Can I express my feelings...with just one synthesizer?
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- This video is about the making of a piece for the microKORG, a loop pedal, and new beginnings...
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Can relate to the size of the word "patience." :)
😊
OMG that emotional headspace is SO familiar from the music. NAILED IT.
As a synth nerd it is very refreshing and inspiring to listen to a classically trained musician analyse and play synthesizers :)
As a dreampop/post-rock/ambient aficionado, I find this so powerful, beautiful and masterful. Without being totally in this kind of music you didn't just nail it, you made something Four Tet-worthy. You are such a titan. Thank you, Nahre.
This is very Boards of Canada in it's vibe. The choice in visuals makes the BOC-ness even stronger.
It's amazing how chords and their progression can re-contextualize those repeated patterns you first created. It made me focus on different parts of it at different times, seeing them in a new way, which at first never did and never would occur to me without those said chords underneath them. At first they were just notes and rhythm, but by the end of it I could piece out and recognize those different emotions you mentioned you were feeling. It makes me realize better that music can be such a good analogy for life. Technically nothing is really new. We humans all feel the same emotions more or less, have lived and played out the same themes and stories, but its our own individual character and choices that can redefine and re-contextualize them in an order that matters and is meaningful. To ourselves hopefully, and to those around us that care to listen.
Someone make a 1 hour loop of this PLEASE
~ Nahre you never cease to inspire me.
You are a huge role model for me! Watching your video makes me want to grow up to become a musician!
Thank you so much!!
Just become a musician instead of growing up! You can't do both.
I like how the first phrase is short but it does not sound repetitive. And the chords on top sound so good with everything.
Thank you so much!!
I was skeptic hearing the loop at first, and then accidentally watched all of it while my mind was wandering off. 10/10 would experience again
SAMEEE
Same
Some of the most fun I've ever had with music was just a Microkorg and a looper. It's not a great way to compose songs, but it's awesome as a form of meditation and to learn and explore and generally just have fun.
I hear it.
The anxiety of the constantly repeating rhythmic phrase. The accepting feeling of the chords as they hold and resolve. Both together sounds like a mature person experiencing anxiety. They know it's going to be okay, but still the anxiety persists.
well said
Maybe you just hear anxiety everywhere
To me it's sort of the opposite-the loop is perfectly fine, just the underlying rhythm of daily life, small, unassuming, but there's the buzz of ominous small shifts going in and out of phase with that grounding loop.
I'm obsessed with your journey becoming a synth addict
You're addicted to her being addicted
it’s rlly so interesting to watch omg i want her to get into modular and then just start making techno lmfao
for real, it's really insteresting
Update, a year later: she swerved, as if drunk with music, from synth to accordion.
The hardest part is finding a looping pattern which works repetitive and is still enjoyable after minutes of repeating.
This one is addictive. Nailed it!
That was very nice. As a Steve Reich fan from the 70s, I love the use of repetition and the super long sustained notes. Getting to hear original compositions like this makes me proud to have begun supporting your work on Patreon.
the composition captures the endless travel and experience of ups and downs, as i interpret it from the rising notes.
Considering I grew up with Steve Reich, this is amazing and brings me inner peace.
Yes I was also thinking of Steve
Same. It’s just the right amount of Steve 😆
The first layer in particular reminds me a lot of Nagoya Marimba with its energy. I love how the design of plucky sine wave patch puts the voice somewhere between a marimba and a music box or celeste, very effective. A lullaby sul ostinato for restless times.
Steve Reich was my first thoughts too. Even the city traffic visualizations is very much in the spirit of him, I think.
I would like Nahre to do a all synth album. Also you can get other loop pedals that gives you more than one loop track.
Thank you! And yes -- maybe in the future I'll pick up a different looper!
What is a good looper pedal? Different reviews suggest different pedal, I'm just confused
@@onimekyo7633 you need to ask yourself what are you going to use it for. Is it for live performance? Studio? Both? How many loops (tracks)do you want to have? How many minutes want for looping? Do you want a floor pedal or table top? It is confusing but these are the questions you to think about. Just starting out, a simple pedal is the Roland RC-1 Loop Station, stereo looping. Personally I use the Roland RC-500 pedal and the Boss RC-500 table too. There’s so many companies making loopers. Like I said, those are the questions you need to ask yourself before making a decision. I hope I didn’t confuse you more.
@@wren23_bass-synths I want to use it for practicing licks, finding inspiration, and jamming around. It has to be simple enough, so that I don't have to open DAW each time I want to record myself playing for 1-2 minutes
@@onimekyo7633 then the RC-1 is probably the best one for you. Simple, basic and easy to use. Now there’s others out there that do the same with ease of use. I just like Roland for the quality and features that suit my needs. Check out Sweetwater music and look at the selection they have then go to eBay and find a used one you like for a cheaper price and see if like it. And won’t spend a lot of money.
You make such wonderful creativity seem so natural and serene; as I watch, it's like seeing a major talent developing into the realm of a legend. It's very inspiring. I love the textures and the way you're absorbing the world of synthesizers, rather than letting it overtake you.
