10 Quadrantid Swarm patches No talking | Eurorack synthesizer music |

[@Hainbach]

Sweet video, you trying to put me out of a job, eh? :-)

[@somnyad]

Nice to see you here!! I like your videos, too! Thank you for your careful explanations. Everyone has something special to contribute. 🙏❤️

[@ThinkerThunker]

Ahhh ... well done. You've been "Hainbached." By Hainbach himself! You've reached "Hainbachosity...!" It's the highest level any synth nerd can achieve. Seriously though, cool video. I think you just persuaded me to get a Swarm. Thanks.

[@StaticSkyTV]

None of this video was done at half speed

[@unfamiliarenvironments]

if anything - this shows that its not the hardware, its the composition that's of greatest importance... that said, the swarm really excels at character and versatility - its the derelict warehouse plaits. I'm all about Patch #2 for the rhythmic sensibilities ♫♪˙‿˙♫♪

[@tenderloinbach6190]

same patch2 melodicly sweet, put the swarm out of just a techno or ambience beast

[@Kompa55_Music]

This was brilliant! I have the Swarm and sometimes struggle to get decent sounds out of it. This has renewed my love of it. Patch 1 might be my new go to bass line. More of these please!!

[@polythingies]

Thanks, yep, there is always new things to find when you push a synth to its limits :) ( working on a second one the days ;))

[@Kompa55_Music]

@@polythingies can I also ask how you came up with the midi? I downloaded them too and they are crazy. Completely amazing. The note range and different length of notes. I would never have come up with that. Did you just do them in Ableton?

[@polythingies]

@@Kompa55_Music Yes, these are made in ableton ( and for some, i started doing it on the squarp pyramid). With midi, it's funny to make complex sequences to play with the saturation/modulation between notes who happens with the swarm :)

[@justinurra2718]

Really? I think its all sweet spots

[@Kompa55_Music]

@@justinurra2718 😂😂😂 I’ll send you some of my jams! It’s great. But it can sound ugly.

[@destroy_television]

Patch 7 is nuts. Just when I thought it couldn't get more crazy, you kept going and brought it all the way back to the beginning. As someone that has had this thing for only a couple weeks and has difficulty taming this thing, that was amazing to watch.

[@mikenoface]

You know when a synth gets "warm"? When you set it on fire.

[@polythingies]

I do this every winter, best way to fuel my gas

[@istvantoth7431]

bloody hell man, right at the beginning with patch 02.... sold this thing here. well done pal. this machine is a killer piece for classic electro.

[@panamonte]

This is one of the best and most imaginative demos of the QS that I've seen. You do a brilliant job of showing off some of its more musical capabilities, rather than just atonal weirdness. Don't get me wrong - I love a bit of atonal weirdness - but you really show how versatile this little synth can be just on its own. It's sent me rushing back to mine with a whole load of new ideas, so thanks very much. Good work!

[@polythingies]

Thanks , yep that's the thing funny with it, you can be at the border of atonal/tonal things, love to do that with it:)

[@drum-computer]

Omg, patch 7 is ready for release! Great track!

[@Lukelucas5521]

Might be as obvious as “did you unplug it?” But is the TRS MIDI adaptor the correct type? The Swarm uses TRS Type B.

[@mylarmelodies]

really excellent vid!!

[@polythingies]

Thanks mate!! 🙏 Not easy to release a first one (was very anxious about if it had some interest, but looks like there is some :))

[@Whos.Who.]

the slow zoom in and out adds dramatic effect. nice

[@djhomeinvader3]

these were some of the nicest sounds i havve ever heard.

[@polythingies]

Thanks a lot :)

[@humanoid9787]

A video exploring qs patching! Just what I've been looking for

[@polythingies]

Yeas, hope it will give you some ideas ! :)

[@Berus7777]

This is one of the best synth demo/patch demo videos I have seen in the last year. What we're seeing here is a truly innovative, unique instrument being used by someone with the talent to showcase its abilities. It's a shame this synth has been discontinued, supposedly due to Eowave being unable to source the necessary electronics for what they say is "a few years". I hope that won't be the case. Oh, and as for which patches I liked... honestly, all of them. The 3rd or 4th patch had a sort of "post TD-3" sound that worked amazingly well with the ratcheting, but honestly, all of them... including the one which appeared to have been sped up a bit... were fantastic. Great video!

