Experimental music hardware starter setup on a budget

[@OuijTube]

Hainbach. Like if Bob Ross were German, and into ambient electronic music.

[@forevershampoo]

for sure

[@jkRatbird]

Was JUST typing out "The Bob Ross of experimental music" when i saw you beat me to it.

[@collinw4461]

This is too perfect, hopefully we can get some happy little trees out of him.

[@therealdohos2607]

yup and hainbach was a military screaming at soldiers all day then he stopped one day and said i will never ever yell again and speak softly and make good music videos on youtube. (scenario)

[@lungvvomit]

Except his stuff is not as kitschy as bob ross's

[@Tofu_Pilot]

Hi, I'm Pilot, it is good to be had back. One cannot Hainbach on a budget because Hainbach is priceless!

[@RayDAider1]

My first foray into lofi recording was in 1983 when my brother and I recorded, with a portable cassette player, the sound of water dripping and running on the lid of a styrofoam cooler in the bathtub....then bacon frying in a pan....it was 4 o'clock in the morning....my wife woke up and smelled bacon....saw what we were doing and thought we had lost our minds. I never pursued that much further until recently. I enjoy your channel immensly...thank you.

[@hyprlynk374]

Just found out my dad has a tascam portastudio 4 track tape recorder and a somewhat broken reel to reel setup. Guess I'm getting into tape...

[@Frozen_Smoke1972]

Fantastic, as always. Even speaking as somebody who is into their third decade of making electronic music, I always finish watching your videos with a great sense of inspiration.

[@blainefairchild]

It’s hard for me to get through an entire video of yours, because I get inspired and have to get up and try and make some music half way through!! thank you!!

[@VladyYakovenko]

it's not only about the gear, 14:45 demonstrates it. you're an incredible artist hainbach

[@giorgoskelesidis1589]

I just discovered your channel today on my way to a trip to record music for a theatrical play. In the intro of the video, you basically gave me all I needed to stop considering giving up on my project since I am myself mostly scoring for theatre and media, documentaries etc. When I heard you saying that Heinbach was more about yourself and that you don't agree with the commercial standards of the music industry, you also described how I perceive my personal project that I was close to giving up but seeing you saying all these things and having such a beautiful impact on this community really gave me power and will. Thank you for everything.

[@valeriegrey8328]

that sound starting at around 14:30 is so magical. love it

[@emilyschmanks]

you look really happy :-) glad to see how much your channel has grown over the years. you have a lot of heart, which is something a lot of 'audio youtubers' lack.

[@Nanotopia]

love the Field Kit and (imho) feel that actually purchasing the DIY version makes the kit even better for beginning adventures in sound art :)

[@rmanpojo8485]

Is there a diY version? So Yes... where?

[@MOJSTER99]

2:38 in, already over my budget 🥲

[@DigitalMusicXpress]

Hainbach should do audiotapes with therapy, that voice in the beginning so so soothing and smooth xD

[@NicStage]

The Field Kit has to be my next audio tool purchase. So much packed into that little box for a such a fair price.

[@TheCALMInstitute]

It's a real pleasure to use, and it's been a great tool to add to my modular as well!

[@undulations]

Love this video😀. The part at 13:30 has some real magic✨. (would swap in the NTS-1 for the Monotron Delay these days; contributes a ton to this sort of setup).

[@adrianfranco9236]

Mr Hainbach. You are the most cool and creative audio nerd i have seen in decades. Your Channel is so inspiring. I resonate a lot with your musical approach and experimentation. Best wishes from Denmark

[@davidsimons5944]

One of the first things I did with audio in the early 80's was make cassette recordings of my Roland Juno 6 into a Watkins copicat then fed into my mum & dad's Hitachi record player for amplification & recording & I've never been able to replicate quite that sound since!

[@GuyFromNet]

Thank you for this amazing video. I think being limited is always better than being overloaded by gear. Limitations breed creativity as they say

[@yorkie_pudd]

Fantastic video, my rigs tend to be large and more complicated than it needs to be, so this was a nice reminder to simplify things. I didn't know about the Koma Elektronik Field Kit, gonna have to save and play around with that as it seems perfect

[@khananiel-joshuashimunov4561]

Yay! My youtube feed has absolutely forgotten about you, and I really missed seeing you, because of your cheerful attitude and nice demeanor.

