I've been into synths since I was 12 to 13 and my dad gave me a Juno-106. I loved your video. Really really informative in a very light way. Congrats! Thank you
Fantastic video. Shows how alive these instruments really are. Seeing that new tone appear and start oscillating on the scope was a great finale. Subscribed.
My oh my, this is so much better with captions activated! Examples: 2:05 : ...to whatever rate of the fetus 2:37 : ...you're not using all of my cream add it to Luke Spencer
Put a guitar pedal in the feedback loop for even more extreme brutalizing. My Boss BF-2 Flanger in the feedback loop produces all sorts of metallic, and pseudo-FM sounds, my Arion Octave pedal produces crazy multi-octave spreads, and my MXR Blue Box is even crazier. Careful adjustment of the master volume, any volume on the pedal, and the input volume can have big differences in feedback loops.
You are just amazing with this. I just bought a used microbrute and thought it was “limited” till I watched your videos.Hope I can learn from you how to play this! Thanks!
That radio idea is genius. I can do this with a digital synth- Put simply, I will sample FM Radio noise. Then, I will create a wavetable out of it and import it into a synth which allows custom wavetables. Thank you for the idea!
Thanks! You should have seen me at the store: "Hi, I need a transistor radio, but I want to hear what it sounds like BETWEEN the stations". He thought I was crazy, but you don't want one of those that mute out the noise...
Yap did that and it doesnt work with mine for the reason you are talking about they cut out the noise somehow, anyways a really helpful tip keep up the good work. Now i am trying to trigger my Alesis sr 16 drum machine with the arturia Microbrute, if you know how this can be don - via MIDI ? - just drop me a line here. Thanks.
Panos Chatzigeorgiadis good question - i thought you meant sending midi notes. I never tried sync - please check the manual or better yet just try it out ...
You can also produce noise by plugging LFO into metalilzer and setting it deep and on a higher rate. I used this kinda noise is a song for a snare drum on MicroBrute.
this is a really great demo because you actually explain the function behind the words. most of these videos just show people playing with it. thank you! now I just need to find a video on the computer (Mac) side of it.
Great video. I agree that the white noise trick by itself would make for a great video. Lots of great stuff here. I thought i was going to start off with a Microbrute, but so far all i have is a Volca Keys that I got a super good deal on. It's amazing how much I've been able to learn about synthesis with it, and looking forward to applying that knowledge to a MicroBrute as soon as I find a smokin' deal on one.
Love it. I've never really done much with the HPF but your vid has made me experiment. With that, and a tiny bit of filter env and a smidgeon of brute factor I've got an insane growly bass that sometimes automagically glitches up to some mad funk.
I have a Conn Organ that does the Delay Effect with the Flute Stops and the Repeat and Sustain effects added. I have done the LFO version on a Volca Keys.
Crap! You're right... I obviously move the release slider, but say sustain and more than once... unfortunately I can't re-edit the video but I did add a comment correcting the mistake. Thank you.
Great video mate... I love my Microbrute- it's a surprisingly powerful synth for the price and I didn't have a clue Incoukd do all this without any of my other equipment plugged in (usually to get side chaining I'd have the signal runnning through 2 other bits of kit) As for using the Radio for white noise generation- genius mate. Love the video. Just love it. Thanks a lot for uploading
I recently started doing this with my MS-20. I sometimes use the LPF with resonance on it as well to enhance the 'click' of the kick drum. Then triggering some noise with it for some more texture to finish it off. It adds so much more character to a basic electronic kick drum.. Sounds so much better than trying to achieve it with regular eq.
I photographed my Microbrute Red today among other synths/bit & bobs thinking that I might sell it. I realised that I had not given it enough time/effort and even messing about with the preset patch overlays convinced me that I need to keep it and grow with it. I then ended up at your videos, which I had looked at before, which solidified that decision and inspired me some more. If you have or could make available written patch cards or instructions for some of your tips that would be amazing. Because while I enjoy watching videos and do learn from them I tend to get distracted too easily if I am in that mode instead of sitting with the synth and a few pages of paper and my ears. I know you have moved onto other synths in your videos but a revisit to this would also be good - and to think I nearly got rid! Regards Bar.
The beauty of this machine (and its lack of presets) is that with a bit of use, it *makes* you understand its functionalities. Don't rely on someone else's creativity for your patches--the world is your oyster!
