Fantom 4x4x4 Challenge - Ludvig Olin

I was challenged by the Finnish synth god Kebu to take on the Fantom 4x4x4 Challenge. Such an honor!
• Kebu takes on the Fant...
The goal of the challenge is to create a song in 4 minutes, using 4 chords and 4 vintage synthesizer model expansions for the Roland Fantom.
JUPITER-8, JUNO-106, JX-8P and SH-101.
It is a really fun exercise and I welcome you all to give it a try and be a part of this movement!
#444xchallenge
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Thanks for watching!

[@7DD9Music]

Great work man..! you created a beautiful highway full of palms.

[@LudvigOlin]

Haha! That was actually one of my inner visions when doing this :-) Miami vice or Knight Rider but with even more palm trees. 🌴🌴🦩🌴🚗🌴 Glad it was heard!

[@LavalampDM]

That synth jam at the end was awesome. Total amiga MOD vibes too

[@user-nq6oy4lm2e]

Это просто эпично!!!!! Я хочу эту музыку себе в уши!!!! Всегда, везде, непрерывно!!!! Я растворился в этой музыке. Превосходно!!!!!!

[@hasyreihasyrei3629]

Феер!Верк!

Súper!! gracias por compartir. Saludos desde Trujillo Perú.

[@LudvigOlin]

Gracias por su comentario! Saludos desde Suecia.

[@user-fo1ei8sf5r]

WOW! This is the most greatest song in this 4x4x4 Challenge. It feels so good!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks a lot! Happy to make you feel good :-)

[@LK-ux8cv]

Awesome. I hear it again and again .....

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks for that kind message!

[@Beauc4652]

My favorite so far. I like Dr. Mix's version- but this, to me, feels so much more 80's. Nice jam at the end.

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you!

[@bezio75]

True! Reminds me of the good ol' Amiga-Times. Sound quite a bit like Chris Huelsbeck in some aspects :)

[@rubenniedfeld8191]

Amazing!!!! Love it....!!!!!

[@MaskedGamer]

Ludvig, this was fantastic, all around. Please turn this into a full song! Also, would love to get the details on that lead, reminds me of... like classic demoscene tracks, can't put my finger on the exact one I'm thinking of, but back in the .s3m / .mod days there was a tracker musician (Purple Motion maybe?) that used a very similar lead in a song. So good!

[@LudvigOlin]

I had a listen to Purple Motion just now. I wasn't really aware of Jonne Valtonen but I can hear the similarites. I did play a lot of computer games back in the day but I was never on the Amiga team. Sinclair Spectrum -> Atari ST -> IBM PC background here. I guess this jam was influenced by growing up in the 80's :-) I'll create a video about this lead sound and share it, at some point. Thanks!

@@LudvigOlin ZX Spectrum! ❤

[@Rondaris1946]

OMG! knock my shoes off!! That is an awesome performance! What an outstanding creation!!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks a lot! *blushing*

[@kebu]

Great job! You got much further than I did AND you remembered to jam at the end! Something I completely forgot to do... :D

[@LudvigOlin]

Well, got carried away and hadn't really planned an ending :-)

[@mrlionel1965]

Kebu, all of you did an amazing job on this challenge. I play synth and guitar in our 80s hair band. I use a Roland JX3P and an Ensoniq ESQ1 and I doubt that I could have come close to doing what you guys did, at least not in 4 minutes. All are very well done.

[@raymondborrero9184]

Agreed Kebu

[@videoproduktionen]

Kebu, I liked your video too. It was very interesting to see your working progress. Both videos are amazing and inspiring! I hope you will come to Switzerland one day for a live perfomance. I would be in the audience, that's for sure!

[@sk8xnick]

You both rock!!

[@robbystafford8273]

maybe 80s, but you are keeping daft punk alive here

[@LudvigOlin]

Haha! Thanks! Now, where is my helmet :-)

[@himiks]

Ай да Людвиг! Ай удивил! Отличный трек! Назад в 80-е.

