So very important to have basics laid out in *such* a clear and "unglammed" way for folks who're just starting out and/or planning their own modular synth. Thank you _sooooo_ much for this❣
Thank you, something I didn't say in this vid is that because loads of companies make these things slightly differently with different names etc etc that its difficult to pin down the fundamentals which I think why the wireframe works well when demonstrating.
@@TheCrowHillCoIt really does.. honestly I think I would've learned more back in grade school if this method you came up with was applied back then.😅 Cheers❣
This is one of the most simple, effective and important videos I've seen in a long time about modular basics. And your Cheat Sheet is really good! Bravo!
I’ve been involved in the eurorack scene for a number of years now, and I have to say it’s refreshing to see someone explaining things to new or curious enthusiasts in such a non-gatekeeping way. Cheers to you. Job well done. ❤
Fitting an introduction to synthesis into an under 12 minute TH-cam video is quite a feat 👍. I can spend ages in VCV Rack on the computer making modular concoctions, it can be quite relaxing.
Hey Christian. I was the lucky winner of your stinky bag (your words, not mine!) back in the November live stream, but I'm still walking around carrying everything in my two year old Aldi carrier bag with a hole in the bottom. I need that stinky bag!
Hey, this is super awesome! Really helpful. I'm just getting into semi modular to dip my toe into the world of modular and you've laid it out so well, and made it simple and clear. Thanks!
I'm gonna start forwarding this video to people when they ask how modular works. you did a great job explaining the escalating simplicity of modular synths in a nutshell here!
Reminds me of the ARP 2600 we had in the music lab in college back in the mid 1970s. It had only one voice, but had every module mentioned here save for the sequencer. It was a blast to play with. You brought back some wonderful memories with this video! Now it's time for a vaults release based on the modular unit behind you... or a new instrument for sale. Surprise us, Christian!!
It's a noble effort to cram so much into 12 minutes. 👍 I'd also recommend 'The Synthesizer' by Roland, who originally printed the set of four books to go with their system 100m modular - there's patching examples using the classic 191j 'D set' configuration in one of the books' . There must be 100s , if not 1000s of copies floating around second hand, as it had multiple reprints (i sold mine years ago, after i sold the multi-config100m, and acquired a system 100). Nonetheless , it's one of the best printed book sets about synthesis you can get. Analog Synthesis by Mark Jenkins' is another classic, and also available s/h. Ultimately, you've got to get your hands in /on a modular system , whether in software or hardware, and get tweaking and sliding for the 'oh..now i get it' experience.
This is by far the most easily digested introduction to modular i've come across. Definitely a contribution to humanity. Thank you for this and thank you for not falling for the math teacher syndrome.
Another great video and a great intro to synthesis👍. It’s definitely true that learning about modular helps you pick up almost all software synths very quickly. It would be great to expand on this in so many ways, but before expanding the rest I think what beginners most need is going into detail about signal path, which is shown here, but so easy to misunderstand and confuse people when picking up synthesis for the first time (and even for some experienced users!) Once I was taught signal path properly, everything fell into place so much more easily and manipulating sounds was so much less of a ball ache!
Thank you for this detailed but simplified video. God bless 🙏🏼 Grab your black sheet and then the VCV Rack and start a new journey in your life. God bless yall 😊🙏🏼❤️
Nice synopsis. VCV Rack is a great free modular program with the added bonus of Omri Cohen’s fantastic educational content and collaborations on modules, the new arp is outstanding.
Cardinal is totally free and sounds great, I really like the Surge modules. It's basically the same as VCV rack, but you can use it in your DAW as a VST.
If there was anyone currently living in our time capable of putting even the most of demanding topics and subjects in the proverbial nutshell.... for anyone with half a brain they'd have to say your name for it. So good. Even Simpleton me gets an idea as to how sound synthesis works in general. Then to think of the minds who came up with this idea out of thin air and brought it from between only their own ears into the hands and ears of everyone.... has to command respect and even adulation, doesn't it? Wow. (I'm typing this seeing this image of Hans Zimmer or Steve Porcaro in front of their modular rigs 8n my mind back in the days when music progressed from analog to digital)
Thank You for your effort, it has saved me a lot of digging around for a very basic foundation to patching (just a beginner) I could not find the Blog you mentioned. HUmmmm
Thanks mate, clears up a few questions I had. Im not a huge fan of modular, it seams like you spend all your time working towards doing what a semi does right out of the box (but in tune).
