Similar story for me. It really has its own sound and can add depth to almost any setup. It surprises me almost every time I play it and now that I have one I couldn't imagine not having it. It does make me feel bad for my Minilogue XD which isn't getting as much love these days.
@@coconutlust470 Same! The XD is also an amazing synth, but I think I prefer the OG Minilogue over it. The Reface is my favorite poly I own right now though. Definitely has a character all its own.
Right on my man! The CS is my fave synth! Soooo painfully underrated. Yamaha did an incredible love letter job with the Refaces and surely never deserved the harsh criticisms. I got the DX as my first synth and followed it up with the CS because FM synth was a bit too programmy for a first timer. But it has beautiful sounds. I got the CS and just fell in love. Absolutely beautiful
Yeah I was thinking about getting a Circuit Tracks. I really just wanted to get a Keystep Pro to use as a master to sequence all my gear but the price on them shot up $100.
i've watched this video so many times and today's the first time i thought "how could i never subscribed to this channel?". well, there you go, mister.
Cheap synths, a Circuit, and a handful of effects pedals will take you far honestly. I love that you brought up the adaptability of the Tracks. Whether I have it and a 404 or if I have my whole collection at my finger tips I know the Tracks is gonna be a cornerstone in the set up.
The cs reface is virtual analog at its finest. The sound quality beats out the roland boutiques (for the most part) and it just has an unbelievable analog sound 👌
Excellent sound , as smooth as a minimoog , but pircing , screaming sharp as only the japanese makes them, .... the Empress slings it to the moon and back.....and so well executed 🤔
Love how the narration gives more insight into the setup, both entertaining to listen to and educational!! I also have a reface, and have a circuit rhythm coming to play around with :D
Thank you so much for this video! First off it helped me be confident in buying both the Circuit Tracks and the Roland S-1, which have been so fluid, fun and great sounding! I’m really in the moment with them. Also this is an excellently designed and made video with a lovely piece of music being played! Well done, you made a belter! 👏👏👏👏
Bravo! This song rocks!! Last night I dreamt I made the perfect track w/ the Circuit, and guess what? I just realized that the melody in my dream was the main melody from this song! I listened to this track a couple of times, a couple of months ago, and it obviously stuck somehow, somewhere deep in my mind.` I’m still of the same opinion: the main melody is just perfect.
Gee, I hope I aint done THAT lately! WAY back in the day I had this tune - turnend out it was from the Fall's 'God Box' Mind you Smith always WAS kinda sh*tty to his band, so I aint ABOVE using it ;)
Really inspiring dude! I loved my first Circuit but ultimately sold it due to limitations that it seems like the Tracks addresses in just about every way. The pattern groups you were using alone look like such an amazing addition, not to mention the extra midi tracks, inputs for external synths to use the effects, etc. I'm really damn tempted to pick it up but I need to control my self since I just picked up a Digitone I'm trying to learn. Absolutely love it so far, and not sure why my brain wants to make room for both, but it's hard to ignore when this stuff is all so fun and has their own personality. Something about the Circuit's workflow though is just sublime!
This convinced me to buy a circuit tracks, I wasn't sure about the screen-less thing at first but it's very intuitive and quick to build songs with it.
Amazing🎉😊…. I got bored of trying to work out what to do with my gear…. I bought some stuff randomly not thinking about how they can work together…. (Korg monologue, Meris Polymoon pedal, Circuit Tracks + ElectroHarmonix 95000 looper ) I have ADHD lol 😂 This amazing video makes me wanna go read a manual or two and give it another go! BTW, thanks so much for not doing a voiceover and just letting the gear do the talking. Your CC descriptions were short and sweet and a neurodivergent person like me, absolutely perfect so I could maintain focus the whole way through the video to the end !! ❤
amazing stuff. thx for putting this together and share your valuable knowledge. just might have to pull the trigger on circuit tracks.. its just a no-brainer investment for any aspiring live performer
A pleasure to listen to and to watch. Thank you. I guess I'll finally order a Circuit Tracks as my entry into this world. Should work nicely with the Mircrobrute and XV-2020.
how amaziing holy shit 🤩 I have a circuit trackts and a Microfreak, bit I just rpess buttons with no sense. Willing someday I'm capable to create soudns like you.