[@brownmoney27]

It's one of the simplest instruments I've ever played

[@subuntu]

This is brilliant, I got one of these after Mylar Melodies featured it and the hard techno sound really tingled my ear buds, but my goodness have I been struggling to get useable sounds from it.

[@polythingies]

thanks mate! Did you tried some of these patches ?:)

[@liquidair1153]

Got this recently because it excels at industrial techno basslines. Wicked little beast.

[@TristanBaldi]

Second patch is so wonderful!

[@polythingies]

Thanks!

[@FluxFreeman]

This is the instrument I’ve been looking for. The sounds in my dreams

[@Audiorial]

chouette première ! gros desktop synth. bienvenue ds l'univers YT :D

[@polythingies]

Merci, je charbonne déjà pour la suivante :)

[@pablo-939]

Holy smokes.. Masterful

[@polythingies]

thanks :)

[@PaulBoos]

That opening sequenced patch is fantastic. I’d love to hear a whole track built around it. I liked the others, but that hit me in the face and remained excellent. This just made me decide to take it to the beach for making some music. I need to get Swarm fu a bit better :-)

[@jaapowers]

Trading a Moog Grandmother for this thing today. Can't wait to try your patches! Numbers 2 and 3 are my favorites. It'll be a great addition to my "band" (2 DFAMs and a Circuit Tracks).

[@makeperceive]

Did you do the trade? What's your verdict on this vs Grandmother?

[@Tofu_Pilot]

What a gem that thing is. That was an excellent full workout on the synth.

[@polythingies]

thanks :)

[@damienschneider]

Really nice video!! Very tempted to get one now...ha! Thanks

[@jodroboxes]

This is my favorite Swarm video, my next module for sure!

[@polythingies]

Thanks :)

[@somnyad]

Okay, this is so good. Not only does it make me want to run out and buy one, I've listened to this a few times over... More than any other synth video on KZbin so far. My favorite is Patch 7 at 6:17.

[@somnyad]

It reminds me a little bit of "Ventolin" by Aphex Twin, a little bit of "Over My Dead Body" by Aaammyyy, and fits into a genre playlist that I made called Twisted Scythe.

[@polythingies]

Thanks, i think it's the one i prefer also after all (really relaxing to play that) i might do a 15 mn version :(i've rythme ideas who coud be great at some point with it)

[@somnyad]

@@polythingies If you want, I can layer vocals on something like it if you want to try something like that.

[@somnyad]

... I don't think I can count how many times I've listened to this now 😂

[@etph1997]

Patch 2 is absolutely gorgeous !!!!

[@earanwe]

Here in comments to say the same

[@bilumiller5363]

number 5 is my fave cuz it doesnt require midi melodies and is super hands on. im naming it "triggerhappy" thanks so much, love the midi ideas!!! keep em coming :D :D

[@polythingies]

Cool, a first name:) yep the 8 also don't require midi! Cheers

[@tomk9336]

Patch 7 reminds me of the magic that we could hear in the alessandro cortini and don buchla performance from "everything ends here" im in love 🥰 ty

[@robbbreckenridge1115]

This is awesome. Just ordered one today.

[@polythingies]

thanks robb!

[@Gavinshortall543]

Patch 3 is amazing

[@polythingies]

:) and what would be its name?

[@mr.renflow3693]

great Job i think this machine is a brainbomb synth , i love the digeridoo Patch 5

[@GlitchComputer]

Man this thing is so versatile

[@_Dogstar9]

Nicely timed. I persuaded the wife to buy me this little stinger for Christmas😃 . Your outstanding work here with this machine will serve me well. Subbed and Cheers.

[@neuzethmusic131]

I need to get one! This synth seems to have sooo much sonic character 🖤 Great patches/demo by the way!

[@dietervoser4425]

Far one of the best QS demonstration !!!

[@polythingies]

Thanks!

[@sebastiennesp1978]

Hi, just stumbled across your vid! I got a Swarm a while back, and whilst it's not a bread and butter synth (there's more than enough of those), it has rapidly become my go - to synth when I just want to go bonkers and make a racket! Oddly enough, I then find I have a springboard to a spiffing tune. Highly recommended - JUST LIKE YOUR EXCELENT VID. Cheers!

[@andrewsharpley4984]

very nice

[@TheTrixterz]

Great video! My swarm arrives in a few days can’t wait to try some of these out :)

[@stephenbellamy8090]

Love this little techno box, its awesome.

