Moog DFAM | Percussion Synth Techniques with Baseck

Baseck, a respected LA-based electronic musician, stopped by to chat with us before his performance at Moogfest 2019. He took the Moog DFAM (Drummer From Another Mother) Percussion Synthesizer for a spin and showcased the techniques he uses to create captivating drum sounds, and the ways he manipulates grooves throughout a performance.
Learn more about the Moog Drummer From Another Mother (DFAM) Percussion Synthesizer here: www.guitarcenter.com/Moog/Dru...
Keep up with Baseck here: / baseck

[@abulka]

One of the best demos of the DFAM - sometimes it's hard to get the right sweet spot but this demo shows you can do it pretty quickly when you know what you are doing. Will have to try harder. 😊

[@dialnfornick]

"I like that groove right there" - Must have watched this 10 times. Such a great demo of a great instrument 😁

[@WillieG1016]

Dude, when that snare came in, I couldn’t help but smile. He explains all this really simply

[@axelderek4958]

A trick: watch series at Kaldrostream. Been using it for watching loads of movies these days.

[@abdielernesto9051]

@Axel Derek yup, have been using kaldrostream for since december myself :)

[@tomm7243]

baseck is a stone cold legend!!!

[@designthink271]

I am listening to drum machines reviews for few years, and this is the most sickest bass/drum.

[@sliceofsparta8985]

That’s cause DFAM ain’t your dad’s drum machine 😂

[@discgolfpancho]

Hellafun! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼Thanks Baseck! You are a shining light in today’s drum n’ bass scene💫

[@jupitor919]

Thank you dog, I learned more watching you do that then the whole reading of the manual ...nice funky groove too.

[@chaseparker9]

this video changed my life

[@DoctorRevers]

Music master. Love baseck and these moog machines together.

[@davesandison2588]

I’m getting one of these in February. Amazing gear!

[@OIP_1]

great demo! really fun machine, definitely recommend.

[@stickymeat88]

What a humble dude

[@draconianrhythms]

Bloody awesome!!

[@abstractdata7248]

Amazing!!

[@xorthontech]

Very cool video. Thanks!

[@jeffg4686]

I've reviewed a bunch of synths and drum stuff. there's lots of good names out there, but Moog definitely has me sold. Just love all the extra patching capabilities.

[@michaelrutchik9906]

You make all that you touch sound great!

[@ELEKTROGOWK]

a must have!!!

[@memetotheextreme6775]

Purchased one straight after watching this. Impulsive? Maybe Excited as a child on Christmas? Definitely

[@whitenoisefromelectronicto1728]

More please!

[@Mrs_Heyman]

so sickkk

[@MrMoreLove235]

Sick beat! 🔥😈🔥

[@ChuckW]

Nice demo

[@irembert31]

i need one, immediately.

[@talweg384]

He is really talented.

[@prospectnyc]

Baseck is fucking amazing.

[@willhurt3446]

Baseck is the Micheal Jordan of drum machines.

[@theboofin]

Nice.

[@PaulBoos]

I love how you only need one trick (patch cable) to get a basic bass drum+snare. That is a well thought out design IMHO.

[@xorthontech]

Can you explain the patch at the very beginning?

[@moesalamander7012]

Is it possible to make a longer sequence?

[@zbsfm]

not without external modules

[@teamcoalhapcharcoal]

Cheapest option is KORG SQ-1 (also useful to sync the DFAM to Ableton), but then you lose the ability to modulate two parameters over time. The DFAM is close to perfect, it needs MIDI and 16 steps really

[@abulka]

You can bypass the built in sequencer and drive it using external modules or even your daw if you can convert midi to cv. Ensure you grab the velocity info from midi and feed it into the DFAM velocity in or you'll miss out on the DFAM party trick of the velocity opening up the envelopes.

[@oxycope8821]

Techno track with 3 layered DFAM's: soundcloud.com/oxycope/contactbinary

[@nickyp310]

Some early Skinny Puppy in there. I love it.

[@callactm14]

More like s.p.k. , cti. Throbbing gristle

[@nickyp310]

@Sometimescloudy I hear a little bit of that, too.... :)

[@nickyp310]

@Sometimescloudy kzbin.info/www/bejne/foPGmISVmpiqask

[@TheGBs1972]

Would this work with a Roland 303? Or would it just get too complicated?

