Arturia Minibrute 2S - Let's Build a... West Coast-y, Buchla-ish, Music-Easle-eque Patch!

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  • The mysterious world of Buchla synths is a quiet fascination for me - one that, out of necessity is conducted from a distance - as the instruments that make up their catalogue are eye-wateringly expensive.
    For me, the Buchla Music Easel, seems to typify the whole mysterious vibe; it looks like some kind of retro-futuristic control panel in an alien spaceship - and sometimes sounds like one, but if we look at the specs on paper we have: two oscillators, a wave folder, a low pass gate, an envelope, a source of randomness, a 5 step sequencer and a cool pressure sensitive keyboard…. Well the Minibrute 2S has a lot of that, and I reckon we can bodge the rest of it so… Let's see if we can apply some Music Easel magic and build a 'West Coast Brute" of sorts!
    Here's a video about establishing an "initialised patch" as a starting point: • Arturia Minibrute 2 / ...
    Transparency Notice: The MicroBrute 2S and DrumBrute Impact were kindly provided to me by Arturia.
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  • @howardmoscovitz9353
    @howardmoscovitz9353 4 роки тому +65

    Wonderful video. I worked for Don Buchla back in the 1970s. You are right that the East Coast vs. West Coast thing is pointless discussion. As for vactrols; he used them because the were cheaper than VCAs, not because of the sound. In any case, you taught me a lot about the 2S that I didn’t know and I will enjoy patching it much more now. Thanks. I just subscribed to you channel...

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому +16

      Wow, it's amazing to get that first hand context. Really glad you took something away as well!

    • @symbiat0
      @symbiat0 2 роки тому

      Marc Doty gave a great talk on this at KnobCon 2021 (I was front and center ;-) ua-cam.com/video/C7zRUSOhgKM/v-deo.html

  • @roccoharris
    @roccoharris 3 роки тому +10

    folks like you--incredibly knowledgeable folks, that is--coming along & offering up all this great information so readily & thoroughly & graciously is just plain amazing(!). please do know that these efforts are greatly appreciated. __/\__

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  3 роки тому +2

      And folks who let us folks know that it's appreciated and useful help keep us folks going!

    • @roccoharris
      @roccoharris 3 роки тому +2

      @@OscillatorSink a classic case of one hand washing the other, my brother. ;-)

  • @xflow-fc8eq
    @xflow-fc8eq 7 місяців тому +1

    Your channel alone provided more value in regards to this machine than the whole rest of UA-cam. Thank you !!!

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  6 місяців тому +1

      That's very kind of you to say, thank you!

  • @franpalleiro3897
    @franpalleiro3897 3 місяці тому +1

    You've opened my eyes and ears to so many new ways of using this synth. Thank you dearly.

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  3 місяці тому

      Thank you for watching! Enjoy exploring your new sounds!

  • @gabesudholt
    @gabesudholt 4 місяці тому +1

    Excellent

  • @georgedjmatrix4229
    @georgedjmatrix4229 2 роки тому +3

    Thank You. i am not too familiar with the east /west, but this video sure inspired me to experiment and enjoy these great sounds. love that you only used the minibrute 2s and no added equipment.

  • @StepRecorder
    @StepRecorder 2 роки тому +2

    Love these MiniBrute 2S long vids. Really really creative and inspiring. Thank you!

  • @kylemaccc
    @kylemaccc 4 роки тому +3

    more minibrute 2s videos please!!!!! I'm new to the synth world and they have been so helpful! thanks so far

  • @chateautemp
    @chateautemp 2 роки тому +1

    Great vid! Loved the beast taking off at the end. It lives!!

  • @thejoshuathomas
    @thejoshuathomas 2 роки тому +3

    Though I don't own the equipment in most of your videos, I find the principles of what you teach to be invaluable in learning different techniques with my own synth of choice (Volca Modular). Between your MiniBrute, Opsix and Eurorack content, I learn a great deal about synthesis which deepens my overall understanding. I can't thank you enough for the wonderful edutainment you provide. All the best to you.

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  2 роки тому

      Thank you! I'm glad I could help out on your synthesis journey!

  • @expandingknowledge8269
    @expandingknowledge8269 4 роки тому +2

    Shades of Louis and Bebe Barron, Excellently made! 😃

  • @jadelion11
    @jadelion11 4 роки тому +2

    My 2S doesn't get enough love but it has been recently and you sir have been really inspiring. I need to work through the manual for pete's sake but your videos are a great companion resource.

