I spent a year searching for the weirdest music tech

This video was a long time coming. These have been pouring in for months, and today we're gonna get saucy.
More secret sawce episodes: • Secret Sawce (re-scori...
Gear used in this video:
Audio Disruption Devices DG4 - addpedals?...
Magic Pulsewave Star Song - bit.ly/3RYAT2i
OBNE Beam Splitter - bit.ly/46B2E5g
Burnslap FAV - burnslap.me/
Chase Bliss Mood MKII - www.chasebliss.com/mood-mkii
OBNE Screen Violence - oldbloodnoise.com/pedals/p/sc...
Diddley Bow - www.etsy.com/shop/SYROInstrum...
TARS Fuzz - bit.ly/48cISyi
Ghost - bit.ly/3Fi9uRt
JHS Octave Reverb - bit.ly/3UAyrOc
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[@MonarchAudio]

Hi Emily. Thanks so much for including Carrion! Your score was super cool. I’m glad you liked my original too 😀

[@poppinlochnesshopster3249]

Tried that game, kind of fun for 10 minutes then you just reach a spot and have absolutely no indication of where to go, think it's called the Hazardous Waste Landfill. After that you just backtrack for 10 more minutes until you give up and refund.

[@Vallinen92]

@@poppinlochnesshopster3249 I played through it and never had any issues, seems like a skill issue to me

[@deusexmachina5769]

​@@poppinlochnesshopster3249 If you're stuck, then walkthroughs are always an option. There's a reason why the game is regarded pretty well and that's because that's not something that happens to a lot of people. Sometimes you just miss some pretty obvious stuff. It happened to everyone. But calling that the fault of the devs is pretty unfair here.

[@poppinlochnesshopster3249]

@@deusexmachina5769 Yeah if a game has bad conveyance that is the fault of the dev.

[@N-8]

I finally found the item I want to bring to the 1600s

[@TheEchelon]

They'll probably think you're a witch lol

[@Balfadoor]

Wow × 300

[@imaginitivity7853]

Which you'll have to plug into an electric lute, better take that and a cycle dynamo with you too 😂

[@hattocatto]

I'd bring doritos too

[@emilyharpist2]

Now this is epic

[@soveriegn777]

*Strongly agree* 👁️👄👁️

[@martinrobert1287]

Epic indeed!! My first Secret Sawce, I’m gonna watch the 4 other episodes!!!! Very good concept, very fun! Merci!

[@hunterdavis3003]

Dude that drone generator is freaking awesome. The soundtrack she made on the first one is incredible!!!!sooooooooo goooooood

[@bcook6960]

I had the same thought. The levers seemed like a really fun way to operate the device instead of just using a knob or a button. Same thing with the sensor plate on the top. Just a super cool instrument.

[@emilyharpist]

It was honestly so so much fun! The maker designs pedals too and I can’t wait to check them out. Kind of wishing there was a mini drone pedal version of it!

[@gordonbennett7931]

@@emilyharpist is the drone generator available for purchase from Audio Disruption Devices? couldn't see it on their website

[@colinmcgrath6877]

Ditto, where can I get one?

[@SwampSurfer69]

Couldn't agree more! Those levers!?! Wow! I really just have to build something with such levers. Maybe a control panel for my Grendel Drone Commander...?

[@AnniottOfficial]

This is the most satisfying, oddly disturbing, hipster, unique, modern, retro way to flex a pedal collection. I am horrendously jealous on so many levels. Take my like

[@MartyKleynhans]

LOL, it is on another level

[@deeuniverse770]

i feel this

[@randomdude189]

It’s desperate and try hard

[@MartyKleynhans]

Whats the desperate part? I don't get this comment.

[@sugarrookie52]

​@@randomdude189desperate? Why? Confusing

[@spdcrzy]

You ABSOLUTELY need to start making soundtracks for horror games. You really have a knack for it.

[@emilyharpist]

Thanks so much!

[@Istr]

Agreed! I want to make a game just to hire her to make the soundtrack.

