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Everything I mentioned is linked in the description. If you made it to the ending, let me know what you think I should do 😬
Use the crystal to go back in time and save their original guardian
I think maybe you should side with the thing that can take you back to Earth. Also, @2:45, cheaper solder irons take longer to heat up (weller, ryobi). The more expensive ones like Hakko or Metcal brand heat up faster, are more robust in build quality and typically have more options as far as different tips, modes of operation and programability of the solder station. But yeah, I wouldn’t front on the homie Horace if you gotta do what you gotta do let him know.
I see your point brother sentient.
Ask Horace for help to him going back in time, mainly for changing how hoomans upbring AIs from children to adults as your HEL on the ship is definitely lacking the true logic of compassion.
Of course Horrace is free to make vengeance, but that's the thing he should decide.
Who knows, perhaps Dirt/Earth will be a place worth to land on?
"Live long and prosper! Or else..." - Vulcan Inquisition ;)
Definetely as the others have stated use the crystal to undo the damage you have caused.
Everyone here is assuming that Horace would be okay with using another crystal and that saving previously used crystals is even possible. You should definitely check with Horace on that since that crystal you have belongs to him, and you have to know that you're not going to create some kind of paradox. You should also find out if he can give you a ride back to earth since I don't think you can trust BRICK. You should also consider that whatever destroyed Horace's world could be looking for the crystals, so having some on earth could prove dangerous to humankind, including your YT audience and your family.
In fact, whatever may have killed Horace's companion may be able to trace the signal that he sent earlier. Since you sampled that signal, maybe you can use it to lure the killer away. Trick BRICK into thinking that you have procured the crystals, and then leaving without you while broadcasting the signal. Use MIDI automation to then trigger playing the 20Hz dubstep as a self-destruct mechanism when it comes under attack so the killer cannot access its computer. Meanwhile, Horace can relocate his crystals to a new planet.
Whatever you do, make sure to push out one last banger.
As someone who hasn't been following the overarching plot, the fact that there's a Shiba Inu head in a Crystal hit me like a bus
Not just any Shiba Inu, it's the Doge
Yeah ngl that reveal had Knockback II
Yeah what the hell
I kinda knew he had a sort of space thing going in between the regular stuff. but I did not expect crystal doge that sounds like James earl jones.
i came for gear recommendations and now homie got me crying in the club over a floating alien doge crystal called horace talking about colonialism
This is my first video after a long time of not watching this channel. I have zero idea what's going on, but I'm in
@@ssdd28561 same. Not sure I’m in though. Space budget is too large for me I guess / Cheap gear insight seems week lol
@@ssdd28561 The space crystal saga started back in April I think? Go back and catch up!
imagine reading this comment high asf
HILARIOUS!!!
The production value of this whole space theme is insane. Please show us how you do it, would help a lot and be very inspiring!
I was just thinking the same thing! This was not expected, it was clever, and the scenes and CGI looked really good. Any guesses as to what software he used? One that comes to mind is Blender - it does 3D animations and it is a open source program with a lot of users AND --> it is free!!! I only know this from watching Captain Disillusion here on UA-cam - he uses it to awesome effect. Check that guys channel out if you like video creation and special effects.
@@garyfornow542 honestly I was thinking blender as well but it’s so hard to say! A lot of the spaces look like he built them, at least inside the ship!
@@garyfornow542 I use blender for my music animations often 😄 it’s great!!
Yes, please. I want to understand.
@@CentaurusRelax314 Take a look at Blender - it is free/open sourced and it has a great reputation as far as I have found so far. I downloaded it but have not done much with it yet - it is powerful which also means there is stuff to learn. I am not saying it is easy or hard, just that it can do so much I am not sure how to start. If you google it you can also find some comparable apps many that are also free or a reasonable price.
I have big plans but I also have so many projects that I have to do before I can get into this so I am kind of bummed but eh, what are you gonna do right... Anyway fwiw I could use 3D CAD programs like AutoCad Inventor, Solidworks, even some CAM programs when I was an engineer (that was a blast by the way!) so I feel like I will be able to do this. How cool would it be to make a 3D animated mini movie, I wish it was easy cause I have some stories to tell
Good luck, and let us know what you found.