  • @marcuunk8564
    @marcuunk8564 10 місяців тому +1

    🙏❤️🙏Thanks!!

  • @edgarcerda4016
    @edgarcerda4016 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the excellent tutorial… I just bought an S2, and I am learning a LOT from it!

  • @graphpaperguy6133
    @graphpaperguy6133 4 роки тому +2

    This series and your other walk-throughs create an AWESOME context with which to not only understand synthesis, but to use it creatively. I've owned the MB2 for 6 months and with each video I'm reminded that I barely know it's name. Fascinating stuff and work-flows that inspire creativity. Thank you for these. Please keep doing your thing!

  • @jazzjeffjazzjeff
    @jazzjeffjazzjeff 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks so much for this! This video is astounding! I learned so much, and I know I need to watch this again and again. I am guessing that 90% of Minibrute owners have no idea what their machine can do! Thanks a million!

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  3 роки тому

      Thanks for watching - I'm glad you found it interesting!

  • @humanerror3139
    @humanerror3139 4 роки тому +2

    Thankyou, love the minibrute 2s. Very well explained and easy to understand. Hope you can do more with this synth in the future 👍🏻

  • @BillyFixIT
    @BillyFixIT 4 роки тому +5

    Love the way you got distracted with some of the sounds that the 2s was spitting out, I'm going to have a go with this patch later.

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому +1

      I'm only human! I'm not going to miss out on enjoying a cool sound just because the camera is rolling :D Have fun patching!

  • @Wanderr93
    @Wanderr93 4 роки тому +2

    Unless I'm not very much into west coast oriented sounds, I couldn't help myself but see it through the end of the video. Quite interesting patching there!
    I really enjoy your tutorials and hope there's many more to come. Each video makes me even more impressed of the capabilities of the minibrute 2S. It's like falling in love over and over again. Well done!

  • @acidhousetherapy
    @acidhousetherapy 6 місяців тому +1

    This is fantastic! Thanks for this series, they have been the most useful Minibrute 2S videos I have found. I want to really focus on getting my head around live patching for performance, so I have some work to do! Cheers, Marcus

  • @thamuswitwill
    @thamuswitwill 3 роки тому +1

    I bought my 2s a couple of weeks ago and i just found this video. I knew it was powerful but I had no idea of the depth of this beast.

  • @ianjohnston3241
    @ianjohnston3241 2 роки тому +1

    An absolutely outstanding tutorial! Thank you so much for the considerable amount of work you so clearly put into this piece and for sharing it. My MB2S arrives tomorrow - can’t wait to get hands on! Please keep publishing tutorials of this quality - beautifully clear & concise and paced just right. Brilliant stuff!

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  2 роки тому

      Thank you for the kind words and I hope you have an absolute blast exploring the Minibrute!

  • @shitmandood
    @shitmandood 4 роки тому +3

    I'm glad you made this! You just don't see too many people doing anything with existing gear anymore on UA-cam. I'm going to walk through your instructions with my own MiniBrute 2S this weekend and experience it myself. Thank you!

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому

      I'm incredibly fortunate to be in a position where I do get to work with some new releases, but my focus has always been trying to explore a synth to its fullest - and that means revisiting whenever inspiration strikes!

  • @6stringks
    @6stringks 4 роки тому +1

    very nice and a lot of theory to grab. As a guitarist Buchla got me hooked to the world of elektrons! Thank you.

  • @nosecondlost
    @nosecondlost Рік тому +1

    Excellent!

  • @HIFI1965
    @HIFI1965 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks !!! What a great ending!!! (A rare compliment for a synth video)

  • @stuartdavid8493
    @stuartdavid8493 Рік тому +2

    The Buchla easel has 4 random cv sources, so it’s certainly not cheating to use 2 in your patch. Each white random output on the easel outputs a different random control voltage pattern. (Although they aren’t really completely random.) Great video, btw. As are all your videos.

  • @CodyCoates
    @CodyCoates 3 роки тому +1

    This is a great resource for the MB2s!!! Thank you!

  • @lachlanmacquarrie3129
    @lachlanmacquarrie3129 4 роки тому +1

    Excellent stuff mate, can't wait to try some of your patching ideas!

  • @dubhells8058
    @dubhells8058 4 роки тому +1

    Source of inspiration as usuals !
    Musically from France ! 🍻

  • @vaspers
    @vaspers 3 роки тому +2

    Fascinating. My Moog Matriarch often sounds exactly like a Buchla. I will try your patch examples and also patch my MiniBrute 2S into Matriarch where utilities abound. Fantastic video!

