From Soma Lyra-8 to Enner to Terra: Vlad Kreimer on the evolution of Soma's égrégore

Discussion with Vlad Kreimer on the philosophy of music created using Soma instruments, their evolution, how the instruments change but the philosophy does not.

[@kulamafi]

Soma is one of the coolest companies I've discovered in a very expensive and exploratory last 2 years.. While I burned through other company's instruments, a year later I have a Soma Lyra-8, Soma Cosmos, a Soma Dvina, and a Soma Meta conformer. Great video, conversation, company, and philosophy. Much love!

Your setup sounds great!! :D

[@macronencer]

Thank you for this very interesting chat! Vlad has a lot of sensible and inspiring things to say about music. I work in software myself, and music is a pastime for me, but an important one. I love my softsynths, but I've always known that live performance would demand something more tactile and immediate (though it's not something I plan to do any time soon). I have a number of hardware instruments as well as using my DAW, and recently I've added LYRA8 and a few other "non-programmable" synths too, such as Neutron and Mavis - and I've been trying to learn some acoustic instruments as well, to expand my palette. Playing "real" instruments is always an exploration more than a technical exercise and frees up the creative mind. Yes, it's about building a relationship with your instruments.

That's true! I have never stopped being in awe at the infinite possibilities of the Lyra-8 and its analog knobs. The sound is just alive in there and you can bloom it or kill it with just one touch.