I mean if yer gonna splurge, putting that money on the empress is pretty smart cuz it really doesn't matter if it's an SK-1 with a razbury, it'll sound sweet. good thinking and the synergy you have going on here is inspiring :)
First glance I thought "Whoa , Jay is doing a stripped down jam!" Nope ! Just looks that way as they're all small form factor . Never sounds stripped down anyways . Absolutely lush , perfect mirror of this time of year ; small things unfolding into majesty .
Sounds amazing! And as you say these cheap synths really do sound great. I think large quality knobs, a large spacious interface and premium full size keybeds would set these devices at a much higher price without changing a single aspect of the sound. I sold my JU-06 because I didn't get around to playing it because of the lack of keyboard and the fiddly interface, but man it really delivered some angelic pads, mystical leads and more.
Getting along really well with the Circuit Tracks and S-1 and just added the Yamaha Reface CP for Rhodes etc. feeling at some point I may want to expand my midi channels and gear in general… would you recommend the Circuit Rhythm or an Elektron piece of gear, or…? I’d want to keep the fluidity of the Tracks, but maybe add other elements to my sonic capabilities. Also considering a Roland T-6S
@@JayHosking yeah. If it has the same basic sequencing, then I think that might be my go to because I can run midi to better synths than the onboard nova stuff, can drop samples onto either, but more effects options looks appealing on the Rhythm
@@toomuchjam yeah, I think the Tracks would easily do what I want, but in no rush, so will wait until more solid details come out for the Rhythm, then make a final decision
Dr.Hosking i presume ! ;-) So very elegant , to the point , concise , tidy and clean execution - I have a mental picture of Sia - running in a maze , a Minoian Labyrinth !? Excellent idea , using - "Profane" gear for a series - but ill await youre return to The Deckardian Daydream, With The Brute Force PolyMoon´s meandering Octatronik on The Typhoon in The Big Sky,- we could ALL need some more Unicorn i our life !
@@JayHosking But Ofcourse you are ! ... Damn , theres nobody , id rather see, with that that Dream Machine,- Ive been working , nonstop in the studio - on the studio - BUT i made some "Secret" music , that ill run by you , before release - -its - abit - well alot like the first , but this time i got it planned out - a tradesecret i learned from watching and listening to you playing ..... ;-)
Yo yo, I discovered your channel yesterday and I'm already your fan ! - I'm also a keyboard player and for 2 years I've been into synths (I already have the DSI REV2, Moog Sub 37, Yamaha Reface (all 4), and Korg Volca Beat - Wish to do Jam like you're doing. Would be great if you could recommend me something that I could sync some synths together and create music like you - I feel like I might need Circuit Track :D
For your number of synths, I'm not sure the Circuit Tracks will suffice. But you could use a Digitakt for sequencing (plus get some sampling), or the Oxi One (I'm exploring now and enjoying), or the Launchpad Pro Mk3, or the Arturia Keystep Pro (though that might be too big and have keys you don't need).
I mean, sure, I'll play anywhere, but I think it'll be a while before there's enough demand for me to actually tour and play live shows. But I really do love your vouch for support!
I’ve owned probably around 100 different synths over the last 11-12 years and the Reface CS is a top 5 for me. It’s just sounds so good.
Similar story for me. It really has its own sound and can add depth to almost any setup. It surprises me almost every time I play it and now that I have one I couldn't imagine not having it. It does make me feel bad for my Minilogue XD which isn't getting as much love these days.
It's a wonderful instrument.
@@coconutlust470 Same! The XD is also an amazing synth, but I think I prefer the OG Minilogue over it. The Reface is my favorite poly I own right now though. Definitely has a character all its own.