[@droydmusic2660]

I think I’ve seen somebody sync it to a 303 using a clock. Maybe do some research first before trying something like that. If it doesn’t work, just match the bpms and play them at the same time lmao

[@brainsplosion3000]

is the dude from Darkmatter?

[@flowers4paimon]

Do you think I can play my dfam through my bass amp?

[@vvillmorris]

Yes

[@foolhardby]

Collins 2020

[@djcovid-1997]

Make one with midi. Then I’ll buy.... well maybe if I got a beat step pro to control it... hmmm

[@Grinchy4376]

Behringer Edge has midi!

[@Grinchy4376]

@@roberttodd2414 haha, I got the Crave because I couldn’t afford the Mother 32 and didn’t want to save up for it. I love it. Now the Edge was announced yesterday and it’s their DFAM! And magenta, not orange? …oh, and $219! lol I def want it. I presume they’re gonna make a subharmonicon sometime in the future.

[@Grinchy4376]

But for now, I’m settling for Ruismaker Noir on my iPad. Close enough to a DFAM 🤣

[@brettolstadt2577]

Derek is feckin' Bad!! And he still owes me like $40!! Haha!

[@stormsonestoppokemonshop6206]

#1

[@apostolicchristian665]

Storm Wright hai can u be my friend?

[@Labackmusic]

You speak too much, I can't sample the Dfam from the video 😂😂😍 love the sound 🎼

[@mauroromero2508]

Same

[@buffalorevolver6473]

Ha ha

[@mrryan7475]

What speakers are those?

[@bovendeerd]

ILoud micro monitors

[@mrryan7475]

@@bovendeerd are they mains or battery powered?

[@robbret]

I’m.still trying to think of an excuse to buy one.

[@otuon2441]

my excuse was, i dont have one and obviously need one. If you like something that you can jam with this is perfect for you.

[@desireemccoy1157]

GuitarJamz

[@12Radius]

Guitars at GC .I can't play them.. all locked to the wall.

[@brianthompson2089]

Tecno is robot music

[@Claidheambmor]

We are the robots. Doot doot doot doo

[@m2ad18]

We are the robots

[@djdancealone3419]

did this have to be done in a coffee shop?

[@pseudointelligence5964]

It’s Moogfest 2019, everybody is jamming on something...and drinking coffee as well! ;)

[@PaulSalamoneComedy]

This is a good demo but I seriously don't understand the DFAM, it sounds like a typical analog monosynth doing a very bad impression of a drum machine. We live in an age of the Digitakt and the Volca Drum -- what am I missing?

[@Fluidstructure]

This unit is designed for experimentation, hence the jack field.

[@yecqo]

Even when we have very efficient aself driving car people will still want to buy Big V8's because that feels good

[@emanuelemarinacci1787]

Harmonics

[@eneXeon]

theeverlastingspiral that's the theory, but in practice the dafms kick is pretty much just farting around in this vid imho

[@trevor4835]

the control you have to shape your own sounds is the point.

[@blaisesmith3349]

Isn't this just a 8 step sequencer with a couple of oscillators and a noise generator?

[@testbildmuc]

Yes but the main thing that makes it interesting is pitch, filter cutoff and other parameters can be changed for each steps to make these rolling rythms. Very nice for techno

[@teamcoalhapcharcoal]

Aren't you just a random person with a couple of legs and a noise generator?

[@m2ad18]

@@teamcoalhapcharcoal and your just a prick with an opinion?

[@internetguy1260]

@@teamcoalhapcharcoal something about a plucked chicken

[@ernestbuckley8671]

@@teamcoalhapcharcoal 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@dannybrazen]

2 oscillators and a super basic 8 step sequencer is not enough considering the money they are asking for this. It sounds great, but to really get the most out of it you’d also need a whole bunch of other gear otherwise all it does is quite boring, repetitive 8 step loops with manual modulation

[@theboofin]

It's just one part of your instrumentation, not the whole lot...

[@selwonk]

Imagine not being embarrassed to post this.

[@HereComesPopoBawa]

it's easy if you try... Baseck is the knowingest triple turntable guy.

[@Claidheambmor]

Confidence is a gift.

[@sidownes]

Eh?

[@hotelsinus]

terrible

[@richardthayer5907]

no better than a bongo.......