Ambient Drone Explained - DFAM Patch

[@PSILOCYBINISTHEWAY]

It truly is a meditative approach

[@braintree56]

Making drones can be so relaxing!

[@neonmelk]

11:07 " I wonder what happens if i turn up the...." ....The joy of synthesis resumed in one sentence. Awesome video, and channel.

[@braintree56]

Yup! That quote pretty much sums it up .. ha! :)

[@cooperdeats406]

Hey man! Just wanted to say that your in depth tutorials are GREATLY appreciated! It often feels that channels will offer a certain amount of information as a teaser to buy more in depth information (And still leave you hanging), but you seem to have a pure joy in not only your instruments, but in sharing your knowledge of them to others. Just wanted to say that your videos are a HUGE inspiration to the community to continue to create as well as understand their instruments better (Where a lot of us may have given up). Please keep up the great work and know that your time, effort and expertise is truly valued!

[@braintree56]

Thanks so much! I really do enjoy talking about all this stuff and making videos and it's been really motivating to me to get such a great response from people. And it's comments like this that make it worthwhile! :) So thank YOU!

[@PSILOCYBINISTHEWAY]

This is really really awesome, not too many videos of drone DFAM, rather the traditional drum. I have played a lot with this method and do enjoy it as well. Thank you for this video, history lessons and explanations many useful tips.

[@braintree56]

Thanks!

[@chrisaassd]

Beautiful. Just ordered a DFAM and this has got me so excited, thank you!

[@braintree56]

Awesome!

[@john678]

Such a great job ! One of the most fascinating video’s I’ve ever watched. So many great and unexpected idea’s. Thank you !

[@braintree56]

Wow! That's quite a compliment! Thanks so much!

[@MrIbidule]

Thank you very much... Very organics sounds

[@braintree56]

Most welcome!

[@RyanHarris77]

That’s a really cool ring modulation sound you got there right at the end! I sold my moogerfooger ring modulator years ago, but I’m going to try this on the DFAM.

[@braintree56]

Awesome. Let me know how it goes!

[@fischergreen4134]

Great walkthrough 👍

[@braintree56]

Thank you 👍

[@humanerror3139]

Great stuff, never thought of doing this with the DFAM! Going to try this and then put it through the Lyra 8 just to see what happens. Thanks 👍

[@braintree56]

Ooooh the Lyra 8! Bet it sounds huge.

[@InvertedPopesMusic]

Really enjoying this series. Gonna jump straight onto my DFAM after this.

[@braintree56]

I'm having a blast making these. I've started experimenting with field recordings too. So much to explore within the 'soundscape' arena!

[@dynatwenty]

another one of your super useful videos ! Thanks !!!

[@imola8]

wow, such awesome tones!

[@braintree56]

Yeah, it's interesting that the DFAM was the one that really shined when trying to do drones... I would not have guessed that going into this little experiment.

[@DoctorRevers]

Yeah awesome stuff. Coincidentally I was playing around with this on my dfam just before you released the video.

[@braintree56]

It's like I'm reading your mind! :P

[@michalsiorek5513]

Would have never thought of using DFAM that way

[@theleastsignificantbit4794]

These tutorials are fantastic!

[@braintree56]

Glad you like them!

[@draconianrhythms]

Insane ❤

[@braintree56]

Thanks! :)

[@MsMrSafety]

Bravo!! -

[@braintree56]

Thanks!

[@harryoconnor5232]

Really cool. At points you've got some Aphex - Tassles vibes going on there!

[@braintree56]

Thanks! Quite a compliment! :)

[@Darwinist]

From wikipedia: "The utility frequency, (power) line frequency (American English) or mains frequency (British English) is the nominal frequency of the oscillations of alternating current (AC) in a wide area synchronous grid transmitted from a power station to the end-user. In large parts of the world this is 50 Hz, although in the Americas and parts of Asia it is typically 60 Hz." So if you have ever walked past a power station and heard the transformer humming, it's because of that 60 cycle hum, although the perceived frequency of what you are actually hearing is usually double that(i.e 120 hz). As this "hum" is all over our electrical grid, it sometimes makes it's way into audio equipment as unwanted noise and improperly grounded speakers and amplifiers can output it even when not being asked to output anything. Making use of it in drone music is kind of cool though.

[@braintree56]

Very interesting stuff.

[@spazione]

beautiful sounds! I have to try my two Dfams with different notes. A huge drone could come out of it

[@braintree56]

Oh yeah! La Monte Young actually used 4 voices for a lot of his work too. So droning two DFAMs together would be awesome!

[@RyanHarris77]

The AC power grid alternates on a 60hz frequency. This is the source of 60-cycle hum in electronics, especially music gear. My personal opinion is that he worked with the 60 cycle hum as a creative idea instead of trying to eliminate it from his sound like other musicians. Since quite a bit of drone doesn’t really try to achieve a specific tuning, 60 hz is as good as any other frequency to start with. That’s just my opinion though. You from Maryland by any chance? Hearing you talk reminds me of back home.

[@braintree56]

Totally agree. I don't currently live in Maryland, but I was born in Northern Virginia/DC area and lived there until I was 10. :) I've never thought of myself as having an accent but a number of people have asked me that. :)

[@FunnyBecauseItsTrue]

...the video description reads: "I tuned the LFO to 60 Hz"...DFAM has no LFO...

[@braintree56]

Oops... I copied some of that description from the Mother video because so many of the details were the same. Thanks for pointing that out.