Synth looping, formant filters & studio tour
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- This channel has been kicking around for 6 years now. It has 167(!) videos. We've had some fun. The first few years were all about pedals, mostly demos with the odd documentary here & there. That was nice.
But you've probably noticed things getting a bit more squirrely of late. I'm FEELING squirrely. There's less consistency between videos, lots of experimenting with different formats. I even tried talking to cameras. Hated that.
It just became difficult to do the same thing over and over, and I had to try some stuff.
So here we are, with another experiment. But I have a good feeling about this one. It feels like a return to basics, the simple and pure joy of experimenting with sound.
So what is KNOBs Monthly?
The idea is to share one video each month that folds in everything I've been up to. Ideas, demos, experiments, stories. A concentrated dose of inspiration, exploring how you can use devices to open up your creative process.
It's still sponsored, technically, but in a very relaxed way. I think it's important to include new devices - it's why many of you are here - and if I receive any gear from companies I have to list the video as sponsored. But with this new format it's no strings attached. I'm not paid, and I'll just be using things in whatever way interests me.
It might take some time to work out the kinks, but I hope you enjoy it and I would love to know what you think.
0:00 - Studio tour
1:12 - Synth looping (w/ Arturia Microfreak)
5:22 - Formant filters (w/ Adventure Audio Mother Tongue)
7:27 - The Felt Rysy
9:19 - My matrix looping pedalboard
The main things in this video:
Arturia Microfreak - www.arturia.com/products/hard...
Adventure Audio Mother Tongue - www.adventurepedals.com/pedal...
Felt Rysy - feltinstruments.com/Rysy
Templeboard (pedal board) - www.templeaudio.com/duo-series
I'll also be making some changes on Patreon, contests and more community-focused stuff. So pop on over there if you're curious:
/ knobs
Thanks for sticking around while I figure things out xoxo.
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This is wonderful
I mean I seriously clicked this vid because I thought it was you....
This format is perfect, It feels like coming home. You are a great artist!
i frickin YELLED when i saw this in my inbox
the specter of sound is back!
Scielence!
Loved the old vids. Love the new vids. XXX
Every time i watch one of your productions, my hear rate drops 15% and i find what "relaxing" means. Thanks bro.
I will never stop loving this channel
I love new format and stop motion 🙏❤️🙏
Holy shit what a ride!! So much in this. New place, synth demo, pedal demo, absurdly wonderful smashing of loops into each other... dang! You rock, dude.
love
Loving the new format, looking forward to more of this!
What a hypnotically lovely demo and studio tour!
god, the editing and sounds are glorious. you are really good at it. thank you
I'm going to be looking forward to this every month! It's just more knobs all at once, and I like whatever you do. Each one of these things was delightful, especially the rysy filter and the matrix looper board which I feel like we wouldn't have seen in the normal knobs format. Hope your squirrels find a better place far away.
What a warm lovely vibe; really enjoyed listening!!
Knobs AND Fireghosting? God damn.
Ahhh, this feels really cool! I'm looking forward to monthly installments for as long as it satisfies you! Really dug getting to see a little bit more of the matrix looper pedalboard
Love this format, thanks for your work!
Knobs, you’re simply the best. As always, thank you for making these videos. They always spark some inspiration in me.
he really said "I forgor 💀" at the end
This is wonderful. I remain so grateful that you share these projects and your creativity so freely. Keepgoingkeepgoingkeepgoing
I know you said you don't like talking to the camera but the Fantastic Flaws video is one of my favorites. Super well organized, approachable, and putting a face/voice to the name is great too. Just my 2 c
You are an artist, so whatever is comfortable for your freedom and creativity will be perfect for me to encounter. I love what you do, and this video is super enjoyable!!
This is perfect, dreamy blissful bloop sounds all day
Just brilliant! This video feels like my happy place.
you are so creative and smart ! Thank you. I love this channel
Lots of great ideas. Excellent video
Loved this format!
Great to have you back!
ahhh the secret layer where knobs discovers the most amazing tones.
I have a similar situation in my current space board (24 pedals) A Pladask Matrise that splits to a CT5, Particle 2, and Arcades, before going off to my Julia and Tacana for a master vibrato/chorus/tremolo, then off to my stereo delays and reverbs.
Lovely calming video. I like your style!
Thanks Knobs. Been watching your videos from the first Ct5 vid. Wish I could get hold of one of those Klein mixers. Looks like such a great musical tool.
Great stuff!
lovely format
great production and thank you!!!!
This is an awesome format. Like good ol' Knobs content but somehow 3 times better!
LIKE A PHEONIX RISING FROM THE ASHES TOOT TOOT
incredible ❤️
This is amazing. Thank you.
I absolutely love this.
