Moog Labyrinth Semi-Modular Synth: Overview + Explorations

[@aeropilot4419]

… I like that you added “with the right mindset” in your intro … that seems to be the key to understanding the concept of this synth, it’s a different way of working 😊

[@PerfectCircuit]

Incroyable! Great work as always 🙌

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

i just bought it - cause it sounds RAW , and totally new sounding !

[@CVinyl]

Me too.

[@jackbenimble376]

Thanks Sarah. Your voice is harmony to my ears. You are the perfect person to review this instrument. Brilliant.

[@Waldemar_la_Tendresse]

She seems to be the perfect person to review any technically advanced instrument in a musically interesting way.

[@jonathanwingmusic]

Sarah, I appreciate that your demonstrations are less flashy than other KZbinrs, focused on substance over style - this is a lot more helpful and thorough than many others I've seen on this synth so far! I own the DFAM and Subharmonicon, but been on the fence about selling the SH since for me it's interesting but less versatile. Definitely feeling like this might give me a lot more uses and be an amazing partner to the DFAM!

[@sarahbellereid]

Thanks for watching and happy you found it educational!

[@TilliKommunikation]

Well spoken.

[@Error6503]

I've seen the sun rise on several occasions after fiddling with the DFAM all night. I fear putting this alongside would mean I'd never see my bed again ! Does anyone know if the sequencers and buffer are persistent ? If I turn the unit off (to get an hour or two of sleep) will it still be in the same state when I turn it back on again ?

[@stephen9632]

The question is, will you be in the same state? ​@@Error6503

[@myceliumtechno]

totally agree.

[@dslavin]

I love the musical demos towards the end, I could listen to a whole album based on your experiments.

[@christopherpederson1021]

this is defintely the coolest shit moog has put out in a good while

[@zauwee]

Good job demo’ing it, Sarah. Very clear explanations, professionally done. Your channel is a great resource. Thanks.

[@georgecarr9577]

Going through this again to write down your O-Ctrl -> Labrynth patches. Great video, thanks for all the prep work and educational info.

[@myceliumtechno]

Top quality content. Best in-depth demo of Moog Labyrinth out there. Well done!!

[@sarahbellereid]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@MimiAdamson]

What a wonderful video! You have demonstrated a much wider range of sounds and rhythms than other videos I have seen on this synth, which I received a couple weeks ago. Thank you!

[@marleenvos4126]

Great overview, much better than Moog's own videos!

[@sarahbellereid]

🥺🙌

[@penguinfriendguin1182]

I had low expectations clmjng into this and I was mistaken. This is a very high quality and arguably one of the Best Tutorial/Deep Dives into the Moog Labyrinth Synthesizer. Very thorough. I'm excited for more tutorials, DFAM. DRUMBRUTE IMPACT, AND BEATSTEP PRO.

[@FloChai]

Such a clear and well presented demonstration. Really simplified such a complex UI of this synth for me. Thank you!😊

[@AGalgonzo]

Thank you, great overview of the instrument structure and sound creation possibilities. Looks like more GAS!

[@manweilermusic]

I had shipping confirmation for my preorder when I woke up today! Looking forward to this one!

[@ronsone8373]

Such a calming voice makes such noise on a modular i love it ❤ and always inspired when i see here patch

[@josephperkins-z7n]

Thank you, I doont even own a synth but I found this way too engaging. Keep it going Sarah.

[@0VRLNDR]

So excited for the Labyrinth, thanks for the great breakdown!

[@browe]

Yassss! My favorite reverb at the very end--CXM is so choice.

[@ChrisMills-AmbientSpace]

Thanks for sharing this. I like seeing the various presentations of the same equipment and you've touched on a number of points which are new to me. The Buchla references are fascinating, as are the complex tones and routings. You are also the first I've heard to mention that this can be fitted into a Eurorack case. Nifty! Thank you!

[@sarahbellereid]

Happy you found it helpful!

[@sytsew]

Really helpful introduction! Aside, I could totally see Sarah upping her cool, systematic, deep explanation manner paired to the off-charts weird sound explorations (skulls blown) doing it in a lab coat, channelling her inner Daphne Oram c.s. even more :)

[@positronalpha]

Fantastic demonstration. Very helpful for a new owner of this peculiar machine.

[@iliatilev]

I was waiting for this. Your videos are so in depth and i love that.

[@d-i-s-c-l-o-s-e]

Cool sounds and patches, thanks! I will try many of your ideas... I love the sound at minute 34:26... 🖤 My ML arrived yesterday. Perfect for jams and long recordings in one take.. I'm falling in love again 🔥

[@FrankPSF]

Absolutely masterful demo. Thank you so much!

[@wphmusic]

Great job explaining a pretty complex machine. You might just have sold me one!

