A MODULAR SYNTH WALKTHROUGH OF MY DIY MODULAR SETUP

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  • @michaelpaul450
    @michaelpaul450 5 років тому +1845

    Imagine what he could do if he was an octopus.

  • @hobostrength4737
    @hobostrength4737 5 років тому +800

    THIS MAN SPEAKS IN CAPS LOCK

  • @danielheinley2514
    @danielheinley2514 4 роки тому +214

    It’s like when your room is a complete mess but you know where everything is.

    • @TheAngryBiscuitchannel228
      @TheAngryBiscuitchannel228 4 роки тому +7

      Daniel Heinley everything in it’s right place

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 4 роки тому +1

      Hey that's me!
      It looks like pure chaos to the new eye, but everything has it's spot and I can find everything instantly.

    • @davidrobertjones2097
      @davidrobertjones2097 4 роки тому +1

      And then your woman starts the house cleaning

    • @ramizkuljicneurolog3217
      @ramizkuljicneurolog3217 4 роки тому

      a perfectly organized mess

    • @sinoda1194
      @sinoda1194 3 роки тому

      Its not that your room is a mess, its that you have too much stuff

  • @superotterboy1737
    @superotterboy1737 4 роки тому +16

    Sam is the missing link between the past and the future. I swear, this dude knows just how to take the best of retro and use it in such a futuristic way that it sounds brand new. His enthusiasm for what he does is bloody inspirational. It's people like this driving music forward these days; not generic pop stars and big labels.

  • @solblythewood1349
    @solblythewood1349 6 років тому +265

    this is what chaotic good looks like

  • @JohnBeckleyArt
    @JohnBeckleyArt 5 років тому +60

    I play some instruments, guitar, drums, piano.
    Recently I discovered the world of synthesizers and I came across this channel by accident.
    It's a new world!
    You rock!

    • @cferrarini
      @cferrarini 3 роки тому

      Me too, just install and learn Vcv Rack and watch some Omri Cohen classes to get started. It's free and amazing!

  • @FuzzImp
    @FuzzImp 5 років тому +1089

    I need a lifetime supply of whatever you’ve got in your coffee, mate.

    • @jodo1219
      @jodo1219 5 років тому +24

      Justus Gash, Brother do you not see what he's on? The intro track he plays is unbelievable, a kind of good frequency anarchy.

    • @miguelcastano3210
      @miguelcastano3210 5 років тому +1

      @@jodo1219 I can't find better words to describe it, thank you so much

    • @alexhull2032
      @alexhull2032 5 років тому +9

      he drinks tea, mate.

    • @paulweston8184
      @paulweston8184 5 років тому

      @gridsleep lol, he set himself up for that.

    • @donbeats6582
      @donbeats6582 5 років тому +4

      Adderall

  • @Soy_Wholio
    @Soy_Wholio 5 років тому +300

    This guy lives in the 1970s and in the 2080s

  • @odeed
    @odeed 5 років тому +730

    This dude must have been a telephone operator in his previous life.

    • @hibahprice6887
      @hibahprice6887 5 років тому +2

      Если бы он делал музыку, которая играет в режиме ожидания.. было бы круто

    • @hibahprice6887
      @hibahprice6887 5 років тому

      @@vadimevseev3105 you it seemed

    • @barillamindset3109
      @barillamindset3109 5 років тому +8

      Damn I was hoping to join the conversation.

    • @YourFreeBeats
      @YourFreeBeats 4 роки тому

      Underrated comment fo sho

    • @tonybloodloss
      @tonybloodloss 4 роки тому

      @@vadimevseev3105 не кажется

  • @erykeryk
    @erykeryk 5 років тому +282

    his gf left him a year ago but he still doesn't know cause he's been down here all this time.

  • @MY3DCO
    @MY3DCO 6 років тому +1045

    Here we have Sam in his natural habitat, pressing buttons and plugging in cords. Watch as he creates futuristic sounds using a blend of primitive techniques and modern day tricks. Stay tuned for more on Animal Planet!

  • @ethananderson6405
    @ethananderson6405 5 років тому +131

    When the aliens come, I want you to start the dialogue.

