A little late night meditation. . . . MS20 Mini - Manny M Distortion - TAL Juno Chorus - Valhalla Vintage Verb - Ableton EQ & Glue Compressor - This is now on Spotify btw! open.spotify.c...
Hey I just wanted to say I love this song and I'm very glad it's on Spotify now, I listen to it a lot. This video is probably the reason I bought an MS-20 a few years ago. I watched so many videos to get a feel for it but this one really made an impact on me
This patch is absolutely gorgeous. I've been trying to reproduce it but I'm still very much a beginner at sound design (MS-20 is my first synth). I don't suppose you've got patch notes for this I could see? Thanks so much
@@angusica11 new as well but I'm assuming one important part is the overdrive hack you can do by feeding the signal out (top right) into the ESP input (bottom left), then feeding the output from that (there are like 4 outputs so I guess, go as far right as you want depending on what features of the ESP you want to use) into the external signal in (it's the third port on the top row I think). From there, not sure but that will give you the fuzziness I imagine. Just adjust the ESP knobs until the overdrive sounds nice. I'd say the patch is probably made using either both saws of the osc 1 triangle and osc 2 saw. Got some fuzz but I think it has a lot of hum to it. Also, with the paraphonic nature of it at some points, you can get that from the SQ1. Haven't done it myself but looking for MS20 SQ1 paraphony will give you loads of tutorials. I hope this sort of helps. I am brand new to the MS20 so I have no idea either but that's all from what I've learned so far.
A quick comment to say this is beautiful, and so wonderfully captures the joy of synthesis at its core. Your attention to the harmonic depth here is just masterful, especially using the oscillators for those huge sounding fifths. Not to mention that this should serve as a go-to reference for the unique character of that MS-20 filter. Well done and thanks for sharing.
@@oliverdowie the more I listen the more I like. If this nudge helps you record and share some more videos or music, that's worthwhile. And link a Bandcamp or something so we can support you.
@@hellodavidryan Funny you should say that, I literally just recorded a video with my Minibrute 2S with a similar flavour haha. Will be uploaded soon. I have a Spotify release in the pipeline too :)
Oh hell yeah. I love hearing that filter resonance just sawing along and all the polyrhythmic modulations in it's wake...When you push the filters with a good delay source in the mix it's a chef's kiss situation.
I just got new headphones for Christmas. My old ones were half a decade old now, with a hanging side that needed to be taped. It was bad, and the quality just wasn't there anymore When I got my new headphones, I decided that this would be the first video that I'll listen to, because it's the most calming and enjoyable experience I've ever listened to. Thank you, for making something so beautiful, that I can now enjoy to its fullest.
hey, greetings from Tokyo. I have to say this video triggered me to purchase the MS20. You created something truly beautiful. I probably played this 50 times, not even joking. Could I ask you, how do you mane the SQ1 tempo speed to be so slow? I'm trying but it is way faster than your sequence. Thank you in advance
Sorry for the slow reply! Hold down the play button while turning on the SQ-1 to enter parameter settings. The position of the sequencer mode knob allows you to change the step resolution. I believe if you set the knob to the "up-down zig-zag" setting, that sets the steps to play quarter notes. Then you just hit the power button and it'll save the settings and reboot. Look up the SQ-1 manual if you get stuck :) Thanks for the compliments too! Means a lot :)
Nuevo.Studio i hear you man. This really sounds nice. There is another channel with very similar nice feeling. if you search in youtube MS20 mini Moog Sub 37 you find this other song. I hope you like this as well.
Very very nice, pleasant and melancholy. I'm redesigning the layout of my equipment, looks like getting an SQ-1 may be cool.... On top of the Ms-20 mini, I have a minibrute and microbrute which are hardwired like the ms-20 but can be patched to change signal flow....and then there's the drumbrute which I sort of regret, but with some effects maybe it can be a part of something as chilled out as this.
Thanks Oliver, and wondering how you've managed to so much lower the tempo of the sequence? Is that the tempo knob min. setting or by an external clock?
Hi Oliver! It is more than a year ago that i first found this video and the synth you convinced me to buy.... and I still keep coming back to it! A beautiful composition and magical patch! Thank you for all the music you keep posting!
