*Clickable Chapter links* 0:48 Introduction to Step Components 2:29 Pulse (retrig+offset) 6:16 Pulse hold (extend trig length) 10:32 Multiply (retrig within step, dubstep repeat) 13:17 Velocity 15:08 Ramp up, Ramp down (transpose notes over time) 19:23 Random (randomised pitch, relative to the trig note) 21:57 Portamento (gliding pitch between two notes) 24:30 Sweep (Filter and parameter sweep over timer) 27:10 Tonality (Transpose and tried harmonic rules) 28:33 Jump (Jump to a certain point on the timeline) 30:03 Spark (trig og not trig, counting system) 35:56 Cuckoo Buildup + Performance… 42:05 Outtro
@howardanderson30615 жыл бұрын
Awesome Martin, very helpful. Thank you too Cuckoo
@einsteinv15 жыл бұрын
Thank you both! when I finally get my hands on the OP-Z this could basically serve as a learning tool with an index! 🤩🙇
@naumchomsky88405 жыл бұрын
I'm watching this and I'm like I'll bet myself Martin's made an index.
@stevecurcuru5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Martin, this really helps!!
@OscillatorSink5 жыл бұрын
Not all heroes wear capes (but if you did, I bet you'd look super swag).
@RedMeansRecording5 жыл бұрын
Super super useful and your end jam was fantastic
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
Thank you maestro! Hey I’m coming to Seattle next year! Let’s meet up!
@MarkFayngersh5 жыл бұрын
Handy power feature-if you press and hold Shift + Stop, you can clear out all step components for the current track.
@red13emerald5 жыл бұрын
Nothing makes me want an OP-Z as much as your explanation videos. This is such an awesome machine, and probably the most affordable synth for the functionality it offers. And not only do you explain how it works understandably, but you also bring across how much fun it is to play with. Thank you so much, cuckoo!
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Much ❤️
@vvlvmusic5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for continuously bringing so informative and fun videos. One add-on: I think you skipped the Parameter Spark. In short, for anyone who wonders: if you, say, add delay to just one step (holding the key and cranking up delay [or any other parameter, of course]) and set a Parameter Spark, these changes will only be applied every x steps to the note. Counting is the same as for the other two Spark categories.
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ron.h2645 жыл бұрын
Great info thanks!!
@ohlekk5 жыл бұрын
Exactly the information I was looking for. Thanks!
@GarHoover5 жыл бұрын
I woke and saw that you had a new OP-Z tutorial and was like a kid on Christmas! Thank you so much for this video! It’s truly a blessing!
@alexhazzardvlog5 жыл бұрын
The tune you end up making by the end of this video is one of my favourite things to listen to, so addictive and playful, I love how you can surprise yourself with the op-z it has really brought the fun back into making electronic music for me
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate! So happy to hear that!
@MattGreerMusic5 жыл бұрын
Great video. Very informative and helpful. I use step components all the time but having a complete overview and reference guide with examples is great. The sequencer on this little gem is incredible.
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yeah truly the sequencer is a work of art in itself.
@inventanew5 жыл бұрын
you are a great teacher, so many things that make this video great, having an analog mirror making it low tech but personal. zooming in to a small interface for better viewing, showing how much time before the next section, good simple intro, cool shirt, very chill, open and fun. I liked how you added a chord while you held a trig. I've been using the op-z for about three weeks and I made more music than having a daw for over 8 years and it was so much more fun than dragging midi notes on a screen. It's been a blast just triggering patterns at different tempos. I hope they make sampling from the mic a focus and having a 'daw' on the ipad to compose full songs and to share would be awesome in the future, waiting for those hardware components so curious what this little beast will become, I feel like it was made in 2030 and transported back in time to us. Thanks again!
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton for your kind words, John! It is indeed a remarkable little machine, still with so much potential. Iconic.
@tablaninja5 жыл бұрын
Well. Your videos inspired me to purchase an OP-Zed and now they continue to inspire me to create in ways I hadn’t explored. Thank you! Great video
@robertsyrett19925 жыл бұрын
37:20 For people who want dessert before vegetables.
@GrandMasterAbe5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Very skweeetastic!
@BennyTheKidd5 жыл бұрын
Just recently got an OP-Z and I thought it was pretty good until I saw this video. Now I know it's amazing! All the delicious surprises in this thing just blow me away. Thanks so much for your tutorial!
@samaBR3335 жыл бұрын
this one's VERY NEEDED! thanks cuckoo!
