Analog synth orchestra w/ Deckard's Dream, Dreadbox Abyss, Typhon, ARP Odyssey, Squid, Eurorack
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
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A live, semi-improvised track performed entirely on hardware.
The concept of this arrangement was to use exclusively analog synths for voices, some of my favourite sounds, with the flexibility and weirdness of eurorack. I've had this setup sitting on my table for a couple of months, but I've been constantly distracting myself with smaller setups. No more!
Here, I use the Toraiz Squid-a more playful sequencer than it gets to be in this song-to sequence eight different lines across four different devices: four sequences on the Deckard's Dream (pad, harmony, high melody, cyclical thing in 5), two sequences on the Abyss (melody and harmony), and one sequence on each of the Odyssey (bass) and Typhon (lead). A late addition was the 4ms Ensemble Oscillator, which provides a drone during the breakdown section of the song. Lots of fun sounds in this one.
A livestream songwriting session for this song was recorded with my supporters on Patreon, if you're curious to see how the song came together.
Toraiz Squid - All sequencing
Black Corporation Deckard's Dream Mk2 into Noise Engineering Electus Versio - voice 1 (pad, harmony, high melody, cyclical arp)
Dreadbox Abyss into Mutable Instruments Beads - voice 2 (melody, harmony)
Korg ARP Odyssey into Strymon Magneto (path 1), and into Noise Engineering Ruina Versio and Qu-Bit Data Bender (path 2) - voice 3 (bass)
Dreadbox Typhon (using its own effects only) - voice 4 (lead)
4ms Ensemble Oscillator into Intellijel 1u Multi-FX - voice 5 (drone)
Other utility modules: ALM Busy Circuits Pamela's New Workout (clock and modulation), Intellijel 1u Mixer (mixer), Befaco STMix (mixer), Intellijel Audio I/O II, Strymon AA.1 (i/o), and probably more I'm forgetting
Kenton MIDI Thru (MIDI thru!)
Performed and recorded live, with eq, compression, and limiting.
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This channel is criminally under-viewed . I really think that , just by the content quality alone your subscriber count deserves to bump up a decimal point or 3 . Keep em comin' Jay , every jam is soul food .
Totally agree
Also. Totally agree. Every piece Jay does takes me on a journey through his creative process. I love the text overs telling me what he is doing. Im a fan of building "mini studios" on my outdoor table and hoping, beyond hope that one day i will rock like Jay. P.s. I tell everyone to watch these, but ,its kind of special to be in an exclusive group of fans. Paradoxically.
Absolutely agree
Agree,-
💯
I am a total fan. Please keep going!!! Jay is my favorite musician on UA-cam
Greetings. We like your music, so we improvised with you.
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what an amazing track - could easily be part of a movie score
I was playing some music in background and when this song hit I was like 'wait a minute? what a great song'. thx for sharing, it keeps listener engaged to it's story
This piece screams "Cyberpunk"! Love it 🥰
Amazing Jay. That Typhon lead is knockout.
This was a nice journey, reminds me a bit of drifting off to a troubled sleep. Your music has at many times, and for long periods, been the only thread of inspiration that has kept me interested in music and preserved that distant thought of some day returning to music. Your last video actually sealed the deal for me. This last weekend I made music again for the first time and it felt good. I did not produce a whole song, nor anthing particularly interesing, but during a very high stress week with work I am still feeling the therapeutic effects of taking a bath in sound. So for now at least I am hooked again. Thank you Jay
This means the world to me, and is all I had ever hoped for. Thank you for sharing, and I hope for many more happy musical journeys in your immediate future. All the best.
Love the trance...slow build up as if waking up out of a dream.
We can't even begin to describe how epicly amazing this performance is! Hands begin to type but then need to switch to getting the jaw off the floor. Wow! We are so honored that the Typhon and our DSP are part of this masterpiece.
Yeah, this is inspiring.
DD and Abyss are a formidable team, as soon as I saw those two were involved I HAD to listen. Wonderful!
Jay! Keep at it champ. You've got a beautiful mind! Please share more with us!
This Intellijel MultiFX Reverb is fantastic!
This is absolutly one of your best tracks. Always thank you for such a great melodies.