@@oliverdowie I just braved the post-riot streets of downtown Los Angeles to buy my SQ-1. I bought my MS-20 the night the madness started. Current events are shaping my musical esthetic in ways I never imagined. RIP George Floyd.
very nice!!, I love SQ-1 (I have two) and love ms20, I have now the Behringer K2 and it is a very good MS20 version. thanks to share. greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
cool&inspirational😀 time to dig out my old MS20 but I don't have a sequencer... would SQ1 be best or something like Arturia keystep?Any advice please, thanks.
this was fucking beautiful...I´ve wanting a MS20 for some time and today as I discover this piece of majestic sounds the opportunity to get one has presented itself and I've decided to buy it. this is amazing
how could it be? tons of noise issues for the mini. you play this filthy warm brian eno ambient. are they dumb to turn L/HPF correct? do u use noise reducer or hum destroyer?
Wow, so I'm about ready to go and buy an SQ-1 basically immediately to go with my ms20. Amazing. This piece totally reminds me of Steve Roach. In particular his tracks Midnight Moon and Structures From Silence. So enveloping, awesome.
Thank you so much! I've not heard Steve Roach before, thank you :) The SQ-1 is really great. It's quite limited, but at the same time, actually quite flexible, and a lot of fun. Especially when you use both CV outs and use active step to make each CV lane different lengths!
Amazingly beautiful! I make ambient music with my guitar and pedals but I was considering to purchase one of these. This is the Korg MS20 Mini Semi-Modular (ms20mini), right? Along with the SQ-1, if I'm not wrong. I don't know anything about synths but I think this is a good product to start, so whatever advace you could give me about it I will truly appreciate it.
Advice: Buy one right away! 😁 It is a great sound-maker. If you like sounds, you can make a great range of sounds with any MS-20 (including the Mini.). If you can find an MS-20M within your budget, even better (more options for broader range of sounds, and not quite so noisy.). Either way, any MS-20 will provide endless enjoyment - great sound machines.
Im thinking about getting one of these. But im totally new to this and have no idea what kind of speakers or amps to get for something like this. Suggestions please?
You have any other audio/studio gear at all? Are you wanting to record stuff? If you are, I'd recommend getting a cheap Focusrite audio interface for your computer and a couple of cheap studio monitors, or even just headphones. If you don't want to record, you can pretty much plug the MS20 into any speaker system that has an audio input. Many ways to go about it :)
Oh! Or perhaps it's Square LFO into VCA2, Controled by Envelope 1, out to Low Pass. And then it looks like EG1 is being triggered by Track B Gate on the SQ-1. That's clever! I need to try this.
Can anyone tell me: Is the chord sequence programmed/programmable in the MS20 itself, or is it coming from that little external module ? (I'm looking into buying this thing, but I don't know much about it yet :))
@The Even Order lol I don't even have a DAW yet, I'm inexperienced and still working in the full set up. Have my Ms20 mini, sequencer and a pair of volcas, practicing playing in the 'studio' monitors I have. I'm looking forward for the full set up, I think I'm getting the scarlett solo soon. Any recommendations?
It is monophonic, but the patch bay has a CV input for oscillator 2, so you can sequence the pitch of each oscillator independently :) but they both share the same envelopes and amp and filter etc.
Hey I just wanted to say I love this song and I'm very glad it's on Spotify now, I listen to it a lot. This video is probably the reason I bought an MS-20 a few years ago. I watched so many videos to get a feel for it but this one really made an impact on me
Thanks so much for the kind words :)
Five years later and I'm still coming back for this video 👏👏
Me too!
my pity for you;-)@@Timescratch1
I've never heard anyone play something this pretty on the MS-20 before; thank you.
This patch is absolutely gorgeous. I've been trying to reproduce it but I'm still very much a beginner at sound design (MS-20 is my first synth). I don't suppose you've got patch notes for this I could see? Thanks so much
No reply for this?? :(
@@angusica11 new as well but I'm assuming one important part is the overdrive hack you can do by feeding the signal out (top right) into the ESP input (bottom left), then feeding the output from that (there are like 4 outputs so I guess, go as far right as you want depending on what features of the ESP you want to use) into the external signal in (it's the third port on the top row I think). From there, not sure but that will give you the fuzziness I imagine. Just adjust the ESP knobs until the overdrive sounds nice. I'd say the patch is probably made using either both saws of the osc 1 triangle and osc 2 saw. Got some fuzz but I think it has a lot of hum to it. Also, with the paraphonic nature of it at some points, you can get that from the SQ1. Haven't done it myself but looking for MS20 SQ1 paraphony will give you loads of tutorials. I hope this sort of helps. I am brand new to the MS20 so I have no idea either but that's all from what I've learned so far.
