Moog DFAM Analog Percussion Synth 28 Min Techno Session w/Rainmaker & Samples

Don't forget to hit Subscribe! // I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I think the Moog DFAM is one of the most interesting analogue products to come out in years, from any company - you could play a (seriously nuts) show with only a DFAM, some delay, and a few samples - so having just got my very own one yesterday, the first thing I wanted to try was that. This was the result!
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In this video I have clocked DFAM to the modular, and what you're hearing is:
1. Predominantly DFAM with added clocked stereo pingpong delay from Intellijel Rainmaker, and reverb from the Make Noise Erbe Verb (DFAM is on the channel marked '808' on the desk)
2. Plus occasional additional percussion from Tiptop Audio's One sampler (x2) plus the Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas Alter and the ALM Akemie's Taiko. These are being sequenced by the modular via the Euclidean Circles module by VPME and the Abstract Data Event Boss.
So yes, as you hear...the DFAM is insane. Imagine it through a big system. Steve Dunnington @ Moog found a hell of a patch. I can not recommend it enough.
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[@RobertMaxwellMediaCorp]

Didn't care about DFAM. Clicked this vid. Need DFAM.

[@aeropilot4419]

TornTerrafirma lol, so truuuue 🙂✨

[@lowbD]

TornTerrafirma me too

[@AndyVonal]

Me too...anyone want to buy a spare kidney?

[@hazymind8684]

Same here

[@AlanBotwright]

Just done the same!

[@maleficenthardware]

I might be 3 years late to the party but daaaaaang what a BEAST (talking about dfam :D)

[@davidlewis1787]

I was thinking where was that weird cabasa shaker thingy coming from, it’s epic... realised it was my big toe rubbing against my duvet.

[@mylarmelodies]

hahah

[@hairytouch78]

I believe Arturia have the Big Toe V physical modelling instrument coming soon.

[@simontempleman]

dj fungus will be all over it

[@aidanhahn8855]

honestly I would totally go to a show that was all DFAM provided the subwoofers were big enough. theres something so primal about its sound I find it super appealing

[@OscillatorSink]

"Oh my god" The moment I actually laid hands on one of these, I knew it was going straight on the list. What an inspirational machine.

[@OscillatorSink]

Noizy Dreams don't fight it.

[@90coma]

Definetely my fav part *)

[@KnightMirkoYo]

I've evolved. I have 3 lists now: "what I want", "what I want, but can't buy any time soon", and, a recent addition: "oh my gosh how many bank robberies would it take?"

[@Gnuserup]

Well done Sir. This was most probably the longest clip I've ever consumed on KZbin without getting bored in any way.

[@FadingCanvas]

That's some serious ass kicking performance. It's not just that DFAM, your patching & wiggling is the biggest part of the fun. This makes all DFAM reviews obsolete.

[@josephwright5140]

This is still one of my favorite jams ever. I throw it on just to listen to it hear and there. I gotta say having heard this a bunch, i love the way you construct rhythms. It's often got this off kiltered-ness that's just so perfect. At times you can even perceive the 1 at different points, making it seem like it's evolving even if it's not. Trickery! Very inspiring!

[@EagleEyedTiger]

This is an incredible video for this instrument. I was unimpressed with the module before, but it sounds absolutely stellar here - especially through those effects. You may have sold me on it. Damn!

[@znolive]

Cant stop listening to this mate. Best video you have ever done!

[@jbachman01]

Ordered my DFAM today. I can’t wait to jam with it and my Mother 32

[@MattPriceGuitar]

I felt guilty when I started playing this video because I was procrastinating practicing guitar. I ended up jamming to the whole vid! Great harmonic content along with the beat.

[@dopydon]

I’m a guitarist too and grabbed the subhuman b mother 32 also for laying down the vibe... acoustics n that’s is new ground to be laid

[@Johanthegnarler]

This is my first synth that i play like an instrument rather than a device i program. It's bonkers, and I'm glad i pulled the trigger as it has really changed the way i want to make music. Great jam as well man, i have so much to learn!

