iPhone Music Making: How I played Moogfest with just my phone.

[@definitelymiami7978]

Great to see how you work with iOs and to see Moog accepting of such a performance (they doo make the great AniMoog app as well). We have to work to appreciate great music, no matter how it's created. There is a tendency to only acknowledge music makers that have the most gear, the most rare synths, made with the most esoteric tools. Sure, that is great, but it's also great to be able to make music on a portable device, like an iPhone, which many people have access too. As you said, it's all really about taste and talent to create music, not the tools so much. I remember when people started performing on laptops and how new and exciting that was. Seeing a solo laptop / Max/MSP show was sort of like seeing a modular show now. To me, it was equally new and mysterious (what''s he even doing up there?).

[@mylarmelodies]

Thanks, and yeah - this. Despite the fact I still obviously bloody love boxes of things, never forget: "It's not the gear. It's the ear." You can make music with anything.

[@therawmaterialists1825]

@@mylarmelodies Agree - most important musical statement ever. Make music with anything. Last night I made one of the best tracks I've done in a while with a delay pedal and a stone...

[@nunyadambidniss]

This is REALLY cool :D Is there anything like Zynthesizer on 'Droid ?

[@RedMeansRecording]

brilliant

[@xislost]

I hope you realise how much of a positive impact you are having in the music microcosm by reminding us what got us all into frequency exploration : Curiosity and wonder.

[@rayderrich]

4 years later I still highly enjoyed this talk with fitting background sounds.

[@chunkystylemusic]

When I download the app WHILE watching the video, you know I'm already hooked. Thanks. Brilliant work. You've done it again.

[@PhilippEmilHerrmann]

Just came across your performance and this overview and wanted to say thanks for the inspiration and great music. Working my way through your recordings and tips!

[@mylarmelodies]

🙌

[@ThorF]

Ahh. I am very glad you enjoyed my small island in the North Atlantic ! Your music is so inspiring. Thanks for making it.

[@midilyfestyle]

Amen!! When people who are interested in making electronic music ask me what to get first, I always tell them to start with their phone. So much power in there.

[@valdiskrebs566]

Best YT synth video of 2019!!! AUM is a game changer. Learned so much, thank you. Moog does have a few great iOS apps... Model 15, Model D, Animoog

[@aeropilot4419]

Valdis Krebs +1 for the iOS Model15 🙂✨

[@slowgaffle]

I love xynthesizr! I've made some loops on it that I then sample a couple of bars from onto a sampler and it adds such an awesome ambience to any hardware set

[@bernardzwijzen7153]

I’ve just listened to your Amos Gaynes Why we bleep episode while doing a paint job where you mentioned this wonderful app! Now I’m making lovely music in stead of painting the upper rooms...

[@storyinsoil5064]

Sakura - One of the best ambient albums of all time. Glad it continues to inspire!

[@devtank]

I also love US trains! Trains in general. Very interesting what you said about the effect -never thought of that.

[@Dazz1806]

Very nice, your enthusiasm is infectious. I’ve only watched 2 of your videos and learned so much.

[@X_enki_40_x]

Thank you for the walk through, incredibly inspiring.

[@braincoral9866]

oooh..made my morning this...amazing! love it!! totes blissed out i've been making a lot of gadget music lately..it's bloody awesome..I bought a big iPad to use it with and it's even more awesome..though Apple have latency issues on the new pads..off to check out those other apps..cheers!

[@graemewebb2458]

Excellent demonstration of your style and methodology thanks 👍

[@tomtraxx2589]

Thank you for that awesome demonstration of iPhone capabilities in a very entertaining video - highly appreciate this 👍

[@ethermod307]

"All that's in the eurorack modules is the chips in our phones". Except of the knobs, maestro! We're doing it for the knobs man. ;)

[@asogaut]

I use Xynthesizr all the time on my Ipad, my fav app for sure. It is also a great app for sequencing hardware, you can set different midi channels for each row of color in the app as well. So you can sequence drums and different synthesizers with Xynthesizr alone. I'm really happy that you pick up this app since it deserves the attention! You should also check out shoom which is a drone synth made by the same developer.

[@devtank]

Im a fan of train sounds also, arrived & departed Durham 15 years ago and have lots of audio from that time. Ended up in Seattle.

[@paradiddle16]

100 points for having the guts to do this with your phone alone. It sounds cool and relax btw.

[@benjaminizzo2551]

The trains are very inspiring. Times square nyc has a lot of resonant nodes too. You got to send the synth into your modular for hoots! The interface on xsynth is flawless. Nice demo. Pretty music.