Your track of the year!
Since I discovered it in Feb '21, this channel gets more play in my house than the other 4 channels (not just music) in my top 5 combined. OMG do not ever stop.
what an amazing piece! Love this idea of an analog synth orchestra. Thanks for this. And thanks for including a patch walkthrough. It's giving me some ideas for my eurorack setup
I would love to have a Deckards Dream. Especially if I could turn out a gem like this with it. Very nice.
You have no idea how much I enjoyed this! Thank you for sharing 🖤
This is really insanely good. I am very impressed. Seriously, amazing work.
perhaps my favorite of yours so far
That bass is SOLID
Goosebumps
every single time. Damn
What an EPIC return to the first "Hoskingianna" with the AMAZING Dreadbox Abyss, The Deckian Dreamtime, Lyrical, filmic, talespinning, stories of Love and revenge in the Outer Rims of the Galaxie ! I love this piece ,-
I really love this composition. Not just a great use of the synths, but that melody really tugs at me
your on-screen explanations are amazing, thank you so much for those!
Wow! That was intense! I love your videos.
God damn, that was a wonderfully tense build up at the end!
This has a SuperTramp vibe but in synths... Blown away over here Jay! Keep making these please.
Absolutely beautiful
Big like for the building tension throughout and peaceful resolution 👏🏻
Awesome.
Very inspiring.
This is amazing Jay.
I dig the captions, walking us through what actually happens as the masterpiece unfolds. Bravo, dude!
I love around 5:30 when it all comes together
wow jay amazing stuff i think this migh t be one of your best!! \m/
This sounds so good !
I am definitely getting more and more sucked into this kinda way of making music. I feel so damn lost, but I guess its true that you have to get lost to find yourself. Sheesh! Well played sir! 😎👍
really good
Very pretty
A M A Z I N G !!
Great job amid many mate
you fking legend!! keep it up! im always learning from you, and really appreciate the time you take into explaining whats going on
Excellent! Really enjoyed that.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Amazing!
Beautiful work and annotation, thank you!
Excellent!!
Incredible. Inspiring work.
Beautifully crafted sonic expression. Powerful, subtle and transcending. Awesome as usual Jay.
Totally blown away. This is amazing - well done!!
Amazing progression man! Love it
Epic, loved the changes and the arrengment and everything
Lovely sounds mate
Insanely gorgeous, Jay!
This is mesmerizingly beautiful. Thank you.
Epic and inspiring stuff. Nice work, Jay.
Just came across this channel. Yes to this❤❤❤
Very rich and beautiful sound! 🥰
Absolute knockout- my favourite piece you’ve done!
You are the best Jay as always on top
This is f'ing wonderful.
Thanks, Stu!
Epic sounds!
Beautiful !
Love the prog rock vibe of this one!
Gorgeous!
Hey Jay,
I've been subbed for a long time and just love your work.
This track is not only lovely. It's inspiring, and motivating.
I spent the time during covid to build a small studio and began my first adventure into sound. Your videos are always what I aspire to be.
I can't wait to get back in my studio, rearrange it, and get back to jamming.
I listen to this song on repeat at work in the mornings, and It's by far my favorite one to dissect. You have a lot going on in this track and I love it.
Thanks, Jay!
Hope all is well with you
Thank you so much for letting me know. It means the world to hear. And best of luck with your return to the studio! I'd love to hear the results.
@@JayHosking hey Jay!
If I ever make something cool, I'll leave a link in a comment :)
You're a talented musician and I love the work you produce
Beautiful, Jay. DD has a wonderful warbly sound and the Abyss compliments it perfectly.
so great
Inspiring!!
Exceptional.
Incredible.
Absolutely stunning. I’ve encountered so few youtube artists who work effectively with changing dynamics throughout the track. So subtle and yet so impactful. Amazing
Excellent! 👌 I suscribed! 👍😎
This is insane
I'm so impressed by that Deckard's Dream. It's such a nostalgia box for me. Beautifully composed, man. I love the transition between the start and the crescendo. That distortion is fantastic but I still think that the distortion from the Empress Multidrive is some of the best I've ever heard (Ambient Doom Music!)! Thanks for sharing, once again!
