists adapting and playing with new instruments/ways of thinking.
    Thanks!

  • @Winterdagen
    @Winterdagen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hahaha the "okay, I've made the mutant cows from hell" made me laugh out loud

    • @AlexBallMusic
      @AlexBallMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's the name of my next album sorted too.

  • @nikolailinden-vrnle5824
    @nikolailinden-vrnle5824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Seeing the two of you just having a good time makes me so happy! This is what music is about! Thanks

  • @HoraceMash
    @HoraceMash 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Super interesting to watch someone so capable and experienced tackle this kind of challenge. Just goes to show how much we rely on having a mental model of abstract technology (cf. my dishwasher or MS Teams)

  • @DMTCYMATICSDreamMusicTemple
    @DMTCYMATICSDreamMusicTemple 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    So much to learn and get inspired by these two upstanding gentlemen of electronic sonic exploration. Humour, nostalgia, the best of synthesiser, studio, and test equipment pro users!

  • @jossedobben
    @jossedobben 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Haha, poor Alex is really struggling. 😆Then Hainbach joins and all of a sudden we're in the realm of Fripp & Eno. ♫
    Nice collaboration!

  • @ejwatts25
    @ejwatts25 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Props to Alex, there was a moment or two there where I would have gone in to meltdown, he kept his cool. Loved seeing you both working together and bouncing ideas off one another.

  • @JonMurray
    @JonMurray 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The collaboration the world needed to see 🙌🏻🖤

  • @skaermf
    @skaermf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this so much! Hope to see more coco in the future ✨✨✨✨

  • @DMTCYMATICSDreamMusicTemple
    @DMTCYMATICSDreamMusicTemple 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Reminds me of circuit bending.
    That feeling of discovery and plenty of happy accidents.

  • @marcelloursic424
    @marcelloursic424 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Scanner (Robin Rimbaud) released an album in 2020 that features the Ciat-Lonbarde Cocoquantus MK2 front and center. It's titled Warp and Weft... I suggest checking it out! He also released an album last year composed entirely on the Wing Pinger, another fascinating little instrument.

  • @kaitlyn__L
    @kaitlyn__L ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is just like my first time with unlabelled Eurorack nodules, which I didn’t know if they were filters or oscillators etc etc, hahaha. My main instinct was MOAR PATCHING just like Alex.

  • @kyarsm
    @kyarsm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    7:19 - 9:19 is beautiful

  • @gooneybird808
    @gooneybird808 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just beautiful...there’s so much pressure from my friends to make popular music but all I really want is to express myself with sound. Beautiful

  • @jeanbonnefoy1377
    @jeanbonnefoy1377 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    so typical of the Hainbach's way: creating ambient soundscapes and pulsating quasi random rhythms just by connecting things "sideways" ( or oblique ways, Brian Eno would say) even with a "classic" old school analog modular just calling for the traditional vco>eg>vcf/vca path. Toll!

  • @needfortweed8734
    @needfortweed8734 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I loved the look of confusion on the face of mr. Ball. That would be me sat in front of a regular modular synth. Though I would probably get annoyed and stop messing around with it after less than 10 minutes...

  • @surrealchemist
    @surrealchemist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’ve avoided even researching what that instrument did exactly because I might want to get one. It might be an odd reason, but a big one was because I didn’t want to end up with a different format of patch cables. Anyway, I was worried half way through because of that acid bass sound but it turned out to be a nice result in the end.

  • @everpuremusic
    @everpuremusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Obviously, your other challenge video brought me here. It is really amazing and inspiring to see both of you getting totally out of your comfort zones and getting creative in a completely new way. :D Oh, and btw, The Notwist called and said they want that effect instrument for their studio too!

  • @d42kn355
    @d42kn355 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well, I see a coco so I’m excited for this

  • @RobinRimbaudScanner
    @RobinRimbaudScanner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "How does that even work!?" - the perfect response to be honest 😂

  • @pablogutierrezsanchez5693
    @pablogutierrezsanchez5693 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's great to make videos about colaborations with other people doing this stuff. Sometimes it feels like the synth and production world is so individualistic, we need to construct differents ways to share with others our passion cause loneliness sucks!! Love you Hainbach, from Spain ❤️❤️

  • @PetterBruland
    @PetterBruland 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Slightly high, and man... some of these sounds do not jive with me right now.... still, so retro super awesome. Thanks Hainbach

  • @100ThingsIDo
    @100ThingsIDo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lots of fun! Nice to see some vides with you both :D Hope to see more in the furuew!

