Timeline: 00:00 Intro 01:14 Sounds 07:34 Ambient Strega on tape 08:52 Strega with 0-Ctrl and 0-Coast 11:35 Strega processing instruments 15:23 Strega in a track 18:18 Five Phasers 19:13 What is Strega? 20:31 Looking at the functions 30:34 Comparing Strega to other instruments 32:45 My opinions on Strega
@sub-jec-tiv3 жыл бұрын
00:28 Amazing Sweater
@Bansenshukai9 Жыл бұрын
Hi - I have a technical question that you might be able to help with. I just bought the Moog Sound Studio Trio, and I I have it connected to a Focusrite 2i4 audio interface, and from there, connected to my PC and to my KRK Rokit 5’s. I have noticed that for some reason, only one of the KRKs is putting out any sound. I checked the Focusrite setup, and there is no way to check how it is sending the Moog signal to the KRKs. I was wondering if this is possibly some kind of panning issue, and whether I might need to add a mixer into the chain in order to ensure that I get sound from both KRKs(?) I greatly appreciate any advice that you can offer. Thank You.
@danbocook3 жыл бұрын
They need a 4th unit, then the case could be set up like Battleship and two people can sit on each end, patching and affecting each other's units (Hope the visual is there!)
@beyondthegong3 жыл бұрын
You sank my bank account !
@garethjones71823 жыл бұрын
Duelling Stregas...
@dariusmorgan83022 жыл бұрын
Lol! Yes exactly! Great idea!!
@dariusmorgan83022 жыл бұрын
@@beyondthegong Lol!!LOL!!! Totally. Just dropped a grand on the 'MN Easel'!!!
@entertaintech4374 Жыл бұрын
Dato Strega Duo!
@tonhueb3 жыл бұрын
30:12 gotta love the Patchprika
@kalikotronix21 күн бұрын
After several years of browsing the interwebs, I finally got hold of the Make Noise easel and I am now beginning to fully understand the whole Make Noise sound philosophy. Thank you for the very detailed breakdown and examples which inspire me to further explore with these machines!
@N0B0DY_SP3C14L3 жыл бұрын
As usual, a VERY solid and thorough review and explanation. I'm really glad you answered the question about the Cocoquantus. I'm going to have to see how they interact when I get a Strega... one of these days. Glad to see you're alive and doing well, my friend. Keep fighting the good fight!
@tkexit3 жыл бұрын
Hainbach made some pretty good sounds out of this that could admittedly be used in a musical context. I'm a fan of pretty noisy stuff, but after sitting with this for 4+ days and recording hours of sounds with it, including pairing it with the 0-Coast, a Moog Sub 37, and a Pulsar 23, I would say the instrument's sweet spot is mostly in these atonal washes of noise. You CAN get it to a place where it can be used with other instruments in your arrangement but it's not really what it's about - it is incredibly atonal and takes up a LOT of the frequency range, drowning out whatever else you might want to pair with it. Big fan of Make Noise products and this is just my 2 cents, but for all those watching, just be sure you know what you're getting into. I feel that the 0-Coast has a lot more potential range - the Strega is pretty unwieldy and a bit overblown if you're aiming to use it for an effects send - the instrument should be able to stand on its own and for the price it didn't really get there for me.
@ericMT9 ай бұрын
To be fair the company is literally called Make Noise. I feel like this device delivers on that.
@na-dj6ob3 жыл бұрын
Those rhythmic sequences starting at 3:59 would sound amazing patched with a Moog DFAM. Now I see how I could utilize the Strega to create living, breathing rhythmic sounds within music. Definitely picking one up.
@synaesmedia3 жыл бұрын
That moment when you realize that Hainbach has captured the best job in human history.
@Connor_Sherlock3 жыл бұрын
can't afford this, but it makes me excited to use my korg monotron delay more >:)
@greenvelvet3 жыл бұрын
I don't think I've been able to afford a single piece of gear I've ever seen demoed. But it's fun to listen to the pretty noises
@SyncdAlien3 жыл бұрын
I think that's good inspiration!
@ThunderWarrior013 жыл бұрын
I want to know if i can hook up my Roland TR-08 up to the Strega
@greenvelvet3 жыл бұрын
I don't really understand how something like this cost more than a PlayStation 5.
@ThunderWarrior013 жыл бұрын
@@greenvelvet It expensive. Especially with everything else that’s on the market. I think if you could spend a bit of time with it,you might change your mind. I saw a clip on Twitter yesterday of it in action and it’s absolutely phenomenal. The beats that were coming out of this thing were banging AF
@va9413 жыл бұрын
There is a ridiculous abundance of amazing audio gear popping UP everywhere, its beyond ridiculous.