Thanks so much! And yeah, the Empress Multidrive is beautiful. Deckard's too, of course!
Beautiful
😎 awesome !
Fantastic !!!!
magistral ❤
fantastic bro. I've been dawless in the 90's , got rid of it all went digital, and now I'm back to (semi) DAWless. I really now just use Logic to send the clock and for a little effects. some times I hook up the iPad Pro and do a synth off that. and maaaaayyybe once in a while use a soft synth. So you just made me want to be even more pure . because nothing sounds like the real thing but the real thing.
Awesome
Amazing
So if we got married we could combine toys and rule the universe.
😂
cool
epic
Crazy
Dreadbox needs to put out the Abyss V2 asap
Love it. That choir-ish sound at the end I assume is the long delay on the Abyss? Such a great effect.
Yeah, that's the MI Beads playing back a large buffer like a delay, with some pitch modulation on it. And thanks!
Love this one. still have the deckard's dream? im still salivating over it but wonder if its worth 4000 bucks
I have been so fortunate to find your channel this late into its existence because now I get hours of this to dive into. SO inspiring! I can't wait to get into analogue. If you had one recommendation for a starter synth what would it be? I noticed you use the Typhon a lot.
I would recommend the Sequential Take 5 for a starter synth. Analog sound, great for pads, great for bass, great for leads, has decent built-in effects with dedicated knobs for reverb, has a keybed that feels good, has a good layout and workflow, has a sequencer that you can play along with (surprisingly rare!), and more. It just kind of does everything you'd want at the start. The Typhon is great, yes, but would require some sort of playing surface, at least.
And thanks so much for the kind words!
@@JayHosking Thank you so much! I'll be joining the Patreon later today! Cheers!
@@JayHosking Would you recommand Moog Grandmother or even Matriarch as one's first synth? I'm currently considering to touch the world of hardware synth lol. (btw Your content is incredable, I really indujge into your music...it makes me able to touch the beauty of analog world
@@_alexxon The Matriarch is a beautiful instrument that offers a ton of exploration and joy. Beautiful stereo filters and delay, and lots of oscillators to work with. And thanks!
@@JayHosking so this means that you would recommand me to get a Matriach? I see that's a 4 voices synth that could create chords. Is that good for creating texture(pad) in ambient music? I mainly make electronic dance music, love something like anjunadeep, organic house or something. It's extremely expensive for me as a student but if I could use it to create something good I think it will worth it:)
noice
Hey Jay, big fan of your channel here!
Im a jazz musician that loves synths and Id like to start trying to compose like you are, with a sequencer! Ive got the synths no problem, but I was wondering what would you recommend (for sequencers) for someone that's no into that kind of setup at all. And for anybody here thaare into that kind of music and setup, let me know your thoughts!
Thanks and of course don't stop doing what you're doing, its really inspiring!
Cheers
Ah, sequencers are such a subjective thing. It would really depend on what kind of music you're going to make, whether you (like me) see hardware as a must, whether you're inputting the notes via pads or keys or stepwise, etc. I'd probably consider a groovebox like the Deluge as a starting point, since it can make loops as long as you'd like, and has a good chromatic pad mode, but it's also got limitations (they all do). I really like the Squid, but it might be limited in terms of step count for you, or note entry. All the best!
@@JayHosking Thanks for the response, ill dig into that! cheers
Hopefully this is a compliment (it's meant to be!) but I get some Alessandro Cortini vibes here--except more melodic/expressive. Delicious.
I love Cortini's stuff. Thanks kindly.
Truly inspiring. How do you find the Squid? I have a Squid vs Squarp quandry after hearing this.
So I saw earlier videos with The NDLR, now the Squid. Which do you prefer and why the switch. Also what do you record into?
Man I don’t know if I should go for the toraiz or not. So many options…the Polyend tracker, Roland 707, Deluge, Novation Tracks, Hapaxetc… I just don’t know. I want something they can pretty much replace my need for a computer.
The Toraiz Squid is a ton of fun for percussion and monophonic lines, but truthfully it's not ideal for polyphonic sequencing. All of the devices you listed have advantages. None are bad devices per se. It's just about choosing features and feel that work for you.
Makes me fancy some spaghetti