Also, I subscribed ages ago. Come on everyone who hasn't done so yet, hit that subscribe button and lets get him over that 10k figure. He absolutely deserves it for this quality of content.
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Cheers man ~ much appreciated!!
@user-uk3hv5ee1l11 ай бұрын
Bought two weeks ago, this module is amazing. A little bit wild to manage but easy to get creative moments... Matthias Puech designed this module like a polyphonic and overtone singing. Thanks a lot to made this video full of beautiful examples!
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Yes it’s one of those modules that’s so fun to sit and explore.. it could go beautifully or it could go wild!
@cyroz1s11 ай бұрын
That 80's bass patch you performed was unreal. Loved it! I've been considering this module for a while now.
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Thanks! I like that one too ☺️
@brianbrill11 ай бұрын
Your musical sense is always tidy.
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Cheers man! :)
@treesonthemoon796911 ай бұрын
love seeing new videos on this timeless module. it was my introduction to modular and I think everyone should have one of these.
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Great module to start with!
@Probbie11 ай бұрын
Cheers Ali, I've had Ensemble for ages but discovered much more about it here. Good luck for 10k; I reckon this video will do it for you..😊
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Cheers man! I hope so 🤞
@TomChurchill11 ай бұрын
Great patches - definitely the best demo I’ve heard of this module! Was never too sure about it from what I’d heard previously, but you’ve coaxed some serious loveliness out of it, as always!
@jonaseggen223011 ай бұрын
Not only does it sound good but it's also very playable and fun to use. A little bit of practice and you will hardly make any horrible mistakes when playing live. So in my experience it is probably one of the best sound sources for a small or newbie system. This module can seem a bit overwhelming, theoretical or deep maybe but as I am a bit lacy and stupid there are a functions that I never bothered to get into, but for me what I get from being superficial is much more than I probably deserve. Love your videos btw.
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Cheers man! At first I thought it might be great for ambient chord jams only but it’s definitely capable of way more ☺️
@digital_crickets11 ай бұрын
I always have more to learn... thanks for this video!
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it! :)
@jantuitman11 ай бұрын
Wow, I really enjoyed listening to this! It sounds so lush and satisfying.
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it! ☺️
@tusk1_6 ай бұрын
Wonderful video on this module. Taught me some things tonight! Love your example tunes as well.
@simonsandleitner234110 ай бұрын
It's just one of the most beautiful modules! I jammed with it at superbooth two years ago and fell in love. I just turned knobs and an incredible SONG came into the world. I recorded it because I was hunting samples and I listened to it over and over again. Had to buy it! Such an experience. Thanks for the great relaxing content!
@TheUnperson9 ай бұрын
I love it when you discover a piece of gear that gets the creativity flowing ~ this is definitely one of those pieces of gear!
@fallprecauxionsmusic11 ай бұрын
I actually have another youtube account that I rarely ever use. but I just logged into it to get you one subscriber closer to that 10k.... I love your vids so much!! thanks bunches for them, ollie... ali... however it is that you go about spelling it, sir. bravo!! &, again... thank you!!
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Hahah! That is very much appreciated! ☺️
@fallprecauxionsmusic11 ай бұрын
@@TheUnperson that's my pleasure, good sir.
@fallprecauxionsmusic11 ай бұрын
@@TheUnperson & I see you made it to 10k!! that's fantastic, man!! big, big congrats on that!! your vids & the music therein really are at the top of the heap for me, in all the loads of vids I watch here, ollie. so, I hope you feel encouraged both as an artist & as a video essay, demo youtube dude as well. & I hope you make a million dollars too. ;-)
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
@fallprecauxionsmusic thanks for the kind words! My name is Alasdair so anything beginning with and A is fine: Ali, Ally, etc lol ☺️
@fallprecauxionsmusic11 ай бұрын
@@TheUnperson aaaah... nice!! that is a really graceful name. thanks for the clarification. & thanks for all the great music & walkthroughs & whatnot. bravo, ali!! (that's all letters that're actually in your name.) yaaay!!