A "Knobs" digest! This surely has to be good for one's microbiome.
matrix looping is SOOO freakin cool. you open up me eyes man. holly crap, im stocked
YEEEEEEESSSS!!! THANK YOU FOR BEING THE YOU THAT ONLY YOU ARE KNOBS
Love the Danelectro Dead on 67 at 0:13! My favoriter guitar ever and glad to see you're using one as well
Love this. You’re a legend
Very nice vid!
Love the design of that "Kilter" pedal
Love it!!!!
first you get me into pedals, now i want the microfreak. thanks pal
This is a great idea for pedalboard - a bunch of looping pedals with pedal mixer and send pedals. gotta use this virtual, thanx)
i always love yuor videos
Love this!
Knobs is the king of it...
You just leveled up and I don't know I can keep your pace. However you are an artist not a pedal reviewer and if the previous format was limiting you then you are doing the right thing.
Plaits is the perfect simile here.
What a thoroughly good way to sell me instruments
Knobs is the best pedal channel on the internet. Fireghosting is THE BETTER BEST PEDAL CHANNEL.
go post on fireghosting not here man
Lovelovelovelovelove
Wait knobs is a woodworker?
Also I will be stealing googly eyes on the belt sander.
I love it. I love it all.
The matrix looping is insane. MADNESS
Honestly, I think pretty much any video you post could be chopped up into an awesome sound library.
Just such deep tonal variations, you just seem to know where the sweet spots are
Ohhoho, this explains a lot.
I love you knobs
love when I see others with the glory of Danelectros secret babies. Especially a 67 in what appears to be well taken care of. Have my mod 6 that's going with me to the grave.
Epic.
Hey Scott. Hope we can meet up at Festival Sonore next April.
One of the things I've been kicking around for a while (and still have to build) is a "talked-to" pedal. This is different than a vocoder in that the purpose is not to emulate voice, but rather to use voice as a band-selective CV generator for controlling other things. *Some* classic vocoders could do that, outputting the CV controlling the VCA for each of the 10, 12, or whatever bands, but they are way out of everyone's price league and rare as hens' teeth. Moreover, there is a limit to how much one mouth could modulate on the fly.
So, a simpler version. Let's say we had three tunable moderately-wide passbands to detect, plus a full-spectrum channel as well, all driven by a mic and associated preamp. The tunability is simply to adapt the device to the particular speaker's voice. That could provide 4 discrete control voltages, sensing each of the 3 bands, and one for full-spectrum amplitude. Those 4 CVs could be used to control anything that could be voltage controlled. That *could* be filters, but could also be other parameters, like modulation rate, delay, pulse-width, whatever. The idea is to free up hands and feet to accomplish other tasks and forms of real-time control.
NEW KNOBS!!
hey, we use the same kind of pick. rad!
Thank you
brilliant.
I want the blueprint of that top-down camera ministudio 😍😍😍
7:38 - the guy with the beard in the studio is Krzysztof Penderecki.
Wow rysy part is magic
first few seconds into the video and mmmmmmmmm yesss
Yes! :)
You're saying it does the smooth wubbies? I already love it!
Mother tongue does great things with my MS-20
I've been trying to find the perfect blend of flexibility and useability in my looping setup for years. I don't know if I'm any closer :D I like your looper pedalboard.
What’s your fav Organelle patches?
Love the new space!
Yay! Lovely. I’ve been using the digitakt to try and achieve both of these loopy poopy techniques. The limitation being that you can only have 30sec loops and only have 8 of them, but with the lfos and green trigs for movements it’s also capable of textural heaps. :) bye thanks luv u x
I'd love to see the Matrix Looping board used for, like, an ambient album. Just feed it a pretty loop in stereo, let it shift and morph for a while, add a fade at both ends so it feels continuous, maybe add some synth layers to fill out the space, you could make some beautiful tracks.
hi buddy great job, love you, miss you
Cute knob cranked to 11. You're gonna break it off.
Hol up, did he say monthly
😵 Omg the one and only Knobs lives in Toronto ???? I live there too!
Knobs: so hey the video is over
Me: already? :(
Cool
Can you ask Arturia if they can re-release the white MicroFreak? I've been waiting ages for a re-release.
Hey you Got the wavestation working in 2021!
What would you recommend as a starter looping pedal that doesn't cost the world as much as I love the blooper 500 is beyond my price range atm.
0:24. The shot of the wooden box. What exactly is that thing? I want to build one.
Please tell what camera and lesles do you use! Thank you!
Any one know what the pedal board is used at the end?
magicboard!
we need more klein bottles in the world.
You're like a positive version of A Mad Scientist..
Goddamnit, i see Jeremy commenting everywhere. He´s like the Justin Y of musical youtube.
Hey Knobs have you ever heard of Bibio? xxx
bruh i'm so relaxed i forgot what year it is