Scott's Modular Synth Clinic | Introductory Class

Instructor Scott Murray explores and demonstrates the versatility of the myriad options found with modular synthesizers. If you've ever been curious about how to make your own sounds, EuroRacks, or just routing signal and electricity in general, this is a great class to check out!
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[@Digiphex]

It is like Legos where you mortgage your house.

[@teslafreak]

This is very true, synths are a gateway drug to more synths.

[@ryancolao2878]

+teslafreak Ive had this thought multiple times as of recent

[@neosashi]

+Wavestrike Electronics Most accurate remark about modulars ever.

[@suntzu6122]

How much is a complete Eurorack like his?

[@bonzaihb3432]

+Sun Tzu: imho it could be easily 3K€ or even more: the Intellijel Metropolis alone is ~620€, the Verbos Osc around 700, plus the case, plus cables, plus what else he got in there... but looks and sounds really tempting... xD

[@strawmanhat]

I am amazed at the amount of kids from keyboard hating rock bands that become synth freaks. I think it was the endless search for distorting the signal. Thanks for a great introductory talk Scott.

[@lbat5276]

75% Jack Black but 25% Matt Damon

[@chemicalBR0]

hahahah funniest comment i've read in weeks

[@getredytagetredy]

He is 100% Scott Murray.../...why do people like you have to associate or compare meaningless idiot actors that make their living in a fiction make believe world with real time reality scientist techs like this cat here? ...and 24 morons agree...Your generation is completely fixated on zionist hollywood blow up doll people plastic greenscreen phoney fakes that steal your money while you clamber around holding them in revered awe...Its a one way ticket to tardville and a misconceptual imbalance of reality...coo...? lol...Peace.BTW/ Black and Damon dont pay your rent, so why do you even care?

[@IGNIITED]

getredytagetredy preach lol

[@saadmemon543]

15%

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

School of Rock meets Jason Born= Nacho Libre Born Identity!

[@7318ify]

I wish every professor was as clear and engaging as this guy...

[@TheDantheman12121]

i have never had any interest in anything like this but i started watch ing this and couldnt stop. this guy is great

[@paintingXchips]

Why is he panned to the left?

[@julians7785]

cool? cool guys?

[@floatershaw]

+Julian S cool ok cool

[@H4NDCRAFTED]

You guys are saying it wrong..cowel ?

[@mylarmelodies]

+Julian S cew.

[@JoeNeddy]

+Julian S So coo !

[@vintsent7749]

+Julian S cool

[@nawdawg3033]

A lot of yall just hatin. I thought this was cool!

[@angryscar09]

Coo

[@Pighood]

+chaseman6 Ha

[@spookypen]

Coo?

[@TheRevWillNotBeTelevised]

Kewl?

[@Brain4Zombie]

Kewl!

[@UBERLADEN69]

Not kewl breh

[@wittekindsven]

cool?

[@54fourty6]

hahaha! totally.

[@Nobody7720]

Everybody cool?

[@notmychannelname42]

4:58

[@Omnihil777]

I'm so glad we live in the age of VCVRack, I'd have literally died without it. No, seriously, I believe it (at least partly) saved my life and I am not alone with that situation. Best learning tool ever. No substitute for the real thing, though, but hey, it's fkn free.

[@brggr]

I want more of Scott’s lectures. Cool?

[@gurpchirp]

you guys cool if i respond to this?

[@daveholt8208]

Cool... boom! Lol.

[@synct]

Man, is this a class of some sort!? Seriously, I have done "music technology" education in Scotland for five years now, half way through my masters. I would give my right leg to have had classes/tutors like this throughout. Don't get me wrong, we have some good classes too, but this is seriously dope. Props to this guy, that's how you inspire the next generation to make real electronic music and sound design. COOOL!!

[@louiswilkinson6663]

I'm looking to study something like that what university did you go to?

[@synct]

Just finished at Glasgow School of Art, I did my degree at Abertay Uni in Dundee and College at Edinburgh College. Would recommend them all, but in particular Abertay is a really great uni and you will get some excellent opportunities during the course. And despite my last comment, the tutors are great too, we just didn't have bad ass modular synth classes! And it is a shame because now Im having to spend my money on all this sick gear instead of student loan :'D Hope you find something good though, check UWC, Perth and Napier too, they all do good music tech etc courses.

