I've seen comparisons with different magnetic fields detectors so I decided to post the explanation: ETHER is not just an inductive sniffer like some projects you can easily find online. A simple low-frequency inductive sniffer will be silent in most places that are full of sounds in the video. Such devices need to be placed close to an emitting source and will not work on a street. All they contain is a coil and a low-frequency amplifier. In comparison, ETHER has a regenerating circuit and a demodulator, making it an actual radio wave receiver, not just an amplifier of low-frequency magnetic fields. However, ETHER can perceive the low-frequency magnetic fields as well. But, honestly, if your goal is to scan objects in close proximity (0-20 centimetres), devices like Elektrosluch will work cleaner and more focused due to its narrow band and lower sensitivity. ETHER was designed to be a part of your walks in the city and may even pick up sounds in a forest or at the seashore (I have such experience). Elektrosluch was designed for using over a table full of gear. Also, ETHER can perceive the electric component of the radiation as well, capturing radiation that is far above the audio range and is much more sensitive. Therefore, it has a significantly different design, functions and implementation than a simple inductive sniffer even if in some cases their functions can overlap.
So this device amplifies audible electrical frequencies, and demodulates FM radio bands? What frequencies beyond the audible does it capture and how does it scale these down to audible frequencies?
Yes, it does it both. But mostly AM kind of modulation, not FM. I captured even GSM transmitters (that are placed on special towers) that are in GHz range. Btw I often hear some FM distorted stations in the city in some places. It scales it down in a very simple way as it does old well known AM radio - detector-demodulator-filter. However, the HF has to have some modulation in the audio range or interfere with some other HF or be unstable and produce some low freq noise or fluctuation. Otherwise, you will not hear it.
The best way to find out what Ether is all about is getting one. It's pretty affordable too and you'd be needing a huge modular to make something similar. I just got my V2. It took me a while to find a way and record the sound. Also, it's totally excellent as a random noise and static generator for your eurorack system, sure beats white & pink noise, we should invent a name for ether's 'color'. :)
continually inspiring me as someone just learning electrical engineering and coding you are so awesome!!! cant wait to pick up a pulsar 23 a lyra and now this! and the pipe that thing is so unique!
there is no single tool developed by Vlad Kreimer that hasn't got me wanting it. but, so far, i find the most adventurous and daring concept is ETHER. bravo!
You are incredible, an invaluable capacitor of electrical wishes! Lyra and Pipe already are awesome contributors and this one adds just to the right segment of production. Thank You!
how exceptional to find something like this on YT...........so inspiring.......so great to feel awe and wonder, realizing that there is so much of the world which surrounds us, to which we are unaware.....................and I must say, that piece of music at the end was just stunningly beautiful to me.......................
... dialogue between music producers of next years : ,,I personally like cash machines with traditional bulp public lights around ... Agree, and just a tiny taste of old cellphone in behind ..."
it is not "could". If your opinion depends on context then say "is" instead of "could" and proceed to give example of context/explanation. Your comment, as is, may confuse others and is not good (my opinion). Here - "This device and video is one of the best academic art projects I have ever seen" that is what you should say, you want to add "contextualised properly" why? to look good/clever? Doesn't do that. you can just say something about context. If you feel I have misunderstood you, it just proves your comment needs editing :) Additionaly, what is an "academic art project" in your opinion? Why is it not just an "Art project"? "academic art" is a modern and made up term, meaningless. In fact, what this device and video is is an engineering "project" first and a marketing project secondly, of course the project involves Art as well. You call it something else, up to you. I think you need to begin your study again of "what is art". Context? I am not sure you know the meaning. Contextualized? just don't use this word :) Good luck explaining your intended meaning/purpose of your comment if you want or good luck ignoring if you choose.
I wonder if different cities in different countries will have their "own" electro-magnetic soundscapes and feel, unique from each other. It will be interesting to see what the common sounds are and where the more unique ones come from across the world.