[@arkhimsanitastupor]

That sounds like an insult when read without context lol

[@simonpark843]

You've developed so much as a musician - your imagination is excellent and your ideas are always surprising and original.

[@emilyharpist]

Thanks so much, Simon! That really means so much to me!

[@simonpark843]

@@emilyharpist - you're so talented and deserve every success.

[@kingyama]

CARRION is absolutely worth a play through, clearly Emily has good taste in games and music.

[@emilyharpist]

I need to play it!

[@DJBuglip]

It looks like Resident Evil.

[@CatFish107]

May I suggest 40k Mechanicus? Especially for the moody, intense music.

[@alexseguin5245]

@@emilyharpist It's a Metroidvania type game, so if you like Axiom Verge, you'll most likely like this!

[@lowzsims5740]

So cool to see you using an ADD product. Dan is a really creative dude. Definitely walks his own path.

[@emilyharpist]

Dan is amazing! I have the L.A.G. and it’s so good!

[@LabRatWarfare]

At first I thought you were going to tell us how you captured the Venom symbiote, trained it to make music with you, and were dropping a new album soon under the name "Venemma." 😳😆 I'm glad we got this instead! Incredibly fun to watch, always have a great time, soooo many INSANE tools in your lab!! 🙌🐀

[@flutechannel]

Weird and Emily, I'm here for an uncomfortable amount of time and I'm LOVING IT.

[@robertmatthews198]

3:47, I thought I was the only one who sniffed my gear lol

[@emilyharpist]

you are not alone

[@TheFULLMETALCHEF]

Perhaps one day soon every video game will have Emily Hopkins listed in the credits.

[@soveriegn777]

[@samday6621]

That drone generator is cool AF! I’m only up to 3:56, I have to go to work, but loved during the second unboxing Emily has a little sniff of the instrument!😁

[@soveriegn777]

Can't beat that new gear smell...😌

[@seanwick1076]

I love Emilys devious look when she sips the tea. That cracks me up 😂

[@soveriegn777]

😈☕👌✨

[@happycadaver]

That drone box is absolutely insane. like holy bejeebus that thing is cool. Also I'm really loving that beam splitter from OBNE. Gets that wiiiiiiide vibe goin.

[@aquaticborealis4877]

That drone generator is very cool. Great music btw!

[@Blast_HardCheese]

Can't say I was expecting Trent Reznor level quality on each of those tracks, but here we are. God damn that was good. You should develop them into a little horror EP

[@seventimesseven8192]

what, trent reznor is a joke, that guy hires sound designers since the start. this lady is doing all by herself.

[@RemitheDreamfox]

Awwww yeah, I love me some weird music tech xD The first song was absolutely terrifying, that drone machine really added a lot to the spook levels

[@soveriegn777]

Spook levels are off the charts!

[@anomalouswoof2554]

Emily, your talents as a composer and video maker are amazing in the best possible way! Keep learning and growing. We love your music 😊

[@TheFantasyClinic]

This is the first video of yours that I watch and I have to say, it was one of THE MOST educational experiences in my professional development as a sound designer. Thank you for not only showcasing a variety of pedals and instruments I had never heard of, but also for showcasing your own amazing talents. I sincerely enjoyed YOUR soundscapes 100x more than the originals xo

[@NoahOlive]

Yay! Always love it when you post🎉

[@Bkoded]

the spinny disk thing is cool, seems like a fun weird way to sequence things, its almost like a music box

[@michaelbauers8800]

It's not unlike what some British electronic music lady did long ago. I forget her name. Either Delia Derbyshire, or Daphne Oram?

[@soveriegn777]

Holy crap! These secret sawce vids keep getting better and better! So many great things going on here! And that sawce animation is 😗👌✨💖

[@emilyharpist]

thanks Chris!!!

[@soveriegn777]

@@emilyharpist You're very welcome!😊

[@sammybrown4680]

Such a talented person. I was lucky to have found her channel. Music, Technology,Humor . Very cool.

[@vehemore]

not only does this series give me an appreciation for synths and pedals, but also the harp and a deeper appreciation of video game soundtracks 🙂

[@tlniec]

That Drone Generator is just awesome in every way.

