Rainy Outdoor iPad Jam (Feat. Fugue Machine + iSEM)

[@alexwray6530]

You're such an inspiration to me, and I would think this whole youtube community we have! You emit such fuildy grace with a limited arsenal and lithium ions. You add to peoples lives, and you've definitely add to mine! I share Generate with every deserving person, contact mics with samplers, ipad apps to producers that have no idea about iOS music. Almost every example when I share is from your channel and collections of amazing works! What you do is special, and i just want to reiterate that you got fans out there! Keep on keeping on, and thanks for all the lovely art!

[@PerplexOn]

Thank you so much Alex, i'm feeling very honored! Your kind words mean a lot to me, thanks for your support!

[@looprovisation1235]

Couldn’t agree more. Your work is nothing short beautiful. Extremely talented. Well done!

[@el-bov8034]

This simultaneously inspires me to make music and tells me I might as well just give up. It's the perfect blend and I wouldn't have it any other way :)

[@PerplexOn]

thanks a million sir! Really means a lot to me. Btw. never give up as long as it is fun for you. That's the main goal. Cheers!

[@el-bov8034]

@@PerplexOn Thanks! and no...been making sound/music for over 40 years. Probably couldn't stop even if i tried ;)

[@iamYork_]

Beautiful... Entrancing...

[@rayderrich]

Both video and audio have been done so well, you are a master at this. Thank you for sharing.

[@dslavin]

WOW.

[@ImaginandoPt]

Awesome! Love it

[@PerplexOn]

thanks a million!!!

[@LucasDegen]

The best of Perplex On. I love this.

[@iosmusicman]

Sensational. I love the track & the video. Cheers. Lee

[@MattGreerMusic]

Amazing what can be done with an iPad these days. Very lovely sound and visuals.

[@PerplexOn]

Matt, thank you very much for stopping by! Happy that you like it!

[@CharlieNorth]

Revisiting this track today. Very beautiful. Love it. 👍♥️🎵

[@QuietBrian]

Excellent work!! For some reason it reminds me of Radiohead's "Daydreaming" the way it builds up...........keep expecting Thom Yorke's voice to come piercing through the mix !

[@raffaello333]

Great!

[@alexanderfox4223]

Beautiful music, beautiful video!

[@MickRasbid]

Brilliant in its minimal approach. The Ambience of the Eos 2 really shines. Fugue Machine is such a great app for this kind of thing. I also really like the way you keep the almost chaos in check by adjusting levels on the Korg.

[@PerplexOn]

Michael Rasbid thank you very much once again Michael. Your feedback is very much appreciated :) Glad you came back and enjoyed it!

[@MickRasbid]

Perplex On Always enjoy your stuff mate!

[@CharlieNorth]

I was a bit stressed before I watched this. Feeling chilled now! Lovely track. 👍👍👍

[@gillesfrancois5277]

Very, very beautiful! It's mesmerizing! I like the combination of video with music - very harmonious!

[@Tex990]

Dreamy - love it.

[@PerplexOn]

thank you very much! So glad to hear that!

[@wallbrown1876]

It's the last thing i played in my last vacation night,just before i go to sleep...I honestly didn't expect that.A magical,touching piece that can pierce a soul,combined with the visual...Excellent man...just got Fugue machine and I'm so into diving into it...So much potential...Thank you!!!

[@christoroppolo8742]

I love it and used it with my hardware today! Peace Christo👽

[@Nanisound]

Minimalistic perfection.

[@PerplexOn]

Nani Sound you're too kind, thank you so much!

[@x1thesoul172]

This is just too good. So many aspects are wonderful. From the rhythm to the crispness of the tones to the high reverberations that suddenly are left to hang. All beautifully placed on video that gives people an appreciation for the things that nature has to offer, at different paces and different color tones. Saw this on the discchord mobile music site. Now I have to subscribe. Your work has been consistently too lovely to let slip by.

[@PerplexOn]

Thank you so much Daniel for your kind words! That's a huge compliment and i welcome you as a new subscriber :) Kind regards!

[@albertolopeznino9088]

Outstanding control of the situation at every second... skills! Love the way you create such amazing landscapes

[@PerplexOn]

Pi - xl thank you very very much! Very happy that you like it and even more you left a comment! Cheers!

[@watchthemkraut6842]

Dude this one sounds like E2E4 on steroids...beautiful.