[@LudvigOlin]

Большое спасибо!

[@abmendez7102]

4:02 AWESOME! Cheers from MExico

[@neimarstimdemelo3741]

A masterpiece song 😎🎶🎵👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks a lot! Amazing to see how universal music is, all over the planet.

[@SesamSolvere]

This..made my day. thank you! could listen to this for four more minutes.

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you ever so much for that nice comment!

[@PlayerNB107]

wow, '80s is alive...love it. Dang love every sound in this dude. awsome job

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you! Yes, I guess the 80's shape me more than I would admit :-)

[@domemvs]

My favorite 4x4x4 track so far. Love the New Retro Wave sound

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you very much!

[@daroushmusic]

DUDE !!!! Tha last melody was phenomenon .... So beautiful ! WOW .... I got goose bump ! LOL

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks a lot!

[@matejsramek9449]

That 80`s snare!!!

[@LudvigOlin]

Hehe :-)

[@jaybeetdown]

That workflow was sick! You just sold the hell out of this synth!

[@LudvigOlin]

Normally I don't stop the sequencer this much, and I would have created more parts and used Group Play if I were not limited to 4 mins. But I really love the fact that I can sketch something out really fast with this monster.

[@jaybeetdown]

@@LudvigOlin well, I've just subbed! Hope to see more jams and the group play you mentioned. Peace man!

[@dougcoates2084]

Definitely my favourite of all the 4x4x4 challenges. The lead jam at the end really sets it apart from the rest. Well done! PS. As someone else requested, if you could export a midi file of the performance and post a link to it, it might end up teaching a lot more of us how to create an amazing song.

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks a lot! I'll look into that.

[@Morphius1968]

Really good - proper 80s nostalgia trip!! Think this is my fav 4X4X4 so far!

[@LudvigOlin]

Oh! Thanks for that nice comment!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

awesome, the retro vhs video quality matches the 80s music perfectly!

[@LudvigOlin]

Haha! Yes, I still have some work to do to reach the level of your work, my friend! But, until I got my lights and cameras fixed that'll be the plan :-)

[@haycrossaudio5474]

I love this. Been watching loads of people doing the 444 challenge. Your jam at the end is fantastic. Please post up an extended version 🙏 😊

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you! Seem like I have to make this into a proper song at some point :-)

[@haycrossaudio5474]

Definitely. I loved it. Please do 😁😁

[@trevord9811]

Love it. Really enjoyed this.

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you!

[@jayarecordsofficial]

05:00 Surprised ♥️ All KeyBoaridsts are here also 🦁

[@NostalKeys]

What a great job! I could listen to this the whole day! One of the best 4x4x4 Fantom Challenge at all!!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks a lot! Maybe I should release some 80's style music on Spotify at some point ...

[@NostalKeys]

@@LudvigOlin please, do it! Hehe

[@macintoph4368]

Whahooo. I watch something like 20 videos of this Roland Fantom 4x4x4 challlenge, and for me you're definitively the best of the show. SO : 4x4x4 thumbs up. You deserve a lot more of like and suscribe. Love from France. Chris.

[@LudvigOlin]

4x4x4x big thanks from Sweden!

[@videoproduktionen]

Wonderful! Very nicely done and totally inspiring. Thanks for sharing!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks a lot!

[@synthkeys2628]

U are the Winner of this Challenge ! As Kebu I think this is a big great job ... Thx

[@LudvigOlin]

Oh! Thanks for that nice comment!

[@dmitrys6362]

Very cool! Thanks! I like it!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks!

[@DavidAhlund]

Ooh, this is so cool! And you definitely got ALL the right sounds! Also, totally agree about the JP-8 envelopes! 😎

[@JustMyOpinion-]

wow amazing! reminds me of a saga game song

[@Nini42317]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! So coooooool. Good Job!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you very much!

[@vitaliygolovchenko8187]

Exellent improvisation!!!!!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you!

