Ambient jam with the Sequential/Oberheim OB-6, Elektron Octatrack MkII, Eventide Space

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Novation SL-61 MkIII: shrsl.com/3akcu
A live, semi-improvised performance, all on hardware, and inspired by some time convalescing. It's my first time using the Octatrack for some ambient, droning sounds, and once again, it doesn't disappoint. As before, the Octatrack's scenes are the star of the show, allowing for me to fade in/out tracks, as well as add modulation and effects either by track or on the master. What a beautiful machine.
I've also been pretty keen to give the OB-6 a spin for a while, since I love that Oberheim sound and will never buy the vintage gear. Despite its classic tone, it's got a lot of great modern features... that I don't really take advantage of here. I simply started playing it and this patch (007) sounded so good that I had to record something. Next time.
Elektron Octatrack MkII - samples, track effects, master effects
Sequential/Oberheim OB-6 + Eventide Space - poly synth
Novation SL MkIII - MIDI controller for the OB-6
Written and performed within a 2-hour period, and uploaded as is, with only a little compression/limiting on the master.
jayhosking.bandcamp.com/

[@chriskelvin248]

This is SO good. When someone slowly unfolds a melody and I as the listener am simultaneously not knowing what comes next and feeling a mysterious familiarity...this what dreams are like for the dreamer.

[@urmumsbaps]

I've watched this video at least 6 times since I found it a week ago, that OB6 is just breathtaking.

[@nickosparks5817]

I just wanted to say that you’re incredibly talented, thank you for what you’re doing. Keep up the good work! P.S. This video convinced me to buy an OB-6 and Octatrack, now they’re my favorite devices

[@Zack-ci7vr]

The Ob6 sound reminds me of Dawn Chorus by Thom Yorke. Sounds beautiful!

[@phillipdugas8250]

I was thinking that literal thing, they're both beautiful and reflective and melancholic.

[@mohammedhijazi3523]

This tripped me out! Was literally thinking the same as I scrolled down.

[@fernandowhitaker735]

the harmonies too... ig dudes lucky thom mustn't be really into exploring yt channels bc he sure is very much into suing ppl for waaay less resemblance than this lmao

[@station2station544]

Just goes to show how creamy the Prophet 5 is :)

[@urmumsbaps]

@@fernandowhitaker735 Thom Yorke has literally never sued anyone, it was alleged that Lana Del Rey was being sued for ripping off Creep but this isn't true - Radiohead's publishers were in talks with Lana's about it and nothing came of it. No lawsuit ever took place. Stop reading tabloids :)

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Love this jam! Very thoughtful and nostalgic.

[@Sinedrifter]

beautifully done. I love how natural a performance this is. Excellent job. =D And thanks for sharing your art.

[@howardanderson3061]

I'm hearing this again as it showed up in my KZbin cue still sounds wonderful, I really love your music, and your ability to be still and perform excellent ambient musical pieces...

[@lazarusmoment4682]

Man. Your and inspiration. This reminds me of childhood. Growing up and becoming someone new. Damn. Feels.

[@aleksandrmaksimovic9458]

This type of music makes me wanna go to the beach and stare to the late night ocean and starry sky

[@edisonraincloud3340]

That was beautiful. I've been looking for an example of how I'd like to perform with an octatrack and this is it - I'm going to go ahead and buy one. Thanks for this wonderful inspiration!

[@peteinbirmingham]

That was fantastic. Really enjoyed the mood - thank you!

[@miltosschimatariotis3906]

Fantastic sound and improv! ..and OB-6 has so nice tone 👌

[@MarcWeertsMusic]

Beautiful track... Really love the atmosphere and used sounds...

[@thomasekman4548]

You make really nice inspiring music... also giving a lot of nice advices regarding how you make things work👍🏻 thanks...please continue...

