Sweet video, you trying to put me out of a job, eh? :-)
@somnyad2 жыл бұрын
Nice to see you here!! I like your videos, too! Thank you for your careful explanations. Everyone has something special to contribute. 🙏❤️
@ThinkerThunker2 жыл бұрын
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.
@StaticSkyTV2 жыл бұрын
None of this video was done at half speed
@unfamiliarenvironments6 ай бұрын
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 ♫♪˙‿˙♫♪
@tenderloinbach6190Ай бұрын
same patch2 melodicly sweet, put the swarm out of just a techno or ambience beast
@Kompa55_Music2 жыл бұрын
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!!
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
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_Music2 жыл бұрын
@@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?
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
@@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 :)
@justinurra27182 жыл бұрын
Really? I think its all sweet spots
@Kompa55_Music2 жыл бұрын
@@justinurra2718 😂😂😂 I’ll send you some of my jams! It’s great. But it can sound ugly.
@destroy_television Жыл бұрын
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.
@mikenoface3 ай бұрын
You know when a synth gets "warm"? When you set it on fire.
@polythingies3 ай бұрын
I do this every winter, best way to fuel my gas
@istvantoth7431 Жыл бұрын
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.
@panamonte2 жыл бұрын
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!
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
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-computer3 ай бұрын
Omg, patch 7 is ready for release! Great track!
@Lukelucas55213 ай бұрын
Might be as obvious as “did you unplug it?” But is the TRS MIDI adaptor the correct type? The Swarm uses TRS Type B.
@mylarmelodies2 жыл бұрын
really excellent vid!!
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
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. Жыл бұрын
the slow zoom in and out adds dramatic effect. nice
@djhomeinvader32 жыл бұрын
these were some of the nicest sounds i havve ever heard.
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot :)
@humanoid97872 жыл бұрын
A video exploring qs patching! Just what I've been looking for
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Yeas, hope it will give you some ideas ! :)
@Berus7777 Жыл бұрын
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!
@brownmoney275 ай бұрын
It's one of the simplest instruments I've ever played
@subuntu2 жыл бұрын
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.
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
thanks mate! Did you tried some of these patches ?:)
@liquidair11532 жыл бұрын
Got this recently because it excels at industrial techno basslines. Wicked little beast.
@TristanBaldi Жыл бұрын
Second patch is so wonderful!
@polythingies Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@FluxFreeman7 ай бұрын
This is the instrument I’ve been looking for. The sounds in my dreams
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 :-)
@jaapowers2 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Did you do the trade? What's your verdict on this vs Grandmother?
@Tofu_Pilot3 ай бұрын
What a gem that thing is. That was an excellent full workout on the synth.
@polythingies3 ай бұрын
thanks :)
@damienschneider2 жыл бұрын
Really nice video!! Very tempted to get one now...ha! Thanks
@jodroboxes Жыл бұрын
This is my favorite Swarm video, my next module for sure!
@polythingies Жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@somnyad2 жыл бұрын
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.
@somnyad2 жыл бұрын
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.
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
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)
@somnyad2 жыл бұрын
@@polythingies If you want, I can layer vocals on something like it if you want to try something like that.
@somnyad2 жыл бұрын
... I don't think I can count how many times I've listened to this now 😂
@etph1997 Жыл бұрын
Patch 2 is absolutely gorgeous !!!!
@earanwe Жыл бұрын
Here in comments to say the same
@bilumiller53632 жыл бұрын
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
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Cool, a first name:) yep the 8 also don't require midi! Cheers
@tomk93362 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
This is awesome. Just ordered one today.
@polythingies Жыл бұрын
thanks robb!
@Gavinshortall5432 жыл бұрын
Patch 3 is amazing
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
:) and what would be its name?
@mr.renflow36932 жыл бұрын
great Job i think this machine is a brainbomb synth , i love the digeridoo Patch 5
@GlitchComputer9 ай бұрын
Man this thing is so versatile
@_Dogstar92 жыл бұрын
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.
@neuzethmusic1312 жыл бұрын
I need to get one! This synth seems to have sooo much sonic character 🖤 Great patches/demo by the way!
@dietervoser44252 жыл бұрын
Far one of the best QS demonstration !!!
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@sebastiennesp19782 жыл бұрын
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!
@andrewsharpley49842 жыл бұрын
very nice
@TheTrixterz2 жыл бұрын
Great video! My swarm arrives in a few days can’t wait to try some of these out :)
@stephenbellamy80902 жыл бұрын
Love this little techno box, its awesome.
@Electronic_Ghost2 жыл бұрын
The 2nd patch is beautiful! Thanks!
@inf0tr8r2 жыл бұрын
sounds to infinity
@MichaalHell Жыл бұрын
Wow
@milanwulf2 жыл бұрын
This demo is just awsome!
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Thanks :) 🙏
@noewacreativemusic6794 Жыл бұрын
excellent demo, well done your 1st video...
@polythingies Жыл бұрын
Thanks :) , have to find time to work on a proper second one ( but i have some ideas, and i think it might be soon ;) )
@somnyad2 жыл бұрын
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 🎶🌟
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Thanks hard to find new background for each patch :). But i already have 5 for the next video !
@somnyad2 жыл бұрын
@@polythingies I'm excited to see what you've got!! 😄🌟
@jonathonkiner74152 жыл бұрын
Hands down one of the best videos I've seen for any piece of gear :))) Just amazing!!
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Now that's a golden comment :D , thanks a lot!
@cauldronofbats2 жыл бұрын
Tore it up!
