The Soothing Ambient And Microtonal Depths of a Decopunk Synthesizer
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- Опубліковано 2 вер 2023
- This is the Soma Terra, a microtonal digital synthesizer released just this year. Soma send it to me a while back for feedback, but I only got to play it now (sorry Vlad), as I felt this instruments deserves time and space to learn. And I was rewarded. Terra is a digital synthesizer in a shape that seems archaic, like a Decopunk harp straight from Bioshock. It has an interface that takes the touch keyboard experiments that Don Buchla pioneered further, making for a very responsive instrument. It uses specially coated sensor to translate touch into control.
Terra allows a while range of tones, from soothing ambient to screaming microtonal noise, with an impressive range of expression. But it has its quirks that relate to directly to the minimalism of its design.
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Oops I premiered this by accident in the middle of the night while I was fast asleep. Sorry for anyone waiting in chat! Hope you enjoy this one. The Patreon Pack of the presets will come later the week, as I have urgent family things to take care of before. Thanks for being here!
was there not any ethical, political dilemma for you to praise the russian company Soma? who did never say a word about the russian war. never replied to those who asked. instead they even made videos (for their 'rumble' device) with russia-hailng billboards in the occupied Crimea. Vlad had funny videos out on the days of the most vicious bombings. amidst the war they issued a 'military' edition Pulsar, while Vlad personally posted pics of the fascist musician Letov. right on the next day after the war broke out, he also called his russian-speaking fans not to 'give in to the informational bombardment' (sic!), and keep money in banks - as that's what worries him most.
compare this attitude to guys from XAOS for example, a Polish company. or even to some musicians from russia. while Soma tries hard to represent themselves as a Polish company, it's not even true - they still run the moscow office, still hire people, and given their sales in russia are minimal, guess where those money come from.
Hi there, I'd like to become a patreon to get these presets. Just wondering if you'd be so kind as to provide a link to where i would download these presets once I have subscribed? I can't seem to find them on patreon.
@@yurijogurtsov8710 military edition pulsar? based.
Just here appreciating an old school hainbach demo ❤ long, thoughtful and beautiful
Thank you!
With your skills and song writing techniques, this synth could be called the Vangelis machine. You have managed to create huge soundscapes with such small tools.
LOVE the sounds you're getting out of it! Really really inspiring, the microtonal tuning brings an odd nostalgia with it I can't really explain and I love that so much
Great work, thanks for showing the Terra!
Excellence. Love your take. Amazing atmosphere and beautiful landscapes.
The Terra is one of my favorite instruments! I look forward to seeing you use it more in your music.
Really love the sound your getting out of the Terra thank you and to the chilled cat
Loved this. Such a fabulous instrument for a musician who loves getting lost in the moment of musical inspiration and creation, without needing to be a virtuoso on any particular instrument. Happens to me every time I sit down with it. And the possibilities are limitless. Appreciate the share.
beside lyra my fav synth of last 2 decades. i am absoltely in love with this wonderfull thing!!!
great review, thanks Haibach!!!
Wow! What a beautiful sound...
I've had mine for about a month and it is truly a joy to play. For me the sounds are perfect but I can sort of understand why it's not for everyone-- the things I truly love rarely are LOL.
Anyway, was glad to see your video and glad to see you seem to also love it.
It's good to see you again 😊
I wasn't convinced it would work, but had the chance to play one last weekend. Ordered my own a few hours later. So much fun, and it plays and sounds awesome.
Really cool instrument! I thought from the thumbnail that I was looking at a closeup of the backside a very old, strangely shaped brown circuit board a few centimeters across, with gold solder points. This video was very different from what I expected and I’m so glad I watched! 🙂
I feel like this is a perfect instrument for you, and I absolutely love how play it! You make the strange familiar and inviting, even nostalgic.
I hope this ks a successful instrument for SOMA. I really so love their ideas even of they are understandably priced at a level that's a commitment I can't easily make and not really what I'm looking for, but I absolutely love that they exist for the musicians who do love their explorations!
Cool bit of kit. I like it a lot.
An elegant and massive synth. Truly and instrument made for experimentation!
Beautiful machine, thanks for the video
So beautiful.
I loved playing this at Superbooth, lovely examples you showed here, will certainly get one eventually.
This is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard
Its a wonderful instrument its almost like you have to feel the music even more when you play.
Great intro to a great instrument!
Planning to get one!
i think it's so beautiful
yeah I got mine last week and im hooked.
Beautiful
The wood with the White stone houses and the cat. Shows to me how plastic has dominated our touch sensation so much. I love this interface and I really hope vlad will consider a cv controller like this. No sounds. A breakout cable to a distribution station. Like a new take on
The buchla thunder. As it is this instrument is another masterclass in thinking outside the box. Literally ! I mean look at the box. Hats off vlad and thank you for this lovely demo. I like the idea of this filling your evenings with a nice glass of wine after a day by the sea :)
Terra is a paradigm shift in human to instrument connection and interaction. It benefits are only fully shown when one doesn't necessarily play it in a traditional way by playing staccato or normal long notes, but when at the same time playing the notes and modulating the parameters on the left side; that's when Terra really unleashes its full sonic potential and blows your mind
This video was like a present, a gift to the listener, revealing music from a new instrument that really feels nice from your hands to our ears. Thank you!
