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@Simplesimple123 29 күн бұрын
Thank you for this . Hard to find videos of how to link all these bits of equipment up . What sort of cables is used from the earphone of tape player to audio interface ?
@SycamoreWillow 12 күн бұрын
I use one like the Hosa CMP-105. I make my own and there are lots of other brands too.
@Simplesimple123 9 күн бұрын
@@SycamoreWillow hey thanks for the reply . Really appreciate that . Thanks for what you do
@joshn8580 Ай бұрын
Personally volume matching the tracks with a small loop and quick switching through the A/Bs would make the effects more transparent. I kinda left this video not hearing the actual difference.
@SycamoreWillow 12 күн бұрын
Fair enough, the difference was less subtle before KZbin compression, but after KZbin compression the difference is even more subtle
@denniswaakopreijers115 Ай бұрын
Hi, I liked your video very much! I was however wondering, can you connect the line out of eg the op-1 to the phono or radio in on the Uher? It’s different voltages right? Thanks in advance!
@SycamoreWillow Ай бұрын
You absolutely can connect typical audio level sources to the Uher! I do it all the time and specifically I've done it with my OP-1. Thanks for stopping by :)
@summersale 3 ай бұрын
great video and nice device. sadly l live in europe and i dont think that device was sold here. do you maybe know an alternative? or maybe some place where they are more common? thanks
@SycamoreWillow 2 ай бұрын
I don't know what cassette players in Europe have varispeed like this, but I think you can still find them on eBay and places like that. These are made in Japan so I think they did ship them to many countries.
@SycamoreWillow 2 ай бұрын
Just one more thought, a really common cassette player that has this feature is the United States library of Congress machine. They're kind of pricey but they're very very cool
@TanyaHanson-t8q 3 ай бұрын
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@SycamoreWillow 3 ай бұрын
What is happening
@SeadratulMontaha 3 ай бұрын
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@SycamoreWillow 3 ай бұрын
Well then
@JackNance22 3 ай бұрын
It was impossible to not click on this video with a title like that. Well done!
@SycamoreWillow 3 ай бұрын
Lol thanks
@TreyTush 4 ай бұрын
This was funny… until I saw this video. Only someone from San Francisco could be this smug and unfunny
@SycamoreWillow 4 ай бұрын
Any smugness was intended ironically.
@vandorb12 4 ай бұрын
You make Heavy Weapons Guy proud.
@SycamoreWillow 4 ай бұрын
Will restore you to health comrade!
@FacemeltingsolosMusic 4 ай бұрын
Perfection 😙👌
@SycamoreWillow 4 ай бұрын
Thanks dude
@TuddsCrapshoot 4 ай бұрын
There’s a workaround for using loops on this that doesn’t involve modding the machine, but the cassette. You just do a loop over both spindles, but add a rubber band for traction.
@SycamoreWillow 4 ай бұрын
Neat!
@bennayboy37 5 ай бұрын
Are you able to record music from a playlist to a tape?? My Dad has one of these but I’m not sure if I can use it for a playlist for my Walkman.
@SycamoreWillow 5 ай бұрын
Yes you absolutely could but I really wouldn't recommend it. This isn't a machine that has like crazy good sound or anything. And also it's going to record in mono and you probably want stereo.
@juliusway 6 ай бұрын
Just been listening, enjoying the sounds, nice work
@SycamoreWillow 6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much mate. I'm just some guy making music for myself but it always pleases me when others like it!
@juliusway 6 ай бұрын
@@SycamoreWillow That's the way to go. The Microcosm is super fun to play with, good to hear how it's being utilised by other people, lovely.
@MarkBokowiec 6 ай бұрын
I totally agree with your comments - all hail the sweet spots😊
@SycamoreWillow 6 ай бұрын
Hell yeah brother.
@psychrockvinyl 7 ай бұрын
Dude yeah this is nice! We should make a jam
@SycamoreWillow 7 ай бұрын
Hit me up!
@ripmessy 8 ай бұрын
I just bought one of these wi5h afoot pedal for $58 on ebay
@SycamoreWillow 8 ай бұрын
Congrats!
@alastpicturefromvoyager 8 ай бұрын
Soooo nice ! We used to screen Koyaanisqatsi for our early live shows with my experimental band, and it was so inspiring to play at the same time. One day we did it on a giant movie theatre and it was amazing. I am sure your show will be a blast. Have fun !
@alastpicturefromvoyager 8 ай бұрын
Sorry for the crappy sound : kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIXZfZ-lgJJ8i9Esi=g4OTvmIzzOkj_WGd
@SycamoreWillow 8 ай бұрын
Amazing! I wish we lived in the same city. We could do some fun events together.
