A Look At My Portable DIY Modular Synth.. - PortaKosmo

This is a video about taking PortaKosmo to @lomondcampbell3615 Studio "The Lengths" On A Residency.
If you'd like to see full videos of recording these songs in real time! and also get loads of other things whilst supporting the project check out here! download this song as here mp3/wav :-
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YOU CAN GET THE EP HERE :-
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But you can also get all the songs aswell as the live take videos over on patreon.
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Song Videos :-
Cloud Inversions :- • Cloud Inversions - Mod...
Thawing Sequence :- • Thawing Sequence - Mod...
Sounds From The Other Shore :- • Sounds From The Other ...
Streams :- • Mixing A Tape Loop Wit...
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This was all done at the lengths - Visit The Lengths:-
www.lomondcampbell.com/the-le...
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KOSMODULAR GRID :- www.kosmodulargrid.com/
KOSMO WIKI :- kosmo.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_...
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[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

it was a very fun few days at the lengths on residency, i made a collection of live songs im quite happy with! there are videos that accompany them, and also the EP is available to download link in the description.

[@DetroitMicroSound]

You're a content machine!!!! 👍👍

[@SharpblueCreative]

Bob Moog would be proud. It’s easy to buy ready built kit and do this, but building the kit yourself and doing this 70’s style synth stuff again in the 2020’s is something else.

[@jameswalker199]

And Vivaldi, going out and getting inspired by the seasons. ;3

[@PeterJnicol]

​@@jameswalker199 Great observation!

[@stefangieck2914]

Among the most beautiful and (dare I say) matured music we ever heard from you!

[@bitegoatie]

You're an inspiration, Sam. Not only are you building your instruments, but you're making you're using them to make music (like I was trying to do before health problems blew me up), then sharing the process in videos. Plus there's that crazy museum thing that I love. You restore my faith in humans - or some odd ones, anyway. Thank you.

[@padders1068]

Thanks Sam! You are a total F**CKING Mad Genius (meant as a massive compliment🙂) as well as being a bloody nice bloke! Both in electrical and electronic design, musical and videography skills! Love these tunes and the videos! Take care mate! 🙂😎🤓❤

[@wolkensaft]

PortaKosmo sounds amazing, and Cloud Inversion is the best song I have heard in a long while. Awesome work mate!

[@dogbog99]

It’s incredible to see your work progress and development over the years. Really interesting videos and you are so transparent about why you do things and the process along the way. 7:57 That sounds amazing btw

[@ripvanwando]

The scenes, the sounds, the bridging of built and natural objects and spaces. I get used to the behind the scenes work on the museum etc and then you come along and drop a crazy project with hainbach, or make a retro tv show, or, *this*. The residency was an amazing way to launch the portakosmo concept and journey. The way you summoned these sounds and ideas from that process and that place was amazing. Right down to the little things like the foghorn emulation/composition. Listening to Sounds from the other Shore, staring at those 3 'moduliths' each standing there, towering above the transient seaweed world, dwarfed by the ancient mountains. Something starts swelling and radiating an awesome emotional intensity. And from such a serene, unassuming stillness. Like the way you describe the tides rising. To reference Nihls Frahm and Catechism, you came 'All Armed' to summon a 'Spectral Torrent'. Now I'm off to lmnc bandcamp. Thanks Sam.

[@bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz]

fascinating, thanks for letting us in on the thoughts and process that went into making this. i think it helps make art so much more alive, instead of having it sit around in a museum in a kind of sterile way

[@jameswalker199]

I like this. I'll admit that I'm the first to criticise when things get hippie-dippie-arty-farty, but at the same time not all tools need sharp edges, and going out and being inspired by the "mood" of things does just work. I especially like the thematic juxtaposition of synth music and nature, and I think Cloud Inversions is my favourite for this because even though they contrast each other, they both have that cold and grungy vibe linking them together. That beach full of seaweed, the constant decay of the dry plants, doing their best to resist the frost before the tide wets them again, it just feels like something there has been captured by the music perfectly.

