Model:Cycles - "No Time to Die" (Billie Eilish / James Bond) Live Synth Cover

[@toslinked]

major props for playing those lines live on that cryptic keyboard.

[@tubesockor]

Yeah, it is a bit of a challenge - but after some practice fully doable!

[@user82938]

Very cool to see a real composition like this as opposed to the usual 4 bar techno. Just barely enough patterns in the bank, and I like how you setup the ending chord :)

[@tubesockor]

Thanks, great to hear! Yep, that's often my take on it - there are so many others doing really great techno jams :)

[@Mobiluks]

Amazing beautiful!! Congrats, well done👌👏

[@tubesockor]

Thanks! I’m pretty happy with how it turned out as well. Was fun to revisit!

[@minimnull]

Brilliant! There's been some great demos of the M:C over the past few days, but this one stands out.

[@tubesockor]

Ah, great to hear - thanks!

[@BrendonBrooks]

Damn, after seeing this i'm going back to the drawing board on how to use this fine piece of equipment. Amazing job.

[@tubesockor]

Thanks a lot Brendon, happy you like it!

[@D.Z.A.-kp8lf]

Awesome! I'm getting mine around Christmas time

[@tubesockor]

Lovely!

[@Shawashaska]

Still not over how impressive this after months of having discovered it. Great job!

[@tubesockor]

Makes me happy to hear that. Thanks!

[@CO5MA]

This little machine sounds SO good!

[@tubesockor]

Yep, it can do quite a lot!

[@insidestraight4659]

This is the best cover of anything I have ever heard.

[@tubesockor]

Oh, thanks a lot!

[@MegaBigloo]

Thats impressive, love sounds got out of it

[@tubesockor]

Thank you!

[@jamiejiminico]

Very good!

[@tubesockor]

Thanks!

[@insidestraight4659]

this is just amazing, hats off

[@tubesockor]

Thanks a lot! More stuff will appear!

[@rosslmccallum]

So good!

[@tubesockor]

Nice, thanks!

[@charliehale4960]

This is awesome. Super impressed

[@tubesockor]

Thanks a lot!

[@insidestraight4659]

Just commenting again to say how amazing this is... Damn!

[@tubesockor]

Great that you liked it so much, thanks! Maybe I should do another one… hmm :)

[@Pheonix0114]

Incredible

[@tubesockor]

Thanks!

[@BrunoWiebelt]

great to show something different , and well done

[@tubesockor]

Glad you liked it, thanks Bruno!

[@Roboprogs]

What?!? No comment on the stickers yet? I got a chuckle out of the mashup of the synth name and agent’s Id number. Edit: and it’s also very cool that you made a song and not just bopped the drum machine on a short loop.

[@tubesockor]

Haha, glad you noticed :) Thanks!

[@D.Z.A.-kp8lf]

Thanks elektron for something under $500 that us bedroom producers can buy 👍🏽

[@tubesockor]

Yeah, you get quite a lot for the $ !

[@callmemurphz]

i might buy one of these now

[@tubesockor]

Cool!

[@canigetuuhhh]

Mindblowing

[@cuerampart2886]

uuhhhhh yes

[@tubesockor]

Thanks!

[@cuerampart2886]

@@tubesockor my pleasure keep it up! how u liking the cycles?

[@mankismelbournejay]

Very impressive indeed. Great job!

[@tubesockor]

Thanks, happy you liked it!

[@kuryenteproducer]

Amazing work! Great sounds coming out of the M:C

[@tubesockor]

Thanks a lot! Yep, it can sound pretty nice!

[@MattGreerMusic]

Very nice.

[@tubesockor]

Thanks, Matt!

[@robert__]

bravo, you really nailed it

[@tubesockor]

Thank you!

[@NicolasMelis]

Great!!

[@tubesockor]

Thanks!

[@Genshi]

Wow! Well done!

[@tubesockor]

Thanks!

[@Radiiiiiiiii]

Please say the DX007 was deliberate ;p

[@tubesockor]

Oh yes

[@notlimited214]

Very impressive!

[@tubesockor]

Thank you!

[@strangestrains.]

WOAH!!!! So nice!👌🏽👍🏽

[@tubesockor]

Thanks! And what a really great jam from you the other day!

[@johnchesters81]

This is honestly amazing. I’d love a tutorial or making of video 🎧

[@tubesockor]

Great to hear, thanks! I probably make something new instead of a making-of, but if you have any questions on how to do some of the things, just ask!