@alastpicturefromvoyager 8 ай бұрын
@@SycamoreWillow so true !
@jazznw 8 ай бұрын
Wish I was closer
@SycamoreWillow 8 ай бұрын
Oh no! I hope I didn't bum you out. Thanks for watching internet friend :)
@trnngthngs 8 ай бұрын
It's no exaggeration to say that Koyaanisqatsi changed the way that I see films and the way that I hear music. It was and is an incredibly moving experience and one that has shaped my views on so many things in ways that I cannot quite put into words--perhaps that's part of it--it helped me to see that sometimes some things are better left unsaid and better expressed through image and (wordless) sound. Glass' influence cannot be overstated and your pieces are a fitting tribute. Too bad I'm in the Midwest..... Break a leg!
@SycamoreWillow 8 ай бұрын
Wish you could be here, but thanks so much for taking the time to watch and share your thoughts! It feels good to share the love of art with good folks like you!
@johnpapania6273 8 ай бұрын
This is an absolute masterpiece!
@SycamoreWillow 8 ай бұрын
OMG thanks so much!
@HousePlant_Ambient 10 ай бұрын
Bought beads since I have Morphagene, and I can confirm. Beads is perfect pair for Morphagene. I literally spend an hour just with those two. Nothing in between, and modulating them. It was an awe moment and forgot the time. Very very satisfied.
@SycamoreWillow 10 ай бұрын
Same dude. Same...
@curtainsinmotion 11 ай бұрын
Hey, I just found your channel. Your videos are really inspirational, well explained and nicely produced. Great work! Thanks a lot for making these.
@SycamoreWillow 10 ай бұрын
Ahhh! Thanks for your nice words!
@LoganPilcher 11 ай бұрын
This is cool!
@SycamoreWillow 11 ай бұрын
Thanks my dude!
@SophyWongMakes Жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thanks for this awesome explanation of your box! I just got one of these recorders and I definitely want to build my own version! Just curious about your 2 TRS inputs. I see the port on the recorder is both input and output, did you connect one TRS connector to an input pin, and the other to an output pin on the DIN5?
@SophyWongMakes Жыл бұрын
Ahh! I just found your other video, which answered my question :) Thanks! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6eqkIKOiJKkjNksi=ahUaL9F-XtI0KyqQ
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
OH hahaha, nice! Apologies I didn't have time to respond to you sooner and more personally. As you mess with the machine please feel free to comment more here or find me on the the /Hainbach subreddit where I'm one of the mods. We have a lot of great tape and test equipment nerds there.
@HousePlant_Ambient Жыл бұрын
Should post more.
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Hey there, first of all thank you for stopping by to watch a video and leave such a supportive comment! I appreciate it. I will be posting more soon. Part of the reason there's been a lull is I've had a really challenging couple of years with my day job. In addition, with my free time I've been doing more live, in person stuff like performing, workshops and helping put on events. That said, I'm so glad you want to see more and I have some new stuff planned that I need to find the time to make. My ideal timeline is to have a short series of new videos coming in Jan. Take care!
@BullyMaguire4ever Жыл бұрын
Was this the 15IPS Mkii or MKI?
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Great question! Mk II. I much prefer this version. I've had both.
@yboobob Жыл бұрын
wow, this is just the finest beauty, thank you so much.
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Hey there internet stranger thanks so much for the kind words!
@safwanfallatah8611 Жыл бұрын
from where can i get these 3.5 plugs, can't find them.
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Hey there, thanks for coming by! In the video I used two cables that terminate in a 3.5mm connection. Here are links to some examples: hosatech.com/products/analog-audio/interconnect-cables/specialty-interconnects/cmp-300/ hosatech.com/products/analog-audio/interconnect-cables/specialty-interconnects/cmm-300/
@musicfromdusk Жыл бұрын
Love the mixing of tones here.
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@14belowzero23 Жыл бұрын
Ya. None of us can ever get past BOC.
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Lol so true!
@monkeyplusplus Жыл бұрын
Great video. I've been tempted by these colour format things after building (and loving) DIYRE's OLA5 and EQP5 500 series units. Id love to see these tape saturation units compared to Sound Skulptor's TS 500 units as well. Curious if you've had the chance to give those a spin.
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Hi there, thank you! I have not tried the Sound Skulptor TS500. I'm sure it is very useful so if it speaks to you I just suggest trying it and see what you think. That said for me I like the colors platform because in addition to the tape saturation color there's so many other colors that are interesting and you can chain them and per color they're pretty cheap.
@catojrgensen8912 Жыл бұрын
Pleeeease where can I buy this box? Im an idiot with electronics. Halp! <3
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Hey there! I'm gathering requests so may make another batch of these! Please DM me on Reddit. I'm u/jasongonzales23.
