Can I express my feelings...with just one synthesizer?

[@ThatBoomerDude56]

Can relate to the size of the word "patience." :)

[@NahreSol]

😊

[@barrnycharlton8951]

As a synth nerd it is very refreshing and inspiring to listen to a classically trained musician analyse and play synthesizers :)

[@MaestroAssistant]

I hear it. The anxiety of the constantly repeating rhythmic phrase. The accepting feeling of the chords as they hold and resolve. Both together sounds like a mature person experiencing anxiety. They know it's going to be okay, but still the anxiety persists.

[@DarkMelodies-hv9wf]

well said

[@capitanmarmota8562]

Maybe you just hear anxiety everywhere

[@felixmarques]

To me it's sort of the opposite-the loop is perfectly fine, just the underlying rhythm of daily life, small, unassuming, but there's the buzz of ominous small shifts going in and out of phase with that grounding loop.

[@RijuChatterjee]

OMG that emotional headspace is SO familiar from the music. NAILED IT.

[@truecuckoo]

💙 I especially like it when the chords come in. It really captures those feelings. PS. Thanks for the shoutout, friend 🙏🏼

[@ToyKeeper]

Every once in a while, I like to re-watch your Microkorg patch bank demo, and just enjoy all the nice sounds and songs you made. I can't use the patches because I don't have the right hardware, but it's still nice to listen to.

[@DerAykac]

ffs Cuckoo, get verified already!

[@gfunkk]

Cuckoo you're the man, your octatrack vids were a lifesaver.

[@NahreSol]

Thank you Cuckoo!! :)))

[@quarkraven]

it's true: true cuckoo speaks truth

[@pokepunk69]

As a dreampop/post-rock/ambient aficionado, I find this so powerful, beautiful and masterful. Without being totally in this kind of music you didn't just nail it, you made something Four Tet-worthy. You are such a titan. Thank you, Nahre.

[@souloddddd]

I'm obsessed with your journey becoming a synth addict

[@oscarinterprises]

You're addicted to her being addicted

[@drill6739]

it’s rlly so interesting to watch omg i want her to get into modular and then just start making techno lmfao

[@Mrdzakyfauzan]

for real, it's really insteresting

[@GizzyDillespee]

Update, a year later: she swerved, as if drunk with music, from synth to accordion.

[@MartinAliberti]

It's amazing how chords and their progression can re-contextualize those repeated patterns you first created. It made me focus on different parts of it at different times, seeing them in a new way, which at first never did and never would occur to me without those said chords underneath them. At first they were just notes and rhythm, but by the end of it I could piece out and recognize those different emotions you mentioned you were feeling. It makes me realize better that music can be such a good analogy for life. Technically nothing is really new. We humans all feel the same emotions more or less, have lived and played out the same themes and stories, but its our own individual character and choices that can redefine and re-contextualize them in an order that matters and is meaningful. To ourselves hopefully, and to those around us that care to listen.

[@MonteBlancoOfficial]

I like how the first phrase is short but it does not sound repetitive. And the chords on top sound so good with everything.

[@NahreSol]

Thank you so much!!

[@maromaro1337]

*I express my feelings with one synth as well*

[@kibe2134]

We know. You've been doing it really well.

[@ailyaute3219]

You legend

[@syachipeanut]

Ooh I wish i could do the same! U a legend

[@kenshin4113]

This is very Boards of Canada in it's vibe. The choice in visuals makes the BOC-ness even stronger.

[@mennonis]

I was skeptic hearing the loop at first, and then accidentally watched all of it while my mind was wandering off. 10/10 would experience again

[@forty2888]

SAMEEE

[@BiblicalGrowthMindset]

Same

[@cragetty-ragetty5673]

the composition captures the endless travel and experience of ups and downs, as i interpret it from the rising notes.

[@ToyKeeper]

Some of the most fun I've ever had with music was just a Microkorg and a looper. It's not a great way to compose songs, but it's awesome as a form of meditation and to learn and explore and generally just have fun.