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  3 роки тому

      Thank you, and have fun cross-patching those two - I'll just be sat over here, quietly jealous of your Matriarch 🙂 enjoy!

  • @audeon_visual
    @audeon_visual 2 роки тому +1

    I've seen this video so many times. I nearly have it memorized.

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for coming back!

    • @audeon_visual
      @audeon_visual 2 роки тому +1

      ​@@OscillatorSink No problem at all. All of your Brute videos are amazing.

  • @AllaMortify
    @AllaMortify 3 роки тому +2

    15:38 For some reason that made me think of Wall-E

  • @Nicolaswattrelot
    @Nicolaswattrelot 6 місяців тому

    best tuto !!!! Thank you !

  • @mundane3406
    @mundane3406 4 роки тому +1

    That is this evening sorted... Great video as always... 👌🏻

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому +1

      Sit back, relax, and enjoy an hour of *SYNTH*!

  • @smits98
    @smits98 4 роки тому +1

    Fantastic stuff! Just picked up one of these in Canada on the cheap. Crazy to see its potential tapped like this. Bravo

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you, and enjoy your new synth! Get patching!

  • @s4m43l89
    @s4m43l89 4 роки тому +1

    I am still relativly new to the wohle world of substractive synthesis, but I definetly learned some things today! Thanks

  • @neonmelk
    @neonmelk 2 роки тому +1

    Now i know why i will grab one of of these...If ever.
    So nice !

  • @jeffb01
    @jeffb01 4 роки тому +1

    I love this video so much. You are a genius.

  • @audeon_visual
    @audeon_visual 2 роки тому +2

    I've found that, in addition to the various patch techniques featured in the video, patching the ADSR envelope into Osc 1's pitch, can give you some really interesting wobbly/plucky tones (also hard-syncing the oscillators while patching osc 2's pitch into PWM adds a cool almost karplus-y sound). Thanks again man.

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  2 роки тому +2

      Great tip! Audio rate PWM is criminally underrated.

    • @audeon_visual
      @audeon_visual 2 роки тому +1

      @@OscillatorSink I completely agree!

  • @earlsfield
    @earlsfield 4 роки тому +4

    since you have Micro Freak it is only fair to use that Buchla - inspired pressure sensitive keyboard. Great job.Core of Buchla's unique architecture is low pass gate and wavefolding in sequences, well recreated. Also, agreed - "triangle wave is underappreciated oscillator shape" - plus 1000 - triangle with nice am/fm, my fav plucky stuff. There is smt so nice and clean in the upper harmonics of the triangle.

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому +1

      One trick I've always loved with triangles is mixing one in a couple of octaves above the "main" sound. There's something about it that brings those upper harmonics into a real focus; all flutey and dreamy.

    • @earlsfield
      @earlsfield 4 роки тому +1

      @@OscillatorSink i see people on internet saying "triangle...not that exciting " - get two oscillators to triangle, waveshape it (i am doing this on Prophet REV 2 with great shape mod for each waveform) and fold it - add some fm and noise and you will get nices lo fi bell- like sound for IDM - kinda stuff.

  • @chitlun
    @chitlun 4 роки тому +1

    Nice work sir! I was wondering only a few days ago when you were going to do another MB2S patch tutorial... This is well worth the wait, cheers man, peace ✌️

  • @iKost27
    @iKost27 6 місяців тому +1

    thank u for this amazing tut !

  • @scarabeobop
    @scarabeobop 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for this great tutorial. Just what I needed! As far as east vs west coast terminolgy, I think those are useful labels for general aesthetic positions that may use any synthesis approach.

  • @chrissearle23
    @chrissearle23 4 роки тому +1

    Fabulous and extremely helpful. Thanks you!

  • @redlester
    @redlester 4 роки тому +1

    I wish we could give videos two thumbs up, superb stuff. Can’t wait to boot up my MB2S later. I also have a Subsequent 37, and Sirin and a DFAM so could try for an east/west blend. 😊

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому +1

      Sounds like a plan! I think the DFAM is a great pairing as it's "not a normal synth" - cross patching the two with all the sequencing could be a fantastic thing.

  • @pthomas36
    @pthomas36 4 роки тому +2

    I just bought one of these things - I think the last one in Canada for the time being - and I have been so excited to get to it but scared of it at the same time. This is a wonderfully inspiring and informative video and that's what I needed. You have another subscriber.