[@mb6320]

I got one - I noticed that you can set it so that it will play several different patterns in a sequence and automatically switch between them (D01 to D02, D02 to D03, etc). Do you have to do some kind of menu diving to enable this? It looks like all you have to do is hold pattern and then press the pattern numbers that you want to sequence. I tried doing this on my Model: Samples and it didn't work. Maybe that's just a difference between the two units? Thanks, this sounds great mate.

[@GaryHayes]

Slick!

[@tubesockor]

Yay, thanks!

[@ringojam942]

Props for learning the melody on the 16 pads of the M:C! Maybe it's because I get around playing the piano, but I would have def plugged in a midi controller haha.

[@tubesockor]

Hehe, yeah not the ideal way of playing it :) But was fun to try out and see what could be done only using the machine for everything.

[@8-BitHeart79]

well done. subbed

[@tubesockor]

Thanks!

[@scalarneuropulse]

Super !

[@tubesockor]

Yay!

[@she3po945]

😳😱🤪😍🙌🔥💯💎

[@MichaalHell]

Sick!

[@tubesockor]

Hehe, thanks!

[@AOC_dawlesspuzzle]

Super

[@tubesockor]

Thanks!

[@jimibarrz]

this is incredible! do you ever make step by step "how it was made" videos?? awesome job man!

[@tubesockor]

Thank you! I usually don’t go back to old videos and do ”behind the scenes” since I rather make new stuff instead, but I often have some captions or explanations inside the videos (not this one though). However, if you have any specific question on how a certain thing was done, just drop a comment!

[@jreynoldsish]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@tubesockor]

Yay!

[@mb6320]

Question - I noticed that you can set it so that it will play several different patterns in a sequence and automatically switch between them (D01 to D02, D02 to D03, etc). Do you have to do some kind of menu diving to enable this? It looks like all you have to do is hold the "pattern" button and then press the pattern numbers that you want to sequence. I tried doing this on my Model: Samples and it didn't work. Maybe that's just a difference between the two units? Thanks, this sounds great mate.

[@tubesockor]

That is called "pattern chaining" and works just the same on Model:Samples. No menu to enable it. Just hold down Pattern and the first pattern in the chain, then while still holding those two down press the others, one at a time. See manual chapter 8.13 and you'll find it!

[@mb6320]

@@tubesockor Ah great, thanks mate! I'll give it a whirl.

[@AOC_dawlesspuzzle]

I want more...

[@tubesockor]

More stuff will come :)

[@milkweedreflections]

You literally couldn't pay me to listen to Billie Eilish. But this jam is crazy sick.

[@tubesockor]

Hehe, thanks!

[@qutip14]

Smells like teen spirit

[@ruz8099]

Are u kidding me? Get out of here 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@tubesockor]

Hehe, thanks:)

[@labratzwired3213]

Nice but I think it would sound a whole lot better if you added some double bass drums and louder hats, I can hear it now! But you made some good melodic music

[@tubesockor]

Yea, mixing is always hard but I'm quite satisfied with how it ended up after all. Thing is that (with the exception of timpani) all drums are on just one of the six tracks, meaning they are monophonic and using sound locks, which makes it impossible to have a kick drum at the same time as a hihat etc. So it is all about finding a good middle way :)

[@AABattery]

Oh man, really outstanding performance! Such clean playing and great sound design. Be real, how long did it take you to assemble and how many takes?

[@tubesockor]

Thanks a lot, AA! It took some evenings to listen and program the arrangement, but the live playing was not such a big deal to do. Took some rehearsals though :) I think the hardest part was to find out how to mix the individual tracks and sounds inside the patterns to make it work. Still not entirely satisfied there, could probably sit a few weeks more with doing only that...

[@s.r.b.4582]

How do you change patterns ? with trig conditions? Nice video man

[@user82938]

It looks like he's stringing patterns together. Haven't used this box myself.

[@tchu0001]

Pattern chain

[@tubesockor]

Thanks! Yes, like the other answers mention here I'm using pattern chaining. Starting off with a looping pattern first and then queuing up three chain - four patterns at 0:27, four at 1:20 and eight at 2:04. Then the last single pattern (no trigs) at 3:52.

[@s.r.b.4582]

tubesockor super nice man! Thanks for the answer! I didn’t know pattern chains were possible on Model devices!

[@Nixo66]

the base sounds like ecco the dolphin dat FM

[@tubesockor]

Sure, FM basses all the way! :)

[@XanderEwald]

Very nice!

[@tubesockor]

Thank you!