[@bob-rogers]

Thanks for the video. It seems like this one is more complicated than the previous ones. I'd love to see some more Labyrinth + DFAM videos -- especially with a little explanation of what's going on 🙂

[@Z777.Official]

Sarah is a trusted source. My first impression of this is that I’m elated to see zero menu diving like my Mother 32. I have to keep the manual for it handy because I can’t ever recall that first you hold reset then this button and that one while holding step 8. And that’s just how u get to the menu of the mother 32. Twister for ur brain and fingers. 😂

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

Great overview ! I love the way you are being you,-

[@colourwave3342]

Yes! Something I’ve been looking for

[@zipnone1996]

Great video! Some very helpful information and good patch examples

[@sarahbellereid]

Glad you found it useful!

[@PiotrstrashcanŚmietnikPiotra]

Brilliant overview. And you have got an amazing voice.

[@guymorrison4800]

Thanks to your video I’ve now got a handle on what this new Moog is meant to be - I saw the prereleases from others. That sort of FM by Moog! The sound quality will be superior no doubt.

[@sarahbellereid]

Thanks for watching!

[@IceLocus]

Here we GO!!!

[@snörre23]

I wish this had been available four years ago. I would probably not have spent about 15 K on eurorack to do basically what this does.

[@legenterrytv1920]

Sounds like you can squeeze some 70s video game noises out of this awesome box!

[@theqrm]

Super smart breakdown 👍

[@johnnymidnight2982]

Hey, you are playing some post-punk/ proto-industrial riffs on this. SICK... LOL. Ya, I might actually get this one.

[@annedeoedipus7849]

I love these form factor Moog instruments. This one seems special though so time for me to save some cash.

[@mikegeary8056]

Whenever there’s a bunch of video drops at once I always look for yours first.

[@sarahbellereid]

🙏

[@KorhanErel]

Wonderful presentation, as usual! I wish Moog would do their version of the Buchla keyboard, now that they've gone West. A wider 0-CTRL-like thing in this desktop format would be very nice, I think. Maybe even with a couple of faders that send out CV.

[@VacancyOfDisco]

this and dfam are a dream team!

[@bobphillips2341]

Well, I sometimes mix other sequencers ; and parallel crossings. WMD Metron in the context of voltera; or tiptop/buchla. Your clean examples lend themselves for general extension. Love it. Somewhere there should be a list of (semi) equivalent options ;)

[@Soundwrecker]

Great video! Looks like a fun take. Other thoughts - in some sense I feel like very little that is new happens in our industry. This innovates (and looks like tons of fun) by adding 70s tech to even older tech. When does the next big new happen happen in synthesis?

[@3DAlphaStrike]

Incredible video! Thank you! I just found your channel; I think I'm going to be up late. 🤯

[@sarahbellereid]

Thank you for watching!

[@Riktenstein]

I have to say, this looks interesting.

[@armintreiber]

Great Review and a cop for sure. May I ask what interface you have in your rack richt above the UAudio x8?

[@alexandermontagnet3361]

I was totally overwhelmed when I first played around with this. I was very excited about it's release, but now I'm unsure. Do you think the Labyrinth would be a great addition to the Mother-32, DFAM, and Subharmonicon..?

[@rayderrich]

Gotta sample that "SICK!" voice (8:46) for sure. Other than that, no money will change hands between me and Moog.

[@pcprobot]

It was not to long ago that they released the vetravox. When I seen leaks of the Labyrinth, I immediately bought a subharmonicon because in order to complete my collection, I would first have to own mother 32, dfam, and sub harmonicon. Now that I own all three, I can go after the vetravox and the labyrinth. I wonder what is next? Now I do not have an excuse to not want to pick up a mavis because the labyrinth comes with a wave folder. I wish moog would build more of there 3 tier stands. seems like they used them all up trying to sell the 3 piece set years ago. I am totally enthralled with the sub harmonica right now.

[@positronalpha]

11:30 reminds me of the ending of The Chemical Brothers' Leaving Home :).

[@jeshkam]

Do you have any solo albums out on Spotify? Do you produce music for commercials etc.?

[@Waldemar_la_Tendresse]

Do you intend to include affiliate links for non-US residents in the future as well? I am not sure, but Perfect Curcuit is US only?

[@jasonbrown6848]

As always, just the best. Thank you. 🫡

[@Seekthetruth3000]

Nice demo. Is the sound output stereo or mono? Thanks.

[@aeropilot4419]

Mono

[@qbaxcpu]

good stuff

[@yeahna]

That was so enjoyable I hope you get to do the proton @behringer

[@KorhanErel]

With no intention of taking the limelight off Sarah's presentation, which was one of the main reasons for me being interested in this, I returned it eventually. The foremost reason is that the sequencer is too random. It's fun at first, but gets boring pretty quickly. I'm not a control freak, but I also find the overuse of randomness in the world of modular synthesis irritating. The other three reasons: I didn't like the wavefolder's sound (and I like wavefolders very much). I didn't like the decay-only envelopes and the fact that they have tiny knobs. I didn't find the filter particularly interesting (but liked the fact that it doesn't self-resonate). I liked the switch that reroutes the signal. I liked the patchbay. I liked the VC crossfader between filter and wavefolder. If I had a large studio space and more money, I'd keep it (and buy the other Moogs, too). But I have neither. :) If Moog made a desktop unit with two Matriarch oscillators, stereo filter and the stereo BBD delay, I'd buy that synth immediately.