[@spellerlittlewing]

Wow just really got into it Great app

[@domdib]

Great stuff! Thanks for introducing me to xynthesizr and aum.

[@deejaydubla]

Straight up Dr. Alex Paterson territory, this. Love it!

[@BottleBass1977]

Dude, that was super chilled out. Could listen to your ambient stuff all day long :)

[@FaShoStudios]

This is exactly what I needed! Thank you!!!

[@Taetro]

Loved this. Thanks for sharing

[@PocketUnv]

Oh goodness, I'm going to need a longer commute! Well done mate.

[@lonerphone9117]

Every video you do keeps getting better and better mate, enjoy the channel a lot, always something new :) very insprirational

[@FranckMartin]

I was there and this was an awesome set. Wished there was a camera to show what you were doing during this performance.

[@carstenstiller5296]

Great video. I'm actually preparing a live set myself, where I use a AUM/Xynthesizr/... setup and I might have used the one or the other trick after I saw your video. But I couldn't strip the setup down as much as you yet, so I'm about to bring some more hardware. For controlling the apps I also use a small MIDI controller, which is quite helpful if you want to change things in more than one app at a time. Furthermore I build some generative MIDI sequencers out of a few Patchblocks modules that trigger two small synths, a few guitar effects and a couple of dictaphones for drones etc. Anyhow, I'm getting quite chatty ... thanks for your video. :)

[@cougarman8]

Good recommendations are hard to come by. I'm a music app nerd and a huge music hunting nerd and somehow I'd never heard of this app and the Sakura album. Loving both of them so much, thank you for enriching my life with this video!!

[@non-sequitur]

The music sounds great, and thanks for a clear and concise walk through of how you did it. I use a lot of the same apps, just not as well as you!

[@MatthewMouras]

You put on a great set. Enjoyed it a lot. 21C is a damned nice place for a show and you put on a good one. It was our six year old daughter's first show. I thought she would lose interest quickly as kids do, but she loved it. Thanks for doing what you do!

[@mylarmelodies]

What, literally her first live show? Honoured!

[@MatthewMouras]

mylarmelodies yeah man! It was a special thing for us. Thanks for this video. Nice to learn about your process. iOS is an awesome platform for making music and you use it well. Ready to trade in your DFAM for Ruismaker Noir? 😉

[@LittleZdy]

The sky's the limit. amazing

[@SlashnKashmir]

I switched to iPad. It is really really good I can do mostly whatever I want with cheaper equipments/softwares. It is really future and I think it will grow.

[@RA2Music]

This was great and really inspirational. I am also a huge fan of Ambient and Downtempo (long live Brian Eno). I write primarily in those styles, but have never given much though as to how I might perform them in a live setting. This video gave me a million ideas. As well as introducing me to some apps I did not have on my iPad. Thanks for all of it, I've got some work to do.

[@Th3LordZalor]

Only time I want to have an apple product is when I see the music apps on ios. Damn, that is cool.

[@nickhem12]

Been using AUM so much in the last two weeks, love playing with midi sequencers and sending them to diff instruments. Been on the lookout for good little synth/drum apps that are both cheap and have low CPU usage.

[@thomasbeckett1174]

I was there and you were amazing! Thanks for this background on your motivation and “gear.”

[@MarcWeertsMusic]

Excellent demo!

[@yokel999]

Thank you for the walk through. The filter mixing tip is a gem! I think you'll love Ruismaker Noir. Ripplemaker is also good.

[@necrotictrust]

AMEN to everything you say. And thank you for advices. Great video. Cheers to you.

[@gherat]

Great! The sound and vibes remind me of a Legowelt set I went to in a movie theatre called Eye here in Amsterdam. He scored the movie Nosferatu 1979 live. It was really good! See if you can find some footage on that online if you find the time.

[@deejaydubla]

He says they recorded that live score and planned on releasing it, but I'm still waiting.

[@gherat]

Aaron Swain I got a bunch of video’s of the legowelt set shot throughout the show. It’s pretty decent quality, I mean for a phone recording of course. No distortion, cause the volume was quite low. Would be awesome to have it as a release though!

[@Alphastare23]

Samplr is excellent, I dig Borderlands Granular as well right now. I would also recommend Igor Vasilievs apps (Fieldscaper etc.) for anyone looking for interesting ios apps. I work with modular as well but there is some cool stuff going on in these other realms. Also a Susumu fan btw! Cheers!

[@shadowfall2823]

What an interesting and inspiring video. That 25 minutes went by really fast. Thanks for sharing this.