"Decopunk?" A novel term that has piqued my curiosity with its intriguing blend of antiquity and futurism. Lovely sound demonstration as well.
Great video you play it well such beautiful sounds you created a few times I thought it had a Thom Yorke Jonny Greenwood vibe.
I would've loved one of those for our live chill-out sessions back in the 90's😶🌫️
So atmospheric sounding, brilliant. As you say very steampunk looking. It would be brilliant for sci-fi sound design.
I feel like a Terra and a Mood mkII would be enough for me to sell off like 75% of my weird gear (despite loving what I've accumulated). Such a brilliant instrument.
I feel like that about the Lyra 8 and Mood mkII. I prefer the Lyra's timbre, and form factor. But the Terra is lovely for sure. Would like a Cosmos too though. They're builders of fascinating instruments, rather than just being technological tools. It's great that new instruments like these are being designed and built. Or even hats off to Moog too, for making the Subharmonicon. Or Boss' DM-101 is a nice surprise too. The small boutique builders are waking up the music giants.
The Terra is amazing
It's like a reimagining of the Twin Peaks soundtrack.
Cocoquantus begs for one, thank you for such an in depth review. The background is gorgeous here, where are you shooting this video?
It really is starting to grow on me.
The waiting room music is great
Magnificent
Lovely overview of Terra. Such an awesome instrument. Sometimes when I look at Terra I wonder if it still makes sense to make Wiggler, but the two are very different. Terra has much more abstract control of the sound, whereas Wiggler is super literal like an analog synth. And I think Wiggler is a bit more optimized for vibrato. After Wiggler I'd like to make a more abstract synth engine like Terra, because for a truly expressive synth the patch is often too complex to describe in 10-20 knobs.
Wiggler is something different I feel - the sense of resistance makes for a very different experience in playing. Terra is way softer to touch.
Wow, haven't heard Harry Partch mentioned since I discovered his album in 1978. :-) very cool demo of the Terra.
Interesting Instrument
Aside: what a view!
Magical!
really?
Smashing! Thanks man, please where is the cool blue cable from?
And thus the HAINBOX was born.
The Terra is just incredible- I'd love to get my filthy mitts on one.
Relaxed cat ❤️
Would love to see you combine this with the Lombard gear you have, if you still have the Terra. Sounds great!
I am really looking forward to see you cover the Flux.
me too!
I heard Spock jam on one of these. It was rad.
WoW!
You reminded me of the start of "track 5" from the "Vangelis Direct" album! 😏
Soma❤
I cant imagine there ever being an "expert" player of this....its too diverse.
............but you did a great job I must say 🙂 xxP (the edit)
even the cat loved it
Pair this badboy with an Onde resonator... And some sort of attachment that allows the gyroscope.
Could be a bit lovely
God I love this thing.... the sounds are so 'out there', like not of this realm (even though its name is 'Terra' 🙂.
Looks a little bit like 'Italia' in the background. Wherever it is, nice place!
It looks like somewhere between Iberia and Anatolia, for sure
That was the Greek island of Hydra, spent a few days on holiday there
@@Hainbach Oh, ok... very gorgeous place 🙂
the sounds remind me of the hyper light drifter soundtrack
Anything: This has a Harry Partch mode.
Me: Now you have my attention.
Love the sounds ..but ..Where are you Hainbach?
He's actually sitting in his basement studio but playing this instrument conjured up a rustic countryside village setting from the cosmic void.
@@jasonnicholas4336 LOL! Obviously!
hey Hainbach ,where was this filmed? It seems a lot like mediterranean architecture. Italy or Greece I'd guess. Thanks in advance!
Hydra, Greek Island
interesting one
Once again Soma is really forward-thinking with their concepts. I do wish it had more customizability with its presets as you can only change a few parameters. But it just may not be for me in that regard.
Can I download this?
Very fun! Looks like it needs a safety belt around your waist to keep it from trying to slip off your knees.
Surprisingly not! Only the cables might make it fall off if you trip over them
@@Hainbach Yet one more reason to not trip while doing a concert.
Hainbach-from an undisclosed location somwhere in southern Europe?
Hydra, had a holiday there.
Looks like a cool town in the background, where are you?
Hydra, Greece
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gorgeous and inaccessible to most like a majority of analog equipment. I greatly look forward to the app based version of this.
Sleepy cat seems to have enjoyed it
Can I use 5 seconds of this video in a video I make? :)
Yes!