[@Connor_Sherlock]

loving the instrumental pieces lately, berlin school or post rock or whatever is happenning here suits you well!

[@adadinthelifeofacyclist]

Great sounds and visuals, love it! Would make a great concept dvd album

[@peglapegla]

That shoot at 6 minute mark is just great

[@opiate_warrior1474]

It's so cool seing how artist works, explaining where the inspiration for their work came from. Very inspiring!

[@HumungusFungus]

The ambience on these new tracks is epic. Could listen to it all day.

[@ThMntnst]

I really love the aesthetics you chose for this. Visually and soundwise. - Great to see some more music-related activities broadening over your quite busy channel (some time ago, I had subscribed for exactly that)! :)

[@stuartchapman5171]

Great vid, you explained enough for this length of vid, considering the complexity of it. We enjoyed the combination of location, sounds, words. Pauline Oliveros talks about responding to your surroundings. I always leave a sizeable element of my performance as improv. Respond to the vibe, venue etc. During Lockdown, when we could drive out for exercise, of course, I would take a stack of 12v batteries out to my favourite remote wild places, 12v diy amps, speakers, pedals, tape, radio, feedback set up etc.... Id grove down with the sheep and corvids, and cause concern for occasional dog walkers.

[@lena96969]

Incredible video. The vibes... they make me jealous.

[@babz6nile]

Cloud inversion wow Sam amazing!

[@niklaswejedal463]

I really liked this series of videos and the music that the place inspired! Truly awesome stuff!

[@fathomisticfantasy2681]

I am a dork. Just found the link of the EP here. Totally getting it next payday! Your a big inspiration man! Keep at it

[@thomasoakley1565]

The view outside your window is how Michigan looks right now😆

[@PjotrStroganov]

Your new uploads just ooze inspiration. The new year has started with some bangers!

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

:D

[@ErinIsBlueBlue]

You are a master. Your sounds are beautiful.

[@aaronj7987]

Very nice! If you have the room for it, when you make the fourth case, Cosmo needs it's face back!

[@blackmoofou6385]

An absolutely stunning location don't envy the drive but would love to unwind there for a fortnight! Great vid Sam.

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

yeah 12 hour drive! couple of 30 min breaks but yeah still a day basically.

[@blackmoofou6385]

@@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER Ooofff! Good going!

[@theafro]

That was a very pretty video, it sounded good, looked good, and felt good. Thanks Sam.

[@matesandorzalan960]

I follow Sam's journey since 2019 and it keeps inspiring me. Hats off for you, good sir!

[@jts-jc8jk]

This is so cool! Love how you let your surroundings inspire you.

[@maxmustsleep]

love these songs! what a cool project!

[@electricdawn2258]

This is very cool stuff. I really dig the new Portakosmo, the music you make on it and the beautiful landscape.

[@kattenfrederik618]

Love your work! The sounds, the music, the builds... And the videos as well.

[@GalileoAV]

Love these new experimental tracks! The new iteration of your Kosmo setup seems very powerful, can't wait to see what else you can do with it

[@THEREALDATALORD]

Brilliant project. Also the AV production of this video is so good.

[@hanzazazel412]

The foghorn bit was neat

[@will_mi77]

Amazing vid. Nice to see you getting out expressing your creative side. Sounds From The Far Shore gave me shivers!

[@Sky_flying2024]

Just found your channel. Awesome stuff! It's like I'm watching Trent Reznor at work! 😊

[@4422011]

The stacks of synths by a loch is giving me strong KLF vibes.

[@Dakiraun]

Cool to get the story behind the songs - will definitely go buy his EP and add it to the collections! Oh, and yeah - that tide thing was something I was surprised at too in the one video. I really thought the area was gorgeous and as an avid kayaker it looks like such a neat place to paddle, but oy... that tide would make for some dangerous currents. Anyway, cheers - thanks so much for the awesome music!

