MEGAfm - My Noisy Dream Synth (No Talking)

Hello. I just received the Mega FM. I love it, despite flaws. Here's a bunch of music and sounds. X Cuckoo / Affiliate link: www.twistedelectrons.com/mega...
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[@truecuckoo]

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[@ohmrjames]

07:01 - TOE JAM AND EARL!!!!! Yeeey, I love that soundtrack so much. Unbelievable levels of funk achieved :) 👏

[@RedMeansRecording]

Dude it sounds so good!!!

[@truecuckoo]

Red Means Recording 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@ManifestoPerUnAvatar]

You know it's true love when there's no talking

[@ksp-crafter5907]

True!

[@InLoveWithAGhostMusic]

"i don't need more synths" then opening this video was a bad idea sounds awesome !!

[@benbowland]

This thing would totally fit your production style

[@stonedapesociety5628]

Diggin' the rabbit hole

[@Chasing_Thoughts]

FM with no menu diving...It’s perfect 👌🏻

[@SlinkSkateboards]

The look on someones face when they are doing exactly what they are meant to be doing. Keep killin it yo

[@1980VINZ]

This guy has the power to let me feel happy and good and relax Cuckoo PLEASE CREATE A VIDEO GAME WITH YOUR WORLD AND MUSIC 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@PinkBoardProducts]

I was really excited to see what you would make with this thing. This feels like a portal. Thanks Cuckoo, feels absolutely amazing, a force for beauty in the world

[@truecuckoo]

Portal is the word!

[@mratari1]

That’s so crazy I had already decided to get one, then you immediately posted this! Definitely sealed the deal for me lol

[@MrBothandNether]

Thank You, that made the sunset a memorable one. Perfect.

[@1UpBebop]

Loving the Toe Jam and Earl! Just got the Volca FM and have been loving it. Been eying up more FM synths and this one seems just wonderful.

[@PBgeoffrey]

thumbs up for Toe Jam n Earl :) great demo, always nice to see you enjoying playing music

[@bikegarrett]

3:07 smile says it all fabulous sounds love seeing trueCuckoo getting your joy on very cool

[@bobbyspiecher6493]

Been playing with this for a couple days. Infinite Sega sounds and beyond, right? Dream synth indeed!

[@tachyean]

Best megafm showcase on youtube so far! I've already have one but did not manage to get these sounds out of it. Congratz! :D

[@jordandonnellymusic]

Wanna sell yours? 😂

[@tachyean]

@@jordandonnellymusic no way. But thank you for the offer 😅

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

Great beautiful soundscapes, great beautiful sounds, everything perfect. 🎶✨🎹✨🎶

[@laurentluigi2461]

received last week .... because of You !!!! what a fantastic trip !!!!!! Don't hesitate, this machine is so perfectly unperfect !!!!!!!!!!

[@marksteiner3493]

Yup, soooooo good! Great synth and YOU know what to do with it. Love the face in the mirror deal. Good idea and it makes a cooler connection. Very talented.

[@sillyworm]

Beautiful...just opened the box on this magic creation.

[@DriftPirateD]

Super stoked to see you work with it! Just ordered mine but it hasn’t shipped yet so it’s another week or so of watching videos before I get to have fun, hahaha

[@IpfxTwin]

Fantastic demo as always! This is without a doubt an amazing synth I wish had been around years ago. I do however wish this synth had dual PSG chips that were also contained within the Genesis.

[@READYdot]

I was always like FM is just ´meh´, but this demo made me completely change my opinion. This is an awesome synth, hope I can make it sing like you do, when it arrives.

[@ksp-crafter5907]

Could you?😊

[@outdatedgear5036]

Toejam and Earl! Thank you for playing that.

[@elecsoul8309]

This synth sounds so good when you play it! I secretly think they made it for you 🤩👍

[@Voyagermusix]

Really nice. Although you‘re one of the few KZbinrs where I prefer additional talking :D

[@truecuckoo]

I’ll make more videos with this for sure!

[@Decoy303]

Yeah... I miss the talking.

