Audio Engineers React to Polyphia for the FIRST TIME!

[@RunawayVeins]

tim henson is not a tool, bro has a wife and dogs and is very humble and chill

[@samvakarian]

Tim Henson is an irl anime protagonist

[@michaellewis7820]

Tried so hard to watch this video in its entirety, but didn’t even get halfway. It was *exhausting* having to hear you be such a gigadork about the physical appearance of a talented musician😂

[@DrRobert20]

It comes across sour grapes for sure, the guys in polyphia are on the come up; young, successful and talented. Mean while this bald fuck and his bud sit around being snarky.

[@BradModelle]

This.

[@luspiguitar]

This! /2

[@GundamVisuals]

This! /3

[@iAmArtisan]

This! /4

[@4l3kis]

after watching this video ive come to a conclusion that audio engineers dont know shit about music

[@EnergeticxCheese]

Explains why so much music is mixed like ass

[@dayus_pita]

He calls himself audio engineer but knows nothing about instruments

[@izurzuhri]

i give 👎 for that

[@GundamVisuals]

Yea, these guys are complete morons and don’t know anything about sound at all. Hope they don’t get hired by anyone cause of their ignorance and arrogance.

[@mendronesg]

your conclusion is as good as these two "audio engineers"

[@novessence]

Its music for musicians or people that know enough to appreciate all that is happening so yeah it does go over peoples heads but they also use alot of pop chord progressions and they keep everything at the core really simple so that helps

[@senior_slime1594]

i get not liking the music, but you're just hating on their looks?? kinda weird from a grown man

[@Meetallica4ever]

Bro he has tattoos on his neck and he is wearing a women’s sweater. I’m surprised he ain’t gay

[@PatrickMusilek]

I'm jealous

[@KyleS.1987]

@@PatrickMusilek Big same. Tim is a criminally pretty man.

[@Guinnessrules]

Jealous and a bit ironic, I'd guess. Right? Don't take everything so serious.

[@Jeeperspeetersss]

​@@Guinnessrules bro why are you so pressed😭

[@ryleyjohnson5567]

Guy on the right won’t stop yapping. Unbearable to watch.

[@Rcprobot]

Tim’s a really nice guy

[@DanWhiteT]

I will shamefully admit I also had the "I hate the way that guy looks, what a tool" reaction when I first found Polyphia but (a) who cares - look however you want, and (b) you are right, he seems like a really nice guy.

[@EnergeticxCheese]

@@DanWhiteTI still remember the hate he got for saying “boomer bends”. People took it as a personal insult when the point he was making was valid

[@jamesoshea580]

Nicer than these two, that's for sure.

[@stevenbanks1548]

Tim hensen is my anime boyfriend.

[@lolpalolo]

The egg in the right cant play the flute yet he asks who would listen to Polyphia 😂.

[@BradModelle]

Ridiculous jackassery.

[@esakamala6991]

Cracked me on the *egg* part right there. Yeah, I find it interesting how he at the same time is jealous, appreciative and very judgemental about everything going on. Probably some of that is just good sarcasm. Either that or I just see it that way :D

[@alexrosario423]

No musical school, just intense practice, self-study, and years of experimentation. Personally, I think people need to get away from the "need accreditation from institution to be smart/good" mentality. Universities are people teaching people, they don't have some sort of secret sauce that other people don't have access to. If you're self-motivated enough, and have an internet connection, you can pretty much do anything you want nowadays.

[@htfcm]

Very well said sir.

[@WeaselSpanzor]

Woulda thought an audio engineer would have broken down the music more than the looks of the band

[@Zel_eo]

Two things. 1) Seeing them live is crazy. The only back tracking is the little sounds, think the howls on GOAT, and vocals. Everything else is played 1 to 1 live. 2) They are as clean live as they are on the album which makes me want to chuck my guitar out the window. Seriously, if they missed a note somewhere, I did not hear it. Freaking wild to witness.

[@BrittanyNgo01]

Absolutely agree! I saw them in October last year and they were so amazing

[@garethlawton5278]

Audio engineers that let bias get in the way of the music, now that's something you don't see everyday. It surprises you that people like technical music? "Shows music that blows his mind" more like blows his prejudices into the open.

[@ds-zd9qz]

Dudes talkin shit with a harry potter poster on the wall.... 😂😂😂

[@AscensionBelow]

Of course, the balding guy is the one commenting on looks. Look harder at the mirror next time. 😂😂🤡🤡

[@baldbearded9601]

Commenting on him being bald is just going down to his idiotic level. Being bald has nothing to do with it. He's a profound moron.