This is brilliant the amount of ppl ive seen jump head first and give up three months later i know have a place to send them .I cant lie ppl come to my studio see my wall go home and spend a few thousand then call me im a musician not a teacher but this is simple straightforward to the point def subbed and ordering a few things love the shirts
Thank you for producing extremely helpful and interesting content that's approachable right away! The blag sheets are quickly becoming my go to resource for essential tips!
This is a great resource for learning. Watching people perform is also helpful. I run a channel uploading videos showing the rack of live playing almost daily if you want to find examples of these concepts in performance use. ❤
After just a few minutes in I've learned more here than the last dozen videos I've gone through today, THANK you for making this! Sub'd and looking for that blag sheet download, tyvm
I do not own, nor can I afford a modular system has I would like, I simply have a Doepfer Dark Energy (1st gen) That I use occasionally... but it is one of my faves to doing some sound design. Thank you for some new stuff I did not knew. Cheerz!
Never had the chance to play around with modular but pretty familiar with the individual components. Reminds me of building music/audio stuff in pure data
Amazing video, it won a like!, very graphical and didactic. I didn't know this is in use today, I wonder if all those stuff can be simulated on a desktop computer with a decent hardware, with the appropriated software. Your equipment is amazing, but for people with reduced space and budget that want to experiment with this type of sounds generator, it will be great if there exists such software to emulate your great set-up in a Linux desktop, for example, that you can recommend. Again grate lesson! Thanks and best regards.
My favorite bit of modular is the happy accidents you (sometimes) get when patching things in non-standard ways. Being able to rearrange the signal paths and make two or more sounds interact and feedback in ways you could never do with one standalone synth or VSTi is just a lot of fun. However, comma, your wallet will weep.
Of course there is nothing like real patch cables and physical knobs to tweak and turn, but you can still do this as a plugin using ie. Cardinal. (with the added advantage of patch saving and polyphony ;) )
Red Means Recording has an excellent tutorial series on modular using the completely free VCV Rack - that's another great place to learn about Modular without any risk.
@@bricelory9534 Red Means Recording is not a channel I subscribe to. He’s a vindictive, hateful person and was instrumental in Christian going through a LOT of stress. All for speaking his mind and speaking the truth.
@@smalltown2223 I am not a fan of him either, though I found those videos helpful. I am sorry to hear he was a part of the whole intolerance toward Christian. I totally respect not wanting to use his tutorials, which if it were any consolation were made before any of it went down. Omri Cohen is a fantastic modular/VCV Rack resource, but I don't know if he has any good beginner tutorials...he does have some beginner friendly walkthroughs, so he might be a good place to poke around - and definitely worth keeping in mind if you have a continued interest in VCV Rack or modular. Many of his videos explore individual modules and how you can use them in different ways, which really deepens your understanding of how the whole thing works.
If this is a continuing thing I would love to see a cv-midi and vice-versa tutorial,perhaps along the way,in order to control outside synths and in the box plugins like libraries. Always makes my head hurt. Excelent vídeo.
I keep my modular in a tub in the closet . That way I don’t throw it at the wall because it’s capable of triggering not only itself but me as well . But i usually avoid this by only using it as a sample source period . 👽
I'm interested in trying this out, but I have no downstairs neighbors, and thus...I would only experience half the possibilities. If I follow you correctly.
The notes vs volts chart is interesting, its not strictly wrong, but it assumes the oscillator is tuned to A0, and it seems everyone tunes to C4 for default
Bin many years in the modular world and just found you - cool - I like the "02 Modular Blagsheet Poster" but shipping to NL isn't an option,. maybe soon? Thanks.
![PURPEECH - นี่ฉันเองคนที่... (It's me) [Official MV]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/NuhHd0hOOg8/mqdefault.jpg)
So very important to have basics laid out in *such* a clear and "unglammed" way for folks who're just starting out and/or planning their own modular synth. Thank you _sooooo_ much for this❣
Thank you, something I didn't say in this vid is that because loads of companies make these things slightly differently with different names etc etc that its difficult to pin down the fundamentals which I think why the wireframe works well when demonstrating.
@@TheCrowHillCoIt really does.. honestly I think I would've learned more back in grade school if this method you came up with was applied back then.😅 Cheers❣
"You'll be able to go to conferences like NAMM and pretend you know what you're talking about." LOOOOOOL! Count me in!