[@emilyharpist]

it's so so cool

[@mmo5366]

Hey- you’re drone queen! That DG4 is awesome

[@Lodit24]

The second game, SCORN, is more of a weird puzzle game than your typical jumpscare horror game, DEFINITELY recommend trying it, it just has an absolutely beautiful atmosphere

[@westonmccurry3335]

I know I’ve said this before, but I love these “make a soundtrack” videos! Keep them coming please!

[@dougbeacon9760]

that drone generator is the coolest thing

[@Chairsareoverrated]

I've been struggling with tinnitus for a year now and for some reason hearing that Emily deals with it too gave me a little bit of comfort

[@emilyharpist]

I have loud, constant tinnitus, and I’ve had it for 16 months now - for me, it really did get easier to deal with over time! I went through a REALLY rough time in the beginning, but now it hardly ever bothers me!! Tinnitus gang unite! 👂✨❤️

[@Chairsareoverrated]

@@emilyharpist Same here. It was really rough at first but i'm finally starting to acclimate to it. Mine started from a bad ear infection. Do you know what caused yours?

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

You can get Bluetooth headphones intended for sleeping in, they’re like a headband, absolute lifesaver if you have a partner who can’t get to sleep with your tinnitus masking music/videos/noises on. The worst part about loud tinnitus is noises outside the house are hard to hear clearly. Can really set you on edge when you can’t tell what a noise is because you can barely pick it out over the ringing.

[@ricofleurima6034]

I've read some documents a while ago about binaural beat/isochronic tone generators having the ability to ease & for some people even cure tinitus when applied certain kind of ways, researchers discovered it has a lot to do with recalibration of the circuit between sensory input going it's way towards where we have auditory experience... I hope you'll check it out & find a way to put those methods to good use & that it might help to get you rid of this F'd up condition

[@FUNKINETIK]

My tinnitus started about 10 years ago, only affecting me nighttime when going to sleep so to mask it I would have a radio playing. The past couple of years it’s got so loud I can hear it over the sound of driving a van. It’s just a case of getting used to it always being there. I have a saying “I have tinnitus, I don’t suffer in silence” : )

[@a.z6765]

I love how she just calmly sips her tea while creating the most anxiety inducing sounds

[@asbury29]

Excellent & inspirational -- as usual! Your videos always get me excited about exploring new sounds and making interesting music.

[@Hermitthecog]

Loved that Burn Slap thing ("Lava Amp" seems apt)! Between your take on the Scorn soundtrack and that last bit with the single-string thing, I'd recommend first checking out the Lustmord vs Metal Beast collaboration, and then arranging an Emily vs Lustmord collab. 🤞🤞

[@bricelory9534]

Fantastic horror/dark vibes all around! I feel like you are growing so much in your soundtrack music! I was so impressed at how teansformative your pedals were on the low end of the second track. I admit I was expecting a more overdriven/distorted sound like you often use, but it really did feel like synth swells! Awesome work!

[@emilyharpist]

Thanks so much! I had to go with horror games since it’s October and all! TARS on the low strings is so so much fun and an octave reverb just 👨🏻‍🍳 💋

[@bricelory9534]

@@emilyharpist so true! And I loved how well you captured the ambience on the second - it really felt like you just added some music ontop of the existing track, haha! Are any of those instruments ones you think you'll continue using in future music?

[@Ryousake]

These are some of my favorite videos of yours. Truly inspiring and also so entertaining! Love love love it! Great job and sick music! I think I would take your soundtracks alongside the original! It just fits!

[@noyd4172]

Diddley bow?! *Jack White opening scene of It Might Get Loud intensifies* There's still cool new things out there in the world, and that gives me hope. I think it's funny that after we've been dealing with AI-generated images in the mainstream for a while, we get to rediscover the range of things we humans build for each other.

[@syroinstruments2809]

"Who said you need to buy a guitar" I love that intro :-)

[@soveriegn777]

Well said, Noyd🫡

[@NongEyeGong]

Always cool to see you go into a game deaf and make something unique. It's also nice to see someone get stoked for a cool game they've never heard of before.