[@LYFoulidis]

Hainbach - The Industry Standard of Lofi. Love the introduction, and your healthy perspective on getting that one model of lofi machine. It’s about using whatever you have access to, and making it work :)

[@lukewarm5356]

You've become a verb. Looking forward to this one

[@samgriffithsmusic]

I've spent so long talking music that I thought you meant reverb at first ;)

[@AndrewPRoberts]

@@samgriffithsmusic That definitely was my first thought

[@FabFunty]

@@samgriffithsmusic that sounds total hainbach to me 😏

[@johnmurry2499]

So true. I hainbached a tune yesterday

[@TheCaptWulf]

The field kit was exactly what i was looking for, an all in one mixer thing

[@chent]

Yeah, I love the Monotron Delay. I played that one on the track "Lucky Cat", it has like a dubstep feeling to it. I have played it on more tracks, but it have not always made it to the final mix. I made a intro and outro on the Panic Girl remix I made for the Moonbase remix contest with that synth as well, you can find a video of my remix on my profile. It is my favorite delay to play with when it comes to the self oscilation part, because my other delays does not self oscilate so easely. I just wish it was simpler to add to a power suply.

[@chent]

I have a Marantz PMD-430, but it has a issue where the amp is super noisy, so it hums to the point where it is bearly usable. I hope I can get it fixed.

[@chent]

I was able to fix it! I randomly put my finger on the motor assembly, and the noise went away, so I simply added a ground wire, and now it works! I will try to make a ambient piece using the tape delay soon. :)

[@jcrogers3854]

Fantastic Vid ! I was one of the original crowd funders for the field kit and I have the expansion pack also its a dream come true !! So much can be done with it and your imagination ! I also have that digitech delay pedal its a beauty I love it on Radio and I have a few collected,they are my homage to Holgar Czukay !! Hears to forward motion of the sonics in the ether ! Thank you Hainbach !

[@MarkZammitronic]

I'm listening to this while test driving some new heaphones and for the first time heard the beautiful ambient background music. I have a completely new and emotional appreciation for your work

[@BadChizzle]

It’s my favorite video you’ve done, so far. Really fun! Thank you!!

[@Betonschlong]

Really helpful! I'm basically a guitarist with a lot of pedals and synths and started to go live with my Ambient/Drone/Noise endeavors. First plan is to get a mixer of some sorts.

[@tomsentaylor1268]

14:15 Holy crap how did you do that with the tape loop?! It sounds so alien and fantastic!

[@chriskonsultant725]

“Very robust when it works” that’s my whole life mantra!

[@LTGuitarist]

ooof, gotta get me a field kit!

[@edwardfletcher7790]

I just love the look on your face at 03:40 when you listen, sbsorb and study a particularly brutal piece of random noise generated by a cigarette lighter ! 😆

[@wickeddubz]

I feel happy. Thank you for ideas and amazingly beautiful music. Your Lo-Fi is cheap in terms of hardware, but very rich in terms of sound textures, overtones, knowledge and imagination.

[@edwhunt]

seeing you say "a concept that i hate from the bottom of my heart" with a smile is something i didn't know i needed. oh and you're very inspiring and motivational, thanks a lot for that!

[@graxjpg]

Love this one! your concept of your own channel is wonderful, and I really enjoy watching it. I have a thorough but relatively basic understanding of computers, but the gap in learning curves between operating the programs I used as a child (homeschooling stuff) and DAWs is cumbersome due to still prioritizing practicing the guitar above other things. I have soooooo much to learn being 22, and having a channel like yours is immensely useful! So thank you.

[@johnmille2267]

Glad you brought up Volca FM. People underestimate it as a compact DX7, but it’d be the most flexible synth with the motion sequence that has the endless acoustic possibilities.

