Moog DFAM: The Mutant Drum Synthesizer

[@allisonwatling9565]

proud to be a part of that 0.2% !

[@codesymphony]

girl alert. everyone act normal

[@Trovarsi]

Yess! I’m with you😎

[@yamnaken1156]

0.1%* - according to Internet law half of those females are actually dudes.

[@Towly263]

:))

[@girlinagale]

I beg your pardon!

[@Zillius_YT]

No way! You are The Flashbulb! I've been listening to your music for roughly a decade now and I never knew you had an active KZbin Channel! Now I've got a whole bunch of videos I've got to watch.

[@wickeddubz]

You are not the one. I feel myself stupid :)

[@BeniRoseMusic]

I'm here from the future! We now have ModWiggler and GearSpace! Hooray progress!

[@justinwilliam4644]

I'm here from your futures future and we now have the behringer edge. Way cheaper does same thing

[@GoodAfternoonDave]

If you can't hear the difference, then the behringer one is good enough for you​@justinwilliam4644

[@devinbelangermusic]

Amazing work ! I just got a DFAM and this is so inspiring. Also that patch around 14:42 when the reverb comes in is so sublime.

[@suzanneaston2206]

The patch, that starts at about 17 minutes in , is incredibly beautiful ! Thank you for sharing , and inspiring !

[@8thlvlMage]

Very melancholic, but that's part of the charm I would say.

[@MeatyController]

Laurie Spiegel! She was an innovator in the realm of FM synthesis. One of the loveliest demonstrations of any synth is here on KZbin, her performance on the Alles synthesizer she helped develop at Bell labs. Very dreamy, like Tangerine Dream.

[@michaelkonomos]

LOVE the NIN reference. I am a huge fan of them, and I also thought the same thing when I was watching another video on the DFAM. I really need to get one of these. I just love the timbres coming out of it. Thanks for this helpful video!

[@unslept_em]

hi, it's ya 0.2% here. I definitely agree with your ideas on why women aren't more common in the synth community. also awesome synth :)

[@tombrews]

I respectfully disagree. Nothing is stopping anyone from going out and buying a synth to play with and asking questions on forums. As typically forums are anonymous/gender-neutral anyways. Just cause the demographic isn't 50/50 doesn't imply some kind of inequality

[@tomwatson7626]

He makes a solid point about Muff Wiggler and Gear Slutz though.

[@thamessinclair2010]

There is no reason (other than resorting to stereotypes) to believe women should generally be more appalled by this than men.

[@unslept_em]

y'all need to chill the fuck out, jesus. I make a comment saying I agree with benn and suddenly guys are in my notifications falling over themselves to argue about it

[@brianobush]

Women could make their own forums if they felt so shunned in the usual locations. I call bullshit to the idea that they are, but to make the feminists happy maybe we can hire some Russians to make fake female accounts so we can get to 50/50 ratio. In the meantime, let's make some music.

[@Phillibos]

always super excited when you bring something new out ! huge fan here

[@kellymerrill5294]

Thanks for the opinions, I agree. I can’t visit gearslutz, as superficial as it sounds I just feel weird.

[@YomYestreen]

Well, that's no one's loss but yours. Best of luck to you.

[@patientswim6888]

@@YomYestreen omg you are just such a fucken idiot arent you. So skillful how you make that 100% clear in so few words. World needs less of you pal. I would swap you out for a kilogram of fruit. What a proper little wanker.

[@BallardofaDunk]

There's a big muff fuzz, what's the problem?

[@clarkrogers7789]

wow I never even considered that "slutz" was....a word used primarily against women. this never even occurred to me. yikes. probably can't visit them now either tbh. but would rather go on being aware. so thanks for bringing my awareness to this.

[@InnerPeaceSounds]

@@clarkrogers7789 they are Gearspace now, though... Good for them that they have followed the community advice to change the name.

[@drfluffy3983]

I love the dfam, next month i can finally go for one. I was testing that monster in a musicstore and after a few seconds the dfam earned my love. Very nice video, like allways XD

[@rochefsky]

Late too the DFAM party and happy to discover you were on it... Love your video and creator style! Thank you Benn!

[@robertsyrett1992]

A weird thing happened. I finally looked up The Flashbulb and I was listening to it in the car on my way to a meeting at CSMA and they told me you will be having a concert there. It was one of the more striking synchronicities I can recall. I really enjoyed the patching in this video, there was a lot of techniques to absorb. I especially liked the sonorous melodic interlude around 17:00 of the demo.