💙 I especially like it when the chords come in. It really captures those feelings.
PS. Thanks for the shoutout, friend 🙏🏼
Every once in a while, I like to re-watch your Microkorg patch bank demo, and just enjoy all the nice sounds and songs you made. I can't use the patches because I don't have the right hardware, but it's still nice to listen to.
ffs Cuckoo, get verified already!
Cuckoo you're the man, your octatrack vids were a lifesaver.
Thank you Cuckoo!! :)))
it's true: true cuckoo speaks truth
This is simply amazing. You are truly gifted.
no kidding. you see by yourself you are a star, right? just imagine a long story...you are just there. I am really grateful that you are a musician. yuo dunno the hope and the joy you and your marvellous art bring to me. Thank you!
*I express my feelings with one synth as well*
We know. You've been doing it really well.
You legend
Ooh I wish i could do the same! U a legend
It's amazing how you are willing to explain everything that you do in great detail. This is like a journal for a music session journey. Really helps people like me to see what artists like you showing their style of thinking. Your work is great and these videos successfully express a very specific personality in visuals, editing, and the music that you present In them.
Hearing this, it reminds me a feeling I havn't felt in a while, calmness. Thank you
Simplicity can lead to emotion. Your videos are very clear, playfull and educational. Thank you !
I teared up. I felt all your emotions, I got chills. Well done!
The soul is a beautiful kaleidoscope! Thank you for sharing your journey I learn a lot from your musicianship and your art! Thank you again
feel like a harmonium at points and a harmonium is a warm hug
Im currently in the middle of a stressful day at work. I took my lunch break and watched this video. It made me feel so grounded and calm that I didn’t even realize the video had ended and I just kept sitting there in a sort of deep dreamlike state just left in thought. It took off a lot of weight that I was feeling in my chest and re-centered my emotions for the day. Thank you for uploading this, it brought me a sense of stillness that was much needed today :))
I found myself calmer and breathing more deeply after watching and listening. Meditative is how I found it too.
Love this - really trippy, in the road trip and also the hypnotic sense.
An unresolved yet resolved loop in 13. Anxious is def the word for it. Beautiful lush imagery in those chords. Bravo
"The emotions I've been feeling lately: which can be maybe described as a combination of a bit of anxiety, cheeriness and gratitude, long-term optimism but also a bit of short-term pessimism, and some patience." 😱 YOU DID IT. YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD 👏👏👏🤯
Beautiful sounds for film. Thank you Ma’am. Namaste.
PEAK YT. Incredible how you showed, explained and shared the process of composing AND performed to your own video imagery .... in a 7min video. Thanks Nahre
You could do more of these videos expressing your feelings with just a synth. I love how you break down elements of music it's so cool. I would love you to tackle other emotions and concepts this way for you to express yourself. I think your experiment was a great success!
Straight Boards of Canada vibes, i love this!
such deep feelings, you could do an ambient album
YES! Please do an ambient album Nahre.
wait I second this please do it
+1
yes, I need this
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot my man :))) mf best album of all time
I love the way you explain to us so complex things with so easy-to-understand- words. Much love from Azteland.
The music is simple but it expresses so much. Amazing!
Enjoying the melancholic energy of this. Nicely done.
Beautiful stuff. My whole body reacted when the chord sequence came in. Every hair stood on end and I felt like I was being held. Thank you.
When you brought in your fist chord at 2:48 and it was major I nearly flippin' ripped my headphones off with joy. Had to press pause. Said "yes" with conviction, grabbed some better headphones and..yes. Timing of each chord change (3:36 - amazing) was yes. Root note at 6:20 with just that harmonic-y hint of major left was yes. Really, thank you so much for sharing this. I absolutely love it, and you definitely helped those emotions resonate. Stay well!
Seriously. I didn't know playing that major triad with that line was allowed. Hopefully UA-cam doesn't demonetize or whatever.
The music paired with the traveling video was hypnotic. Love it.
you are absolutely amazing. thank you.
Moving can bring a tidal wave of emotions and although I can’t put it into words I understand perfectly all the feelings that song conveys. Beautiful work😍
Synthesizers can be super expressive and beautiful in the right hands, I'd say you have just about the rightest of hands!
I think it's so amazing that with the first phrase alone you already expressed so well that "anxious but hopeful" feeling, and the development worked so well for what you wanted to do! I love it
That's awesome. That is definitely movie music material.
Wow. Looks so simple but cuts in through all the noise we live in. And it was so rich. I was able to bring in those emotions you said, and I processed with stuff we struggle in our life, but are necessary, even thou don't know why. But also of how we get out of them, with a total different mindset, like the same we wore before (because that never worns out) but with more flavors. That music trully inspired me. Thank you for all your work! Much love and appreciation!
I made a long car trip last year. From CA to Houston, TX and back. I was already enjoying the loop but when you put in the drive video: BANG! Yes! That's It!
Welcome to the Left Coast.
You made me cry, not for sadness. I love this
This is so incredible, and it had my mind thinking a million different things. you nailed the vibes you were after
This is one of my fav videos of yours! I love it when you share your creative process.