[@dukeofpearl]

I think the ob6 is the best synth around. Yes, I’m biased. Yes, I own one.i have a studio full of new and vintage synths/drum machines/effects units..etc. What Tom and Dave have done with upgrading an obx and a prophet is amazing! Kudos for a great soundscape vid too mate. 🎶🕶

[@echo_opera]

Simply beautiful. Thanks for this wonderful piece of music. 🙏🏼💕👊🏼™️

[@doughankins3996]

This gives me all the feels. Thank you.

[@basicnoise]

I love it! The OB sounds sick.

[@isostaticmusic]

Really enjoyed this - love the OB-6!

[@JeffPalmer83]

Yes, the OB-6 preset 007 "Broken EP" is incredible!

[@devongestrin7512]

This is quite beautiful. I was encapsulated by it.

[@julius2264]

I'm learning a lot from your videos - thanks for the details, it's very helpful!

[@orkanoid]

this is awesome, you should release this track as it is! also a little walk through video about what's going on in the OT would be great, lovely ambience.

[@fernandomercado2711]

DAMN THAT OB6 HAS SOME TONES SON!!! Wow. What a great composition Jay. Great soundscape. Love the stuff going on in the whole spectrum. Textures really give it space. So huge. I love this. Like a sad version of Lorn with all those textures. Or a Mogwai track. Really good stuff. Makes me really think about the octatrack to pair with my digitone. >.>

[@DylanParisMusic]

Good lord this is amazing work Jay

[@filon.]

Beautiful!

[@substan_music]

lovely !!!

[@NicolasKaniak]

I love the chord progressions you make!

[@poxipaul]

I think that the 007 sound of the OB6 it's one of the most beatifull sound of this synth! Really nice!!

[@liveanadventure429]

I like videos like this it helps to inspire lyric writing, just going with the mood and getting the feeling out

[@RobertTheWild1]

The sound coming from your Elektron at the beginning reminds me a lot of the intro to Godspeed You Black Emperor's "Static"

[@MicroBot1982]

Wonderful like thousands of fireflys coming out of my sound system und lay me to bed

[@bsidez]

Nice ! I love the OB-6, glad to have one here

[@varde6965]

The OB 06 sound so good !!. great performance btw ! :)

[@Almanacs]

Love this! Great job.

[@alekszvon8294]

amazing sound!

[@steviewebster]

Lovely once again. Thanks 😊

[@leonardoworx]

Love it!

[@LostForWords]

Beautiful! I got some Thom Yorke Anima vibes in places towards the end. Hope you take that as a compliment :)

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

So Hosking-like melody, strange, huh?! 🙏You are such a fine musician..... Thanx... Again.......

[@weepwow]

awesome vid, thanks. . Just got an OT mk2, 2 days ago. Great.

[@BluffMunkey]

Great jam. I agree about that preset too, it's an absolute killer app for the OB6. First day I got my OB6 I got to it and just stayed there for an hour.

[@JayHosking]

That's literally what happened here! This is the first day I got my hands on the OB-6.

[@BluffMunkey]

Bingo lol. I probably won't keep my OB6 because it's (almost) a bit of a one trick pony, and ties up too much fund/space that I would rather put into other things, but that one single preset is what keeps me from letting it go. Ridiculous as I literally make a living making presets......

[@Rgdonaire_07]

That preset... it’s insane...I keep coming back to it after months

[@LordoftheBadgers]

@@BluffMunkey I know EXACTLY what you mean. My heart says keep. My head says - funds. What did you do in the end ?

[@BluffMunkey]

@@LordoftheBadgers Sold all my hardware in the end as it became too much of a distraction in the studio. Virtually all my work is software based.

[@douglascarmichael4582]

The OB-6 sounds beautiful! It seems to do a lot more than just the classic 80s brass and pads.

[@Vyden]

Very relaxing!

[@RobertDorschel]

Great video and piece. Thanks for pointing out the great preset on the OB-6, I'll have to revisit mine again. Also, thank you for the hidden SL-III embedded review, you've confirmed my thoughts on this controller. I wonder if they used the same keybed /chassis for the Summit.

[@JayHosking]

They say they did use the same keybed! Which means that thing is probably a dream to play. If I wasn't so fond of my Peak, I'd probably strongly consider a Summit.

