001//Slumber [Melodic Ambient] - 2x Mother 32 and Eventide Space

[@nishantsharma16]

Playing this on several tabs together (from random time stamps) takes you to another dimension.

[@MoodyWorksInc]

yup

[@VladyYakovenko]

great

[@Husmanmusic]

Wow!

[@virgobro2025]

Modern technology...

[@wiremyear8989]

Ha ha, yeah. Saves buying 8 Mothers ... though a very long echo would do it.

[@ASMRcigarlounge1865]

I have this playing in the background of my cigar lounge; it goes perfectly with a fine cigar and cocktail. Thank you, Mr Wilson.

[@icefiretv]

I'm running a Post-Apocalyptic D&D campaign set in a giant ark-style underground bunker that has fallen into disrepair. This music has INSPIRED ME, haunting, meditative, and perfect to set the mood for my friends playing! Thank you so much, Absolutely amazing!

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

Glad to hear it, I'm a fan of D&D but somewhat I never thought about using my music in the background, going to have to try that now!

[@seemikehack]

My favorite thing about this video is the fact that even though it's essentially 45 minutes of a few machines just being themselves, it never gets boring. I love generative patches and I love what you've done here.

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

I find self-generating patches really good background music, I love them. It only works for me if the notes are quantised to a scale though, I can't stand S&H sent straight to the V/Oct control.

[@seemikehack]

I concur about scale quantization: atonal music has never really been my thing. I have a lot more control over that because my weapon of choice (or necessity, I suppose) right now is PureData. Someday I'll go analog, though!

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

I can't say I dislike atonal music when it's done in the context of drones or effects (essentially when notes are thrown out of the window altogether) - it's only when people use the 12-tone octave without choosing a scale that it grates on my ears! How come PD is a necessity for you? I've never seen any reason to use it, although possibly because I don't know much about it.

[@seemikehack]

A financial necessity, so to speak. Analog modular synthesis is rather low on the budget priority list as of now, even for a seasoned DIYer like myself; PD is just the way I scratch the itch for now.

[@borjonx]

This was just what i was looking for - thanks!!! No talking, long (45 mins), smooth and a little creepy at times. This was the theme to my software programming today.

[@kmdaykin]

This is good for coding: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYekY4N4gc6kg8k

[@orangedogmusic]

Cool piece. I know it's been up here a while but I'm just listening now.

[@sprungjitsu8465]

Man this video is an artwork, i just love to look at it aswell

[@complicitytheory]

Great stuff. Been using it to shake down my new mobile DAW cart. Nice to have something nice to listen to while working.

[@willswitchcraft]

Just found this/you. Exceptional - very understated, minimalist, inviting and haunting....

[@LeGraisseux]

Love your job. Many Thanxx for that! Dreaming! ;)

[@marek.veleba]

This is truly amazing! Even though it is made by machines, I find it very natural. It's like wind chimes but the "rules" were set by a human. This is ambient, literally.

[@DonErikos]

Hoo ! beautiful, Atmospheric ! cosmic ! (and tanks you for patch to modulargrid, (I will try to reproduce on the behringer crave ...)

[@kentxx12]

This is very good dreamy music that i like... Alastair Wilson :)

[@davidrobertson4301]

Well I just listened to one stream at once Very enjoyable Just fit right while I was dozing away waiting till I had to serve dinner Thank you again

[@johnhart1479]

Gorgeous analog sound! Nothing sounds like a real Moog; wonderful patch!

[@SyncdAlien]

Stunning depth & beauty in the lovely darkness. 😍 Loving this! 😍 Happy to have discovered this channel! 😍

[@chartomosfil1278]

My child (five months old!) seems to enjoy hearing this. Really.

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

When they end up being a synth nerd you can blame me :)

[@JakeWalksAmerica]

Loving this. It's not like most of the ambient tracks I come across that are just random sounds slowed down 5,000,000%, which you can sometimes pull off but most of the time it sucks lol. This is has a lot movement with great textures. Put that Mother 32 and reverb to work!

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

Been listening the last few nights to much of your work. For modular this is the vibe I love. It's soooo good. Considering the utilitarian rig, this is really impressive. I'm flirting with a similar setup and you've inspired me to not shy away from Mother. ✌

[@lostoscilaltor]

Really creative use of this instrument

[@giovannifiorini7195]

Fantastic!!!!! I am speechless... beautiful

[@MarcWeertsMusic]

Really love the sound and the slowly evolving melodies. Also, fantastic reverb...