  • @NotesfromUnderground
    @NotesfromUnderground 4 роки тому +1

    great video, great demo! thanks!

  • @hector3550
    @hector3550 4 роки тому +1

    Excellent !! Thank you!!

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому +1

      You're very welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

  • @chicken_flavoured_bacon3230
    @chicken_flavoured_bacon3230 2 роки тому +1

    great video, i cannot thank you enough.. cheers

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  2 роки тому

      Thank you for watching and I hope you can coax similarly bizarre sounds from your brute!

    • @chicken_flavoured_bacon3230
      @chicken_flavoured_bacon3230 2 роки тому +1

      @@OscillatorSink for sure, but also it just brought a different perspective and approach I hadn't thought of, this is great

  • @neuroactive3301
    @neuroactive3301 4 роки тому +1

    Great video! Great sounds!

  • @bobthesalesclerk
    @bobthesalesclerk 4 роки тому +1

    I just got home from recording and havent set the gear I brought with me back up yet. This just gave me a reason 🙃

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому

      Go go go!
      (but also, actually, probably give your ears a rest first, the kind of active listening you do during recording is super taxing and you should let yourself relax a little first).

  • @axs203
    @axs203 4 місяці тому

    This was very interesting. I wish someone would release a cheap Buchla. Even in IOS. Arturias one was good.........I'd like to see a hardware one. Anyway this will do for the rest of us. That Minibrute looks quite interesting. I've got the Microbrute and it's a good little synth.

  • @SpeccyMan
    @SpeccyMan 4 роки тому +3

    I've got to get me some of those stack cables for my 2S.

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому

      I find that they can really open up a patch for sure - can recommend!

  • @leandromiquet4820
    @leandromiquet4820 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @shitmandood
    @shitmandood 3 роки тому +1

    It took me a while but I finally walked through and completed this instruction today. For whatever reason, I had some learning blocks on the sequencer, but after having the 2s sit with me for the past few years and working with other systems, watching what you've done, I was quick to understand the other features I hadn't understood before (like press and what mod 1 would be for instance). I can also see why all of the recommendations for eurorack component pieces for the 2s seem to be VCAs, and probably attenuators, and/or LFOs. If we got a low-pass gate module, I'm curious as to where it would fit within the 2s. I do have a Fairfield Shallow Water, which has a low-pass gate and sort of wondering if I can take the output signal, or from one of the oscillators (like the triangle) and feed it into the Shallow Water and back into the Ext In...that could give it some weird twanginess. :) Although that probably needs a VCA before sending to a guitar pedal. Thanks for the tutorial!

  • @Musikkeller-Innsider
    @Musikkeller-Innsider 4 роки тому +3

    Sounds very mysterious and nice... Without access to a Minibrute 2s, I will have to try to reproduce this with a Neutron and a MicroBrute :-)

    • @dubhells8058
      @dubhells8058 4 роки тому +1

      Hi, go to musicradar. com and search "bruton", maybe that's can help you ! 🍻

    • @Musikkeller-Innsider
      @Musikkeller-Innsider 4 роки тому

      @@dubhells8058 Thx, interesting.

  • @adamwieczorek7701
    @adamwieczorek7701 10 місяців тому +1

    I didnt think it is possible 🦾💓

  • @noname85808
    @noname85808 4 роки тому +2

    Mooooooore!

  • @BrunoWiebelt
    @BrunoWiebelt 4 роки тому +1

    43:15 when the machine talks back thank you

  • @smartmind23
    @smartmind23 6 місяців тому

    Wow this is great! Any other budget synths who can go this "machine speaking back" directions?
    Can we have another one :)?

  • @kenb7540
    @kenb7540 3 роки тому

    Great patching ! You’d be a natural with a large scale analogue modular set-up eg Make Noise B&G shared system 👍

  • @dejanslak8972
    @dejanslak8972 4 роки тому +1

    Amazing. Tnx

  • @RealBassist
    @RealBassist 4 роки тому +1

    awesome man! very clever patching

  • @bauhnguefyische667
    @bauhnguefyische667 2 роки тому +1

    I own a MB2 and an Easel.
    I’d love to see them have a baby.

  • @jthorpe4droid
    @jthorpe4droid 4 роки тому +2

    Cool video, and I didn't mind how long it was because you covered a lot of stuff

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому

      I'm glad that it held your attention. I always get a bit anxious when I put out a really long video (not that my videos tend to be short!).

