The poor man's OP1 | Casio VL-Tone VL-1 | DIY Monome Norns Reels | Digitech Polara

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  • Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
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    This is an ambient piece done with a Casio VL-Tone VL-1, a DIY Monome Norns and a Digitech Polara reverb pedal. I have never owned or played a Teenage Engineering OP-1, but it sure seems like a very fun and powerful machine I would love to own. All the sounds (but the rain sample) come from the Casio. You can hear Piano, Flute, Fantasy and Violin (in order of appearance). The DIY Norns is running the Reels script from @its_your_bedtime, a great looper 4 track tape simulation inspired by the OP-1. The Polara is running the Halo algorithm for the whole piece.
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  • @jlamores
    @jlamores  2 роки тому

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  • @johnrobinson5672
    @johnrobinson5672 3 роки тому +14

    Aaaand the VL-Tone price shoots up. Great vid.

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому +1

      Uupppss! Not my fault! 😀

    • @MindGap-2020
      @MindGap-2020 Рік тому

      I already go mine and a VL-5 to boot!

  • @atlantaguitar9689
    @atlantaguitar9689 2 роки тому +1

    I still have a Casio from back in the day. Still works. When I first saw the OP I experienced a sense of Deja Vu but in terms of the physical specs.

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  2 роки тому

      Yes. Something in the design of the OP1 totally reminds me to the Casio

  • @edgeof60
    @edgeof60 3 роки тому +7

    Nice to hear such a rich sound from the humble VL-Tone. I still have the one I bought new in 1981. Time to dig out and hook it up to my FX boxes. Just have to remember to not turn on the cheesy drum tracks!

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому

      Take your VL-Tone out of the box! It's a great little device. With FX is totally usable in a track.

    • @walfalcon
      @walfalcon 2 роки тому +1

      Those drum tracks are classic, tho

    • @kneenutnutter4943
      @kneenutnutter4943 Рік тому +2

      @@walfalcon Those drum-tracks slap harder than my drunk Stepdad.

    • @glenesis
      @glenesis 9 місяців тому +1

      The drums sound amazing processed too.

  • @expandingknowledge8269
    @expandingknowledge8269 3 роки тому +1

    Well of course, this is how Brian Eno started out! Great ambient my friend! 🎹 🎶 😎

  • @williamthazard
    @williamthazard 2 роки тому +1

    excited to give reels a try sometime soon! Thanks for this fun idea

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  2 роки тому +1

      Give it a try! It's really inspiring and fun

  • @fuka1975
    @fuka1975 3 роки тому +1

    joder ....... me dejas helado... la verdad que no me acostumbro a ver el potencial que tiene el casio vl...!! magnifico trabajo! es un pasote

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому

      Jeje. Gracias! Cualquier cacharrito que suene es capaz de hacer algo maravillo con un poco de imaginación. Particularmente este modelo de Casio suena en muchos discos comerciales

  • @johnrobinson5672
    @johnrobinson5672 3 роки тому +1

    Beautiful sound. Sounds almost like a Farfisa Compact at 3.48.

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому

      This is the "Fantasy" sound!

    • @masocre
      @masocre 3 роки тому

      @@jlamores fantasy is my favourite

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому +1

      @@masocre mine too

  • @veloopity
    @veloopity 2 роки тому

    wonderful, with a Brian Eno kind of charm

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  2 роки тому

      Thanks! I love Brian Eno music! 💖💖

  • @RaptureMusicOfficial
    @RaptureMusicOfficial 3 роки тому +1

    Great ambient tune and nifty combination of equipment! Casio keyboards rule!

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому

      Thanks! Yes. Casio keyboards are great. They have something special.

  • @daneguitarist1
    @daneguitarist1 2 роки тому

    so cool!

  • @radical_ans
    @radical_ans Рік тому

    Love the MI figurine!

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  Рік тому

      Yes 😃 It was a great little gift with all the Mutable products. I think I had the first one with a Shrutti kit.