[@bentheintern]

Every time I think I get a handle on my gear I watch one of your videos and feel like a novice all over again. Love your content and consistent positive outlook

[@dionysiaex5538]

You really get this instrument Alex. I wish you would make HOURS AND HOURS of videos with it. Never seen anyone make as much out of it as you do.

[@vaibhavm1007]

This sounds ABSURDLY GOOD! Need a DFAM in my life immediately

[@SoundsandImages]

Certainly seems an inspiring and fun machine, love the rhythm you have here, throbbing along nicely!

[@melter_rob]

Wow - this thing is just a monster! Cool as hell and that is why I just bought one today. Truly inspiring

[@dalelaushman8749]

That thing is unique and totally WICKED sounding!! Thanks for sharing your jam.

[@RobinRimbaudScanner]

I'm wearing headphones. And it is indeed ridiculous. Wonderful!

[@EY-zz7xj]

Your jam was the only vid on youtube that convinced me to get DFAM. Thanks!

[@Wouterferdinand]

Awesome jam. Dope vocal chops as well :)

[@morn1977]

Great demo and performance (as always)! 💪👍

[@melter_rob]

Yeah this thing is tremendous! I already loved it but now I love it more. Agree that they've created a fantastic machine that doesn't do everything (no machine should) but what it does is just endlessly musical and powerful and with the patch points - the sky is the limit!

[@Individual_two]

Outstanding jam! I have a DFAM with two Mother 32s and it is a wonderful little rig. The DFAM may look "Meh?" on the spec sheet. However, once you get your hands on one, you find out that you and the DFAM merge into one human/electronic device - an amazing feeling!

[@playgroundofsound7683]

Individual Two if I don’t have a 32 is it still a good idea to get dfam?

[@charlesdilks3267]

@@playgroundofsound7683 This is pretty late, but I’d say it’s a good idea to get it anyway, especially if you have other semi-modular gear like a Minibrute 2 or even something with just basic gate and V/Oct ins and outs

[@yannyann3455]

Man every product demo should be like yours. Was hesitating about the DFAM, now it is my priority :-). Thanks for sharing that

[@LucasMarchal]

Ohhhh WOAH. I want it so bad. Such a great combination with the Rainmaker. The passage at 10:50 is mad.

[@HarMegiddo]

Finally someone really good at a musical review. Sick bro! Well done!!!

[@Symmetry77]

Those 2:30 initial minutes were some of the best pieces of youtube I've ever seen. And yeah the Dfam is amazing

[@the_waxen_pith8128]

Great stuff! Looking forward to the next instalment on the DFAM 🕺🏿

[@randommuiscchannel1049]

Wow! Wonderful jam, love it!!

[@collectoremitter]

Wow, I thought about getting a DFAM before and eventually created similar sounds with my Sub 37, but this video is changing my mind! It really nails the drum sound that I've been after for a while, and adding some percussion samples on top is perfect.

[@baskingintheafterglo]

Got one on the way, now after watching you jam I am really stoked! I love your videos, you are one of the causes of my addiction to synths!🤔

[@Boodaman]

Aaaaaaaabsolutly the best stuff of this year!

[@volieri]

Great video, superb jam! I have no experience at all with any synth, let alone modulars, but now I feel like I need one myself!

[@AmexEU]

The more I watch DFAM videos the more I Want it. Awesome set

[@andelys6310]

i need to come back to this from time to time amazing performance

[@brianbrill]

Damn, son. That's flippin' fierce!

[@orbitaleskalarhaubitze]

I love your voice. Perfekt sample source. :3 Nice handling of the DFAM also. ^^

[@stevebuchan6642]

this vid ignited my GAS. rewatched it a bunch of times. I finally caved and got DFAM. This thing is one giant sweet spot for techno drums. add some reverb or delay and it quickly turns mental. best synth I have got in a long time. so thanks Mylar, my wallet hates you. (p.s. I dont hate you)

[@Darwinist]

That's what I like the most about this synth - unlike most other gear which defaults to something nice and you have to make an effort to create something that menaces....the DFAM *wants* to be aggro as hell and you have to fight to keep it in line. Twist the wrong(right?) know and it just screams at you.

[@Jimbo386000]

I sold one a while back and regretted selling it, so I literally today just bought a new one! I’m so excited!