    • @barfface7808
      @barfface7808 4 роки тому +2

      it already has. they're on their way. they'd like to purchase the furby synth.

  • @jhaveman
    @jhaveman 5 років тому +36

    This is a lost art. Think of the keyboard stacks from the 70s and 80s before MIDI and sampling. Props, my dude!

  • @vincentprimault4380
    @vincentprimault4380 5 років тому +22

    The fact this monster is DIY makes it even more valuable than a Moog 55.

  • @danielplainview2584
    @danielplainview2584 4 роки тому +19

    You seriously need to turn that opening jam into a full track. The hooks are addictive.

  • @SolitideSuki
    @SolitideSuki 5 років тому +327

    this guy should make some soundtracks for cyberpunk 2077

  • @mikedevey2748
    @mikedevey2748 6 років тому +710

    Never meet deadmau5 he will kidnap you and force you to make him synths in his studio dungeon

    • @xenoneuronics6765
      @xenoneuronics6765 6 років тому +12

      Mike Devey It's already basically happened once

    • @truthbydesign5146
      @truthbydesign5146 6 років тому +8

      The blasphemous beastly bent bible?

    • @mikedevey2748
      @mikedevey2748 6 років тому +5

      @@truthbydesign5146 that was just a response to deadmau5 daring someone to do it on a forum? Not actually physically meeting in person? Can't find any evidence of such thing on the youtubes..

    • @benhall2235
      @benhall2235 5 років тому +17

      @thing guy person You're joking. Deadmouse is a tool his music is uninspired middle of the road pop shite.

    • @Oilpanicmusic
      @Oilpanicmusic 5 років тому

      who that?

  • @emilsvahn5400
    @emilsvahn5400 5 років тому +58

    The Collin Furze of music

    • @MrKeys57
      @MrKeys57 4 роки тому +4

      good analogy

    • @Xandalfo
      @Xandalfo 4 роки тому +2

      I actually discovered this channel when one of his songs was on furzes video

    • @DANGERTIM112
      @DANGERTIM112 4 роки тому

      @@Xandalfo same

    • @jnrtherapper
      @jnrtherapper 4 роки тому

      I agree. Even kinda looks like 'em as well

    • @Roman-Sedykh
      @Roman-Sedykh 4 роки тому

      @@Xandalfo which one?

  • @tarsier419
    @tarsier419 6 років тому +166

    Bill Nye the Synth Guy. Best channel on youtube.

  • @kyokugami5134
    @kyokugami5134 4 роки тому +2

    Out of all the ambient mod synth sessions I’ve seen this is legitimately the first time I’ve seen a modular setup used as a real instrument and in an amazing way as well

  • @gundalf689
    @gundalf689 6 років тому +118

    You're like a mad scientist, but in a good way!

    • @kbtube8125
      @kbtube8125 5 років тому

      Thomas dolby

    • @rdm5190
      @rdm5190 5 років тому +2

      A lab coat would be appropriate...a true synthscientist...

    • @stevenreed8854
      @stevenreed8854 5 років тому

      Mad Music scientist. Fair play I love it though. I love that early mid 80s sound.

    • @AmstradExin
      @AmstradExin 5 років тому

      Well, he made the Solar roadways useful for something. ;-)

  • @isophrenic
    @isophrenic 5 років тому +184

    Moral: Never judge someone for having a safety pin for an earring

    • @SadisticStang
      @SadisticStang 5 років тому +2

      Except when it's in the wrong ear.

  • @ubiquitousreverser
    @ubiquitousreverser 6 років тому +15

    Always enjoy listening to you jam. Makes me want to get on my gear everytime.

  • @OrderoftheWarlocks
    @OrderoftheWarlocks 4 роки тому +58

    dust and cables is my aesthetic.