@g-dragar22033 жыл бұрын
the abundance of amazing gear is not the real problem, but the price or my limited wallet :-D
@va9413 жыл бұрын
@@g-dragar2203 never said there was a problem.
@g-dragar22033 жыл бұрын
@@va941 :-D
@inwex83503 жыл бұрын
Amen. Can't afford it, but I can live it through Hainbach.
@trevchumby3 жыл бұрын
I command you to buy as much gear as you possibly can, before the impending system crash and hyperinflation pushes the prices through the roof. Of course this possibly won’t happen, but at least you’ll have toys
@electricdawn2258 Жыл бұрын
Best review I've seen about the Strega. Please keep it coming! Thank you very much.
@HANGINGOUTWITHAUDIOPHILES3 жыл бұрын
Love to get your take on any machine. So informed and inspiring ! we salute you :)
@SyncdAlien3 жыл бұрын
Looks like a lot of fun!
@michaelkonomos9 ай бұрын
Watching this again. realized it's the first Hainbach video I ever saw. Was looking up videos on the Strega and found this and fell into a whole world.
@edgeeffect3 жыл бұрын
I love that bass-guitar stuff... It's like Throbbing Gristle never split-up. ... and when you're playing the piano melody through it... sometimes you look like you're conducting. I really like a lot of the music you've been doing recently... it's got elements of experimental, techno, cosmiche and ambient... but not simply a blend or copy of those... and definitely uniquely Hainbach. As a test equipment geek... now I've seen a glimpse of your oscilloscope, I want to see it all now...
@thejoshuathomas2 жыл бұрын
This was a great showcase of the abilities the Strega possesses to not only create diverse sounds of its own, but also to highlight its uniqueness when playing with others. Well done, sir. Also, great suggestions from your audience. 🖖🏾
@joeharris96863 жыл бұрын
Out of all the Strega videos I have watched this one is the best! Thank you!!
@bsbazzman3 жыл бұрын
Soooo excited to see an in depth dive into this with you tinkering around with this beast. The video I saw where Jamie Lidell was processing his vocals through this grabbed me immediately and I just preordered it finally as a bday present to myself and I cannot waittttt
@HANGINGOUTWITHAUDIOPHILES3 жыл бұрын
thanks for the shoutout :) I was waiting for this video too! So good to see it used by different players and minds. Lovely machine. You will love it!+
@8dioproductions3 жыл бұрын
7:53 - stellar
@sssstarboardvenus3 жыл бұрын
The pt2399 is a very common chip used in delay pedals and synth modules, lmnc uses three of them in his triple splashback kosmo module.
@uly19813 жыл бұрын
Excited for your demo, this instrument was made for you! (for once without risk of electric shock ;) )
@CircuitBendingFool3 жыл бұрын
So awesome! Great video.
@ThinkerThunker2 жыл бұрын
So wait .... Does it have sample and hold or not? (Great review BTW)
@bertiebigbass46073 жыл бұрын
Great video and excellent demo, well worth them sending you gear!
@RemixSample3 жыл бұрын
This video is really a perfect demo/review! What a versitable instrument! Very inspiring!
@MrNamaikisaru3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this review. I was waiting to hear your take on it.
@SoundsLikeSandy3 жыл бұрын
You knew this was going to be great when Make Noise and Alessandro Cortini are collaborating together. I would love to see other synth/music companies teaming up with unique talents like AC to make stuff like this. It's very popular with guitar companies but I think you can go much further with this idea on something like a synthesizer.
@bellyfullofstars3 жыл бұрын
Mmm... tasty patch peppers 🌶 Great walk-through that answered a lot of swirling questions. I really appreciate the variety of your audio examples, especially looking at the less noisy side of the delay - Thanks!! (Also, piano through Strega ++)
@johnslater1543 жыл бұрын
I’ve watched this 3 times today already prob watch it 3 more times before the day is done
@techsture3 жыл бұрын
I find it funny how like half the genre questions were, "Can it do Ambient?", and the other half were, "Can it only do Ambient?". LOL I think this means it's an outlier, which is good territory for any instrument put out by Make Noise (or Soma, or Ciat-Lonbarde, etc).
@corrosiveabuser3 жыл бұрын
superb demo - unique sounding unit - if i had only one complaint it would be, not putting the power socket on the other side, as using it together with the other two units means they can't all sit plush with each other, - unless you sit one above the other. I suppose one could turn one unit on it's side, but it seems like a missed opportunity, especially if they release a 4th in the series. - All that said, i'll still probably buy one. love to ALL, feel no hate
@techinzicht3 жыл бұрын
Wow, as always, best at half speed 👍
@syverjove3 жыл бұрын
Preordered, got a 0-Coast to complete the trilogy. The suspense is killing me! I love that you consistently play with your food. The Strega kind of sounds like The Downward Spiral in a lovely little package. In all the best ways.
