Master of Puppets on FLOPPOTRON 3.0

[@ardag1439]

End of punching play, throw your cards away I'm your source of zip extraction Cables pump with fear, sucking all bits clear Leading on your data's destruction Test me you will see More is all you need Dedicated to How I'm deleting you Come crawling faster Obey your master Your disc runs faster Obey your master, master Master of drives, I'm reading your strings Twisting your memory, smashing your streams Blinded by me, you can't seek a thing Just call my letter 'cause I'll hear you scream Master, master!

[@SpartanX360]

🤘🏻🤘🏻😈😈😈🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@LuiWallentinGttler]

He he awesome new lyrics ... I tip my hat to your floppotrontastique lyricism

[@IngwiePhoenix_nb]

Sir i will happily steal this and put this on a poster on my wall. Absolute perfection :D I LOVE those puns!

[@Mad_Arson]

Fun fact master and slave is IT terminology for old IDE ATA Drives

[@paulbunt1708]

Make this top comment! And we need a Floppotron cover now!

[@THE_KIRYU]

I still remember how amazed I was when I say 2 floppy drives playing the imperial march. I could have never imagined how far this would go. I can only hope this project keeps surprising me for years to come

[@jetpackjbd]

Most of the viewers of this channel are computer nerds who are aware of these scams. This isn’t even a huge channel, why would you bother impersonating it?

[@matthewrease2376]

​@@jetpackjbd tf are you talking about? "Scams" Lmao it's a music channel homie

[@totally_not_a_bot]

​@@matthewrease2376There was presumably a comment that got deleted.

[@jetpackjbd]

@@matthewrease2376 was replying to a giveaway scanner impersonating the creator.

[@matthewrease2376]

@@jetpackjbd oh sorry. Usually when you reply to someone their name is in the beginning of the comment, so without it, it looks like you're replying to the original comment.

[@krunschnew]

I'm astonished every time again and again how far the floppotron evolved from it humble beginnings

[@oldmanbluntz]

a single drive playing the imperial march, joined by a second floppy drive in the second video. Oh how far it's come it right!

[@jason55189]

I remember seeing the Imperial March video on Hackaday and being blown away at how clever of an idea it was. I couldn’t have imagined what it would evolve into. The Floppotron deserves more recognition!

[@oldmanbluntz]

@@jason55189 for me it was just seeing it come up on KZbin suggested oh so many years ago. Then seeing all the articles pop up about it.

[@chaoko99]

I would love to be in that room with the lights off and just watch the show.

[@Lucerne9]

He's gotten so good at even changing the tone on the same accessory (I'm guessing 3d printer?)

[@nodsib]

Holy shit, that guitar solo though. I definitely didn’t think I was going sit through all 8+ minutes, much less be blown away. Incredible drumming effects too

[@Voyager-sama]

its sooo goood

[@kramnull8962]

I could listen to Orion on repeat for days.

[@StonyBlazestation]

As a Metallica fan, I can't believe I listened to this entire thing. As an electrical engineer, I am fascinated by this.

[@arthurwilliams7958]

❤👍👏👏👏.

[@CombsDeserts]

Nobody cares

[@shoechew]

@@CombsDeserts My friends think I am an asshole too.

[@CNWPlayer]

@@CombsDeserts *I CARE*

[@nathanstautzenberger8381]

the instrumental section at the beginning sounds like some killer boss music

[@Lampe2020]

It reminded me of "Eye of the tiger"...

[@smmalis]

I was thinking the same thing, the floppotron could probably do a sick E1M1

[@ChakatSilverstreak]

​@@smmalis I feel like it has? Have to dig through the channel to be sure though.

[@bepowerification]

Reminded me of quake.

[@SkyArcherDev]

This song was in fact a big inspiration for the original Doom music!

This makes Master of Puppets sound even more like the theme from Doom! Great Job.

[@Lux_1138]

That’s because it is. Well, kind of. The music for DOOM was heavily influenced by thrash metal (such as Metallica) and the Floppotron emulates the low poly sound perfectly.