  • @stokesmellor
    @stokesmellor 6 років тому +145

    plz just a 2 hour noise video

  • @RINGMODULATOR00
    @RINGMODULATOR00 5 років тому +20

    Hi ! for me it's very difficoltous follow you because my schoolastic english dont permit me to understand all you say but I want to send my great admiration and compliments for yous activity in that you put a great energy and creativity. The genre of your music is not really mine but I have always enjoyed your videos. I have seen others from which I understand that you are the builder of all your equipment! Also I am a builder of sinths but yours are absolutely unconventional !. I try to build modules with a nice small panel, the same knobs etc. You draw the panels with a marker, but everything works beautifully! Very unconventional your modular where there is even the puppet that acts as a bell and another module - which I did not understand what it is - with eyes and false teeth! Even a module, probably an overdriver, showed an electronic valve !!.
    Truly unique!
    I will follow you in your videos since I will now subscribe to your channel.
    One last thing:
    if you were to ask for some schematics of your modules you would be willing to send them to me?
    Ringmodulator

    • @barillamindset3109
      @barillamindset3109 5 років тому

      Hey I understood this comment better than a lot that I see from native english speakers. Maybe reach out to him on Twitter, or pledge a small amount on Patreon to have a better chance at him answering your question about schematics. You can imagine with a following this large, he gets a lot of comments and cannot answer most of them sheerly due to the volume. Also, the way I understand it, the false teeth and eyes just move around while the music is going...purely an awesome visual add on.

  • @Nonpartisanmusic
    @Nonpartisanmusic 5 років тому +74

    I love the fact that it's very portable, live gigs made easy. Love the gear man. Keep up.

    • @frenchyss
      @frenchyss 5 років тому +1

      Thats a small detail

    • @afternoondelight6437
      @afternoondelight6437 5 років тому +1

      Complaining drummer's get sent to help him for one gig. They never complain again!

    • @Reliquancy
      @Reliquancy 5 років тому

      That made me think if you got like a 3rd wheel camper but had this all set up inside, and some hydraulic thing opens the whole side so you can see everything...

  • @ronlaboa1
    @ronlaboa1 5 років тому

    I happened to find this video while researching modular synthesis. I fell in love with synths after years of free parties and listening to acid techno. This video is awesome and I want to start buying modules. I have a very addictive personality and I know that once I start I will not stop. Nice to see your videos and someone enjoying their passion and expressing their creativity :) thanks
    Matt

  • @harponderous5259
    @harponderous5259 6 років тому +4

    the enthusiasm is infectious

  • @cesarmarquez3692
    @cesarmarquez3692 4 роки тому

    Respect! You're the most complex synth analog guy ever seen & heard and with the simplicity and no issues with explaining their magnificent work. Keep on the road folk. Regards from Mexico city.

  • @merendobereglidditz9304
    @merendobereglidditz9304 6 років тому +31

    This some of the most
    wickedly cool shit I've
    ever heard/seen.
    F***n' brilliant.
    Subbed and telling...👍

  • @honooryu5374
    @honooryu5374 5 років тому +1

    dude i love all the sounds you can create with the tech that you assembled and how creative you are

  • @maxfrahm8407
    @maxfrahm8407 6 років тому +7

    OMG so much lovely stufffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The LynnDrum with the other drums sounds just fascinating!

  • @AvivMakesRobots
    @AvivMakesRobots 5 років тому

    I was happy to see that the thumbnail was not click-bait, but the actual content of the video.

  • @liampallett
    @liampallett 6 років тому +5

    Wow! Such amazing sounds. Looking forward to Christmas when I get my own soldering iron. You've inspired me to try and make a synth. Best channel!

  • @therealpatricklyons
    @therealpatricklyons 4 роки тому

    This is my introduction to this INSANE art form & I love it!! SO COOL. Thanks for walking us through the functions!

  • @thesynthusiast
    @thesynthusiast 6 років тому +25

    Dude, your sound is getting much more complex. Love those delayed arps, grinding drums and gritty overdriven synth lines. Cheers!

  • @jordanq3356
    @jordanq3356 4 роки тому

    Love your channel. I haven’t subscribed to anybody in ages, but you sir are more than worthy

  • @holdmybeer
    @holdmybeer 4 роки тому +58

    electric sheep have dreams of this guy.

  • @TheVintagesteal
    @TheVintagesteal 5 років тому

    "Look Mum".... unlimited creativity.
    Beautiful video,Thank You!

  • @lauprellim
    @lauprellim 6 років тому +9

    You are hilarious AND brilliant at the same time!