Right on my man! The CS is my fave synth! Soooo painfully underrated. Yamaha did an incredible love letter job with the Refaces and surely never deserved the harsh criticisms. I got the DX as my first synth and followed it up with the CS because FM synth was a bit too programmy for a first timer. But it has beautiful sounds. I got the CS and just fell in love. Absolutely beautiful
what is your top 3? and why is the top 1 number one? thank you.
Dude your melodies and arrangements are really great. Came for the Circuit Tracks demo, stayed for the track.
I love the fact that this is all relatively affordable equipment.
Checks price for generation loss oO
Yeah I was thinking about getting a Circuit Tracks. I really just wanted to get a Keystep Pro to use as a master to sequence all my gear but the price on them shot up $100.
@@BXLrules came here to say this
Thank you for being the first I've seen to couple the circuit with an actual keyboard performance! This demo rocks
i've watched this video so many times and today's the first time i thought "how could i never subscribed to this channel?". well, there you go, mister.
Cheap synths, a Circuit, and a handful of effects pedals will take you far honestly.
I love that you brought up the adaptability of the Tracks. Whether I have it and a 404 or if I have my whole collection at my finger tips I know the Tracks is gonna be a cornerstone in the set up.
Found this absolutely accidentally and now playing "on repeat" for like 10th time! What a great track! Thanks for sharing 👊🏻
I love how explicit you are with every little change and fine tuning you make throughout the performance
Rare to see the Reface CS getting some love! You put it to good use!
The cs reface is virtual analog at its finest. The sound quality beats out the roland boutiques (for the most part) and it just has an unbelievable analog sound 👌
YAAASSS!!! That PWM lead from the reface CS through the Empress is extremely pleasing to my ears.
Great track man 💪🏻🔥🔥🔥
Cheers from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
Ja toch :D
Excellent sound , as smooth as a minimoog , but pircing , screaming sharp as only the japanese makes them, .... the Empress slings it to the moon and back.....and so well executed 🤔
Just wow.
I wish I could see your circuit projects
Love how the narration gives more insight into the setup, both entertaining to listen to and educational!! I also have a reface, and have a circuit rhythm coming to play around with :D
CS in the thumbnail so I had to watch! So much mojo in that thing. My favourite of my keyboard synths.
Really love the lead on this, especially at the end when it jumps up an octave. Beautiful stuff !
Thank you so much for this video! First off it helped me be confident in buying both the Circuit Tracks and the Roland S-1, which have been so fluid, fun and great sounding! I’m really in the moment with them. Also this is an excellently designed and made video with a lovely piece of music being played! Well done, you made a belter! 👏👏👏👏
This track is a hug for my ears. So warm, yet with lots of candy to keep the ears interested.
My face is the biggest, nastiest smile right now 🤠 - that syncopated synth coming in to play with all the other rhythms was beautiful.
nice format for a song video
Wow, this track has sooo much energy. i cant stop to hear it ;)
Exceptionally beautiful
Very, very well done, thanks very much, Jay! 🙏
Bravo! This song rocks!!
Last night I dreamt I made the perfect track w/ the Circuit, and guess what?
I just realized that the melody in my dream was the main melody from this song!
I listened to this track a couple of times, a couple of months ago, and it obviously stuck somehow, somewhere deep in my mind.`
I’m still of the same opinion: the main melody is just perfect.
Gee, I hope I aint done THAT lately!
WAY back in the day I had this tune - turnend out it was from the Fall's 'God Box'
Mind you Smith always WAS kinda sh*tty to his band, so I aint ABOVE using it ;)
Fantastic production, really well done. Very clean yet warm, perfect bass levels. I wish I could produce to this level!