[@pavadmin2436]

THAT WAS GREAT !!! fancy 80s synts jam always THUMBS UP

[@RocketRonster666]

Great job! More please!!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks! Let’s see what we can do about that :-)

[@RocketRonster666]

@@LudvigOlin Looking forward to that! :-)

[@electronash]

PLEASE post more vids! This sounds very Amiga-esque. Very nice.

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks! I’ll do that. Although I was on the Atari-team :-)

[@TimmyTheSnail]

That lead sound you made is just 😍🥵

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks! I like it a lot as well! Will be happy to share it!

[@standardsimple]

Epic 🙌🏼 More of that vibe please, Ludvig!

[@LudvigOlin]

Let’s see what we can do about that :-) Thanks ever so much!

[@muchbetterhuh]

Yeah, I need more of this tune. Listen Ludvig's video every day )

[@standardsimple]

@@muchbetterhuh Same here...😉

[@prvz5285]

Don't have words to explain what I feel after listening to it....all the sounds are mixed so well...your solo was cherry on top...😍😍

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks a lot for that very nice comment!

[@kafuprfin]

Disco forever! Fantastic performance!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you!

[@shehzadamurthy1983]

this is the best thing I have heard...the best 80's tech miami night vibes..

[@carltonhall6628]

I really really really love this! Fantastic work, well done. 👍👍

[@MarkusLjung]

Love this song! Need more! :)

[@tobiaspersson6106]

Great! Sounds amazing!

[@Zeisslermusic]

The last Sound is epic

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks! I really like it too!

[@ChEd1980]

I love this! Makes me want a Fantom for those 80's sounds! I'd love a full track of the bit where you jammed with a proper ending! Great work!

[@mikemini.]

I really enjoyed your song. Youngr's and yours are the two I prefer in this challenge. Bravo !

[@LudvigOlin]

Oh! Now that's a nice comment. Thanks a lot! I also enjoyed Yongr's performance.

[@c72367]

Absolutely fabolous! And the speed you got to this was just amazing. Just wished I knew my way around my Roland FA as well :)

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks! I had a FA-07 before. For me the key to speedy recordings with that was using Loop mode and keeping the sequencer playing and go to "Rehersal mode" (pressing REC again if I remember correctly) while switching Part or Tone.

[@flippercool1988]

Cuanto poder !!!! Gran trabajo, saludos desde Chile

[@VerdiStudio22]

incredible sound selection and melody progression!

[@magevers59]

My favourite !!!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks a lot!

[@0starman0]

Love this. Awesome jam thank you.

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you!

[@Z_EOS]

This is so far the best I have seen and heard! Wow... The speed and sound. Love it!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks a lot for your very nice comment!

[@paulocessna]

Nao me canso de assistir!!🤜🤛👏👏👏👏💡

[@nolake]

Very sweet work and live crafting. Nice one!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you! For watching and also taking the time to comment.

[@JanMagnusson72]

I have listened to about 10 of the challenges and this was my favourite so far. Well done!

[@LudvigOlin]

Tack!

[@Bartolomeusable]

NICE!! Thank you for this peek in your workflow

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you!

[@GregoryDumont2]

Great job! Amazing tune with a sweet retrowave feel to it.

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you!

[@michaelcordingley-heinze5648]

fantastic great work

[@kevinwoolass5946]

Another talented man, wish I had has much talent in my hands.

[@MacLamar]

Amazing talent. Great song. Thanks. 👍

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you very much!

[@johnbeckett8367]

Great Sounds and Great Playing

[@biggiesmalls7939]

I'm late to the party, but figured I would just say this was a fantastic track you built in four minutes. Incredible to see a good musician put the Fantom through it's paces.

[@SunlightOfTheSpirit]

Yep, he never practiced before hand

[@biggiesmalls7939]

@@SunlightOfTheSpirit I am not saying he didn't practice before hand. It's just impressive he put that track together in that amount of time. Has nothing to do with him practicing it before hand or not lol

[@SunlightOfTheSpirit]

@@biggiesmalls7939 track is the best one I’ve heard of the 444 challenges.