That’s what I need!!
LOLOL, that got me too 🤣
This is one of the most simple, effective and important videos I've seen in a long time about modular basics. And your Cheat Sheet is really good! Bravo!
This is probably the best explanation of synthesis I have ever watched. Simple and effective. Well done.
Thanks mate... its born of ignorance. I think there's something in that.
So glad to have found this, just starting to plan my modular journey!
I’ve been involved in the eurorack scene for a number of years now, and I have to say it’s refreshing to see someone explaining things to new or curious enthusiasts in such a non-gatekeeping way. Cheers to you. Job well done. ❤
I am right there with you this is so good and needed
I think its fun to explain things when you're not an expert because the knowledge is not presumed as its just been learned.
Fitting an introduction to synthesis into an under 12 minute TH-cam video is quite a feat 👍. I can spend ages in VCV Rack on the computer making modular concoctions, it can be quite relaxing.
Thanks and yeah, modular is a great escape.
Hey Christian. I was the lucky winner of your stinky bag (your words, not mine!) back in the November live stream, but I'm still walking around carrying everything in my two year old Aldi carrier bag with a hole in the bottom. I need that stinky bag!
I'm so glad you're back doing what you're so fantastic at - teaching. I never fail to learn something from your videos.
Couldn't have possibly said it any better! 🙏
So kind, imposter syndrome never goes away though!
Wow. Really well done and useful. I'm in the States, so I'll use that cheat sheet once I get it printed locally. Many thanks for this.
Nice document. Making my modular system more well rounded. Eletronics ftw. 😊
Hey, this is super awesome! Really helpful. I'm just getting into semi modular to dip my toe into the world of modular and you've laid it out so well, and made it simple and clear. Thanks!
I'm gonna start forwarding this video to people when they ask how modular works. you did a great job explaining the escalating simplicity of modular synths in a nutshell here!
Clear, Concise, and to the Point. KUDOS!
Reminds me of the ARP 2600 we had in the music lab in college back in the mid 1970s. It had only one voice, but had every module mentioned here save for the sequencer. It was a blast to play with. You brought back some wonderful memories with this video! Now it's time for a vaults release based on the modular unit behind you... or a new instrument for sale. Surprise us, Christian!!
well it's the same idea no cap
I'll do my best!
This explanation is unreal, helped me a lot. Thanks!
It's a noble effort to cram so much into 12 minutes. 👍
I'd also recommend 'The Synthesizer' by Roland, who originally printed the set of four books to go with their system 100m modular - there's patching examples using the classic 191j 'D set' configuration in one of the books' . There must be 100s , if not 1000s of copies floating around second hand, as it had multiple reprints (i sold mine years ago, after i sold the multi-config100m, and acquired a system 100). Nonetheless , it's one of the best printed book sets about synthesis you can get. Analog Synthesis by Mark Jenkins' is another classic, and also available s/h.
Ultimately, you've got to get your hands in /on a modular system , whether in software or hardware, and get tweaking and sliding for the 'oh..now i get it' experience.
(goes to abe books to find)
This was so incredibly helpful, exactly what I was looking for thank you so much
perfect video for entering in the world of modular system thank you !
I've had many hours of quality time watching all of your past videos and would watch them religiously when uploaded. Good to see new content.
This is by far the most easily digested introduction to modular i've come across. Definitely a contribution to humanity. Thank you for this and thank you for not falling for the math teacher syndrome.
Merci beaucoup pour ces videos! J'etais pret à tout vendre car je n'arrivais plus a entrer plus profondement en eurorack!!! alors merci encore!
Christian it's so good to see you happy and energised and doing what you do best - so chuffed you're on this new adventure, and thank you!
Thank you! I really REALLY appreciate your tutorial on these terms!!!
The quality of these tutorials is absolutely stunning. Well done, Christian.
Mate thanks so much.,
Thank you so much! Such a wonderful, simple explanation!
One of the greatest intros to synthesis in general, this applies to all forms of synthesis.
It took me so long to understand my rack. A video like this is a wonderful help to those starting out. Nicely done, subbed.