[@gregonater]

When I saw this was a thing, I immediately thought of you. Excited that you have one!

[@gregonater]

I especially love this video because video games are what got me into synthesis, but I have realized I mostly just love your style of playing! Always so good!

[@spybloodjr]

Hit me with that Toe Jam!!!!

[@maunstermusic]

That bit around 10:04 was fantastic. I can’t wait to see what music you make.

[@OrignialDublix]

awesome! I think I need it.

[@globanusopp3046]

I was sure you'd like it! It is a dream synth in a way - would be a slightly unsettling but ultimately great dream though. It has become one of my favourite instruments, one to really get into.

[@globanusopp3046]

3:12 ambient soundtrack prog heaven :D This synth can do anythiiing haha not really but a lot of nice things

[@ZElTGElST]

Awesome synth and awesome demo

[@alexskibicki2262]

Sounds pretty cool. it definitely lives up to it's name.

[@DigitalStains]

LMNC's video already sparked my interest, but damn, I think I'm sold now. Thanks for the video

[@webfatigue]

Wonderful. This is the setup I want to achieve.

[@thb-music]

Dude, I know you're in heaven right now.

[@wiggesobk]

Awesome Sounds!

[@TomAndreen]

Aaaaah, beautiful! ✨

[@biggrime]

This might be on my must have list. 👏🏿👏🏿

[@iszoloscope]

Thanks for this!

[@asynchronicity]

Love the haze! Reminds me of the DX100 that I sadly no longer have.

[@perdifoil]

you got one! congrats!

[@CO5MA]

Perfect demo! 🤤

[@anderscallenberg8632]

FMesmerizing

[@BoxLab24]

Aye glad you got this aswell

[@vampd0]

I’ve been eyeing this synth for a while but can’t decide if the noisy sound is a dealbreaker for me. On the other hand the lofi nature of it is part of the charm.

[@Sirius-qr4vu]

I'm on the same boat!! It seems you will get most of the noise away with a little high cut because most of the sounds doen't have that much high end anyway. but still...

[@vampd0]

@@Sirius-qr4vu I actually ended up ordering one and it should be here this friday. I’m pumped about it. Wish I had bought it before Cuckoos video thought because Twisted Electrons got slammed with orders right afterward.

[@Sirius-qr4vu]

@@vampd0 oh mann I envy you :) I have homeschooling (student) but I ended up watching megafm videos the whole morning! it has such a nice character I haven't really heard in another synth. Have fun this friday! I would suggest you read the manual, I already have and some features are hidden like how to add velocity to almost any parameter and so on.. greetings :)

[@iwanttocomplain]

I think the noise is charming. You could remove it with a very high end cutoff anyway if you wanted. It’s all about techno-punk lo-fi grittiness. It is a video game chip and somehow that is part of the character of the ym2612. It’s like a memory of a world of wonder and discovery. Safe but dramatic. Not too thin but not fully developed.

[@vitorpb8355]

Some Ecco the Dolphin in these sounds!!!!

[@uhldev]

The World needs Ecco nowadays

[@truecuckoo]

Michael Uhl yeah, where’s Ecco?? Anyone played the later Ecco on the Dreamcast?? Underrated gem!

[@jasoncaldwell0613]

Wow 1st time hearing about or seeing...thing sounds amazing looks AWESOME

[@iwanttocomplain]

Really beautiful outro.

[@davedeanovic2908]

The sounds are most compelling and beautiful. But. I think, like trying on a new pair of shoes, they feel good in the store, then once your an hour into it later the white noise and hiss would drive me to aggravation. Just saying but thank you sincerely for your time to demonstrate all the latest synths. You truly are one of the best Cookoo.

[@KorhanErel]

I actually plan to get this and sell my digitone. ;)

[@neilgriffiths1628]

The noise/hiss is so bad, it became aggravating in this video. is that a flaw with the synth?

[@LukezyM]

@@neilgriffiths1628 I think it is meant to be like that.