If I am not mistaken, using a radio on the wrong channel basically means you made music with the cosmic microwave background...? That would be so awesome😁
The background radiation leftover from the Big Bang, called the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) has a frequency that is centered at 160.4 GHz. The frequency band used for the old analog TV signal is 7-1002 Mhz. Less than 1 percent of the CMB signal can be seen as static, also called "snow", when the TV is tuned to a vacant channel. The other 99 percent of the static that appears on the TV screen comes from random frequencies produced on Earth. The frequency band used for AM radio is about 550 to 1720 kHz. The frequency band for FM radio is about 88 to 108 MHz.
@@Mu1974 You were correct that some of the static heard on a radio as shown by Loopop (great channel btw) is CMB, just not all of it. I have ASD (autism spectrum disorder) which compels me to provide details that no one asked for.
After playing around with the Microbrute for more than one year, I feel like I did not learn anything from this video, except the scientifical description of what I was exactly doing. Anyway it's cool to see that this amazing small synth is still exciting. I bet that it will probably become a classic in the decades to come.
You need to modulate the vca with a lfo NOT the filter to achieve a proper tremolo effect. Other than this minor mistake, great stuff for beginners. ;)
dubtoms vibrato is modulation of pitch; tremolo modulation of amplitude (volume). Here since the MicroBrute doesn't let you patch into amplitude, the filter as a target is a workaround
Hey Loopop, i realise this video was a long while ago, but i've just picked a 2nd hand microbrute and love it. Your video is really helpful too. A question, how did you connect the radio to the brute to manipulate the white noise? i really want to try that!! Ben
@@loopop sorry me again! I can get the radio white noise inputted but don't get how to shape it with the filter, when I try there's no difference in the frequency etc, is that magic little box you run it through got something to do with it? Any advice for a noob greatly appreciated!
Just ordered one I'm really into doom metal and slow core, examples of bands I look to for inspiration is Codeine, True Widow, Planning For Burial, Barn Owl, REZN. 3 out of those 5 use some synth effects at some point. I'm not looking to do major stuff just atmospheric and background noise. What would that mostly consist of when it comes to sections on the keyboard
Thanks so much for taking the time to write that. I've actually been thinking about this for a while as it would help the cause... I didn't want to open a patreon where people wouldn't get any value from participating and yet didn't want to take from the channel by giving content to just patrons. I think I have an idea that strikes a great balance so stay tuned and thanks again!
Hi. Thanks for the lesson. Can you recreate some interesting sound like (Depeche Mode "Nothing" bass in the begining of the song before drums)? Thank you
Dang it I thought I invented that sidechain effect :( I did it recently using chords and I recorded two versions of the track, one with and one without the effect so then I could raise or lower the amount of the effect later on.
What is the black box between the radio and the synth ? I have tried adding different sound sources in the microbrute or minibrute (other synth outputs, Drum Brute Impact output, etc.) but the signal levels always seems to low. I have to put the output level really high which adds a lot of unwanted noise.
Am I wrong if I say that you made a tiny mistake in the beginning when you said that delay repetition is changed with sustain? Because either logically or just looking at the encoder you’re moving it seems to be the release and not sustain encoder. (Yes, I’m slowly going through all your videos to become a black wizard level 999 like yourself, this is my quest and journey through Synthland ⚔️🦄)
Ha! You're not wrong. If you notice, a little card pops up when I say it that clarifies what I mean. Unfortunately youtube removed annotations so that's the only way I can correct that mistake until they allow me to re-do the audio. Enjoy the ride and let me know if you find any others :)
The white noise trick has changed my life. God bless you.
pretty sure this video just changed my life for the better. thank you
Very well done! Really got me LOL... when you mentioned "You can't see this, but my dog has left the room". :)
I've been into synths since I was 12 to 13 and my dad gave me a Juno-106. I loved your video. Really really informative in a very light way. Congrats! Thank you
"Check out the channel if you're from the future or stay tuned if you're not.." hahahah Top guy!
Whats up Fady its Tim.
Hey buddy, what's up?! :D
Yeah whats up
I'm from the future
twitter.com/heroesbeatzeros
You guys, I'm actually in the future right now. 😮
"You can't see this but my dog left the room". Classic
feralferret true story
@@loopop feralferret... is that your pup's name?!?
radio white noise,poly,very refreshing vid! havent seen anybody show that before ;-) it's like a "ho yeah" moment! well done m8!
Perfect synth to demonstrate this tips 👍🏼
Fantastic video. Shows how alive these instruments really are. Seeing that new tone appear and start oscillating on the scope was a great finale. Subscribed.
My oh my, this is so much better with captions activated!
Examples:
2:05 : ...to whatever rate of the fetus
2:37 : ...you're not using all of my cream add it to Luke Spencer
Great tips, I really like the tip with the HP-filter.