@tris421 Жыл бұрын
So I have been working very similar to you - my problem is i just record everything then have to spend hours listening through and cutting up the bits i like. You way is a lot more focused but sometimes you find the happy accidents.
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Ah yeah. I've always shied away from hitting record for hours on end because the thought of going back to listen seems too daunting. As a creative person/artist I'm always trying to lower the barriers to entry for things like this. So my preference is to one of the following. - Judiciously press record whenever something interesting is going on. - If I'm letting it roll for a while, never let it go beyond a few minutes without something interesting happening. If for example 5 minutes go by and nothing got me excited I'll just delete it straight away - Also if I'm rolling and something really cool happens, as soon as I have a hand free I'll drop a marker in the project. In my DAW I just press "m" so it's really easy and even reflexive by now In general, I bias towards editing when things are fresh and not to get too sad if I lose something. New ideas and sounds are always gonna come!
@tris421 Жыл бұрын
@@SycamoreWillow yeah it definitely seems the best way to go but I'm firmly in the other camp lol. Just record everything and worry about it later 🥲
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
@@tris421 As ever if it's working for you then it is good! I hope I didn't sound pedantic or like I was "correcting" your comment. Thanks so much for watching and stopping by to say a thoughtful and kind thing.
@spiderfingers2005 Жыл бұрын
Stumbled across your channel, just a little while ago. I like it! I think i like it because i have similar interests in that i like to use old and new gear to make interesting hybrids. I like your idea of having a sampler 'ready' to capture a sound or performance to add to an archive of sounds you may come back to. It's something that i should really be doing. I hope you don't get pressured into making content just for the sake of it. I think the idea is to make interesting content, and not feel that you have make something everyday or every week. Thanks man!
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Hey there, thanks for this thoughtful comment! It's funny you mentioned feeling pressure to constantly create content. Like many others, making videos for KZbin became a nice outlet for me during lockdown. Now that we're free to move about I'm more focused on performing and somehow just generally a lot busier. In a way I'm grateful for the time during lockdown where I could focus so heavily on music. That said I'm not grateful for the pandemic of course. Anyway, I have some ideas for new videos to make but I'm in no rush. Sometimes it's just a beautiful day and you need to get outside and ride bicycles or feel the warm sun while hanging out in the park with friends. Take care!
@joramletlora8079 Жыл бұрын
What is that white thing on the right?
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Hey there good eye that is a vintage Octava microphone. I love that little thing so much. Thanks to you for coming by!
@joramletlora8079 Жыл бұрын
@@SycamoreWillow Nice really cool!
@mrobinson8190 Жыл бұрын
This is awesome man!!! If i pay you, would you build me one? If not i understand, but that would be really cool
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Sure thing, let's chat! Head over to Reddit and message me. I'm a moderator on /r/Hainbach and my handle is jasongonzales23
@laverne506 Жыл бұрын
I have a Akai4000d reel to record er and a yamaha Digital mixer 10xu and 6i6 interface do you no how to hook Thanks
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
In your case it's almost certainly just a matter of getting 4 RCA-to-TS cables. Two going into the recorder and two going out. So connecting instruments to the reel-to-reel recorder you'll only want to connect the line inputs and outputs of the reel-to-reel to your interface. I'm not familiar with your interface so I can't really give you any advice on that. But in general if you can get signal routed to the lineouts of your interface you'll be able to record to tape. If you connect the line out from your recorder to line inputs on your interface you'll be able to record the output from tape to your daw. Hope that helps let me know how it goes!
@ferrifet7267 Жыл бұрын
This and some other machines like the aph have the pitch slider, its basically a digital pitch shifter. It was used to pitch correct voice when slowing down or speeding up the tape. I'd love to add a dedicated play head, feedback etc and make a delay with one. Reet gnarly pitch shifting delay
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Oh hell yeah. That would be great
@KPsTboy Жыл бұрын
The issue I keep having with the Morphagene is that is a pain to get it back to play at normal speed after you have tweaked with the speed knob. They should've made a virtual indent.
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
On the one hand I completely agree with you and beyond that I wish you could somehow get it back to an exact pitch you said I'm sure there's a way to do it but it's of course not built into the device. But on the other hand sometimes wild unpredictable devices can really force one to be creative
@KPsTboy Жыл бұрын
@@SycamoreWillow I believe Makenoise did it deliberately as it was viewed from a musique concrete perspective.
@onestarnus8657 Жыл бұрын
🔥🔥Picked one up in Wurzburg Germany when I was in the military. Gonna try to get it playing again. Children and grandchildren sorted the power, so it only plays when twisting the ends.