[@calebbean1384]

The main riff to Painkiller by Judas Priest practically IS the doom riff

[@lassej5]

Think it’s actually No Remorse by Metallica

[@SternLX]

It would be the other way around. Puppets album was released quite a few years before Doom was 1st released. That being said, Doom & Doom II's OST was done by Bobby Prince. Romero told Bobby they wanted something like Black Sabbath like music and let him do his thing. I remember reading an interview with Bobby Prince back in the mid 90's where he mentioned it. Interestingly enough, Metallica was also heavily influenced by Black Sabbath.

[@ILikeCornYouKnow]

​@@Lux_1138Floppotron guitar also reminds me of Megaman X

[@saberint]

As an old nerd who spent his youth programming whilst actually having puppets blasting, this cut straight to my heart. Amazing, simply amazing

[@morbidmanmusic]

there is a lot of post production.

[@saberint]

@@morbidmanmusic possibly/ probably… not my field… but would that detract from its awesomeness or would you think it’s more awesome because you know even more work went into it?

[@mspinksosu]

I just love how he's nailed the articulation. Every note. Staccato, legato, every little pitch bend or scoop. The vibrato. I've heard my share of MIDI renditions of songs over the years. Nothing comes close to a Floppotron arrangement. It's so freaking good!

[@eeyorehaferbock7870]

I’m surprised he didn’t make it do the laughing sound effect at the end as well!

[@aeneaschristodoulou347]

Paweł literally went and recreated an ENTIRE EIGHT MINUTE TRACK on Flopptoron. That's what I call dedication.

[@AlexandrKovalenko]

That is underestimated effort. It takes days to get it right on standard instruments

[@KainzMusic]

It's almost scary how accurate this is, the drum fills, the odd time signatures, guitar solos. I am amaze

[@colinscutt5104]

even the stick clashes

[@R4D4P4W]

even that sour note in the solo! stunning work!!

[@chomee]

you surely meant scanner solos? 😁

[@nexes]

Proves that a drum machine is better than Lars.

[@12grit71]

@@nexes lol Lars is setting the bar fairly low isn’t he

[@jeromebraden7364]

If you aren't familiar with the original song (1st, definitely a classic so please do), please note that this isn't just a computer hardware beeping/clicking simulation: it's an exact note-for-note recreation for every instrument + vocals. Amazing.

[@AdderallXR831]

Im impressed that he got enough....stuff for all the elecrical noise. My pc aint nowhere near as loud

[@fernadogonzalez2940]

@@AdderallXR831 floppy drive are stupid noisy plus hard drives being used as percussion and scanners as vocals you can get a large range

[@Phantom-kc9ly]

Everybody has heard the song

[@Diwwah]

To be honest though, it's missing at least some cymbals.

[@AdderallXR831]

@@Diwwah one might say, *takes drag of cig* its symbolic.

[@rhlutz]

This brings me back to playing OG Doom in the high school computer lab! Both the music listened to and that it sounds like it should be part of the soundtrack. Love it!

[@GoldenizedElite]

Interestingly I found out about Floppotron from its E1M1 cover

[@eanna3781]

Yeaaaaaaah about that... the og doom theme was heavily plagiarized from Master Of Puppets.

[@michakrzyzanowski8554]

@@eanna3781 bobby prince was a lawyer and he knew how much could he rip off them. He did an amazing job

[@humanbirdsong]

I had exactly the same thought. Strong Doom vibes!

[@zit1999]

This 🐲

[@arutezza]

the sliding and vibrato sorta thing on the vocal part is really amazing, its not just like flat midi notes its actually accurate to hetfield

[@expandranon]

I've heard this song a thousand times, but I'm terrible at parsing lyrics so I never knew what it was about. Thanks to Floppotron including the lyrics, I now know it's about addiction!

[@ff7omega]

Same here, I've loved this song for years but it's only just hit me what it's really about.

[@LarixusSnydes]

Yes, it's incredibly sad.