[@BenWiley4000]

You can use a noise gate to block that out

[@charlyreed7474]

The noise is what makes me interested. That fizz and dusty sound in a wider mix would sound so good

[@archangelmichael5908]

0:54 This reminds me of the soundtrack of the game Ecco on Sega. Only people who have played Ecco will know. I'm taken back in time.

[@tobintechlv]

Because it uses the same synth chips from the genesis

[@atommachine]

Very nice got that old Sea diving documentary programmes , from the early 80 s vibe to it i am dribbling a bit here TBH lol

[@fiddlestickzmuzik]

its pretty nice love the lo fi nature

[@petezadoe4677]

10:00 so nice. I want this in a favourite video game

[@tobintechlv]

This synth uses the fm chips from the sega genesis

[@maurettiditroifa9685]

I'll never sell my Digitone possibly but man this hands-on FM goodness makes me drool for one 😍

[@LukezyM]

Right? Digitone is cool and everything, but the menu system doesn’t allow to move two parameters at once, unless they’re on the same page.

[@maurettiditroifa9685]

@@LukezyM true story, in my case I got a faderfox midi controller to workaround that fact on the Digitone 😊

[@LukezyM]

@@maurettiditroifa9685 Cool, those are nice.

[@maarzt]

thats beautiful music.

[@tobintechlv]

A proper demo of the FM chips from the sega genesis Have you tried their other two chiptune synths? The therapsid is their dual SID synth and the AY3 is the sound chip from 80’s arcade games I would love to see your thoughts on those two as well

[@sCealt]

TOE JAM & EARL! haha great x

[@fmontserrattube]

Nice to hear clear effect-free signal.

[@dammills]

I want this soooooo badly!

[@spaceavailable5411]

super cool !!!!

[@AndrewTSq]

When I first saw this synth, I thought that you should try it :D and you did!. I actually have a 2612 ic here, and a dac for it, that I onced planned to use for something.

[@ksp-crafter5907]

9:17 9:57 My absolute favourite parts! 💗😭 Are these parts (or is it just one part?) from any existing track (or inspired by one?) ... or is that 100% your own creation? Because it sounds so beautiful and heartwarming, I really want to hear more of it! 😊

[@truecuckoo]

Hey there KSP. It’s all just in the moment improvisation. But those chords around 9.57 sound awfully familiar. I hear you. It might be drawing inspiration from something, but nothing comes to mind 😅

[@ksp-crafter5907]

​@@truecuckoo Thanks for answering my question! 😊 You are truly talented! Perhaps you should write a full track based on the 9:57 part!? 9:17 - 9:33 would be the perfect beginning part followed directly by 9:57 and then revolving around that special emotion with that theme ... ​ I would be the biggest fan of it! 💗

[@finctank]

This is a great video 😊

[@truecuckoo]

Thank you Finc! 🙏🏼

[@dalejason]

Sweet ❤️

[@annother3350]

I just invested in one today!

[@nintenalex]

one of the best demos of this synth, you really show its playability. Convinced me to purchase one.

[@MickBenjamins]

This has your name written all over it! :D

[@birdsiview6845]

My brother! What software do you use that allows the viewer to hear what’s coming through our speakers as if it’s your speakers? And if I were to use iphone for the video part, how do you separate the real audio from the videos audio? I have a Maschine, and I do have one of those Roland mixers. I’d like to be able to do a split screen so the viewer can see my desktop and my fingers or one or the other.

[@slakk5093]

What a beautiful synth. It's expensive, but I think it would always bring a smile to me to play it. Very nostalgic, but also lots of sonic territory that it can cover.

[@oiiiich]

I see what you did there!

[@slakk5093]

@@oiiiich 😉

[@Old_Man_Jay]

SEEEGAAAA

[@imakestuff1994]

Nice!!!!