[@Electronic_Ghost]

The 2nd patch is beautiful! Thanks!

[@inf0tr8r]

sounds to infinity

[@MichaalHell]

Wow

[@milanwulf]

This demo is just awsome!

[@polythingies]

Thanks :) 🙏

[@noewacreativemusic6794]

excellent demo, well done your 1st video...

[@polythingies]

Thanks :) , have to find time to work on a proper second one ( but i have some ideas, and i think it might be soon ;) )

[@somnyad]

The video itself is also well-done, with it's attention to detail as far as zooming in and also changing the background for each patch. Nicely done 🎶🌟

[@polythingies]

Thanks hard to find new background for each patch :). But i already have 5 for the next video !

[@somnyad]

@@polythingies I'm excited to see what you've got!! 😄🌟

[@jonathonkiner7415]

Hands down one of the best videos I've seen for any piece of gear :))) Just amazing!!

[@polythingies]

Now that's a golden comment :D , thanks a lot!

[@cauldronofbats]

Tore it up!

[@simons_lab]

❤️

[@traviedoodle]

Great patches & arrangements! Wow

[@polythingies]

Thanks :)

[@aillo1]

thx¡¡ some patching ideas didnt had... great ¡¡¡ patch 9 goooo

[@ephraimmenashe]

Thank you for the journey through the patches of sound. 👋🙂👍🏼

[@polythingies]

Thanks for the comment 🙏:)

[@sevenape]

I dunno if I’d buy a quantratid swarm, but I’d buy your album made with it.

[@polythingies]

So i have to work on that 😃!

[@HassieDune]

super nice thanks for sharing I play my SPD rhythms on top of it big fun greetings Amsterdam

[@polythingies]

i have to listen that:)

[@HassieDune]

@@polythingies i just jam on it live (at home) and do not have recordings....sorry... If you like I can do a fun recording (one day soon) : ) greetings Hassie.

[@mjazz3674]

Good to see you here, welcome to KZbin 😉

[@polythingies]

Thanks :)

[@veninargott3562]

Les sons et les séquences sont vraiment chouettes. Bravo

[@polythingies]

merci :)

[@afternoon]

Awesome! So versatile!

[@polythingies]

Thanks !!

[@gary.solexa]

Quite the beastie. Good call with the background cloths.

[@mattster303]

Patch 1 fav

[@treschlet]

I could listen to that little ambient patch 7 for hours

[@polythingies]

Maybe à KZbin 10 hours version one day ;)

[@JohnAlchemy]

No 3 all the way man! 👊

[@lektrekdreamz]

Great presentation! Thank you

[@polythingies]

Thank you:)

[@IppeiTambata]

This video inspires my creativity. Thanks for sharing!

[@polythingies]

Nice to read that, thanks 🙏, if you want to see how some patches are done, you can get the midi files ;)

[@ikeaboy_damo]

Excellent video, beautifully matched patterns and sound design with lots of variety too!

[@polythingies]

Thanks Damian, glad you like it !! :)

[@ikeaboy_damo]

@@polythingies Patch 7 was my favourite

[@mateuszdziworski1224]

wonderfull piece of gear and exellent job with making noises with it mate!

[@mixdul3292]

meilleure vidéo que j' ai vu sur le QS bravo!

[@polythingies]

Merci :)

[@edmontontech2008]

Beautiful work!

[@el_dani]

amazing sounds you got out of this device, a pity that most knobs are very small, I assume even less knob twiddling fun when you patch in a lot?

[@jaguarvssnake]

Superb! This was a great start to the day. Subscribed!

[@polythingies]

Thanks, that's a great comment to read in the middle of the day :)

[@destroy_television]

I can't get the midi to work on this thing... Trying to send midi from my Elektron Analog Rytm.. Any ideas?

[@thestever]

Patch 7 is so damn beautifull. It looks like you're modulating one filter with noise and the other with audio rate modulation from the VCA? What mode is it on?

[@polythingies]

Thanks! Yep, that's it :) , the mode is organ( first one )

[@vurttv6415]

I think i might need one of these!

[@vertigev]

Patch 2 ❤️❤️❤️

[@EleniEliades_]

How very well Funked ~💥🎶🎛👏🏽❗

[@asylumtenebris1321]

Le 8 et le 9 👌🏻

[@polythingies]

je crois que c'est pareil pour moi :)

[@jfracine_composition]

Patch4 is awesome :)

[@makeperceive]

Good sound design

[@THIEFSOUNDS]

FINALLY!

