Q&A 2022 (a casual chat about synths and autism)

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  • Опубліковано 22 гру 2024

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  • @forestine_
    @forestine_ 2 роки тому +11

    I have met so many neurodivergent folks in synths. I love it so much.

    • @ymotechnopopfan
      @ymotechnopopfan Рік тому +1

      I love synths, but I never heard of them until the pandemic.

  • @objectivityisourfriend9631
    @objectivityisourfriend9631 10 місяців тому +2

    I'm autistic and immediately got so blown away by synths and modular - it is just insanely addicting. Also ADHD.

  • @docjoesweeney
    @docjoesweeney 2 роки тому +9

    I love you comments on the synths: I have avoided the temptation to invest in hardware collections ... but it is soooo tempting.
    Also your comments on autism are both honest and refreshing. I've just gone through a similar journey late in life, but as ADHD. Neuodiversity can be a challenge, but it also keeps life interesting.

  • @johnrichardson3297
    @johnrichardson3297 6 місяців тому +1

    I am further in from Vancouver between the FVR/Canyon.
    My wife has Autism I myself am a Type 1 Diabetic (Mellitus)
    I have 9 synths.
    Into synths due to undying, love of EDM, VGM (Nobuo Uematsu), and creative outlet.
    Like yourself, sound design is paramount. Great content!

  • @TransistorSounds
    @TransistorSounds  2 роки тому +1

    > Out of anyone in history, who would you have dinner with?
    To clarify, I realise that with *anyone in history* to choose from, I have some very recent picks. You'd *think* I'd want to talk to DaVinci, but then his partner (the "little devil") was way too young, which I'm not really comfortable with... And you'd want to talk to Newton about, say, spectroscopy, but then he'd bring up hunting forgers and sending them to the noose. Not to mention all that theology and alchemy, it'd make for awkward dinner conversation. I don't know as much about Leibniz and at this point I'm almost afraid to look into him.

  • @TransistorSounds
    @TransistorSounds  2 роки тому +8

    I should probably give an honourable mention to Raymond Scott, who'd probably be neat to have dinner with, as he also made instruments to make his own electronic music with... And the plug-in SketchCassette II which is faster and more versatile than recording to cassette tape, if you want that kind of saturated sound. Very early-AFX style!

  • @Raquel_Incorporated
    @Raquel_Incorporated 2 роки тому +3

    Just found your channel and found this video super interesting - you seem like a lovely person! Always wanted to get into synths but lacking time, money, and space haha. Thanks!

    • @TransistorSounds
      @TransistorSounds  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you! You can always wait until Black Friday, or as I like to call it, "plug-in day".

    • @Raquel_Incorporated
      @Raquel_Incorporated 2 роки тому +1

      @@TransistorSounds Yeah that's a good idea, thanks :)

  • @alwysgreen1781
    @alwysgreen1781 2 роки тому +3

    You rule Zoë, big love from Glasgow

  • @patrickscottmusica
    @patrickscottmusica 6 місяців тому

    Been into synthesizers and sound design for 50 years, got my autism diagnosis last month. I did have a similar feeling of things about me I thought were special were suddenly pathologized... "Sensory Sensitivity"? Yep, I'm a golden-ears person for an audio company. Sensory seeking and stimming? Yep, monstrously loud Buchla-esque weird noises for hours on end. "Rotating Special Interests"? I'll ditch synths altogether for a few months in favor of guitar or chess.

  • @IanWaugh
    @IanWaugh 2 роки тому +5

    Hey Zoë - Great Q&As. A lot of my friends are creatives and several are autistic, bipolar or have ADHD. Maybe I should get tested 😮 I never thought of any of them as 'not normal', I just assumed they were super creatives 😁 One of my friends suspected she was autistic but has only recently had her diagnosis confirmed and she's in her 40s. She was explaining lots of things about how it affected her and it certainly shed light on some og her behaviours. Heck, I just think everyone is normal but with a few quirks.

    • @TransistorSounds
      @TransistorSounds  2 роки тому +3

      In hindsight, if all your friends are of one specific neurotype, you probably are too, so that's something worth looking into. It's much easier for people to talk to and get along with other people of the same neurotype, it turns out. But in your case, with friends of various different neurotypes, I'm not sure how that works, maybe you're just very flexible in how you communicate. 😄 At any rate, yeah, super-creative friends are the best!

