Studio Tour!

[@AlexBallMusic]

Juno key already fixed. Watch the happy ending. kzbin.infofU2ZK1TQmhw?feature=share

[@Gerald_Daniel]

Yes, replacing broken keys is one of the easier things in life, at least with some old Rolands.

[@anonymex22]

Don't kick your gear, love them because WOW, that's not behringer clone!!!

[@ElliotFlowers]

Hi. Yes, I love the 100m as well. I remember first seeing a photo of one in my MC-202 manual, and wondering what on earth it was, and then a few years later stumbled on one as you do! And I totallu agree about the system 100 mixer. Back in the nineties I discovered the same thing, I ran a few complete songs through it from the PC and it really gave it a bit of air and crackle, if that makes sense. What was the rare module you mentioned?

[@couchcamperTM]

@@anonymex22 my worst keyboard, actionwise, is the Roland Rs-70. The Behringer stuff is very good in comparison. so... I'd rather break the Roland, I prefer to play it via Midi with my Kawai Spectra anyways. Or a Behringer.

[@anonymex22]

@@couchcamperTM well RS-70, you can break it that's worth nothing digital rompler at it worst time. By the way as i'm interested in building an analog behringer clone eurorack, TR clones, perhaps you can tell me more about if it is solid, does it works more than the warranty, specially the knob... Analog expander/tr/tb clone first failure are noise from bad knob, and those are cms boards...

[@AudioPilz]

Could you please explain once again why the studio is not actually going on tour? I mean, it's in the title...

[@trevypoos]

I didn’t quite get this either. I feel duped somehow.

[@AlexBallMusic]

I might put wheels on it next.

[@tonalaxis]

Could do a 'bad gear studio tour'?? @AudioPilz

[@benanderson89]

​@@AlexBallMusic Worked for Kling-Klang.

[@MeesterAntrobus]

@@AlexBallMusic what do you say to treads (treaditionalists?) Folks that prefer tank treads to wheels like Vince Clarke and his mobile rig?

[@CoreyBanet]

every studio tour needs a studio tour song

[@AlexBallMusic]

Most studio tour videos have a cliché comment: "but I want to hear them being used, not talked about!" I made sure to kill that by being as annoying as possible in the first minute. "Er, yeah, maybe just talk".

[@johnvcougar]

First world problems: too little space for not enough gear! 😂

[@f.herumusu8341]

@@johnvcougar And when you actually move in a bigger space you want your cramped room back, because it was so cozy.

[@InSurrealtime]

I knew something bad would happen when I saw you dancing like that!

[@tonyjbyrne]

"Only one Juno-6 was harmed in the making of this video". Thanks for the educational and highly entertaining studio tour.

[@megaterius]

that was a total shock, man, I'm sorryy :(

[@jsieb]

That poor Juno, no wonder it was in the corner... 😭

[@acialist]

*screams of agony from the juno-6*

[@AlexBallMusic]

I'll have it fixed in a few days when I get a moment. Maybe I'll upload a short of the fix as a happy ending.

[@tonyjbyrne]

And as the Prophet 5 predicted, Peace and Prosperity returned to Ro-Land.

[@thelanavishnuorchestra]

Lovely thing about this is we get the gear, we get tips and tricks, we get jams and we get lore. Thank you.

[@siljamickeify]

You are SUCH an able musician! My absolute favorite part was you playing the violin/viola/double bass. Thank you for showing everything!

[@fburton8]

Yes, that was the moment I felt compelled to click Like. 🙂

[@andrewrichardsuk]

My favourite part was the song at the beginning... id rather listen and watch this than that trans Swift bloke! 🎵

[@adwarfsittingonagiantsshoulder]

For some weird reason, I must admit that I really enjoy those silly songs such as this intro.

[@AlexBallMusic]

It's the only reason I did the video to be honest. :)

[@entropybentwhistle]

@@AlexBallMusicYou had the song done before you recorded a second of video, didn’t you?

[@haydenduvall162]

This really is a Magical Mystery Tour for gear nerds

[@philippendletonmusic]

I really appreciate the amount of info that's packed into this video as you've solved a bunch of problems I currently have regarding routing etc. Thanks Alex!

[@jeredorsey]

There are rare times where I start watching something so interesting that I immediately say, "Now is not the time. Later. Maybe after a bath and in jammies and with a good snack". This is one such video. I only wish I still had a console TV. Just for this.

