Floating Points Studio & Live Rig

[@Christian-dr4ge]

in my humble opinion sam is one of the greatest artists of our generation. the way he manages to bring electronics to life and make them sound organic is absolutely mind blowing.

[@Soundgas]

We are with you 100%. Have had the pleasure of helping him (in a small way!) get the gear and sound he wants for a few years now. It's just astonishing to watch and hear him in action.

[@Christian-dr4ge]

@@Soundgas well you guys seem to be doing an amazing job at it :)

[@martinmarie5169]

Can’t lie ! This guy reminds me of Casper pound at work back in the 90s . 1st time I ever said that ! Hope to see Sam on the job soon 😎

[@johnyixcks]

Likewise also artists like Four Tet and Forest Swords somehow manage to make synthesised/computer sounds beautiful and human. The UK's smashing it for electronic musicians.

[@nikvalinsky]

@@johnyixcks Somehow UK has always produced some of the most forward thinking and innovative musicians and composers of all time. Something in the water, I swear.

[@4080tomalex]

i have absolutely no idea how all that drum machine kit bit all ties together. Sounds phenomenal!

[@alexishughes1506]

Sam is not just an artist, he is a scientist as well. To even comprehend managing and operating all those machines in a live performance environment makes my mind boggle.

[@the_fifth_wheel]

Think you’ve got to really know your equipment, inside out upside down etc etc....really impressive. So much gear live must be quite stressful, heard a lot of live performers have three or four bits of gear to keep the stress out of live gigs.

[@Whywhatwherehowwhen]

Once you’ve got everything clocked to one midi source can actually be fairly easy. Understanding Buchla is definitely not though.

[@kostaskonstantinidis7318]

Saw him live last night in Greece. Simply mindblowing! What an artist!

[@Soundgas]

Yes! He was pretty epic at Printworks in London as well!

[@caspersneep6183]

Thirty seconds in and it already sounds amazing

[@PandaPotPies]

This is magnificent playing

[@HEDFUCcom]

I've seen this video countless time, I'm pretty sure that he's genius. Maybe only few persons can reach that level.

[@mbonar2694]

the synths are all actually just sending midi over to a massive patch

[@willemardui]

😂

[@HenritheHorse]

CS70M and Echorec... Too great.

[@songbookplus2947]

That arp is slowly but surely lifting me up to space

[@InZainUK]

all the gear and all of the idea.

[@evenbeing]

Awesome!!! What’s the looper he is using that the controller is mapped to?

[@michaelrasmussen5158]

It's Ableton, according to the soundgas article linked.

[@xloomus]

Ohhh myyyy this is so amazing

[@antonisatwork]

What's that mixer in the middle?

[@loreenhurulean1980]

Yesss!! 💘💘 Love all the gear

[@weiweirice2597]

at the 7 minute mark, with all the wiring chaos, it kinda feels like Charlie's Pepe Silvia conspiracy in Always Sunny

[@carlmasondrums]

Cheers for sharing this guys!

[@willemardui]

Anyone know what that synth at the end is called with the one string and the bending going on?

[@cartervliem2298]

Therevox ET-4.3

[@chat-dmt]

Can some explain to me how he is doing the looping please? With it seemlessly going from the main audio. To looping and back. Is it just through Ableton?

[@Soundgas]

Yes, Ableton for the looping

[@chat-dmt]

@@Soundgas sexy. Thankyou. And thanks for the video. I need to figure out how I can loop in Ableton, but the pre loop audio pause. Then after I'm done fing with the loop, have it play seemlessly from where it paused and looped. Hmmmmmm 🤔

[@freddie7981]

@@chat-dmt i see what you mean..... may be best finding a max for live or a vst

[@hugfortysix4168]

love it, but what kind of looper was he using? was it in ableton?

[@wilsonlemos3186]

I just whatched his anasickmodular video and got curious about his live setup and then BAM: youtube recommends me this. Thanks for the video!! That overstayer unit tho What's the synth that he builds the first sequence on? edit: it's the CS-70M

[@Soundgas]

Yamaha CS-70M

[@ale9507]

My god, how much he must have paid for that studio. Glad it's being put to good use, very good use.