    • @IanWaugh
      @IanWaugh 2 роки тому +2

      @@TransistorSounds I've just done one of the online tests which says I am normal/average. Some friends think I'm eccentric 😀 I think I'll stick with that 😁

    • @TransistorSounds
      @TransistorSounds  2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, eccentric's good! 😄

    • @IanWaugh
      @IanWaugh 2 роки тому +1

      @@TransistorSounds 👍 😀

    • @objectivityisourfriend9631
      @objectivityisourfriend9631 10 місяців тому

      Gosh, I'm autistic, bipolar, and have ADHD. I guess I'm not bad company, lol. All of this runs in my family - my sister has schizophrenia, my dad has asperbergers.

  • @shadowrage2593
    @shadowrage2593 2 роки тому +1

    Nice channel! Always wanted to know how hardware samplers distribute audio into the daw. Like each patch go to an individual track?

    • @TransistorSounds
      @TransistorSounds  2 роки тому

      Thanks! Yeah, the multitimbral ones tend to have multiple outputs, so you can route different sounds to different physical audio cables. Unless you're me and record everything one part at a time, for maximum control/polyphony/timing.

    • @shadowrage2593
      @shadowrage2593 2 роки тому

      @@TransistorSounds So lets say if I have only one AKAI sampler Im limited to 8 physical audio outputs/channels?

    • @TransistorSounds
      @TransistorSounds  2 роки тому

      @@shadowrage2593 It depends on the exact model, but basically, yes. The S1000 has 8 individual mono outputs, and you can route any given program to any of them. It also has a stereo pair, and a send (mono send, stereo return) for reverb, if you want to use its built-in software mixing. Oh, and a stereo headphone socket, also at the back with the rest. Note that at the time (late 80s to about mid 90s), this was sheer luxury, and enough for many producers of the era.

  • @Kloxbyn
    @Kloxbyn 2 роки тому +2

    I share your nonbelief in spirituality and the metaphysical (as it relates to spirituality). I try to stay open-minded about everything but I tend to believe in what the evidence suggests.
    I'd love to meet Aphex Twin/Richard D. James. Though, I think I would be too starstruck and intimidated to have a normal conversation with him. Also, he plays his cards close to the chest (at least, with the media, and I don't blame him).
    I hate crowds, too. Generally, I enjoy people in small doses. However, I do enjoy connecting with people through artwork (mine and theirs).

  • @RobinPalmerTV
    @RobinPalmerTV Рік тому +2

    Yet another ND music person here! Hiii!

    • @TransistorSounds
      @TransistorSounds  Рік тому

      👋🏻

    • @RobinPalmerTV
      @RobinPalmerTV Рік тому

      @@TransistorSounds the wrong answer about what made us all trans in this niche area is of course we are all inhabiting the spirit of Wendy Carlos

  • @jeffripley9062
    @jeffripley9062 2 роки тому +1

    For some reason, "the bell" is stuck in "none" mode for me, and won't let me update it to "All", or even "personalized", for that matter :/

    • @flyingskyward2153
      @flyingskyward2153 2 роки тому

      I think that happens when you have the notifications for the entire UA-cam app turned off

    • @jdanielcramer
      @jdanielcramer Рік тому

      Hmmm same for me actually…

  • @jdanielcramer
    @jdanielcramer Рік тому +1

    Doggo! 😻 what software is Zoe running on the Atari? 🤓

    • @TransistorSounds
      @TransistorSounds  Рік тому

      Thankfully, Doggie hasn't got a UA-cam account, so I'll just have to tell you myself: mostly Creator, Sweet 16, and 4-Op Deluxe. The first two are MIDI sequencers, while the last one's for making FM patches.

    • @jdanielcramer
      @jdanielcramer Рік тому +1

      @@TransistorSounds Doggie needs a UA-cam account! 😻 yes, years ago I had Atari running Creator, and then Notator, and even a rare copy of Logic Audio running on an Atari Falcon!

  • @KeritechElectronics
    @KeritechElectronics 2 роки тому +4

    Hey, lovely Q&A - I'm a trans gal on the spectrum, welcome on board! We'll be getting along just fine :)

  • @schmooster
    @schmooster 2 роки тому +1

    controlling your own stimulus, yes!

  • @jasonbelcher4476
    @jasonbelcher4476 Рік тому +1

    Neurodivergent here, also a synth geek. Your style with puppets reminds me of Mr Fred rogers.

    • @TransistorSounds
      @TransistorSounds  Рік тому

      Heh, thanks! We don't get his show over here, but I really liked A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. If only I could better cultivate the habit of giving people my undivided attention...

  • @ymotechnopopfan
    @ymotechnopopfan Рік тому +2

    Cute doggie.