A quick comment to say this is beautiful, and so wonderfully captures the joy of synthesis at its core. Your attention to the harmonic depth here is just masterful, especially using the oscillators for those huge sounding fifths. Not to mention that this should serve as a go-to reference for the unique character of that MS-20 filter. Well done and thanks for sharing.
Wow thank you so much!
@@oliverdowie the more I listen the more I like. If this nudge helps you record and share some more videos or music, that's worthwhile. And link a Bandcamp or something so we can support you.
@@hellodavidryan Funny you should say that, I literally just recorded a video with my Minibrute 2S with a similar flavour haha. Will be uploaded soon. I have a Spotify release in the pipeline too :)
Oh hell yeah. I love hearing that filter resonance just sawing along and all the polyrhythmic modulations in it's wake...When you push the filters with a good delay source in the mix it's a chef's kiss situation.
Agree with this comment
I downloaded this and added it to my music into the "timeless cave" playlist, thank you
I'm intrigued. Mind sharing that playlist?
I just got new headphones for Christmas. My old ones were half a decade old now, with a hanging side that needed to be taped. It was bad, and the quality just wasn't there anymore
When I got my new headphones, I decided that this would be the first video that I'll listen to, because it's the most calming and enjoyable experience I've ever listened to. Thank you, for making something so beautiful, that I can now enjoy to its fullest.
Wow. Thank you so much. That means a lot. Hope you have a lovely Christmas
hey, greetings from Tokyo. I have to say this video triggered me to purchase the MS20. You created something truly beautiful. I probably played this 50 times, not even joking.
Could I ask you, how do you mane the SQ1 tempo speed to be so slow? I'm trying but it is way faster than your sequence. Thank you in advance
I too want to know^
Sorry for the slow reply! Hold down the play button while turning on the SQ-1 to enter parameter settings. The position of the sequencer mode knob allows you to change the step resolution. I believe if you set the knob to the "up-down zig-zag" setting, that sets the steps to play quarter notes. Then you just hit the power button and it'll save the settings and reboot. Look up the SQ-1 manual if you get stuck :) Thanks for the compliments too! Means a lot :)
@@oliverdowie I'm not even the original poster but ty for eventually responding^^
Nuevo.Studio i hear you man. This really sounds nice. There is another channel with very similar nice feeling. if you search in youtube MS20 mini Moog Sub 37 you find this other song. I hope you like this as well.
That's quite the beautiful progression. I love how the synth is undeniably gritty, but incredibly dreamy as well. Nice work!
Very very nice, pleasant and melancholy. I'm redesigning the layout of my equipment, looks like getting an SQ-1 may be cool.... On top of the Ms-20 mini, I have a minibrute and microbrute which are hardwired like the ms-20 but can be patched to change signal flow....and then there's the drumbrute which I sort of regret, but with some effects maybe it can be a part of something as chilled out as this.
Beautiful, just about brought a tear to my eye. Best, simplest song I've heard on the mini yet. Mine is coming in the mail tomorrow, can't wait.
Wow, thank you :) You’ll love it!
brieslew I feel this so badly. My ms20 is on its way. Love the vibes
Beautiful great job just ordered MS20 & SQ1 Huge Eno &
Conny Plank fan sounds like Cluster & Eno or Harmonium great stuff!!!
There's a video called a trip through New York city in 1911 in 4k 60fps and it goes so nicely with this music
Thanks Oliver, and wondering how you've managed to so much lower the tempo of the sequence? Is that the tempo knob min. setting or by an external clock?
is it possible to make these exact sound without the sequencer?
Would fit well on Another Green World or Music For Films.
This is great. I just got a used one. Great idea getting away from quick 16th note sequences where it sounds really repetitive.
Check out:" chasing shadows "" by jaffa jenkins 😉👍🥰
I love this.
Edit: I have a MS-20 mini, and the sequencer, but haven’t used it for way too long. You have inspired me to try again 😁
questa tua combinazione è un gran bel lavoro ! DdM - ua-cam.com/video/kZ5vZU9uXh4/v-deo.html
Really enjoyed this. Alessandro Cortini vibes.