[@am5790]

:)

[@ettoremariotti4280]

Did someone understand how was the looper set up?

[@maxwellssilverhammer4035]

Wow some truly amazing and beautiful instruments there! What's the little mixer with the VUs by the way? Don't recognise it.

[@Soundgas]

It's a Swiss compact broadcast mixer - more info/links on our blog: soundgas.com/blog/soundgas-in-london-floating-points-studio-tour/

[@distapp9]

@@Soundgas exactly what I came to the comments! Cheers!

[@uweschnitzler9551]

such a great guy !

[@PromoMIAR]

Anyone know of a Virtual HW Sequencer like on the CS70 that can be triggered and Tempo unsynced from withing DAW (but not a step sequencer)

[@stue57]

Started and finished with Love Me Like This-Nonsense dub.

[@MoogerTuber]

I wonder what Mozart would have achieved with all this gear.

[@eduardclaudiufadgyas3365]

Maybe the fact that Mozart didn't have all the gear that made him great

[@essmunson]

@@eduardclaudiufadgyas3365 mozart wrote for orchestras lol

[@Ν11-φ9ρ]

In comparison, we got someone who's better than all of the respective best at their genres put together..times ten....

[@macakinhomusic]

Wow! inspiring! Any insights on what looper he was using on the controller sitting on top of the mixer?

[@Soundgas]

Ableton!

[@macakinhomusic]

@@Soundgas Any specific plugin? I'm trying to replicate what he's doing and can't get the same results using the stock looper.

[@d_siah]

Xavier Marques probably some audio fx rack with at least beat repeat and looper

[@macakinhomusic]

@@d_siah Yeah! That's a good way to go! Will give it a try! Thanks for the tip!

[@mynmyself]

@@macakinhomusic yeah, Looper and Beat Repeat inside Ableton. Also seems to have a filter at the end of that chain

[@infinaneek]

Brilliant.

[@outofscenes]

can someone tell me what mixer is that ??? (not the big one at the back, but the 8-9 track live mixer he is using in the video most of the time)

[@theboytheycalljonny1]

Would like to know also. Looks nice and compact with lots of aux options.

[@DRRNNDGL]

@@theboytheycalljonny1 Sonosax broadcast mixer

[@theboytheycalljonny1]

@@DRRNNDGL thanks for that. I ended up figuring it out. Big bucks!

[@keegandewitt]

@@DRRNNDGL Sonosax SX-ST

[@royaltweedy8904]

anyone got any idea what he's using to loop the drums? he's using a korg midi controller to do the looping but that surely must be sent to an unidentified looper? anyone know what it is?

[@tanvirchisti8422]

I think it’s going to a DAW

[@sonnyobrien]

what mixer is that?

[@mayacc1799]

whats the synth or controller hes using from 5:15? thanks

[@peteturner533]

It's a Therevox ET. Sounds amazing doesn't it.

[@julyboy66]

Crazy setup.

[@ucewillis]

Those drums are so crunchy

[@aSpeaker2BlocksAway]

Hey guys! I have a few outboard synth and sequencer and effects and mixer also. But when it comes to connecting somthing with USB to the Mac, I get an ugly noise in the Signal Path. Someone with similar experiences?

[@Soundgas]

It sounds like ground loop. Sometimes difficult to deal with but there is info online about ways to try and tackle it.

[@aSpeaker2BlocksAway]

@@Soundgas Thanks man, I gonna try it.

[@on_certainty]

holy moly that saturator is lovely

[@telkmx]

Yeh overstayer pretty cool

[@fred4276]

anyone know what speakers he has?

[@danielvidal807]

What mixer is he using?

[@cyrus7285]

SONOSAX SX-S, details in the blog post linked in the description. I do like the form factor on that one

[@nexcyia]

Amazing set up! Does anyone know the name of the synth he's using at 5:14 ?

[@Soundgas]

Yes, Therevox - more info/links via our blog: soundgas.com/blog/soundgas-in-london-floating-points-studio-tour/

[@nexcyia]

@@Soundgas Amazing thank you

[@angstrom]

Crikey! (me looking at my live setup again) "I should add more loopers"

[@Soundgas]

More everything!