[@samueljo8073]

You are a huge role model for me! Watching your video makes me want to grow up to become a musician!

[@NahreSol]

Thank you so much!!

[@j.s.m.5351]

Just become a musician instead of growing up! You can't do both.

[@none5020]

Considering I grew up with Steve Reich, this is amazing and brings me inner peace.

[@dougthomson9052]

Yes I was also thinking of Steve

[@AaronAsherRandall]

Same. It’s just the right amount of Steve 😆

[@LCOmusic]

The first layer in particular reminds me a lot of Nagoya Marimba with its energy. I love how the design of plucky sine wave patch puts the voice somewhere between a marimba and a music box or celeste, very effective. A lullaby sul ostinato for restless times.

[@patrickmackey5588]

Steve Reich was my first thoughts too. Even the city traffic visualizations is very much in the spirit of him, I think.

[@ThisIsWideAngle]

The hardest part is finding a looping pattern which works repetitive and is still enjoyable after minutes of repeating. This one is addictive. Nailed it!

[@JoshuaTheLast]

Someone make a 1 hour loop of this PLEASE ~ Nahre you never cease to inspire me.

[@itiswhatitis9089]

Hearing this, it reminds me a feeling I havn't felt in a while, calmness. Thank you

[@NahreSol]

[@connno]

Im currently in the middle of a stressful day at work. I took my lunch break and watched this video. It made me feel so grounded and calm that I didn’t even realize the video had ended and I just kept sitting there in a sort of deep dreamlike state just left in thought. It took off a lot of weight that I was feeling in my chest and re-centered my emotions for the day. Thank you for uploading this, it brought me a sense of stillness that was much needed today :))

[@AmandaKaymusic]

I found myself calmer and breathing more deeply after watching and listening. Meditative is how I found it too.

[@piggly-wiggly]

That was very nice. As a Steve Reich fan from the 70s, I love the use of repetition and the super long sustained notes. Getting to hear original compositions like this makes me proud to have begun supporting your work on Patreon.

[@jamescorey7474]

You make such wonderful creativity seem so natural and serene; as I watch, it's like seeing a major talent developing into the realm of a legend. It's very inspiring. I love the textures and the way you're absorbing the world of synthesizers, rather than letting it overtake you.

[@wren23_bass-synths]

I would like Nahre to do a all synth album. Also you can get other loop pedals that gives you more than one loop track.

[@NahreSol]

Thank you! And yes -- maybe in the future I'll pick up a different looper!

[@onimekyo7633]

What is a good looper pedal? Different reviews suggest different pedal, I'm just confused

[@wren23_bass-synths]

@@onimekyo7633 you need to ask yourself what are you going to use it for. Is it for live performance? Studio? Both? How many loops (tracks)do you want to have? How many minutes want for looping? Do you want a floor pedal or table top? It is confusing but these are the questions you to think about. Just starting out, a simple pedal is the Roland RC-1 Loop Station, stereo looping. Personally I use the Roland RC-500 pedal and the Boss RC-500 table too. There’s so many companies making loopers. Like I said, those are the questions you need to ask yourself before making a decision. I hope I didn’t confuse you more.

[@onimekyo7633]

@@wren23_bass-synths I want to use it for practicing licks, finding inspiration, and jamming around. It has to be simple enough, so that I don't have to open DAW each time I want to record myself playing for 1-2 minutes

[@wren23_bass-synths]

@@onimekyo7633 then the RC-1 is probably the best one for you. Simple, basic and easy to use. Now there’s others out there that do the same with ease of use. I just like Roland for the quality and features that suit my needs. Check out Sweetwater music and look at the selection they have then go to eBay and find a used one you like for a cheaper price and see if like it. And won’t spend a lot of money.

[@Skimaskkass]

You could do more of these videos expressing your feelings with just a synth. I love how you break down elements of music it's so cool. I would love you to tackle other emotions and concepts this way for you to express yourself. I think your experiment was a great success!

