Jam w/ Zen Delay, Korg NTS-1, Abyss, Minitaur, and Empress, Strymon, Meris pedals

A live, semi-improvised performance, all on hardware, and inspired by the pleasures of tape. Most of the sounds here have tape-like effects applied to them, and for much of the song, I'm "playing" the tape on the Zen Delay by Erica Synths (with Ninja Tune collaborating). The Zen Delay is a real joy to perform with.
I'm also nicely surprised by the Korg NTS-1. It was a fun project to build, and while it's only a single-oscillator synth, you can get a variety of sound out of it (including a sub oscillator), and it has a ton of good options like filter sweep, and also a great collection of effects. Quite a lot of bang for your buck!
Novation Launchpad Pro MkIII - Sequencing, mutes, scenes
Korg NTS-1 + Empress Effects Zoia - Melody
Dreadbox Abyss + Empress Effects Reverb + Strymon Ola + Meris Ottobit Jr. - Pad
Moog Minitaur + Meris Polymoon - Bass
Roland SH-01a + Strymon Deco + Erica Synths (with Ninja Tune) Zen Delay - Melody 2 and arp and delay weirdness
Written and performed within a 24-hour period, and uploaded as is, with only a little compression/limiting on the master.
jayhosking.bandcamp.com/

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

I must admit i missed you , And there you are - like an old friend, - That Zen Delay is a wonderful little machine,- Its....so....you.....now im happy.....😘

[@gaspardguilbert728]

I think I could really press the like button even before listening to one of your jams... great one, thanks.

[@RanD0mCity]

Breathless music

[@RanD0mCity]

You're going to compose for the future sci-fi movies/shorts/video games out there. If you want to...it's definitely possible.

[@JayHosking]

I'd love to. Not sure where or how to start.

[@TheFlextec]

@@JayHosking maybe meeting film or video makers. You are enough talented.

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

@@TheFlextec to put it mildly

[@chrislandon4629]

I don’t know how much longer I can go without adding a Minitaur to my collection. Out of all the great equipment used in this jam, I think the humble little Minitaur stole the show here. That bassline just ties everything together like glue. Really enjoyed this one, thanks!

[@alefoot]

Thank you twice, for the music, and also for the openness, the teaching. Wonderful.

[@ElectroMagnetic_AmbientMusic]

crazy good track and the notes as it goes on are just great! instant like and sub.

[@roberthoyt4702]

Its so beautiful!

[@seqq4043]

Simply spectacular ! 🙌

[@Sicolirics]

Absolutely fantastic 💙

[@berzerkrobot]

Glad you're back, was missing the jams!

[@TheIndieGameDev]

Amazing as always, thank you

[@RanD0mCity]

Still loving what you put out man, thanks for sharing your art with us.

[@seqq4043]

Master piece 🙌

[@monosnack]

simply beautiful, thanks for sharing.... and congrats!

[@nalaeel219]

Yeah was wondering where you went. I always enjoy your music. Gives me inspiration. Thanks for the upload

[@allreitzreserved]

I'm loving your videos. Such a great musicality and also very informartive on how you build these tracks and tweak the machines!

[@dreamspyiceland]

Love this track! And truly inspiring for me as a musician to see how you play. Keep up the good work 🥳

[@Honking_Goose]

I love the zen delay its so much fun, already know its going to be a mainstay in my studio

[@crybo]

Great track and love the visual breakdown!

[@lucasbrasil4650]

Very professional, I love it... Thanks for sharing...

[@coryzma11]

Amazing! I really like how you use the delay timing and feedback, with the right amount of mix so it doesn’t take over the song. Long time piano player, now getting into analogue synthesis and I’m learning more every session. Thanks for the inspiration and sharing the process.

[@nokulture]

Wow! Cool vibes man!

[@vveerrgg416]

Beautiful work...

[@SouthShoreSonics]

Wonderful sound! Wow!

[@FlockOfHawks]

Cancel all my appointments , scr3w all my chores : a New Jay , oh Yay , what a Day !

[@victorclaros8967]

Amazing !!!

[@MarcWeertsMusic]

Sounds great! Cool jam!

[@thebass1x]

I'm a simple man- I see a new Jay Hosking Jam, I watch, I am amazed, I press like

[@gjanalog5675]

Nice work, nice vid!