[@louiswilkinson6663]

thanks!

[@T4Cification]

I'd say by about half way through half the class had no idea what he was patching up....he just went off on his own world of connecting wires...yeah i'll just stick this through another filter...and hey maybe i'll just change the osc...sound better....all i can say is you Scotts think this is great...not good

[@RyanJensenEE]

I'M SO COO WITH THIS, MAN. COO VID.

[@zachariah1994]

You guys cool with the idea that this is actually pretty cool?

[@adamBxxVA]

That is a man who loves what he does for a living.

[@lbat5276]

I've already started saying 'Cool?' between sentences.

[@adnauseam23]

Lots of very helpful information, yet leaves me thinking that as a "class" this could be much more involving, and helpful to the users with a proper camera placed on the modular. It not fair that they've just gotta sit there listening to him talk.

[@scottmurray9393]

This was a non-mandatory, after hours fun class. At the time, we didn't have multi-camera setup. Since this video, we have obtained a go-pro for overhead capture that can be fed to a big screen projector. Again, this was a chill, after hours session regarding my outside hobby/ passion. Definitely not a typical class at the school. Hope that clarifies :)

[@lawsonktm577]

Is everybody cool?

[@justatnight1103]

human music, i like it.

[@whiterottenrabbit]

When will season three finally come out? Can't wait, dammit!

[@justatnight1103]

don't know, i'm waiting too

[@7318ify]

justatnight Hmmmm...... SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT!!

[@Jermsoup]

"I always start with the low end, just to get the blood flowin"

[@leetronix]

Whats with "cool" every other word! Just annoying - cool...cool...ohh cool...oh its finished - cool..:(

[@scottmurray9393]

It was improvised and I was nervous. Sorry it was distracting :)

[@InnerFreq]

It's been 4 years since I saw this video and it's just as valuable and engaging now as it was then. Thank you so much CRAS and Scott for this gem!

[@scottmurray9393]

AWW Shucks. Thank you!

[@InnerFreq]

@@scottmurray9393 Absolutely! You were totally for me and obvs are still such a gateway for so many people with this lecture. Thanks yo!

[@johno0012]

scotts the best!

[@fullconsciousness1448]

+johno0012 defo true, but he looks like he's been sitting for too long , or is he pregnant? lol

[@neuronmind]

Every man should know his syhntesis basics ! Good clinic Scott.

[@aidangapinski3662]

Go to this school.

[@Mrpepito1989]

recorded with stereo potatoe

[@cromas]

I am so distracted by how he's sitting on the right but his voice is on the left channel.

[@jtshanks]

every time he says cool, take a shot of tequila

[@VictorSteiner]

I see a patch cable falling into that open case and creating a short ... all the time :D

[@squarethecircle9474]

what a radical dude.

[@ALyub-dl6do]

the perfect nerd !!!!

[@bose5160]

A cool, full Eurorack will help to fill the void inside that is left after you sell all non-essential internal organs to buy a Eurorack.

[@sjurick]

Can you please list out all the modules you have in your case?

[@donparkison4617]

A list of the modules would be nice.

[@jonathandalton1376]

I love that sequence module, would love to know what it is.

[@ubasuteyama1072]

The sequencer is the Intellijel Metropolis. The oscillator is the Verbose Harmonic Oscillator. That's about all I can make out.

[@lurid_phaesporia]

Intellijel seriously makes the best shit.

[@1951split]

Looks like the top row is all Pittsburgh Modular. I see an "LFO2" and "Filter". Can't see what type the other P'burgh modules are.

[@ResilientME]

So this is a school of recording... and there's strict channel seperation in the main vocal. Crossfade for headphones dude.. and reverse the channels to match the video too

[@scottmurray9393]

It was recorded by students who were learning the process. And we didn't have time for an official sound check due to scheduling with the room.

[@MrIliasboufidis]

for a quick fix just reduce the stereo image to a bit larger than mono (5%L/5%R)_full mono cancels out too much in this :)

[@Foolhead303]

Still cool though

[@drob281159]

Two Microbrutes interacting is also fun :-)

[@darkmax2007]

He seems like a COOL guy...