[@egandan6]

I have to say that your brutal time warning was appropriately timed. I quickly realized I needed to pause the video to adjust the volume before my girlfriend hates me. In a panic, I accidentally hit the sleep timer, panicked some more and I was able to pause the video with about 2 seconds to spare. Much appreciated!!!

[@therealdohos2607]

-iconic video right there, started doing music like this because of this video

[@carters.9814]

I literally just came across your channel... and can I just say that you are now my favorite person to listen to!!! You seem like a pretty amazing guy, keep yup the awesome work!! :)

[@BackspinZX]

Y'know, this makes me want to revisit my on-the-go setup myself. Lots of inspiration here, excellent video as always!

[@hollownation]

As an alternative to all this if you already have an iPad I would suggest Samplr extremely mobile built in mic battery lasts forever I’ve played whole gigs with just this and the simplicity means I can make music wherever and whenever the inspiration strikes it’s always with me

[@Chunda8]

Hainbach, I may be coming to the realization that my ultimate synth doesn't exist....I will probably have to design and build it. Love this channel, you are sending me down the rabbit hole.

[@buschimayer8146]

Hey, vielen dank für deine wiederkehrenden Theaterbezüge und deren Bildbegleitung. Das macht mir Mut und Lust.

[@gabreshaa8234]

3:23 my entire nervous system when I hit my elbow on a ledge

[@tedraven9214]

"Industry standard, which I hate from the bottom of my heart" Du sagst es!

[@samuelcastelli5782]

Thank you for making this video, you've been a huge inspiration to me and my music, and this gives me lots of new ideas. I use the H1 as a field recorder and I can second your recommendation: it's a great piece of equipment for a nice low price. I also have the Volca FM - another great thing.

[@CatFish107]

yeah my dude, picked up a volca FM and NTS-1, along with some pocket operators as my first bits of hardware, just starting out. I'm having a blast playing around with this. It was important for me to keep it as portable as possible, as I work on the road.

[@Brumata]

3:18 “Some men just want to watch the world burn.” 😂

[@kornlinsen2153]

A really inspirational music, I've thought to get something like this for a while now so I could make electronic music on the go

[@cyyxc]

Very nice!

[@guitfidle]

Something I HIGHLY recommend is a multi-effect guitar pedal. I got a Boss ME33 for $15, it does delay, reverb, echo, distortion, phasing, almost an endless variety of sound effects. This will also get you oriented with what effects you may want to purchase as separate units later on. For example, I didn't know if I wanted a vibe pedal or not, and spending a couple hundred to try something out is not really in by budget. I tried it out on the Boss and ended up liking it enough I bought 2 different ones 😁 Another suggestion- get a spare smart phone (or hold on to an old one) and get an outboard microphone that hooks to it. Then it can be your field recorder as well as a DAW. There are several good apps for phones available for any operating system.

[@chriswires6735]

I'm currently trying tape experimentation since few days and honestly, i've just started to buy walkmans and a small screwdriver. I can adjust walkman speed with it to something like 0.50(not sure of it) and this does the job pretty well. No one should spend 2000€ on a tape recorder made in the 70's or 80's ...

[@conormaloney126]

Can you tell me how you're adjusting the walkman speeds?

[@charlesmatthias9459]

Thank you for all that you do!I love these videos'! A life- long love affair with the "Classic Studio" and synthesizers'!

[@JanvanDale]

Thanks again. I love the inspiring video and at the same time you try to make electronic music making very accessable to anyone actually. Just use your creativity and imagination and a couple of bucks. That's all. Beautiful music too, at the end of this one. Thumbs up!

[@noizwav]

Hainbach! Bought an Ibanez RP200 for almost nothing, arrived broken. Opened it up to a disintegrated belt. Cleaned it and replaced with another for pennies - and now I'm looping experimental madness! yay.