[@pablo_ambient]

Hello! How do I change the base note of a musical scale in Moog Labyrinth?

[@Ian-gw2vx]

Hi Sarah, I have the makenoise 0 Coast and ctrl, Would the labyrinth be overkill or do you think it will add significantly to my sound palate ?

[@nyanko2077]

Is there a way to trigger play on the labyrinth from an external synth through CV? Cause unlike the subharmonicon, it doesn't have a play input on its patchbay. Thanks.

[@MrThebearded1]

Sick!! 8:48

[@BobbyLachapelle]

Sounds more Buchla than Moog. Interesting.

[@djchilxxn]

nice mf-104M cameo ;)

[@aeropilot4419]

Indeed )))))(((((

[@johnwalshe]

Thanks

[@luizinhosalles1]

Thanks 🎛️🇧🇷

[@CO5MA]

Yummy synth

[@MRTAT33]

I'm not sure how to say the name, I'll link his intro and how Exactly to Pronounce Robert Arthur Moog (/moʊɡ/ MOHG; May 23, 1934 - August 21, 2005) was an American engineer and electronic music pioneer. He was the founder of the synthesizer manufacturer Moog Music and the inventor of the first commercial synthesizer, the Moog synthesizer, which debuted in 1964. In 1970, Moog released a more portable model, the Minimoog, described as the most famous and influential synthesizer in history. Among Moog's honors are a Technical Grammy Award, received in 2002, and an induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. This is shared from Wikipedia, not my creation.. just want credit where it is Due. I have heard his name Pronounced about 4 different ways. I'll look up the "Guy" . Soon

[@MRTAT33]

Ben Jordan duck man.

[@Maladaptation_ThiesWrobel]

I saw some videos about it and ask myself: where the hell can I use it for?

[@yoanntom6474]

🤯🤯🤯

[@oyvindroth]

Nice and clean walk-through, creds! But I think what you called polyrythm actually is polymetric rythm. If you can figure out how to get the labyrinth to behave polyrythmically, I would be thankful. The manual does not mention polyrythm, only polymeter.

[@oyvindroth]

As to polyrythm vs. polymeter: Without having used the Labyrinth, the following struck me. @sarahbellereid, please correct me if I have misunderstood something. Variations over 2-on-3 are of course possible. E.g. make the sequences length 6 and let one sequence sound on 1, 3, 5 and the other on 1, 4 by fixing the bit flips (CORRUPT below 12 o'clock). But: As long as there is no possibility of putting accent to any of the beats, there is practically no audible difference between polymeter and (hacked) polyrythm on Labyrinth. Maybe, however, organizing the bits as mentioned could ease the way of seeing the rythm of your composition. However, by fixing a (the first) step on a wanted voltage (CORRUPT fully counterclockwise), the feeling of accent may be simulated, I guess.

[@niclaswelander4509]

im stuck in the labyrint! only way is to get one🙂

[@christopher_ecclestone]

Apparently this is made in Taiwan and not USA. Does that mean it will be more affordable than previous Moog products? Please don't tell me they've moved production but not passed on the savings to the customer.

[@spdycar13]

Same price, cheaper manufacturing.

[@benedictjohnson2176]

If the Labyrinth has 2 parallel sequencers, does that mean it’s duo-phonic?

[@Waldemar_la_Tendresse]

You didn't take care properly while watching this informative video, right? 😁

[@benedictjohnson2176]

@@Waldemar_la_Tendresse I haven’t watched the full video

[@Hippyxjam]

Your as awesome as a possum

[@vit9dobro]

🤙😍🤪

[@buriedintime]

came here for squidgy bug sounds. wasn't disappointed :)

[@PSILOCYBINISTHEWAY]

Labyrinth because it makes Zelda music

[@CVinyl]

Just order 1 and got a discount 🤓

[@Metroscan1]

Thank you very much for video and review. Of course Moog design and GUI looks very nice, but such device sound and fx result is just in 1950-2000 aesthetic anyway, and in our 21st century (2024) it sounds very very outdated.

[@tychohallsen]

what a strange comment. isn't caring about fashion outdated?

[@Ratimus_]

People still play guitars...

[@geraldgoodiii6993]

Don Buchla for pres 2024 If they can weekend at Bernie’s Joe Biden why can’t we have Buchla ! *sorry to any disrespect to Buchla. Buchlas influence on synthesizers is unparalleled. Ppl always say Bob Moog, Buchla, and Serge were the ones that set the ground work. Im a hard core west coast school guy. So to me it’s Buchla, Buchla, Serge, Buchla One day I’m gonna have my dream 12 module boat! I had thst thing drafted up 10 years ago lol .. one day

[@spdycar13]

Yea, MoogInMusic needs to stay in their east coast lane. Buchla is what it is, greatness!

[@geraldgoodiii6993]

Someone said it’s like that Ciat Knot

[@lapage138]

I'm a little hesitant to buy Moog after the changes at the top of the company, but if it's Sarah Belle who talks about it, it's different: I listen carefully 😊

[@khalylehagood3222]

What does Sarah have to do with how the company makes their synths?