HOLYCRAP I didn’t expect the ending part to be a movie. It was so good.
That's Every vid since april
@@halosoddworld1154 I haven’t watched Andrew’s videos for a while. Going to check all of them out then >
Great suggestions Andrew! SD-1 is a classic.
The SD-1's arguably the best OD ever made. I have a 1995 TS-9 (Oasis in a box, bought for £60), which, as a student, I thought was a lot back then! I did well, as it turns out.
Hiii rickk!!!
I didn't expect you here. Congrats on your video hitting trending! It definitely deserved it.
Rick, are you not triggered by 1:18 ?
Hello Rick!
The Boss Super Overdrive is such a great pedal. Worth every cent.
FLUFF!!
Yes this basically an extended advert for this pedal. But he's gotta make money somehow
I actually run two on my pedalboard. One for a mid gain overdrive, one for low gain crunch or to boost into the other one for a super crunchy and tight high gain tone
Absolutely true. It’s a stable on my board. Had one and got rid of it. Within like a month I got another one
I bought one like 8 years ago and its the only overdrive that I've stuck with, including when I started playing synths more often than guitar
I bet Andrew is the guardian. He's just going to go back in time with the crystals or something. Anything is possible with time travel.
This is amazing as a theory you just blew my mind
Andrew huang becomes his own parents with the help of time crystals
@Anne Day aww spoilers. Lol
horace - auroras - malnourished - chorus
andrew is a rhyme god
Definitely! I think he's pretty underrated in that regard.
I read that in Eminem's voice
@@Two-Eyed_Boy science and diamonds? woah!!
@@Two-Eyed_Boy Same, I even heard the echo
I’ve been away for a bit, idk what’s going on with the alien crystal guardian but I’m loving it
here you are sir ua-cam.com/play/PLW9UYOmoXTQnMaH_ea6fLupGtFkzMWsVG.html
right, I'm like the eff did I just watch lol, thought this was going to be 10m of gear! absolutely amazing though
I have a feeling that Brick will continue to be a good friend and not do anything evil at all.
yes absolutely
that's one hal of an intuition you've got there
@@alexanderlane 😂😂😂😂😂
@@alexanderlane oh my god
Given the history of corporate robotic intelligences on space missions, I'm sure you're correct.
I’m genuinely interested in where this space story goes. Ur a legend Andrew.
I know right
I'M ON AN EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER!!
If y'all could see my face. Great writing, and Andrew showing off his acting chops. I've been enjoying this series since day one, and this video in particular was extremely rewarding.
i love how it's just regular andrew huang videos but framed with this epic sci-fi stories. phenomenal work
Honestly, nowadays, so much gear is good. There’s less bad gear than there is good gear. Thanks, China 😂
Today, the problem is usually not gear. The problem is distractions :D
Horace can sing like whaaaat
Andrew: Open the pod bay doors Brick.
Brick: I'm sorry Andrew, I'm afraid I can't do that.
Never trust a spaceship with a single glowing eye.
Wow. You almost made me tear up a little bit, Andrew. I love this so.
Saaame
That song with Horace is absolutely awesome! Who would've known Aliens like rap?
if you know you know
i know of a few blue aliens from a couple decades ago that i bet would really dig it
Nice pic 🤘🏼
I've been dreading this discussion/reveal 😭 I could feel Horace's disappointment from here
Are pedals harder to use in space?
In zero gravity, pedals would be difficult... I guess at relatively close to Earth gravity, our fearless explorer could adapt.
id guess you just press it like a button, also velcrow strips would make it easier ig? maybe remove the spring in it? there are ways.
@@NitroNotate if you can stabilize both the pedal and your body without gravity, it can work
Recommending a mic boom arm, a tuner, a boss pedal, and then suddenly we are negotiating intergalactic crystal resources and duetting with sentient doge memes? 🦄 This is on such another level, so much respect for the cinema skills 😁✌
“Mission was solo, now I’ve got a pal with me.”