I NEED this track on Spotify now!! 🤣 Awesome job.
thanks for taking the time to explain along the way
Really inspiring dude! I loved my first Circuit but ultimately sold it due to limitations that it seems like the Tracks addresses in just about every way. The pattern groups you were using alone look like such an amazing addition, not to mention the extra midi tracks, inputs for external synths to use the effects, etc. I'm really damn tempted to pick it up but I need to control my self since I just picked up a Digitone I'm trying to learn. Absolutely love it so far, and not sure why my brain wants to make room for both, but it's hard to ignore when this stuff is all so fun and has their own personality.
Something about the Circuit's workflow though is just sublime!
same here lol. just ordered a Trax and time to sell off the OG!
Instant sub, been binge watching all your videos.
YOOOOOOOO THIS IS FIRE 🔥🔥🔥
Brilliant, reminds me of Royksopp and Trentsmoller!
You got my subscribe for that beautiful piece of work 🍻🍻
Cue the headbanging - your tracks always have a great feel! What a bop
Oh this is great! The Reface CS melo catched me immediately :)
Nice motion and sounds.
I keep coming back to this arrangement. Great stuff! 👍
Very well done and engaging!
This convinced me to buy a circuit tracks, I wasn't sure about the screen-less thing at first but it's very intuitive and quick to build songs with it.
I became a big fan after listening to your PSYC lectures, now I'm completely obsessed with your talents😭😭
damn, definitely sold me on the tracks! awesome video!
fantastic production!
Super cool breakdown
Your jams are always a treat. This is no exception. Excellent stuff, Jay.
Easily one of the coolest videos I've ever seen. What a setup!
Top Jay... I am from Italy, I love your sound and I subscribed your channel!!!
This song is so good ❤
love your videos man!
Love this jam
Brilliant as always. You really brought that Reface CS to life!
Superb track, really enjoyed this one. Looking forward to my Tracks to tie things together
This is beautiful.
Amazing🎉😊…. I got bored of trying to work out what to do with my gear….
I bought some stuff randomly not thinking about how they can work together…. (Korg monologue, Meris Polymoon pedal, Circuit Tracks + ElectroHarmonix 95000 looper ) I have ADHD lol 😂
This amazing video makes me wanna go read a manual or two and give it another go!
BTW, thanks so much for not doing a voiceover and just letting the gear do the talking. Your CC descriptions were short and sweet and a neurodivergent person like me, absolutely perfect so I could maintain focus the whole way through the video to the end !!
❤
Always enjoy these, but this one was especially good for me.
Oh yeah, that's a great soundscape. Got my head phones one and I'm really enjoying it! 😊🔊👌
Nice jam!!!
Sounds great. I like how you explain everything that is going on.
Very nice piece of music. Thank you
absolutely beautiful! wow
Ooh yeah! That was nice!
Wow!!!! What a nice setup and a great jam!!!!
Killed it again, as always, quality!
That’s pretty clean, man! Well done
Such a beautiful track
What a great channel! New subscriber :) Love the tunes and demos!
Gorgeous, thanks !
This is so inspiring, thanks Jay for sharing your creativity.
Awesome performance ❤️🔥
amazing stuff. thx for putting this together and share your valuable knowledge. just might have to pull the trigger on circuit tracks.. its just a no-brainer investment for any aspiring live performer
Sounds awesome!!! Real great performance.
A pleasure to listen to and to watch. Thank you. I guess I'll finally order a Circuit Tracks as my entry into this world. Should work nicely with the Mircrobrute and XV-2020.
Modern 8bit C64 track, well done. Peace from Poland.
how amaziing holy shit 🤩 I have a circuit trackts and a Microfreak, bit I just rpess buttons with no sense. Willing someday I'm capable to create soudns like you.
fantastic stuff, really good use of all the machines incorporated to squeeze the absolute best sounds out of them. going to check out all your stuff
This is great! Well played!
I mean if yer gonna splurge, putting that money on the empress is pretty smart cuz it really doesn't matter if it's an SK-1 with a razbury, it'll sound sweet. good thinking and the synergy you have going on here is inspiring :)
Extremely well done!