[@IMFO]

Wow, I am impressed! That was fun!

[@Brumata]

This is fantastic! I keep thinking about grabbing a DFAM, and this video burns a hole in my wallet. Such a great setup.

[@aeropilot4419]

"pretty good" ... classic British understatement 😉✨

[@hoppy303]

The best part of this video is from 0:00 to 28:36

[@Dogboy73]

I’ve decided to buy one. Always wanted one. It looks like such a fun & interesting device. Must have.

[@carloschafin9144]

Nice,nice,nice. Didn't love this thing at first, now do. You always manage to squeeze the most interesting noises out of your subjects. You ARE the Master Brother of the Drummer From a Different Mother. You should cross the pond and come to Moogfest!

[@owenthesoyboy]

holy shit man I had not dug into videos of the dfam and now I am pondering what modules to sell off so I can get one. this is a heavy bottom ended beast of a noise monster! excellent demo = you sold me

[@andreasluna1]

Fantastic demo!!!

[@happylittlesynth]

I literally just ordered TWO dfam and a mother 32...oh the excitment! :D

[@dopydon]

I got the mother 32 first.. before I even plugged it in I ordered a DFam and The SUBhuman hahaha .. 3 tier rack n now waitin to hear da ear rape ASAP

[@paulzavadski1565]

@@dopydon subharmonicon fits well too

[@sinepilot]

@@dopydon That's where I am right now. My Mother 32 arrives tomorrow. I was supposed to get gud with that before adding DFAM and SubH but I don't think I can wait

[@Emontop1]

Thank you so much, this is KILLER MACHINE. 👍👍👍👍👍😎🎛🎛🎹🎹

[@HowardPettit]

I bought a DFAM off the back of this demo and an Itellijel Rainmaker because of your vid on that too! haha

[@LucasMarchal]

Actually this made me want the Rainmaker maybe even more than the DFAM. They go incredibly well together in any case but it's great to have a practical, musical example of the Rainmaker. It subtly adds so much. Good idea to have it on an FX send.

[@stevebuchan6642]

this gets better every time i listen to it. 19:00 that extra voice is onto something. its..dare i say it...ACE

[@paulmint1775]

Gorgeous clean sound

[@trashculture]

DFAM is an amazing machine. And YOU really know how to use it.

[@continuummusic220]

bought one because of this. not disappointed.

[@hesher2301]

I love to listen this video like some album. And your oh my god phrases are awesome 😊

[@richardmorgan2837]

Techno armageddon is spot on 😃

[@Jin-Hu]

Man waggles techno knobs, people happy

[@ConsciousMechanism]

Yeah "Oh My God" 13:40 in. Massive sound!

[@am5790]

what a fantastic relentless machine!!!

[@voicedrifter]

Stellar. This is man is a beast.

[@skyko]

This is DFAM Holy Grail! Thank you! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! !

[@niklashedlund6115]

Magic!! I'll rio The audio and add to my playlist 😃

[@sinisteracoustics]

This is so good!

[@tgeo2880]

got the chance to play with this in GAK for about half an hour earlier today. Was stood grinning and spontaneously breaking into laughter as this lil chestnut tickled me pink. Really liked patching velocity out to vcf decay. Love the noise decay control as well although not really sure what it was doing. I want one.

[@camofilms]

That was epic, glad I own one

[@asmo1313]

this video made me buy a DFAM gawd I love that thing

[@robthebloke]

It made me buy two.

[@herbertdruschke503]

excellent session which modified my view on this machine. it seems fun to play and it is fun to listen. your session is on heavy rotation. by the way: you forgot to mention the danny wolfers synthesizer in your gearlisting ;-))

[@mylarmelodies]

every studio needs a danny wolfers

[@Traumm9]

Excellent demo, thanks for sharing (Y)

[@bootshausk39]

you convinced me, this is an instrument :)

[@thecholguan]

Amazing!!.. bravo!!👏👏👏

[@LauraReynoldsMusic]

This is really great

[@hryhthbrfthrh]

just bumped into some of your OLD videos (2012) somewhere around youtube. I was completely dumbfounded by the reviewer's voice, but now I know who made this. Hi Alex!