[@southpark5555]

That's awesome. That is definitely movie music material.

[@auju123]

I teared up. I felt all your emotions, I got chills. Well done!

[@tegtegtegteg]

It's amazing how you are willing to explain everything that you do in great detail. This is like a journal for a music session journey. Really helps people like me to see what artists like you showing their style of thinking. Your work is great and these videos successfully express a very specific personality in visuals, editing, and the music that you present In them.

[@MarkFeng]

Such a peaceful video. Like a beautiful monochromatic Chinese ink painting, of course a you can evoke emotion even with a single color. I find this so relaxing during these turbulent times for Asian Americans. Keep up the great work. 🙏❤️

[@frednolasco]

you are absolutely amazing. thank you.

[@on_certainty]

feel like a harmonium at points and a harmonium is a warm hug

[@Ryuma_MO]

Straight Boards of Canada vibes, i love this!

[@marcobega5152]

no kidding. you see by yourself you are a star, right? just imagine a long story...you are just there. I am really grateful that you are a musician. yuo dunno the hope and the joy you and your marvellous art bring to me. Thank you!

[@nicholashennell-foley4608]

When you brought in your fist chord at 2:48 and it was major I nearly flippin' ripped my headphones off with joy. Had to press pause. Said "yes" with conviction, grabbed some better headphones and..yes. Timing of each chord change (3:36 - amazing) was yes. Root note at 6:20 with just that harmonic-y hint of major left was yes. Really, thank you so much for sharing this. I absolutely love it, and you definitely helped those emotions resonate. Stay well!

[@trevordixon]

Seriously. I didn't know playing that major triad with that line was allowed. Hopefully KZbin doesn't demonetize or whatever.

[@milest1732]

such deep feelings, you could do an ambient album

[@purelyconstructive]

YES! Please do an ambient album Nahre.

[@haijinmafuyu]

wait I second this please do it

[@luciano.armani]

+1

[@teukurama3569]

yes, I need this

[@HEADSHOTPROLOL]

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot my man :))) mf best album of all time

[@jastacio1]

This is simply amazing. You are truly gifted.

[@arthurbourdot8765]

Simplicity can lead to emotion. Your videos are very clear, playfull and educational. Thank you !

[@brianmessemer2973]

"The emotions I've been feeling lately: which can be maybe described as a combination of a bit of anxiety, cheeriness and gratitude, long-term optimism but also a bit of short-term pessimism, and some patience." 😱 YOU DID IT. YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD 👏👏👏🤯

[@sisyphusvasilias3943]

PEAK YT. Incredible how you showed, explained and shared the process of composing AND performed to your own video imagery .... in a 7min video. Thanks Nahre

[@faded4698]

I love the way you explain to us so complex things with so easy-to-understand- words. Much love from Azteland.

[@nomansland5113]

An unresolved yet resolved loop in 13. Anxious is def the word for it. Beautiful lush imagery in those chords. Bravo

[@luisporto98]

I think it's so amazing that with the first phrase alone you already expressed so well that "anxious but hopeful" feeling, and the development worked so well for what you wanted to do! I love it

[@BharatSingh-pw7sh]

Beautiful sounds for film. Thank you Ma’am. Namaste.

[@jamalcampbell5049]

You’re definitely not alone in those feelings that you identified and I think the piece you created accurately reflects a lot of peoples’ outlooks on life 👌🏾

[@NahreSol]

Thank you!!

[@tomhenderson6673]

I started learning synths also, about 2-3 years ago. It's been fun watching a pro develop synth chops while I develop my own hobbyist-level chops. My bandmate and I are writing songs now!

[@brunnin]

Moving can bring a tidal wave of emotions and although I can’t put it into words I understand perfectly all the feelings that song conveys. Beautiful work😍

[@sisiothesloth]

You made me cry, not for sadness. I love this

[@NahreSol]

[@gonzalozubillaga9341]

The soul is a beautiful kaleidoscope! Thank you for sharing your journey I learn a lot from your musicianship and your art! Thank you again

[@jseal8064]

Beautiful stuff. My whole body reacted when the chord sequence came in. Every hair stood on end and I felt like I was being held. Thank you.