Would Probably need a sort of vertical array that was spinning to scan the area rather than a stationery antenna but it could be possible, just needs shielding to avoid overwhelming itself with it's own noise
@@UNSCPILOT bad half explain/confuse attempt of something, Wanderer. Spinning is irrelevant, shielding is irrelevant. If you don't know, don't teach :) I know those things are irrelevant so I am teaching you. Choose to ignore me if you wish, decide to argue me if you are bored :)
I recently got the Ether V2 and I was able to get some very interesting sounds from trees and light posts, I recently made a video on it. Super cool video :) I love the ether
@@hiandrewfisher But radio waves, and cellphone technology along with microwaves are considered pollution and dangerous. It's not just a matter of subjective reasoning. In Russia microwaves were never available to the public.
@@hiandrewfisher Here is detailed... www.emcbayswater.com.au/blog/emc-testing/wireless-radio-testing/what-are-the-hazards-of-electromagnetic-radiation/
I'm especially curious as to what you would hear if you tried to isolate yourself from electronics as much as possible, say listening in a forest or something like that
With 100% isolation, you will hear a quiet white noise that may subtly change depending on the position of your arm over the device as it capacity sensitive. In a forest, it can still receive something as there still present radio waves from radio stations, beacons and the ionosphere. I got some clear sounds on a seashore far away from civilization one day.
So, to capture the sound, one would have to let the ETHER do it's thing while the line out is plugged into a ZOOM or something. Then, you would use the line out of the ZOOM to monitor the noises with headphones and have ZOOM record sounds you like. Once you have all the sounds you want for the day, you could use the line out of the recorder and send the saved audio into, say, a KOMA Field kit and process the sounds in that, then sample from the Field Kit into a Morphagene or other rack sampler (or DAW). I think I understand the basic connectivity of getting ETHER sounds into a recorded composition like the one at the end of the video.
What camera/microphone did you plug to record the sound? I can't seem to get the same sound quality using direct headphones as when I use a microphone or a camera and then listen from there.
Pair this with a VR-headset that records the outside and adds an electromagnetic visual overlay for you to see the waves, put on your headphones, drop some acid and have the ultimate alien experience ...
Or, have the cameras on the VR headset recording near-infrared light (which they are sensitive to with certain filters removed, it's it's own class of photography that's quite cool) so you "hear" EMF noise and "see" the world in frequencies of light you never could before, been seriously considering trying to DIY a device just like that
The Soma Ether is effectively just a "mictophone" for EMF, no real limitation on what you can attach it to, from recorders to entire modular synthesizers
This is truly amazing. My brother had an 'all band radio receiver' in the late '70's, we used it to spy on the neighbor's CB (Citizen's Band) radio transmissions: when they changed the channel we could still hear! Nothing like this though!
I actually hear similar sounds without such a device and its not tinnitus …… as its outside my head like other sounds and changes where I go... trucker for 6 years.
Such an inspiring tool, especially if you are into something like industrial. Unfortunately, it's a bit pricey to me with all the shipping costs. I still consider getting it, though. Would love to see some kind of knob to limit the sensitivity. Because as much as I love lo-fi sounds, I feel like I want to be able to control the "dirt" in some cases.
Hells yes, while I love lom their limited runs of the elektroslutch is ridiculous. Are there any plans to make a diy kit version? Seriously love everything you put out dude.
In the train there, It looks and sounds like what I would expect "Half Life 3" to be. Those noisy clothes! Makes sense that drugs makes you take them of. Also the fastfood sounds really good.
Line in on voice recorders WILL work, just use a long cable to keep them far apart, I use a Zoom H1N handy recorder, mostly because it's also great for recording stereo audio instead of just mono, with the right splitter cable I can even record from the (mono) Soma Ether and another mic/contact mic/ect ect on the two separate channels at the same time
Can the Ether be used as a mic? For example, if I was filming something, could I connect the Ether to the input jack on my camera and have the audio synched to the video directly?