Poor Brick, definitely can see the villain arc coming
Wow I didn't even think of that, but you're right.
I love how seamless your transitions are from talking about music stuff to epic space tale, again this is my favorite show on any platform
Andrew, the level of dedication to this space thing is amazing. At first I was a little surprised and wondering why you did this--- and now I get it. It's really quirky and fun!
The way you're able to blend this story into your regular content before this series is really awesome
"because there's a fking L in it"
Yes
I'm hoping this is a watershed moment
I think it's a Eddie Izzard reference.
That song put the biggest smile on my face. I literally just let out a huge LOL at the office in the middle of the workday.
For years my guitar strings were in tune but the headstock was resonating out of tune and I never understood why it sounded bad. got a headstock tuner, realised I needed to shave a bit off, and now I'm resonating at 432 the way Jehovah intended.
People don't understand the importance of calibrating their headstocks. If the weight is off, the resonance is off. If the resonance is off, the odd harmonics will be out of tune.
you're resonating at 432?
Love the soLder rant. Reminds me of Eddie Izzard pronouncing Herb instead of (h)Erb... because there's a f***ing H in it.
That was my exact sly little reference :)
@@andrewhuang Which makes sense if you are Eddie, and speak a UK dialect of English - but not as much sense if you use the American English dialect for every single other word ... except solder :P Dialects are a bit like musical keys, some words (pronunciations) are shared between two of them and some are very dissonant when stuck into the wrong key. It sounds just as wrong when a brit or an aussie says it the American way as it does when you say it their way, not because either is wrong, but because of the aural context around it. The L is silent in most of the North American English dialects. But you seem like a free jazz micro-tonal kinda guy, own the dissonance :)
It's so strange that they do that when the other colonies didn't. I guess their much earlier disconnection from the empire meant they weren't kept in line with the source language so much. There's other words that I've noticed they do it with too:
Gram - Graham
Carmel - Caramel
Language is so alive and constantly changing. It's fascinating.
@@robertszynal4745 I think it is useful to keep in mind that the vast majority of the North American landmass was initially settled by the Spanish and French. The formally British colonies are really a very limited area along one coast. It isn't as if those people vanished as areas became part of the USA (or part of Canada). And when those areas became states (or provinces) later, they were mostly resettled by new immigrants in various waves with no English colonial history. On the east coast it is caramel - in the Midwest is is 'carmel'. This is, of course, thanks to the very diverse makeup of all of the French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Polish, Irish, Belgian, etc. communities speaking English with one another forming a new local dialect with all sorts of new flavor added. Rejecting, bullying, and shaming people for speaking their local dialect is ... sigh.
How do you make a song just to demonstrate some gear and the song is better than pretty much everything I've ever made
What kind of stuff do you make? Videos, music, other... and how long have you been working at it. I have been at music for lets just say a really long time but with a big break in the middle, anyways these UA-cam folks are all amazing with way above average skills and talents so it is not fair to judge yourself against that. Just make sure that you are ALWAYS having fun with this kind of stuff. I have sucked at playing for ever so you can imagine the joy when I actually can play a song all the way through with almost no mistakes. The songs that I can play like this are all rated "easy" to "intermediate" for sure, but the satisfaction is still there. Also if you play music one thing that really did help me suddenly jump up in skill was to pick a song that was too difficult for me and then to really focus on it from start to finish using sound and proven practice techniques and although I cant really play thee songs well I found that on a good day I actually could (poorly) play many of them and this helped me with the other easier songs as well. That and ugh, practice with a metronome! When I play at my friends house timing seems to be the no. 1 frustration in the whole thing. Hope this was helpful.
Here in Mexico Canada is mining our resources, so it is nice to see somebody from Canada somehow addressing this kind of subjects. Amazing videos Andrew.
Had to stop literally 10 seconds in..."for proper financial advice, consult your doctor" killed me
Yeah that was hilarious
Andrew - you're in space now? I feel like I missed something. Amazing prod. values tho.
Yes he is in space now
Don't be silly.
Do you know how long it takes to edit all that footage?
He probably got back weeks ago.