[@LBAW]

Awesome, man! This is something I'd love to try

[@dreamdealer]

amazing, simple, creative, totally ace mate.

[@kobi-kobsen]

Great! Thank you so much for you videos.

[@BartWronsk]

Your channel is super inspiring and as always, positive, love it and thanks for the video! :)

[@User173]

your channel is very informative and I found it through RMR. great stuff mang. I gotta try this app!

[@elshuffles]

immense

[@mobileuser2923]

Pretty late to the party but I have to say that this is truly amazing. Thanks for sharing! All the best!

[@mylarmelodies]

Thanks and still agree, Endlesss is a triumph, and now there’s a mac & windows version that can live in your DAW - win win.

[@chronicmango]

Looks like a high energy live set

[@mylarmelodies]

Proper bangin

[@evesevere8872]

Don’t get me started on all the audio apps I own and beta test. I have four iPads and 6 iPhones (along with a shit ton of adapters to midi control them or use them to do just about everything). I still own a boat load of hardware and use software but sometimes I love doing a gig where I literally just use an iPhone and an iPad and sometimes I get the stink eye from other bands on the same bill. But I’m not some kid that just started using an iPhone to make music a year ago. I have lugged gear, records, and just about everything else for many years-so being able to play something cool as shit on an iPhone is refreshing. I love that you played that at Moogfest. I beta tested Animoog for a year about five years ago. It is one of those apps that still plays nicely on an old iPad 3. I remember pushing Audiobus on an iPhone 4-it was such a breakthrough app. I could only get three apps to play at once but I did it and I was damn proud. I loved nano studio, music studio, and the first alchemy. I remember actually having to pay for garage band on iOS. I would check what apps were on sale daily and I literally own so many it is sickening. But if I were to buy all that gear it would be 10 times as much. Plus beta testing is fun because you get to help developers make kick ass apps that you hope will be used to make kick ass music! Total iOS addict. Love what you’re doing and love iOS integration!! You rock🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@gregexplains5369]

Nice video, and really cool app 😎

[@banjogames2003]

This is a product is very similar to Sunvox. And if you don't know what Sunvox is you would love it

[@Zaubrer488]

It's not but Sunvox (by Alexander Zolotov) is an exceptional app nonetheless. Yuri Turov, the dev of Xynthesisr also made Shoom, which is a unbelievably good app for abstract, ambient jams.

[@banjogames2003]

@@Zaubrer488 thank you for correcting me

[@brianobush]

@@Zaubrer488 Shroom is iPad only however

[@mentataudio]

Impressive, even on quite a limited device you've still really got across your sound. These clips fit side by side with your recent album. Look forward to listening to the full set.

[@scottag0]

So very cool! I totally loved Moogfest this year! Way more to see than humanly possible.

[@ednasdiscomachine6049]

I had watched this a bit, but not fully. But then saw Jeremy on RMR mention you and have come back to this. It's a bit of a revelation! I might have to fire up Animoog again...

[@mghenry13]

Such a wholesome video, pumped to give those apps a try on an upcoming 4 hour flight 🤙

[@devjock]

Steve would call your set "Music for iPhone". That app is fire. I can also recommend Sunvox (sort of a cross between oldschool dos trackers and Jeskola Buzz, all wrapped in a nice fluid interface), and PixiVisor (It converts images into soundscapes and back, effectively giving you the opportunity to do effects processing in image editors!)

[@Arperture]

Check out Noir from Bram Bos as well. It's a bit like the Moog DFAM in it's sound, and fits well with this kind of music.

[@joehuba]

thank you for sharing as always, this is so great and inspiring

[@sillyhatsclub2]

seeing this is the first time i've ever wanted an i phone. caustic is cool but i would love something like aum and xynthesizr

[@saintpasha]

beautiful tutorial !)))

[@re5etuk]

sounds really nice , reminds me of global communications from many years ago. i'm off to by the the xynthesizr app.

[@kostiantyn9418]

Very inspiring

[@Calverhall]

Ive not watched this all the way through yet but 2 mins in I definitely recognise a clipped vocal sound from Gadget’s London.

[@mylarmelodies]

“beb”!

[@antennatrees]

Great video. I noticed your podcast has slowed down. I think you’ve interviewed everyone that you’re comfortable interviewing. Next step is to reach out and interview people that you’re not comfortable with... your heroes, people outside the KZbin sphere, etc... it’s the next phase and I know you can do it man. Keep it up.

[@mylarmelodies]

Hah, no I just moved North so have been struggling to actually physically get to people as I am aiming to record them in person! Plenty of other people I'd like to interview who have agreed in principle

[@reheller]

That. Is soooo good! I'll follow this trail for my traveling times ... in particular the aum and audio damage stuff :-)

[@attorks]

Thanks for sharing. Gives me some ideas and things to explore.