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Not many Production KZbinrs I'll watch this long but Alex is gold.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Nice to hear. I'm always nervous about uploading long videos, but I had to cut a lot to even make this an hour long. Nice that it's proving useful.

[@JulianDoe]

Best Intro Song of a studio tour ever. Epic!

[@samanthajanesmith9591]

Oh for heavens sake, I have Studio Tour going around in my head.... Will no doubt wake up in the middle of the night with it still going...thanks a lot. 😅

[@AlexBallMusic]

I'll be stood over you, dancing.

[@samanthajanesmith9591]

@@AlexBallMusic Great, now I will have nightmares as well....

[@rolfamundsen230]

I’ve revisited this video at least 8 times to listen to the studio tour-song

[@JohnLloydDavis]

The range of your musical abilities and creativity is very impressive Alex. May you continue to be successful :)

[@AlexBallMusic]

Cheers!

[@mmoaot]

So much microphone holding! The algorithm is gonna love this. 🙂

[@stephenhaynes603]

superb intro chap ! keep the music alive. great vids i love the old gear stuff you done roland gear in particular.

[@opiejaye]

Me watching the intro: Eek, those flailing legs are a bit close to the Juno-8. Close shave, that. Me at 56:56: Ah.

[@zvotaisvfi8678]

dude you've got a great style great rock guitar comp you did right there very cool style man you're awesome !

[@MaggieKeizai]

Oh, the classic whale explosion! They still play it every once in a while late at night on KOIN in Portland, they being the ones who filmed it. What a great ending to a fantastic theme song!

[@BenDomanico]

Thank you for being you

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thanks!

[@blakecasimir]

I had a feeling if we ever had a studio tour from you, we'd also get to experience the breadth of your musical talent. The demo of the acoustic guitar gave me chills. Hats off Alex, please keep doing what you're doing. :)

[@tomadeney8860]

Love the combination of real acoustic instruments with synths - as a music teacher thanks for making them look cool

[@AlexBallMusic]

Those all came first. Then the silly noise boxes. :)

[@synthorscissor]

Wow... What a great tour and tutorial of your amazing setup and gear! Thanks for the walk thru and detailed information!

[@funkytransport]

my school let me take home the 4 track too... great way to learn!

[@AlexBallMusic]

🤜🤛

[@carlosserrano3985]

I start with one of those too, another double cassette deck and eight channel mixer with onboard reverb.

[@cds9000]

Extremely interesting video. More impressed than ever with your skills, Alex.

[@davidwilliams8249]

I'm so glad you got that synthesizer fixed. I was so worried that I didn't eat, I didn't sleep, I stopped looking after myself, I gave up my highly paid and intellectually satisfying job and I let my relationships with friends and family falter. I became morose and introverted and lost all interest in the world around me and the people in it. Nothing seemed to matter any more and I forgot who I used to be and lost sight of everything that I ever could be. Disclaimer ..... most of that stuff may not actually have happened. Good thing you managed to find another key though! Hurrah!

[@stevecappella7358]

Damn Alex, I've always appreciated your technical abilities as well as musicianship, but I have to say that this video really shows off your broad musical abilities. Well done. But don't give up the funny stuff. I love that stuff too.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Cheers!

[@SectorSevenSlumz]

you're a lucky chap Alex! Thank you for sharing in a non "look what i've got" way. Which i tend to find most youtubers do, boasting about what they have and therefore how wealthy they are. It's pretty dry to watch usually, but your genuine love and affection (in a non weird way.....?) is always great to watch and follow. I've got some old roland (sh-09 and juno 60) and some other bits, a largeish eurorack and some 90s and 2000's VA's but i still long for a KORG and a Yamaha of some sort for something different.... Here's hoping one day!

[@SectorSevenSlumz]

offf absolute OUCH at kicking tht key off at the end. What a moment hahah

[@kristianTV1974]

Thanks Alex, really interesting and seems like you, even as a pro, have a lot of the same issues the rest of us do - like excessive cabling - and the rest! My first proper analogue was a Juno 106, so a bit of common ground there. But mainly I really like how affable you always seem to be, appreciate your humble approach to these videos. Great work.

[@zheltovsky]

The gear, the original music, the skills at playing many different instruments, and very important : the humor ! What's not to ove about this video. Thank you Alex !

[@AlexBallMusic]

Cheers!