[@jgischer]

I made a long car trip last year. From CA to Houston, TX and back. I was already enjoying the loop but when you put in the drive video: BANG! Yes! That's It! Welcome to the Left Coast.

[@RetroPlus]

Synthesizers can be super expressive and beautiful in the right hands, I'd say you have just about the rightest of hands!

[@craftycurate]

Love this - really trippy, in the road trip and also the hypnotic sense.

[@sealine8717]

I found it perfectly suited to describe the feelings of a long road trip! The trance-like melody captures the droning hours on long stretches of highway and the loop hits the uncertainty of moving to a new home, but not in the kind of exploratory adventure mood where you have no idea where you're going. It creates the sense that destination is known but anxiety remains from leaving the old home. I think it's a perfect match for your feelings.

[@DiamondFizzy]

Lady Sol, you're such a human. Footage and sound match perfectly. I could hear (and more importantly FEEL) all the emotions you listed at the beginning. You might be my spirit animal. Thanks Nahre. Blessings 🙏🏾

[@boney_ak]

The music is simple but it expresses so much. Amazing!

[@forty2888]

I love you. the way that you describe and translate concepts through music and language is just genial. You show how information can be accurate even in the age of disinformation. Nowadays, we can´t tell anymore what is truth or fair because there is so much dirt in our language but you showed that is possible to keep it objective. Thanks

[@thiagocosta3953]

these chords are speaking to me on a spiritual level

[@Lucas_UmOutroEu]

Wow. Looks so simple but cuts in through all the noise we live in. And it was so rich. I was able to bring in those emotions you said, and I processed with stuff we struggle in our life, but are necessary, even thou don't know why. But also of how we get out of them, with a total different mindset, like the same we wore before (because that never worns out) but with more flavors. That music trully inspired me. Thank you for all your work! Much love and appreciation!

[@lucianovandekerkhove4163]

Ive had that same setup for years anf i love how easy it gets you to flow and work intuitively

[@sirtorchington]

This is so incredible, and it had my mind thinking a million different things. you nailed the vibes you were after

[@danharris811]

Just picked up a MicroKorg myself, excited to get a new bank of patches for it. This was really well done, thank you for sharing.

[@drinnerd8532]

Nahre... this is just beautiful. This is so, so beautiful. It's gripping me, emotionally and drawing me in right from my core. Those low-tonal chords that begin filling the space at the 2:49 mark and continue to progress throughout until the end are just absolutely killing me. It's so simplistic in its elements, but... it's... it's like it's the absolute most, perfect ingredients of notes, chords and sounds. I don't know you but this song makes me wish we were friends. If we were I would give you a great big hug. That's how this song makes me feel. I don't feel like we deserve what you've done but I am so grateful that you made this for all of us to hear. It's just so unrelentingly, beautiful.

[@amj.composer]

Nahre, you just broke my recent writer's block.... you're the best

[@Wisdomsaves]

Great video great to see you back!

[@NahreSol]

I agree!

[@joefilmco]

The music paired with the traveling video was hypnotic. Love it.

[@andresgunther]

The effect is outright hypnotic, at the same time the dashcam video mix is spot on!

[@cragetty-ragetty5673]

amazing soundtrack!

[@panda4498]

Enjoying the melancholic energy of this. Nicely done.

[@ViniciusRodrigues-nk4bs]

Well done. And how incredible that the MicroKorg still delivers after all these years...

[@christophergetchell6490]

I've always felt that anxiety and anticipation with excitement were two different perspectives of the same emotion. Thank you for this, the bass part is very calming and relaxing!