[@LeoAngora]

This will be forever in my list of best Metallica covers of all time. Impressive.

[@Mournful3ch0]

Totally. Right up there with Art Vs. Science's Enter Sandman

[@the009]

Brings a new definition to METAL!

[@FerdinandFake]

Various rare earths and plastic !

[@angelogarziano3475]

That's more like semiconductor 😅

[@MsAmber82]

​@@angelogarziano3475 A new genre called semiconductor metal lml

[@gbormann71]

@@angelogarziano3475 Heavy metal-doped semi-conductors, nonetheless.

[@martinkuliza]

New Genre MECHANICAL METAL Perhaps....... MECHANIX LOL

[@Ruleof2Review]

As a drummer who was inspired by Lars and knows all of his parts 99% by heart I am beyond impressed that the drum parts are SPOT ON here. Incredible.

[@jonneejim4996]

Metallica never sounded so tight!

[@chowderpilot3843]

As a fellow drummer, I would have to agree bro! Even the ghosts notes, flams, and triplets Lars plays are shockingly accurate aren't they? Daaang!

[@kingjames4886]

I mean, I'd assume they went and found the written music and transcribed it for this thing, so it should be exactly as accurate as w.e version they started with :P

[@johnwick1883]

Ditto.

[@BiffTech05]

dude I'm a guitarist and the Floppotron nailed that solo. It's disturbingly accurate.

[@LordSamuelJ]

I wish there was a paper shredder in here somewhere so I could finally say "man that paper shredder SHREDS!"

[@CyclesandThings]

That interlude was so satisfying to hear, all the parts were programmed so well.

[@NachtCaraticus]

The beginning part sounds SO much like its from original Doom lol. Amazing stuff, this translates insanely well to the Floppo 3.0!

[@ProdigalGeek]

It's like the FLOPPOTRON 3.0 was designed for this song! What a masterpiece!

[@aviatornic2839]

Wow when the little flairs for the lyrics started happening my jaw dropped. Holy shit this is incredible

[@chloesmith4065]

Right? The flutters and vibrato are incredible

[@falafell]

The effect of chords at 3:35 is astonishing, it sounds incredibly good being played on a bunch of floppy drives of all things.

[@RealDealHolyfield2099]

Besides the incredible hardware ingenuity setting this up, programming the software, and mastering the song, here we are with a video of quality editing, creating interest and dynamism throughout. If anyone asks me what the Internet is all about, I will simply link them to this video. A+

[@seanperdue232]

This is criminally under rated. I can only imagine the time it took to put this together.

[@RayEttler]

thank you for the underrated! i think the word underrated itself is underrated!

[@the_kombinator]

He's been doing this for years though...

[@i_am_well]

@@RayEttlerthis is an underrated underrated comment

[@Chozo_Ghost]

Okay, I seriously need a Floppotron-ified version of Orion or One in my life now. That was superb!

[@user-lp3cf5yn5b]

I think One has been done but not sure about Orion. I'm gonna have to search it now. Edit: nope, sorry I was wrong. Neither One or Orion has been covered here. Needs to be done. Especially Orion.

[@lutboy2909]

Yup Orion needs be in floppotron 3.0

[@sue_m]

Omfg yes! Orion!

[@HostiaRecords]

Yes, Orion!

[@Powerwashincrocs]

Another vote for Orion!

[@jase_allen]

I'm not by any means a Metallica fan, but the sheer artistry of arranging such a song on computer hardware is nothing short of brilliant.

[@akisalmenaho8473]

Even if you're not a fan, please take a listen to the original. You won't regret it!

[@srh2301]

@@akisalmenaho8473 IMHO one of the best metal albums ever. Don't know of any other where I'd rate 8 out of 8 songs five stars. Personal favorite: Disposable heroes.

[@tiriana2]

​@@srh2301 I agree. This album has no weak songs. Welcome Home is my favorite.

[@akisalmenaho8473]

@@srh2301 I totally agree. No album has more songs on my playlist than MoP. My personal favorite is The Thing That Should Not Be.