  • @genebrady
    @genebrady 3 роки тому +1

    Seems like it could use a noise knob, to add some modulated noise as a background behind those very interesting harsh metallic bleeps

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  3 роки тому

      We've got a noise source on there - we'd just have to work out how best to route it.

  • @maxmatson1578
    @maxmatson1578 4 роки тому +2

    I would love for you to do a video like this with buchla inspired patches on the "Behringer Neutron" since I have that one myself.

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому +2

      Sadly, I do not have one, but a lot of the ideas I show here could be applied to the Neutron. You might need to use the distortion instead of a wave folder though.

    • @maxmatson1578
      @maxmatson1578 4 роки тому +2

      @@OscillatorSink I'll try that out. Thank you. One trick I like to do with the neutron is used the "sample & hold" mixed in with some "portamento" and plug it into the "delay time" As well as the filter cutoff that gives it this real liquid/crazy sound!🎹🎧💫😵👌😎👍

    • @kevinclarke9406
      @kevinclarke9406 4 роки тому +1

      Do check out Avrilcadabra's UA-cam channel - she has plenty of wonderful tutorials on the Neutron. IMHO, one of the best patchable mono-synths for the money...

    • @maxmatson1578
      @maxmatson1578 4 роки тому +1

      @@kevinclarke9406 I'll check that out. Thank you.👍 And I agree. It is a hell of a bang for the buck!👌 That and the "Volca modular" which I also have.

  • @begouda
    @begouda 4 роки тому

    Great tutorial.. but hard stuff for me ;-) Please more tutorials ;-)

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому

      If you haven't seen them I have a bunch of other MB2S tutorials already:
      Arturia Minibrute 2 / 2S - Let's Build...: ua-cam.com/play/PLzK7ubWUDl-LetoyWnX0uBqMta2lyRZeJ.html

  • @AirZeee
    @AirZeee 2 роки тому

    Bonkers

  • @channeltr7611
    @channeltr7611 3 роки тому +2

    FANTASTIC!!!!! PROFESSOR SINK. Also can this process be applied to the Deep mind 12? . That how I found you a few years ago. ( DM 12 Tutorial ). Btw I've been you just sold me own this unit. I've been trying to decide for the last two weeks. Lol.

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  3 роки тому +1

      The Deepmind is good for a lot of things, but it is missing a number of key bits of functionality for replicating this patch (FM between the oscillators, wave folding), but you could do some of the sequencing ideas with the control sequencer, and 'faking' a low pass gate is doable. You do also have looping envelopes if you want. So you can do some of it, but it won't quite be the same vibe.
      But you'll definitely be able to when you pick up your own new Minibrute 2S!

    • @channeltr7611
      @channeltr7611 3 роки тому +1

      @@OscillatorSink mini is in the mail !!!! thanks for the response. Did you do a tutorial on looping envelopes ?

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  3 роки тому +2

      @@channeltr7611 I haven't, but other than "turn on loop" then "trig" loops all the time, whereas "gate" only loops when you're playing a note is about the full story there. Patch it wherever you fancy!

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  3 роки тому +2

      Oh, and I suppose it's worth noting that you can modulate the attack and decay time to change the shape and speed of the envelope - something you can't do on the LFOs.

  • @pecne
    @pecne 3 роки тому +1

    Nice patching. I will definitaly try these patches on my MB2. Maybe use some additional modules from Eurorack ( :

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  3 роки тому

      Cheers, and I can confirm - adding some more modules into the mix is a good time.

  • @scarabeobop
    @scarabeobop 3 роки тому +1

    I agree 2s is very much an easel and I have learned and applied a lot from your video. However, do you find the attacks quite clicky and poppy on your 2s ? I don't always mind but it dirties up the sound. I added ferrite beads to my audio cables but don't hear a significant improvement.

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  3 роки тому

      The attack, especially on the cycling envelope, is extremely fast so can create clicks - it'll be worse on low frequency sounds because its so fast that it'll more often chop the oscillators wave in half. You can raise the attack slider slightly and still have what sounds like an "instant attack", but it'll ease in just enough to remove clicks.
      (I don't think ferrite beads are going to help here)

    • @scarabeobop
      @scarabeobop 3 роки тому

      @@OscillatorSink Thank you, yeah the beads don't help. I have experimented with smoothing the attack somewhat but I still find it more dirty than expected. But perhaps I just am mistaking some other things for clicks. I am not normally bothered by that with other synths I've used. Even with other kinds of patches I have noticed a lot of lower freq popping, for lack of a better word, during abrupt transitions. Like a motor running, pop pop pop pop pop through a sequence for instance. Anyway I will keep working on it. Like you I have a long running interest in the Buchla music Easel but it is out of reach $ . This is the closest I have come to it in an affordable semi modular .. I had a moog grandmother briefly which I think might have been closer in some ways and had an incredible sound ..and others. Probably could have got the real deal for all the synths I have been through over some years! Thanks for your insight and sharing your knowledge and experiments.