[@IIeTpOc9H4uK]

Great video, Cuckoo. The synth looks very powerful and good in control. I have a question to the FM synthesis theme: Can you guide me on how to create a sort of delay effect with FM synthesis? If I want to press a key and then hear the same sound in a delayed manner several ties. Is it possible to keep the sound going even after I release a key? Thank you

[@memorysound]

I need this synth in mah life

[@jordanm2984]

Have you (or anyone in the comments) tried reproducing specific video game samples on the MegaFM by referencing parameters found on Genesis VSTs (like Chipsynth MD or Genny)? Or are they too different? I like the idea of digging through VGM files on a computer, then reproducing a handful of my favorite sounds as presets on the hardware so I don't have to be achored to a computer. Any thoughts?

[@truecuckoo]

Yeah, I’ve tried it on a few sounds and came pretty darn close.

[@mikepage7865]

awesome :-)

[@glowinggrenade]

Twisted electrons is probably going to have to deal with a surge of orders on monday lol

[@h3rtz]

That's actually exactly what happened. They can't keep up with the orders lol.

[@glowinggrenade]

@@h3rtz yeah they sent me an apology email a few days after this lol

[@DadoSimicStudiostriver]

Do we have DX7 or Mega Drive patches that were used often in module or all sounds are made for ambiental alike sounds?

[@mochorocho]

COuld you make a soundpack for the megafm? Would be awesome.. quite rare to find sounds for it.

[@TheEchomaker]

Streets of Rage!

[@dadam3994]

God it sounds so good. Are these patches you made ?

[@SorchaSublime]

id love to see this with a 16 by 4 patch bay for inputing modulation into each of the faders, plus some extra inputs for algorithms and an lfo output.

[@anteeko]

🤯

[@HBCrigs]

🙏🏼

[@chazotron600]

Sounds so nice at 3:18

[@grandadze]

I'd listen to this on vinyl

[@RobbekenSynthMusic]

7:03 smells a lot like Toejam & Earl. Nice playing, and what a raw, fantastic sound. Also 13:20 🤜✨🤛

[@lesterrr12312]

so do the additional parameters like mappable LFOs with multiple waveforms ruin the authenticity???? Waiting for the review, but the audio demos sound nice!! you might have even inspired some musical ideas with your improvisations.. ;)

[@doctorklum]

Really wish I could hear about your development as a musician, specifically piano, and some tips for breaking out of minor scales and chord traps, appreciate you.

[@berfmurret]

💯💯💯

[@x-iso]

I've already pushed the like button, but here's another one 👍👍👍

[@charlescowper]

do you have wavetables of this fab synth?

[@sillyworm]

A few people mentioned " noise" as being an issue.I just bought one...will be trying it tomorrow.I sold a Dwarfcraft SUPER WIZARD because of white noise.I record...nothing worse than noise/hiss/hum in quite ambient passages.Did you notice this problem? Nice soundz!!!!!!

[@truecuckoo]

There’s some noticeable noise. But the whole nature of this old chip is pretty dirty anyway. I love it.

[@sillyworm]

@@truecuckoo I guess what I was wondering....is the noise distortion or white noise/ electronic remnants? Dirty,to me,implies distortion or like " trails" mirrored noise.( which is fine) Anyone that has had a DWARFCRAFT Super Wizard knows what I'm talking about...random hissing that changes pitch etc = very distracting..Thanks for your replies!

[@imakestuff1994]

Did you buy the key step that way or did you paint it?

[@SR-ih1be]

This BALLS

[@jacco1967]

Ordered it together with the TherapKid …. There’s another world next to analog synths.

[@maxenceluage]

Soon the GIGANTIC tutorial, probably ? I think I love it.

[@brentgreeff1115]

Was the Toejam & Earl a pre-set? - Is it possible to look at the game code - ie tracker output and map that to the MegaFM somehow - that would be amazing.

[@truecuckoo]

If you run the game soundtracks through the Chipsynth MD plug-in, you can snatch any sound currently playing and look at the preset.

[@brentgreeff1115]

@@truecuckoo - nice -

[@flotteur]

Awesome ! Hey mate, are you planning on making a preset-pack of this ????

[@9516cesar]

Im vibin

[@7177YT]

Oh wow, brilliant little session. Cheers! (: 11:18

[@symbiat0]

I was hoping someone would do a MegaFM video ever since checking it out a few months ago...