[@littleogeify]

holy shit man ! i also didnt care about DFAM , but now I have to buy it !!!! thx so much for that impressive killer show aiaiaiaaaaaaaiiiiiiiii

[@wingoshack]

I was skeptical of the DFAM until my buddy brought his over, and I was like, WHAT IS THIS MAGIC? Could not NOT get one.

[@orbitaleskalarhaubitze]

Einfach nur schön.

[@dopydon]

Nailed it !! Moog should post this vid on there chnl .. drums gone wild

[@Duskmos]

Lol at the Legowelt sample - love that guy.

[@davidgoode7416]

Ok you talked me into it, I bought one!

[@benluff6079]

Bought the DFAM on the back of this vid, and haven't looked back... a stunningly brilliant techno instrument

[@mylarmelodies]

yes fam 🙌🏻

[@bluluva]

same here, bought it after realising that its a riff machine I've been dreaming of. Also, can't stop listening to this track. I'd happily have it on repeat if I could.

[@imhatchmantoo]

This dude brought those snares in like "ooh my god" 😆💕

[@rodrigolaporte274]

OH MY GOD now I *NEED* A DFAM

[@budgieburger6906]

thank you for recomending it ... IM INSTANTLY HOOKED .....

[@nandoblondemobydick5438]

bravo man at end that sounds!!! :-)

[@davidlewis1787]

21 minutes... amazing

[@mcolville]

When the Mother 32 came out it seemed like everyone instantly agreed it was a game-changer...and I think it was! Then the DFAM is announced and people are hype but once they start seeing videos the consensus was "Well, ok, whatever." But once you start playing with it, you just can't stop. It's incredibly limited as a drum sequencer, but those limitations are what give it power.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

I agree and I actually like the DFAM better than the Mother 32.

[@trueatfalse]

totally agree. and the fun thing is: whenever I just show this machine to someone, they're like: "what? no midi? only 8 steps? wtf? useless!" ....and then you turn that thing on and they shut up instantly.

[@paulzavadski1565]

@@trueatfalse i have 2)

[@MrQmason]

@@trueatfalse WHAT ?? No MIDI..... ?

[@user-gv8vv2id7t]

@@trueatfalse i bought the dfam midi converter by sonoclast and it changed this thing for me. highly recommend

[@vegetabubble]

Where did that 30 minutes just go? Techno heaven. Was really meh on this bit of kit until just now. You, sir, are destroying my bank account!

[@Berzrk-Z]

This was fn badass!!

[@patsybrady]

Fantastic!!!

[@dionysiaex5538]

All hail the DFAM king! You have a lot of DFAM videos Mr Melodies and I bet you are responsible for selling a lot of them.

[@mrdavrosjipo]

an amazing thing indeed pre ordered it as soon as i discovered it. I use it with an eventide time factor duel delay midi synced up and get different time signatures plus i can make long bars at a push of a swatch looping the tweeks i do. it loves to be patched with lots of sequencers

[@daren.t.housse2121]

Dam now i want one LOL arrrrrrrrrrr you have already got me hooked into getting a modular .. my case came all i have to do is save money and fill it LOL

[@homeslice1479]

Racking a DFAM or M32 will save you a LOT of money. You simply can't fill 60hp for that price with anything else. I have a final rack in mind but I can't afford it at the moment, so I'm having a lot of with both my DFAM and Mom racked. I'll pull them out when I can afford it lol

[@theboofin]

The only jam I've heard that works! And how...

[@josephwright5140]

You totally changed my mind on this machine. I got the BIA and Rings to juxtapose melody and rhythm since both can do both and beer either pretty or ugly. but man, this would take it to another level!

[@dryad9821]

You already sold it to me when you said 'techno armageddon'

[@1103MusikBerlin]

very awesome video

[@michaelang9524]

Sick!

[@electricdawn2258]

Yeah, I'm late to the party and what can I say? A really great jam and even more inspiration to mess with my DFAM... Hm... how about another one?... where's my money? Damn... You, sir, are an inspiration to us all. Thank you. Your DFAM jams are legendary. ;)