[@RussRogers]

Totally agree!

[@BookooZenny]

I appreciate what you had to say at the beginning and fully agree. The culture is lousy with unpleasant dude energy, which can be alienating

[@chrisolley2762]

Yes I agree. I was a man for many years. Synthesizers taught me everything I know. Now I’m happy. I make machine go blink and boing all the time. I don’t care if it’s musical because it doesn’t have to be. I like filming myself playing with stuff and making it so it sounds like a headache. It’s important to me to do this because someone out there will love it. I’ll get loads of comments, without even having to show a single shred of musical ability. But musical ability is not what’s important here, it’s all about Moog making stuff so we can wank on the KZbin. It’s been so well made. My arse has wooden end cheeks. Let’s have some fun and make sounds that Stockhausen made but with a bit of groove. My living habit are assignable. I know what day it is but I need an extra cable to help me get my LFO in ouch. I think that’s all there is too it. Let me create something truly ugly and pretend I’m a 70’s German. The DFAM is going into a quantumater. It’s all about multi dividers. That’s what makes this sound good. It’s fun! I could have this on stage! Imagine that.

[@SyntheticFuture]

I don't know... I have never noticed this "dude energy" on Instagram. Just a great community that cares about making stuff. Heck if anything as a non-dude you probably have a great advantage in that scene 😅 Gear forums are always toxic, I avoid those as well.

[@delta-9969]

"unpleasant dude energy" lol -- compared to what? The NFL? I'm not sure what homogenous synthesizer "culture" you're talking about -- you mean, like, forum posts? KZbin videos? People you've met in person? My experience of synth "culture" is I watch gear reviews on youtube and occasionally search answers to specific questions on muffs, and I've honestly never noticed any "unpleasant dude energy." I mean, like what? a bunch of guys in stained wifebeaters scratching their guts and crunching beer cans? Be more specific please

[@darrenringer9811]

Seriously, I get that the name "gearslutz" is meant as humorous, but it's sure creepy A.F. enough that I don't ever plan on making an account there. I guess it sort of self-selects for a mix of creepy dudes and the apathetic. "Muffwiggler" is a little more ambiguous and basically terms of art in the world of guitar tone but ... well yeah. Unfortunate name nevertheless.

[@Anarchosyn]

Refreshing approach. Honestly, this video started automatically following a Make Noise clip. If I had been closer to my transport controls, I'd have killed it immediately. However, I like how you addressed the gender disparity. It kept me on for the rest (and once I really started listening I was hooked). Right on.

[@THR-zf6ti]

Unbelievable - I was also not aware of your stage name "The Flashbulb" and I'm following your synth reviews for some time now.... Just bought your gorgious album "Nothing is Real" from Bandcamp - good luck to finally make it to MOOGFEST! 🙂 - regards from Germany - Thomas

[@pedalplayer8482]

I was actually waiting for your DFAM review before buying one.Your vids are really great!

[@zbsfm]

hello from your 0.00000001% nonbinary subscriber base! love your content!

[@lit2021]

same here! 😁😁

[@mw7851]

I love your reviews so much. Comedy and great on point information that's highly relevant.

[@yogesvaradas5480]

I keep coming back to this video over and over and I think I'm finally just getting that Dfam and calling it a day

[@joelkulesha8284]

Did you get it?

[@yogesvaradas5480]

@@joelkulesha8284 I did. I got a Moog Sound Studio, subharmonicon+DFAM. Absolutely worth it.

[@hide_seq5333]

Every time I watch another of your videos I'm so happy i did

[@DBPawlan]

The best demo of the DFAM sounds that I've found. Thanks!

[@kozmicstreamz417]

This is a great video! Shared with facebook group Moog Semi-Modular Soundscapes.

[@ElectronicazMusic]

Such beautiful demos. I could listen to them on loop for ever. Tremendous review. Totally sold me. Thank you.

[@EarthnikNews]

BEST “bleep bloops” I’ve heard for a very long time!

[@molliemicrobe]

That reddit roast was amazing. What an amazing first bit of content to see from your channel.

[@InvertedPopesMusic]

All very good points and I am just as bambozzalled as everyone with the way things developed over the years. Great demo/review I am teetering on the brink of getting one to add to the two M32's I already have.

