eternity inside ... Torso Electronics S4 ... ambient

First test flight with the Torso Electronics S4. What a dream playground for ambient pieces !!!
Recorded in one take into Zoom M4
Mastered in post.
As always ... music and project file on my Patreon.
/ substan
The great support from my patrons makes all of this possible ... thank you so much guys !!
Substan Bandcamp Page: substan.bandcamp.com
Substan sound packs:
SUBSPACE - for Minifreak (V) substan.gumroad.com/l/subspace
Syntopia - for Syntakt: substan.gumroad.com/l/syntopia
HydraSphere - for Hydrasynth: substan.gumroad.com/l/hydrasp...
DigiSphere - for Digitakt: substan.gumroad.com/l/digisphere
DigiTales - for Digitone/Keys: substan.gumroad.com/l/digitales
Affilate links:
My Perfect Circuit Artist Page (buy via this link to support me) bit.ly/3NdLCmv
Gear List:
Modular:
big case: www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/v...
palette case: www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/v...
Synths/Sampler:
Elektron Digitone bit.ly/3FQ2dpw
Elektron Digitone Keys
Elektron Digitakt bit.ly/3uqvxkC
Elektron Syntakt bit.ly/3OHLs5E
Elektron Analog Four MKII bit.ly/3guZMP2
Elektron Octatrack MKII bit.ly/3HpIezT
Neutral Labs Elmyra 2 bit.ly/4a16Ywn
Roland JP8080
Korg Monologue bit.ly/42oK6CG
Behringer Neutron
Arturia Minifreak bit.ly/3ESAwOm
ASM Hydrasynth bit.ly/3oQPBJt
Polyend Play+ bit.ly/493UoLR
1010music Blackbox bit.ly/3PoYSFS
1010music Lemondrop bit.ly/3J1mTgk
beetlecrab.audio Tempera
Sequencer:
Squarp Hapax bit.ly/3TqFoBD
Effects (Pedals):
Source Audio Ventris bit.ly/3rv3MW2
Hologram Electronics Microcosm
Soma Cosmos bit.ly/3JCfh67
Elektron Analog Heat bit.ly/3WTaKSL
Computer:
Apple 14“ MacBook M1 Pro (2021) 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD
DAW:
Ableton Live Suite 12
Audio/Midi Interface:
UAD Apollo Twin Quad bit.ly/3qvDncQ
Behringer Ultragain
iConnectivity mioXL bit.ly/43BMwyU
Monitoring:
ME Geithain ME25NAD C268
Genelec 7040 APM (Sub)
RFT BR25
Presonus Monitor Station bit.ly/3qyztzF
Mixing/Mastering Gear:
Fredenstein Bento 6 S bit.ly/3viKO9X
Elysia Xfilter 500 bit.ly/43nXOI2
Elysia Xpressor neo 500 bit.ly/4ckb707
SPL Big
Headphones:
Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 32 Ohm bit.ly/3IYdQPS
Beyerdynamic DT1990 Pro bit.ly/3IY4WBR
Mixer:
1010music Bluebox bit.ly/3J0YPds
Behringer XENYX 1002B
Microphones & Fieldrecorder:
sE Electronics sE2200a
Rode NT5 (mached pair) bit.ly/3Cg8wDM
Sure SM7B bit.ly/45MxGHy
Zoom M4 bit.ly/3oGQJT3
Zoom H2 bit.ly/3MW38dI
Midi Controllers:
Arturia Keystep 37 bit.ly/3Lead7O
Korg nanoKEY Studio bit.ly/45PUMgA
Camera & Lense:
Blackmagic Design Pocket 4K
Samyang MF 14mm
Canon EOS MCanon EOS M50 MKII
Neweer 1:1.8/25 mm
Video Editing & Creating:
Davinci Resolve
Videosync
#dawless#torsoelectronics #ambient

[@JeyFor]

Wow incredible sound!! Excellent for a quick meditation!!

[@robertgarvansnyder4665]

Beyond stoked for mine to arrive. This is my favorite jam I’ve seen yet. Nice work.

[@omx-oberlausitzmaximal5481]

Der Landschaftsbauer - wie man ihn kennt - und nicht verkennen kann! Heute hatte ich endlich wieder einmal Muße dazu, es hat gefehlt! Danke!

[@willswitchcraft]

Torso..............oops, I'm drooling,.....................................such a great exploration..............so exciting

[@CiabaMusic]

As posted on Torso discord channel, it's so nice to have you on board with the S4! I'm sure you will be a true source of inspiration in the coming months for every S4 owner. Can't wait to get mine at the end of may (hopefully)

[@substan_music]

Thanks so much for your lovely feedback !! ... much appreciated 🙏

[@veselintenev4195]

Substan , a a trade mark for amazing explorations and music! Keep up the great work ! Thank you !

[@njdpdv]

Ambient substantialness 💛

[@Limbic1000]

Yeah very beautiful ambient piece 🎉 would be nice to see on screen what you are doing.. Greetz!

[@bbKleefton]

I'm gonna have so much fun with this here little box. July!

[@okomwrkslabspbc4991]

Wow. I love this piece. Holy wow I can’t wait for mine to arrive now. Well done.

[@veselintenev4195]

Thank you for sharing !!! I’m waiting for mine too…

[@moonandmelodies]

It looks really interesting stuff! 👍Great jam!

[@Noise-Maker]

Fantastic!

[@KeithDuncanSound]

This is lovely

[@SmellofStrings]

thank you for the full track

[@jon_gee]

Really nice peaceful space to experience🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@substan_music]

Thanks mate !!

[@OoraMusic]

Beautiful one!

[@substan_music]

Thanks a lot mate !!!