@robertsyrett19923 жыл бұрын
Would it sound spicier if you used Jalapeños instead of bell peppers?
@FreddyKBassman5 ай бұрын
How does the Strega compares to the Moog Labyrinth? Great video. Thanks
@Hainbach5 ай бұрын
I haven't played with the Moog yet, looking forward to it.
@FreddyKBassman5 ай бұрын
@@Hainbach Great, looking forward to your take on it. Cheers.
@TheArtisticFlavor3 жыл бұрын
Great review! And a nice variety of sound examples.
@dariusmorgan83022 жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff. Goes without saying anymore cuz it always is from you. I'm curious if the Strega/Make Noise Easel has become a fixture for you. Are you finding new ways to use the Strega within your bigger system? And does the Easel occupy it's own 'island' or is a part of a bigger island? Asking because I just got the 0-Coast & 0-Ctrl and will add the Strega next
@mistercheetah97173 жыл бұрын
Lovely demo, I was waiting for this... if anyone could help break down this synth it was you!
@androlicus33773 жыл бұрын
A great variety of examples, thanks Hainbach. Does anyone know how the workflow/equipment needed to get the Strega into the Tape Machine and then into the 0_CTRL? I assume the amplification levels are different so needs bringing down and then back up to modular level? It might be that the the tape going into the Microcosm looper somewhere in the chain.
@airwindows3 жыл бұрын
So it's basically like a tiny VCS3, a Radiophonic Workshop in a little box. Very convincing Doctor Who and Forbidden Planet tones. I imagine this would be insane as a background noise maker for psy-trance.
@luisbarrera5740 Жыл бұрын
Between the lyra 8 and strega. Which do you prefer and why
@Rogerthat1449 ай бұрын
Lyra 8. 100% Build quality alone makes it worth it. I've been plenty of Make Noise units with an unacceptable amount of wobbly knobs... my Lyra on the other hand will probably outlive me. It's a sturdy beast.
@luimeme43153 жыл бұрын
I would be curious to see how the strega would sound with the soma lyra 8
@lukeburris91783 жыл бұрын
Waiting for your video to pull the trigger on a Strega centered euro rack system.
@DMC-mp9sx3 жыл бұрын
Amazing demo & review. Probably my favorite so far. Strega definitely has a sound that is unique...a sort of magic box. I’m trying to understand how it’s achieved....modulation-distortion-BBD? 2 delays? Trying to assess if there’s a cheaper way to get this result as this device is stronger on the processing side whereas the oscillator is somewhat less interesting imho.
@Hainbach3 жыл бұрын
Its is four PT2399 chips plus filter and VCA that make that sound. And Tony :-)
@DMC-mp9sx3 жыл бұрын
Thanks..again great job as usual! 👍
@proxymerchant3 жыл бұрын
Alessandro Cortini is short for Alternating Current
@Projacked13 жыл бұрын
hahaha
@romaormus39253 жыл бұрын
dear Hainbach - thank you for everything that what you doing ! fundamental and gauss is in my iPad rack now! but....its a lot out there! strega, lila 8 etc - what do you think -its possible to do something like that on iOS ? may be you do have such plans? what you think?
@bleeps_bloops3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video @HAINBACH
@SLRPS3 жыл бұрын
Nice I like your approach to this one.. Kind of surprised you didn't really touch on the various subtle feedback/saturation/crosstalk that are going on behind the scenes in the Strega. Tony talked about it a bit in a podcast and to me it is one of the most interesting parts of Strega and how its design takes cues from the Synthi. I suppose it doesn't matter much though, part of the Strega seems to be to have that side of uncertainty to keep you exploring, and maybe how it achieves that isn't really a key talking point about the Strega.
@DonSolaris3 жыл бұрын
Ramsa WR-S4424!!! Yes!!! I had one for years, best routing ever!!! And don't forget the single click "send" trick! Haha!! 24 extra sends baby! I regret selling it few years ago to buy Soundcraft Spirit Studio. And now I miss it!!! While the Spirit Studio 24 is sexy, the WR-S is deadly sophisticated!!!!