[@TheTrancemaster90]

Mad scientists in action

[@laioturner817]

What the fuck process all the drums?, interesting effects!

[@dasspezial]

anyone know what mixer that Is ?

[@Soundgas]

Sonosax

[@rdomain]

And expensive as shit! Couldn't believe the price.

[@danielismyname3727]

How on earth does this guy know where all the plugs and gadgets go? I would end up surely starting a fucking electrical fire. Dude is a genie for sure! Nice work man

[@grimtop4000]

Anyone know what looper hes using ??

[@stirling6767]

looper in ableton most likely

[@pbbelter]

Its a Korg Nanokontrol 2, that drives the beat repeat in ableton. I assume his audio runs into ableton and back again, so hes able to do any fx inside it.

[@soundpsychologist104]

Wicked!

[@moretrio]

Wow, so cool! How did you get in Floating Points studio?

[@Soundgas]

He's a long standing customer - there are lots of things from us in there, including that CS-70M. Seeing and hearing the things we've restored being used like this is absolutely one of the best things about doing what we do :)

[@ahzootube]

What's the closest modern synth that sounds like that Yamaha cs 70 m?

[@juliaseppi2205]

@@ahzootube TimbreWolf

[@Polydarian]

@@juliaseppi2205 :D

[@marlonjarek9071]

@@ahzootube maybe deckards dream? (it's inspired by a cs80 i think)

[@dazboot2966]

he's jus muckin abaht

[@noodle098]

Wonder how he’s linking all this up must be a nightmare

[@theogaletka9145]

WhT is the first synth he uses

[@soma808]

Cs70

[@nefrettitim]

*🔥👅Salivating👅🔥*

[@TheMindmachines]

what is that mixer ?

[@blassdat]

Sonosax SX-ST

[@alex35288]

Which sampler / looper is used ?

[@peryschlachter]

On the live set it's just a midi controller. My guess is that it is linked to the the looper audio effect in Ableton !

[@dasspezial]

is the looper an Ableton plugin? @soundgas

[@Soundgas]

Yes

[@ahnatek]

@@Soundgas aka the stock Ableton "looper" ? not a fancy max for live thing ?

[@DRRNNDGL]

@@ahnatek custom max patch

[@neoaureus]

This is crazy

[@joewebb8446]

Sickkkk

[@topofthemornintoya]

Monster

[@KK_4wB]

What a nerd :*

[@Soundgas]

There can be no higher complement for someone who loves what they do and immerses themselves so completely.

[@JesseSep.]

Being a nerd is the best

[@narcobob3743]

"Can I record a bad sequence?"

[@sunnybubba9600]

He said better

[@doranstewartstewart6521]

Yezuz yahndi himself floating points has money to burn.

[@benbowland]

What? Did floating points contribute to Yeezus and Yandhi?

[@doranstewartstewart6521]

Ben Bowland I wish who knows

[@giovannib7910]

All nice and stuff, but this video definitely triggers motion sickness

[@Shauladi]

Squarepusher

[@Soundgas]

A little bit...

[@neoaureus]

Bob Dylan ....had a guitar and harmonica.

[@wesleyleigh4063]

In all honesty looks like fun but almost all of this stuff is quite pointless and honestly very limited in it's sonic possibilities. I suppose it depends on what music you make. modular synthesis especially, but also drum machines and analog hardware. such an effort just to make anything slightly approaching interesting. Honestly makes me feel humble knowing all I have is a laptop and a set of speakers.

[@staticwavelength]

Wesley Leigh there’s creativity in limitations

[@normun9230]

there is no right or wrong how to make music. stay with your laptop and set of speakers, see for yourself where you are at after 5 years, if still in front your computer then good, you have found your instrument for rest of your lifetime, but most of the time artists seek for inspirations out of their laptops after a while. it is just a different feeling of music creation. Floating Points has been using and I bet - he is still using computer for music production.

[@maudlinofthehead]

Who cares what you use, no one knows who you are and all of us know who floating points is. What are you trying to pove

[@cotchitunes]

Surely this is a troll right?

[@neoaureus]

This is crazy

[@xloomus]

What kind of looper is that on the mixer?