@disxiple_1135 жыл бұрын
You’re an inspiring dude! When you have fun, the world does with you 💘
@mikemikalis4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great content! This video has really helped me get to grips with the OP-Z and previously persuaded me that I *need* one. Was a nice bonus to find your kits and demo song on the unit.
@k-g-p2 жыл бұрын
You are so a good guy. Thanks for your sunny and playful mood. This is awesome.
@256k_3 жыл бұрын
i just love how genuinely amused you are playing with this thing.
@callumalston57553 жыл бұрын
Tbh it’s an extraordinarily amusing synth at times, you can make something super serious and then just experiment with it and turn it into something incredibly ridiculous and then easily fix it, it’s an absolute laugh to just mess around with
@256k_3 жыл бұрын
@@callumalston5755 yes!! I just got it today and playing with it! It’s DEEP. Big learning curve but I love that.
@DomDomPop2 жыл бұрын
I wish you could like a video twice, because that chaos jam was incredible
@middaymeds5 жыл бұрын
You've got such a lovely peaceful voice, you should host a late night ambient radio show
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mike! Late night ambient it is then 🤣
@haraldkarla5 жыл бұрын
Hi Cuckoo, more than welcome … this helps a lot to get an understanding for what the step components are doing. Thanks & thumbs up!!!
@antikaaos5 жыл бұрын
Another great tutorial and an exceptional performance! That was really something. What I like about this machine is that it makes you smile. It's really an amazing improvisation tool and can take you to great journeys.
@johnmiddleton42915 жыл бұрын
Man that jam at the end was amazing! Thanks for the vid. Pretty sure I need one of these now.
@XanderEwald5 жыл бұрын
I look forward to my OP-Z even more after this. Thanks!
@stevecurcuru5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Cuckoo, another amazing demonstration of the possibilities - I love how you describe the features and actually make GREAT MUSIC at the same time! The Pulse Hold and Trigger were tripping me up as they send tracks out of alignment, but then I found Jump+9 which re-aligns the tracks! The philosophy of the Z leads to constant discoveries and happy accidents! Also thanks for putting your pre-loaded tracks on the op-z, I’ve learned a lot just by studying them. 🙌🙏🤘
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve! 🙏🏼 I somehow managed to forget to mention Jump+9. I was half way there and something happened so I forgot. It’s super useful indeed!
@jiachengguo64084 жыл бұрын
Hi Steve, which button is Jump9 on the OP-Z I was having the same issues...Thanks
@DavidDeLuge5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Santa is, hopefully bringing my OP-Z tonight.
@ibrajimenez20983 жыл бұрын
So pretty much the more you understand this device the better it becomes? Mind-blowing
@Somnambule5 жыл бұрын
Marvelous workshop, again! Thanx for diving deeper into the op-z!🖖☺️
@galletas19965 жыл бұрын
My opz arrives tomorrow and this is the video i needed! thanks, so excited!
@LilGucciTrapLord5 жыл бұрын
The teenage engineering-sensei cuckoo, great video
@reneschier6635 жыл бұрын
Gold! Luvin´ to see u havin´ loads of fun. Im two days into OP-Z and this is really a cool synth.
@ludotex5 жыл бұрын
Good stuff as suual cuckoo! I think will see a lot of new sequencers/synths coming in with step components in the future. That's one of my favorite feature of the OP-Z.
@lucasaldea48305 жыл бұрын
Hey cuckoo just wanted to say thanks for the great informative and entertaining content. keep doing what you do best :)
@jbguzman795 жыл бұрын
Great videos and teaching man, very good stuff. You have a genuine happiness using the OPZ and it's such a neat instrument. Hope to get one this weekend. 😎
@sickbean5 жыл бұрын
Cuckoo, your beard, soothing voice and amazing music has so far sold me on a Novation Circuit, an OP-Z and your Patreon. God knows how much they'll cost me in 2019. Who should I check out if I want to get more Cuckoo style music in my head? I've been a guitarist all my life until recently so have no idea where to start. Just wondering where you draw your influences from.
@TimH1235 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this. It’s very helpful. It might have been even more so if the sequence was simpler when illustrating some of the later elements.
@TVdioten4 жыл бұрын
Love it, thanks! The trigger / not trigger is super useful for creating 4 pattern beats in just one! Who needs sequence chaining now? ;p
@djembert52415 жыл бұрын
30:45 I'm pretty sure that you (and I) have an OP-Z from the first batch, which was produced before a last minute design change. Those 2 step component icons as well as the icons for Master and Performance tracks and Mixer are all different from the guide.