Put a guitar pedal in the feedback loop for even more extreme brutalizing. My Boss BF-2 Flanger in the feedback loop produces all sorts of metallic, and pseudo-FM sounds, my Arion Octave pedal produces crazy multi-octave spreads, and my MXR Blue Box is even crazier. Careful adjustment of the master volume, any volume on the pedal, and the input volume can have big differences in feedback loops.
white noise trick is so logic ! WHEN YOU KNOW IT... thank you for letting me know ;)
You are just amazing with this. I just bought a used microbrute and thought it was “limited” till I watched your videos.Hope I can learn from you how to play this! Thanks!
That radio idea is genius. I can do this with a digital synth- Put simply, I will sample FM Radio noise. Then, I will create a wavetable out of it and import it into a synth which allows custom wavetables. Thank you for the idea!
Owned a few analogs of the past and yes the Microbrute is a GREAT SYNTH, really liked how you add the missing white noise generator, cool.
Thanks! You should have seen me at the store: "Hi, I need a transistor radio, but I want to hear what it sounds like BETWEEN the stations". He thought I was crazy, but you don't want one of those that mute out the noise...
Yap did that and it doesnt work with mine for the reason you are talking about they cut out the noise somehow, anyways a really helpful tip keep up the good work. Now i am trying to trigger my Alesis sr 16 drum machine with the arturia Microbrute, if you know how this can be don - via MIDI ? - just drop me a line here. Thanks.
Panos Chatzigeorgiadis do you mean does it output midi notes? Yes
So i need just a midi cable to make it sync, as a master and the arturia as slave, any setting i will need to make on the alesis about midi settings ?
Panos Chatzigeorgiadis good question - i thought you meant sending midi notes. I never tried sync - please check the manual or better yet just try it out ...
You can also produce noise by plugging LFO into metalilzer and setting it deep and on a higher rate. I used this kinda noise is a song for a snare drum on MicroBrute.
Indeed
Amazing tool and great tips too. I'm thinking about getting a MicroBrute right now. Please do more
BishopPsi your wish is my command ;) stay tuned in a few days
Kind of a trip to watch your early videos and see the progression. Strong start but the more recent videos are SO good.
Thanks!
0:36 - Delay
1:49 - Sidechain
2:14 - HPF Bass Boost
2:45 - Add Noise
4:35 - Noise Sidechain
4:55 - DYI Brute Factor
5:50 - Tremolo
6:35 - Tuning Resonance
7:25 - Microtuning
7:39 - Chromatic Resonance
Thanks! Added to description...
Thanks! :)
Just picked up a used MicroBrute today to play around with, and this video is extremely helpful. Thanks!
this is a really great demo because you actually explain the function behind the words. most of these videos just show people playing with it. thank you! now I just need to find a video on the computer (Mac) side of it.
so comparable to the ms 20..i have both and they get along so well and only fight when you want them to..
Very nicely explained and very interesting. The use of the oscilloscope Really helped my comprehension of what was happening. Thanks!
8:25 you earned my like right there
Great video. I agree that the white noise trick by itself would make for a great video. Lots of great stuff here. I thought i was going to start off with a Microbrute, but so far all i have is a Volca Keys that I got a super good deal on. It's amazing how much I've been able to learn about synthesis with it, and looking forward to applying that knowledge to a MicroBrute as soon as I find a smokin' deal on one.
Love it. I've never really done much with the HPF but your vid has made me experiment. With that, and a tiny bit of filter env and a smidgeon of brute factor I've got an insane growly bass that sometimes automagically glitches up to some mad funk.
robman80808 thanks!
I have a Conn Organ that does the Delay Effect with the Flute Stops and the Repeat and Sustain effects added. I have done the LFO version on a Volca Keys.
Great video, and my favorite part is the "DYI Brute Factor" (for Do Yourself In) lol. :)
+Die, Master Monkey Thanks! I was worried about when someone would pick up on that typo - but yeah you're right - it's intentional now!
Excellent video, thanks 👍🏻
Awesome thank you so much! On the delay effect, you consistently say "sustain" instead of "release" ;)
Crap! You're right... I obviously move the release slider, but say sustain and more than once... unfortunately I can't re-edit the video but I did add a comment correcting the mistake. Thank you.
8:26 perfect! :-) Just as you said your dog has left the room, my dog enters the room - she's very curious in term of sounds, it seems :-D
Great video mate... I love my Microbrute- it's a surprisingly powerful synth for the price and I didn't have a clue Incoukd do all this without any of my other equipment plugged in (usually to get side chaining I'd have the signal runnning through 2 other bits of kit)
As for using the Radio for white noise generation- genius mate.