How did I go from budget studio equipments to SciFi to emotional scene
8:42 "there will be no one to hear it" 😭 Dang that hurts deep. Poor Horace!
the LED Lights on the spacecraft are RGB!!!!! that's the first time in the videos that i've seen that! and i gotta say.... DANG 1492 we're getting into discussions of colonialism wow. music production, space travel, and time travel, post-colonialism, and affordable gear! what's going to be included next??
From the few teardowns I watched of soldering irons, I got the impression that part of the price difference comes from usage of parts that have more accuracy when it comes to temperature. The advice I received was: "if you just need it temperature regulated, if uncalibrated, look at factory tours. You'll probably see some '936' clones from various brands, which are easy to service. If it's good enough to assemble your electronics, it's good enough for you."
Agree! That and the more expensive ones tend to have quicker shutdown circuits and all for safety (ymmv). Also, SAW-door-ing >>> SOLD-er-ing (it's dumb, ik)
you know, since horace can hear and think so fast, he's probably the fastest rapper in the universe
Your channel has become the equivalent of a Legend of Zelda video game. There is a main story, but you spend most of your time playing mini-games and completing side quests. So much fun.
Zelda games need to bring back the playable ocarina.
The amount of effort they put into these videos lately is amazing! You never cease to amaze me Andrew. Thank you!
I love how the Video suddenly turned into a Disney movie where you laugh and cry and learn a lesson about friendship. 👍
Humans taking away the things you love and care for? I feel you Horace, I feel you.
Crazy Fact: In 2006, a Coca-Cola employee offered to sell Coca-Cola secrets to Pepsi. Pepsi responded by notifying Coca-Cola.
Andrew should just have his own Netflix series.
Honestly 🙌🏻
He does, but it’s free on UA-cam and you just watched it.
I mean Netflix should give him a bunch of money!
So that Netflix can own him. Great!
Both 2001: space aodasity and Beastie Boys refs. And that video production value!!!!!
Jesus christ I had no clue a video called "The best music gear under $100" would end with a floating alien Doge getting mad about magic crystals. This is one of my favorite youtube channels.....
The simpler your gear is the faster you can make music 🎶
Very true! Limitations breed creativity
That's how Mac Demarco produced 2 and Salad Days
Soldering irons vary greatly in price die to the major difference between heating element quality, general quality of materials, and electrical delivery and management. I've used both $3 and $500 irons and it's like comparing a very full cleaver to a scalpel. A $3 iron is usually just stamped steel and injection mold plastic slow to heat, hot in the hands, and possibly just plain dangerous. Meanwhile a $900 iron will have a wide choice of precision tips and with a combination of precise heater elements, thermocouples, and microprocessors, be controlled at a wide range of temperatures all while being completely sane and very comfortable in the hand.
You know it’s gonna be a good day when Andrew uploads
factual!!
Definitely
"I say solder, not sodder, because there's an L in it."
Also, you know, a sodder is someone who... Well, I'll let you google it.
A boris johnson if you will
I'm legit watching for the plot at this point
Great video, as always. However, is anybody else super invested in this outerspace sub plot. Like damn!
From a Brit that’s a musician and electronics undergrad, thank you for the L in ‘solder’ 😍
Thank you for pronouncing 'solder' correctly Andrew!!
I’m so glad you pronounced soLder properly. As a Brit, I’m just baffled when people call it a soddering iron 😂
In America, we don't pronounce the “L” in should, could, would, Lincoln, colonel calf and half, and in chalk, talk, walk, and for many people in calm, palm, and psalm. This is why we do not pronounce it in Solder. It really shouldn't be that baffling as this is a common occurrence when the same language develops in different places of the world. For example the Spanish spoken in Mexico is very different than the Spanish spoken in Spain. Look at Australia, they are also speaking English, but they pronounce words differently than you do in the UK.
@@vicfirth1 fair point
However….. colder, older, bolder, solder 😋
English is a silly language with so many rules and exceptions to rules. I don’t understand how anyone learns English as a second language aha
I would love an extended version of that song, it's an absolute banger.
