Arturia MiniBrute & Fender Jaguar Jam

A bit of a jam session using an Arturia MiniBrute synthesizer and Fender Jaguar guitar. Recorded straight into Ableton Live 8 with no additional effects on the audio file.
Guillaume Dujat: soundcloud.com/dujat
Andrew Hodkinson: soundcloud.com/andrew_johnnnn

[@dennis5504]

Truth: I bought a minibrute several years ago after seeing this video. Why? To make noises with my guitar playing buddy. He doesn't typically want to jam together and it almost never happens, but not I have a whole room full of synths and got lost in the world of hardware and music. Really, thanks for this video. Not only is what you made together really beautiful, but it motivated me to explore this world of sound. You're both excellent.

[@Ulema]

This might be one of the greatest amateur performance ive ever scene on youtube.

[@AnxiousCowboy]

Look at these crazy kids-- so addicted to musics that they are sleeping on the floor and have an entire days meal of soup in their only vessel between them.

[@JayDoughty]

I bet it's Ayahuasca

[@timofeie]

i don't remember when was the last time i heard something so sick. seriously, you dudes need to make a band or something.

[@ghost-youth1037]

Getting my toddler the Microbrute to learn synthesis. He's already obsessed with all my gear and I think it's the perfect starter for him!

[@BigDaddyZakk420]

I’m doing the same! Hope it worked out well for him 👍

[@_jilted]

Not the microbrute, but the Minibrute!

[@lime9836]

This is so, wonderful. For an amateur performance i want this on every platform, and on my phone. Its so good i cant even describe it.

[@longwave8943]

You guys have to keep playing together, great connection, beautiful/inventive/obsessive/hypnotic music. We want more .....please....

[@Timecop1983]

Very very good performance! Love the dreamy sound of this! Add in a drummer with a simmons drumsynth and it will be perfect!

[@bhyllw]

Damn this was amazing. I'd totally pay to see you play live haha!

[@AndrewJH93]

Thank you for all the positive comments! If you enjoyed this then check out Guillaume's live surround sound and visual performance he did for a university project, which I also contributed guitar for! Thanks again Live Audio-Visuial Surround Sound Performance

[@AliAlattas]

+Andrew Hodkinson you guys should make more of this on this channel!

[@luciferseamus]

agreed

[@fnjcvanderburg]

hello andrew. i had a question: are you using the sequencer to keep the sound of the synth going, or is it done through the kaoss pad (i generally mean the bassline in the background). wondering what you guys are up to these days, this stuff is cool!

[@fnjcvanderburg]

same for the 'drumsounds' from 04:00 onwards.. etc.

[@zayR6]

back here after almost 10 years to enjoy this jam. this was also the jam that convinced me to get the minibrute...

[@_multigrin]

Hey this is really cool. Always glad to find a fellow brute user out there. Love the guitar there too!

[@Danielblco0]

This was pretty awesome, now I feel the need to go jam with some friends haha!

[@mattclark5745]

I like your set up, both synth and guitar-wise as well as the combination. And the music more than does justice to the tasteful selection of equipment. Really good music. You guys should keep working together.

[@MattyStevensonBishop]

I'm not sure I'd have bought my MiniBrute without seeing this video.

[@MrPeyghman]

+MattyStevensonBishop same here

[@FartingDog88]

I like it! :) Your sound reminds me of an old band called "Spacehawk". They actually are/were quiet popular. What I want to say is: keep on going, this can get big ;)

[@ShivJG13]

Awesome stuff. I'd already ordered my Minibrute before seeing this. I'm learning guitar and intend to invest in some pedals and fx devices too. Great inspiration guys, keep it up and bring us more. :-)

[@AndrewJH93]

Siobhan Garvey Thanks so much Siobhan!

[@zootedninja1392]

loving the ambient trance sounds you guys create :) very inspiring I myself a microbrute and have been looking to implement a guitar in my set up.

[@jamesperryman6433]

This is bloody excellent. I could listen to this all day long. I want to be in this band

[@RCAvhstape]

Ignore that: ambient music requires no drums. Not every electronic track has to be some kind of dance club rubbish.

[@scottend5239]

RCAvhstape A great first sentence. A terrible second. Not every dance club track has to be some kind of rubbish.