@daughtersofdivorce680311 ай бұрын
Mate are you kidding me, A year and a half ago I stumble on your Beads as a Sampler video and think "okay I'm finally ready to take the plunge let's do this" and after a year of watching you closely I figured "okay I've learned everything I can from this guy, time to get a 168hp 6U case and fill it" Then literally a day later you go and prove I'm never done learning and there's never enough HP in the case. Ugh. Beautiful, as always. Just beautiful. Best example of how to use this oscillator from anyone I've seen.
@bornagainbornagain669711 ай бұрын
His videos are so informative and organized. A pleasure to learn from.
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Hahah thank you! So you’ve got a case of modules now? How’re you liking it so far?
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Thank you :)
@thisfred11 ай бұрын
Another great video, and super helpful. I've been struggling a bit with the Ensemble, as a relative beginner, and this has given me some really great starting points!
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Cheers man ~ glad to hear it!
@SuperAcademie6 ай бұрын
I Watch all your video’s !!! You are a big inspiration
@timchippingtonderrick29111 ай бұрын
I've had one of these for over a year. Can be very beautiful sounding or it can get seriously gnarly if you start mixing the twist, warp and cross FM stuff with anything other than simple octave multiples. Really good for sonic explorations. There are good and very different takes on it on YT by Red Means Recording and Cinematic Laboratory among others. Great fun indeed
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Yea I really didn’t expect it to get so gnarly! I watched those videos too when I was planning mine ☺️
@afuckinusername11 ай бұрын
Wow, that thing sounds massive!! The feeling reminds me of that mad QPAS jam of yours. So I need this and a QPAS now. Thanks. ;-) Thumbs up for 10K!!
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Ensemble + QPAS is a good video shout!
@reheller9 ай бұрын
Thanks for your video about the Ensemble Oscillator, that one being a module I recently also have in my want-list
@TheUnperson9 ай бұрын
Thanks! It was in my list for a while too :)
@BTB8811 ай бұрын
Part 2 please! I love this module!
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Will definitely be revisiting this module in future!
@MooseMan8 ай бұрын
yeah. you just informed my decision to buy this module. Thank you.
@Phantom_Communique5 ай бұрын
The ensemble oscillator through a lpf/lpg 🤤 Sounds so good. It’s funny, I had one for a few months and loved it but sold it because I just wasn’t using it much. I’ll rob one buying another one. Matthew really knows his code.
@locavoremusic368011 ай бұрын
Really beautiful sounds in this video! I kinda wanna buy one now !!
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Do it! :D
@locavoremusic368011 ай бұрын
this module is fiiiiiiiire! Really considering getting one now :D
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Do it! :)
@LarsBjerregaard10 ай бұрын
Love this oscillator, good stuff!
@TheUnperson9 ай бұрын
Me too! :D
@ChrisBrooker9 ай бұрын
Wild, I just went to check out your Spotify and randomly hit play on House only for it to completely sync up with the video I was playing here. Like really really sync, I listened to it for a solid minute and a half tripping myself out 🤣🤣
@TheUnperson9 ай бұрын
Hahah no way! I wonder if they were both the same bpm!
@ChrisBrooker9 ай бұрын
Apparently same bpm and same key (minus when you switched to Major on the Ensemble). Love it when the universe does that haha.@@TheUnperson
@richarquis4 ай бұрын
The freeze section of this video has a strong tonal resemblance to the crazy mid-sections of "The Carny" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. I guess it's probably something to do with the minor chords, but there's also a rhythmic feel that's akin to it. Not quite circus mode, but off-beat enough to draw the association. Really nice.
@turbotambourine10 ай бұрын
Goodness that module sounds so dang good in the first patch! Had to stop to comment right away! Wild!
@TheUnperson10 ай бұрын
Haha cheers! Yea it’s pretty easy to get this thing singing ☺️
@turbotambourine10 ай бұрын
@@TheUnperson oh I bet. I’d imagine you could easily get lost in it, in the best possible way!
@bugdozer11 ай бұрын
The 'He, He, He' at 8:50 was worth the price of admission right there.
@TheUnperson9 ай бұрын
Hahah! Thanks!
@jonaseggen223011 ай бұрын
Maybe you could make a part two on this module at some point? Go a bit deeper? Like using that Learn button?