I love you. the way that you describe and translate concepts through music and language is just genial. You show how information can be accurate even in the age of disinformation. Nowadays, we can´t tell anymore what is truth or fair because there is so much dirt in our language but you showed that is possible to keep it objective. Thanks
So, so, so, so good!
Lady Sol, you're such a human. Footage and sound match perfectly. I could hear (and more importantly FEEL) all the emotions you listed at the beginning. You might be my spirit animal. Thanks Nahre. Blessings 🙏🏾
Such a peaceful video. Like a beautiful monochromatic Chinese ink painting, of course a you can evoke emotion even with a single color. I find this so relaxing during these turbulent times for Asian Americans. Keep up the great work. 🙏❤️
someway how i'm very syntonized with this mood... thank u Sol
Great video great to see you back!
I agree!
Nahre, you just broke my recent writer's block.... you're the best
these chords are speaking to me on a spiritual level
I started learning synths also, about 2-3 years ago. It's been fun watching a pro develop synth chops while I develop my own hobbyist-level chops. My bandmate and I are writing songs now!
This is very beautiful. Simple and beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
You’re definitely not alone in those feelings that you identified and I think the piece you created accurately reflects a lot of peoples’ outlooks on life 👌🏾
Thank you!!
Well done. And how incredible that the MicroKorg still delivers after all these years...
Love that! Gives me Boards Of Canada vibes, especially with the driving footage.
Truly beautiful. It has a tinge of Glass and Reich that fit so well with the travelling imagery and I think fits the mood of it all so well. Impressive work, yet again!
Thanks for sharing your new chapter! What a beautiful journey you are beginning for yourself. Congrats!
I started to watch this video for some "noise" in the background while working and by the time I forgot it was your YT Video. Beautiful!
the music was stunning and beautiful. Thank you so much for this!
Ive had that same setup for years anf i love how easy it gets you to flow and work intuitively
This is such a soundtrack. After a night of crazy stuff, came a strange, mixed, complicated, fuzzy morning.
Love the minimalism of the piece. Great job!
I'm just here to 🙌 the microkorg. I love mine and barely know what I'm doing with it, but a good synth is like a fine wine. Cheers!!
Just picked up a MicroKorg myself, excited to get a new bank of patches for it. This was really well done, thank you for sharing.
The musical theme, blends perfectly with the proposed movie.
This is stunningly beautiful. I love how the pads hover above the chiming rhythm.
I've always felt that anxiety and anticipation with excitement were two different perspectives of the same emotion. Thank you for this, the bass part is very calming and relaxing!
You even expressed MY feelings with that synthesizer. Amazing!
You are amazing. As a musician I was looking for some deeper education on theory and composition and this video is the third of yours I have watched.
Your approach and esthetic is beautiful and I appreciate the journey you share. I don’t feel so alone hearing your music and your words of thoughts and emotion.
Going to join your Patreon
Thank you, that was very calming. Finding your music and following your exploration of other musical forms has been a highlight of my last year. I wish you well.
Wow this is so incredibly beautiful especially with the gorgeous footage of the car trip. Absolutely amazing Nahre!
I love these music.... match with how I feel!
Nahre... this is just beautiful. This is so, so beautiful. It's gripping me, emotionally and drawing me in right from my core. Those low-tonal chords that begin filling the space at the 2:49 mark and continue to progress throughout until the end are just absolutely killing me. It's so simplistic in its elements, but... it's... it's like it's the absolute most, perfect ingredients of notes, chords and sounds. I don't know you but this song makes me wish we were friends. If we were I would give you a great big hug. That's how this song makes me feel. I don't feel like we deserve what you've done but I am so grateful that you made this for all of us to hear. It's just so unrelentingly, beautiful.
I live for your 'thought bubble' sound descriptors!
MicroKorg!!!!! Ufff so happy to see you use this!!! It’s an awesome little monster!!
Beautiful and evocative! Thank you for creating this for us!
Beautifully unsettling, yet I can't stop listening
Just🎹 ... beautiful! Hypnotic, keep doing more! 👍🏻
This is remarkably beautiful. Thank you.
Love this phrase repeated over and over with subtle professions. Also this reminds me of my trip out West to WA. Loved watching the footage! I need to get my hands on a synth! Software ain't enough!
It's absolutely astonishing how you managed to express such a complex mixture of feelings in this piece of music!
these videos are amazing. I dont see enough appreciation for your editing, you do a fantastic job.
Yes. Just Yes. This is beautiful Nahre.
Thank you, this is beautiful and truly warming. Greetings from Argentina.
Very interesting approach to looping on the synthesizer
Post more videos like this! Brilliant composition
I found it perfectly suited to describe the feelings of a long road trip! The trance-like melody captures the droning hours on long stretches of highway and the loop hits the uncertainty of moving to a new home, but not in the kind of exploratory adventure mood where you have no idea where you're going. It creates the sense that destination is known but anxiety remains from leaving the old home. I think it's a perfect match for your feelings.
very surreal seeing an interstate toll booth that I drove through every time I went back home from college. Beautiful chords!
Thank you!!