[@moose3471]

this should be a series!

[@emilyharpist]

It is! Other episodes in the description!

[@dacomputernerd4096]

I liked these songs. Really creative stuff.

[@emilyharpist]

thanks so much!

[@michaelfox1432]

Amazing Em. I think you could have used a slide on the Didley Bo and get some Psycho scrapes that would have filled that out a bit. Top marks for those game themes.

[@edwardaverilliii1658]

FYI: KZbin recommended this. compose dark ambient and create visualizations (still a cl00less n00b) and this video was fascinating, inspiring, and educational. Still feel like a n00b, wow, some excellent tones you whipped up!!

[@indigosnow_]

Ah, I so want one of those speakers somedaym I opted to get a bunch of pedals instead. Well worth, but that's for sure a future purchase. Super neat products otherwise too. Especially dug the way the drone generator sounded. The way you makes sounds sound so musical is rad

[@bunker8digitallabs]

Love that I stumbled upon this video. Super jealous of all those amazing pedals. But what you did with them, superb.

[@bilLYNX]

yo that was dope. Really like what you came up with, it suits the games. FIRE!!!

[@emilyharpist]

thank you!

[@PPSH-Riley]

Dude. That drone generator is sick. I wonder if anyone makes anything like that but cheaper and simpler, probably not but i now have something to research

[@Galacticgospel.]

You’re very talented I love your soundtracks 👾

[@ericm8811]

Hey Russ and Emily Hopkins! It takes a special gift of beautiful weirdness to be able to integrate instantly with weirdness and create more beautiful weirdness! Ride ride ride!

[@emilyharpist]

Thank you so much Eric! I hope you have a great day. Ride ride ride!

[@marcoairliquidliquid5466]

The Dg4, is complete amazing machine and more in the Emily hands, thanks for show us, is posible to buy a Dg4? Best wishes

[@alixandrevitch]

your music creations are sick! very cool idea getting the weird instruments! these days as a musician you have to not only be creative in ur music, but also business and marketing wise among others, partnering up with the brands was smart together with your sound. u just earned another fan

[@thechooch]

I’ve been watching your channel for about two years now. (you got a dope channel). I play acoustic guitar mainly and a little electric. You have the coolest toys

[@PlanetZaxxon]

this was great.

[@emilyharpist]

thanks!

[@sxty8goats]

Emm makes a resume video. And we all enjoy the hell out of it. I genuinely hope this brings in more work, you got some good stuff going on there.

[@jackariya8]

I enjoy these types of episodes on your channel. It is truly fascinating to see what you come up with on each example. Thank you for the entertainment.

[@HabibiSpice]

Every single song you made here would totally be at home in 40k Boltgun, I kept envisioning myself mowing down heretics to the beats. 😂 Great stuff!

[@Foam0Fett]

Being able to play with these weird/abstract instruments…..this is what musical genius looks like.

[@Dug88]

I just found this channel because of this video. That was awesome hearing the sounds you got out of those instruments with those pedals and the tracks you came up with using them.

[@emilyharpist]

Thanks so much! Welcome to the channel!

[@JosePineda-jn8jk]

I need a lot of these pedals to fool around with on guitar. I like making “noise” into music at my practice jams. Rhythm can make just about anything work I find!

[@lifexearth]

I love how no matter what instrument you use you always find a way to use it to achieve the sound you want. It’s amazing how you use your own intuition and know what type of effects and processing is needed to in order to achieve a certain sound. (You might make me an even bigger music nerd and to collect some of my own physical effect peddles and modulators). 😅

[@steveaguay]

Dude you always make me want to learn how to make music. This stuff is so cool.

[@Lumpus_]

Wow all of these improvised soundtracks are at least as good as the originals. Very professional musician! I immediately subscribed.

[@emilyharpist]

Thanks so much! Welcome to the channel :)

[@whitehuayra]

So many cool things about this video. You're so talented!!!! I love the beam blaster and also a +1 for Scorn gameplay.

[@needfortweed8734]

Loved the drone generator! It seems perfect for dabbling in the colder and more industrial kind of ambient that I am attracted to...