[@cobiwilliams]

Scott Endote Great third sentence, not so great first two sentences. I agree for the most part.

[@andrejtrotzki5592]

i hate you all together

[@RCAvhstape]

Thanks for playing.

[@fuggles2544]

Helium Road - "ambient music requires no drums" - not true strictly speaking. "Ambient music" is not a synonym for "music with no drums" - and simply not having drums does not make a track "ambient". Look up Brian Eno and how and why he coined the term.

[@thecasualreviewer2148]

I think this is the fifth time I watched this. Good stuff guys.

[@garethabbott9481]

Dude, I remember when you posted this ages ago, just found it again and it's still awesome! Uni days were grand, aye!

[@harishkabilan8303]

Minutes after the performance. “ I wonder what was in that thermos flask? “

[@kimbird1996]

Wow! You guys are super duper talented!! 😱👏👏👏

[@tylersrevenge]

This is way sick. Nice job! Hope you guys are still making music!

[@arielfernandez2215]

Very good material, we will publish this at Wave Noise Magazine next monday!! great job guys!!

[@AndrewJH93]

Thank you very very much! Really glad you enjoyed it!

[@oyahthefirst]

This would fit perfectly in a David Fincher movie.

[@ghostymonster]

amazing tripp !!! increible trabajo , eso si es un jam !! jaja saludos desde mexico , han confirmado mis ganas de adquirir el synth :)

[@AndrewJH93]

Thanks so much Emmanuel!!! Glad you enjoyed the video and it also gave you the persuasion to buy the synth too! Have fun with it, it's an amazing instrument! :)

[@bhyllw]

Qué tal Emmanuel? Cómo vas con el sinte?

[@Supremee022]

Amazing! You are both harmonizing very well together. :)

[@BornTV]

Totes! You guys sounded fantastic. Love the brute out at the end. Guitar effects very cool!

[@steve3439]

This is cool. Just purchased a microbrute and I love it as a bass instrument. Huge, huge sound.

[@hypnodelica]

You're onto something good here lads, stick with it - i'd like to hear how you develop your sound... i think you'd probably enjoy listening to Spacemen 3 - check out their album 'Recurring'...

[@AndrewJH93]

Thank you very much! We've been talking for a while about doing another vid but just haven't got round to it yet! We'll defo check out Spacemen 3 too! :) Thanks for watching!

[@frateroiram_5706]

Glad someone recommended SP3!!

[@mistertestsubject]

Smooth as butter

[@GFonk16BIT]

Superb stuff guys, you would make a great band!

[@j.harris1351]

This is the greatest thing ever if you guys get a record deal I'll personally buy all your albums

[@lefriseur]

Wow, guys pls keep going. I am looking forward for more to come

[@888berg]

Had stored this in my Hardware YT directory years ago.... Oh shit it just still stands.. this is an amazing piece, and you guys should release it... SSSSOOOO GOOOD :)))

[@andycl7280]

You guys are simply amazing. Very good music and very good selected gear.

[@BWP-u3y]

Feels! Nice job guys!!! Reeeal smooth.

[@d.cassarino]

Pink Floid! love the peaceful vibe, well done

[@saardean4481]

Very nice. Has some BOC qualities. Rock on!

[@dermeister1957]

That was amazing. Such a great eargasm. well done !!!

[@ginocassina]

Woow! Great job fellas, awesome trip!! Cheers from Chile

[@massive323]

really nice guys, very inspiring...

[@AndrewJH93]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@wormdamage]

Nice job gents! You really made a nice big sound without that much gear.

[@garylazo9394]

The world doesn't know you guys yet but I got a feeling they will

[@pauloabas2751]

Im vibing to this! Great job! ❤️

[@hanjunkal]

Really nice, amazing… really impressive jam.

[@AndrewJH93]

Thank you very much for the kind words! Really glad you enjoyed it!

[@ComunicaMusik]

Fun fun fun. That's what's all about. Keep it up you guys!

[@strangequark420]

Really nice exploitation of the technologies there, lads. Well done!

[@morgendorffer3504]

dude i have the exact same thermos flask

[@RichardDenRooyen1973]

reminds somewhat to 70`s bands and acts like Tangerine Dream, Gandalf.. love it :)

[@kornel5555]

Haha! I want to buy a Fender Jaguar Classic Player HH and an Arturia MiniBrute synth. ...and I found your video, where you use the same stuff :D Cool instruments, and cool music!