  • @moycohen5479
    @moycohen5479 3 роки тому +1

    Hello, really enjoyed this!!
    Im really looking forward to buy this synth, but im having a hard time knowing if I will need any extra equipment to make it work. I don't have experience on audio...
    I have only a JBL Boombox speaker, with has an aux in minijack 3,5mm. I don't know if I can connect the minibrute directly to the speaker, or I need an adapter to transform the cable of the out of the minibrute to the 3,50mm.
    Also don't know if I need a mixer or something.
    As you see I'm really lost here and don't want to make an impulsive decision and then realize I need to spend more to make it sound. I will really appreciate your wisdom on this complex thing for a beginner, who want to start making alien noises and be happy.

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  3 роки тому

      Do you have (wired) headphones, as that might be the easiest place to start if you're the only person that needs to hear the sound - the Minibrute has a headphone output on 1/4" so at most you'd need a little adaptor. You probably could go onto the aux on your JBL and you'd need a similar adapter, bit you might find that it only comes out of one side.
      You don't need a mixer if you are mostly planning to jam at home, but if you want to record your alien explorations then you might want to look into audio interfaces. The Focusrite Scarlett range have good entry level interfaces and they can be had pretty cheaply second hand (especially if you get one from the previous generation).

  • @gregvittore5004
    @gregvittore5004 3 роки тому +1

    Are drugs included when you buy this thing? Great video 👍🔥🤘

  • @darrenweight5972
    @darrenweight5972 4 роки тому

    First - I didn’t know that the MiniBrute 2S didn’t have any patch memory... how have I missed that until now? I’ve almost purchased one twice. *I’ve promised myself that I won’t buy any more synths unless the can save patches - I have too many and they don’t get used as often.
    With that out of the way- your videos are great! I’ve pulled the trigger on purchases on 2 synths (Deepmind 12 & Micro Freak) that were greatly influenced by your reviews and patch idea videos. Thank you much!

    • @dubhells8058
      @dubhells8058 4 роки тому +1

      Hi, this is the magic of the modular ! No save patches, always on the Fly ! 🍻

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому +1

      The sequencer and its settings can be saved, but the rest is all analogue: it'd be very tricky to save how the wires are all connected up after all!
      I get what you mean, although, I have to say that not having patches does focus your mind: the performance and the patch all happening in the moment is kind of a cool thing in my opinion.

  • @ChristianKrupa
    @ChristianKrupa 3 роки тому +1

    Would this be possible with a micro, or is it not as capable in these things?

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  3 роки тому +1

      The microbrute doesn't have nearly the same amount of options when it comes to patching, nor the modulation sources and only has a single oscillator so you couldn't do the FM. And if course the sequencer is a lot more basic.
      That said you do have the wave folding and I think the little patch bay would allow you to fake the low pass gate, so there is an element of the character you could get sonically, but a lot, if not most of what I'm doing in this video won't be possible.

    • @ChristianKrupa
      @ChristianKrupa 3 роки тому

      @@OscillatorSink cheers, good to know!

  • @channeltr7611
    @channeltr7611 2 роки тому

    Good day, I'm have a moog Voyager w/ CV expander. And instead of using midi to Control the vovager, how can i patch influence moog?

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  2 роки тому

      I'm afraid I haven't ever had the pleasure of using one so that may have to be a question best answered by the manual... If you're not familiar with CV concepts then there are a number of "introduction to modular" type videos - Andrew Huang has a good one for example.

  • @andrewhildenbrand1441
    @andrewhildenbrand1441 2 роки тому

    Thank you! Could you do a tutorial for a Krell patch on the Minibrute 2s?

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  2 роки тому

      If I knew what a Kelly patch was then maybe?