  • @SebticSmile
    @SebticSmile 4 роки тому +1

    This is great! Super soothing!

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  4 роки тому

      Thanks! 🧡🧡🧡

  • @eFiddle
    @eFiddle 3 роки тому

    Yes I still remember, I had the Casio VL-Tone before, amazing technology long time ago. I also like your violin stand, subbed.

  • @bhryian
    @bhryian 4 роки тому +3

    nice thanks for recommending, casios are great!

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  4 роки тому

      Yes. They are great and very fun!

  • @nacs
    @nacs 4 роки тому +1

    This is awesome! going to go see what it takes to build one of these Norns things

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  4 роки тому

      Thanks! Norns is great and very fun

  • @SynthDad
    @SynthDad 4 роки тому

    Very peaceful. Oh and the more I watch your videos the more I want a Monome Norns... seems like an incredibly powerful device.

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks! The Norns is a chamaleonic device, so it can be anything. And the library of existing scripts is great and always growing. It's a great community. Buy it! :-)

    • @xXCatsLoverXx
      @xXCatsLoverXx 4 роки тому

      @@jlamores do you own the norns without the grid controller? do you still think its a worthwhile investment on it's own? i have been fixated on it since I saw this video lol

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  4 роки тому

      @@xXCatsLoverXx Correct. I have a Norns but I don't have a Grid. There are lots of scripts you can use without a Grid. Look at my other videos where I use other scripts like GRD, Compass, Rebound, Awake, Orca,...without a Grid

    • @xXCatsLoverXx
      @xXCatsLoverXx 4 роки тому

      José Luis Amores i’ll check them out, thanks for the response :) love this video by the way

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  4 роки тому

      @@xXCatsLoverXx Thanks! ♥️♥️

  • @RoccoSaviano
    @RoccoSaviano 3 роки тому +2

    beautiful!

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks!! ♥️♥️♥️

  • @jaguarvssnake
    @jaguarvssnake 3 роки тому +1

    I love this video so much - thank you! I have a VL-Tone and am so fascinated by Norns, but I have no coding or electronics experience and it seems a little intimidating...

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому +1

      You don't need coding experience to run the scripts in Norns. I encourage you to simply try a few. Most of the scripts are on the experimental side and are very fun to play with. Just play and enjoy. Very recomended.

  • @pr4web
    @pr4web 3 роки тому

    Yo tengo el op1 y realmente haces que el vl suene mejor!! Una calidez y calidad muy disfrutable...

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому

      Muy amable. El Casio tiene un sonido "especial" sin duda

  • @SpeedStar76
    @SpeedStar76 4 роки тому +1

    I have one of these little keyboards and have wanted to include it in my music. This is inspired thank you!

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks! Add a little FX to the Casio and you are on heaven! 😀

    • @SpeedStar76
      @SpeedStar76 4 роки тому +1

      @@jlamores my budget won't stretch as far as yours but I have a pair of monotron synths that will do just nicely 👍

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  4 роки тому +1

      @@SpeedStar76 We all have to remember the most important thing is the music, not the gear. There are lots of great examples of wonderful music done with very simple machines.

    • @SpeedStar76
      @SpeedStar76 4 роки тому +1

      @@jlamores I like that 👍
      I just discovered that you can actually program your own sounds into that little Casio I have been experimenting all afternoon.

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  4 роки тому +1

      @@SpeedStar76 Yes. It's a little bit tedious though, and you can't store the sounds, but it's a nice feature to have. Happy you got in love with your Casio again! 🧡🧡

  • @ozzie-sk9dh
    @ozzie-sk9dh 3 роки тому

    That USB plant speaker sounds great.

  • @daniigaran7076
    @daniigaran7076 2 роки тому

    Jajaja que crack eres. Me acabo de encontrar un Vl-tone en un cajón y pongo un video para ver que tal sonaba y sales el primero. Enhorabuena José Luis, haces que suene espectacular !!! Me suscribo !!!