[@daspsound]

Oh, man... I dived into the modular world because of you. Ițve started with a mother32 back in 2018 after watching what your videos and the things it does. Now, Ițve added a full rack to complement it... Befaco Rampage and ornaments&Crime are my favs in that respect. Kudos!

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

Good choices! I hope you're getting some good use out of them.

[@daspsound]

@@AlastairWilsonMusic Yes mate. Too many just buy the stuff and don't get any use outta them. As for me..., check my channel and judge for yourself how I master it. I consider myself your pupil in that respect and as any pupil I hope one day to surprise the master with the acquired craft.

[@Znop]

That top comment about playing it in different tabs also let's us see what it would be like with 6 or maybe even 8 of these things running simultaneously would sound like. Unreal soundscape.

[@evil1st]

Its beautiful, mysterious and haunting at the same time.

[@rorykhanmohon]

I upvoted just because of the picture before I heard the music. So gorgeous, the music too.

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

I'm glad you like the visuals - I spent longer trying to set up the lighting right than I did making the patch!

[@rorykhanmohon]

I look forward to more. I need to start doing some live synth videos too.

[@uniluoto7548]

Nice one!

[@ElliotAtkins]

Incredibly beautiful.

[@kosmikmusa]

Very nice. Thanks for doing this and sharing your knowledge.

[@CraftyOldGit]

Sounds wonderful. Looks wonderful.

[@EwanMatheson]

Just found your music - mainly because I'm eyeing up the DFAM and Mother32 as a purchase and have been looking at what other people have been up to with them - I adore your stuff. Following on BC. Keep it up!

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

Thank you! I've done a few videos with the DFAM, so you should check those out :)

[@rossawilson01]

Haunting and beautiful.

[@jasonbarile2014]

Very nice. A perfect ambient track to listen to while working. Well done.

[@davegetsspam]

This is just what I needed ...love it.......clicked like because it is in the style of music I like

[@davegetsspam]

I was only 12 minutes in but had to add my bit that I loved it

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

I'm glad you like it!

[@vosyasabesquien]

great use of the mothers to create a beautiful dark ambient piece. i've just seen the future: sonner or later, you'll be getting more modules and another euro rack.

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

You read my mind - I'm currently deciding which case to go for!

[@dcosta7120]

Superb! A touch of genius

[@dcosta7120]

And if you dare to have a third Mother how would you connect them to follow this melodic logic? I’d love to see that patch published!!

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

If I had a 3rd M32 I would have made a video about it! It would be definitely stereo, more chordal, etc etc...

[@p-o-c]

Beautiful drone man!!

[@stateazure]

Absolutely beautiful generative patch, loving this!

[@stateazure]

I've just now realised what this piece of music reminds me of, not just the music, but the atmosphere and colour you used on the shot too. Are you a H.P.Lovecraft fan by any chance? - 'Through the desolate summits swept raging intermittent gusts of the terrible antarctic wind; whose cadences sometimes held vague suggestions of a wild and half-sentient musical piping, with notes extending over a wide range, and which for some subconscious mnemonic reason seemed to me disquieting and even dimly terrible.' from H.P.Lovecraft's 'At The Mountains Of Madness'. It's my favourite story by him, and this is how I always imagine the strange, eerie musical piping they often refer to!

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

As it happens, I'm not a fan of Lovecraft enough that I've properly read any of his stories other The Call of Cthulhu, but I know vaguely of many of them through their inspiration on other peoples' work. However, I am (and particularly was when I was younger, but Lovecraft is a bit heavy for a 13 year old) a big fan of supernatural tales, particularly in a horror context; I love horror games and films, especially when the supernatural is involved. I actually named 004//The Seething Depths from the lighting and mass of cables, which reminded me of the Kraken. Your comment is a good kick up the backside for me to read more Lovecraftian horror!

[@alf1o1]

Just found this channel, it is awesome! love the way the patches are available on modular grid. Having fun trying to recreate them :)

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

If you have any questions, let me know!

[@Antonrl93]

Fantastic! thanks for sharing

[@turtlemouth]

This is just majestic. Well done.