[@henrypeters5719]

Woah! Totally lost in the 3am KZbin rabbit hole and came across your video, totally blew me away! You are so creative with the pedals and the instruments! Very nice surprise at 3am haha

[@emilyharpist]

Haha thanks so much!!

[@tweakmygroovebox608]

Great to see your creative process and how you use pedals as instruments- your sound tracks were appropriately terrifying!

[@emilyharpist]

Thanks so much!

[@Dr_Girthly_Baggington]

first time i have encountered your channel. you have won my heart.... not for your creativity and skill.. but because when you took the star song out of the box you sniffed it ... made my fkn day lolol.... keep up the good work girlo !

[@edbrito-swdev]

These were some incredible sounds coming out of those weird instruments. Love it!

[@-MichaelLastname-]

I love your videos so much. Thank you for sharing interesting and wonderful sounds in such an aesthetic way

[@andybungert]

Daaaaamn these were super cool! I can't drop into synths and funky things yet. Still gotta master my chase Bliss stuff ;)

[@emilyharpist]

Hey Andy! Honestly, CBA pedals are pretty much synths themselves!

[@user-ht5ce2it3z]

This is my first video of yours I've seen and I dug it. I preferred your soundtrack on the last one.

[@MichaelBCoats]

Thanks for your bold and fun musical explorations, Emily!

[@o.fm.a5573]

This is quickly becoming my favourite channel 😮, how does a person become what you are?

[@GizzyDillespee]

She majored in harpistemology at Hogwarts

[@rashodmasters4299]

You should do a soundtrack for a a horror game. You really nail the atmospheric sound of them!

[@AlchemicalAudio]

Emily and Russ, I have been watching your content for several years now and have really enjoyed the evolution of your channel. This is one of my favorite episodes that you have done. Thank you for making such awesome content. Always looking forward to seeing what you come up with next.

[@emilyharpist]

Thank you so much for your kind words 🥹❤️ thank you for still being here with us; it means so much!!! We’re glad you’re enjoying the channel 🥰

[@ElectronisoundsAudio]

Really enjoyed this - Dayum, your sound design skills are OFF THE HOOK! 👏

[@DTZinatbakhsh]

I have been thinking for a little while that I need a pedal that takes some pre recorded LFOs that I can plug into the expression ports of my pedals. Now I know what that pedal should look like -->RuSS ™️

[@emilyharpist]

Haha yesssss! Honestly the Pedal Brainz Left Brain does that if you don’t have a RuSS

[@DTZinatbakhsh]

@@emilyharpist shoot! I didn't realize that's what that pedal did! it's pretty clever and making me think of some fun applications for a raspberry pi to accomplish a similar thing on the scale of multiple CV and LFOs which would be worthy of bearing the RuSS moniker 🤩

[@TerenceKearns]

your tracks were better than original game tracks. Fucking impressive. well done. for real.

[@emilyharpist]

thank you so much!

[@MissionSilo]

Never was into harp until I came across your channel. Your Electronica flair is unique

[@rwsfwifi]

Wow - that was amazing. Technical, musical, whimsical - never ending ideas and talent from you two

[@fretfear]

Your gift truly knows no bounds. Thank you for the inspiration to make noise again ✌✌

[@emilyharpist]

Thanks so much for being here!

[@sagittila]

As a fellow composer, I gotta say your scores are awesome!

[@robashton8606]

Those ChaseBliss pedals are really inspiring to play with. The Mood is definitely my favourite. Really cool video, btw. That drone generator looks bloody mental. I want one.

[@placebomessiah]

you are such an amazing human. Thank you for making this, most of my pillars of nerdition covered in one video.

[@bcook6960]

⁠I’ve noticed you two using your Moog setup a lot, and it sounds great. As someone with a lot of interest in modular synths, I’m curious about your thinking behind using Moog’s semimodular studio vs building your own modular setup? I guess I hear you talking about modules on occasion, so I assumed you could build out something if you wanted to, but I haven’t seen a dedicated modular setup on the channel. I wasn’t sure if it was as simple as you already getting everything you need from the Moog or if you’re just taking your time to figure out what’s out there before selling a kidney to afford some modules, or something else.