@Hainbach3 жыл бұрын
Single click send trick? What am I missing
@DonSolaris3 жыл бұрын
@@Hainbach There is a cool trick you can do if you like sidechaining, yet hate readjusting the Send level each time you change the Level fader of that channel which you use as sidechain Send. So, the trick is: You can insert the jack only halfway in into the Insert socket of the channel until the second "click". And there you tapped into the signal which is no longer dependent upon EQ and Volume fader and thus will always have constant volume!!! Imagine that channel being a kick drum. Now you are sending that kick into the sidechain comp, and you can realtime fade out that kick drum with the Volume fader, while the sidechain is still "pumping" the rest of the mix i.e. you routed the rest to group 1 which has compressor insert. Say goodbye to sidechain frustrations. Yeah I know, you can achieve the same result using Aux 3 and setting it to Pre, but hey! Why wasting precious Aux 3 for boring sidechain duties when there are so much effects boxes to conquer with precious Aux sends. In fact Aux 3 is still post EQ while insert trick is as raw signal as it gets! Of course if you want sidechain to follow the volume of the kick, then you will use Direct out. But you know that already. ;)
@Hainbach3 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you,
@DonSolaris3 жыл бұрын
@@Hainbach And now I want my Ramsa back. :(
@jon_gee3 жыл бұрын
Hainbach rules!!!
@wilfig3 жыл бұрын
Make Noise keeps knocking it out of the park with each unit they produce. Nice review, Hainbach, as always. I dig your reviews, because you always use the gear in the most musical ways.
@jamesbtex583 жыл бұрын
Did you have a hot pepper explode on your Strega?
@russianvoodoo3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if touch panels were influenced by Soma Labs gear.
@Dogboy733 жыл бұрын
…… still would really like one of these. Very interesting device. But, it bugs the hell out of me that the power input is on the side and not the back! OCD overload! 😩
@jeanbonnefoy13773 жыл бұрын
How am I not surprised: from the get-go, this module had "Hainbach-bait" flashing all over it 🤭😉🤗 And btw, since after a year and a half now, I'm still not really mastering the 0-coast, not sure the Strega is for me 🤔
@mabillama3 жыл бұрын
fleshing all over it!
@informationsuperhighway1003 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the back catalogue of throbbing gristle and cabaret Voltaire,brilliant audio pallet!!!sonic striation and audio perversion, sliding and gliding,tripping and glitching,bouncing and undulating, a soup and slow cooked meal from the spice trail's of the unknown galaxies!! Music meets magic,gold,silver,mercury and lead,music of the spheres, conjured out of electrical atoms harnessed into a small box of complete alchemy. Nice indeedy🙏💃🙋
@mplscyclist76213 жыл бұрын
I came here wondering if I should buy the Strega and have learned that what I really need is the sweater you're wearing! Where can I get it?
@BEDM3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful instrument. Nice work, as usual🖖🏽
@BrunoWiebelt3 жыл бұрын
wunderbarbiunderthematte ... think this is what I have waited for
@bsbazzman3 жыл бұрын
holy shit on the bass though 😭❤️
@DrJ3RK83 жыл бұрын
Best demo! Nice!
@elziemilum58803 жыл бұрын
Best video on the strega
@Strangelove3 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to purchase and run through your very own "Wires" for max possible chaos/grime!
@gladlawson613 жыл бұрын
Cant wait to get it.
@spdycar133 жыл бұрын
I wish someone would explain the touch-pads on this device and how to implement them. The manual provides no information.
@gbril3142 жыл бұрын
hello im hain and its good to have you bach
@Ian-gw2vx2 жыл бұрын
I have followed your settings exactly on my Strega and I do not get the same results. Interesting.
@samuelgeai63063 жыл бұрын
I wasn't the only one to really enjoy your demo. I get up this morning and the strega is now sold out in Europe for 10 weeks. :/
@williamgrant80433 жыл бұрын
Im hoping to study sound design later this year and I am strongly considering getting one of these. I have a lifeforms Sv-1b which I have been enjoying. Can the Strega be taken out of its powered case and put in a bigger case? If so, the Strega and the Sv-1b would form the basis of a rack I would eventually like to start.
@Chozal3 жыл бұрын
you would need to resolder a power connector, MN Standalone units are 3U but can't be racked like a DFAM or the SV1
@shinokto39723 жыл бұрын
mama hainbach:"dont play with food little Hainbach!" :-)
@illaarocc94693 жыл бұрын
That made me remember him playing the Hyve Touch Synth with Wieners....
@rivella993 жыл бұрын
Apart from using it as a standalone synth, would that work: Play audio on an Ableton (or whatever DAW) track which is fed into Strega, processed/mangled there and the output goes back into a 2nd Ableton track?
@Hainbach3 жыл бұрын
Sure!