I used ZOOM H2 recorder. ETHER is very sensitive to any kind of digital circuitry that’s in close proximity. This is why I didn’t put an SD-card recorder or something like that inside. You also have to make sure to keep other electronic devices that you carry (phone, laptop, recorder) at least 30cm/1ft away to avoid interference, but ETHER definitely works well when you walk around with a smartphone and laptop in other pockets and bags. To record ETHER, you need to use an audio cable of at least 1m/3ft in length to connect it to a device like a ZOOM recorder. Even with a long cable, ETHER can sound differently than when using headphones. To get the purest sound, headphones are required. Some sounds you can record only with the mind, sorry. But the best snapshots are kept in our heart so let it be a part of the game:)
I love the design of this. I have used these sensors before but the way you packaged it makes it a very worthwhile purchase.
Looking forward to the video ;)
Can't wait to see you getting creative with this beautiful device 😉
You would be here :P
I was just about to tag you in this video/send you it HAINBACH!
😃😉
I've seen comparisons with different magnetic fields detectors so I decided to post the explanation:
ETHER is not just an inductive sniffer like some projects you can easily find online. A simple low-frequency inductive sniffer will be silent in most places that are full of sounds in the video. Such devices need to be placed close to an emitting source and will not work on a street. All they contain is a coil and a low-frequency amplifier. In comparison, ETHER has a regenerating circuit and a demodulator, making it an actual radio wave receiver, not just an amplifier of low-frequency magnetic fields. However, ETHER can perceive the low-frequency magnetic fields as well. But, honestly, if your goal is to scan objects in close proximity (0-20 centimetres), devices like Elektrosluch will work cleaner and more focused due to its narrow band and lower sensitivity. ETHER was designed to be a part of your walks in the city and may even pick up sounds in a forest or at the seashore (I have such experience). Elektrosluch was designed for using over a table full of gear. Also, ETHER can perceive the electric component of the radiation as well, capturing radiation that is far above the audio range and is much more sensitive. Therefore, it has a significantly different design, functions and implementation than a simple inductive sniffer even if in some cases their functions can overlap.
So this device amplifies audible electrical frequencies, and demodulates FM radio bands? What frequencies beyond the audible does it capture and how does it scale these down to audible frequencies?
Yes, it does it both. But mostly AM kind of modulation, not FM. I captured even GSM transmitters (that are placed on special towers) that are in GHz range. Btw I often hear some FM distorted stations in the city in some places. It scales it down in a very simple way as it does old well known AM radio - detector-demodulator-filter. However, the HF has to have some modulation in the audio range or interfere with some other HF or be unstable and produce some low freq noise or fluctuation. Otherwise, you will not hear it.
А Маяк оно ловит ?
The best way to find out what Ether is all about is getting one. It's pretty affordable too and you'd be needing a huge modular to make something similar. I just got my V2. It took me a while to find a way and record the sound. Also, it's totally excellent as a random noise and static generator for your eurorack system, sure beats white & pink noise, we should invent a name for ether's 'color'. :)
@@Struck0FF И даже Промiнь
That is a genius idea. It's like being an alien with a different set of sensory perceptions than a human.
Might have to get one.
Planning to build something similar myself, though I'd love to get one of these just to hear the different things each picks up
Still addicted to hikes and urban explorations with Ether. In the UK though you really can't escape the BBC World Service broadcasting on everything.
Every lamp goes "EEEEEEE" or "OOOOOOO" but that one that's like "BLPLBLPLBLPL," the mad lad.
I love how everybody on the train is looking at you like you're some kind of whacko. This looks really fun.
continually inspiring me as someone just learning electrical engineering and coding you are so awesome!!! cant wait to pick up a pulsar 23 a lyra and now this! and the pipe that thing is so unique!
Not only do get some awesome sounds but you also get a good walk too! 😁
there is no single tool developed by Vlad Kreimer that hasn't got me wanting it.
but, so far, i find the most adventurous and daring concept is ETHER. bravo!