[@New_Zealand_Music]

What a great video, glad I found it. Thank you very much. Love what you can do with tape heads. Made an instrument once using pre-recorded cassette strip's stuck to a piece of wood, and added tape heads to rings on my fingers, so easy and fun sliding up and down the strips. When I was a kid, I figured out how to multitack using a single stereo which had twin cassettes; recorded onto 1, put tape into second slot, played the first recording; new tape in first, and just swapped backwards and forwards.I could get about 5 or 6 tracks before degredation. Hope you are well. Sub. Brilliant. 8)

[@schzztzrz]

You can see that he is trying to contain his happiness in this video, he is so cute

[@spacerockwizard]

Ooh! I utilize a Korg Monotron-Delay in my (mostly) guitar-based space rock. The Korg Kaoss Pad is neat too. I have the first, red-plastic one.

[@Quodge]

Who is this quiet man beaming subtle yet powerful positivity? Why is he so happy and content? No idea what’s going on here but man this thing he made sounded REALLY cool. I have to subscribe and find out more..

[@zanolande719]

@Hainbach, you’re lovely! Thank you for (alsways) sharing your knowledge 💫

[@jacobclayton4828]

Excellent video as per usual! I’ve already mentioned it here several months ago, but on one rainy Sunday morning, your episode on tape destruction loops inspired me to get back into all this wonderfulness 110%! Since then, I have “Hainbached” (lol!) very well imo, and have no regrets! You’re one of my favorite KZbin artists, and a very good teacher on a subject matter that is not easy to convey to others. Thank you very much, and keep on keeping on! 8^)

[@flaxonwaxon9905]

I just getting into your videos. You have the best outlook.

[@MartinYamMoller]

Thanks for the video👍 it's interesting to see that you still sound exactly like you, even on cheap gear. A truly unique style comes from playing and listening... And doing it a lot!😉 (And not the gear)

[@SisterRose]

also for a cheap-ish spacey delay I'd definitely check out the Memory Boy! if you have an expression pedal you can make the time go nuts and get into crazy analogue bitcrushing type territory as the BBDs dissolve the sound in some kind of lofi frippertronics.

[@Hainbach]

Cool! Though I did not like that pedal because I was used to the Deluxe Memory Man - the sound is so thin compared that.

[@mcshafty1]

Great video. Nice one, H. Fantastic advice, recommendations and no shying away from the importance and convenience of a computer for recording and editing one's output. Sound creation, improvising and performance are, for me, the most fun part of music But I've found that a fair bit of my raw output can be quite shit😂 So the ability to cut, splice, mix and edit the amazing sounds we find around us is pretty handy! Really enjoy your work

[@Engineeringpower]

Hainbach is telling us something inside this video, which is so true, even on the first view, most don't understand - this is the noisy sound. The noise in the background and also in the foreground is an very important weapon. in my teenage time, I don't like the noise of tapedecks and other stuff, but later, I found that the noise is an essential sound for the ears and music. One very nice example is an old digital synthesizer, which I like very much. On the first view, it sounds not very good, because many sounds are noisy in the background, but later I found out, that exactly this noise give the digital synth a warmth inside the sound - this is the Roland D-50 /D-550. Most of my synthesizers are analogue and old, but some are special with harmonic noise and sound. Another example, I have a Rhodes Chroma, which is normally limited with only one kind of noise, but my one has two different noise, which makes the sounds richer. Also I have a lot of examples... for example in film music, where the noisy sound is totally responsible for the atmoshere of the scene...

[@TaunCM]

Oh man. I have a Marantz PMD 430 in the closet. I don't even know why I didn't think of it, maybe because it was tied to corporate recordings for work. Still, I think I can start playing with tape.

[@fragmentosdaalma3691]

I pay 80e for bastl microgranny, have a cheap and noise sampler and mic, a looper, is granular, is a good option and many people not have idea who incrible is, I only discovery in quarenteane 2 weeks ago. I use a foxtex vf80, without a CD recorder, is very cheap in market, 30e.

[@braedenmcmullin3480]

Hainbach's a Foley Artist's best friend

[@jimmy_jamesjams_a_lot4171]

WAIT!! Is Hainbach not a WHO, but a WHAT?! Would make me feel less upset at my lack of achievements if it were so. Big pluses on ALL of your recommendations. Transformers, modular sorts of chunks of circuitry from maybe old telephones, dictaphones, modems, and sound electronics. Inverted headset equals stereo microphone. IM SO SO PROUD OF HAINBACH. A MIRACLE AND A FACTORY OF STILL EVER MORE MIRACLES.