  • @reggiep75
    @reggiep75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    No labels? Hmmm.. I'd be inclined to have just run the 303 into the chopping board then plugged, turned knobs in small increments, unplugged, next socket, turned knobs.. rinse & repeat. I've no doubt that there is magic in the chopping board tho!

  • @eagereyes
    @eagereyes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Mutant Cows from Hell" would be a great name for a band!

  • @LaraSchilling
    @LaraSchilling 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "I've made the mutant cows from hell."
    NERDS!

  • @d.u.o.digitalunitoperated5256
    @d.u.o.digitalunitoperated5256 ปีที่แล้ว

    In addition to what concerns synthesizers we all want to know where you buy your t-shirs your sweatshirts and sweaters!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @DarkSideofSynth
    @DarkSideofSynth 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Alex's challenge: let's just have him figure out a modular synth he probably never played before but with clear labels, and we all know it DOES make sounds.
    Hainbach: let's go full-on SAW-style riddles, and hand him his guitar and an alien wood plank with holes and banana cables.
    Pretty fair... KEINE FRAGE!;)
    What could possibly go wrong? You've probably summoned creatures from other worlds which summoned other creatures from other worlds, and so on and so forth.
    Not sure we'll even get to to the end of April but hey... thanks!:))))

  • @pugix
    @pugix 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lots of fun! Didn't hear any Chaos, though. I got my Coco V1 in November, 2011. I think it's Peter Blasser's most astounding invention. Took me years to understand the Quantussy.

  • @LFOVCF
    @LFOVCF 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The irony of it sounding like I've dropped some acid.
    I sit here gaffawing my head of, especially the cats after the cows🤣

  • @PocketUnv
    @PocketUnv 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I did try the Cocoquantus for like ten minutes at one point, it infuriated me to no end, but apparently there are some really cool sounds to be had if you put in the effort to understand it somewhat.

  • @petersirca223
    @petersirca223 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Halleluyah, I can see the light now - guiitar into modular ! Thanks guys ..

  • @RedMeansRecording
    @RedMeansRecording 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I like it when the cows came in

  • @SusanAmberBruce
    @SusanAmberBruce 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cows from hell was the most musical part haha

  • @projectz975
    @projectz975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    lets be honest, Alex had the harder challenge

  • @michaelharmer8591
    @michaelharmer8591 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn, that jam around 9:00 is something else...

  • @davidpinto1195
    @davidpinto1195 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The first 5 minutes were pure cacophony lol but still loved it

  • @jlindborg1105
    @jlindborg1105 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was nervously fun to watch! :)

  • @simonisenberg4516
    @simonisenberg4516 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some beautiful disintegrations. Makes me yearn for some live synth jam sessions.

  • @RikMaxSpeed
    @RikMaxSpeed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like the bit where the mutant cows from hell morphed into wailing cats! 🤣

  • @LaraSchilling
    @LaraSchilling 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just FYI, when the 303 starts going and there's nobody talking, the auto-generated captions keep popping up with "no" to the rhythm played. Haaaaa!

  • @vvvictoriav5958
    @vvvictoriav5958 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What is this, a crossover episode?

  • @williamtell1477
    @williamtell1477 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was cool, thanks you guys. Never heard of this device but it looks really interesting!

  • @adub303
    @adub303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why can't I get my mancala or cribbage boards to sound like that?

  • @matsewunderlich
    @matsewunderlich 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So a nice Sound Laboratory 😀 very cool idea

  • @cosmicbackgroundnoise
    @cosmicbackgroundnoise 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm sure that that is literally a bread board synth.

    • @raistaparta
      @raistaparta 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Underrated comment

  • @kennethjanczak4900
    @kennethjanczak4900 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great..... thanks for taking the time to make the musik and videos, and sharing...