First glance I thought "Whoa , Jay is doing a stripped down jam!" Nope ! Just looks that way as they're all small form factor .
Never sounds stripped down anyways . Absolutely lush , perfect mirror of this time of year ; small things unfolding into majesty .
Well done sir.
Holy shit. Damn good!
Sounds amazing! And as you say these cheap synths really do sound great. I think large quality knobs, a large spacious interface and premium full size keybeds would set these devices at a much higher price without changing a single aspect of the sound. I sold my JU-06 because I didn't get around to playing it because of the lack of keyboard and the fiddly interface, but man it really delivered some angelic pads, mystical leads and more.
Getting along really well with the Circuit Tracks and S-1 and just added the Yamaha Reface CP for Rhodes etc. feeling at some point I may want to expand my midi channels and gear in general… would you recommend the Circuit Rhythm or an Elektron piece of gear, or…? I’d want to keep the fluidity of the Tracks, but maybe add other elements to my sonic capabilities. Also considering a Roland T-6S
Love these sounds! Great jam :)
Excellent video! Subscribed.
sounds excellent.
So sick
Love it. Vibes for days. Going to sell my old Circuits and get a Tracks or Rhythm, once I know the full feature set/workflow on the Rhythm.
I think that Rhythm is going to be a nice successor/iteration on some of the SP404 ideas! Can't wait.
@@JayHosking yeah. If it has the same basic sequencing, then I think that might be my go to because I can run midi to better synths than the onboard nova stuff, can drop samples onto either, but more effects options looks appealing on the Rhythm
@@toomuchjam yeah, I think the Tracks would easily do what I want, but in no rush, so will wait until more solid details come out for the Rhythm, then make a final decision
@@toomuchjam hear that, @novationmusic ?
Beautiful music.
I have an SH-01a and a Volca Bass. Really jones-ing to buy the Circuit Tracks to run them through.
Nice vid. Really like your comments on the video
it's too good !
Lovely
great mix of gear, wa considering a reface dx to fill in the chords/pads in my setup
Very inspiring
Auto-bathroom break at work when I get the notification lol
Great video with a simpler setup
Hah!
Wow. Just….wow.
good job
Very good.!
Dr.Hosking i presume ! ;-) So very elegant , to the point , concise , tidy and clean execution - I have a mental picture of Sia - running in a maze , a Minoian Labyrinth !? Excellent idea , using - "Profane" gear for a series - but ill await youre return to The Deckardian Daydream, With The Brute Force PolyMoon´s meandering Octatronik on The Typhoon in The Big Sky,- we could ALL need some more Unicorn i our life !
Still waiting for my Deckard's Dream Mk2 to arrive!
@@JayHosking But Ofcourse you are ! ... Damn , theres nobody , id rather see, with that that Dream Machine,- Ive been working , nonstop in the studio - on the studio - BUT i made some "Secret" music , that ill run by you , before release - -its - abit - well alot like the first , but this time i got it planned out - a tradesecret i learned from watching and listening to you playing ..... ;-)
I've got Gas now
Yo yo,
I discovered your channel yesterday and I'm already your fan !
- I'm also a keyboard player and for 2 years I've been into synths (I already have the DSI REV2, Moog Sub 37, Yamaha Reface (all 4), and Korg Volca Beat -
Wish to do Jam like you're doing.
Would be great if you could recommend me something that I could sync some synths together and create music like you -
I feel like I might need Circuit Track :D
For your number of synths, I'm not sure the Circuit Tracks will suffice. But you could use a Digitakt for sequencing (plus get some sampling), or the Oxi One (I'm exploring now and enjoying), or the Launchpad Pro Mk3, or the Arturia Keystep Pro (though that might be too big and have keys you don't need).
Nice jam jay! Would you be up for playing a gig in Vietnam when things open up again man? Would love to see you preform in a festival setting.
I mean, sure, I'll play anywhere, but I think it'll be a while before there's enough demand for me to actually tour and play live shows. But I really do love your vouch for support!