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Yea I definitely plan to revisit it in future videos :)
3 ай бұрын
Hey man, great jams, I love listening to the sounds that you come up with. I'll definitely check your music ! Just a quick question, where's your fx aid output's going into ?
@signal-sounds11 ай бұрын
excellent video! good job ;)
@DrDeemz8011 ай бұрын
Awesome video as usual, thought I was done buying modules for a bit, looks like I now to to get myself one of these now, my bank account thanks you very much for doing a video on this 😂
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
hahaha I'm sorry! If it makes you feel any better then I have a gear-lust list as long as my arm :D
@DrDeemz8010 ай бұрын
Edit for this comment, just got one in yesterday and wooooooooow!!! Thing sounds incredible dude, just beautiful module all the way around
@BluemanGil11 ай бұрын
Excellent this sound
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Thank you :)
@manstuarta906611 ай бұрын
Amazing as always, keep doing these videos please! Can you do a video of this module into rings???
@TheUnperson9 ай бұрын
Oooo that’s a great idea!
@els1f11 ай бұрын
I love this thing so much! It's the last thing i bought and I can't stop evangelizing for it lol. It's idea, manual and layout made me rethink the way i looked at musical key and temperament- and i know how hyperbolic that sounds🙃😋 Edit: Btw, i used it for a bit just to make crazy metallic tones for cymbals and strange percussion. You can make it sound like you're hitting a fence with a hammer as well as a choir of angels lol
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Ohhh that's a great idea! Definitely making some drum sounds with it today.
@timchippingtonderrick29111 ай бұрын
Yay 10k!
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Woohoo!! ☺️
@mattsynth11 ай бұрын
Finally I have found someone making real music with modular synths instead of just blips and bloops. I am also glade you finally started zooming in on the modules you are demonstrating. Keep up the great work, you are inspiring me to get back into modular. 👍👍👍
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words! Go power that rack up 😃
@georgegrumbos7310 ай бұрын
I like those ALM effects. sounds great.Excellent advice on switching up from minor to major, I dont hear that often.I picked ensemble oscillator up at Knobcon two years ago, it blew me away, they had it combined with the duel envelope vca, I wanted to grab both, but the envelope vca wasn't for sale untl October..
@TheUnperson10 ай бұрын
That would be a pretty powerful combo! Envelope modulation of the ens osc is my favourite so far :)
@Gmartin404910 ай бұрын
Love ours. its a beast
@TheUnperson10 ай бұрын
Sure is!
@linewizard11 ай бұрын
I sometimes regret selling this module, but at the time I remember just being so creatively frustrated with it (only after using it as a main sound source for over a year). Maybe I'll pick one up again sometime.
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
I think if I had only one oscillator as a main sound source I’d get bored with it too! ☺️
@tcfween11 ай бұрын
Great video, cheers. Happy to sub.
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
thank you - much appreciated! :)
@Robert_Babicz11 ай бұрын
yesssss
@joystickcan11 ай бұрын
awseome man !!! i should play more with spread knob !!!!
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
The spread knob is a lot of fun indeed! :)
@rexcellencemagee672911 ай бұрын
First of all I really like your style of playing! I am not a fan of the TE Field because for the price, I (I mean you, because I already have one) a top of the line M2 IPad that will do so much more. I actually use the Pocket Operators for that type of thing too. You probably thing I’m a price snob, but I have some ridiculous costly gear as well, obviously anyone into Eurorack, doesn’t care about cost as much as innovation, I have the Ensemble too and love it! Great video and you have a new subscriber that hopefully won’t be more of a pain in the ass than it’s worth! Lol
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for the kind words! I have the original OP1 and I do really like it. As much as I’d love the field I can’t justify the price, and as you rightly say, I could do a lot more with an iPad! I haven’t explored music making on a tablet yet but it’s definitely on my radar!
@patriciaoudart150811 ай бұрын
👍Seems musical, Thanks🙏💚🧡🌄
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
thank you - much appreciated! :)
@AmbientnautsАй бұрын
Fantastic. Love me some sine wave manhandling. What is this favorite plugin you speak of June 3 at 17:33 ?