Another great video and a great intro to synthesis👍. It’s definitely true that learning about modular helps you pick up almost all software synths very quickly. It would be great to expand on this in so many ways, but before expanding the rest I think what beginners most need is going into detail about signal path, which is shown here, but so easy to misunderstand and confuse people when picking up synthesis for the first time (and even for some experienced users!) Once I was taught signal path properly, everything fell into place so much more easily and manipulating sounds was so much less of a ball ache!
Simply amazing what you offer the world. Thank you for all you do.
Hands down one of the best videos I've seen on Modular so far! Thank you so much!
Thank you for this detailed but simplified video. God bless 🙏🏼
Grab your black sheet and then the VCV Rack and start a new journey in your life. God bless yall 😊🙏🏼❤️
Nice synopsis. VCV Rack is a great free modular program with the added bonus of Omri Cohen’s fantastic educational content and collaborations on modules, the new arp is outstanding.
exactly what i was looking for! would love more of these beginner friendly modular tutorials
Excellent video for the real beginers!
Thank you for them, Christian.
Excellent explanation. Directly to the point straight away. This is a real how to / explanation of actual functionality. Perfect . 👽✌️
this type of clarity... especially at this pace... deeply appreciated. thanks so much!!
Wow being a tad older this brought back great memories but alas I'm mainly out of the box now apart from an old Korg and a JDXa
Love it. Thank you!!
Great to see you back doing what you (and so many of us) love. Thanks for these amazing tutorials.
Nice work Christian. This is a great resource and helps demystify modular for the intimidated.
Cardinal is totally free and sounds great, I really like the Surge modules. It's basically the same as VCV rack, but you can use it in your DAW as a VST.
This is a really good video! You're doing an amazing job with breaking down seemingly complex facets of music creation. 👏👏
So kind thank you.
If there was anyone currently living in our time capable of putting even the most of demanding topics and subjects in the proverbial nutshell.... for anyone with half a brain they'd have to say your name for it. So good. Even Simpleton me gets an idea as to how sound synthesis works in general. Then to think of the minds who came up with this idea out of thin air and brought it from between only their own ears into the hands and ears of everyone.... has to command respect and even adulation, doesn't it? Wow. (I'm typing this seeing this image of Hans Zimmer or Steve Porcaro in front of their modular rigs 8n my mind back in the days when music progressed from analog to digital)
Great intro, and (ignoring the Colossus) that Psychomania poster!!!
Thank You for your effort, it has saved me a lot of digging around for a very basic foundation to patching (just a beginner) I could not find the Blog you mentioned. HUmmmm
Thanks mate, clears up a few questions I had. Im not a huge fan of modular, it seams like you spend all your time working towards doing what a semi does right out of the box (but in tune).
Most clear and concise explanation of modular synthesis. Thank you very much.
Thank you very much for this video! I finally understand how does this "synth wall" works!
As well as the content: great production values and beautiful overlaid graphics.
Your tube is awesome!
I have struggled to grasp the basics for so very long, now I get it 🤯
Thanks for sharing your time and knowledge 🙌
This is brilliant the amount of ppl ive seen jump head first and give up three months later i know have a place to send them .I cant lie ppl come to my studio see my wall go home and spend a few thousand then call me im a musician not a teacher but this is simple straightforward to the point def subbed and ordering a few things love the shirts
Thank you for producing extremely helpful and interesting content that's approachable right away! The blag sheets are quickly becoming my go to resource for essential tips!
This is a great resource for learning. Watching people perform is also helpful. I run a channel uploading videos showing the rack of live playing almost daily if you want to find examples of these concepts in performance use. ❤
Great stuff, Christian. You need to get yourself a nutty professor's wig next time.
After just a few minutes in I've learned more here than the last dozen videos I've gone through today, THANK you for making this! Sub'd and looking for that blag sheet download, tyvm
Thank you very much
Thank you for doing this Christian .Ive always loved the sound of Modular Synths,just found it hard to get my head around them ,so to speak.
These blagsheets are serious 😎😎😎 Reaktor is my favorite soft playground for modular! But I'd looove to play with all of these!!!
Reaktor is crazy deep since you can pick apart an oscillator and other modules. Super fun!
@DavidLilja yep! So many options! A rabbit hole 😎
great video!
As always super clear, super amazing explanation of everything and just love watching you guys. Cheers!
what a wonderful gift... i especially like the way the segments explaining each module are like the 'book' from the hitchhikers guide...