  • @silkefupdates8926
    @silkefupdates8926 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    02:30 Thats a new genre - comedy n' synth! ;-)

  • @scottstevens7639
    @scottstevens7639 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Chaos in a Box - love it! So squelchy…

  • @ozerik
    @ozerik 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like to pretend that Peter Blasser is my nemesis because his designs are so intentionally (pointlessly!??) obscure. But watching you play your expensive cutting board with the weird name (also the weird names, why are they so desperately awkward!??) is making me respect C-L a little bit more. Not for everybody, that's for sure, but okay FINE, they're pretty good :D
    Also why have I not already subscribed to your channel!???!?? :D

  • @louadmurphy2587
    @louadmurphy2587 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This little wood box of pure feed-back chaos seems realy inspiring

  • @Apg002
    @Apg002 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love that both videos have the same amount of views.

  • @DJBuglip
    @DJBuglip 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, that sounds amazing, y'all.

  • @maraomania1360
    @maraomania1360 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    JFC in a bucket that shirt! Still a poser who used to collect junk. Awesome 😂

  • @danvitco771
    @danvitco771 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well yeah, when ‘Bach’ is already in your last name, we get brilliance.

  • @multicatart7939
    @multicatart7939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This reminds me of Czesław Niemen's "Catharsis"

  • @RikMaxSpeed
    @RikMaxSpeed 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Proof, if ever it was needed, that an excellent musician can make harmony out of any gear!

  • @frenchtrace9862
    @frenchtrace9862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was so cruel lol

  • @robertgevere113
    @robertgevere113 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cruel of Hainbach to do that to Alex! LOL. Love you guys.

  • @GizzyDillespee
    @GizzyDillespee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had to give it a like unseen, after giving the other video a look first. This ought to be ghastly...

  • @byteborg
    @byteborg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Now this was something... The instrument seems to be made for the evil genius ^^

  • @gladlawson61
    @gladlawson61 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I cant be happier I passed on the Lombard stuff.... I like hearing other people use it though..

  • @NinoJoy
    @NinoJoy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    coco is so great (as deerhorn, and others), but so expensive

  • @jhowe5571
    @jhowe5571 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was not fair!!! Nothing is labeled on that thang!!🤣 Alex wins!😉

  • @danjwalker
    @danjwalker 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just watched Alex's video. Now for the sequel.

  • @pugix
    @pugix 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Imagine if you didn't allow any external inputs, necessitating the use of Quantussy as oscillators!

  • @ianwynne764
    @ianwynne764 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello: At around 5:46 it sound like something by Philip Glass. This was really interesting. Stay well and safe.

  • @customerservicerobot454
    @customerservicerobot454 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    THOSE CHORDS ARE SO BEAUTIFUL

  • @hellf.o
    @hellf.o 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cocoquantus+guitar=🖤
    👍👍

  • @thchris
    @thchris 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    just so the thumbnail and have to givbe a thumbs up already.. should be called a thumbupnail

  • @klinkske
    @klinkske 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ok. Let s not do a search on that coco thing. No gas no 😅

  • @jammystraub488
    @jammystraub488 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lol 😂 that was just mean 🤣 very enjoyable to watch Alex's head explode.

  • @temporoboto
    @temporoboto 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    No labels?! Alex gets 20 minutes🤣😂😛Thanks for sharing.

  • @RosalvoParadella
    @RosalvoParadella 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Coisa de outro mundo." Incrível, Hainbach !!

  • @BobbyLachapelle
    @BobbyLachapelle 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is the Cocquantus a little like a Microcosm or a Blooper in some way? It always been a mystery for me.

  • @danielpirone8028
    @danielpirone8028 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the stereo spread

  • @DeadWhiteButterflies
    @DeadWhiteButterflies 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Hi I'm Hainbach, and this is Synth Jackass"

  • @nicolasg.1601
    @nicolasg.1601 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job Alex ;-)

  • @seaofsinewave9120
    @seaofsinewave9120 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow this sounded great though

  • @RobertDorschel
    @RobertDorschel 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    sounds like a mtl
    count to five pedal, kinda

  • @Makebelieve123
    @Makebelieve123 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    @Alex Ball did he just call you bald 👩‍🦲?? Huh..No respect!

  • @electronicbagatelle
    @electronicbagatelle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    mutant cows from hell 😆🐮🔥

  • @henninghoefer
    @henninghoefer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This instrument is … a little loopy?