  • @kbtube8125
    @kbtube8125 5 років тому +35

    i'm the operator of the pocket calculator. analog baby.

  • @ednasdiscomachine6049
    @ednasdiscomachine6049 6 років тому +13

    Fascinating. Loving the signal path and how you patch it. Great insight into this. Was hoping to catch you at CV Freqs last Saturday :)

    • @LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER
      @LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER  6 років тому +10

      hey! yeah sadly im on antisocial lockdown! gameboy synth style! would have love to have gone to CV freqs, but this gameboy megamachine wont build itself hahahah

  • @EspenFrafalne
    @EspenFrafalne 5 років тому +1

    WOW! Im "speechless", in "awe", and full of "respect" when i see someone this young actually making all these modules..! REALLY cool :P
    Liked, shared, and Subbed!!!

  • @Modswanted
    @Modswanted 5 років тому +5

    Somehow he reminds of Doc from Back to the Future.
    Great one mate!

  • @thesoundvault508
    @thesoundvault508 5 років тому +4

    This is called “Dedication” 👌🔥

  • @tompw3141
    @tompw3141 4 роки тому +18

    13:40 "...I've just recorded some Furbie into it"
    wait, what?

    • @WWENwO
      @WWENwO 4 роки тому +3

      tompw3141 imagine if he still had that circuit bent bible and it was attached..

  • @dazboot2966
    @dazboot2966 5 років тому

    He properly understands what's going on with thqt system, signal paths, the electronics and so on - he would make an amazing recording/mix engineer

  • @zachjernigan9976
    @zachjernigan9976 6 років тому +165

    My wife and I were talking last night about your cool projects like the furby organ ect. We challenge you to make a modular synth Christmas tree

    • @watchingyourbackbro3201
      @watchingyourbackbro3201 6 років тому +4

      Hey if u need money to get awesome to punk the impossible I'm down !!!!!!!!!

  • @spiflication
    @spiflication 6 місяців тому

    Incredible setup and your mastery of it all makes it exponentially more amazing. I’ve been loving your songs lately and was curious how you do it. I would love to see more gear videos

  • @Moppedsebi
    @Moppedsebi 5 років тому +9

    I normally find this guy far too hektic, but he obviously knows what he ´s doing! ...and the idea to combine very-old-fashioned modular synth with modern sampling is brilliant and sounds faszinating!

  • @metrognome2225
    @metrognome2225 5 років тому

    You are very very very cool dude. High energy and frantic but controlled, I absolutely love musicians because of the impeccable timing (which literally means the actual world) and I love synths and funk so this is really the perfect combination of content. Keep doing you because it’s great, peace

  • @Paradigmmusicproduction
    @Paradigmmusicproduction 5 років тому +12

    6:27 Starting up 1944 moped for first time since 75 years

  • @alekzamonski1179
    @alekzamonski1179 6 років тому

    Very impressive! I always used to look down on electronic music and musicians but operating these instruments is just as difficult and expressive as any other. I learned this when I bought my first moog haha. Even more impressive when you build your own wall of a set up, well done!

  • @reggiep75
    @reggiep75 6 років тому +13

    Gotta love the #MadScience and hours ploughed into that synth setup and it really has to be more satisfying due to the fact that a massive slice of it was lovingly hand built that makes it all the more precious and enjoyable to engage with!
    Absolute great setup, mate and I only wish I had the electronics skills to built one myself but I guess I'll just have to stick with computers (boo-hiss) as that's my field of music making and experimentation!
    Maybe one day.. maybe one day..

  • @ghfjfghjasdfasdf
    @ghfjfghjasdfasdf 5 років тому +1

    Those analogue Filters are insane sounding! ❤️

  • @TheStevieharris
    @TheStevieharris 6 років тому +131

    Has mum been round? The studio looks tidy! :D

  • @MikeBertelsenDK
    @MikeBertelsenDK 5 років тому

    I have absolutely no idea what or why I'm watching this but it's cheers me up

  • @compfox
    @compfox 6 років тому +11

    I just imagine you 30 years from now. The real mad scientist with grey hair in his hopelessly overloaded laboratory. As mad, as only an englishman can be.