[@BNGISRAEL]

Wow crazy sound, super fun!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks!

[@mrlionel1965]

This is a very well done answer to the challenge. Love it!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you!

[@guillaumeboyer5473]

Wow great voicings and arrangement

[@LudvigOlin]

Hey, thanks a lot!

[@kdo34454]

Amazing Work 👌🎹😎

[@nastymasty74]

Nice!! Need more music like that!

[@folkybrcdevg484]

Amazing melody

[@dmitrys6362]

One of the best results in this challenge! Cool!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you!

[@sevenser7574]

I really love this track :) TY for it

[@LudvigOlin]

TY!

[@franz-josefherzog2290]

The best work of the whole challenge...fantastic...best regards from Germany

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks ever so much! Best regards from Sweden

[@MarciesChannel]

Pretty Awesome!!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks!

[@MarcWN]

Very good job!

[@sfin01as]

Soooo cool! Many thanks!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks to you for taking the time to watching and comment!

[@sfin01as]

@@LudvigOlin sehr gerne, der Song ist wirklich gelungen!

[@gaelledevendec4475]

WOW Congratulations 🤘🤘🤘🤘👏👏👏👏

[@renehuizinga3630]

Well done !!!!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you!

[@ajayaYtube]

👏👏👏 Amazing dear brother... 🌹🙏🌹 Hearty congratulations from a music lover...! 🌹🙏🌹

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks a lot!

[@ErnestoC75]

Great! Nice!

[@adrianjetsetter7105]

such a great sound, well done!!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks a lot!

[@lost-in-the-80s]

more of that stuff please

[@LudvigOlin]

I’ll see what I can do :-) Thanks!

[@stevenormandin2059]

HOLY MACKEREL you freaking nailed it! :() that was a GOOD JAM only in 4 mins that's amazing! :)

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you very much!

[@ttvFairPlayerPL]

Satan on the Ark of the roland :D Nice impro. Congratz + sub

[@LudvigOlin]

Haha :-) Thankz!

[@HappyOrganMan]

Awesome - sounds great 👌🤩

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks a lot!

[@soundonsoundxtudio]

WoW! Good job! I really like your work!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks a lot!

[@soundonsoundxtudio]

@@LudvigOlin I'm going to remove my 444xChallenge video! :-D

[@MobileMusic]

Nice job!

[@BADDying]

wow!! this is super brilliant!!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thank you!

[@DJ_TideWave]

Great work! Subbed! :)

[@eljulogaming7515]

Excellent!!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks!

[@shadowpoacher]

My favourite so far....

[@LudvigOlin]

Oh! Thanks a lot :-)

[@Bugglebub]

Kebu commented?? Wow! No idea what the connection is besides this challenge, but I noticed u have less than 100 subbers and only 3 videos?? After seeing this video and your creativity with these new mods, I'm hoping that more videos will appear. Soon. Haha! Subbed and waiting. :)

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks for the encouragement! I’ve been playing a lot “in the real world” but haven’t been that frequent on KZbin before. I do really enjoy the direct feedback you get over here, so I will consider doing some more stuff here moving on forward.

[@paulocessna]

Top demais!!👏👏👏👏👏👏 Me lembrei do meu Game Favorito, Sonic!!😍🇧🇷🕹

[@LudvigOlin]

Haha! I used to play a lot of Sonic as well. Maybe that is the reason ... :-)

[@claudiostano]

hey!! niceee !!! great track !!! one of the best on this challenge !!

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks! *blushing*

[@justice6480]

I totally love this

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks! You're more than welcome to do that :-)

[@Najaxyutara]

Merci 🙏

[@madfzr]

Dude this was insane! Awesomee

[@LudvigOlin]

Thanks a lot!

[@madmanjack6923]

Tremendous !