    • @andrewhildenbrand1441
      @andrewhildenbrand1441 2 роки тому +1

      Sorry autocorrect... Krell

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  2 роки тому +1

      @@andrewhildenbrand1441 ah, that makes more sense! I haven't done a tutorial but I have made them - this video has a description of the patch in the video description and there's a link to a Facebook post with photos of the patch in the comments:
      ua-cam.com/video/5usofNEhXyw/v-deo.html

  • @gremoov7703
    @gremoov7703 4 роки тому +1

    👍🏻🔥

  • @squishmusic
    @squishmusic 3 роки тому

    I was pretty lost until the 40min mark when the weirdness got going and woke me up. Im planning a MF but i guess one cannot *disconnect* the internal clock there, or? Can such me done on a Neutron? Crave? Maybe Crave is too limited in its patchbay....

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  3 роки тому +1

      I think in all cases you can provide analogue sync to those devices, which is the same thing as removing the internal clock from the equation.

    • @squishmusic
      @squishmusic 3 роки тому +1

      @@OscillatorSink well Im new to modular patchbay fun, or I will be once ive decided what to go with. The MF 100% and your excellent tutorials on that helped...but now youve gone and got me looking at the MicroBrutes :d

    • @squishmusic
      @squishmusic 2 роки тому

      I got a MF in the end. But Im back here and bidding on a MB2S :D

  • @cesarqzda
    @cesarqzda 4 роки тому +1

    Any idea how to shut off local on it?

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому +1

      Because you're getting midi echo when going via a DAW?

    • @cesarqzda
      @cesarqzda 4 роки тому

      Yeah doubling from daw & internal. Most likely the arturia software?

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому

      @@cesarqzda that's where I'd look - I'm not aware of anything on the panel.

  • @bembeleee
    @bembeleee 3 роки тому +1

    Okay at some point this started to sound like the ocoast

  • @hypersphere4047
    @hypersphere4047 2 роки тому +1

    Me for myself thought that stuff is so expensive too but if u compare it to other stuff it doesn’t seem so expensive I mean people buy iPhones for 1100€ but think oh shut 500 bucks for a Minibrute why😹

  • @pontiuspilates
    @pontiuspilates 4 роки тому +5

    Volca Modular is very Buchla and costs very little.

  • @hughthemusicalengineer4365
    @hughthemusicalengineer4365 4 роки тому

    Very good video. Can I ask where you got the stacking patch cable?

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому +1

      They are Tiptop Stackcables, I think I got them from... Gear4music? But lots of retailers carry them.

    • @hughthemusicalengineer4365
      @hughthemusicalengineer4365 4 роки тому

      @@OscillatorSink Thanks for the feedback.

    • @hughthemusicalengineer4365
      @hughthemusicalengineer4365 4 роки тому +1

      @@OscillatorSink Sounds a lot like the Forbidden Planet. Very versatile. I need to experiment more.

  • @Silent_Stillness
    @Silent_Stillness 4 роки тому

    Honestly I feel like it took until 40:30 to generate something that compels the listener's attention. Once the trend started happening, it did feel unique and grabbed my curiosity and that moment was enjoyable. With that being said I feel like overall there is something very unmusical about this whole process. I feel like it takes so much energy to acquire enough control over the instrument to even start to get into the territory where you would start to be able to construct a musical piece. In addition to this to me it seems like pretty much the only realistic way to normalize this whole creative process would be to reuse the sounds that were created in this session through a sampling/sequencing device. All in all this looks like a LOT of effort for something that is extremely niche and that's not very efficient at conveying your expressiveness. Obviously if I didn't have a clear openness for sound exploration I wouldn't be here watching this, but I can't shake the sentiment that ultimately if we can agree that music is a language, at some point it becomes very obvious that the creative process is doomed if you cannot be in control of the order in which the "words" come out and if you aren't in control of the instrument to a degree where you can actually form sentences.

    • @squarekid
      @squarekid 4 роки тому +1

      Honestly I feel like it took until 40:30 to generate something that compels the listener's attention. Once the trend started happening, it did feel unique and grabbed my curiosity and that moment was enjoyable. With that being said I feel like overall there is something very unmusical about this whole process. I feel like it takes so much energy to acquire enough control over the instrument to even start to get into the territory where you would start to be able to construct a musical piece. In addition to this to me it seems like pretty much the only realistic way to normalize this whole creative process would be to reuse the sounds that were created in this session through a sampling/sequencing device. All in all this looks like a LOT of effort for something that is extremely niche and that's not very efficient at conveying your expressiveness. Obviously if I didn't have a clear openness for sound exploration I wouldn't be here watching this, but I can't shake the sentiment that ultimately if we can agree that music is a language, at some point it becomes very obvious that the creative process is doomed if you cannot be in control of the order in which the "words" come out and if you aren't in control of the instrument to a degree where you can actually form sentences.