I do not own, nor can I afford a modular system has I would like, I simply have a Doepfer Dark Energy (1st gen) That I use occasionally... but it is one of my faves to doing some sound design. Thank you for some new stuff I did not knew. Cheerz!
Awesome! Thanks Christian!
Your company and your videos are always inspiring, thank you!.
Thank you Christian -
this is really helpful
Something I really want to get into, but had no idea where to start
That strings plugin on your Website looks amazing.
Sounds simple from you Mr. Christian! Good explication of modular. thnx.
always fun to watch a totally basic explanation of sth you know by heart :) well done, well explained, marvellous video!
Great beginners guide.
Something I'd like to see that's a lot more complicated but I'm still wrapping my head around would be sample & hold.
That. Was. Incredible.
Great stuff! Everyday a school day!! Thanks. 😀
Great tutorial. Thank you, Christian!
Never had the chance to play around with modular but pretty familiar with the individual components. Reminds me of building music/audio stuff in pure data
Great !!!
Amazing video, it won a like!, very graphical and didactic. I didn't know this is in use today, I wonder if all those stuff can be simulated on a desktop computer with a decent hardware, with the appropriated software. Your equipment is amazing, but for people with reduced space and budget that want to experiment with this type of sounds generator, it will be great if there exists such software to emulate your great set-up in a Linux desktop, for example, that you can recommend. Again grate lesson! Thanks and best regards.
My favorite bit of modular is the happy accidents you (sometimes) get when patching things in non-standard ways. Being able to rearrange the signal paths and make two or more sounds interact and feedback in ways you could never do with one standalone synth or VSTi is just a lot of fun. However, comma, your wallet will weep.
Of course there is nothing like real patch cables and physical knobs to tweak and turn, but you can still do this as a plugin using ie. Cardinal. (with the added advantage of patch saving and polyphony ;) )
Very well explained! Enjoyed the video 👍
Very nice and informative. Thanks
This is a really useful video - thanks for that.
❤thankyou
I’m scared of modular synthesis. This excellent tutorial makes it less so.
Red Means Recording has an excellent tutorial series on modular using the completely free VCV Rack - that's another great place to learn about Modular without any risk.
@@bricelory9534 Red Means Recording is not a channel I subscribe to. He’s a vindictive, hateful person and was instrumental in Christian going through a LOT of stress. All for speaking his mind and speaking the truth.
@@smalltown2223 I am not a fan of him either, though I found those videos helpful. I am sorry to hear he was a part of the whole intolerance toward Christian. I totally respect not wanting to use his tutorials, which if it were any consolation were made before any of it went down.
Omri Cohen is a fantastic modular/VCV Rack resource, but I don't know if he has any good beginner tutorials...he does have some beginner friendly walkthroughs, so he might be a good place to poke around - and definitely worth keeping in mind if you have a continued interest in VCV Rack or modular. Many of his videos explore individual modules and how you can use them in different ways, which really deepens your understanding of how the whole thing works.
I like to use the LFO as a VCO ngl
Yes, now after the video i am a expert. I started applying for jobs in the field
Very well explained
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 so much clear now thanks!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤
If this is a continuing thing I would love to see a cv-midi and vice-versa tutorial,perhaps along the way,in order to control outside synths and in the box plugins like libraries. Always makes my head hurt. Excelent vídeo.
Great Stuff. Really helpful. Thank you.
Concise and clear as always 👍
Thank you for this guys!
Great informative video. Would have been nice to end it playing a really cool sequence using all of the stuff we just learned.
More modular tutorial or patch breakdown would be great
Please god start shipping the blag sheets to the USA 😫
I keep my modular in a tub in the closet . That way I don’t throw it at the wall because it’s capable of triggering not only itself but me as well . But i usually avoid this by only using it as a sample source period . 👽
I'm interested in trying this out, but I have no downstairs neighbors, and thus...I would only experience half the possibilities. If I follow you correctly.
If I ever make a tinder profile- there will be a questionnaire referring to this video.
ive followed along to astro physics lectures. i have no idea what you just said.
The notes vs volts chart is interesting, its not strictly wrong, but it assumes the oscillator is tuned to A0, and it seems everyone tunes to C4 for default
Every month, without fail, something new and incredibly useful. You really deserve a knighthood for services to the music community. Thanks sir.
Bin many years in the modular world and just found you - cool - I like the "02 Modular Blagsheet Poster" but shipping to NL isn't an option,. maybe soon? Thanks.