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  2 роки тому +1

      Gracias por la suscripción! 💖💖En realidad suena espectacular, y además lo tenemos asociado (o al menos yo lo tengo) a una época muy bonita de nuestra vida.

  • @NicolasMelis
    @NicolasMelis 4 роки тому +2

    I have also the VL great little keyboard :)

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  4 роки тому +1

      Congratulations. It's cheap and very usable in your recordings or playing live 😀

    • @NicolasMelis
      @NicolasMelis 4 роки тому

      José Luis Amores yes !!

  • @edimuca
    @edimuca 3 роки тому +1

    brutal... qué buenas máquinas acabo de conocer.

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому

      😀 Eso está bien!

  • @Almanacs
    @Almanacs 3 роки тому

    Beautiful!!

  • @31pas0
    @31pas0 4 роки тому +2

    Hey Jose! What kind of DIY Norns is that? Looks almost identical to original one, but Shields looks very different, much smaller. Where did you get the pcb and the case? Many thanks!

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  4 роки тому

      Mine is a Fates. I think you cannot order it anymore, but you can ask to Okyeron. llllllll.co/t/fates-a-diy-norns-dac-board-for-raspberry-pi/22999

  • @manuelgasco3733
    @manuelgasco3733 3 роки тому

    Fantastico !!!!

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому

      Gracias Manuel! 😍

  • @changyungwei
    @changyungwei 3 роки тому

    Magnifique~

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому +1

      Merci beaucoup 💖💖

  • @TheNightquaker
    @TheNightquaker 8 місяців тому

    0:19 this bit is kinda cool, but it also sounds like somebody's pissing

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  8 місяців тому

      Who knows! Maybe... 😂

  • @SanplerVarondaro
    @SanplerVarondaro 3 роки тому

    excelente

  • @xfloodcasual8124
    @xfloodcasual8124 3 роки тому

    I mean it sounds way better than an OP1

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому +1

      Well, it's a different thing. Thanks!

  • @synthebo
    @synthebo 2 роки тому

    👍👏👏😁

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  2 роки тому

      😎🥰🥰💖💖

  • @RaymondtheHon
    @RaymondtheHon 4 роки тому +1

    Is there a difficulty in functionality between the Norn and the Norn shield?

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  4 роки тому

      No. The funcionality is exactly the same. But in the Norn shield you don't have battery and the jack connections are diferent.

  • @ArcadeFM
    @ArcadeFM 2 роки тому

    This sounds amazing! Where can we pickup a DIY kit for the Monome Norns?

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  2 роки тому

      Thanks! What you can see it's a Fates. It's like a Monome Norns Shield, but it was done by denki oto. www.okyeron.com/denki_oto/

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  2 роки тому

      Or you can buy an original Monome Shield from Monome here: monome.org/

  • @christianscazzieri
    @christianscazzieri 3 роки тому

    This is such a beautiful and inspiring track! I've known about the DIY Norns but I can't find nothing about the DIY Monome Norns Reels kit. Is it possible to buy it anywhere? Thanks for posting! 🙏

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому +2

      Thanks for your words! ♥️ Reels is the name of the running script. You are probably refering to the Fates kit. I don't know if is not selling anymore. Look here: llllllll.co/t/fates-a-diy-norns-dac-board-for-raspberry-pi/

    • @christianscazzieri
      @christianscazzieri 3 роки тому

      @@jlamores Yes, sorry, I was actually asking about the physical kit. :) Thanks so much for your kind reply, I'll take a look asap, I'm really interested. Thanks again! 🙏

  • @stmemusic
    @stmemusic 4 роки тому +1

    Where did you get the Norns kit from? Like the case!