[@emellecampbell-humphrey8489]

😭😭

[@GundamVisuals]

😂😂😂 the egg head is for sure showing his stupidity

[@abobafan99]

Bro woke up and chose violence 💀

[@KEVINTHEWS]

Wow, bald dude is a complete Tool! Crazy how a sound engineer, who has never mastered an instrument, is rolling his backstage eyes at some of greatest, cutting edge guitarists of this era. There is not single MUSICIAN who would ever be as disrespectful as bald, never been on a stage guy is. I hope that perspective acts, thinking about using you see this video...

[@PatrickMusilek]

Why would I need to have mastered an instrument and played on a stage to have an opinion about the music?

[@thestonedgeek8928]

​@@PatrickMusilekyou don't, but you act like you're a pro audio mixer and you aren't even that. You're a fruad.

[@kcfox0971]

I am 52 years old, just got back from Vegas Sick New World just to see these guys (and many other awesome bands) . Saw them in LA last year. The sounds they make just make my brain happy. They are all great musicians and have about a 12 year history and Tim is a pretty cool dude. Progression you either fight it or accept it. I grew up with punk ska reggae groove, and this is just the next phase. Dig em.

[@otter7467]

Just saw them a Sonic Temple. Polyphia and Helmet were the highlights of the weekend for me.

[@kurtschulten5369]

A rudimentary mind would have trouble appreciating Polyphia's complexity. These two clowns prove it.

[@ElMountainMan]

I see a lot of people in the comments hating about the comments made earlier in the video. This is probably the most "honest" reaction video i've seen anyone do on polyphia. Initial thoughts, in real time, unfiltered. A lot of fans probably took these reactions as attacks, I don't really see it that way. I would like to see you guys listen to more of their stuff and react to it. G.O.A.T. is a must as its their first big hit. If you want distortion, Chimera and/or Bloodbath are your go to's. If you want to see them go full kpop with a japanese leaning, abc. Playing God Official/ and the unplugged version back to back will blow your mind. It would be golden to just get an hour long deep dive on the band in totality.

[@M4ttNet]

Polyphia doesn't play down to their audience and when you don't do that you find there are so many more people out there that appreciate complexity, talent, creativity, and ironically some simplicity all combined with a fusion of styles. These guys are the real deal.

[@jinlee7827]

As a polyphia fan I understand that it goes over most people's heads. I don't think everyone can hear or enjoy the melody in their playing if they're not as musically inclined or have a preference for this sort of thing. Hence the reason why they're mostly enjoyed and appreciated by musicians.

[@jeffwilson3205]

I’m 50 and took my 16 year old daughter and her friend to see them. A virtuoso jazz duo named Domi and JD Beck opened for him. The crowd was all ages, all types, and the show was awesome. Live they have some tracks, but it’s minimal…some of the sub-bass stuff was most obvious…but the performance felt fairly natural sounding. I love that they are making virtuosity popular again but putting a spin on pop music. And all of them appear to be humble, down to earth, and normal people. You came out with an open mind…but it didn’t start that way…maybe more listening and less talking next time. ABC and Playing God would be fun. Also the song in the new record that Chino from Deftones sings on is pretty cool.

[@kcfox0971]

If this was in LA it was probably the same show I saw. I was stoked JD Beck and Domi opened for them as they are on my list of favorites. Totally diverse crowd.

[@jukurenzz]

'Roll my eyes' seems to be the cornerstone of your personality. "I know, You think too much, you need to just listen" even your boy thinks your judgmental af lol.

[@hellraiser7118]

Bassist, and both guitarists are original, grew up together and have been playing for a long time, the drummer is a newer edition and not part of the original 3, if you want to here them in their metal bag they have an EP called “ aspire” that was of metal theme, they have never had a vocalist and anything with vocals is a feature, and hating on looks kind of lame, and why you think this music would go anyones head is bonkers, maybe you need to go to a polyphia show to see just how implanted in peoples heads they are , ive been following these kids since they were in highschool, they have been exceptional from the start, exploring the whole catalog is worth it.

[@cosmiccanine9186]

I listen to this, how can you not dabble... so good

[@SilentBob5215]

These guys are from small town Texas. I posted a long time ago talking about how they take the bass note quality and mix out the low end of the bass guitar. Then they insert 808s to take up the Low end.

