This Synth Is A (MENTAL) Game Changer - Soma Terra

Christian decides to gather some musical firewood with Soma's new "TERRA" synth. Taking us through how it works and he he combines that with Crow Hill's thecrowhillcompany.com/string... to make something... well, different.
Grab your Terra samples here, see if you can make something of them and let us know if you do!
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Find out more about the Terra here: somasynths.com/terra/
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[@LagoLhn]

Those small ‘bracelets’ that come with the Terra are intended to be placed under the instrument when it is resting on a stable surface. They enable subtle modulation of the gyroscope.

[@randalb7930]

I bought the Soma ether and have spent years contemplating its use... I opened a recording studio after 7 arduous years of refurbishing an abandoned cabin deep in the woods of a remote river delta down near Buenos Aires. We had our first good year last year, and I saw my dream come true. I built a place where nature and technology mix together to not chain down the human spirit, but to elevate it to unknown levels. We have a philosophy with each group that comes to make sure they spend time in nature around the house between recording, to help the music be imbued with the magic of the nature. I never thought I would see someone make what I was dreaming of. I've been offering the OP-1, Soma Ether, Tasty Chips GR-1, and the Arturia Polybrute as our flagship in-house synths to achieve that instantaneous magic, and every musician plays them differently. But this... the Soma Terra is now going to be rush purchased, selling off all other unused gear, and rushed down to allow the souls who venture this far, to have something truly amazning waiting for them. On a second note, now twice since the pandemic, your video blog has helped me get back in the saddle of music, on the edge of turning in my badge in exchange for a corporate security key card+ dedicated cubicle. Don't stop. And thanks.

[@Zeitstill_music]

sounds amazing! Do a video tour of your studio!!

[@DirettoIZM]

That was amazing and equally inspiring. And (at least for me) an unexpectedly lovely match with Murmurations!

[@jmhunnic]

The Terra itself can make some beautiful sounding string sounds as well. Every synth engine on it is very inspiring. With a looper like the rc505 you can easily play an entire set with just the terra. I bought mine in November and have not gone a day without playing it at least an hour. Not sure why its unfortunate that they are from Russia as many amazing synthesizers have come out of Russia and in no way can you judge a musical instrument company by their governments actions. If so, then it would also be unfortunate for anything to be made in the US as well, or Great Britain, or pretty much any other colonial empire.

[@letsgococo288]

Countries are a man made fabricated construct. We are all one no matter where we happened to be born. Keep spreading the peace ☮️ ❤️

[@novachord1]

Thanks for sharing this, Christian; inspiring instrument, great demo!!

[@stevesutube]

This reminds me of those instruments you saw on 70’s and 80’s sci-fi tv shows. Weird yet strangely inviting. Great sounds.

[@LaChona420k]

Love my terra. One of the funnest synths ive ever owned.

[@Zaleskee]

..that MASSIVE ATTACK sound 15:28 is AMAZING!!, Christian you are all over the place and that is MASSIVE!, great channel!. P.S. Murmurations is sublime!, love it!.

[@letsgococo288]

Sending you so much love from across the plane down under. What a magical instrument you’ve created. Pure magic ❤️

[@danieltx7066]

It was created by Vlad Kreimer and co. at SOMA.

[@w1zard0f0h]

You had me at stiff knobs.

[@leighrandle2736]

Looks and sounds lovely ❤️

[@jono_young_music]

Beautiful Wew’d, beautiful sounds 🎧✨

[@Markel_A]

This thing sounds super pretty! I'd love to hear what ambient producers like State Azure would do with it.

[@spadogs]

Lovely Toy. Thanks for sharing.

[@WorivpuqloDMogh]

It sounds so magical

[@Multi_ToBi]

What a weird inspiring sound machine! Thanks for the insight...

[@HenritheHorse]

Really cool synth!

[@DreamDeepCR]

Very interesting! Great channel...

[@sosimple3585]

Lovely. And you could join two of those together and make a very interesting squeezebox.

[@BF-up5xw]

The track you made at the end was very effective but also much more conventional than the earlier improvisation on the Terra. You actually played the Terra very well; it could be nice to use it directly on a track. Of course, for various reasons, that probably wouldn't suit a typical midi and DAW media composer's workflow.

[@anatomicallymodernhuman5175]

Was thinking much the same. The moment he sat at the MIDI keyboard, I could hear Miracle Max say, "Your first story was better."

[@danieltx7066]

I’ve had my Terra for months and only after your questioning the three “bracelets” did I figure out what they were for. Only a few seconds before the light bulb went off for you. I had put them away and forgotten about them. The percussive sounds you used in your track, though, sound like they could have been accomplished with their Pulsar-23. I enjoyed the video! It’s fun (and inspiring) to see how others use the Terra.

[@fiarce]

The power indicator is also touch sensitive reducing release time to zero - not just an indicator it is on. Thank you for sharing the 'logs'.

[@shane_taylor]

That is one interesting instrument indeed!

[@iggswanna1248]

Mr. Henson you have a great cinematography mindset. Your videos always look amazing. do you by any chance have any public short films or something along those lines, you did yourself? if you dont, you should definetely do a project with audio and video man

[@TheHouseOfVII]

What an amazing and curious piece of wood! Hmm

[@peterdvideos]

That’s what she said!