@z-pray74605 жыл бұрын
I cannot wait to get ahold of one of these.
@StefanSchmid-in1od16 күн бұрын
Fantastic tutorial!! I would like to ask you another technical thing.. I tried everywhere but no solution yet. Since the OP-Z pitch bend doesn't support recording, do you have any advice how to create synth layers that simulate pitch bending? Thanks for all your cool tutorials, you really make it easy for us creating
@JustinUrban13 жыл бұрын
I love this little machine sooooo much!
@maxencelefebvrehauguel14255 жыл бұрын
I absolutely need the OP-Z !
@shatteredsquare4 жыл бұрын
4:53 you just sold one, this instant, digitakt doesn't even do retrig on the midi tracks. Exactly what I need to sequence volcas
@andreumateulamas5 жыл бұрын
I love the way you explain things... Thank you man. You are helping lots of people. Do you have a tutorial explaning the Roland TR8s. ?
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot Andreu! I have only tried the TR8s a few times. I'm not in a position to make a tutorial for it really. It seems like one of the best drum machines from Roland in quite some time though. I've heard great performances on it.
@andreumateulamas5 жыл бұрын
@@truecuckoo Thanks. if you ever do I am sure it will be great. Cheers.
@jonathanray49875 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Thank you 🙏 I learn so much from your videos. I still go to your op-1 videos as well.
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! 🙏🏼
@kidsidekick44705 жыл бұрын
Wow awesome been loving the OP-Z And was actually thinking of requesting this exact video from you thanks so much for this one. ! Any chance your gonna be making anymore sample/preset packs for this guy ? Would love to buy one and send some support your way.
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate! Yeah, more samples for the OP-Z definitely. If you didn't know already, all OP-1 sample packs work on the OP-Z. The OP-1 has a different LFO and FX section, which is not transferred when an OP-1 patch is loaded on the OP-Z. But other than that, both Sampler synths, and the sample drum both play fine on the OP-Z!
@kidsidekick44705 жыл бұрын
@@truecuckoo I did know but i had trouble getting it working till today. Looks like my next lil video is going to have to some C-MIX vibes going on in it.
@HotWaxArgentina5 жыл бұрын
antes de conseguir el op1 miraba los videos de cuckoo, ahora estoy por conseguir el OP Z y ya estoy mirando los videos d cuckoo on OPZ!! :D
@laxplanet60465 жыл бұрын
Cool vid, helped me with a couple of things for sure. It would be really nice to get a more detailed explanation of certain modes though. In regards to the Jump component the stay, Align and Gate values are the ones that I feel really need explaining and they are not mentioned in the video. I can't find details in the manual either, frustratingly
@raphaelpad5 жыл бұрын
Hey cuckoo, would be awesome if you could do a tutorial on how to prepare and upload your own samples on the lovely OPZ :)
@Molluszk2 жыл бұрын
Hi Cuckoo, Is this also possible on Syntakt? 12 tracks with differently set parameters or with all randomised parameters? Thx
@truecuckoo2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Elektron’s sequencer has similar possibilities, but it doesn’t have asynchronous trigs that gradually delay a whole track out of sync. The OP-Z step components are a little bit more experimental.
@EvangelosG5 жыл бұрын
Legend, thanks so much for your videos they are as informative as they are fun!
@greenmornings5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for such an informational video.
@MaxMineur5 жыл бұрын
The icons in the manual are the final ones, we've got a "misprinted" OP-Z!
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
Ah, that's how it is!
@stevecurcuru5 жыл бұрын
I like the icons on this one better, the component and trigger sparks have more variation... on the new one they just rotated the same icon, not as much variety. Would have preferred the Master track icon to vary more from the top master index button though.
@inventanew5 жыл бұрын
I noticed that the other day as well on mine
@jerem6805 жыл бұрын
You are over the top
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
Haha, thanks :D
@maw94065 жыл бұрын
Extremely relaxing. Thanks :D
@Daniel-ew9lo5 жыл бұрын
Great video! Amazing jam!
@shatteredsquare4 жыл бұрын
Holy hell, can it do all that trickery on the midi out tracks??
@JustinUrban13 жыл бұрын
You are fun to watch!!! ❤️
@Orcaudio35 жыл бұрын
Hey Cuckoo! haven't watched the video yet, but does this address how to add step components to the punch in effect track?
