MOOG LABYRINTH: Can You Tame Chaos? // A Synth Review
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- I´ve been exploring the Moog Labyrinth for a few weeks and I’ve made some fun tunes I wanted to share with you, as well as my official review. Hope you enjoy it!
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Well done! This is the first video that I have seen that shows the use of the Labyrinth in a structured song and provides tips. I would have purchased one already, but I think that having only one recallable sequence would really frustrate me. I don’t need a lot - even 8 save slots would do. Maybe they will change this in firmware. I’d order it the same day if they did.
@@gesslr thanks so much for watching!! I wish I could save more patterns as well but thankfully I found that the workflow of always recording your improvisations really works well for then layering in post! It’s a great inspiration machine this one😉 Have an awesome weekend!
I love these "this is my take on the instrument" videos. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; the musicians share their vision the greater the clarity of our collective vision.
I actually love the 'short step' sequencers because you can easily pass from 'fast 8 step sequences' into 'low frequency' audio rates; the benefit is mechanical noise, engines, helicopters, and scary sweet spots. This why I love my subH, this Labyrinth is an easy purchase for compositional live tool. Live composition demands understanding of your instrument no different than a Cello, Guitar, or a well trained Voice.
there are cv outs, so i would take that into a sequencer with an input, like hermod
Same. They’re so insensitive to an average control freak :)
If you still have the Subharmonicon I love to see something about how the generative aspects of both devices can be patched together to create even more random patterns.Nice music by the way.
First thing I wanted to know when I first saw the Labyrinth as I have a Subharmonicon/DFAM combo and I feel like it would fit right in
Had no idea dude could sing 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks my friend! I try😅❤️
If you mess up a single note, you can change it! Using the 'bit flip' button, you can switch the step off then on again. This will enter a random note each time, so you can potentially get closer to your goal 🙂
Really cool! My fav Labyrinth video. And a great song. Love the way you made a tune with the name! Well done!
Really appreciate your feedback my friend🙌🏻 cheers! 🍻
Why YT never pops up your new vids?! I watch every, like, comment. I’m moogaholic, synth-porn addict. But no pop, I go to your channel. We’ll get algorithm out of its labyrinth, eventually! ❤
@@samprock lol
Thanks brother! The #shadowban is real😂😂🤘🏻
Mate, love how you turned what labyrinth spat out into a tune so easily.
Great video! Can't wait to get my hands on this thing! Love me some happy accidents. Fantastic jam as well! My favorite things about modular is letting it take me on a ride. Trying to tame these machines has always left me frustrated. Letting them take the lead is definitely the key to success. Nice one!
Thanks so much my dude! Really happy you liked it🙌🏻🤘🏻
Firstly ,great singing 😮
Had mine 2 weeks and gone from meh at first and now WOW,really want moog to update this so it can save more sequences (16?) and although I highly doubt it will happen I would love to see it updated so you can input your own choice of notes
A tune ! A song ! And a nice one at that ! Thanks for actually making music, not just talk about gear !
@@berkut6313 really appreciate it🙌🏻🙌🏻 thanks for watching!!
Great video and beautiful sound! 👏
Great video breakdown, and it's nice to see it used in the songwriting process. Honestly, it's not my thing, but thanks for the opportunity to learn more about this intriguing synth.
Thanks so much for watching! Yeah I felt like it would be boring to see someone explain AGAIN how the whole synth works, I mean, we have a Loopop for a reason😂
Oh heyyyyyy Midlife . Been a while. Btw Moog Muse, omg. Trading your Polybrute for it? Good tune man good very good
Good song brother. Didn’t know you had a good singing voice
@@rjadamz9117 thanks so much! Appreciate it!
Great video and glad you did skip everything already said about it 👌🏻 while focusing on its USP, the sequencer. And yes, it seems to be the real fun part. Same goes for the Subharmonicon, especially when used with other (semi) modular gear. But… I find it hard to justify buying another synth module, mainly because of its creative but also limited sequencer. At this point I’m experimenting with the #Retrokits #RK006 and a bunch of fairly cheap (or even free) #iPad apps to sequence modular gear.