[@polythingies]

Yes! But finally what? 😯

[@THIEFSOUNDS]

@@polythingies You made a long video on youtube of some patches!

[@NineHellHeaven]

Oof, this is excellent. No.7 in particular really got me going although I really liked No.3 as well. My only advice is for you to consider the colour of your text overlays as they don't all work with the backgrounds. New subscriber!!!

[@emptydot]

Very wonderful)

[@polythingies]

Thanks Mr Emptydot!!

[@user-gw5vz5sk2f]

Happyuyuiiiiiii waauwwee

[@djformalin]

Very nice, thx 🎼

[@MrMarcLaflamme]

😲 Were you a demoscene chiptune composer in a former life? 😀 This was incredible!

[@polythingies]

not a demoscene composer, simply a demoscene programmed to replicate myself thru synthesizers!

[@jahvetti78]

Exelentte!!!

[@polythingies]

Thanks :)

[@edgardvera3132]

Hi great job! I can’t get my Swarm to respond to midi. The frugal online “manual” doesn’t help much. How did you set up your midi channel ?

[@AndrewSteinecke]

Any idea how to get this running in sync with a TR8-S ? tried using the midi cable but it's doing nothing ....

[@djo6198]

patch 7 ... sic.

[@polythingies]

Thanks 😀

[@dudekdenis7418]

Ouhahou !!! Excellentissime

[@muraker]

10/10 ♥️

[@quantum_ocean]

Hi Thomas, do you know how I can contact Eowave? My Q Swarm is not working right, but when I emailed to see about getting repair service, I get no reply :(

[@woodleyacid]

The sounds coming from this are beautiful but the midi you’re feeding it is striking. How have all those ratcheting-arp-melodies been made? Many thanks

[@polythingies]

Mostly with live, some keyboard shortcut and a bit of patience :)

[@mattster303]

Great video, really helpful and inspiring, thanks. Can you tell me what you are using to send midi data please? You mentioned you programmed the midi in Ableton, did you use cv tools to send midi to the Swarm? Brilliant first video, looking forward to hearing more!! Thanks

[@polythingies]

Thanks, i just use the midi out of a pyramid to send midi(simply choose the pyramid as external device). Cheers!!

[@mattster303]

@@polythingies Ahh, great, thanks for the reply, much appreciated

[@lovetrademark]

great video! can i ask you if you have trouble with the seq pads? i'm owner of one units and every time i try to play with the sequencer pads i get a thousand of problems..no response, light of, light on on a different pads instead of the one i press.. i've sent it to eowave but the problem remain..i wonder if someone got the same issue. thanks in advance

[@brendasayuri]

Awesome! How do you send the midi to the eowave?

[@polythingies]

thru a midi cable

[@digmabassmusic]

De bonnes petites textures

[@polythingies]

Karvino ici ?!😯 :p

[@digmabassmusic]

@@polythingies Karvino ? Qui est cet être ? Je ne connais pas.

[@nellof2596]

Hi I have a stupid question I'm having a hard time with the midi. I turn the swarm on while pressing on shift and then press 8 and start. to enter the midi mode but it doens't play ( i'm using Ableton live). The sequencer of the swarm stays stuck.. I can't find a lot of info on midi evven in the poor manual.. Thanks for your help.

[@tenderloinbach6190]

did u solve the problem? i encounter the same thing and cannot solve lol

[@philphilphil]

My god 2:12

[@albertkristmas59]

A great I can skip the lyra 8

[@polythingies]

Kind of different, here it's a spring reverb, lyra is made with delays

[@albertkristmas59]

Aha well anyway these patches are awesome. well done!

[@polythingies]

@@albertkristmas59 thanks !! :)

[@frae-frae1940]

All were cool, but I was struck by the musicality of the playing and morph arc of #7

[@gnippuz]

In teh wonderful "Patch n°2", is the melody line generated by the internal sequencer or external ? Is the ratcheting of the notes done by the internal sequencer ? Thanks in advance for your reply.

[@arthurbachelet1896]

Great video :) my fav is the 8 and i would call it "balloon ride above the ancient jungle ruins" B^)

[@polythingies]

Haha, Flying boat ride?

[@arthurbachelet1896]

@@polythingies ;)