WE ARE HERE FOR THE WEIRD 😁
you're like the rick steves of synths
It seems such a shame to see the screen in use! Seems so out of phase with the ethos of the creation. A wonderful instrument though, the Terra has become an incredible inspiration in such a short time
Thanks but, oh dear, thought I'd escaped The Wanting™
Look Mum No Computer should circuit bend a version of the instrument with a motorized Big Mouth Billy Bass singing fish!
I've never seen a musician queued by a chicken before. ;)
"There's a joke among experimental musicians, that the audience for microtonal music is as large as the amount of players of that music."
looking at the population of India makes me think it could be the other way round if the majority of experimental music were actually good: p
$1700-
$110-shipping-
So the online site says....
Beautiful sounds, btw
They are mad for f**k sake
Looks and sounds gorgeous but I haven't got 170 going spare, let alone 1700
and all those money go to the russian company Soma. who did never say a word about the russian war. never replied to those who asked. instead they even made videos (for their 'rumble' device) with russia-hailng billboards in the occupied Crimea. Vlad had funny videos out on the days of the most vicious bombings. amidst the war they issued a 'military' edition Pulsar, while Vlad personally posted pics of the fascist musician Letov. right on the next day after the war broke out, he also called his russian-speaking fans not to 'give in to the informational bombardment' (sic!), and keep money in banks - as that's what worries him most.
compare this attitude to guys from XAOS for example, a Polish company. or even to some musicians from russia. while Soma tries hard to represent themselves as a Polish company, it's not even true - they still run the moscow office, still hire people, and given their sales in russia are minimal, guess where those money come from.
Das ist doch nur ein Hipster toy- It is only a Hipster toy.
Lol süß das du es übersetzt.
Not my bag of †
$1,599.00 price must be justified : where do I take this : You've been showing $15K worth of weird stuff
and mostly made of wood : spending an enormous amounts of money must be justified .......
I don't care how angelic the sound is ........
Microtonal musicians have tiny audiences.
best yt comment ever!
the digital synthesizer seems stunted. where is the bass that hit hard in the lows
decopunk? lmfao
I was like, découpage?
I still like the demo, don't get me wrong... I thought that term was funny, tho
@@GizzyDillespee It reminded me of Bioshock, so I researched what that art style is called - Love the term 🙂
“Decopunk” ?
Nah
I cannot support new russian products at this time.
The regular people still have to eat, and pay the bills, no? Maybe it could be possible to separate the Russian businesses who seem to be warmongering, or instigating, or taking advantage of the situation, from people who aren't doing that? IOW, will boycotting SOMA help end the invasion sooner? Other than by starving the people and making them desperate, which won't happen, so it shouldn't be considered. Other than that sort of uncompassionate idea, what other benefit could come from a boycott of this company?
@@GizzyDillespee review all hte pictures of Bucha massacre and then tell about uncompassionate.
Look at the pictures of the destroyed remains of Bhakmut and then tell me about uncompassionate.
Look at the 300,000 children abducted and sent for "re-education" in ruSSia and then tell me about uncompassionate.
@@Peter_S_ Let's translate your comment into something you can understand.
You're using the internet, something created by DARPA (an R&D agency of the US Department of Defense to create products for the US military) in the 1970s. Every time you watch a US-made film, you're providing money to film studios, which in turn provides money for the US government. And, every time you speak English, you're allowing the Americans to have some soft power. Do you see how ridiculous this is now?
I do get your stance (after all, the government of Russia has decided to invade Ukraine), but boycotting a boutique synth company isn't going to stop the Russian government from manufacturing weapons, bombing, and sending troops to Ukraine. All it's going to do is starve the people working there, and they may be anti-war. They just want to make a good synth that people can use to express themselves. Not everything that comes out of Russia is bad. Being born in a specific country isn't and shouldn't be a crime.
Also, by lumping a nation's people together as a monolith, you're doing the exact thing that the Russian government is doing to the people of Ukraine. Labeling them as XYZ, dehumanising them with slurs, excluding them because they're not "your kind". Don't be that kind of person. I can understand the anger, especially if you're Ukrainian, but please don't direct it at the Russian people. They didn't choose their government (elections are rigged in Russia), and they don't want this war. The supporters of this are a very vocal minority, and even then, people are forced to go to pro-government rallies or they lose their jobs, so they reluctantly go.
Not everything is black and white. This is especially true for the Russian people.
@@GizzyDillespee based take. i really hate people like that, who think just by boycotting one small company who's probably making small little blips in government money terms, they can somehow convince the Russian government that to stop sending troops.
It's like boycotting American products just because the US military did very bad things in the past. The government's still going to get its money, the military's still intact, sure there might be a tiny drop but the government's the government, and all the people will do is just laugh. It would be a great day if they learned that boycotting only works en masse, and for a prolonged time.
But i guess you support american products right?
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If anyone can romance the Terra, my man Hainbach can! 🪬
Watching you play this weird slab of a log is a strange feeling. Somehow, I was reminded of JFK's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech. ua-cam.com/video/qK1ol_IG77c/v-deo.htmlsi=P4LjGxR11Bd1LPJw
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