@rivella993 жыл бұрын
@@Hainbach Thank you! i guess this could work quite well for Techno sounds.
@nonlineari3 жыл бұрын
I have a WHAT Question: If @HAINBACH would take time to create a synth WHAt would it look like in 5 words?
@AeDevices3 жыл бұрын
Came for the Strega, stayed for the sweet peppers...
@gladlawson613 жыл бұрын
I really like mine
@IanTaylor-v8w Жыл бұрын
I really wasn't interested in the strega at all until i watched this video. Now I want one.
@machinate3 жыл бұрын
I've always felt it was a shame that the Princeton Tech chip was so slow, the theoretical upper limit for Karplus Strong is like 33 hertz, which is just barely bass.
@mikenoface3 жыл бұрын
9:45 sounds like Add N to X .. old 90's synth band.
@Autotross3 жыл бұрын
Great overview!
@turiyasky86033 жыл бұрын
wowowowow the Peppers sound is the best! I hope it works with green peppers also.
@thom-alphaxiii-51063 жыл бұрын
nobody believed me when i said that hainbach was allessandro cortini's secret brother...until now ^^
@bigchung38333 жыл бұрын
Could this pair with the Korg ms20 mini well?
@MM-ib6qh3 жыл бұрын
Strega's awesome, almost as much as your sweater!
@MM-ib6qh3 жыл бұрын
That was a complement! of course!
@0neTwo0neTwo3 жыл бұрын
thanks Hainbach!
@liamsparling3 жыл бұрын
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT DOPE ASS SWEATER??? SOOOOO COOOOOL
@Hainbach3 жыл бұрын
It is a Scotch and Soda I believe
@ubiquitousreverser3 жыл бұрын
Pretty wild. You definitely bring some more palatable sounds out of it, as where a lot of it sounds like random effects. Cool though. But I couldn’t put 600 into it.
@moogdog47283 жыл бұрын
Which pepper colour is the most conductive? Or is this instead of your usual sausages?
@Hainbach3 жыл бұрын
Sausages are too messy, the pepper works just as well. Only tried red so far.
@mrsulcus6743 жыл бұрын
So when does your make noise collaboration synth come out?
@Hainbach3 жыл бұрын
Working on something hardware, but not with Make Noise...
@mrsulcus6743 жыл бұрын
@@Hainbach KNEW IT! But who? 😉
@lleitner2903 жыл бұрын
Probably a lock-in amplifier w Princeton Applied Research
@JudyBurnette-t8s8 ай бұрын
Like the sweater in this one.
@Projacked13 жыл бұрын
Hey Hainbach, have ever tried using a piezo (sending out a signal) on those sensor pads? Just a tought :)
@BradsGuitarGarage3 жыл бұрын
That's a total end of days machine there!
@inwex83503 жыл бұрын
I always want to sample your videos, but then I ask, WWHD? So instead, I get to working on my own sounds, whatever they may be. Thanks
@scramblesthedeathdealer3 жыл бұрын
Hainbach, are those red peppers on your modular?
@scramblesthedeathdealer3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, you just gave me an idea for dinner!
@Hainbach3 жыл бұрын
@@scramblesthedeathdealer beautiful! One day I got to collab with my wife, she put out a cook book on Greek vegetarian
@scramblesthedeathdealer3 жыл бұрын
@@Hainbach That's awesome man! I miss cooking with my wife (she passed away in 2017). I wish the best for both of you!
@Hainbach3 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that.love from Berlin
@scramblesthedeathdealer3 жыл бұрын
@@Hainbach Thank you my friend. ✌❤ from Cleveland, Ohio!
@driftliketokyo34ftw353 жыл бұрын
Makenoise Strega: the ultimate half-life sound machine.
@changesmat4323 жыл бұрын
so accurate!
@JxhnNichxlls3 жыл бұрын
FREEMAN. Get your ASS back HERE
@iSapien19566723 жыл бұрын
I’m even more sold now
@A.P.L.M.2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this 🫡
@richardkeys66803 жыл бұрын
😍 Hainbach
@bubbleandsquawk3 жыл бұрын
Have you ever checked out the NLC Delay No More? It's another PT2399 design. To my ears the Strega sounds quite tuned. DNM goes way further into the chips noisy range. I think you might like it!
@intafon3 жыл бұрын
At first I thought you said that the Recursive Machine was just collecting dust on your desk, until remembered you had talked about the Dust Collector before. 😆
@ggorgo3 жыл бұрын
00:06 Ballad of the Windfish? 😀
@NathanielMonicalMusic3 жыл бұрын
New here man but I found your series on the Quanta Synth