@deek45153 жыл бұрын
Would love to hear this slowed down and played through the strymon night sky.
@kreativ_sein5 жыл бұрын
So helpfull ! Like ur introducing with this retro sound fx ;) maybe u can create a sample pack of it :)))
@rodrigovalenzuela57725 жыл бұрын
I know this may be an old question, but is there any way to make a trig randomly be played? (Not a random sound, but randomize if it will be played on the loop, similar to the digitakt?)
@DavidDeLuge5 жыл бұрын
Can you explain how the counter reset works? It doesn't seem to do anything.
@arturpolonski62345 жыл бұрын
OMG awesome stuff
@vorbaud5 жыл бұрын
There are some more buttons on the OP-Z , that defer from the manual and the photos on the website. Examples: track selection buttons (master and punch), index mixer buttons. How come?
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
I’ve got the first batch, together with a lot of people who was ordering on day one, I believe. The final design had not come though to the print factory somehow at that point.
@alexeykurilo43815 жыл бұрын
Hi there.. can you tell me if step components would work when you sequencing external synth?
@BobBell.5 жыл бұрын
Bonkers 🔊👍
@tColorsinspacerecordings5 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Thanks C!
@raminnassiri88 Жыл бұрын
Danke!
@truecuckoo Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Ramin! 🙏🏼
@SubsonicsBeatboxTutorials5 жыл бұрын
Dude your mouth sounds at the start are amazing :) great quality and I'm really intrigued with the OP-Z and this video explained alot well done :)
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
THank you so much mate! Yeah those sound effects were actually something that came about in my early teenage years when we were mimicking video game scenarios as some sort of quiz at the bus stop.. lol.
@Blackeyedangel5 жыл бұрын
Yay! thanks True Cuckoo!
@cougarman85 жыл бұрын
Great video, as usual!
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Diamond! 🙏🏼
@nozaihaus70535 жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff as usual dude!👍👍
@Jmdeleeuw-5 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna buy the shit out of this thing.
@v3lin3on5 жыл бұрын
I liked the video before I watched the video.
@shatteredsquare4 жыл бұрын
This thing is a fucking musical Rubik's cube 😊
@telkmx5 жыл бұрын
The step components works for sequencing stuff out ? Like to sequencer another synth but have the randomness of the step components
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it does!
@josephrom29195 жыл бұрын
I just received my OP-Z and i realize that the last two step component symbols on the right side of the device are different from the ones on the chart that comes in the box and also different from the ones that are on your OPZ in this video. the ones on the chart and on your device are a little star and an upside down triangle, the ones on mine are a zigzag arrow that points to the right and another zigzag arrow that points down. would you be able to tell me the meaning of this?
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
I’ve got the first early batch. They had a misprint with an earlier iteration of the design. Even if the new print was ready, somehow the factory hadn’t updated to the latest print. A miss. You’ve got the final design.
@josephrom29195 жыл бұрын
@@truecuckoo oh awesome thank you!!
@BrunoWiebelt5 жыл бұрын
in the end it sounds cuckoo .... really genius .... still wondering if you can do other typ of music
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. In my youth I’ve written string quartets, piano sonatas and choir music among other things. The cuckoo music is what I find most pleasure in at the moment though. I feel like it represents me :)
@BrunoWiebelt5 жыл бұрын
@@truecuckoo ... I mean if the OP-Z can sound different ... fundamentally ... shure you can do any thing sounding musical
@shatteredsquare4 жыл бұрын
9:58 you just wrote a new Meshuggah song
@WeddingsByDouche5 жыл бұрын
Can you apply these to the visual tracks as well?
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@dougb705 жыл бұрын
cool stuff
@NH-gz2kh5 жыл бұрын
Really silly that Pulse Hold does not extend the sequence, while Pulse does! I would really like it to do that for syncopations. :(
@howardanderson30615 жыл бұрын
Wow Amazing!
@crunchyweta5 жыл бұрын
well that was fun :)
@truecuckoo5 жыл бұрын
Thank youuuu!
@jimspectre5 жыл бұрын
Give thumbs up for getting the Jump-reference
@alooksander Жыл бұрын
do the step components effects get sent over midi?
@truecuckoo Жыл бұрын
Yes. Some of them might be more tied to the OP-Z sound engines. But most of them transfer right over to MIDI.
@alexkell954 Жыл бұрын
@@truecuckoo so cool. It's actually a pretty powerful midi sequencer then!