Massive jam w/ Keystep Pro, Subharmonicon, ARP Odyssey, DFAM, SH-01a, MI Clouds, and lots of effects

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A live, semi-improvised performance, all on hardware, and inspired by the anticipation of the new (school) year. I wanted to do one last huge setup, with a lot of different gear, before the semester starts and I get busy. I was super happy with where this one went.
At the heart of it is the Arturia Keystep Pro, which is sequencing four melodic lines (bass on ARP Odyssey, pads on SH-01a, melodic arp on Subharmonicon, and granular melody on Clouds), while also providing clock for the non-MIDI DFAMs. Despite the huge assortment of gear on the table, this one just worked for me because the instruments each have a really beautiful baseline sound.
Arturia Keystep Pro - Sequencing and clock
Korg ARP Odyssey into Empress Echosystem - Bass
Roland SH-01a into Strymon Ola into Meris Ottobit Jr. - Pad
Moog Subharmonicon into Meris Polymoon - Arp melody thing
Mutable Instruments Clouds into Strymon Magneto - Granular melody
Moog DFAM into Empress Multidrive into Union Tube & Transistor Lab - Kick and snare
Moog DFAM into Erica Synths & Ninja Tune Zen Delay - Hi hats and noise weirdness
Written and recorded in a 48-hour period and uploaded as is, with EQ, compression, and limiting on the master.
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[@cemsema3]

Appreciate how you break down what everything is doing..dope 👍🏾

[@StepDub]

Best bass guitar I’ve ever heard. And I’m very old.

[@mikedelicus]

Perfect full arranged track with a lot of nuances, without a DAW in 48 hours. I'm jealous.

[@gerryk9]

I love seeing hardware!

[@martiaaanp1105]

Ridiculously good

[@Sey_Les]

I'm not crying kuz I'm light hearted, I'm crying kuz I love it!

[@MarkBourassaJr]

This made life better.

[@philphilphil]

Quantize has left the building.

[@stonedapesociety5628]

DFAM + ZEN DELAY = ♥️

[@AceGarpTruckingCo]

This just popped up and I assumed it was new. Found I'd already Liked it. Even by your standards this is a banger

[@JayHosking]

Thank you. One of my favourites. Putting up a live version in the near future.

[@AceGarpTruckingCo]

@@JayHoskingyou might also have sold me on a Zen Delay for an Intellijel Cascadia...

[@thomasmehl63]

You truly are the master of DAWless performance! I Can't believe how much things you can manage at once, and each piece has a carefully chosen role and spot to shine. And you manage to never make it sound overwhelming or show-offy but always extremely musical.

[@constantinflux]

Nice annotations! Thanks!

[@Dedabile]

Wow, just wow!

[@gladysmaria9804]

That's a beautiful track Jay.

[@davequinn2369]

Gorgeous.

[@Aldoistaken]

Absolutely insane man, my new fav! :o

[@PsyRen_Pelorum]

So beautiful

[@afterthewar54]

I absolutely love the Zen Delay, it really is more of an instrument than just an effect. It's a great secret weapon.

[@kenb7540]

Love how you comment on hardware function and what you are doing in real time. Really helpful.

[@xpump876]

Really nice stuff here

[@LuisTorres-qz5kr]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

[@N-trepid1]

Best instructional/compositional channels re : how to create fantastic music with a plethora of gear. Thanks for all that you do!

[@gemdos7373]

This is excellent - as other people have said the breakdown of what’s going on is great. A lot of effort in this and it totally pays off.

[@JacobVBurg]

Often when I see setups this large, the results don't always live up to expectations. This is impressive in every sense of the word. I'm just now getting from a one voice setup to a two voice setup (hopefully three soon), and this has given me a lot of ideas of where to go from the present. Every aspect of this is amazing, and it's great to see how you utilize each synth's features to the fullest.

[@gneissguy4342]

Another awesome jam!! I have to be careful watching this guy's vids because I always end up seeing at least one piece of gear that I can't possibly live without lol. It gets expensive being a fan of this dude ;)

[@normandyflash]

Wow! Your music is so excellent, these 5 minutes were an invitation to a dream... Many thanks. Thank you for all explanations as well. Congrats from France!

[@codys9807]

Found your channel the other day and soooo glad I did! I've been hooked on your videos. As someone who has been wanting to experiment with synths for a long time merely out of love for the sound, it's magic watching you create and explain what you're doing. Gives me inspiration that I might be able to create something semicool myself someday. I guess for me it's just a matter of deciding on an entry level at this point. Definitely my favorite channel on KZbin at the moment!

[@niklasbjorn8937]

Did you find your entry yet m8? Feeling like im kinda in the same position as you :)

[@Disciple57]

This is one of the best tracks I've heard! It's just got my heart set on it! Thank you so much for such a creative work!

[@RuiGon1]

Nice work. Good sound.

[@Jan-f4k5h]

Brilliant!

[@kierenmoore3236]

SubH sounds good 😎👍🏼

[@forallxexistsepsilon]

Really nice live

[@domshov]

Epic! much to take in....just came to see what the Keystep could do! Fab jam

[@tems4real]

Jeez man, way too good!! 👍🏾👍🏾

[@emmas.h386]

Thanks for this!

[@djwhit5745]

That was really cool, i enjoyed everything about that set.