Greetings from Montréal! Amazing video, are you able to share the patch?
It took you only a couple of sequence steps to create something beautiful.
👍🤖🖐 limitations = possibilities for the creative mind
I love using limitation in my music writing, it forces more creativity :)
Oliver Dowie your music just prooves it.
👍🤖✋
This is fantastic. Now I need to explain my wife why I need an MS20 mini. Hey at least its a mini! Great video!😉❤️
Hi Oliver! It is more than a year ago that i first found this video and the synth you convinced me to buy.... and I still keep coming back to it! A beautiful composition and magical patch! Thank you for all the music you keep posting!
love the grit to this piece... I have the same setup with the MS-20 mini and SQ-1. I'd love to know your patch.
headphone into ext instrument id say
@@animalbeats that's it.
@@animalbeats not sure what you mean? I'd love to know this patch layout.
That 8 vs. 5 trick is fucking rad. I just got a Dark Time and was planning on trying something similar, 7 vs. 4 or something with two synths.
This is beautiful! Have you published any music on Spotify or bandcamp?
Very Coritini-esque. I like it a lot
This influenced my decision to buy my Korg MS-20 Mini. I love it so much!!!
ricluvno304 so happy to hear that! ❤️
@@oliverdowie I just braved the post-riot streets of downtown Los Angeles to buy my SQ-1. I bought my MS-20 the night the madness started. Current events are shaping my musical esthetic in ways I never imagined. RIP George Floyd.
awaiting judgement can take time and more of some other things;-)
Avoir les Patches serai très sympa , histoire de partage ;)
very nice!!, I love SQ-1 (I have two) and love ms20, I have now the Behringer K2 and it is a very good MS20 version. thanks to share. greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
I have been on the fence about getting an MS20, but this just changed my mind.
Very happy to hear that!
ITS BREATHING
This came up on autoplay and I mistook it for an album I purchased.... amazing work.
James Flores what album? Cuz if it sounds like this I need to hear it.
cool&inspirational😀 time to dig out my old MS20 but I don't have a sequencer... would SQ1 be best or something like Arturia keystep?Any advice please, thanks.
Can you please add your patching diagram? ❤
10 people which disliked this can't do shit with their synths lol
this was fucking beautiful...I´ve wanting a MS20 for some time and today as I discover this piece of majestic sounds the opportunity to get one has presented itself and I've decided to buy it.
this is amazing
Calmly composition...can listen all day. I put your sound into eventide space and enjoy your music with more reverbbbbbb. That’s so peaceful.😌
hopefully i get to know my ms20 the same way
This is so great man. Really want to pick up one of these synths now.
Godamn the waves are so chunky!
This piece was a great way to start my day!! Rise And shine 🌞!
If only it had more voices :((((
This is it.
congratulations, nice atmosphere at the ends of time :-) ciao
is that a sequencer it is plugged in to? If not, what is it? If so, which one is it? (I'm trying to learn)
Btw, This is lovely
Eric Callahan it’s plugged into a korg sq-1! which yes, is a sequencer
Hey very nice! What are your plugs parameters?
I can’t stop listening to this!
beautiful
Does anyone know what sequencer that is? Or what it is if it’s not a sequencer?
Korg sq-1
Just bought this album on Bandcamp! Great work.
Amazing work Oliver!! Beatiful sounds!!
We need to use envelope filters
To say how we feel
Riding on magnetic waves
...
how could it be? tons of noise issues for the mini. you play this filthy warm brian eno ambient. are they dumb to turn L/HPF correct? do u use noise reducer or hum destroyer?
Good 🙀
love this.....
Beautiful and inspiring. Thank you.
Gotta ask - how did you manage to sequence the SQ1 so slow? Mine stops at 40BPM
why so serious?
Do you have a diagram somewhere for this MS-20 program?
nice patch!;)
Wow, so I'm about ready to go and buy an SQ-1 basically immediately to go with my ms20. Amazing. This piece totally reminds me of Steve Roach. In particular his tracks Midnight Moon and Structures From Silence. So enveloping, awesome.
Thank you so much! I've not heard Steve Roach before, thank you :) The SQ-1 is really great. It's quite limited, but at the same time, actually quite flexible, and a lot of fun. Especially when you use both CV outs and use active step to make each CV lane different lengths!