Imagine an alien visiting our planet and this is their experience because they also pick up electro magnetic waves like the Ether!
Poor aliens!
Her voice is so soothing
This must be what it was like for Chuck in Better Call Saul. It's a ChuckBox! :D
Love that show so much
Seriously! I was thinking of the same thing.
KUDOS!!!! :d
wait whos chuck lmao
Except he was faking it...
You are incredible, an invaluable capacitor of electrical wishes! Lyra and Pipe already are awesome contributors and this one adds just to the right segment of production. Thank You!
how exceptional to find something like this on YT...........so inspiring.......so great to feel awe and wonder, realizing that there is so much of the world which surrounds us, to which we are unaware.....................and I must say, that piece of music at the end was just stunningly beautiful to me.......................
I have no words to describe what I felt listening to and seeing this video! 🎶👽🎶
... dialogue between music producers of next years : ,,I personally like cash machines with traditional bulp public lights around ... Agree, and just a tiny taste of old cellphone in behind ..."
So great! I like to go on long walks through the ‘fields’
Music Producers dialog: "You know, the modern cash machines don't sound like they used to"
This device and video could easily be one of the best academic art projects if contextualized properly
it is not "could". If your opinion depends on context then say "is" instead of "could" and proceed to give example of context/explanation. Your comment, as is, may confuse others and is not good (my opinion).
Here - "This device and video is one of the best academic art projects I have ever seen" that is what you should say, you want to add "contextualised properly" why? to look good/clever? Doesn't do that. you can just say something about context.
If you feel I have misunderstood you, it just proves your comment needs editing :)
Additionaly, what is an "academic art project" in your opinion? Why is it not just an "Art project"? "academic art" is a modern and made up term, meaningless.
In fact, what this device and video is is an engineering "project" first and a marketing project secondly, of course the project involves Art as well. You call it something else, up to you. I think you need to begin your study again of "what is art". Context? I am not sure you know the meaning. Contextualized? just don't use this word :) Good luck explaining your intended meaning/purpose of your comment if you want or good luck ignoring if you choose.
I'm in awe. Thank you for this. It's been years since I was this thrilled about any instrument/music related stuff. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I wonder if different cities in different countries will have their "own" electro-magnetic soundscapes and feel, unique from each other. It will be interesting to see what the common sounds are and where the more unique ones come from across the world.
For sure they may significantly differ
Wow! That is another fascinating Tool, Vlad. Very inspiring.
The song at the end is really awesome
This track at the end is awsome!! Thats real interesting stuff!!
The different lights are the best!
I would love a visual version that shows the sources and waves on an app in augmented reality.
Would Probably need a sort of vertical array that was spinning to scan the area rather than a stationery antenna but it could be possible, just needs shielding to avoid overwhelming itself with it's own noise
good creative mind idea Benny.
@@UNSCPILOT bad half explain/confuse attempt of something, Wanderer. Spinning is irrelevant, shielding is irrelevant. If you don't know, don't teach :) I know those things are irrelevant so I am teaching you. Choose to ignore me if you wish, decide to argue me if you are bored :)
I recently got the Ether V2 and I was able to get some very interesting sounds from trees and light posts, I recently made a video on it. Super cool video :) I love the ether
Received mine. Very pleased with it, your house turns into a treasure trove basically, you start hunting around for hidden invisible noises =)
sounds cool like ambient soundscapes....
So cool! Got the Soma Ether some days ago and made my first test sounds, love it!
Absolutely wonderful.
Fantastic. This is right up my alley.
Absolutely love this! Amazing work mate. Amazing,
Absolutely brilliant!!! It's on my list to get.
Imagine all the sound design you can do with this thing! Sounds like Trent Reznor in a box!
Wow! It's awesome!!
Oh! Voikovskaya metro station! I'm living there)
this thing is amazing!
5:51 TIE Fighter incoming
Yes, that was one of the more interesting sounds!