[@tecnockicken57]

7:17 "This ribbon controller has no chill" Really made my day lol

[@hardgainer7396]

I'm new one here. But the introdution made me like I WANNA HEAR THIS. Not disapointed. Love

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

It's my favorite Hainbach! I don't know of any other Hainbachs, but even if I did, you'd still be my favorite! 😉 I feel inspired to find the old handheld microcassette recorder that my grandmother gave me almost 30 years ago. I believe that the brand was Realistic or something... i had so much fun with that as a kid! I would record a ton of songs at slow speed, so i could fit more on there, but when it played back, it was sped up and sounded like chipmunks singing. My dad got irritated pretty quickly on a road trip (thus, headphones 😆). I bought my daughter that same Korg Monotron Delay when she was maybe 6! Of course I probably used it more... and had to hide it from her cousins (they destroy everything). I need a new computer to get back into audio and video recording and editing, I got a laptop, but had to return it... it was as slow as the 7 year old PC I'm trying to replace! 🤣

[@t3chnod3lic]

Wonderful video and very inspirational. Keep up the great work. Regards from the uk.

[@SUPAMURDA]

They sell a tape deck at walmart in America for $20. It has aux in for recording and headphone out for playback. very basic but it does the trick for me. ONN is the brand.

[@afreezaphorogiancossack2194]

4:35 I think that's a Macchiato at bottom center(?) Designed by some Brooks Brothers wearin' boys from Chicago.

[@daccrowell4776]

Morning, Hainbach! Nicely done...this hits home with me, because when I started back in the late 1970s, I and my collaborators were using whatever we could get on garage-band budgets. I recall jury-rigging a cheap Lloyds turntable with a rheostat stolen from a electric racecar set, for example. Who woulda known where that would end up! Anyway, one thing you didn't mention, and which fits into this budget window, is the deluge of cheap pedals coming out of China. Being able to pick up a perfectly-serviceable delay for $30 is pretty neat, and the list goes on and on and ON. Also...yep, even MODULAR got cheap, thanks to Tangible Waves; formerly, something like the AE System Starter2 would've run a couple thousand...but that system actually comes in at EUR 435. Yeah, kind of above the "budget" line, but not that far above it! A damn interesting time to be creating music, to be sure!

[@G.Man-]

Tangible Waves wasn't on my radar, just had a quick look, seems promising, will check it out properly when i get a chance, thanks

[@sonalsystem]

3:20 😳😳😳🔥🔥🔥 you’re a mad man!

[@oceanjaws]

This is a great video. Thank you... Field kit.. let's go!!

[@GavinskisTutorials]

Glad you gave a shoutout to iOS and not just computers. It is truly incredible what you can do on a mobile device now. I would particularly recommend to Hainbach and any others into this kind of electroacoustic music to check out the apps of Amazing Noises and Apesoft, also the app iLep, brought out by Oliver Greschke, who has made apps in collaboration with the Mouse on Mars guys.

[@CRLFNKL]

Hainbach, you are the best. All the love 💚

[@michaelspitzer6900]

Super-duper vielen Dank lieber Hainbach! Exakt so ein Video hab' ich gebraucht! Werde direkt eine Spardose anlegen - Mikro und Audio-Interface sind schon da😉. Obwohl ich auch digital erst wieder 2 Jahre am tun bin (Mit Ableton/Studio One, Mikrofon und Controller) habe ich früher aufgelegt und mit einem Boss Dr220, Flangerpedal, Rolands MC 303, und einem 99'er iMac und der ersten Version von Reason. Da gab's halt viel mehr zum Anfassen schrauben und interagieren. Habe die letzten Wochen so oft gesagt, dass ich irgendwie wieder so einen Zugang brauche, trotz DAW möchte ich mehr Analog. Werde direkt eine Spardose anlegen und mich weiter durch deine Videos arbeiten! P.S. ich wäre liebend gerne Patreon Mitglied, doch der schnöde Mammon ...