[@sirdavidalot]

Masterful

[@GregorSoundhome]

Can listen to this jam for hours 💚✌️ Thanks J 🤗

[@jeffreypriess898]

I played around with the zen delay before it's so amazing

[@forallxexistsepsilon]

Beutiful composition

[@RisetotheBottom00]

Simply wonderful!

[@voflondor]

This has become one of my favourite tracks to bop to when driving~

[@unodwicho]

Fuuuuuu, that was gorgeous. Almost instantly became one of my favorite jams. Just wanted to quickly check it out on my phone and ended up watching the whole thing. I have to go on my computer and check it with the headphones!

[@FA-Q]

Absolutely beautiful and inspirational

[@Abby_cat47]

JESUS you're awesome

[@mauricekaar1603]

Great Jam and fantastic explanations. Well done :)

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

This is beautiful, 4 spins later, and.still on cloud 9 - so many small gold nuggets, the Hoskingianna is strong here🌥️✨

[@viid6005]

I always want to just turn on your videos and zone out, but then I get so wrapped up in your comments I can't stop watching!

[@6pin66]

As usual , so floored by the lushness of the track , that it's 2/3rds through before I remember to 'like' . Amazing work yet again sir .

[@cortical1]

Amazing.

[@Aldoistaken]

Tha ARP, omggg

[@JayHosking]

Yeah, it has tone to spare!

[@kidata]

Wow, super nice sound and well explained!

[@NicolasMelis]

really cool!

[@SamyKdj]

Nice setup :)

[@martinlubitz3171]

Amazing work as always, thanks for sharing 👍

[@mr_floydst]

This massive jam is waaaaayyyy better than the last massive jam I experienced.

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

And...... Still as great sounding... A pure joy......

[@jonnyhead]

Very nice

[@subradoyle]

Bravo!

[@Rodriguez1205]

Awesome

[@Krilin84]

omfg. this is pure gold. so fucking envious of your talent. I need this on spotify!!!!!!!

[@lucaselmore3874]

Damn, Jay! This is massive, indeed. One of my favorites of yours. Simply beautiful. That Subharmonicon

[@pigeonfarmboy]

Lovely!

[@timgrogan974]

Really great man! That DFAM patch for the kick and snare is f-ing bad! Great stuff

[@ghfjfghjasdfasdf]

Nailed the Ending!! One of my favs from you thus far.

[@Nick-kb6jd]

possibly the best yet!

[@willemvanwanrooij]

Wow!

[@CraaaaaabPeople]

Amazing performance + extremely helpful detail on what you are doing. Fantastic work! Inspiring!

[@ChadVader143]

Dawg, your channel is lit. I love your music so much.

[@Neo_Rane]

Outstanding

[@makes_synth_to_me9025]

That was awesome! I think you're gonna need a bigger boat!

[@ryanduffney2772]

nice sounds great

[@1111undici1111]

Incredible! Thank you for sharing, very inspirational!

[@jregras]

Absolutely holy shit man. What an amazing array of dream equipment and superb performance and process details. I've seen that Zen Delay a couple times now and absolutely on my wishlist!

[@andrewmanzano]

That's really amazing. LOVE it! Love the longer ones!

[@flutta_]

amazing

[@AndyVonal]

Absolutely stunning! One of the best tracks I have heard in ages! Great gear - true - but expertly used and musically delightful. New subscriber - job done! Can't wait to check out more of your videos.

[@rinzeheer]

Absolutely right, if this gear is in the hands of a noob it will shit out bricks

[@nateonearth]

Your command of this mother ship is taking us to another dimension.

[@ursbasteck]

Was browsing random Keystep videos aaaand this is so super nice! Beautiful track.

[@neolojism]

Tight

[@MarcelDV]

Wow I'm impressed! Beautiful!

[@ericb3061]

Wow what an excellent job you are very creative

[@LPjank015]

That is such an awesome Setup. I could not handle all that at once. I love what you did with this

[@ghfjfghjasdfasdf]

This is super lush. 🤟❤️🤟 I’m having huge Production issues at the moment so this was a welcome break!

[@drindy5166]

Absolutely in love with the sounds produced man! Very lush jam as well. Cheers! ✌😍👍

[@changesmat432]

Really enjoyed this, great work!

[@addpatternmusic1109]

well done :)

[@varde6965]

I really love your text explanation ! and great work as always. you are my fav live jam youtuber :)

[@alb_reuel]

this is very pro

[@mikemeengs5720]

Very nice tune and video! Fun to follow along! You got skills!

[@JMGtII]

dope.

[@andyhubbard7374]

That was amazing!

[@peterparker1738]

master

[@alexbarn]

Superb. Love the commentary too.

[@roave_music]

Amazing sounds

[@Jin-Hu]

This is wonderful, I’ve got a little understanding of how some parts of this work but the whole thing, I am wonderfully clueless

[@LsbTv]

lovely performance! great #zendelay action!

[@toddbilleci8563]

Great

[@gianfry1980]

Great jam session

[@goingmodular]

Nice jam ! I am a big fan of Arturia's keyboards. I heavily use my Keystep and its sequencer in my own work, but the Keystep Pro seems like an amazing tool. A bit on the higher end for my finances, but who knows ... maybe one day ! Keep up the great work.