[@RobertDorschel]

@@JayHosking same. The Peak is a great modern future classic... no money left to grab a Summit at this time, though. Eventually!

[@olivierbriand7926]

Great impro and Good sounding Ambiance, Bravo !

[@PATROUXAMBIENTMUSIC]

Beautiful music , congratulations

[@amiantohumedo8589]

INCREIBLE..FELICITACIONES..

[@rodolphedemol8911]

Wonderful music

[@OhHeyK3vin]

Jay, this is absolutely gorgeous. There's really not much else to say.

[@howardanderson3061]

Hey Jay, really cool music and it shows how you don’t a lot of gear.

[@urmumsbaps]

Only a casual 4k worth of gear... just your average basic setup really 😂

[@lifesynthtance]

Beautiful stuff. 007/ 507 is definitely the most amazing factory patch on the OB-6. A truly stunning instrument and definitely a keeper for sure.

[@bez187]

007 is god patch. Skipped writing over it just because.

[@lemonderangello]

literally every song of mine using patch number 007 sounds just like that. awesome sound.

[@jackm1091]

I know this probably is one of your easiest-to-put-together works, but it nevertheless evoked a lot of emotion and imagery in my mind's eye. I thought it was beautiful, and would love to hear where you would take this next with additional time. A full production with something like this portion as a beginning/end, and a middle segment of higher intensity/energy with some drums would make for quite a thrilling cinematic/narrative experience. Anyway, thanks for sharing.

[@damiensmith371]

OB6iously the 007 patch is the Moneypenny, but thank you for creating, and sharing this gem of a piece, it's really gorgeous.

[@SynthTweakscom]

Very cool Jay! You have a new subscriber. :)

[@daniws1972]

Great Thanks

[@ahmedabdelaziz9635]

So good

[@keenra]

lol I had this playlist on in the background and IMMEDIATELY recognized 007 from an OB6 and clicked over to make sure. That is my absolute favorite preset.

[@nebula0697]

One thing I like about your videos apart from being actual music is how the written explanations are somehow rhythmic and go over well. So far all the videos I've seen stand the test of not looking at the video, actual music that could come from a record or the radio or just stream sound.

[@JayHosking]

Thanks! The goal is always music first and everything else second.

[@nebula0697]

@@JayHosking good policy given the best pedagogical tool is inspiration.

[@GeorgeL909]

Something about the ergonomics and the symmetry of your hardware layout really appeals to me in this video. Like the octotrack, ob6 and midi keyboard all kinda line up perfectly (but not too perfectly) and everything is within reach, it just looks like a joy to play with. Ergonomics.... Makes a big difference 😂. Obviously sounded great too...

[@tjwalkup7155]

This is incredible

[@firesailstudios1003]

Nice work!

[@OhHeyK3vin]

Listening to that OB-6 sound is like slipping into a warm bath.

[@lowbias]

What a great track!

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Very cool! 🤟🏻

[@lilmacbookpro1194]

This sounds 🔥

[@FlockOfHawks]

Whoa Man ! This is Gorgeous 💖

[@FlockOfHawks]

18 mar '20 floating in this beauty's arms for the umpteenth time , tears of nostalgia and joy in my eyes , this beautiful day couldn't have started better 🙏

[@amiantohumedo8589]

amazing..

[@tomesmusic]

lovely stuff!

[@adytech5788]

very nice landscape thx for the trip :)

[@jlowrie33]

That was really nice. Not even sure you needed the Octatrack, just solid musically.

[@Alexey_Sevastopol]

Великолепно! Очень успокаивает и умиротворяет...

[@enokssounds]

I really like this one

[@Synthfidel]

Nicely done! 👍 Subscribed.

[@minorfractures489]

This is beautiful. Both happy and sad at the same time, almost a tear-jerker (in a positive sense). Did you keep the Novation despite not living up to all your expectations?

[@JayHosking]

I did. It's a nice keybed. I've often considered selling it, though, so I imagine it'll be gone before too long.