[@pongtrometer]

W🌌W

[@knutmilbredt3353]

😲 wow

[@dirkkeersmaekers4343]

😍

[@lobitloopers]

Super smooth. Kommt am Freitag auch endlich bei mir an. Magst du den S-4 mehr oder den Tempera. Ich hatte auch beide auf der Wishlist und mich am Ende für S-4 entschieden.

[@substan_music]

Danke !! Ich hatte auch erst den Eindruck das Tempera und S4 sich an manchen Stellen ähnlich sind. Daher ist der Tempera für Viele leider ein wenig in den Schatten des S4 geraten. Aber tatsächlich sind die beiden sooo grundverschieden. Tempera ist ein granularer Synth im besten Sinne.. für mich der „mächtigste“ der derzeit auf dem Markt ist. S4 dagegen ist ein sample mangler mit einem granularen „Effekt“ .. kein granularer synth im eigentlichen Sinne. Beide so verschieden das man sie unmöglich direkt vergleichen kann. Der S4 ist schon nice aber fühlt sich an wie noch nicht einmal in der Beta Phase angekommen .. derzeit wie ein Vorgeschmack auf das was einmal kommen wird. Tempera ist in dem halben Jahr total gereift und wird fast täglich besser.

[@lobitloopers]

@@substan_music Hey danke für das ausführliche Feedback. Ich fand tatsächlich das Design, die Vielzahl der Möglichkeiten durch die Modulationen und auch das große Display am S-4 etwas ansprechender. Aber 128 Grains ist ein Witz gegen die 4000 vom Tempera. Und auch schwach von Torso, diese Information versteckt in den FAQ mitzuteilen. Die Vielzahl an Bugs und fehlende Features wie MIDI Sync,Ableton Link sind ebenso ziemlich schwach. Ich dachte schon das ich mich eventuell falsch entschieden habe. Nächste Woche werde ich sehen ob der S-4 dennoch überzeugen kann. Es freut mich aber aufjedemfall zu hören das Tempera glänzen kann, dann gibt es noch eine Alternative am Ambient Himmel. Liebe

[@substan_music]

@@lobitloopers nicht falsch verstehen .. der S4 begeistert mich durchaus. Wenn der mal erwachsen ist wird das ne richtig coole Kiste. Viele halten ihn aber für etwas das er nicht ist .. einen granularern Synth. Die granularen Fähigkeiten des S4 sind eher mit clouds/microcosm zu vergleichen .. eher ein Effekt. Klar kann man auch mit dem tape und LFOs was granular artiges machen aber das geht mit vielen samplern und macht den S4 nicht zum granularen Synth.

[@lobitloopers]

Ja tatsächlich hab ich auch eher mit nem mini gr-1 gerechnet aber dafür ist der s-4 wohl nicht gedacht. Macht nix. Bin gespannt was da noch so kommt. Hast du tempera mal in Kombination mit dem Torso probiert? Mach doch gern mal ein Video. Ich glaube da hätten viele Bock drauf :)

[@pictureskew]

As a long time subscriber, I’m not surprised you made a wonderful piece. But that shot is absolutely stunning, I love the shallow focus. What camera do you use?

[@pictureskew]

Never mind, just read the description and saw the camera used (I own the same model, it’s great)

[@DyslexiaTest]

Amazing piece! What kind of instrument did you used for your samples?

[@substan_music]

If I remember correctly, all the loops (except for one field recording) come from the minifreak.

[@jamesherndon8066]

I think I saw you had some jams with tempera and now this. I’m sure they are quite different but which one are you liking more? I just got my tempera and it has been awesome as a textural base layer for ambient music

[@substan_music]

The two are actually SO different that it's impossible for me to compare them. Both are absolute highlights... the most innovative devices I've seen in a long time. Tempera is a dream of a granular synth and the speed of updates and interaction with users is something I've never experienced before. The S4's granular capabilities are more comparable to Clouds/Microcosm... more of an effect than synthesis. It's more about recording loops... shaping them... creating something new out of them... sculting sampler is actually a very appropriate name.

[@_moosdohmen_]

Very nice! From your Lemondrop video I get the impression that the LD has more parameters to play with if you only look at the granular synth. Do you think that too?

[@substan_music]

The S4's granular capabilities are more of an effect than a synthesis. You can think of it more like the microcosm or clouds. In that respect you are definitely right.

[@LordoftheBadgers]

I want to like this box. You'll be helping here then! Have you opinions on it so far?

[@yurijogurtsov8710]

yeah, how do you like PERFORM and SCENE functions? sheer magik

[@substan_music]

I really enjoy this box..it's hard to keep my hands off it and move on to something else. It's certainly not for everyone, but it applies almost 100 percent to my workflow for ambient. Record quite long loops... form something new out of them... add more layers on top... the S4 is perfect for that.

[@substan_music]

VERY subtle but nice :) ... But honestly, I'd rather enjoy what's here now than to have to wait any longer. Even if these functions would never come (which I don't expect), I wouldn't regret it at all. Of course, everyone has to assess this for themselves.

[@LordoftheBadgers]

@@substan_music if you had to compare to an elektron sampler (dt mk2 / mk1 / octa / other eg lemon drop...) in terms of work flow?

[@yurijogurtsov8710]

​@@substan_music ;) yeah, I see the logic here, actually I think I'm gonna buy the thing regardless the missing bits. but this desire was only possible because Torso advertised the thing too early, and rushed the launch. maybe because so many other granular devices are (expected to be) around: Tempera, GR-Mega, Groc.. regardless of that, with the original pun, I only hope to underline that a) the downsides/the missing bits need to be mentioned, b) critics is good for the market. I think the S4 has a great potential with more 'machines' added to the FX slots and looper receiving some more attention in future. the latter is especially important, as the granular side of things is everywhere (and not really advanced with the current fw either)