  • @FUNKINETIK
    @FUNKINETIK 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much Professor OS for sharing your amazing knowledge and creativity, such a pleasure to listen to you and how YOU get enjoyment from this machine. I’ve owned one for just over 6 months and slowly learning my way around everything modular. I have made some tunes solely with the 2s, I would be honoured if you’d maybe check out my channel to take a listen, there’s also visuals (which I’m a bit more experienced at) to go along with them. CIRCUITRY OF LIFE is the tune I’m most happy with. One question I have is to do with connecting an external instrument, namely a Stylophone 350s that I’ve been the proud owner of for some 45 years. Any advice truly appreciated.
    P E A C E : )

  • @AmbientMusicStudio
    @AmbientMusicStudio 4 роки тому +1

    Ok. I'm pulling my MB2S out of the closet.

    • @pecne
      @pecne 3 роки тому

      wow. why is it in the closet? :O

  • @kimbanevile6421
    @kimbanevile6421 4 роки тому

    Seems to me this would be easier and more "East Coast" if you used a Neutron. Just saying.

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому

      It would be more "East Coast" yes - it lacks a wavefolder which is one of the particularly distinctive features of the Buchla vibe (it also lacks a voltage sequencer). But the point of this video was to patch around West Coast ideas, and also I don't own a Neutron.
      Regardless, if you wanted to try some of these ideas on the Neutron the patch would look very similar, although the routing might be a little more flexible in a couple of places as it has two utility VCAs if I recall correctly?

  • @genepozniak
    @genepozniak 4 роки тому +1

    I don't know if I just innately dislike the sounds of Buchlas or that the few people playing them all tend to be 60s-oriented avant garde types (which I just find old, now). lol

    • @howardmoscovitz9353
      @howardmoscovitz9353 4 роки тому

      Maybe you innately dislike yourself. lol

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  4 роки тому +3

      Everyone be nice please. This comment section is a 100% chill zone friends!

    • @jeffb01
      @jeffb01 4 роки тому +1

      I used to feel that way too - until I payed with the Arturia easel vst and went down some west coast rabbit hole and became obsessed with the Buchla philosophy of synthesis.

    • @graxjpg
      @graxjpg 4 роки тому

      jeffb01 the term west coast means less than nothing to me as a musician that plays the synthesizer sometimes. What the fuck do you mean by west coast? I understand different synth manufacturers having different approaches, my favorite is the EMS architecture with the pins and really turney knobs.

    • @jeffb01
      @jeffb01 4 роки тому

      ​@@graxjpg When I say east coast, I'm talking about basic subtractive synthesis ala Moog. And when I say west coast, I'm talking Buchla and Serge - Starting with a sine wave and making it complex thru fm/ringmod/wavefolding and then using a low pass gate instead of a res filter. I'm not totally familiar with the EMS (I have the Arturia vst version), but I would think it would be closer to East coast with their waveform selection and nice filter. West coast is more experimental (60s-oriented avant garde, as OP said, isn't far off) and weird - and often uses generative patches (patches that play themselves - see krell patch). But can also often sounds more organic. Overall, these are antiquated terms and many of the ideas of east and west coast are incorporated into many synths (Arturia mini brute 2s, 0-coast, etc)

  • @BrunoWiebelt
    @BrunoWiebelt 4 роки тому +1

    11 minutes in and I feeling confused ... nothing wrong BUT 24 minutes on AM ok? I think it is that I not see where we are going ... may be a short sound example att the beginning could make it clearer

  • @bengarland
    @bengarland 3 роки тому

    Great video, but it would be better if you spoke a bit more clearly. It was really a struggle to understand you at times due to your whisper-ish speaking style.

    • @OscillatorSink
      @OscillatorSink  3 роки тому

      My toddler was sleeping in the room next door. The realities of trying to create content, in the space that you have, with a full time day job and a young child. If you go back through my channel, you can pretty much pinpoint when I went from childless to parenthood.

    • @bengarland
      @bengarland 3 роки тому +1

      @@OscillatorSink Fair enough. Thank you for putting it together, it is a great resource to help me learn to tweak the 2S.

    • @bengarland
      @bengarland 3 роки тому +1

      @@OscillatorSink Man you got a lot of nice videos! This will keep me busy for a couple days :) Congrats on fatherhood and still finding time for synth jams.