[@Hallkardia]

I wish it had full sized jacks and would be in a bigger formfactor, but the price needs to come from somewhere, I guess. A really great synthesizer, maybe I'll buy one. Your intro was very nice, too. Synthesizers are awesome and creative instruments for everyone - I'm glad Moog picking on on this.

[@Dea_Decay]

Also part of that 0.2% which isn't unusual for me. Learning about Wendy Carlos from a friend of mine who also plays synths inspired me to take up synths and honestly it feels like there are a lot of women like us in the community, though we might be a tad more reclusive given all the toxicity out there.

[@Twat2024]

👍

[@ricardojmestre]

That's sad. One would expect that the synth tribe would be a bit more enlightened than the guitar tribe.

[@flannsixtyseven7489]

Thank you, nice video, liked the solo stuff in the beginning much more than the rest of the stuff with all the external modulation

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

The M32 got me to buy the Subsequent37, what a blessing. Nice review. Respektos from another country.

[@christopherpederson1021]

best DFAM video to date. Thanks

[@skendermakota2381]

Awesome review and jam, love the tracks and can't wait to see you live! Lastly, loved the little digression at 26:08 haha... btw, get a used sliding door and kitchen cabs, spray paint that shit in the colors your wife likes, put a candle here and there, some Marvin Gaye and dimmers installed... and she won\t know a dif and will love you, as you use the majority of the renoivation budget to get more Moog stuff and rack space ;) Worked with me, though she did leave me in the end, but for other reasons hihi.. and took my dog, that got me... ANyway keep em coming subscribed!

[@dfpguitar]

I am two years late, but think it is important to point out that the extremely low female viewership of any form of tech channel on KZbin has a LOT to do with KZbin algorithm , which is based on ad revenue. Fran Blanche (a female hobby engineering sort of channel) made a good video all about this.

[@ElectronicazMusic]

Well that took long.... Less than an hour after watching this my email confirmation of my order comes through. Kerching.

[@Mattelica]

When I first heard about the dfams last year when they were part of that Moog workshop build, I immediately was interested because I was more interested in unique, "organic" type analog drums less typical and less like the normal drum machine sounds. So when it came out, I ended up getting two, just on a whim. No regrets. I love the dfams, and they're unique and inspiring. They're great at basslines too...

[@tradewhales9170]

Mattelica any videos of it synced together?

[@LeeCzere]

Mattelica I would love to hear some dfam x 2 music. Any videos up?

[@Individual_two]

Great review of the DFAM. I've had one for several weeks and can't stop using it! It works really well with the Mothers (I have 2).

[@mikeypaynter3933]

That little bit in the middle near 15mins30secs with just the 2... beautiful😊

[@davidkellymitchell4747]

I like the Moog bass sound. That hit record sound!

[@Keiuna]

Thanks for doing this video Benn. I've been looking for more in-depth info on the DFAM. Cheers to the great video a congrats on the house! BTW, you should play some shows in Canada ;)

[@Kaeilios]

Love the humor touch you put into these, nice vid !

[@davidgoode7416]

Excellent video, thanks 👊

[@OrdoCorvus]

Benn, you're funny and knowledgeable and I really appreciate your vids. Also, we both have that vitiligo eyebrow thing going on, so hooray for autoimmune self-destruction!

[@mauchkimberly]

@17:06, love that. Very nice hearing someone use dfam for something other than that single pounding beat.

[@jedgould5531]

Thanks for making music. There are lots of synthie nerds who do not. I’m restraining myself.

[@paulchristey]

awesome video, best dfam review yet :)

[@infinitonica2362]

LOVE your videos. Keep it up! It is so great to see demos/reviews that really have inspiring musical components. Hearing just noodling around, as in most other videos, does not much of anything. I also love how your personality shines through it what you do. Brings a lot of life to what you are talking about, and gives me also a feeling of being able to trust what you say.

[@ChernobogStudio]

I just ordered one to go with my M32. Super stoked! Great video!

[@glasgoofis]

in places a bit skeptical but interesting and complete review) certain conclusions can serve as a reason for reflection, but judging by what I saw it can serve as a good standalone box for part of the setup and a cool thing for recording yourself some cool strange sounds)

[@station2station544]

I agree on all counts. DFAM can be had for $550/most joints. fast FAST filter envelopes. hopefully Moog releases the subharmonicon so I don't have to use my MATHs.