[@mvlw____]

Enchanting, nostalgic, and melancholic. I have been feeling exactly like this and it made me cry. Thank you :)

[@thefordexter]

someway how i'm very syntonized with this mood... thank u Sol

[@zelbarnap]

You are amazing. As a musician I was looking for some deeper education on theory and composition and this video is the third of yours I have watched. Your approach and esthetic is beautiful and I appreciate the journey you share. I don’t feel so alone hearing your music and your words of thoughts and emotion. Going to join your Patreon

[@TheRobyMann]

That scenery at the end looks like Oregon! It's a beautiful state, and if you're here, we all welcome you!!!

[@lunajazzlounge11_11]

Thanks for sharing your new chapter! What a beautiful journey you are beginning for yourself. Congrats!

[@miedzystrunami]

This is remarkably beautiful. Thank you.

[@markb9419]

This is stunningly beautiful. I love how the pads hover above the chiming rhythm.

[@oggeeboggee]

Somehow it’s very motivating to see such a skilled musician having problems with creating something interesting in electronic domain.

[@jammypockets606]

I'm just here to 🙌 the microkorg. I love mine and barely know what I'm doing with it, but a good synth is like a fine wine. Cheers!!

[@Matsbh89]

You even expressed MY feelings with that synthesizer. Amazing!

[@bf0189]

Love the minimalism of the piece. Great job!

[@maximilianihle9288]

I started to watch this video for some "noise" in the background while working and by the time I forgot it was your YT Video. Beautiful!

[@lalikikvadze4959]

It's absolutely astonishing how you managed to express such a complex mixture of feelings in this piece of music!

[@musicproducerberlin2024]

I like this minimalistic approach.

[@RobSeib]

This is one of my fav videos of yours! I love it when you share your creative process.

[@andysalient3267]

MicroKorg!!!!! Ufff so happy to see you use this!!! It’s an awesome little monster!!

[@bartmoss]

Thank you, that was very calming. Finding your music and following your exploration of other musical forms has been a highlight of my last year. I wish you well.

[@maximusheronimus23980]

this sounds sooo amazing ! this is a prove of what ever gear you have, if inspiration hits, and the "idea" comes to life, every piece of gear is good...

[@samstrathearn3344]

the music was stunning and beautiful. Thank you so much for this!

[@jjtcrt1]

Beautiful and evocative! Thank you for creating this for us!

[@JMNComposer]

Nahre! I've just saved this to my Watch Later - Thank you for doing a video on the MikroKorg! It's a bit of a complicated synth in ways, BUT, it's very expressive. I did a whole album using it (and wore out some of the knobs in the process). I'll share the album with you directly if you're interested (as to not be self-promoting on your channel!) I can't wait to watch!!

[@andoniarrigorriaga2985]

I love these music.... match with how I feel!

[@open_honest]

very surreal seeing an interstate toll booth that I drove through every time I went back home from college. Beautiful chords!

[@NahreSol]

Thank you!!

[@sebastiantorres2542]

Thank you, this is beautiful and truly warming. Greetings from Argentina.

[@telantas]

This is very beautiful. Simple and beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[@billymcguiremusic]

This loop was stellar, and I feel a hint of underlying inner peace surrounded by many other emotions. The footage of you moving across country really tied the music in with the emotions you were trying to convey. This also reminds me that I REALLY need to buy a microKORG. Lovely video, Nahre! I love your deep and introspective take on music!

[@mistymorning7816]

Love that! Gives me Boards Of Canada vibes, especially with the driving footage.

[@OsumareMedia]

Very interesting approach to looping on the synthesizer

[@bricelory9534]

Truly beautiful. It has a tinge of Glass and Reich that fit so well with the travelling imagery and I think fits the mood of it all so well. Impressive work, yet again!

[@joshuanowland7860]

these videos are amazing. I dont see enough appreciation for your editing, you do a fantastic job.

[@justinmiller5141]

I love that you expressed your emotions that are positive. I feel like most people only "express their feelings" when they are overly negative, or stuffed down for too long. A different, but cool perspective! :)