[@Zaccyonline]

✨🦢BjörkSummoningDevice🦢✨

[@desoconnor7445]

I love invention and so this is a great invention_super instrument 🙏🏿🙏👍..maybe beads are a lever for rotating the black knobs in synchrony ..who knows 😳✌️

[@SteveAmesbury1]

Cool!

[@Giovy-Perez]

the wood of the tree with Botton of leafs full of sounds.

[@DasDoktorchen]

Soma got a different approach to synthesizers. Got the Lyra and it take some time to handle it. Played the terra also

[@tatangakarvel8667]

I think the "bracelets" are a reminder of the "3 seashells" from the movie "demolition man" to inspire the musician. 😄

[@g3cd]

Love how you explain this synth, you explore and describe it like a biologist. Whereas Vlad Kreimer from Soma is all about the cosmos and spirituality within a blink 😓

[@watchaddicts1213]

Does it ship with a guitar strap?

[@jamieholmes6087]

To get the full gyroscope effect, play it on your lap init.

[@ryanmanning1185]

SOMA is the most forward thinking instrument company out there. They require time, patience and user expression to bring the best out of their instruments

[@jtn191]

Some cool ideas & interesting design. Kept asking myself if it's an April Fools joke lol

[@starsky101]

Love my Lyra

[@user-hd6wq4vc1n]

It's insane, own one. Very addictive and Vlad Kreimer is a genius in technical and philosoiphical sense. The bracelets are to put under the terra touse the insane gyroscope (if it's not on your lap. Mine are fidlier these look better.

[@Wolfbabypuppylove]

What a wonderfully nutty and wooden sound Wonder if paul oak enfold has one 😂

[@rekindle]

I feel like Soma is the most innovative synth company there is.

[@user-hd6wq4vc1n]

It is 111% IMHO

[@instantnoodle80]

First. Love the SOMA philosophy.

[@sonicart1808]

What a wacky instrument.....looks great

[@tatangakarvel8667]

"[..] I suspect, I may need to steal it" 😅

[@ehcmier]

Go home, synth. You're trunk.

[@bassManDavis1953]

This is a bit Wow! factor Christia, but the end result.................yummy yummy I got synth Amy tummy x

[@keiththeodosiou]

To be honest, I will stick to my keyboards for composing lol

[@timnordberg7204]

god forbid one would have to practice to be good at playing a recently invented instrument

[@timnordberg7204]

Adapter is more likely midi over TRS than a sub-sub-miniature CV converter. Maybe the bracelets are for tying knobs together to turn both at once?

[@danieltx7066]

The adapter is for a clock signal. He discovered the use of the bracelet-like coils in the video.

[@sgholt]

hmm...that has it's thang....

[@sandwich-breath]

Its an interesting synth that sounds great but I'm unsure if a composer would reach for it under a deadline. I prefer to maximize my creativity by simplifying my tools and curating a sound palette rather than look for unconventional hardware. In the end, these tools get sampled and mangled inside a DAW to make them more functional anyways... and listeners don't really care about the shape of the hardware and it's configuration of the note triggers do they??

[@hardcoreherbivore4730]

Depends how you market your creations. If you’re just fulfilling contracts, it likely won’t matter. Many artists utilize social media to promote their work. A short playing a catchy sound on a piece of hardware is always more visually appealing. For those more dedicated to music snobbery, such as myself. Modern DAW based music is too polished and perfected. It’s far more interesting to hear a Eurorack performance that can go slightly out of tune for a moment. Then having the artist bring it back into order is so satisfying. DJ’s are boring now, when the world catches up, it’s the end for them.

[@letsgococo288]

Then there’s the joy of playing and creating music just for the experience. 🎉

[@BoogieBear]

Ummmm! Interesting 🤔

[@mrfunkyfunkybeat]

Now... how to get my wife to buy one (that I can steal from her too) 😂😂

[@mooted5513]

Ahhhh a synth that won’t let you synthesise. Great.

[@DubElementMusic]

Hello no :D

[@CybreSmee]

Meh, these oddball gadgets pop up every year. They're fun for about a month, then get put in the back of the closet as we all go back to real synths.

[@artsolomon202]

Unfortunately there is always someone that has to make it political.

[@randommcranderson5155]

hate the design, sound is nothing revolutionary, price is similar to a polybrute or waldorf quantum but 1/100th the features. No thanks.

[@therealrydan]

The Quantum is quite a bit more expensive, but you do have a point even if it’s substituted for the iridium. 😆

[@yegornikitenko8947]

unfortunately they are from Russia

[@SCULPTURAMAplus]

Probably made by normal people though.

[@brooksbrother]

@@SCULPTURAMApluswe should all be comrades

[@keremyeah]

so sad to me to imagine that people could persevere and make something this beautiful despite the impossible circumstances they've been placed in, only for some idiot on the internet to say welp they're for Russia so we can't possibly consider them on their merits. like the country you're from is so honorable.

[@istvantoth7431]

Who cares...

[@SCULPTURAMAplus]

@@istvantoth7431 who cares what?