[@PatrickMusilek]

Makes total sense!

[@Meetallica4ever]

The first polyiphia song I’ve listened to was goat. Still my fav

[@tylerkemper5146]

this is most definitely not the only style they sound like. their older material is more of where their metal roots shine. but I respect all eras of Polyphia

[@GS-xt8fu]

Many people….listen to it. It has nothing to do with a type of music..it’s the skill level. So impressive

[@directionaljoy]

Thank you for the pause “oh $#!T” unpause of the trumpet bit. As a trumpet player 🫡.

[@Nagrom]

I respect that you share your thoughts unfiltered

[@raoulduke8720]

PLEASE post more of these! 🙏

[@DaniloCaco]

Do a Polyphia video watching GOAT and Playing God

[@blondiemancojoe1066]

Bald with a goatee ok dude lol.

[@Ariel-oo1nc]

The only band that makes 4 chords sound like a newly discovered element for 5 minutes. Pretty genius.

[@whenisdinner2137]

I am coming to the conclusion you don't have to know a goddamn thing about playing music to be an "audio engineer"

[@PatrickMusilek]

Why would you have to know how to play an instrument in order to be an audio engineer? I find that most times being a musician AND an audio engineer doesn't necessarily correlate. Someone who plays a particular instrument may favor that instrument when mixing a song. For example a guitar player in a band who mixes their own album might tend to put more effort into the sound of the guitars and could easily ignore some of the other instruments in the band or at the very least put less effort into making them as important as the guitars. A person who's in love with music but from a production standpoint and not necessarily a performance standpoint is the type of person you want to record edit and mix your album. If they are a competent audio engineer they should know how to balance a mix properly and give each separate sound the attention it deserves. Many famous record producers, mixing engineers, and editing engineers (which are all encompassed in the "audio engineering" side of things) are not musicians. They might start out young and get a job working at a recording studio because they think it's cool and over the years they end up doing more and more for that studio and eventually become audio engineers. I definitely think you have to have a basic understanding of how music works of course, and there is definitely an artistic side to creating music. But sometimes you can be benefited greatly by someone who looks at it from a more technical standpoint and an objective point of view rather than a subjective one.

[@deuces_shoeless]

@@PatrickMusilek"being a musician and audio engineer doesn't necessarily correlate" Trent Reznor isn't even laughing cause you're irrelevant

[@thestonedgeek8928]

​@@PatrickMusilekbro you aren't an audio mixer though. You are a fruad.

[@ChadwickNeal]

I come from the old school 80's/Shrapnel Records days (Racer X, Ritchie Kotzen, Joey Tafolla, Cacophany, etc..), and to me, these guys are bringing back the technical guitar shredding. Why talk shit about it? I'll take this any day over the Dua Lipa/Dance Sh%^ on the air these days. Don't be jealous, just support it.

[@_filifjonkan4290]

I’m a 63 year old woman and went to the Graspop metal music festival to see them after discovering them 5 days earlier.

[@crookedriverstudios]

Very cool to see! If I ask somebody to check out Polyphia for the first time, I would probably say to listen to a song from one of their older albums, like Mood Swing, and then hit something a little newer like Goose or G.O.A.T. They started out with a bit more kind of progressive metal djent style, and slowly got more influence by pop and hip-hop/electronic beats. Pretty cool to see the progression of style

[@duoquendo]

this is the first time i see someone noticing how tim looks, this is the frist time i pay atention to it, i don't care rlly i just really like the music

[@raoulduke8720]

have to give them props for leaving the comments on, each one is funnier than the last, especially the replies where they try to justify their unnecessary hate 😆😆

[@BrittanyNgo01]

Ive never seen someone react so negatively towards this band before. And nitpicked a lot of unnecessary things. I discovered these guys in Aug '22 and haven't stopped listening since. Theres so much wonderful nuance in their music that you can listen to it daily and still discover something new about it constantly. And all of the guys are seriously so nice and down to earth. I mean, right around their most recent album release they were streaming on twitch weekly or biweekly , talking to fans, answering questions, and playing impromptu songs. I have never seen another band as popular as they are do that before

[@PatrickMusilek]

@@BrittanyNgo01 I definitely need to check them out again and give them another shot! I just have never found an instrumental band that I enjoy. It's generally pretty hard for me to focus on the music if there isn't some sort of through line to attach myself to like vocals. Even though I'm not a big fan of lyrics and trying to decipher the meaning of a song I still feel like vocals are necessary for me to be able to truly enjoy something on a deeper level.