[@DoctorRevers]

Love this. Thanks for the moog vids. Recently bought a studio 3 :)

[@mikebrodhead]

Lots of good food for thought here. I can't wait to try my DFAM through a quantizer.

[@homeslice1479]

Modular Grid is down at the moment and this video is calming my nerves.

[@BloodRainbows]

Moogfest is epic. I've gone the past 2 years since they moved it to Durham. You should definitely go, the patio door can wait lol.

[@flimflam6652]

Dragged through a field of fire ants? Nah, you are ridiculously handsome, it's absurd.

[@chrisolley2762]

Great video thanks. Love the sounds so blinky and so blonky, ordered mine to day to go with my MS SQ 1.

[@phillytee9106]

I think the DFAM is definitely a unique sounding synth, Moog definitely made an original choice. This years Moogfest 2018 engineers synth is also another oddity, at least one manufacturer isn't churning out the same old synths over and over again, unlike at least 2 or 3 of the other big names out there. P.S. typical of KZbin comments that a lot of the things people commented on had nothing to do with the subject of the actual video but hey-ho that's the kinda world we live in.

[@leadenstride]

you look like a hunkier Jamie Stewart from Xiu Xiu.

[@Radar23]

Nice vid.. Just picked up the Dfam.. These examples are great

[@averageXIAOHONGSHUenjoyer]

this is what i would recommend to strive for in a project studio, everything easily available on the 2nd hand market and still the beest options. octatrack, drummachine, qu-16, 8x8 A/D (f.e. UAD), qu-16 and a choice of synthesizers according to your taste. outboard rackwise i'd choose either a solid combo of 2 master bus effects (portico, mmmhh...), or just in the box UAD stuff and then use a remote studio solution for the endmastering

[@Chozal]

Still reeling from the fact that a legend like you makes these approachable, useful videos. Thanks a ton. New album is absolutely lush.

[@kierenmoore3236]

I, for one, think you're beautiful.

[@nostalgia_junkie]

yeah, p rugged guy

[@MeatyController]

He's fucking gorgeous! I have such a crush on this guy

[@falazarte]

I agree.

[@zbsfm]

Um fucking yes lmao

[@seanspartan2023]

I love the Moog sound

[@turretstudios9907]

Cool i actually learned some things here. Didn't know about pitch quantization. Thanks for the vid!

[@lesterbarnes2010]

Really great man! I felt so familiar with the sound at around 18:00... Could have been longer ... just to stay in the mood...

[@NickSuda]

Fuck, these demos are so killer. Great work dude.

[@Seraphim1010]

LOVE my DFAM

[@josefb2756]

Ah yeah, Das Ding is an absolute (locally here anyway) legend, apologies are great, a shout-out in video form would be better ;)

[@TheRhomb]

Wow, I've been following you since Arboreal but I just discovered your channel. What the heck?! Great vid though. Mine's coming in today 😁

[@oneonetwothreefiveeight]

The DFAM is awesome, was playing it in the store, need to get one of these Bad boys

[@justinwilliam4644]

Sound reall good man!!!😮

[@tomoflis5338]

beautiful track, love the dfam

[@segfault-berlin]

Im part of that 0.2% Tho im also in the sterotype of being a trans electronic musician Awesome content Ben!

[@matthewforsee5092]

Great video! Cool musical creations! Makes me want to buy stuff!

[@moognificat]

Cool video! I look forward to exploring your channel some more!

[@dscapes1]

I have pretty decent headphones and in that bleeps and bops section at the end there were some amazing multi reverbs happening ive ever heared before.

[@JuanAMatos-zx4ub]

Have you checked out the Vermona Perfourmer MKII? It's an amazing sounding and special synth.

[@kunalpareek8321]

Man your channel is so damn addictive.

[@nym053]

I've just ordered the knob upgrade from Thonk in the hope that it'll make it easier for me to get sounds in tune. Except for that, I don't have any other problems with the small knobs :)

[@saxmidiman]

Does this mean you LIKE the DFAM?...Sounds Fantastic!!!