[@influxxmedia]

In Eventide Space no one can hear you scream

[@celticprogeny1569]

Actually they can hear you scream forever.

[@boarthefighter]

This might be one of the best YT comments I've ever read

[@siliconbrush]

Brilliant

[@vprice509]

... but everyone can hear you chill.

[@shortycircuity]

What?

[@Ellende]

Eventide Space sounds so good

[@almightybeatz432hzofficial3]

Beautiful work 👏 👌

[@abitpoet]

powerful sounds, great music

[@justafterdark1177]

This is so cool.

[@Hessencemusic]

so calm, so haunting... I love it

[@PureAmbientDrone]

Soft and nice and very drone ish :) Just the way I like it! Thanks for sharing this!

[@avantlanuit]

Très belle installation. Bravo

[@BAAAASJE]

Very nice! some tunes really give me chills

[@EdisonGrove]

wow! lovely evolving textures. I could listen for hours

[@martingoldmannmusic]

Mother is such a wonderful ambient machine :)

[@MaSpaventiMastering]

Pretty nice! Makes me gonna buy the eventide

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

Good decision, enjoy getting lost in cavernous 60s reverbs!

[@partedgardens]

this is so good

[@systemcall739]

Really nice.

[@jasonhoffman6642]

I dig it-very inspiring!

[@LesterAmbientAndroid]

Wonderful.

[@Antonio229]

the lighting gives it a dark feel

[@tomas_horn]

great work! getting myself Eventide space soon, can't wait:)

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

Try one out in a shop before you buy, the sound isn't for everyone, but it does sound incredible!

[@hellswrath8402]

lovely!

[@datcupcakequeen]

Excellent work. These pieces work well just as they are. Great work.

[@AmbientMusicStudio]

Just got my Mother 32, and your video has me feeling very happy about my purchase. I plan to do some similar music, but using the M32 and Arturia MiniBrute 2s. And some Strymon BigSky magic for good measure.

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

You'll get some great sounds out of that combo, have fun with it! I almost bought a Big Sky instead of a Space... maybe I will get one as well....

[@midnight763]

Soothing and relaxing 😀🎹🎹😀

[@VictorMOpcional]

beatiful

[@MarcWeertsMusic]

Sounds wonderful!

[@philcorehardstein7540]

nice quiet sound

[@BLUECIFER]

awesome, just amazing work! new sub here, you earned it for this piece bro!

[@0872114]

Really powerfull, keep going forever!

[@davidgoodman6663]

Wonderful work, I'm just starting exploring the path of generative music. Modular is the best time machine.

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

Generative music and changing cables around is in particular an easy way to pass an evening without reasoning

[@YannGuillermou]

The knobs are here for a reason!

[@TheDefconsd1]

Suspense Thiller set in the fall time of the year in a small town were they show you the real murderers among suspects on screen but visually distract you away from them till the end Film MUSIC.

[@WolfgangDelToro]

Very deep!

[@EnorasisProject]

What an atmosphere and sound ! I subbed.

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy the rest of my videos too!

[@EnorasisProject]

Yes i do ! Check my channel perhaps be interesting for you :-) Greetings, Elias.

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

I particularly liked Space Wind, halfway through when the cello came in! Very melodic and peaceful.

[@EnorasisProject]

Many thanks for your mention on my music, you are very welcome to my channel and i'll be waiting for your comments !

[@webhcogroup1283]

Absolutely brilliant! Could you please explain the patching? Thnk you!

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

It's basically just 2 random stepped voltages, 1 from each M32, modulating everything from resetting the sequences to changing the LFO rate. There's too much for me to list here, but if you want to, try figuring it out from the patch link in the description!

[@webhcogroup1283]

Thank You for your kind reply: mine is just the curiosity of someone about to buy a M32! :)

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

Go for it, you won't be disappointed!

[@iantanner7579]

Intoxicating

[@diderichlangmannen]

Yes.

[@mooreav]

Thanks for this.. Subscribed.