[@Jj-vd6es]

If he had money for a date with the hottest woman on earth or buy a new filter he will choose the filter and ride home in a bike

[@rilesmichabou4972]

Yeah, scold him for having a brain and not being a childish sex obsessed Neanderthal.

[@jonnyjordan1669]

roasted

[@peiwei3873]

sex crazed neanderthals have all the fun filterboy

[@Jj-vd6es]

Who ever doesn't get this joke is clearly a 40 year old virgin.

[@markm0000]

He's probably married. The meet ups for this stuff are huge and raves are crazy. Girls are everywhere.

[@DragisaBoca]

This was fun. Anyone knows where can I find more such clinics / lectures?

[@drewstapleton231]

WHY is this called MASTER CLASS??? Most of the people in the room have never heard of one.

[@briankehew579]

Agreed! A "master class" is advanced students learning from someone who is publicly known and considered and expert in the field.

[@rumorscameras]

does this guy do more of this. he makes me wanna go to school agaiin.

[@420dopethrone]

it's nice to see he's wearing an Om shirt

[@cromas]

I hope there was an above-console camera set up so the audience could see the wiring as-it-happens. This is a pretty fast demo to follow, otherwise.

[@peep-pow]

I really wanted to like this vid, but wait, it has 303 likes!

[@stenlyspa1325]

Uao!!! This was very practical for me!!!!!!!! thank You very much Scott Murray, that what i can say!!!! :) blessings for all

[@scottmurray9393]

Thank you and glad to help!

[@alexjohnson9798]

I want to build these things someday and this video was very helpful

[@johnnyg1486]

That harmonics cv lfo patch is cool on the sine wave is cool, but you're not.

[@marcomagana822]

Very educational, good work.

[@snoozz336]

You da man Scott! Watching and reminiscing about when I was at the Conservatory. I miss that place!!

[@Kendall_Miles]

Very informative, thank you.

[@glottis5]

cool cool cool

[@naturecollision]

germans are good with standards...not just eurorack, also VST is from germany..COOL?

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

yup and love my Doepfer A100 system well built and amazing tones.

[@instanthorror]

Any more videos with this teacher? Learned some good info, thanks!

[@pappyprimetime7510]

I wonder if Scott ever bought another car.

[@tucker2251]

cool

[@StarmanDeluxe2001]

You should not use Stackcables as a mixer as he suggested (two sources going into one input), they don't work this way and can possibly ruin things. I made a thread asking this question on muffs.

[@spencerflynn7743]

Scott, you made this so simple and easy to understand. Thank you!

[@scottmurray9393]

Glad I could help introduce a big concept in a short form.

[@rumorscameras]

@@scottmurray9393 man why dont we see more of you online, tell me where do i follow

[@logaritmoAK]

What a great class, thank you.

[@callumissocoollikf]

would have been nice to be able too actually see what he's doing

[@famoustvstarr]

Im counting the number of times he says "cool". See if you can count the number of times and leave your results here.

[@PostInquiry]

lol there are a few cuts in the video where it just barely catches him saying it...

[@TheOfficialDjTetris]

Cool. Cool? Cool. You cool with this guys? Cool.

[@TheGrelots]

I wouldn't trust an education in audio engineering from an organisation that posts this mess.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

yeah you cannot even see the modules and what the instructor is doing, so sad and pathetic.

[@DrewX_2]

To cool, Or not to cool? That is the question.

[@dmiltenberger]

Scott, are you posting any more educational classes about modular synthesis? This is the coolest and best video I've seen that walks through various parts of modular, while showing some incredible examples. How can I see more??? Are you teaching online classes at CRAS for modular??

[@scottmurray9393]

I teach Pro Tools/Logic/Ableton at CRAS. This was an after hours, fun class just introduce the idea of modular synths to beginners.

[@clayhb]

"Whoa I feel that right in my sternum, dude."

[@BenLubin]

cool?

[@nsjx]

excellent to see all those curious faces light up at certain points on the first row. sound design in the world of modular is bliss. really cool vid thx.

[@blipblip88]

...certainly it beats a class in "communications".