[@ManCalledMif]

Great video. Thank you for sharing your insights. Incredible inventiveness with these devices. Very inspiring. Love the 🔥 sounds 😲😄

[@TURBONERD]

My ideal noise/ambient setup is a Polyend Tracker, a 30,000mah power-bank to run it on, and whatever cheap microphone I can find to record out on the go. I can record samples right onto the tracker and there's a nice stereo delay built into it, along with wave table and granular synthesis.

[@DocBolus]

Excellent video, like the idea of tape something I gave up on a long time ago but I may have to have a rethink

[@afreezaphorogiancossack2194]

Remember Heinbach was not a commercial project LOL you know what they say about how to make a million bucks in music. I really, really appreciate your take on this stuff. I could probably write a book on my feelings on this, for brevity I'll just say I really dig what you're saying and doing. I did not expect you to promote this Koma field kit but I've been looking at those, that and a few piezos would be awesome for all kinds of stuff. My mind goes straight to steel bowls full of water.

[@Hainbach]

Yeah I backed the kickstarter on the FK and am now very good friends Wouter, the designer. Still awesome piece of kit

[@fortheloveofnoise]

My answer is.....CIRCUIT BEND ANYTHING THAT MOVES! (except your cats.....the dog....that's fine)

[@kurtkabica]

Thank you Hainbach 👍🏾

[@jurj4108]

Wonderful Video again, thank you Hainbach!! :)

[@nickaborr]

immediately after watching this video i got on my local version of craigslist and placed an order on my first cassette recorder (Sanyo TRC 1150) and a 1970s USSR mic (Октава мб-52Б). It is currently 2 am and i cant sleep because i am so excited. btw, it all cost around 40 bucks.

[@fermiLiquidDrinker]

If you need a good synth on a budget, the Behringer Neutron is good, and _very_ conducive to experimental music-almost every parameter can be modulated with voltage, and there are plenty of built-in utilities and effects. And there's also the venerable MS-20 mini, which is also fantastic for experimental music, but not quite as patchable as the Neutron (but it's got those Korg35 filters).

[@IDONTPLAYENT]

I’m glad that I stumbled upon your channel. 👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿

[@maxmatson1578]

Mad props👌 for recommending the "monotron delay". I'm very much in love with mine, too! I bought one for my niece last year for a birthday, and she Digs it too. Versatile little bastards!🎹🎧💫😵👌😎👍

[@MirlitronOne]

And the Korg Kaossilator. Don't forget the Kaossilator!

[@maxmatson1578]

@@MirlitronOne Funny you mention that? I actually got that for free on the Google App Store. I used it recently and is pretty badass!👍👍

[@ELaschBro]

I started out with cassette karaoke machines and a Walkman connected to my tape deck. This is so much better but more involved. I don't have a mind for things that become too complex and technical and I have overstepped my knowledge base. I feel like I am floundering most of the time because nothing syncs up. I have no musical skills. I want to figure out what type of sound expression best fits my limited skill set and utilizes the types of equipment I use, mostly looping and sampling. Thanks for your videos.

[@WrathOfWood]

whats nice is I already have the Monotron Delay, it makes some cool sounds when the batteries are dying too

[@jangbi08]

I wish I saw this video before I bought anything 😣 So helpful!

[@rivella99]

I start with a Korg SQ-1 and a Make Noise 0-Ctrl and/or the upcoming Strega.

[@hughman8597]

So far I've only have a Volca Sample, built an Atari Punk Console, the first 3340 VCO and a PT2399 Delay on Stripboard. My journey is still at the very beginning and is also a bit rocky with no work. But its still a journey !! As always, stay healthy and greetings from KS.

[@PanMoses]

Thank you for all your super nice and sympathetic Videos! Just getting started. I have a Field Kit and wonder how to control my Philips D-6606 easily by the DC output.

[@waltersmetak]

Hahaha - Koma Field Kit!!!! Like, yeah, try finding one if you don't live around Berlin......don't get me wrong - great ideas, brilliant stuff, but their modules and kits are a pain to find in the US.

[@why2k87]

... can't you just buy it off their website?