  • @alicelgsitski3707
    @alicelgsitski3707 5 років тому

    !!! Bigger than a family van, and sounds much better!

  • @μελενενε
    @μελενενε 5 років тому +3

    18:04
    "so lovely choply , that make sense"
    "suuuuure"

  • @TheGoddamnBareBear666
    @TheGoddamnBareBear666 4 роки тому

    Anyone else's left speaker stop playing back from11:55 to 12:15? Yeah thought something was wrong with my equipment lmao. Finally realized it was the video 😂🤣😂🤣.
    You're amazingly talented, man! I wish I had a setup like that!

  • @oorangejuce
    @oorangejuce 5 років тому +14

    even NASA could't recreate his mad setup..

  • @starkickermusic2100
    @starkickermusic2100 5 років тому +1

    But wait there’s more! It’s slices it dices it discombobulates! And if you act now will even throw in a Furby! Love this video thank you!

  • @philroberts3212
    @philroberts3212 6 років тому +54

    WOW your enthusiasm and technical skill is very impressive but I am interested what meds your next door neighbour is using to cope when this bad boy kicks down!!! 😂🤙

  • @pasde2
    @pasde2 5 років тому

    This might just be your best "serious" video. So chock full of the information I was curious about. Thanks Sam.

  • @EmberwolfXR
    @EmberwolfXR 5 років тому +3

    no wonder deadmau5 likes this guy, his projects are amazing

  • @miguelcastano3210
    @miguelcastano3210 5 років тому

    I really enjoy it. You make my rest after dinner better than it usually is. Thank you very much!

  • @ElectronicRevelation
    @ElectronicRevelation 5 років тому +10

    15:34 goodbye telephone XD

  • @stevenonit
    @stevenonit 4 роки тому

    This is awesome, never stop what you are doing!

  • @rimazzz333
    @rimazzz333 5 років тому +4

    how can someone be so good at this with all that synths looking complicated i love this world but its too damn complicated for me i wish i was that geek

  • @indradarni2232
    @indradarni2232 5 років тому

    We don’t care who lands on the moon, this took me to another galaxy through a few black holes millions light years away! Damn man this is out of the world! 💪🏼

  • @InvertedPopesMusic
    @InvertedPopesMusic 6 років тому +4

    Brilliant, inspirational and on it.

  • @psy-lion
    @psy-lion 5 років тому

    Wow. This is quite spectacular...

  • @paulmanningremixes6408
    @paulmanningremixes6408 6 років тому +4

    Good stuff Sam

  • @vegardyrnes1793
    @vegardyrnes1793 Рік тому

    You, man; give inspiration! Loads of it!! TNX!👌

  • @colintx800
    @colintx800 5 років тому +20

    Fruity Loops manual mode :)

  • @freez092also
    @freez092also 5 років тому

    Totally just discovered this channel yesterday and find it fascinating! Lots of brilliance and brains here
    This is basically Doc Brown from Back To The Future when he was a kid! 😁

  • @Jaburu
    @Jaburu 5 років тому +13

    must be Jean Michel Jarre's hidden grandson

    • @cartridgemusic
      @cartridgemusic 4 роки тому

      Or Isao Tomita's, they could have had much fun.

  • @marcel3585
    @marcel3585 3 роки тому

    that se still oversees everything is incredible

  • @MrMuftwub
    @MrMuftwub 6 років тому +20

    you need to run some workshops dude.... me and a ton of people would come ...

  • @basstradamus1
    @basstradamus1 5 років тому

    Mate, you're pure inspiration. Thanks for sharing this video!

  • @MisterGrooves
    @MisterGrooves 6 років тому +104

    What is your electric bill like?

    • @spawnterror
      @spawnterror 6 років тому +12

      He pays bills centurly.

    • @gnarlysoundscapes7210
      @gnarlysoundscapes7210 5 років тому +43

      It's probably not much. Most synthesizers run on a tiny amount of power. It's an eco-friendly hobby. :-)

    • @pwnmeisterage
      @pwnmeisterage 5 років тому +5

      He could have some tube amps in that rig, high-voltage transformers (not unlike those in a microwave oven) can suck a lot of watts.