[@aaiieenn]

That AUM app blew my mind. Holy shit. Great video and great music

[@AdamHardymaniOSMM]

Great video, learnt lots - thank you! I used Xynthesizr in my last video but you have inspired me to go deeper! 🙏

[@RealMrBoy]

What the poop...When I first watched the live set I thought you recorded the video with an iphone....I'm amazed at how good it sounded for just being a simple iphone app. Wow...

[@chriswoolf1491]

I'm getting an iPad Pro just for music and digital painting. They just seem to really be getting to the point where the cost is low compared to what is capable.

[@AndyPawlakOfficial]

You know xynthesizer has midi out right? And AUM has clock out. It could run with your modular .

[@mylarmelodies]

Yup that’s my plan next

[@rubenzahra1]

Thank you for the inspirational video. I installed both AUM and Xythesizr after viewing your video. Is it possible to control the bpm of Xythesizr and Korg Gadget by the bpm of AUM ... so that the loops of both Xythesizr and Korg Gadget sync up? - thanks ;)

[@Durkan34]

Have you tried chordflow? Bit like someone smooshed xynthesizr and gadget together.

[@braincoral9866]

wow..just got that ap...i’m hooked already =)

[@braincoral9866]

got AUM too..blimey that’s a good app..much easier to use than audiobus imo..good steers my man! as you say, both of those are well worth the money 👍

[@ontology3]

This is so coooooooooll!

[@fablesofsilence]

Yes I know that Durham sound! Cool stuff as usual, thanks. Still need to figure out AUM but I’ve seen a lot of people using it at Superbooth as well.

[@velocipede808]

Very informative and inspiring walkthrough. Aum is fantastic. Thanks for the filter mixing trick. Maybe you mentioned it, but did you use a mic for your recordings or did you record straight into phone?

[@mylarmelodies]

Thanks - All audio recorded straight to phone!

[@antfactor]

i LOVE this app. One of the best for iOS IMO. Great review/show of implementation. My other is Bebot. Amazingly fun.

[@MeerkatMuzic]

Have you tried Cosm by Studio Amplfy. Great for relaxing ambient enjoyment and it’s IAA.

[@bartcammaerts4349]

Lovely video and performance, one question though, does aum sync the different apps? Or put differently, how did you the sync between tempo of korg gadget and xynth? Tried to combine signals with audiobus (as I have this on my pad already), but could not achieve perfect synchronisation with it, nearly by putting both apps in the same bpm.

[@mylarmelodies]

Yep, if you engage Ableton Link in the apps they all sync via aum!

[@aeropilot4419]

Reminds me of some of Laraaji’s work ... the blissful Day Of Radiance comes to mind ... we are traveling in parallel, Alex ... I liked this performance and +1 for Moogfest in general 🙂✨

[@mylarmelodies]

Thanks, enjoying all these good reccs as well - Laraaji is now on the list

[@chazzchandler7370]

Hi mylar ~ I noticed you had lots of loops in the (built - in) song directory, are those downloadable or are those your custom loops? Thanks!

[@mylarmelodies]

All custom! x

[@chazzchandler7370]

@@mylarmelodies Fantastic!

[@jamescigler]

Rad mate! Now get yourself an iPad, run multiple instances of Fugue Machine sequencing M15 and Quanta drenched in EOS2 reverb all in AUM :)

[@modaroho]

I would have passed so much gas at this show once I seen you using a phone .

[@brunodiben]

muchas gracias

[@mylarmelodies]

de nada

[@timmbrockmann959]

Really nice sounds! and cheers to Alex, a friend of mine ;) Greetings from Berlin

[@vegardyrnes1793]

Thai is so great and inspiring¡! Tnx 😀👏👌

[@pglabsk228]

Watched the Moogfest video and it reminded me of Aphex Twin’s selected ambient works and def can see the influence in that set.

[@mylarmelodies]

😘✨

[@mylarmelodies]

But yeah totally. Love that guy.

[@davegesell5470]

Xynthesizr, meet Clouds. Clouds, meet Xynthesizr. I literally stopped watching at about the 10 minute mark to buy Xynthesizr. AUM will be next once I fully get my head around Xynthesizr.

[@FSK1138]

I played a live set with a korg monotron

[@mylarmelodies]

Lessee

[@endlesssfm]

Mmmmmmm blissssed ooooout......

[@mylarmelodies]

Needs more keymasher

[@buxycat]

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