[@ckmoore101]

Im not by any means a floppy drive fan, but the sheer artistry of arranging such a song on computer hardware is nothing short of brilliant.

[@adamweb]

The solo around 6:00 made me crack up, this is so well done!

[@jimharris9394]

Have you noticed that each device is specifically used for a particular kind of sound? Each scanner, though identical, has a particularly unique sound and specific, individual, scanners are used for specific parts. The hard drives are tuned and grouped into logical drum sections. Even the floppies are arranged by sound. The result is a true musical instrument that has a range and expressiveness that's. . . .just incredible! This is a technical marvel, a true work of art, and a musical instrument _par excellence_ ! This should be in a museum if Paweł ever decides to decommission it.

[@jakubw.2779]

Jesus christ, the solos were so fire i'm amazed the floppotron didn't get engulfed in flames. Absolute masterpiece

[@uoabigaillevey]

This is what MIDI aspired to be back in the day. Beautiful rendition.

[@peceed]

Floppotron 3.0 is an excellent band. It sounds as good live as it does in the studio.

[@shermanzuki]

everyone gangsta until the computer starts playing metallica via your floppy and hard drives

[@Bribge]

Oh the harmony, oh the beauty. This is mind blowing Edit: The solo part omg...

[@rafterscott]

This might be the best one you've ever done. And that's a hell of a high water mark. Thank you.

[@xxPenjoxx]

Moments like this remind me of how incredible the Internet really is. It can be a truly creative place... just because it can. Floppotron 3.0 is truly an icon 🤘🤘

[@jonny_codphilo7809]

the internet just improved the chance of witnessing it nothing else

[@-108-]

Wow. My late friend Porf would have gotten a serious kick out of this, had he been around to see it! This one's for you, Porf! Rest in peace, my friend.

[@cambioderumbo]

The guitar solooooo wahahahaha you nailed it!

[@elchucabagra]

The vibrato in the vocals is amazing!

[@totesmcpreesh7617]

I like that the drives are arranged to look like piano keys on left and inverse coloured keys on the right. Nice touch!

[@chloewebb5526]

There was a point in the song where I suddenly felt like the lyrics weren't just being sung by the printers, but written by them, I interpreted the rest of the song in this way, and it was great. Tysm for putting the lyrics up there, i never wouldve done this otherwise lol. Also - this made me want to start playing guitar again. I stopped after playing from 8yo to 29. I'm 38 now, and this made me realize just how bad I miss just jamming out for fun. This was so on point it really just reignited my passion for playing music lmao

[@jwisemanm]

I still remember being blown away by 2 floppy drives playing the empirial march... This is a thing of beauty and genius.

[@emchodevetkov9438]

yep, me too

[@Imsopathetic]

My cat was super confused but the resulting mosh pit was BRUTAL.

[@DanielJaegerFilms]

I’m speechless. Well done, master of floppets lol

[@billygilbert7911]

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You out did yourself this time. That acoustic guitar part is one of the first things I played on guitar 35 years ago. The solo with the harmonies, are your freaking kidding me! Sincerely this is absolutely amazing.

[@PerfectSense77]

MOP doesn’t have any acoustic guitar parts.

[@MrDowntemp0]

It's incredible how much more musicality this version of the Follotron is capable of.

[@AE-Apple]

As an engineering student in junior year of high school and metallica fan, this is super impressive and deeply amazes me. I know this took a lot of hard work.

[@squirrelarmor]

This is the greatest use of black magic that I have ever seen.

[@firemonkey1015]

3:53 This part is almost poetic to me. It’s almost like the robots are at work singing while trying to obey their “master”. Only way they can live is if they follow the masters orders.

[@chriscaruso8876]

That's actually a really interesting analogy for the entire song. I didn't think of it like that I was just listening to the tunes

[@badnrad]

Would kill to hear the 90's dance classic "Rhythm of the Night" on Floppotron, would be so catchy

[@megatryn]

You mean "Reebok or the Nike"? 😅

[@2rustysporks]

oooo yeessss that would be great.