[@ridass.7137]

So jealous of your Korg collection. I'm kinda drum machines nerd and have all Minipops except Junior and 4xKR 55 lol. Love them so much.

[@evanglicanism]

All right, next video, we are going to need all of your synths and guitars to describe you.

[@AlexBallMusic]

"He's a clown"

[@bilkoprince4222]

Awesome. Thank you for sharing that with us. Could ljsten to you rabbiting on all day ❤

[@carlosserrano3985]

All the songs are good in this video like always but the one with the Danelectro is so groovy that I can't stop listening to it and of course the Juno 6 is definitely sooo 80'S, It reminded me when I started using synths back in those days (I'm in my 50'S now). Thanks for showing your musical domain and your enormous talent. Cheers! PS: Sorry for the Juno accident!

[@joetjoep8408]

A studio tour as it should be, this was very entertaining, thanks!

[@AlexBallMusic]

Cheers!

[@AnalogAbyss-ui6td]

Oh shit!! Your pour Juno keyboard! Excellent video sir, thank you!

[@scottvogel8477]

I know you mentioned it here and there,but I always forget you do composing work. Your videos always have this "I do this cause I love it and want you to hear about it" energy to all your videos. You ever thought of doing a "mini" documentary on your work/journey in composing?

[@TrueTempleDog]

I love the concept of an electronic music Youtubist intro'ing his vids with a ragtime tune.

[@thomasyon4332]

Magnifique ! A trip in heaven ; I was here for synths, and I just have to say : Dude ! the spanish guitar ... I miss some Jim Henson creatures arround you in this studio planet . A big hug and thanks

[@amsrytm]

When you have a juno 6 standing in the back for sound treatment, you know you’ve made it

[@zvotaisvfi8678]

35:30 wow you really played excellent here !!!

[@mcdosia420]

This is the best gear channel on the internet. You are a huge inspiration to me. Thanks

[@paulbarks1473]

Great video. Reminds me of my college and university days and makes me wonder what might have been if I hadn't given up and joined the army 😂

[@FastLaneLyfe]

I love the intricate gollygoops in the background whilst you zowzy us with your expertise in hibadebobbity. Cheers 🍻 matie! Hobberdoober day!!

[@HappyHarryHardon]

I can’t wait for your studio tour in America!

[@PATRIK67KALLBACK]

Thank you for the studio tour Alex!

[@AmbientDawn]

White House studios is still very much a thing, and Martin is still going. He's a thoroughly decent egg. Well that's another earworm filed alongside "It's a Jolly Good Day for a Mooging!" that will live rent-free in my head until I eventually die on the toilet.

[@garytones434]

best intro ever

[@marsupialmicron]

Nice watch man! And studio too!

[@cortical1]

I was so worried that your kicks were going to have that result! Oh no! LOL.

[@AlexBallMusic]

🦵🎹

[@Tranquillado]

Wife, at breakfast this morning: “What the heck are you humming?” Me: “Studio Tour Song.” Wife: [blank stare]

[@PandamusRex]

Omg the studio tour song but then the whale oooof 🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@Vim-Wolf]

Oh, that Korg jam was so much fun.

[@sentimental7167]

👍🙏 nice! Love the Prophet/ Ise-Nin and the spanish guitar bits!

[@MD_Builds]

Aww, seeing the guitar section you mention feeder... They were great lads, I remember them from the studio. It was a painful shock to everyone when we heard about Jon Lee.

[@patchesinblue]

Outstanding video, Alex! Thank you for making this; it was educational and enjoyable, with your incredible skill for crafting pieces out of whatever you have at hand and explaining why things are the way they are with humor. Thank you especially for going into details on how things are connected, something that I wish a lot of others would include in the tours, of their studios, that are also stuck to the floor. This one though, sticks the best!

[@AlexBallMusic]

Cheers! Glad it was useful, even if it remains stationary.

[@steve03au]

Very interesting. Thank you.

[@RichPurps]

excellent video! So many ideas for gear now. Thanks for the effort

[@oaktreeyt6488]

All i heard was the intro song and i already knew i was gonna love this video.

[@Somedei]

Studio tour, studio tour........okay now thats stuck into my head, THANK YOU !

[@aleksamrkela831]

Finally! I was always curious about what that was on your Squier, and assumed that this was what helped Geert get those shexy top end on his wah lines. :) Guess I was wrong!

