Nevo Sound Studio Tour Part 2

The second part of the look inside the studio of renowned mix engineer and producer Yoad Nevo.
In this part we look at the insanely detailed MIDI control rig he's built into Logic Studio's Environment. Coupled with some tiny controllers in the centre section of his Neve console, he can control literally every synth and parameter in his system from right in front of his desk.
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[@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene]

Yoad is such a great addition to Sonic Talk! What a life time of experience for us all! We love you Yoad! Wonderful hearing how a dedicated pro engineers and custom designs his studio. AND Yoad is doing almost or precisely what I have been asking software instruments to achieve. We need a common hardware controller for software that matches exactly what is on the screen display. We would have a controller that looks exactly like what is on the screen, then as parameters become deeper, we toggle to another screen with the exact same controller configuration, the operator would then toggle screens OR purchase multiple controllers for more hands on control. We would rarely use a mouse to sound design on a software synth AND all software designers would match the common controller. Each controller module would have, for example, 3 sets of 4 sliders, a group of 12 sliders above that, and then a group of 32 knob controllers like 8x4 across the top of the module. The hardware module would become the standard hardware configuration that all software engineers would comply. It would be like the MIDI standard and every software creator would get in on the decision of how to design the hardware, such as a creator might suggest have a XY pad. The software creator would have the option, in addition to the matching hardware displayed on the screen, any number of other monitoring displays (UV meters, XY tracking, envelope curves, ext.). Then the software engineer would also have the option of any mouse controlled screen control that they deemed necessary, but their software would be judged on how much mouse play was needed to control their software instrument. (I am a hardware musician, who hates sound design on a computer, the above design would bring me into the computer world for the first time to sound design on software). (I own an Arturia Keylab that does match the screen display for Kelab..BUT NOT the actual instrument. The actual instrument matches the vintage original, which may be pleasant to look at, but then just another mouse controlled failure. OR you have to MAP each instrument (over 25 of them) to the hardware controller, which obviously brings us back to the non-match of controller and software instrument.

[@theaudioeng]

Great thanks again to Yoad for taking us around his amazing rebuilt studio set-up ...... can't have this, just gonna have to chop up my BCF & BCR2000 controllers now over Xmas break!! 😃👍🎅🍻

[@markolijus]

Yoad, always a pleasure! Thank you for showing us your studio and workflow..

[@EannaButler]

Ah brilliant, loved part one, been looking forward to this! 👍

[@MrNicknayme]

What a treat. Thanks!!!

[@mfbeatz]

Such a pleasure! Please make more studio tour its just inspiring

[@lk0707]

Amazing ! Thanks Nick and Yoad for sharing that :)

[@shookstylez]

Interesting TUNING CHOICE. nice one Nick 🤣🤣🤣

[@thehowlingterror]

Oh good. Thought this 2nd part had been forgotten.

[@cresshead]

excellent video, happy christmas to everyone too!

[@synriser6742]

Have a merry and creative Christmas 🎄

[@AndyVonal]

That was a fascinating talk...it makes me realise just how little I understand modern approaches - I have so much to learn but videos like this show me the "potential" of what I currently use ( and how little I actually exploit that potential). Inspiring stuff... thanks!

[@BrunoWiebelt]

that was interesting thank you and happy chrismas

[@AJL200]

Brilliant (and I didn't think Nick was over-talking, he does try to keep things moving). I'd be interested in Yoad doing a 2hr doc on the same topic but guess nick was going for the 20 mins 'summary'

[@XanderEwald]

Brillant! I never thought of using Logic as a central control hub for my synths. Will give it a try over the holidays :)

[@kentxx12]

Merry Christmas Nick :)

[@hujuu]

Wow. What a system.

[@chaosme1ster]

A part 3, with an extra 2 hours of tech details, would be nice... :-))

[@WellsOliver]

"nice bit of pulse width" shall read nick batt's tombstone

[@Thrice_Greatest]

@Yoad Nevo What is your Mouse-over potentiometer called? That's the coolest daw controller!