Love the video. Just love it. Thanks a lot for uploading
Markotik G thanks very much ;)
Great stuff! Can't wait to try these out on the MB :)
Thanks for the informative videos.
love the microbrute. you can also use the hpf bassboost trick to enhance your kickdrums (a lot)
Julien achwas Yes its strange as most people think kickdrum , low pass straight away.
I recently started doing this with my MS-20. I sometimes use the LPF with resonance on it as well to enhance the 'click' of the kick drum. Then triggering some noise with it for some more texture to finish it off. It adds so much more character to a basic electronic kick drum.. Sounds so much better than trying to achieve it with regular eq.
Awesome, going for part 2!! Love the way you explain things, hope seeing more tutorials :)
Sub number 2000 here. I guess a congrats on that milestone is in order :D Very nice video friend, looking forward to more!
Bob Marley thanks very much and what an honor that it's Bob Marley!
Thanks for the great video - I discovered nice sounds on the Microbrute with your tips!
This seems like such a fun synth.
I like the delay effect using the LFO! Pretty cool
clever work with the noise idea, very old school:)
I photographed my Microbrute Red today among other synths/bit & bobs thinking that I might sell it. I realised that I had not given it enough time/effort and even messing about with the preset patch overlays convinced me that I need to keep it and grow with it. I then ended up at your videos, which I had looked at before, which solidified that decision and inspired me some more.
If you have or could make available written patch cards or instructions for some of your tips that would be amazing. Because while I enjoy watching videos and do learn from them I tend to get distracted too easily if I am in that mode instead of sitting with the synth and a few pages of paper and my ears.
I know you have moved onto other synths in your videos but a revisit to this would also be good - and to think I nearly got rid!
Regards
Bar.
Robert Lee thanks for your comment - it’s an interesting idea - I will give it some thought
Thank you, Regards
The beauty of this machine (and its lack of presets) is that with a bit of use, it *makes* you understand its functionalities. Don't rely on someone else's creativity for your patches--the world is your oyster!
The KING OF THE BRUTE!
Headphone output is at a much higher level than line, so you can damage your line in or synthesizer
Can anyone please elaborate what this comment is referring to?
To the DIY brute
This guy is a great teacher! love your vids, sir!
If I am not mistaken, using a radio on the wrong channel basically means you made music with the cosmic microwave background...? That would be so awesome😁
The background radiation leftover from the Big Bang, called the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) has a frequency that is centered at 160.4 GHz. The frequency band used for the old analog TV signal is 7-1002 Mhz. Less than 1 percent of the CMB signal can be seen as static, also called "snow", when the TV is tuned to a vacant channel. The other 99 percent of the static that appears on the TV screen comes from random frequencies produced on Earth. The frequency band used for AM radio is about 550 to 1720 kHz. The frequency band for FM radio is about 88 to 108 MHz.
@@InfiniteMonkey303 those damn facts always get in the way of my fun😂. But seriously, thanks so much for clearing that up!
@@Mu1974 You were correct that some of the static heard on a radio as shown by Loopop (great channel btw) is CMB, just not all of it. I have ASD (autism spectrum disorder) which compels me to provide details that no one asked for.
@@InfiniteMonkey303 I love having the details down, so I am glad you did provide them
Awesome tutorial, learned a lot! 👍
Love these videos and youre getting a lot of views! Keep it up mate, thanks
david hopkins thanks...
There's some great tips in this vid, thank you! I hope your dog's ears recovered!
You're a genius mate. Thanks for these.
Can someone link to that passive mixer? I cant find anything like it....or if someone else has something similar they like?
Super good tutorial!! Couldn't be better.
+Janne Hartikainen thanks very much
Great video and very useful tips .
Great video! Really interesting, thanks!
Excellent as always!
Groovus - Fidelus.
Great stuff! Thanks!
Thank you so much for this very clear video :)
Excellent. Thanks!
Excellent - nicely presented.
Thanks so much! This has helped me a tonne!
Connor you're welcome!
Hi! Thanks for the tips, can you tell me whats that thing in the back? That black box. Thanks!
After playing around with the Microbrute for more than one year, I feel like I did not learn anything from this video, except the scientifical description of what I was exactly doing. Anyway it's cool to see that this amazing small synth is still exciting. I bet that it will probably become a classic in the decades to come.
Genius! Thank you for this video!