[@Unifono2012]

I love watching your videos. Very interesting synth. Indeed, some demos I heard remind of NIN... But what really got me once again is the sound of the mother32. I went for the 0coast cause it seemed more interesting. But damn, this brassy, soft, warm sound is so lovely

[@nycpny8396]

I'd like to add a remark. I have o coast , dfam & m32. Although all can be somewhat expensive ($1700- $1800 for the three of them ) They all sound different from each other. The 0 coast is really unique, the moment I really listened & took a look at it & how it works I was interested to buy it. It's totally different than a moog sound. M32 is really cool, I've had a complete full doepfer a-100 system that I sold because I wasn't that impressed with what I got out of it, but the m32 I wanted to keep. I've mAde a bunch of sequences that all sound different from each other. Metallic, bass, acid, mellow. Harsh. The dfam sounds completely different than the m32, the first time I used it I knew it offered a different type sound & addition to sequences. I like all of them.

[@nycpny8396]

Trevor Llewellyn you probably won't be disapointed with the behringer model d , it sounds great & it's inexpensive compared to the other synths, especially the roland se02 boutique synth. Plus , if you buy it from a source like sweetwater or guitar center, you can return it if your not satisfied. I really wanted a original moog minimoog , but $3500 is nothing more than greed, & behringer prooved it. The behringer model d synth is great & the price is very fair. Check out synthpro's review, & Mr firechild demo. It sounds really cool.

[@chatolars]

That track is lovely indeed

[@annother3350]

Gorgeous demo songs

[@fo76]

great video, great music! thank you...

[@alanensalanens]

I have a M32 - and Im toying with adding the DFAM or a 0-coast.

[@exitritual]

Nice demo. This thing sounds incredible. I could fiddle for hours and hours and come up with a crapload of useable stuff... or not!

[@w4shep]

This is like magic. Wow.

[@ionianechoes]

Loving moogs promotional videos we need more of that. I think dfam is an interesting new idea. Also loved it because I realized I can do pretty much the same with an ms20m and an sq1. Which I am having lots of fun at the moment with, doing percussive sequences.

[@MikaelGullberg]

Ionian echoes Had quite a bit a GAS to get the DFAM. But then l remembered that I have a ms20m and a sq1... Lost a couple of hours and got done nice NIN-like beats from it. :D

[@ionianechoes]

Mikael Gullberg yep pretty similar combo with the sq1 and considering the use of the external signal processor for distorsion and if you get the ms20m which includes fm, sync and pwm..... Pretty amazing stuff

[@ZElTGElST]

In fact the MS20 plus SQ1 offers the double of steps plus a hella lot more of synth routings

[@ionianechoes]

you can also use the sq1 in a-b mode, have an 8 step secuence only on the A row and use the B row for pitch or other modulations

[@NorfolkTraveller]

Great video. I really wanted a DFAM (have a Mother 32) but mostly that was for synth percussion. I've now bought MicroTonic instead and am very happy with that. The 8 step of the DFAM and lack of midi was leaving me wondering how I'd integrate it adequately with my DAW setup. I still think it would be lovely to add to a Mother 32 setup, but with limited space and money I'd glad I went with MicroTonic. Still think DFAM is great though...

[@TheJoYo]

I wasn't even interested in analog synths until i heard about the edge and the the dfam.

[@R3DICE]

This is juast so great !

[@scottfernelius9590]

Atticus Ross’ studio partner brought me here.

[@vprice509]

That little thing sounds like the biggest robot imaginable.

[@papertarrasque]

Great video. I still don't know if this thing is right for me as I don't have a drum machine but I feel like I have a good idea about this machine thanks to you.

[@CanBabaluma]

this is one of those videos you pause after a couple minutes to go grab your good headphones

[@Twat2024]

LOL i did it too

[@detroitremix7165]

Loving your demo. Squelchy, emotive sounds you can only get from analog. So much better than the usual formulaic 4/4 overcompressed kicks / snare formula of EDM, trance, techno, house....

[@unfa00]

Snap, this Mother can sound PHAT!

[@wildaudiosociety]

this vid has convinced me into getting one

[@digitaldiezel5870]

"The Murphy" saves the world and gets into Modular Synths!! lol

[@maedaeburning]

Oh my god thank you for pointing out the synths bein aimed at boys thing

[@8thlvlMage]

I was doing some research on this stuff, and saw muffwiggle before seeing this video. I'm a guy, and for what it's worth I'm pretty repulsed by the name of the site. Enough I was like, "I can get my info from somewhere else." Whose idea was that??

[@honeysucklecat]

Amazing how many boys in the comments can’t handle it