[@albiedamned]

Hi, I love your videos. I would love to see more details about how you put your sequences together before you record the final song. Not so much the technical aspect of using the gear, but the composing process. Thanks!

[@aminal5]

amazing!

[@Medniex]

really nice composition

[@Dilworthy]

very nice!

[@sebastianbravoperez6635]

Toma tu like. Genial lo que haces 👊🏻

[@555atU]

Another good one!! Zen Delay is on my list. I like pedals that are playable

[@Coldcut]

sublime sounds, sexy setup and a great informative vid! nice work.

[@lesstalkmoredisco9445]

Last comment for today’s binge watch: Your videos are actually beautiful classes in writing and designing sounds to sit together well in the mix. Love all the layers you tend to build that complement eachother. Cheers and have great holidays Jay

[@JayHosking]

You too!

[@BoboRenthlei]

Sounds amazing as usual dude! Would love to see the behind the scenes of your video.

[@fredericdeleporte2239]

I was missing your releases. Thanks

[@JayHosking]

Lots on the way! Just had to get through a hellish phase of work. (Grateful to have the work, though!)

[@_greenleader]

No dislikes allowed! Super high quality content as always buddy!

[@juliengiuliano628]

Jay, you're still alive! I was starting to worry a bit

[@niklas3739]

❤️

[@jasonbradley4254]

Howdy! Any chance this one (or it's album) is available to purchase on your Bandcamp platform? Thought maybe on YOA, but I can't seem to find it. Thanks

[@christdolphin69]

my goodness man

[@carlitoblu6127]

Frankenset!!

[@cold_fashioned]

Interesting comment with respect to the Ola / Ottobit Jr. and attempting to have a Generation Loss in stereo. Do you think the combo is successful? I like the Ottobit Jr., but don't know much about the Ola. I'll check it out.

[@geofff6671]

I'm wondering how do you have access to so much gear? Great stuff BTW.

[@Jimantronic]

Lovely stuff! Launchpad looks a cool way to run things, can it do any performance type tricks on the fly?

[@JayHosking]

Not so much, sadly. You can use it to randomly sequence, or “mutate” (smart transpose) notes with some probability, but my favourite on-the-fly stuff remains the OP-Z and Arturia sequencers. Still, as far as workflow goes, I’m really gelling with the LPP Mk3.

[@nahrky]

Love the amount of detail you go into with how it's all set up! And a lovely tune to boot. What a cool ending. Q, what is the Polymoon doing with the bass exactly? It's the next pedal on my wishlist, and I love seeing all the different things you can do with it.

[@JayHosking]

Here, it's adding the stereo feeling of the delay, plus adding the slow phaser. Adds a lot of stereo width to the original signal. And thanks!

[@nahrky]

@@JayHosking Sweet! Cheers for the reply. Polymoon is so good for adding space!

[@trimusfree]

Hi Jay , Normally we do program change on the minitaur through Launchpad . Have You tried it ? Can You confirm? Lovely Sound By the way

[@natura808]

Minitaur is my bass guitar, locked on one patch. Great job. What was used as a sequencer, Ableton?

[@JayHosking]

The Launchpad Pro's internal sequencer. This is completely standalone (or hardware only, or DAWless, whatever you want to call it). And thanks!

[@marvinkmooneyoz]

I really like Erica Synths! Tube so often seems like a gimick, but they most certainly have made geniune good use of them! (the Zen has no tube, right?) The Minitaur really does prove itself pretty much the best bass synth, though I havnt checked out the Hades. I did own an AS-1 for a month, I loved it for bass, if you are after a bit more versatility then the 'Taur, for example, variable waveforms, triangle sub, a great filter boost.

[@Honking_Goose]

Yeah the zen delay has a actual tube, it sounds great

[@atomboyd]

How long do these compositions take you? They always seem so thoughtful and deliberate, something of a challenge for me...

[@JayHosking]

Depending on the sequencer and gear, usually it’s a couple of night hours to sketch some ideas, and a couple of day hours to record a take I like.

[@daikuone]

As a newbie to midi here, what triggered the second and third sounds to start? Love the musical sound, and great choices of gear.