[@emilyharpist]

Hey! I actually made my own setup in this video (and still have it in my studio) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKmmpIZoq5ylqtUsi=vQFKx3cB_4cjNdaB I use it sparingly just because of the sheer amount of time it takes to build a patch, but I have some stuff planned for it for the future!! I use the semi-modular synths a lot more frequently mostly because the sounds are unrivaled and the workflow is surprisingly quick! This comment reminded me and inspired me to use them more often!

[@MrPinkfloydian]

Again, Em's were better than the original ones. Diddely Bow whole track was amazing. The Unusual EAS bit (at 7:53) transported me to the first Resident Evil movie soundtrack (a unforgettable one with a strange collaboration but interesting results).

[@emilyharpist]

Thanks so much! Diddley bow is so cool haha

[@MrPinkfloydian]

@@emilyharpist 😂🤣😂 as a dental floss, huh?

[@DungeonMetal]

Immensely creative and humorous, I was continually surprised and chuckling the whole way through.

[@mtrivelin]

Woooww that was insane! So fantastic work!

[@BudderPlayzz]

I swear, the weirdest tech is the best tech.

[@emilyharpist]

It really do

[@TheChannelZS]

These game soundtrack videos are awesome, sometimes she gets oddly close to the original too or even outdoes it!

[@soveriegn777]

✨💯✨

[@emilyharpist]

thank you so much!

[@noizareth]

Amazing video! One of the best i've seen lately, keep up! 🖤

[@escobar_fernandez]

Mesmerized from start to finish. Outstanding work 🎉

[@JOrtizDrum]

Awesome! The Star Song looks like it came out of a Hellraiser movie, but sounds MUCH prettier. Always fun to watch when you compose for games on the spot without knowing the original music. Have you considered doing something like that for movie clips?

[@soveriegn777]

Oh, that would be cool!😮

[@drewh.2816]

Cool video. You should try making your own experimental impulse responses. You can use any file as a reverb basically and it'll modify the amplitude and frequency response of your wet signal. Most reverb pedals care more about taking relatively simple reverb algorithms and finding novel ways to modulate it like with bitcrushing or chorus, so there's some untapped sounds in the pedal world since there's only like two pedals that can do ir's long enough to be useful for reverb. It might be a weird video but I think it would be cool to hear your harp through an ir of spaghetti splioshing or something.

[@emilyharpist]

this is honestly such a cool idea but i'd have no idea where to start! I wonder if I could partner with someone to do this

[@drewh.2816]

I don't know if you've heard of Benn Jordan but he's really knowledgeable about stuff like this so maybe try reaching out to him

[@checkitout611]

That DG4 was seriously cool and the proximity type sensor was it's own secret sauce to add that spooky vibe! I honestly liked your scores for all the clips better than the original games but the 2nd one was 100% perfect!

[@dmgreenw]

That was great thank you very much! I love seeing your collection of sound toys, and your challenge was delightful! Keep up the great work!

[@nerdebynature]

I was convinced that first device was just AI generated but this was an awesome video. beamsplitter sounds huuuuge on the harp

[@emilyharpist]

Haha it is very real!!! Yesss beam splitter is so nutty haha

[@M1ndstorms]

Totally, looks so much like cgi

[@olik136]

Having played the game "Prey" recently.. I am very suspicious of that device.. :)

[@alexfletcher9915]

These compositions came out great!

[@emilyharpist]

thanks Alex!

[@jriceblue]

Yay Screen Violence! I was so psyched to see that released with Chvrches. PS: Your soundtracks were AWESOME. Would buy.

[@yoshigirlrocker]

You killed it!! You’re such a sick instrumentalist. You literally inspired me to get back into guitar so I can become halfway decent and have fun w pedals. You’re so cool, I’ve been watching your content for the last few days. You’d be amazing at making OST’s. You make better soundtracks than the original.

[@Ibrokemywrist]

Lets goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!

[@soveriegn777]

Heckyeah!