[@MATTP545]

You are an incredible human being

[@jjjohny_a5965]

sounds cool/looks cool great job mom would be proud

[@andrewwood6728]

The image at 2.23 could be straight off a Pink Floyd album cover. Synths look a million dollars stood there, people would pay 1000's for a shot like that....🤩🤩🥰

[@lomondcampbell3615]

Ace work Sam. You and PortaKosmo were made for the highlands!

[@guyh3403]

5:38 Wow, those sounds!

[@lilcouple]

Amazing, I love your videos

[@martindooley4439]

Brilliant, just brilliant

[@AnalogDude_]

The magic number is 125 BPM, that makes people dance. It's a cool thing with the MPC, playing a mp3 track from your stick and putting a beat under it, it's pretty hard syncing that by ear, unless you can tap the tap button correct, but still. The mpc has a cool thing, you can chop the mp3 or have it do for you by the mpc, they are automatic assigned to pads and putting these slices on the right spot. I found out the MPC has a very very cool metronome.

[@AnalogDude_]

I'm watching a movie, called "Berlin Calling" where a person uses sounds from the environment, like closing doors in a train and making music with it. Now he is the biggest act on the planet, check it out. Kosmo is a very cool thing, i want to do that as well but using 3.5 mm jacks. routing this smalll pcb's takes ages for eurorack. Check out the ic the 23s17/23s18 if you haven't, 16 bit I/O expanders, good for creating sequencers. the fog horn is a cool sound.

[@PCoyte]

This is some of the best music I've heard you make - very expressive and textural! What did you use for the beats?

[@flint9591]

Well done !

[@robgeib1723]

That's great! Looking forward to the next installment of PortaKosmo. I liked that last song and it's video. I was wondering about the background banging sound if it wasn't a train or manufacturing sounds in the distance. It all felt very cinematic. I think with the right film you could do a film score.

[@flanhed]

Slowed down to 50% sounds awesome.

[@DetroitMicroSound]

I'm surprised you couldn't fit that in the Fiesta, tbh!! 😉

[@CausticCatastrophe]

This is perfect timing for me, because I've not been happy with my own synth case design, and am moving cross country so I've had to disassemble it. New case here I come.

[@MrMannakin]

Nearest thing to older Tangerine Dream/Kraftwerk than i've heard in a while. EP downloading!

[@kay_glo]

I love this!

[@PWMaarten]

I love these tracks!

[@70stefg]

You are my hero. I wish i had more time to make such mmusic

[@TheAKAPsycho]

GG Sam, keep on goin'!

[@fredsavagegarden698]

luvey, wuvey this wonderful set of Jim jamz. (That echo or reverbed and overdriven scream in that one portion of that 1 song is awesome. I know I know which part...etc..."that one"...) when I watched the video the other day it stood out to me then too. I dunno why I really love it. mkay. that is all! awesome video+music!

[@darrenirwin]

Just fantastic

[@chent]

Sounds awesome. That is the dream isn't it? Just playing the modular synth like it was intended. :P I like it though, just wish I had some sequencers that fit better into my setup.

[@JSprayaEntertainment]

6:21. fawkin nice ~~~~~

[@Renzsu]

Very inspirational, especially how you let your surroundings influence the music! Is this setup coming on tour with you? Got tickets for Amsterdam :)

[@Colin_Ames]

Great video, as always. I guess “Portable” is a relative term!

[@davidpotsdam]

I like this one alot thanks

[@kernealalpiniste6293]

I LOVED THOSE VIDEOS :)))))))))))))

[@jaydrummer333]

Amazing

[@curtishoffmann6956]

"Portakosmo was gonna be able to make it's own music on its own A-chord." Hahaha! Sam slays me! (Please stop slaying me, Sam.)

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

hahahah i missed that one

[@curtishoffmann6956]

@@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER All that said, Sam, the music is great, and I love the locations shots of your part of Scotland there. Thanks for sharing this.

[@TheIN4CER]

I was thinking about cover lids for the cassers. Might be a good idea so your nob's and switchers don't get messed up in transport. By the way love this video sam getting back to basics.