You need to modulate the vca with a lfo NOT the filter to achieve a proper tremolo effect. Other than this minor mistake, great stuff for beginners. ;)
dubtoms you are absolutely right, this is a workaround for when there's no way to patch the lfo to the amp
Yeah this is vibrato, not tremolo.
dubtoms vibrato is modulation of pitch; tremolo modulation of amplitude (volume). Here since the MicroBrute doesn't let you patch into amplitude, the filter as a target is a workaround
Nice. Very cool tips/. clearly explained. Keep them coming.
Madame Doduffort thanks - yes - I had way more I wanted to include. Hopefully next week - stay tuned
Thanks for the tips!
What, I didn't knew there is a way to generate noise :o
I've been doing it thru Korg Monotron Delay.
Damn that's a good one
Cool Man, in which input should I connect the radio? thanks!
Where do you plug in the radio to the back of the MicroBrute and does the radio need to be turned on?
This is brilliant!!! Thank you :)
Hey Loopop, i realise this video was a long while ago, but i've just picked a 2nd hand microbrute and love it. Your video is really helpful too. A question, how did you connect the radio to the brute to manipulate the white noise? i really want to try that!! Ben
There's an external input on the synth!
@@loopop Thanks Loopop, i now see i just needed a 6.5mm to 3mm jack...got it!
@@loopop sorry me again! I can get the radio white noise inputted but don't get how to shape it with the filter, when I try there's no difference in the frequency etc, is that magic little box you run it through got something to do with it? Any advice for a noob greatly appreciated!
Just ordered one I'm really into doom metal and slow core, examples of bands I look to for inspiration is Codeine, True Widow, Planning For Burial, Barn Owl, REZN. 3 out of those 5 use some synth effects at some point. I'm not looking to do major stuff just atmospheric and background noise. What would that mostly consist of when it comes to sections on the keyboard
thanks for the tips, subbed!
Wonderfully done.
Very awesome and useful. Thanx :)
this video is GOLD :) thanx a lot !!!!!
mikaelis_kah thanks and you're welcome!
What is that tiny black box with the sliders and what is it used for?
lol! the dog left the room hahahah
Great ideas in this video. 😁👍
Thank u for the tips!
Great vid👌
Awesome stuff as usual.
Satyan Patel thanks...
I can't get the sequencer playback to work on mine. everything else is fine does anyone know how I could get it running?
Very well done, thanks so much. For give the geary question, but what is that little minijack mixer you're using?
Rolls dot com
You need a patreon site. I've gotten a lot out of your videos.
Thanks so much for taking the time to write that. I've actually been thinking about this for a while as it would help the cause... I didn't want to open a patreon where people wouldn't get any value from participating and yet didn't want to take from the channel by giving content to just patrons. I think I have an idea that strikes a great balance so stay tuned and thanks again!
Thank you so much!!!
Hi. Thanks for the lesson. Can you recreate some interesting sound like (Depeche Mode "Nothing" bass in the begining of the song before drums)? Thank you
i understand what you did with the playing the LFO trick. but i don’t understand how it works and what you have tuned it to anyone shed some light?
Buy an inexpensive stereo chorus pedal and add it to the signal chain.
Anybody know a good book with this sort of tricks already have loopop pdf but looking for more
Dang it I thought I invented that sidechain effect :( I did it recently using chords and I recorded two versions of the track, one with and one without the effect so then I could raise or lower the amount of the effect later on.
What is the black box between the radio and the synth ? I have tried adding different sound sources in the microbrute or minibrute (other synth outputs, Drum Brute Impact output, etc.) but the signal levels always seems to low. I have to put the output level really high which adds a lot of unwanted noise.
It's a simple passive mixer
Excellent!
Am I wrong if I say that you made a tiny mistake in the beginning when you said that delay repetition is changed with sustain? Because either logically or just looking at the encoder you’re moving it seems to be the release and not sustain encoder. (Yes, I’m slowly going through all your videos to become a black wizard level 999 like yourself, this is my quest and journey through Synthland ⚔️🦄)
Ha! You're not wrong. If you notice, a little card pops up when I say it that clarifies what I mean. Unfortunately youtube removed annotations so that's the only way I can correct that mistake until they allow me to re-do the audio. Enjoy the ride and let me know if you find any others :)
great tips thanks! i can't quite get the LFO tone to oscillate like you, maybe each microbrute is slightly different?
I'm running into the same thing. Tuning issue?
Great video 👍👍👍
Great stuff.
nice video! good tips how to use synths:)
Thanks
I'm not getting what a sidechain is. How do you define it?