[@JayHosking]

The Launchpad Pro has mutes along the bottom of it, and I unmute the sequences so that the different sounds start playing. Hope that helps!

[@Bobo]

How would you honestly compare the delay effects in the NTS-1 vs zen delay? ☺️

[@JayHosking]

The NTS-1 is amazingly affordable and does a lot of things well, but I don't like its interface and having no memory means you're resetting it from scratch everytime you turn it on. The Zen Delay just works and sounds incredible, has a fantastic front panel, and is a joy to add to a setup.

[@chris.dillon]

Great! Yeah. Zen Delay is magic. I also want a stereo generation loss. I've been using the Magento and Analog Heat as a summer. Pretty good. You have a Sub37? Isn't that in the same role as a minitaur bass?

[@JayHosking]

I think the Minitaur still sounds better on bass than the SS37, remarkably, though I love the SS37 for lots. And thanks!

[@guyvonlino3685]

Cool! a new video! I rejoice every time and there, it's been a long time! ... so it's good news! And here, you use material that I love! What are your impressions of the Novation Launchpad Pro MkIII in Dawless mode? ... Good continuation! GVL

[@JayHosking]

The LPP MkIII standalone workflow really gels with me, so I'm liking it a lot. And thanks!

[@martin-xs5hb]

That minitaur bass is perfect. Any chance of a patch pic? :)

[@JayHosking]

I'll see what I can do!

[@DrEvil026]

Yea, this would be awasome.. And could you explain routing minitaur through effects. Did you send it to reverb with hpf?

[@call.me.si.]

Why isn’t all of your music on Spotify my guy. I would love to see it there so I can listen to it all the time.

[@JayHosking]

Feel free to pick it up at jayhosking.bandcamp.com ! The support is always much appreciated.

[@davidavanesian1070]

amazing performance and song! What time signature was used for bass?

[@JayHosking]

It's in 3 (or 6, depending on how you want to count it). And thanks!

[@davidavanesian1070]

@@JayHosking awesome, it has that feel. And Novation allows you to play in 3/4? I have Digitakt and trying to figure out how to go beyond 4/4, having difficulty getting there.

[@JayHosking]

@@davidavanesian1070 Yeah, any sequencer that will let you set the number of steps can do it. Just set the Digitakt to a division of 3 (e.g. 48 steps total, or 4 16th notes x 3 beats per bar x 4 bars). That's basically what I've done with the LPP MkIII here. Best of luck!

[@davidavanesian1070]

@@JayHosking Awesome! Thanks! I will try and see if it works. Your mixes are very inspiring.

[@AndreVibrations]

How do you sequence everything? Launchpad pro?

[@JayHosking]

Launchpad Pro here, yeah

[@user-sx2iw2hq3l]

If I understood correctly, all your project was done without a Pc, with Novation.

[@JayHosking]

Yes.

[@407saje]

This is amazing! This is what KZbin should be recommending, instead of some another Jake Paul video haha. Also, are you on Spotify by any chance?

[@JayHosking]

Eventually I'll be up on Spotify etc. but for now you can listen and buy my records over at jayhosking.bandcamp.com. And thanks!

[@tommyk88888]

How do you think the NTS-1 compare quality wise to the pedals?

[@JayHosking]

The NTS-1 is a fun thing to tinker on, and can legitimately make some great sounds, but it feels not so good (including the knobs) and it resets every time it's unplugged, meaning you start from scratch with each power up. Ultimately that doesn't work for me.

[@bbxdesign]

Shouldn't have listened to this. Need to get a Minitaur now…

[@JayHosking]

It really is sublime

[@brndnwilliams42069]

I bought one after watching some of Jays videos haha do itttt

[@bbxdesign]

@@JayHosking Can I ask (since I believe you have both): how does it compare to the Moog Sirin? I've heard the Sirin can reach higher notes. But maybe it's to the detriment of its low end. Any thoughts?

[@JayHosking]

Honestly, the difference is not that big. The Sirin has that extra range, which makes it a handy workhorse, but the Sirin also starts at a slightly higher frequency than the Minitaur, so it can’t quite reproduce that bass.

[@oO5Dynasty]

First Comment! Yes!

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

You lucky bastard ! 😯

[@oO5Dynasty]

@@MikkelGrumBovin Agreed lol!