[@BrunoWiebelt]

quite a treat

[@originalfallinggirl]

Love it

[@daflux7]

awesome

[@SynthAddict]

very nice, haunting and beautiful how did you decide on the Eventide Space over the Strymon Big Sky? I'm on the fence about these also the Ventris dual reverb with shimmer seems cool too so many choices but money for one of them

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

I seriously love the sound of the Ventris, and the Big Sky is great for 'clean' ambience (a bit generic nowadays in my opinion), but I heard a piano demo using the blackhole algorithm from the Space and I was sold. They all have very different characteristics, so I recommend trying them all out in a shop if you can. The Space is great for dark ambient stuff but I've used it in non-ambient non-modular tracks too and enjoyed it - if you don't do much dark ambient stuff then the Ventris might be more up your street.

[@ElliotAtkins]

Divine

[@R3V1ZION]

My goodness what a patch this is

[@peter160266]

Thanks for sharing your creation. It is inspiration for me to create new sounds, i have the same set up also with Eventide space. Best regards from the Netherlands🇳🇱🎹🎧

[@Kais44]

Hey Peter! Ik denk eraan om dezelfde setup op te gaan bouwen maar ben vrij nieuw met synths, kun je me dit aanraden en tips zijn welkom!

[@peter160266]

Gijs Verde . Goede keus. Mail me ff [e-mail]

[@adamszlancsik6431]

How can I download it in high quality? :)

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

Currently you can't, sorry! I do still have the original wav files of every video though, so it's a possibility that I might put them online at some point. Edit: bandcamp link is now in the description!

[@adamszlancsik6431]

And will you upload them?

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

As of now I don't plan to as I don't have a bandcamp page or anything, but if enough people want them then I don't see why not. Anyone who sees this, if you would actually be interested in wav files of my videos, please like Adam's comment and tell me which ones you'd most like to have! Edit: bandcamp link is now in the description!

[@adamszlancsik6431]

Thanks :)

[@alexandra.willitts6988]

Adam, if you can get your hands on a "Sony ICD-BX800" digital recorder you can copy right into it from youtube using nothing more than an external 1/8" to 1/8" stereo phono cable. You can also try the Sony ICD-BX132, or the ICD-BX140, or any other company of this type of digital recorder. You can try Walmart or Staples first, but who knows how many different companies actually stock these things today.

[@Audhentik]

awesome! 🖤

[@studiouser9665]

So much to like here. New sub

[@girlinagale]

I have 15 patch cables so after finding your wonderful patch I need more!

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

Make sure to get a load of stackcables too!

[@girlinagale]

Hosa Hopscotch 5 pack :)

[@girlinagale]

This is the fourth time I've listened to your performance today, first earl in the morning, now late at night, in the meantime I've spent £40 on Hosa cables (inc 5 stackables) and I just want to navigate to this patch and make coffee while it plays out, thanks.

[@girlinagale]

Listening again, this really is an influential patch for me, sounds like a £10,000 Eurorack rig. When you describe Cminor triad is that sequenced in both Mother's? I shall enjoy putting my own triad in the sequencers, maybe something to suit the trumpet (Bb). My clock source currently is a Boss RC 505 but the lowest bpm is 40, I don't think this is a problem as there are clock dividers on the Mother 32 and I may find another device to clock the Mothers at 20bpm, but 40bpm is pretty slow and it will end up my own interpretation of your patch. \i'm obssessed with this video, it's cost me £40 in new patch leads but I'm lit-up by it, thank you.

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

I'm glad this patch is so inspiring to you! I made a different sequence for each M32, both mainly C, Eb and G. 40 bpm will probably make this patch seem oddly fast or quite dense in notes if you keep the reverb decay long, but it might be interesting to use shorter envelope times and see where 40bpm takes you...

[@rafaarnau3575]

good job!!

[@mellotrongurl8275]

Wow, this is so beautifully haunting. I would like to sample this and do some Mellotron tracks and stuff over it. Would you mind?

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

Feel free to sample it! However, if you're putting the tracks online, please link this youtube video and my social media pages (youtube channel, facebook page, bandcamp page) in the upload descriptions. Also please do not monetise the videos/tracks you upload, as if you do then I will need a small percentage of the profits for using this track. On a less boring note, I'm glad you like the track :)

[@TonyBursey]

Nicely done! Thanks for sharing. Sub added.

[@denniboger6581]

Nice.