I’m sorry man… it seems that I’ve jumped to my conclusion a ‘bit’ too fast here. Yes, the RK series is absolutely great to blend an iPad or other (digital) gear into the modular mix, but I also found that I’ve underestimated the mystical powers of a #Labyrinth 😌 Had the opportunity to play with it for a couple of days, and now, a few days later, I really do miss it… 🙄😬
Cool Space Jam :)
Well done bro nice review and so g thanks
Thank you for watching🙌🏻🙌🏻 see you soon🔥
Amazing ! Beautiful !
Thanks so much🙌🏻🙌🏻
Nice review. Agree on a nice live performance element.
@@krazywabbit thanks bro❤️🙌🏻
Great breakdown! Quick question: have seen a few folks asking about the panel and if it is identical to the airbrushed aluminum format of the previous Moog semimodular ecosystem offerings, implying the Labyrinth appears to be made from lesser quality materials. Hoping you are able to confirm. Keep pounding!
Nice, moody song. 🎶🎵
Thanks so much!! Really appreciate it🙌🏻❤️
was this auto-correct of Moogy?
@@d3maccus Damn the auto-correct. It changed 'moogy' to 'nice'. 😆
Great voice man. What's your vocal chain?
Hello! How do I change the root note of a musical scale in Moog Labyrinth?
set seq amount of osc 1 all the way clockwise and seq cv range all the way anticlockwise. Then tune osc 1 to whatever note you want.
It's pronounced myöœuơøĝ
😂😂 I knew it!😆
@@MidlifeSynthesist its not tho. listen to roger linn and others that worked with bob
Wow….very “tool -like” song , brilliant!
That’s a huge compliment!! Thank you my friend❤️🙌🏻
Getting a lot more "The xx" vibes.
How does it pair with the Oxi? Maybe matriceal for the oscillators and using the sequencer for other stuff than pitch
I actually posted this question to ChatGPT and it said you can use sequence A or B with the Moog and the other channel with the Oxi. So A could be Moog and B could be the Oxi. I am assuming you get the best benefit of the randomness of the onboard sequencer by splitting A and B up I am fairly sure you could also assign A and B to midi channels and then simply use them on the Oxi (I am also an Oxi lover/enjoyer)
@ErikRed1983 thanks! I like the controlled randomness idea but with the oxi, you could A and B in Stochastic and save patterns. Would it be wasting the Labyrinth? I guess the sequencer can be assigned to the filter or something instead
@@-sierra-8871 its a valid concern since the sequencer on this moog seems to be a large feature but hey its still going to sound amazing right ? ;)
@@ErikRed1983 🙃
I’m still not convinced about this one. I love generative sequencing and ‘randomness’ but I can do that with just a couple of LFOs interacting with each other, and it’s reproducible.
Don’t quite understand, but I don’t hear the labyrinth. I only heard it that the beginning of the track.
Hey there my friend! Besides the main pattern at the beginning, it’s layered and sprinkled all over, an octave above and below and also lots of the drum patterns are the labyrinth used percussively 👍🏼 thanks for watching!
That’s a rad MPC. 😂💀
How do you sync to your other gear without MIDI?
@@rjadamz9117 hi! It’s synced to the midi cv in the patchbay👍🏼👍🏼
Oddly, I feel this is almost better used as a percussive machine. DFAM2.0 perhaps….
That being said, I love using DFAM in the music on my channel… so I could almost see picking one of these up to explore further rhythms
Awesome video and exploration my friend :)
Love your song !!
Thanks so much! Really means a lot to me❤️🙌🏻
Muy interesante. Grscias
@@edmundoaranedarojas7074 🔥🔥
This (and Spectravox) suffer what I call the "KFC" syndrome. If that is all you have ever had you may well enjoy it and even think it is truly great. Until the day you happen upon Chick-Fil-A. Nowhere near the full potential of either synth can be achieved without a decently spec'd modular rig beside it. Having such a rig one is far better off simply adding a module with the functionality. For those thinking that path would be MUCH more expensive half again the price covers everything here and MUCH more including case/PSU. As clearly demonstrated this does not mean some interesting sounds cannot be had standalone. Nor does it mean one cannot enjoy or even come to love it - again, KFC syndrome...