[@Calatar1000]

I can't fathom the amount of hours you put into this. Firstly setting up these rigs, let alone programming music notation into binaural language!! Mind-blowing!!

[@SeanFalloy]

Knowing nothing about this project I really hope he/they are not programing this by hand an FFT distillation from the original could easily be used.

[@sarahsepan4745]

Even on Floppotron, this song never fails to give me chills

[@markusthecool]

Man, one of the best videos you've done in a while. Utilising everything FLOPPOTRON 3.0 has to offer, sick drum usage of the hard drives AND your edit skills in this one is so good!

[@goadamson]

Always going to be a great day when a new Floppotron project drops!🎉🎉

[@kastork82]

+ THIS HOLY CANTICLE BRINGS JOY TO THE OMNISSIAH + I've been there 11 years ago and still proud of your progress. Awesome as always!

[@Ulvens]

Those solos. Amazing work.

[@bellbird]

As a Metallica fan, let me say that I am absolutely blown away by this.

[@techx2034]

Whole thing was incredible as usual but the guitar solo, WOW. He got the blues bends and tremelo picking perfectly.

[@LiteralVampirePotbellyGoblin]

It's my first time seeing the floppotron in action and i was NOT prepared for how amazing it is. I'm freaking out 🤯

[@simplyskrypt3914]

These new percussion drives are hitting way different tho holy fk

[@HorizonSniper__]

Master of discs, you're pulling my wires!

[@Somerandomvideosh..]

This must be 10th time I’ve watched this and I enjoy it

[@BleughBleugh]

Goosebumps. You’ve given me the shivers and a great big cheesy grin you lunatic. Thankyou for making the world just a little bit better with your amazing creativity. Don’t stop :-)

[@apinakapina]

Fuck! This is so well done. The beats are so accurate that it's ridiculous. And the solos are just... *chef's kiss*

[@PNW_Marxist]

Lifelong Metallica fan here, this is awesome. Just seeing the ways all manners of things get repurposed into musical instruments is always a joy. Smashing good work mate.

[@AC-hj9tv]

Hell Yea nigel thornberry

[@THEATOMICB0MB]

Wow, getting those pitch bends in the solo must have been a challenge! Great job. I always thought this song was about 3 minutes longer than it needed to be, but getting to watch it on the floppotron was awesome!

[@gomezadams9900]

This is what I would expect to hear if A.I. ever became aware 🙂

[@paullitzbarski2632]

I really love the endless variations of the drum sounds! Also the bending/vibrato/arpeggios on the scanners. Also the fact that you can regulate the loudness of the floppys by changing the number of columns that play the same sound! Fantastic work!

[@Marc83Aus]

This is a masterpiece. I was waiting for something like this to really show off what this generation of floppotron is capable of.

[@playerjmr]

I’ve been playing a lot of guitar hero Metallica lately and this is exactly what I wanted to hear today

[@_skyyskater]

Just absolutely insane. What a masterpiece of music, art, and technology. This is beautiful.

[@seeker0587]

I just wanted to pop in and say "YOUY DID IT!" I think you are finally getting some recognition for this amazing creation of yours. I remember the initial 2 drive video from over a decade ago. I think you waited just long enough. Wether by choice or accident. You were so far ahead of your time, but now retro shit is in. You can make a ton of youtube money if you just keep pumping out songs. maybe do a deep dive on some of the wayus you did some things. This is your big break man! You made nma awesome machine b ro.

[@yousufferbutwhy]

The drums, the solos, the vocals… this is mind blowing! Also props to the video edition, it makes it even better

[@dawn3973]

Why can I click the thumb-up button only once? You deserve more

[@LeinadFromMars]

YESSSSS METAL ON FLOPPOTRON! 🤘🔥🔥🔥 Edit: Oh my god, the instrumental part gave me chills. Good job!

[@willyjimmy8881]

Amazing, as always. I can't be the only person singing this outloud in a deep broken voice, banging my head. You rock sir!