[@TheXpander]

I love it.. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@kenfusion]

Just superb . 😁😊 Liked and subscribed

[@analogsynthplayer]

Great composition. Liked and subscribed. What do you think about the moog grandmother? tnx

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

Thanks! I haven't played the grandmother but I've heard good things about it - I definitely recommend giving it a play if you get the chance.

[@analogsynthplayer]

Alastair Wilson Tnx, will do

[@Larry30102]

Little late to comment. Ambient eurorack just doesn’t get any better!

[@pierbover]

These are fantastic. Any chance you might upload those to Spotify?

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

I honestly haven’t thought about moving onto streaming platforms, but it’s not a bad idea - I’ll look into it soon. Meanwhile, everything is available on bandcamp for free!

[@berusalem616]

@@AlastairWilsonMusic I'm a bit late to the party, but I second the above comment about getting on Spotify. Well done!

[@InvertedPopesMusic]

Hi Alastair. I keep returning to this beautiful track. Wonder if you could indulge me. Recording and video. What did you use to capture the crisp and clean image? Great lighting by the way. I am struggling with a Logitech C920 on a Mac which is supposed to be good but I just get fuzzy. How did you record sound?

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

The camera I use is my iPhone 6S camera. it's not great in the dark, so the video is actually quite fuzzy and lo-fi (look at the Make Noise logo at the bottom of Maths, for example). I found it works well for this type of music. The lights are a multicoloured LED strip (you can get them cheap off Amazon) which are draped over the top of the modular and held up by a mic stand offscreen. I put black paper over everything reflective in the background to keep it dark. For the audio, I'm recording into Ableton. It would be better to record to a camera, since the audio and video go out of sync after a few minutes with my method, but I count on the fact that no-one is actually looking at the video for longer than that! Does that help?

[@InvertedPopesMusic]

Hi Alastair. Yes indeed that does help and many thanks. iPhone eh? Have to say it looks great when compared to the output of my Logitech C920 which is supposed to be HD 1080p! Thanks again and do keep the music and the patches coming.

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

I can't comment on your C920 but I imagine webcams aren't as good as normal cameras for this type of thing. A cheap camera will probably do you some good. Patches are flowing out of my ears at the moment, don't worry ;)

[@eryko2338]

hello sir. i admire your mother32 works A LOT. Im currently looking forward to enter mysterious modular world. Would you recommend mother 32? would i achieve enough sub bass from it? warm full sound? Or should i maybe go with lifeforms sv-1?

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

Firstly, I'm glad you enjoy my work! Secondly, what you should start out with depends on where you want to go with modular. Do you want a flexible monosynth? An ambient soundscape generator? A techno/noise machine? The sound of different synths and modules are also very subjective - I personally love the sound of a Moog, so the M32 was what I went with. If you like the sound of the SV-1 and don't need a sequencer, then the SV-1 might be better for you, etc. You can get plenty of bass out of the M32 for sure, but bear in mind it's only got 1 oscillator. If you want a bass with a sub bass an octave below or something, you'll need to buy more modules to get that from the M32. As far as a 'warm full sound', I recommend listening to it in a shop to decide for yourself how warm and full it is. Personally, putting PWM on the square wave on my M32, mixing it with the AJH oscillator, and low pass filtering it slightly gives me all the warmth and fullness I want from a classic synth bass, but that's just my opinion :)

[@eryko2338]

@@AlastairWilsonMusic thank you for your response! indeed your "work" is a good word. it's like watching a fine mixed-art piece. Well in your setup i like the warmness for sure. What module would you recommend to achieve more subbass in the low end?

[@AlastairWilsonMusic]

The 'warmness' in my pieces I believe comes largely from my use of filtering most oscillators to remove a lot of the high frequencies and from using reverbs that compliment this. A touch of low pass filtering will probably 'warm up' any sounds you want warmed! I can't really comment on subbass modules as I don't have any specifically for that purpose; I'd say look at oscillators that have a triangle core (rather than a saw core), as they often have sine wave outputs, and use that or a triangle wave output an octave below your main bass to give it a load more sub.

[@SorchaSublime]

fell asleep listening to this tonight.

[@dalons3]

I know I’m a year late but this is a m a z I n g

[@virgobro2025]

It doesn't matter if content is new or not. KZbin wants you to want only new stuff since this is a propaganda site now. If media manipulates minds into wanting new stuff more, they can cover up bad news easily.