[@TopherG117]

How you gunna rip on Tims looks? Dude looks awesome. Looks like he walked right of out a Final Fantasy game.

[@SHEWTgames]

i love when people hate on others like he does to Tim because he's his appearance. He's in fact the real tool for commenting on another man's talent. lol what a fuck

[@PatrickMusilek]

@@SHEWTgames im not a tool, just jealous of his youth and annoyed that he wasted his skin!

[@thestonedgeek8928]

​@@PatrickMusilek nah man, you are a tool lmao.

[@dvinskclan11]

LOL i love how this dude hates how Tim looks. Tim is like the best looking guitarist of all time

[@PunitChawla]

Your reaction was such a roller coaster 😆I hated it one second and loved it the other.

[@erxanerxan9769]

for me it cant have a tick tocky feeling simply because they have talent. Anything that has talent in it simply doesnt connect with cringy zoomer shit in my mind

[@dezmodium]

not a berkeley thing... tim's application was REJECTED.

[@travvhunter]

yall are lame, polyphia are the goats

[@JimmyTheRabbit]

i would be really interested in seeing you guys react to Polyphia's Chimera. its not everyday you get flamenco djent rap.

[@PatrickMusilek]

Oh that does sound interesting!

[@wolf324549]

Really wish you could still see the amount of down votes on a video

[@Jurrx]

FYI: he is using a Guitartracking system that detects guitar notes and sends it to a synth in "realtime" I would bet there must be a little latency, but you can buy his Architype Neural DSP AMP and try to use but you need to play very precisly to get a nice tone

[@EvilEnigma75]

This was just exhausting to watch. Saying "Who listens to this?" Regarding Polyphia is like asking that same question to Tool fans. People don't need to have a degree in music theory to enjoy amazing, quality music. And if you spent less time discussing their physical appearances, and more time soaking in the music, you would have had a better chance at enjoying and appreciating the music they put out.

[@pufferaway]

The most recent album showcases a variety of guest artists, including Chino - the vocalist of the Deftones: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoDUfaqFlJyKl6ssi=8fYXXoYwjv0Apjql

[@crazy4wavescoasters741]

Polyphia and Spitbox are the best things that happened to music in the last 10 years!

[@samrakkc8595]

If there'd be a button for 1000000 dislikes I would press it immediately

[@otter7467]

The irony of speaking about anyone else's looks, when you've completely given up on yours. Of course, if you didn't look like a potato, you wouldn't feel the need to dis others. Life is odd in that way.

[@kcfox0971]

A potato reviewing a diamond.

[@stepdad_rl3359]

Such a pretentious review from the dude on the right, added absolutely zero value or insight. Painful watch.

[@peartry]

"yappers yap to musicians (part 1)"

[@trash.mantis4618]

the guy on the right has so little to say,, and yet he talks so much

[@basco416]

Wow if someone's appearance really matters that much I would not be talking if I were you.🤡

[@PatrickMusilek]

I've never said I looked good, at least not in any way that wasn't sarcastic.

[@beast99dp26]

If ADHD were a song

[@RunawayVeins]

they arent music school people and dont thing abt music theory much

[@derpderpin1568]

Imagine looking like the guy on the left and actually complaining about how someone else looks. Insane. Their core audience is musicians, not young girls. Awful take.

[@Leon-lb4td]

Moree !!!

[@nekobakaful]

the jealousy is strong in this one.

[@abobafan99]

Alternate title: Self proclaimed audio engineer(who probably know nothing about music) judges people based on their looks instead of reviewing the music

[@PatrickMusilek]

@@abobafan99 hey I have a piece of paper signed by the dean of the college I went to proclaiming me an official Audio Engineer! Im sure thats something the boys in this band will learn once they finish high school!

[@onsesejoo2605]

There would have been studio live performance as well to react to. They have developed away from the metalcore band they once were. The guy gets stuck into that Justin Bieber thing.

[@HuaiauH]

Polyphia is now basically Technical Pop Music, which is an idea I like. I went to two shows and they sound amazing. But I agree with Chris that I’m not a big fan of their visuals.

[@matthewjakubowski9020]

There is such a thing as being overly critical. Maybe more people like that than dislike that? Idk. Sometimes less is more.

[@jamestalkington6306]

I would call them...virtuoso guitar ensemble with groove.

[@jamestalkington6306]

Or combo even...jazz word.