Love it ! I need one of these to explore Melbourne
This would be phenomenal for ambient sound production!
It's more than just an aural device. It's an statement about pollution,
a manifesto about modern world and the way we live.
@@hiandrewfisher
But radio waves, and cellphone technology along with microwaves are considered pollution and dangerous. It's not just a matter of subjective reasoning.
In Russia microwaves were never available to the public.
@@hiandrewfisher
Here is detailed...
www.emcbayswater.com.au/blog/emc-testing/wireless-radio-testing/what-are-the-hazards-of-electromagnetic-radiation/
Interesting video when you were out in the countryside I clearly could here a non directional beacon morse ident where you near an airport?
6:00 the escalator part is so cool
It would be interesting to visualize that as well.
This is so surreal I need it. You can make a soundtrack for a very surreal horror/sci-fi movie
that song at 13:45 minutes in is really cool. even the "drum" sounds were manipulated sounds captured by Ether?
Yes, the drum sounds are different clicks produced by ETHER during the travelling.
RAD, Vlad!
I could not figure out why someone would want something like this, then this tune was played... Great stuff!
Ok so, I have GOT to get a SOMA Ether soon. I can think of so many uses, especially in sound and music.
This is really cool, does it have a sensitivity control?
No, it adjusted to hear as much as possible
If you enjoyed these sounds, You should definitely check out "Aamc" by Alessandro Cortini !
This thing is terrifying but beautiful!
This is so cool.
Watching this all I can think of is Notes from Underground.
Finally something decent on UA-cam.
Looking forward to mine arriving!
I´m fascinated!
I'm especially curious as to what you would hear if you tried to isolate yourself from electronics as much as possible, say listening in a forest or something like that
I didn't get far enough into the video before making this comment, but I'm still especially excited to explore that aspect
With 100% isolation, you will hear a quiet white noise that may subtly change depending on the position of your arm over the device as it capacity sensitive. In a forest, it can still receive something as there still present radio waves from radio stations, beacons and the ionosphere. I got some clear sounds on a seashore far away from civilization one day.
So glad I discovered Vlad Kreimer -- he is an inspiration
So, to capture the sound, one would have to let the ETHER do it's thing while the line out is plugged into a ZOOM or something. Then, you would use the line out of the ZOOM to monitor the noises with headphones and have ZOOM record sounds you like. Once you have all the sounds you want for the day, you could use the line out of the recorder and send the saved audio into, say, a KOMA Field kit and process the sounds in that, then sample from the Field Kit into a Morphagene or other rack sampler (or DAW). I think I understand the basic connectivity of getting ETHER sounds into a recorded composition like the one at the end of the video.
Variants of that sound like a great way to spend a weekend for sure!
nice stuff. really want to have one now!
7:40 you found such a beautiful spot
What camera/microphone did you plug to record the sound? I can't seem to get the same sound quality using direct headphones as when I use a microphone or a camera and then listen from there.
I used zoom H2 line in connected to Ether phones out. That's all.
Alucinante !!
Holy shit! Never stop Vlad :)
This is just.awesome
Pair this with a VR-headset that records the outside and adds an electromagnetic visual overlay for you to see the waves, put on your headphones, drop some acid and have the ultimate alien experience ...
Or, have the cameras on the VR headset recording near-infrared light (which they are sensitive to with certain filters removed, it's it's own class of photography that's quite cool) so you "hear" EMF noise and "see" the world in frequencies of light you never could before, been seriously considering trying to DIY a device just like that
@@UNSCPILOT GO FOR IT MAN
Would be cool if this could function as a sampler that could play the samples back with pitch shift function
it can, record the sound and put it in your sampler. Connect it directly to your sampler if you want.
The Soma Ether is effectively just a "mictophone" for EMF, no real limitation on what you can attach it to, from recorders to entire modular synthesizers
This is truly amazing. My brother had an 'all band radio receiver' in the late '70's, we used it to spy on the neighbor's CB (Citizen's Band) radio transmissions: when they changed the channel we could still hear! Nothing like this though!
it sounds amazing!!