[@joshbosworth6207]

​@Jay Hosking did you sell it? I picked one up recently and have been enjoying it. Such a beautiful track. You are an inspiration, sir.

[@ElectronisoundsAudio]

💙 Amazing Good! 💙

[@nicolasterras3152]

Very beautiful, this track reminds me of 'Memories of green' on 'Blade Runner' by Vangelis

[@StemfourMusic]

Brilliant

[@stephenmurphy8349]

Nice!

[@allanroney]

I had the OB6 desktop for a year, and agreed 007 is THE patch. It’s a wonderful synth, but sold it as it’s so distinctive it kinda dominates the other gear it plays with. I’ve now settled on a MC707 + Prophet Rev2 + Subsequent 37 setup; those two synths are perfect compliments to each other.

[@CharlieMacMillan]

Question for you and potentially Jay as well, as someone who has been eyeing the Rev2 and the OB6 do you think the 007 patch could be recreated on the Rev2, or is it not possible to nail without the SEM filter?

[@JayHosking]

Hard to say, as I've never really played around with the Rev2, but I imagine you could get close to it on a number of poly synths. Give it a shot!

[@Arperture]

Everything sounds good in Cm.

[@chandlertwilson6652]

Amazing. Going to sample this into OT and see what happens!

[@jofjofjofre]

Thanks you!

[@utubebroadcastme]

this is good!

[@lockyp204]

Epic

[@almightyEsquilax]

Reminds me of an ambient Múm song.

[@tobiaswinkler6971]

mum! Yes is this band still alive?

[@fredericdeleporte2239]

Just noticing this old vid. Another masterpiece

[@Dmc10596]

I love the OB-6 so much I have one❤

[@rvandijk65]

Awesome Oberheim

[@cortical1]

Really nice, as always, Jay. How big a fan are you of the OB-6? I'm considering getting the module. Thanks!

[@JayHosking]

I think it does some things really beautifully, but ultimately I have a tough time with the filter in anything more subdued. I think if you're after that Oberheim brassy sound, it's a great choice, but it wouldn't be the first analogue poly I'd consider. Best of luck, and thanks!

[@cortical1]

@@JayHosking Gotcha. I have mostly vintage gear and am just starting to try some of these more modern analogs. I'm a big fan of the hybrid DSI P12 and several recent Moogs but no newer Oberheims. Appreciate your quick response! Thanks.

[@cooperpitts3862]

nice!

[@policek6276]

Danke!

[@billrussell1933]

Taking me over to the dark side of the moon with this one good sir

[@FelixOlschewski]

Nice! What do you actually record onto or into? Straight to DAW while the camera is running or some other hardware device?

[@joshuamaloy4293]

Hey Jay, I am buying my first synth, I was looking a REV2 desktop, what keyboard controller is equivalent to the keybed on the REV2 keyboard? If you know.

[@Massproduce201]

joshua maloy I don’t think they make any controllers that feel as good as a keybed on any high end synth to be honest all controllers I’ve seen feel toyish and cheap. Could be wrong though. Might as well get the keys version as it doubles as an awesome synth n controller with all those glorious knobs ;)

[@atlev]

The first minute reminds me of Solar Field's work on Mirror's Edge

[@dizzysdiamonds]

👏very nice

[@Bombtrack411]

How do you like the SL mk3? I'm considering getting one.

[@thomasekman4548]

I am with you regarding the Novation mk SL III.. I thought it would be a great performance Master keyboard and sequenzer for all my hardware Synthesizers since I prefer to play DAW less.... but I realized after two days that it was ... a nice keybed to play my gear... maybe quite ok arpeggiator... but the sequenzer did not really convince me....

[@villekotala6483]

Hey, many have recommended the mk SL III for me since I am looking for master keyboard and sequencer, but I am a bit sceptic about it. I have thought about getting the Arturia keystep pro and only con I have heard about it is that it has minikeys, which I dont personally mind. Any thoughts or recommendations?