[@ThaBeatConductor]

Inter-dimensional Elevator Music?

[@jonsmith8400]

i won't comment on this because somebody never stopped talking and missed everything.

[@thecrossroads6565]

Saw them at the Warfield in Cali there awesome

[@Kerrylovesmusic]

Watching both your faces was THE BEST. Totally dumbfounded 😮 But I love the sound of this band!!

[@dyzzee7861]

i havent heard of family force 5 since like 2005 lol.

[@tylerfortson9535]

Dude on the right could teach hating to Kendrick

[@FakingForty]

Check out the playthrough of Chimera

[@t1_ajack631]

I wanna know the like to dislike ratio

[@redfish1926]

reddit guy is mad

[@josephp8183]

D1 haters

[@pokeyfrog2774]

bro you were not listening "playing god"??? no way

[@Ghi365]

Knows nothing but has an opinion on everything, prejudice dudes. Graduated in judgemental yappology!

[@montreauxs]

Never metal. Bloodbath is about the closest to metal.

[@russellward4624]

Justin Beiber? Wtf?

[@kbob9625]

This shit is so pretentious and it's a bit ironic lol.

[@PatrickMusilek]

I know but there's nothing wrong with pretentious music!

[@kbob9625]

@@PatrickMusilek oh my bad. I meant the reactors not the music.

[@LemmyGibbler]

In fairness, this is like bottom two or three songs from them. Their early stuff is way better

[@DumpThump]

They do alot of elevator music 😂

[@ghxsttly7210]

Really weird to just toss out so many back-handed compliments. All I got from this video is that the dude on the right is the tool here.

[@spookemsmagoo4u]

Tim pool behavior

[@muhammadaliffauzan2820]

bro you not reacting to playing god?? mygod u missed the big thing from polyphia bro

[@Ashtag94]

They should have watched the live Playthrough of this instead smh

[@doconline]

I listen to these guys almost everyday so I don't know what you're talking about. And are we really going after people's looks here? Homie on the right is built like a ping pong ball balanced on top of a soccer ball while the guy on the left just looks like middle-aged jesus after going through a rough divorce. I'd really like to know what you two have engineered just so I can hear what real music sounds like.

[@barrettflorida]

Justin Bieber?? That's quite the insult to real musicians... I'm out after saying it for a second time. Later

[@PatrickMusilek]

@@barrettflorida don't worry we won't ever be reacting to polyphia again.

[@christophercampbell7295]

Guy on the left trying to be nice and cool at least.

[@lainers69]

I like how open minded the guy on the right is …. Seriously you stated your opinion but made sure to say why and cater to the other side of the argument. 👍👍

[@iAmArtisan]

Michael Palmisano

[@dakklan]

You guys are so fukin' old in your thinking.

[@Karatenate]

you guys should start listening to the Deftones albums

[@matthewjakubowski9020]

A good chance at a redemption video. This one was abrasive.

[@rowanlovelock8208]

Jesus christ the guy on the right has a whole lot of nothing to say

[@oscarfernandoaldana3568]

Comparing polyphia with Justin Bieber is offensive in so many ways

[@williamkirk-smith2882]

Hey Patrick, I was wondering if we could add slipknot to the list of bands you guys were going to listen to songs from. Recently got into them and am loving everything I'm hearing so far and so would love to hear your thoughts on some of their stuff!

[@PatrickMusilek]

Slipknot is one of those bands kind of like corn that for some reason both Chris's seem to scoff at... Also a bit like Kid Rock LOL. I know Chris Schoenberg has specifically mentioned that slipknot's first album sounds very bad sonically. I only know the few Slipknot songs that I have heard that have been there bigger hits. I will add them to the list for sure and if nothing else will try to do one of the four or five songs from across their catalog videos when we get to that point!

[@williamkirk-smith2882]

@@PatrickMusilek awesome, thanks so much! You are absolutely right about the first album sounding like poop but the production somehow fits the aggression of the songs really well which has allowed me to ignore the production to a certain extent which I appreciate will be a lot harder for you as a professional. Their second album and onwards has much better production and although I was like you in the beginning and could never really get into them because I thought they were silly, I am now liking them a tonne perhaps as a result of the age difference from when I first heard them and what kind of place I'm in right now. (I'm 16 so being a teenager might have something to do with it). Thanks again, and best wishes from England!

[@kylehoulihan3875]

@@PatrickMusilekas someone who doesn’t care much for slipknot their first album is honestly their best and the one that shows their sound the most