[@EdgetoneStudios]

I can't believe you broke that Juno key at the end while dancing. Damn!

[@AlexBallMusic]

I'll have it fixed soon. Not my first key snapping rodeo.

[@EdgetoneStudios]

@@AlexBallMusic Time for a bigger dance floor.

[@paxson2000]

Hey Alex! Only a few minutes into your video but enjoying how thorough it is. I have a Samson patch bay as well and i do a similar thing with my mixer and effects. It’s awesome having every routing possibility within an arm’s reach.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Ah cool. Nice to know that people are doing the same thing.

[@paxson2000]

@@AlexBallMusic i also use my hands to play my synthesizers! Talk about a small world

[@MirlitronOne]

Studio tour, studio tour... damn that earworm.

[@denispolic2404]

😂😂😂😂😂😂GENIUS!!!! The beginning is hilarious, the rest is very educative!!!

[@Mark_Williams300]

Quite enjoyed the strings and piano jam

[@marinerecords58corshagwen]

With this video I discover that you are a multi-instrumentalist, bravo. Nice gears by the way, the System-100 remains the most desirable :)

[@bojangprodoktschns5428]

The polar opposite of the 'point at gear, should use that more often' tour. Fantastic stuff!

[@AlexBallMusic]

Cheers. Yeah, all gets used.

[@mixolydian2010]

Great fun alex enjoyed every minute. Cheers

[@RoMi-cj4ll]

Well, who needs a studio tour? Truly everyone will be heading for it, as soon as the intro has been seen, there is no doubt about it. A bit disappointing though that the studio does not go on tour obviously...maybe in part II? if you need the song to be sung in English with a resilient, undeniable German accent, please let me know. In this case I am willing to do that. Some serious questions: how many qm does your room have? How do you manage to get all that stuff in that room? How do you convince your partner, that there is always studio work to do, and sometimes even a long studio tour video has to be produced? Cheers and thx for your excellent videos, I am really enjoying it. Rob

[@AnUnseenRuler]

“I can’t take it on the road.” Kraftwerk: “Hold mein Pilsner.”

[@regplasma7906]

Brilliant Alex.Thanks.

[@yiannistsafos6589]

My top 3 music tracks of all time . 1. Alex Ball - Roland just makes sythesizers 2. Alex Ball - Studio tour 3. Hallucinogen - LSD

[@jonnymartin6177]

Awesome stuff - thanks, Alex. I was talking to a friend this week about my expanding synth collection and he talked of a chap he knew (i think you played on a camp together once) who was a multi-instrumentalist who was also a synth nerd and we realised it was you! Loved watching how you connect stuff - gave me some good ideas for the next studio rewire. Got to be gutted about demolishing your Juno 6 keys for the sake of comedy! I felt your pain.

[@AlexBallMusic]

No way! Who's your friend and where was this camp? Juno-6 - an easy fix thankfully. I've done it before. :)

[@jonnymartin6177]

@@AlexBallMusic Friend's name: Chris Mizon. Can't remember the name of the camp. You played guitar and he played either bass or drums. He's a drummer who fills in on bass when required. He also plays euphonium, but prefers to let that fester in the past. Glad you can get the Juno fixed. You know what they say - first time is an accident. Second time... . I'm picking up my 106 this weekend. Very excited. I needed the MIDI connection. I think it sacrifices the arpeggiator though. Currently getting my head around programming my recently acquired DX7IID. Fun fun fun. Howard Massey's book makes it possible. Synths. The nerd's cocaine.

[@AlexBallMusic]

@@jonnymartin6177 I did indeed play with Chris. A summer camp I volunteered on for about 20 years that close friends of ours run. I think he came a couple of times. Small world indeed. Funnily enough, another friend collected that Juno for me and delivered it to me at that very camp. It was then in the domitory kitchen for a week and got known as "the kitchen synth" which has become an ongoing joke where I photograph synths in the kitchen. Juno 106 - they're great. You can arpeggiate with external devices or software over midi. I think Seqund software is worth looking into for that. DX7 - amazing sounds, a pig to program. I've got some FM modules lurking for a short cut to those sounds, they're definitely worth exploring.

[@jonnymartin6177]

@@AlexBallMusic Small world indeed. He did mention you photographing synths in the kitchen. Your studio is definitely a step up!

[@hdsubstance1]

Great at all levels. Thanks!