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah get it going and run it into some fun delays and verbs. You'll have so much fun. As for the power it's not hard to find replacement power supplies. If I remember correctly this one runs on anywhere between 9 and 12 volts and should have a positive center I'm not positive about that LOL pardon the pun
@onestarnus8657 Жыл бұрын
@Sycamore Willow Bought it back in 1982, used it when I played in a band back in the 80's. I'm taking to my computer repair guy tomorrow. Should be good after a few days. After that, grandchildren will not touch it. Lol
@jezstevens Жыл бұрын
This is great - I came across one of those Nagra speed controls which is superb for making spacey tape delay effects but I think my machine has the speed socket as well - I’d never thought of using it to CV pitch a loop!
@jezstevens Жыл бұрын
…just double checked and it’s just the 1/4” socket but it occurs to me I could mod my speed regulator box to include a CV in - that way I could potentially “tune” the tape speed ie pitch of the loop with the knobs and then play CV pitches in! Game changer!
@jezstevens Жыл бұрын
I suppose my comments would make MUCH more sense if they were on the right video. Just by luck I was wittering on about Nagra and tape speed on a video about tape saturation - it probably nearly made sense. 😅
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Lol I admit I was wondering! But honestly just glad to hear your thoughts. I suspect you meant these comments on a Hainbach video, right? If so that's a flattering confusion.
@jezstevens Жыл бұрын
@@SycamoreWillow yes your interesting clip followed his one about the discovery that you can turn your Nagra into a pitchable looper with the Speed input. I love the idea of those modular tape saturation things BTW - I’ve forward them to a mate of mine who runs a studio. He’s currently struggling to restore an 8 track reel to reel. He’d be better off buying one of those racks!
@centerstarstudios819 Жыл бұрын
A "Ginunga Gap" (See icelandic Edda saga) of sounds! Amazing! My new favorite of your musics.
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
5 start compliment right there :) Great to hear from you as always!
@alastpicturefromvoyager Жыл бұрын
Very nice track, starting from minimal source and going deep into layers. Congrats !
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Hey there! So nice to hear from you again. Appreciate you listening and taking the time to say nice words :)
@t1d3s Жыл бұрын
Lovely texture in this one dude, beautiful composition, hope your well, take good care🙏
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Ahhhhhh! So great to hear from you again. Best to you mate!
@t1d3s Жыл бұрын
@@SycamoreWillow You too my friend!
@ChrisLowis Жыл бұрын
Wonderful stuff. I'd love a deep dive into your composition process, but I also understand you're busy so I'm happy with whatever you care to share. Thank you!
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Hey there! Thanks a ton for listening and taking the time to comment. I always like to emphasize that I'm just a middle aged synth dude and that someone actually engaging in my music totally makes my day. You did that for me :) Anyway, I have a couple things in mind about how this piece came about, I'll try to strike when the iron's hot and hopefully the video will be useful.
@GageSmiff Жыл бұрын
Love this
@alanphil Жыл бұрын
I was shopping for a module for my birthday. Already have Beads, and was thinking how silly it would be to consider Morphagene. Really enjoyed your walkthrough. Made it very clear how useful it is to have both for sound design. I've ordered Maths and Morphagene and subscribed to your channel. Thx!
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
I'm always flattered and amazed that people find and like my channel. Thanks so much.
@JacobShulkinYashkakakashka Жыл бұрын
Ooo this came out right in time, my octatrack just arrived a couple days ago and I’ve been messing around with EZBOT’s templates and was looking for more creative ideas of using resampled audio from outside devices on a few projects that just need that last oomf of dynamism. Stellar work folks, gonna me trying out some of these ideas tmrw!
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Hey there! Thanks for watching and for saying nice things :)
@FabianFalconett Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. Can you share where you got the parts to make the adapter box - mainly the box itself. Not seeing anything in the description and minimal luck searching. Thanks!
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
Hi Fabian, I'll drop a link in the description to where I got the box. Be warned that they often are out of stock on this box. Also, if you need to learn more or just want to chat about stuff, you can find me on the Hainbach subreddit. I'm u/jasongonzales23
@FabianFalconett Жыл бұрын
@@SycamoreWillow Thanks! I was able to find the box on reverb. Getting ready to go down this rabbit hole. (my NOS UHER just got delivered today.) Will definitely look you up on Hainbach's subreddit.
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
@@FabianFalconettawesome, happy to help
@MichaalHell Жыл бұрын
this was lovely listening to
@SycamoreWillow Жыл бұрын
I'm always happy to hear this kind of thing. Thanks so much for taking the time and to make a nice comment.