[@SocioFromOAT]

Amazing video! Love the combination!

[@RCAvhstape]

Very cool. I like how it got all Pink Floyd-style at the end.

[@OldGuitarsNMasonJars]

I would pay for an album on bandcamp or something even 2-4 tracks of ambient. Great jam! Reminds me of Some Mogwai stuff!

[@NININPININ]

Awesome sound, 10 outa 10 !

[@cloud_uti]

Are those Korg Kaoss pads good for storing and looping the audio from a Microbrute?

[@TheNecroserpent]

Great job boys....I wish you guys well and hope to see you both make it big. You guys are way too young to have such a great sense of music. Cheers!!

[@AndrewJH93]

Thank you ever so much for the kind words! We'll keep at it and hopefully at some point record another video for people to enjoy! Thanks again!

[@fabiantrujillo5284]

This is awesome. Audio quality is great considering no additional effects were added.

[@sprottenkopf]

Pretty nice actually! Good work with the minibrute

[@bhyllw]

I just randomly recalled this jam in my head. Are you guys still playing?

[@kennylangley1997]

Awesome job guys. Really.😎👍

[@pls9877]

This is really good. The noise jam freakout thing at the end was incredible. Definitely keep this up. Do you guys have a bandcamp or soundcloud or something???

[@wackenthaljef]

Bravo Andrew,keep goin on!!!

[@araujowjow]

What's the gear to the right of the mine brute? Is it a loop machine? If yes which model? Appreciate in advance! 🙏

[@mscformeditation]

Cool stuff guys, that's great !!!

[@ohio_dino]

this was awesome but a question , how did you get the guitar to loop through the arturia

[@AndrewJH93]

+Dino Hi! So we didn't actually get the guitar to loop through the arturia! What I'm using is a Boss DD-7 digital delay pedal with the feedback turned pretty much all the way up. This makes what you play turn into somewhat of a loop, but if you leave it for too long it gets really loud and sounds horrific haha. So what I was doing in the intro was hitting a note very lightly and then allowing the feedback of the pedal to gradually increase the volume of that note, and when it started to get too much I just dialled it back and repeated the process! Hopefully this answered your question and what I said wasn't too confusing haha. Thank you for watching!

[@ohio_dino]

That did . I have been trying to loop a arturia microbrute to a pigtronix mothership...for some unique sound but have not figured that out yet.

[@domste]

Man... This is awesome

[@stephennorthup4113]

Very cool. Ive tried connecting my Microbrute directy to my kp3 to a bass amp but cant get sound out of microbrute. Any advice?

[@MattyStevensonBishop]

stephen northup how are you lining in? standard 1/4 inch?

[@stephennorthup4113]

Yes

[@ege1510]

came for this again

[@martinfranco]

INCREIBLE !!!!!

[@jacquesmartelus1143]

Smooth groove 😎👍👂🎵🎸🎹🎼

[@priapik]

Good job ;-) i like your style. Your music reminds me of that of a mixture of "Trans AM" and apparat (or "moderat") :-) It's nice to hear good music made ​​by young ;-) There are still things to be paid but frankly you are on the right track to a fun musical project. As I like to categorize music by genre , I would put yours in the Post -Rock (if accented rock side) or the Electronica ( if you insist on the electronic side). You have aroused my curiosity , so I'll go listen to some of your other pieces. :-) Does your duo has a name ? Be kind , I use a translator :-)

[@Happyfaceshock]

Reminds me a bit of the Campfire Headphase album by Boards of Canada, v nice!

[@MASAKEY]

Awesome!! I want to use the MiniBrute.

[@viajeIectrico]

Very nice, u guys should have way more subscribers

[@hang-sangitch]

Great creative buzz here....

[@gracearabella4962]

Does anyone know what effect pedal he's using at the end of the chain? ( 0:04 it's the one closest to the left side of the screen) I've never seen it before.

[@CaalamusTube]

Does a Kaoss Pad function as a Loop Pedal type of Multitrack environment? I feel like I'm hearing as many as 4 iterations of the Brute at certain points.

[@TheBibi31]

You should at demos of the KaossPad But as I remember, Kaossilator is a synth and looper, and KaossPad is an effect processor and is also able to loop and to play samples. You can also "loop" your fx

[@CaalamusTube]

TheBibi31 Thanks...