[@briancassidy6678]

But with all this wonderful equipment it is really your compositional skills that bring all this gear to life. I'm not an modern electronic music fan, preferring Gary Numan , John Foxx, Depeche Mode, etc.(showing my age), but your music is never mechanical or cold, it is warm and groovy. Not the Hippie groovy, well, maybe that too, but it swings. Always a pleasure to hear you songs.

[@AlexBallMusic]

Thank you!

[@vitaliiandronov8629]

What a Korg demo tune on 29:29. It's like a Contra Hard Corps OST

[@happygolucky2231]

this was fun! different synths but familiar solutions to studio problems. patchbays are the bees knees 😊

[@pittan86]

Thanks Alex entertaining and informative as usual. What about the space itself, don't you miss windows? Do you have any decorations that help with mood or inspiration? What about colored lighting and such? Looking forward to more videos!

[@shabbyroad]

Adam Buxton would be proud of your theme song

[@skipper6528]

Bloody fantastic

[@josephmorrell5336]

damn that acoustic guitar is awesome, would love to hear it in some soft, synthy tunes - soft prophet pad, etc. great vid, thanks

[@MeeBilt]

This is how you studio-tour 👀

[@CommunityGuidelines]

So it's mostly the K-Organs and the Magical Land of Ro. A solid foundation. Somehow I thought you had a lot more, but I suppose you've borrowed a wide variety of gear for demonstration videos. Fantastic work managing all the pedals and patch bays and whatnot. Ease of use really is key for uninterrupted workflow. Thanks for the tour!

[@AlexBallMusic]

I have quite a bit more that's not here, but an awful lot is borrowed for videos and isn't mine, yeah. Workflow - yep, that's the one. Make it all ready to go and then it all gets used.

[@bitley]

Fantastic and entertaining :)

[@kentxx12]

This is so good Alex :)

[@NicolasMelis]

loved the pedal custom case👌

[@AlexBallMusic]

Don't know why I didn't do that years ago. It's liberating. Boss HM-2 on this VST? Patched in 10 seconds.

[@HashPram]

It's now nearly 24 hours since I saw this video and I've _still_ got the studio tour song going round and round my head. Please. I beg you. Make it stop.

[@erikribeiro5772]

Another fantastic video, Alex. As always, love the music you make for your videos as much or more than the videos themselves.

[@8888prodigy]

Fab video Alex. Quick question - do you have dust covers for all of your equipment? If so what do you use?

[@whatistau]

I hope you have a fire extenguisher around, this is a state of art collection!. Please consider doing a big review of others character mixers,, that would be very interesting. I did have a Boss Km60 and it was awesome. Used to run 909 and pro one into it and it was devilish. Also old Tascams and Roland PA's were hot for saturating the tunes. Anyway, great content as always!

[@AlexBallMusic]

You're in luck, I've already done a couple of videos. Maxon mixer video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4Gzn5WtjrGEjqMsi=CrFOjQHMgM2g38DK Some Ibanez processing action here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/imHWXp-Ynr1pf9Esi=JBny19_eWcry3bJ_ Also, to your point, a Boss KM-60 video 😃: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYvSe4Cfn7R5bqMsi=JuXl_l-YAzdo5jpE

[@whatistau]

@@AlexBallMusic Thank you! I ordered a Ibanez one off ebay, hoping the channels are clean. I want to give my jaming set up a little bit of saturated feel with low end.

[@MidnightMusicClub]

Bravo!

[@michal.gawron]

OH NO, THE KEY!

[@marktrueman7788]

😂 Brilliant opener Sir!

[@Bata9999]

Really cool setup obviously. I get wanting to use the systems separately but I would probably put the all the modular gear in one area. I could see the MS stuff on top of the 100m with the 2600 to the side and sys 100 to the other side. Organizing this much gear is always going to be a ton of compromises though.

[@KieranHolden-b2y]

Love that korg jam 🔥 any chance of a bit more info on how you setup those sub mixers?

[@BeakFoundry]

Channelling your inner Adam Buxton for the opening number.

[@MorbidManoeuvres]

sick studio, sick jam !

[@Kung_Fu_Jesus]

🎶🎵studio tour - studio tour🎶🎵 B@$ta@rd, I can’t stop singing it

[@MD_Builds]

Your violin playing is really good :D I mean are you going to be playing for the philharmonic? Maybe not :p but its damn effective :D