Love the concept !
I actually hear similar sounds without such a device and its not tinnitus …… as its outside my head like other sounds and changes where I go... trucker for 6 years.
Such an inspiring tool, especially if you are into something like industrial. Unfortunately, it's a bit pricey to me with all the shipping costs. I still consider getting it, though. Would love to see some kind of knob to limit the sensitivity. Because as much as I love lo-fi sounds, I feel like I want to be able to control the "dirt" in some cases.
Buying this no question.
Hells yes, while I love lom their limited runs of the elektroslutch is ridiculous. Are there any plans to make a diy kit version? Seriously love everything you put out dude.
Thank you! Maybe we will make the DIY as it not complex and can be assembled at home. Thank you for the idea!
Who produced the amazing audio (song) that starts at 13:44? So powerful, intense and spectacular.....
I :)
Is that your work VK? I honestly had no idea who'd created that music, and sincerely wanted to find out.
Way cool :-)
Found a new inspiration for EDM
i will buy and it shall be bought
WOW...amazing.
In the train there, It looks and sounds like what I would expect "Half Life 3" to be.
Those noisy clothes! Makes sense that drugs makes you take them of. Also the fastfood sounds really good.
Insane. Genius
yup buying this.
Is it possible to record sounds from ether to a digital voice recorder with a LINE-IN input? How did you recorded the sounds?
Line in on voice recorders WILL work, just use a long cable to keep them far apart, I use a Zoom H1N handy recorder, mostly because it's also great for recording stereo audio instead of just mono, with the right splitter cable I can even record from the (mono) Soma Ether and another mic/contact mic/ect ect on the two separate channels at the same time
11:20 WOW! Instant lo-fi dramatic palette. Need to be EQed a little though.
12:26 b-b-b-b-Basss
*picks up on our aetheric fields*
Beautiful!
EDIT: This is, how the Blaserunner 2049 Soundtrack should have sounded.
Can the Ether be used as a mic? For example, if I was filming something, could I connect the Ether to the input jack on my camera and have the audio synched to the video directly?
Think yes. But maybe you will need to deem the output signal to the mic signal level.
@@somasynths
i can hear all this for free with autism x
if you place it next to #lyra8 does it speak in devil tongue? hehe
невидимый мир звуков) с ума сойти просто!!!!)
Great. It is possible to record the sounds or you can listen them in the moment?
You can record using external recorder
what other devices were used in making the song at the end? Beautiful stuff as always.
just ETHER and a sampler loaded by different ETHER sounds
Seems like having a huge modular system that’s become self aware 😂
the World is a huge modular system, actually :)
Love This
What would happen if you dplaced this by a n audio speaker, would it induce the same signal being expressed by the speaker?
yes, but with some distortion of course + it will pick up other waves that are around.
Added distortion is good :)
Is it "inspiried' by soviet experiments with sound from last century?
Genius! What happens if you point it at Lyra? ;-)
Need to try :)
good idea project
This is sick!
How does it record on the go? Do you need a seperate device?
I used ZOOM H2 recorder. ETHER is very sensitive to any kind of digital circuitry that’s in close proximity. This is why I didn’t put an SD-card recorder or something like that inside. You also have to make sure to keep other electronic devices that you carry (phone, laptop, recorder) at least 30cm/1ft away to avoid interference, but ETHER definitely works well when you walk around with a smartphone and laptop in other pockets and bags. To record ETHER, you need to use an audio cable of at least 1m/3ft in length to connect it to a device like a ZOOM recorder. Even with a long cable, ETHER can sound differently than when using headphones. To get the purest sound, headphones are required. Some sounds you can record only with the mind, sorry. But the best snapshots are kept in our heart so let it be a part of the game:)
@@somasynths Brilliant! I love that! Thanks, I will be adding myself to the waiting list soon.
Instant hellscape.