[@TheBibi31]

Is it sarcasm ? Maybe i misunderstood the question. Anyways, if you asked for the multitrack loop, I forgot to had that you can store 4 loops on the Kaoss pad (A B C D).

[@CaalamusTube]

TheBibi31 Are you asking if my thank you was sarcasm? Nah, I think you got it. I was saying that there is only one Synth in the video... but I hear as many as 4. So I assumed there were loops at work. I wondered whether they were attributable to a DAW, or if this Korg Kaoss thing was the source . You answered that it could be & I thanked you for the info. No sarcasm :]

[@TheBibi31]

ok because the "thanks..." sounded to me like sarcasm haha :)

[@jaykleine125]

This was really nice.

[@lapetitemort6617]

great stuff boys. keep it up!

[@manoelandreisfernandes8747]

Trully amazing. Keep it up.

[@rancliffhasenza]

Niiiice! quick question, what's the thing plugged to the minibrute?

[@AndrewJH93]

Thank you very much for watching! It's a Korg Koass Pad 3, and I think Guillaume used it for looping some synth parts and for adding some additional effects. Thanks again!

[@cheekacheeka1968]

All of it was great. Like the sounds beginning at 5:31 and on.

[@chiefthomson]

amazing jam, brilliant ;)

[@larrylynch8113]

What do you use with the Arturia in side ?

[@pablospace]

Very good! Loved it

[@MrSookazz]

I'm a real noob in synthetic music and i have a couple of questions. First of,what is the console beside the minibrute and what does it do? How are you switching between all these sounds are they presets or somthing? if so how do you juggle (and jam) with all of them.

[@MrSookazz]

+MrSookazz And how did you learn how to use synthesizers?

[@AndrewJH93]

+MrSookazz Hi! So I'm the guy on the guitar and I'm still not 100% sure what my friend Guillaume was doing on the Minibrute, but I'll give it a shot at trying to answer your questions as best I can haha! The device next to the Minibrute is called a Kaoss Pad which are made by Korg. And it's basically a MIDI controller with a touchpad, it can be used as a sampler and it has effects built into too! So Guillaume is using the effects from the Koass Pad to manipulate the sounds of the synth, to an extent. The Minibrute is an analogue synthesizer, so rather than having presets built in per-se, Guillaume is changing the filter envelopes, wave forms, octaves etc, in real-time! We literally just had a basic idea of the intro and improvised from there on. So both of us had no idea where it was going, and Guillaume had only recently purchased the Minibrute too, so this was very much a chance for him to experiment and figure out what kind of sounds the synth could produce! It's an amazing piece of equipment if you're looking into getting one, very versatile and the amount of sounds you can produce is mind-blowing! I hope this helps a little bit! I'm not very clued up on synths but this is as much as I really know about the equipment used in this vid! Thanks for watching, hope you enjoyed it!

[@MrSookazz]

+Andrew Hodkinson Thanks for the quick answer Andrew. Very helpful. I realised i commented withoiut telling you the vid is awesome and the combination of your two instruments creates smthing tryuly beautiful. This vid and your answer really inspired me.

[@ronaldeatman6603]

So basically this is *Synth Dream Pop* meets *Shoe Gaze.* Nice

[@deengew]

so whens something gonna come out that we can buy so we can support cool shit like this?

[@AndrewJH93]

Thanks Nick! Hopefully soon we'll be making a new video, at the moment we're both balancing a mix between work and university but we'll find a window and release some new things for everyone to enjoy! Thank you for watching!

[@aldenchan8324]

i love this a lot !! how do you route the guitar through the microbrute to be able to synthesize that input while also playing the microbrute itself ?

[@Hostipal]

Very nice. Reminds me of James Holden and the Animal Spirits

[@jonasvm]

it would be great to sync up the delay time with the minibrute tempo....how? not sure :/

[@vlarsoni]

nice performance on that mini :3

[@AI3JeWelz]

reminds me of john frusciante in some ways. i loved it. very ambient but also groovy

[@DavidSheltonKCDJUnique]

beautiful

[@helldeirch]

You two should score movies. great stuff.

[@ShawnStack1]

Great performance!

[@inostroza874]

Guys u r so amazing!!