Make Noise Modular Founder Tony Rolando on His Live Rig & New Album | Patch Work Ep. 5

Tony Rolando - one of the most innovative minds in synth design - talks to us about his own approach to music-making, ahead of the release of his solo record Breakin' Is A Memory.
Learn more about Make Noise and Tony's rig here: bit.ly/Tony-Rolando-Patch-Work
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Vinyl releases April 29, 2022. Pre-order: bit.ly/3LIl1dG
Digital release May 3, 2022. Pre-order: bit.ly/3JdFF3S

[@benoftroy]

this was a really nice interview. i could listen all day to a couple of kind, thoughtful folks talk about music and musical tools.

[@surrealchemist]

I saw Jim O’Rourke open for Stereolab once and it was so amazing them coming together for the finale. One of my favorite live shows I have ever been to. Now that I got back into synths during covid times I am going back and revisiting music like that with a different interest.

[@tonyrolando]

Stereolab!!!

[@lfarrolas]

man that must have been quite a concert

[@TheNimasan]

such a pleasure hearing tony making music. i love his stuff. morphagene is the reason why i started modular.

[@geneticeffects]

The SK1 was the first synthesizer I ever touched and played. It catalyzed my present interest in synths and that first few hours playing around on it created a lifetime love with sound and music. I love Make Noise and Tony’s contribution to the community.

[@gabriellago2056]

"potentially people there" has to be one the greatest quotes in synthesizer history

[@NothingNowhereNoOne]

To actually see and hear the genius . Thank you, Reverb.

[@KeithCanisius]

That opening track was a master piece. Looking forward to listening more to the album.

[@brianreilly6545]

Living legend. That was great, thx!

[@MatthewShapiroModular]

I love the symmetrical layout of the system Tony’s using, looks super fun to play! 🪞

[@foobarbazqux]

I had a hazy dream I saw Tony play at a benefit for a skate park.. and you were there, and you, and you. It was one of the most amazingly unique and super dope musical experiences I’ve witnessed. 23:27 Like watching a chrysalis of sound break open in fractal waveforms. I woke up with a rainbow paper wristband, which I kept to remind me of that place between dreams and waking.

[@Alphastare23]

Copped that on vinyl, it was mastered beautifully.

[@mathieurose]

this rig reminds me of a dj deck somehow , 2 morphagenes into 2 filters with 2 maths going into an echo , that's pretty rad :)

[@ehdyn]

Looking forward to hearing his album!

[@sweepstakes]

Awesome interview. Fess is always awesome, and it's cool to hear how Tony mutated his influences into some of the funnest modules around. I'd love for him to swap those blanks for other manufacturers' modules - Mannequins? MI? NLC?

[@sczarnecki5887]

Did he just call it Abbleton?

[@simonyricools]

Abbsolutely he did

[@MitchGurowitz]

Great interview!

[@VocalChainsStudio]

Very cool. Thank you

[@octamedicin]

Librarians are cool.

[@CrystalClearBruv]

We should make and drop lots of lysergic and patch ourselves up to the real system of living And then patch the modular (Ah shucks, I was sleep messaging again , sorry about that) And now that I really see your comment , wtf are you on about ? And I mean you , since my comment was cool

[@RMMChicagoOfficial]

Nice Interview, yo. Good stuff!

[@Paintopia_VR]

🤩

[@justinhaskell5502]

Wait... "Breakin is a memory"... That's a line from Thrashin'.

[@Kohntarkosz]

Is the album available in other formats?

[@WatchTheThrown]

awesome!!

[@darylyelverton7913]

Not Embarrassing... The SK1 was my dream machine.

[@jon_gee]

♥️♥️♥️

[@vinylarchaeologist]

14:30 So it’s actually pronounced “OAK-COAST”? 🎵

[@antikytheramechanism7909]

To be honest, I have never heard a Strega sound I liked. It just makes bad, unusable sounds. I do like the Morphagene and the effects of the Shared System though.

[@serdarsaydan]

OMG, two morphagene/maths/qpas

[@tonyrolando]

My DJ rig :)

[@serdarsaydan]

@@tonyrolando oh wooow, and it can scratch. now i got it 😍😍😍

[@CrystalClearBruv]

@@tonyrolando awesome little vid this , appreciate all the hard work and effort that you lot put into all make noise modules, videos and manuals etc etc … The morphagene is easily my fav! Grateful!