Crazy
@Oliver Dowie how did you get this to trigger so slowly? Nice patch and processing btw!
ah memories - MS20 was my very first synth back in 1979/80 - I learned synthesis using it! Sadly sold it long ago.
Nice work. Get yourself a mixer and an Eventide H9 and you’ll be set!
Legend
Sick
Amazingly beautiful! I make ambient music with my guitar and pedals but I was considering to purchase one of these. This is the Korg MS20 Mini Semi-Modular (ms20mini), right? Along with the SQ-1, if I'm not wrong. I don't know anything about synths but I think this is a good product to start, so whatever advace you could give me about it I will truly appreciate it.
Advice: Buy one right away! 😁 It is a great sound-maker. If you like sounds, you can make a great range of sounds with any MS-20 (including the Mini.). If you can find an MS-20M within your budget, even better (more options for broader range of sounds, and not quite so noisy.). Either way, any MS-20 will provide endless enjoyment - great sound machines.
sounds amazing 🎹
Excellent. That second osc adds so much
Matt Greer Music yeah it’s awesome hey. I love sequencing the two oscillators separately
Matt Greer Music can’t wait to try this tomorrow ❤️ amazing patch and sound
This is very nice and inspirational.
How do u play chords, isnt this monophonic?
There are two oscillators, you can make them play different notes using the patch bay
Intervals
technically this is duophonic.
Very, very good playing, incredible sound.
Im thinking about getting one of these. But im totally new to this and have no idea what kind of speakers or amps to get for something like this. Suggestions please?
You have any other audio/studio gear at all? Are you wanting to record stuff? If you are, I'd recommend getting a cheap Focusrite audio interface for your computer and a couple of cheap studio monitors, or even just headphones. If you don't want to record, you can pretty much plug the MS20 into any speaker system that has an audio input. Many ways to go about it :)
Oliver Dowie thanks!
I really enjoyed this! Kept wondering which note you would hit :-)
Can anyone help me figure out what is plugged into VCA 2? I think it's being triggered by the square wave LFO, and then going out into Low Pass.
Oh! Or perhaps it's Square LFO into VCA2, Controled by Envelope 1, out to Low Pass. And then it looks like EG1 is being triggered by Track B Gate on the SQ-1. That's clever! I need to try this.
What is the name of this sequenzer?
Korg SQ-1
Bello bravo
Beautiful tones. Lovely verb ( my favorite Valhalla ! )
!!!
excellent！
I surrender!
yeah.. gonna have to grab one if it goes on sale because of u.. thanks alot bro :)
If price is an issue get the K-2, sounds slightly more like an MS-20 than Korgs clone does.
Can anyone tell me: Is the chord sequence programmed/programmable in the MS20 itself, or is it coming from that little external module ? (I'm looking into buying this thing, but I don't know much about it yet :))
Hi! The sequence is just coming from the external module, which is a Korg SQ-1 :)
The MS20 itself has no sequencing capability.
@@oliverdowie thank you Oliver!
Is this improvised? Do you think it is a good sequencer for such purpose?
beautiful song
How did you get the two parts? I thought this was monophonic. Synth noob who is just starting here :D
Very nice. What is the SQ1 triggering?
Hermoso! Muy creativo!!
Really sick. Reminds me of the band Wand.
Earthbound vibes
what are you using with the korg synth? so wanting that device you have with it. sorry new with synths haha
Korg SQ-1 sequencer :)
This track is sooo darn good!!
Weird, I patched just as you did and it doesn't sounds like that at all.
@The Even Order lol I don't even have a DAW yet, I'm inexperienced and still working in the full set up. Have my Ms20 mini, sequencer and a pair of volcas, practicing playing in the 'studio' monitors I have. I'm looking forward for the full set up, I think I'm getting the scarlett solo soon. Any recommendations?
@The Even Order thanks!
Oliver, I really love your work.
confused, is this thing monophonic? looks like you have some polyphony going on. great vid tho.
think another comment answered my question. looks like you are using the step sequencer to control pitch of 2 separate oscs.
It is monophonic, but the patch bay has a CV input for oscillator 2, so you can sequence the pitch of each oscillator independently :) but they both share the same envelopes and amp and filter etc.
Great work and sound , i like it !