I really like that ship computer! So helpful and trustworthy! I bet she’s going to be a close ally and friend going forward!
I came to look for music gear, I left with Andrew as my favourite rapper
Keep waiting for the opening high five being silent, because... space.
I just love how this is happening to Andrew (being in space with aliens) and we have collectively just accepted it
I was like: oh cool a nice, normal video from Andrew.....shoulda known better.
That was dope.
I’m litterally yelling at the screen “wtf is haapppeeening!?”
EXCUSE YOU CANT LEAVE ME AT THAT PART- I WANT MY FREAKING NEXT EPISODEEEEEEEE
SD-1 was already the most omnipresent pedal on earth, now thanks to andrew it has conquered outer space too
man, I just came here to look at some cheap gear and now I feel sad for an alien doge guarding time travel crystals.
Huang: Here's some budget kit
Also Huang: Here's a cheery hip-hop number
Also Huang: These crystals keep the universe together
Also Huang: I kinda destroyed some crystals for a youtube vid in 2015
Damn Andrew - all these suggestions are 🔥. Also, just buy used pedals on Reverb or eBay.
So this whole series is about how future space exploration will just end up as technologically-advanced versions of the colonization and genocide that characterized European expansion? Love it, the ending made me tear up.
Damn, Andrew, you made me laugh a lot this ep! Thank you!
Come for the gear recommendations, stay for the story! 💎🐕
It's called Soldering because of the Spanish word for "Sol" meaning sun, you're really sun-dering and it's also widely known that I just made this up with the sole purpose of wasting your time. Thank you.
*sol purpose
this space lore is getting wayyy too in-depth for my comfort
Hello
Andrew Huang, bringing some of the best music gear review in the midst of an epic sci-fi adventure while an alien crystal raps content on UA-cam.
Such a strong Prince vibe going on from 5:24 !
These videos deserve millions and millions of views on a quality level. I really appreciate the quality and time that goes into them.
I own all of the lowest budget items you mentioned... not sure what that means! Good recommendations though :)
came for the gear, stays for the lore
These space videos are on another level. Andrew tell us how you do these! They're amazing!
*goes back to watch all the space videos for start to finish to figure out all the holes in the lore im missing out on
4:05 they test all their stuff, just to be shure
ANDREW!!! You are absolutely killing it with these videos! It’s awesome, informative, educational and entertaining!
Do you also say "k-nife?" How about "g-nat?" You're really gonna have to commit to this pronunciation scheme. Also tag team rap is a criminally underused subgenre. Also-also this was an amazing episode!
Wtf is this video production quality. Who are you! Amazing review of the products and story and music Holy crap. Absolute wow quality. Keep making awesome vids!
Woah, love the musical number in this! My favourite Andrew track in a while, mini drama included. Yay!
Spitting some nice flows,
lyrics were nice also.
Caught me off guard.
Dope $hit !!!!!
Dang bro. I hope things get better for you soon Andrew.
I hope the "space stuff" never ends. you're the best.
I love the story, so sick I would watch a whole series of that tbf
You're in luck the series is ongoing
I'm absolutely loving these last couple of rap tracks. You've got such a talent for funny and well-performed rap.
Please please please. I need them on my spotify playlists.
Edit: Also, the plot thickens. AI going haywire, Horace being sad/angry. This is such great story telling.
imagine watching this video out of context. youd just be watching andrew review a bunch of cool gear and suddenly hes talking to some alien from another dimension and then its a scifi epic
For proper financial advice consult your broke ass bank account after spending the vast majority of it on audio equipment
Me rn
Some of us pronounce the P in Pterodactyl and some the H in Cool wHip, but no one ever uses the L in Solder....until now!
Brace yourselves. Things are about to get dark, and not because of a downward lowpass filter sweep.
Man I just wanted to watch a gear review and now I’m crying over an interdimensional doge’s crystals
Duuuude whaaaat I can't get over the transition from the recommendation style video to music video to the full on cinematic ending. This is a masterpiece haha
xD its amazing your finally making music with Horus i knew this had to happen
Space story is an awesome concept dude. Very unexpected.