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

definitely! i built it all the day before a left, i intended to make case covers but i completely ran out of time. cheers!

[@ynnebbenny]

I think you are mining a new seam of gold at the minute.

[@Lu_Woods]

love the regressive progress ; )

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

gotta go back to go forwards sometimes! :D

[@alexandremargat2350]

The scenery is breathtaking. It makes me think of the movie Arrival by Denis Villeneuve.

[@dykodesigns]

I thought I heard something like a factory or machinery in the most recent track. Are those factory sounds run through the spring reverb? That effect is pretty neat.

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

It's just multiple Lfo's modulating a filter with noise going into it . Then into reverb

[@UlteriorSilence]

This is so fucking cool

[@wideyxyz2271]

💥💥💥

[@adistef]

Monoliths should be the name for next album

[@reggiep75]

Christian Henson mode: CHECK 😉😂🤘

[@GrandadTinkerer]

I'm a 64yr old bloke with quite a lot of electronics experience, but more based on the power electronics side of things. I would love to build a synthesizer, but not a clue where to start. I'm thinking along the lines of a keyboard, where I can change the output sounds (if that makes any sense). Any suggestions on something simple to begin with?

[@1pcfred]

I've seen step by step series that cover building DIY eurorack synthesizers. They go over each module you need in order and how to build one. But I don't know how many people start out doing it right initially. Because conforming to the standards is a bit trickier. Building instruments that are actually in tune.

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

Always start simple get the ideas down and build up. Atari punk console and build up. It'll be a fully formed Synth in no time

[@illnessofjeez]

How did you like the Model12 ? i spotted in the back. i love mine just wish it was bigger and still kept the MIDI. curious if you used the internal drive for all the jams?

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

i borrowed the model12 mixer from lomond at the lengths, yeah was good! did the job :)

[@cURLybOi]

luggable :D

[@scottshedden5094]

Tunes inspired by fog rolling in from the sea, you say? Would those be /Haar/monies by any chance? 😬 I'll get my coat....

[@matthewwigley1613]

You made me laugh. You might have to live in Scotland a while before you got this one youth, LOL. We say "Ha, Haar, here it comes!" when we see it rolling in,. Yeah, okay! sounds funnier in the moment ------That Tumbleweeds nice init!!!! Whilst ya there, my coats next to yours.

[@mrwoldridge]

it's the Sorta Porta synth

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

hahaha SortaPortaKosmo

[@jason3898]

9:07 It looks like a Bad Gear intro.

[@NazarovVv]

Ok ok ok to which kosmic entities do I need to pray for you to put those tunes on a vinyl???

[@Mephistopholies]

World tour?!

[@RickDrift]

0:45 The Ben Nevis that will eat your pies and tell you lies?

[@danevertt3210]

I wish this dude would simplify a bit and actually show how to make some of these pieces of equipment

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

i do. just look at all my other vids? :)

[@danevertt3210]

You have inputs, outputs, switches, pots, LEDs and probably plenty more I can’t see I can work with that a bit but this dudes projects are on such a large scale…….so impressive

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

here is an example among many videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/faS3eKhoi5ynmbc@@danevertt3210

[@derubenskanal]

He has loads of videos on how that stuff is built, it's basically how this channel emerged in the first place.

[@danevertt3210]

@@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER I stand corrected…….i saw breadboards and was happy….. Thank you dude

[@TheBitKrieger]

[@chagadelica]

Are you sure there’s enough knobs on there? I feel like it could use more knobs

[@ryanstone5495]

You need a parabolic microphone.....ad in background sounds

[@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER]

indeed you do. or you synthesize them with the modular synth :D

[@raenkie]

kubrick is going to sue you.

[@user-xt8km1dh4q]

Peerless......❣

[@keithdesign6231]

of course an english guy makes monoliths

[@voxmagnetic6177]

XXX

[@adadinthelifeofacyclist]

Please do a collaboration with Petr Valek! 😀