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks. I got it from the Denki Oto website. I think they are not available anymore

    • @ErnieDulanowsky
      @ErnieDulanowsky 4 роки тому

      If you buy the Norns Shield kit from Monome it comes with a basic case(top and bottom panel, with appropriate spacers to support everything). It’s not fancy, but it will hold everything together and provide some protection.

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  4 роки тому

      @@ErnieDulanowsky True! They say is not hard to build it.

  • @eggmaneric3877
    @eggmaneric3877 3 роки тому

    Where can I get one of these recording devices ready to operate

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому +1

      I think they are now sold out. The easiest thing is to buy a Norns Shield, when they are available again, directly from Monome. market.monome.org/

  • @OfficialAlexSanoko
    @OfficialAlexSanoko 3 роки тому

    POOOOOOOR???

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому

      😃 Don't take it too seriously. The price of this set is not too far from a OP1, though lower, I think

    • @OfficialAlexSanoko
      @OfficialAlexSanoko 3 роки тому

      @@jlamores To be honest I only bought a VL-1 instead of a OP-1 because I’m way more comfortable stuffing a $45 synth into my backpack to take to work, than a $1,300 synth. Totally not an excuse for me being broke! 😅

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому

      @@OfficialAlexSanoko The VL-1 is a very nice little synth. Some sounds are really usable, and there is even a basic sound editing feature. 😀

  • @MegaBadgeman
    @MegaBadgeman 3 роки тому

    Did this start out as get Carter by The Human League?

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому

      I don't know this song, but who knows!

    • @austinmaxi
      @austinmaxi 2 роки тому

      very Human League sounding what ever it is, reminds me of "I am the Law "a bit too

  • @Missmaggy101
    @Missmaggy101 2 роки тому

    Hola Luis, a que tienes conectado el Casio? Yo tengo un VL5 y me gustaría experimentar con distorsión y efectos. Que necesito en orden para hacer algo así?

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  2 роки тому

      En este caso el VL1 solamente está conectado a un looper y un pedal de reverb. Es todo lo que usé para este vídeo. Pero, lógicamente, puedes usar todo tipo de pedales, aunque sean de guitarra. El límite es tu imaginación. Un abrazo 😃

    • @Missmaggy101
      @Missmaggy101 2 роки тому

      @@jlamores Y el pedal y el looper se conectan a la computadora, cierto? que pedal y looper usas tu, por cierto? perdon por la molestia.

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  2 роки тому

      @@Missmaggy101 Hola! No es ninguna molestia. En este tema no uso ninguna computadora. El looper es el Monome Norns, la cajita negra que hay a la derecha. Y a la izquierda del Casio tengo un pedal de reverb, Digitech Polara

    • @Missmaggy101
      @Missmaggy101 2 роки тому

      @@jlamores gracias por la respuesta! uno tiene que usar code en mononome norms? o como es la vaina, jeje.

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  2 роки тому

      @@Missmaggy101 No es necesario si no quieres. Puedes usar los scripts que otras personas han programado. Es lo que yo hago.

  • @DK-qe6uo
    @DK-qe6uo 4 роки тому +3

    I dunno the Norns cost about as much as an OP-1

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  4 роки тому +1

      DIY Norns is much cheaper, but you have to build it yourself. It's not difficult

    • @ErnieDulanowsky
      @ErnieDulanowsky 4 роки тому

      A Raspberry Pi and the DIY Norns Shield is MUCH less expensive than a factory Norns...

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  4 роки тому +1

      @@ErnieDulanowsky That's right!

  • @smullins17
    @smullins17 3 роки тому

    hey not bad.

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому

      😃😃😃 Thanks!

  • @Eau1983
    @Eau1983 3 роки тому

    Mac, Modular Rack, Deluge, Pedals, Camera, Internet... and time.
    Poor man, indeed.

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому +4

      True! Don't take it too seriously. It's just a funny title.

  • @0xssff
    @0xssff 3 роки тому

    lmao

    • @jlamores
      @jlamores  3 роки тому

      Sorry. What do you mean?