[@Scrambled6653]

thanks great introduction

[@tarenvegas]

This is very interesting and a great pleasure to share the fun involved. I wonder if you might be able to list the modules that you have composed together in this particular modular array. All the best.

[@peiwei3873]

nerd alert

[@scottmurray9393]

DOUBLE NERD ALERT! NO SHAME!

[@lostboy5861]

one year later and this is still my favorite tutorial to date. Love this guy

[@scottmurray9393]

Love you too, man

[@lostboy5861]

Every few years this video will pop up on my recommended feed and ill watch one more time 🫡

[@matthewtoomer2181]

cool

[@kkm5758]

I didn't know Jack Black knew so much about synthesizers.

[@Astronaut_FX]

At 13:28 Scott does something you should NEVER do with a modular synth. He has open spaces in his rack without anything covering the open space, exposing the electronic circuitry and power supply behind the modules. At 13:28, he drops an end of a connected patch cable into the opening...very dangerous. You can easily fry one or more modules, or yourself. If you're just getting started, don't forget to read up on the safety risks of modular synths.

[@Mrpepito1989]

Because 12 volts can fry you?

[@icareg]

bzzt

[@Neptutron]

Assuming you have enough current and you place them on your heart ya

[@sigurdbjohansson]

Cool?

[@scottmurray9393]

indeed!

[@djsjjd15]

Mmmkay? is dead, Cool? Long live the kewl! Cool? I got some synth facts Cuhl? Quiet in the back, COOL? Here's the results from last week's quiz, kewl? Try harder kool?

[@mitokyo3679]

To me it sounds that the audio of the video is not properly mixed. To be exact, pan thing, if you know what I mean. Anyway, it's really a shame and I can't keep watching (actually listening). I wonder if there's anyone who agrees with me (actually precisely I'm more interested to know if there's any other who has the same trouble). Maybe it has something to do with that the lecturer does not face straight to the camera/the audience of the video.

[@Kevin_MK7RSR]

nice video dude, thanks. love that intellijel metropolis sequencer! Cool?

[@Oraneem]

Detours is not an adjective. Great video regardless.

[@006LODBKNY]

awesome. I learned quite a bit from this video. Thanks! Question, which oscillator is he using here? cheers.

[@scottmurray9393]

Verbos Harmonic Oscillator. one of the more unique, analog oscillators on the market.

[@mjfan123085]

This is s cool video

[@ADrowning]

Great explanations

[@alphamondragon]

Fucking OM!

[@magikhead8055]

Back in the day i was part of the people saying " what the fuck is that wired shit and why it sounds so weird?" but then i started learning how voltage can do all those sounds using only electronic components and let me tell you that Im fucking amazed right now.

[@mxa-sound]

Wish I had this video a few years ago. Some of Scott's wording "the sweet spot" brings me back to days I fell in love with synth.

[@RyanJensenEE]

Sitting in a chair and lecturing about modular synth to an audience seems to defeat the purpose of modular synthesizers. Modular synthesis is not a spectator sport.

[@scottmurray9393]

See some of my previous responses to other comments. . This was a fun, after-hour class that introduced synthesizers to people who were brand new to the entire concept.

[@timotoki9046]

So..cool

[@NoMe-Arts]

Nice run through! Would be nice to know all of the modules he used. The Verbos Harmonic Osc. is obvious, but the others???

[@electrosonicnebula]

i want to see graphs and the modules in use while i hear the guy explain it

[@GoemonLovesFujiko]

Now we know how matt foley ended up living in a van down by the river..

[@pimpleneck79]

this a cooler Jack Black...

[@evertoaster]

I would love it if you would to post more modular stuff.

[@colorsnstuff9465]

cool

[@nickthompson4934]

cool

[@Thurcke]

Great video! Nice build up. I'd like to know what oscillator he's using. Ideas anyone?

[@scottmurray9393]

Harmonic Oscillator from Verbos Electronics :)

[@filipvrcakovski]

can someone put a list of rack modules on this system?

[@scottmurray9393]

www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/62701

[@filipvrcakovski]

Thanks a lot~

[@Scrambled6653]

+scott murray thanks, very helpful to have this to check while watching the video

[@zoluscarlus2325]

Hi Scott...Can you put another time, list of modules please...?

[@Jaysusitsme]

*coo !*