@simons_lab2 жыл бұрын
❤️
@traviedoodle Жыл бұрын
Great patches & arrangements! Wow
@polythingies Жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@aillo19 ай бұрын
thx¡¡ some patching ideas didnt had... great ¡¡¡ patch 9 goooo
@ephraimmenashe2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the journey through the patches of sound. 👋🙂👍🏼
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment 🙏:)
@sevenape2 жыл бұрын
I dunno if I’d buy a quantratid swarm, but I’d buy your album made with it.
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
So i have to work on that 😃!
@HassieDune Жыл бұрын
super nice thanks for sharing I play my SPD rhythms on top of it big fun greetings Amsterdam
@polythingies Жыл бұрын
i have to listen that:)
@HassieDune Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@mjazz36742 жыл бұрын
Good to see you here, welcome to KZbin 😉
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@veninargott35622 жыл бұрын
Les sons et les séquences sont vraiment chouettes. Bravo
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
merci :)
@afternoon2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! So versatile!
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Thanks !!
@gary.solexa Жыл бұрын
Quite the beastie. Good call with the background cloths.
@mattster3032 жыл бұрын
Patch 1 fav
@treschlet2 жыл бұрын
I could listen to that little ambient patch 7 for hours
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Maybe à KZbin 10 hours version one day ;)
@JohnAlchemy2 жыл бұрын
No 3 all the way man! 👊
@lektrekdreamz2 жыл бұрын
Great presentation! Thank you
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Thank you:)
@IppeiTambata2 жыл бұрын
This video inspires my creativity. Thanks for sharing!
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Nice to read that, thanks 🙏, if you want to see how some patches are done, you can get the midi files ;)
@ikeaboy_damo2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, beautifully matched patterns and sound design with lots of variety too!
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Damian, glad you like it !! :)
@ikeaboy_damo2 жыл бұрын
@@polythingies Patch 7 was my favourite
@mateuszdziworski12242 жыл бұрын
wonderfull piece of gear and exellent job with making noises with it mate!
@mixdul32922 жыл бұрын
meilleure vidéo que j' ai vu sur le QS bravo!
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Merci :)
@edmontontech2008 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful work!
@el_dani2 ай бұрын
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?
@jaguarvssnake2 жыл бұрын
Superb! This was a great start to the day. Subscribed!
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, that's a great comment to read in the middle of the day :)
@destroy_television Жыл бұрын
I can't get the midi to work on this thing... Trying to send midi from my Elektron Analog Rytm.. Any ideas?
@thestever6 ай бұрын
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?
@polythingies3 ай бұрын
Thanks! Yep, that's it :) , the mode is organ( first one )
@vurttv64158 ай бұрын
I think i might need one of these!
@vertigev2 жыл бұрын
Patch 2 ❤️❤️❤️
@EleniEliades_ Жыл бұрын
How very well Funked ~💥🎶🎛👏🏽❗
@asylumtenebris13212 жыл бұрын
Le 8 et le 9 👌🏻
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
je crois que c'est pareil pour moi :)
@jfracine_composition2 жыл бұрын
Patch4 is awesome :)
@makeperceive Жыл бұрын
Good sound design
@THIEFSOUNDS2 жыл бұрын
FINALLY!
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Yes! But finally what? 😯
@THIEFSOUNDS2 жыл бұрын
@@polythingies You made a long video on youtube of some patches!
@NineHellHeaven2 жыл бұрын
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!!!
@emptydot2 жыл бұрын
Very wonderful)
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mr Emptydot!!
@user-gw5vz5sk2f7 ай бұрын
Happyuyuiiiiiii waauwwee
@djformalin2 жыл бұрын
Very nice, thx 🎼
@MrMarcLaflamme Жыл бұрын
😲 Were you a demoscene chiptune composer in a former life? 😀 This was incredible!
@polythingies Жыл бұрын
not a demoscene composer, simply a demoscene programmed to replicate myself thru synthesizers!
@jahvetti782 жыл бұрын
Exelentte!!!
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@edgardvera3132 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Any idea how to get this running in sync with a TR8-S ? tried using the midi cable but it's doing nothing ....
@djo61982 жыл бұрын
patch 7 ... sic.
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😀
@dudekdenis74182 жыл бұрын
Ouhahou !!! Excellentissime
@muraker2 жыл бұрын
10/10 ♥️
@quantum_ocean2 ай бұрын
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 :(
@woodleyacid2 жыл бұрын
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
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Mostly with live, some keyboard shortcut and a bit of patience :)
@mattster3032 жыл бұрын
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
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, i just use the midi out of a pyramid to send midi(simply choose the pyramid as external device). Cheers!!
@mattster3032 жыл бұрын
@@polythingies Ahh, great, thanks for the reply, much appreciated
@lovetrademark Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Awesome! How do you send the midi to the eowave?
@polythingies Жыл бұрын
thru a midi cable
@digmabassmusic2 жыл бұрын
De bonnes petites textures
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Karvino ici ?!😯 :p
@digmabassmusic2 жыл бұрын
@@polythingies Karvino ? Qui est cet être ? Je ne connais pas.
@nellof2596 Жыл бұрын
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.
@tenderloinbach6190Ай бұрын
did u solve the problem? i encounter the same thing and cannot solve lol
@philphilphil2 жыл бұрын
My god 2:12
@albertkristmas592 жыл бұрын
A great I can skip the lyra 8
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
Kind of different, here it's a spring reverb, lyra is made with delays
@albertkristmas592 жыл бұрын
Aha well anyway these patches are awesome. well done!
@polythingies2 жыл бұрын
@@albertkristmas59 thanks !! :)
@frae-frae1940 Жыл бұрын
All were cool, but I was struck by the musicality of the playing and morph arc of #7
@gnippuz2 жыл бұрын
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.
@arthurbachelet18962 жыл бұрын
Great video :) my fav is the 8 and i would call it "balloon ride above the ancient jungle ruins" B^)