@TheUnperson29 күн бұрын
Hahah me too! It’s a soft synth called Dune 3
@tomjansen34328 ай бұрын
In the "Chord Switching" part... what´s modulating the Root Input? You mention a S&H? is that gated in quarter notes? The periodic ramp modulating the cross fm with Maths is suuuper nice. Trying to get my head around this amazing patch!! Very nice and musical Goldfrapp vibes :) cheers Tom
@TheUnperson8 ай бұрын
The S&H is coming from Pam’s output 6 and going into channel 2 of maths for attenuation. I kept the range of S&H CV very low to keep the root modulation subtle ~ hope that helps! :)
@tomjansen34328 ай бұрын
@@TheUnperson amazing, thx a ton!! I´ll bring out the ol Doepfer Matrix Mixer and will give these cv ins some subtle workouts. Thanks for giving me a new view on my 4ms, liking it even more now. cheers mate.
@loreleihacking75456 ай бұрын
i love this. how do you connect the keyboard to the modular? are you using a midi input module?
@TheUnperson6 ай бұрын
The keystep has pitch and gate outputs so it connects directly to the oscillators :)
@bertokleine28011 ай бұрын
Done
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Appreciated ☺️
@0228christian11 ай бұрын
Amazing video for an amazing module! I always struggle to keep the EnOsc in tune when using the Keystep with it. Have you run into this? The only fix I’ve found for it is recalibrating the 1v/oct and root every single time I turn the module on, which is… not ideal. I’ve been wondering if I was just doing something wrong or if others are experiencing this as well?
@0228christian11 ай бұрын
I should add that I did the update a little while back that allows you to lock the fine tune. That’s a useful addition, but it still doesn’t help with keyboard tracking. Even just one octave apart the notes start to drift out of tune unless I recalibrate. 😢
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
That doesn’t sound right! Mine seems to track perfectly so far. Might be worth sending 4MS support an email ~ I’m sure they’ll help you out :)
@0228christian11 ай бұрын
@@TheUnperson okay, good to know that it’s something I should look into further. Thanks for the reply!
@michaelstaniak823811 ай бұрын
This module is nice but is also basically the Xaoc Odessa, perhaps with more control over specific scales?
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
I'm not familiar with the Odessa - i'll check it out!
@djangomixify11 ай бұрын
you'll love it @@TheUnperson
@stephenspackman557311 ай бұрын
It's quite a thing, isn't it? I've made some _very_ happy sounds with this one.
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Yes it's very unique and fun!
@markbooth11 ай бұрын
A simple chord oscillator that you soon discover is far from simple when you tweak the lower knobs
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Yes! And there’s so many sound sculpting options :D
@brandonhamilton3706 ай бұрын
What’s the module you’re using in the beginning intro jam??
@TheUnperson6 ай бұрын
It’s the dual dagger stereo filter :)
@ambientzoneofficial11 ай бұрын
If you havent't got the module ... you wanna have one now!! Great video Ali. Love the patches. But... I do have a question: when I connect my Arturia KS 37 to the module (pitch out to 1v/oct on the enosc) I can't play more than one octave or the module will sound completely detuned / off octave. Any ideas? Is it the Arturia? Is it the module? Been trying to make scales, no luck. I can;t play the module using a keyboard, it sounds horrible. Must be something stupid I'm overlooking. Appreciate your thoughts. Thanks.
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Thank you! Strangely enough I've had another comment here reporting the same issue. So far it's been tracking perfectly for me. Perhaps it needs to be recalibrated?
@shinokto39726 ай бұрын
which vst are you talking at 17:30?
@TheUnperson6 ай бұрын
It’s called Dune 3
@brax257411 ай бұрын
Would you recommend for 4ms for a beginner dark ambient build? What are your thoughts on digital oscillators and are they any good as analogue?
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
I love digital and analogue oscillators! Typically digital ones are more experimental and varied, whereas analogue ones do the classic sounds better. The ensemble oscillator would be pretty good for dark ambient jams!