    • @billB101
      @billB101 5 років тому +9

      @@gnarlysoundscapes7210 LOl. I ran a full analogue studio near the South bank in London in the late 90's, our electricity bill was enormous.

    • @gnarlysoundscapes7210
      @gnarlysoundscapes7210 5 років тому +1

      @@billB101 Interesting.
      When I've got my whole synth collection running at once, they use less watts than my shop light.

  • @taejun9017
    @taejun9017 5 років тому +1

    this shit is awesome!! very inspiring man!!! i want to watch a talk show with you as the host and wacky guests then you jump over and make crazy ass music and everybody dances for a while

  • @North0house
    @North0house 5 років тому +4

    This is so incredible. How did you even go about learning this at the beginning?

  • @theantireaper
    @theantireaper 5 років тому +1

    This machine is beautiful madness! I love it!

  • @ralfdaniel128
    @ralfdaniel128 6 років тому +4

    Back to the roots...
    Kraftwerk is watching you....
    Maybe. .☺

  • @drjmansplace5174
    @drjmansplace5174 5 років тому

    Good to see some old school mixed with new school. Keep creative.

  • @shelovesdisco2153
    @shelovesdisco2153 4 роки тому +21

    This guy deserves a brain scan for research purposes

  • @jeremyhill2243
    @jeremyhill2243 5 років тому +1

    Have fun going on tour with that!

  • @aebfroman
    @aebfroman 6 років тому +27

    Great stuff. Lost the left audio channel 11:55 to 12:15 though.

    • @LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER
      @LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER  6 років тому +9

      oh yeah. god damn!!!!! always miss this stuff! ooopzzzz my left tweeter broke the other day, hence missing that hahah

    • @aebfroman
      @aebfroman 6 років тому +9

      @@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER It still jizzed the jazz, I just wanted to help a brother out. This channel is one of my favorites.

    • @pasde2
      @pasde2 5 років тому +1

      Ah, good to know it's only the left channel that's missing, I was listening only on left (computer's right speaker currently defective) and I was surprised that the sound went off and nothing was done about it or mentioned on screen.

    • @serioussam2033
      @serioussam2033 5 років тому

      @@pasde2 thats deadly!!! I someday watched family guy, and havent heard what person A is saying, because the sound only got played on the channel i am not using xD
      Thinking like: what have i missed before in movies and music?! hahaha

    • @snoolee7950
      @snoolee7950 5 років тому

      yah from those molded end cords he is using

  • @frazerx01
    @frazerx01 3 роки тому

    "Don't be scared to try it!" is my favorite catchphrase now. Not because it's some good phrase, but because it's (probably/arguably) THE Life Motto.

  • @rustyboi5317
    @rustyboi5317 5 років тому +3

    12:36 my sleep paralysis demon

  • @japhyvansan
    @japhyvansan 5 років тому +2

    This video is a tribute to the beautiful platform of UA-cam 🙌🏽

  • @TheZooropaBaby
    @TheZooropaBaby 6 років тому +32

    I sometimes open VCV and make fart noises (not intentionally but sometimes im like "man I want to distort the shit out of the sound and put some filter" and that happens)

    • @w0udo6yv4o4
      @w0udo6yv4o4 6 років тому

      Yeah everytime I use VCV I make fart noise

    • @serioussam2033
      @serioussam2033 5 років тому

      @@w0udo6yv4o4 playing with raw sound is so much fun

  • @batican8367
    @batican8367 5 років тому

    Incredible sam. Absolutely mental.

  • @dezikbrio8170
    @dezikbrio8170 5 років тому +6

    how tf you keep track of all this

    • @netcrns
      @netcrns 5 років тому +1

      he's been working on it for years
      i'm sure your room looks like an unsorted mess, but you still know where everything is

  • @GG-hh1sl
    @GG-hh1sl 4 роки тому

    Discovered the channel a week ago and am already addicted

  • @flekkzo
    @flekkzo 6 років тому +10

    I see guitar pedals hiding here and there. Makes me curious:) Are there any Look Mom no Computers pedals around?

  • @HatchetHarry
    @HatchetHarry 5 років тому

    Every tune i’ve heard you make is banging!