[@jacebeleren9290]

I think the most impressive diplay of technical prowess from this mix of machine and music is the way the Flopotron pulls off vocal vibrato. Absolutely incredible!

[@MasterBootRecord]

This is legit on so many levels.

[@eiyuig]

I need to see you collab with this guy.

[@Draken0023]

“Needlework the way” and “Needle work the way” are two very different statements 😂 Love it, though! You absolutely nailed the solos and harmonies! 🤘😈

[@TH3C001]

This is beautiful! Can we please get Orion? I can only imagine how beautiful that would sound!

[@AlistairBrugsch]

Oh god YES!

[@kramnull8962]

I could listen to that song on repeat all weekend and still get as pumped up on Monday as Friday...

[@duffy666]

OMG the magic starts at 03:54 ...

[@jrrarglblarg9241]

OMG it’s good.

[@nitehawk86]

Just wouldn't be possible without the 3.0 upgrades.

[@Spartan375X]

0:03

[@adenanthony5257]

You've absolutely outdone yourself. It's perfect. You are truly the floppy wizard

[@omicron0mega]

0:1 was tearing shit up.

[@taLLdavid33]

Wow the solo was surprisingly fluid for such harsh 8bit sound. Well done all around!!

[@eak125]

An absolute masterpiece... A flawless rendition. I am in awe...

[@Dmitry-d3]

Как всегда. Великолепно. На одном дыхании. Бьюсь об заклад Павел может разговаривать с R2D2 без переводчика. ))

[@edwin6233]

Absolutely totally waste of time, resources, knowledge and spare time. But holy shit it makes me smile and happy that there is people willingly doing stuff like this. Awesome. Keep on rocking you rocking mother-rocker!

[@DJBisGOD]

Now, that was VERY impressive. I know this song very well and this was flawless. I understand the only limitations are due to the hardware, but I am definitely not complaining. If you want a good suggestion to really test out the Floppytron, you should try to do something from the Megadeth "Rust In Peace" album, either Holy Wars or Hangar 18. Either one of these would sound amazing on the Floppytron, I can hear it already :)

[@alexn.6750]

THAT solo in the end!😂 now the next step should definitely be "One"☺

[@TamuTamuOnigiri]

I've been watching you for years now! I'm not sure exactly when, but I remember your imperial March on 2 floppys, and got really into your stuff probably a bit before your Portal Still Alive cover. I still absolutely love your videos! Floppotron brings me so much joy and happiness and it's so amazing to see how far you've both come! Thank you so much for all you do!!

[@GAMECLOSET]

THIS is the coolest thing I have ever seen- and I have seen Metallica 10+ times and Apocalyptica 4 times; both played this song and this one is just cooler. Well done!!!

[@reagindoerindo4311]

If I was James i would personally travel there to watch this masterpiece live. Thats damn accurated and well done. Cannot be ANY more good. This is insane!

[@jessemellon6258]

This is amazing . thank you .

[@7177YT]

The monstrous technical feat aside, this cover is pretty musical as well. I'm actually in awe of the drum programming on this one, super groovy and it got all those little diddles and fills you need for a convincing rhythm section. Very well done!Cheers!

[@lvcifer-cloverfield]

Beyond impressive! I'm in awe! The timing on the vocal track, incredible!

[@johncole8578]

This right here just proves how metal the megaman and megaman x series was back in the 8bit and 16bit days.... This is a rare gem. Now I have to fire up my old games.

[@wojciechszmyt3360]

Brilliant! You beautifully captured Hetfield's characteristic vocal maneourysms

[@novatriio]

Mannerisms?

[@wojciechszmyt3360]

@@novatriio yes, exactly, thanks! :D learning something every day

[@ShadowOfOurHearts]

You know its going to be a good one when the most replayed spot of the performance is the beginning! This is honestly really cool and super talented. I'm beyond impressed with all this work! I hope things go great for you .

[@MrDangeresque]

God those drum fills are so good. This cover reminds me of Master Boot Record

[@TheDoctorFlay]

Praise the code.