@dankeplace11 ай бұрын
OK so I once asked someone who was well in with the major players of the synth industry, I asked him, what is the actual voice of the synth, he never answered straight away, he almost struggled to tell me. It wasn't a loaded question, but he still struggled to get to the answer of "oscillator". So it doesn't matter how good everything else is, if your source is weak, doesn't matter how much you try, you're just masking that og voice and that is a bad thing. So when I buy a synth, I look at the whole package, this is sequencer (if it has one), FX (if they're there) etc. So I have dabbled with some Moog gear and I just never really liked my M32s I had, they were extremely expensive for just 1 oscillator, the UI was cluttered imo and you needed a cheat sheet for the sequencer. The oscillator was creamy though, I get the sound, it just wasn't for me as there wasn't enough variations of it to make me want to keep pouring money into this format. This is where modular comes more into play as you get to design your own synth, you get to partner the best bits that you want, at a cost mind you, but it's your baby with off the shelf gear. I have seen people pour a ton of money in desktops and they have a wonderful sounding synth, only to ruin it with post FX smeared in verb that kills the quintessential character of that osc. So I make sure that with my gear, I am using the built in FX, or I do some soul stealing with external fx pedals. Which leads me to my next point, you can get an FX pedal to make synths sounds almost the same, not always, but that the soul stealing that I mean, you destroy the osc and use the pedal as a synth in place. It's good and bad, depends on your approach. With regards to this video, the osc is 1st and foremost, it is the character of what we want, without the burger helper and added MSG to alter the taste. This is why I stick to older music, it seems the tech used back in the day, was why the artists used it, and well there was nothing else really available. Give me a good sounding raw osc, and a usable UI and I would be as happy as a pig in mud.
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
Please tell me you didn’t take a sledgehammer to your mother32 😃
@dankeplace11 ай бұрын
@@TheUnperson bwaaah ha ha ha Look they were well made devices, even the wood was much better than the Model D I had. I had 2 M32s but they failed to get my juices flowing. I found I spent more time scratching my head in getting into hidden menus, than actually producing music, this was pre DFAM and SubH. The cost of 2 M32s was almost the same as my Pro 3, so I found more value in the Pro 3. The sound of the M32s is a creamy filter and nice OSC, but you only get one, so that's an expensive synth. The Pro 3 has 3 OSC, is hybrid, comes with keybed and a funky little sequencer that I don't need to squint on anything to see what I am doing. I hate wearing glasses because it's for short shortsightedness, so when I am jamming, it's kinda hard to go from reading labels with glasses, to not needing them to jam (if this makes sense?) I am a night owl so I jam with dim lights, which means I rely on big Fischer price type of knobs and switches. The M32s I was happy to explore, just not for me, and they afforded me to get into my next level. Pro 3 is nice but a little too big for my tastes, just money wise, it's an excellent purchase for me, given they went up by around 35%. In the end, it's sound 1st, form factor and UI. I can normally allow for 1 of 3 to falter IF it sounds great, ie my Blofeld I can never get rid of, lousy UI, sounds great, awesome keybed. M32, sounds great, lousy UI, cumbersome for me wot work with. I think you get my drift, but yes no sledgehammer has ever been involved lol.
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
i actually had a similar experience with the Sub37. It sounds great but I couldn't get creative with it. If I was more of a keys player then I probably would have kept it but I typically use synths for sound design more than traditional playing. It got the sledgehammer treatment.
@dankeplace11 ай бұрын
@@TheUnperson eeek. I am someone that is not a keys player but like to tweak on the fly. If I had the chance, I would only have modules and sequencers, but alas my Pro 3/2 don't come without keys. I only have 4 keyboards so it's not too bad. I've seen people doing theremin MIDI control stuff and I love it. I am all about gestures rather than traditional keys.
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
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@ig88andribs10 ай бұрын
Subbed
@TheUnperson10 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@joeymc527211 ай бұрын
dude you did a video hell ya man lol. one question i had for you was with the dual dagger, when i have lp,res, and hp all the way counterclockwise i cant hear anything but watching your video i see you have perfectly loud signal coming through with your knobs turn all the way counter clockwise. how are you able to get sound this way? sorry still a newb here. thanks for doing this demo.
@TheUnperson11 ай бұрын
I’m using maths as an envelope, triggered by the keyboard, to open the filter via the LPF input. Any envelope will work the same way ~ great way to shape your sounds :)
@joeymc527211 ай бұрын
@@TheUnperson oh right awesome thanks buddy and thanks for doing that demo on 4ms im getting one now lol.