[@InkyDaCaT]

Thank you all!

[@iantanner7579]

Nice system, nice fellow. - Personally, i prefer direct contact with whatever device i'm using, but it would be interesting to know how my old synthesizers felt if i used the same interface for all, - i wonder if it might compel one to focus on the sound differently, when away from the visual nostalgia imposed on one by the synthesizer its self. ~ I just sit on a rug, within a circle of synthesizers, samplers and drum machines, - with a laptop, apogee, headphones and my trusty old *phillip rees* V10 midi-thru expander, and a roland A-800pro as controller, - but, i'm just an aging, long-time hobbyist... ~

[@chaosme1ster]

Question for Yoad: is the BCR environment bi-directional, i.e. when switching to one of the environment's synth's pages and the accompanying BCR preset, do the BCR rotaries reflect the actual current settings of the hardware synth? I suppose the answer is "no", and you have to move a BCR rotary to have it "catch up" with the synth, right? Reason I ask is I have a couple of hardware synths ánd a BCR as well, and have been thinking about building something similar for ages (lots of Logic-Environment experience), but have been postponing a.o. because of the bi-directionality issue.

[@Yoad_Nevo]

No it's not unfortunately. The bcr can only receive data in learn mode

[@chaosme1ster]

@@Yoad_Nevo Yoad, thanks so much for your answer. I do get your "unfortunately" of course, but on the other hand your answer comes as a kind of relief: having to deal with a bi-directional environment would cause all kinds of problems and headaches. If bi-directionality is not possible, I have no reason to procrastinate any longer, which (I suppose) is good thing :-). Thx again, you rock!

[@moe47988]

is he using a custom logic X skin in the arrange view or did they change the look?

[@bittergums32]

I wondered that too...but he's working in 'The Environment' in Logic.. which does look different and Yoad's built those templates himself so they're unique to him.

[@moe47988]

@@bittergums32 That looks like a screen from the arrange view

[@botany500kojak]

I hope Yoad could make available that program he developed for MIDI one day.

[@leonardocaminati6432]

What's the name of the controller he uses with the mouse at 2:03

[@AttilaNagyDomokos]

www.nobcontrol.com/

[@shogunai]

What price is the damn thing? Stupidly I expected the price to be clearly on the website. Then I remembered this has obviously been made by a steam punk hipster who drinks coffee 3ml at a time. 🙄🙄🙄

[@leonardocaminati6432]

@@shogunai around 240€ standing on SoundOnSound clog arcticle www.soundonsound.com/reviews/nob-control-nob

[@bartni]

Yoad Neve

[@iamyourfuture808]

"interesting choice of tuning" LOL !

[@shookstylez]

Haha nick batt is such a legend

[@iamyourfuture808]

That mini Moog has a seriousd dose of Patina

[@clivemathieu9386]

What instrument are you having a physical relationship with at the moment Nick?

[@KirkMonteux]

I really miss the emagic sound diver

[@CybreSmee]

...or you could buy something like Arturia V Collection and the listeners would be none the wiser. Plus you'd have enough left over to buy a house.

[@Vurt72]

It's like saying you can buy a bicycle instead of a car... there's a reason pro's use analog over digital and sometimes that goes beyond sound.

[@CybreSmee]

Vurt72 bollocks. A “professional” would only buy something that business sense.

[@HatredPrime]

Makes me want to abandon all hardware.

[@Hunter-xv7kz]

STOP TALKING OVER HIM ALL THE TIME....

[@Jimmy_Sandwiches]

he's exited

[@harrytuttle5810]

He can't it's not a live video and he can't turn back time. Thereby your comment is stupid as its implying Nick can read it while he was filming this video and stop the chat over this nice fella (which he didn't overdo in an annoying manner imo) Therefore sir ur a stupid ass.

[@Thrice_Greatest]

He was most likely trying to keep time, and excited!