[@drewharris8595]

Absolutely beautiful, your playing a fugue machine is terrific!

[@guillaumefoucart7931]

This is so inspired

[@PerplexOn]

Guillaume Foucart thanks so much!

[@cuezaireekaa]

Work of art right here.

[@PerplexOn]

cuezaireekaa really glad you enjoyed it, thank you very much! 🙏❤️

[@janpostel8332]

Really Love this tune !!! , Great Work , such big atmosphere and feeling there , ... Thanks for sharing . Beautiful Video too

[@maksymhudyma816]

Yeah man! That was fantastic! We want more!!!

[@PerplexOn]

Maxym Gudyma never satisfied :) thanks a lot for watching, glad you enjoyed it!

[@stedega368]

Great yet again! 🙌🏻

[@e1ementZero]

This is some seriously special sonic sauce. I'm so inspired right now! Keep it up my friend. =)

[@Nico-np9bh]

Amazing! it reminds me of Nils Frahm! So inspiring for IOS musicians too!

[@deandaughters7381]

This is amazing good. Wow - just wow. :) :)

[@PerplexOn]

Dean Daughters very very much appreciated, really glad you like it!

[@schmidtvonhallzig]

Nice! The slow evolving structure reminds me of Nils Frahm.

[@PerplexOn]

thank you very much, an honor to hear that! Nils Frahm is (among others) definitely a big inspiration for me!

[@andrewharris5429]

Damn, breathtaking composition!

[@senhorlampada]

Wow! :O Dude... you just can't stop getting better! lol

[@ajpmobilemodularmusic]

So beautiful. Definitely my favorite of all your pieces (and that's saying a lot). So good I had to rip off the Fugue Machine/iGrand/iSEM idea! (but I still prefer yours)

[@PerplexOn]

glad you came by! It's the best rip off i could imagine and an huge honor on top :) Keep it up!

[@r.e.d.62]

Echoes of Steve Reich (which is a very good thing) on this mesmerising piece. Lovely stuff

[@PerplexOn]

truly grateful for your comment, thanks a lot. Glad you enjoyed it! ❤️

[@max404]

Thank you for the Voyage !

[@PerplexOn]

max404 thank you for being part of it! Kind regards!

[@LucasDegen]

Thanks

[@PerplexOn]

THANKS A MILLION!!!! That makes me very happy 😊

[@NicolasKaniak]

Magic

[@PerplexOn]

really glad to hear, thanks alot Nick!

[@hypoidsound]

Just came from discchord to say well done! Great piece and lovely video, looking foward to more :-)

[@PerplexOn]

thank you very much, glad you took the extra mile to come here :) Cheers!

[@MeerkatMuzic]

Your best yet, fab fab sounds a pro video.

[@PerplexOn]

Meerkat Music thanks man, highly appreciated!

[@solaryzer]

Beautiful track , well done :-)

[@PerplexOn]

thanky you sir ;)

[@clemschaa2646]

Hallo! hab duch Zufall deinen Track gefunden - auf der Such nach Tutorials für die Fugue Maschine- wunderbarer Sound schöne Komposition -einfach zum wegträumen ;-))

[@PerplexOn]

Freut mich sehr! 1000 Dank!

[@LesterBrunt1983]

beautiful!!!

[@FiveElementNinja]

Fantastic song and video! Thanks for sharing 👍

[@PerplexOn]

FiveElementNinja thanks even more for watching and commenting :) Glad you like it!

[@salomositorus9357]

sooo gooooddd

[@PerplexOn]

Salomo Sitorus thaaaaaaaaanks! :)

[@alexrafter]

Wow. That's really really good.

[@antkn33]

Beautiful

[@PerplexOn]

thank you very much!

[@njdpdv]

Truly EPIC !

[@PerplexOn]

Nicolas Díaz thank you so much! Really glad you enjoyed it!

[@robbenning7046]

Love it! Very inspiring.

[@aeffchen5252]

Amazing. Love your style 👍🏻

[@Unifono2012]

Amazing. One of the best youtube channels!

[@PerplexOn]

Unifono2012 thanks man, awesome to hear! Glad you came back!

[@AndyPawlakOfficial]

Inspiring.what a track. Bravo.

[@PerplexOn]

Shed great to hear that, thank you so much!

[@alexhakkah]

You are really really good

[@PerplexOn]

highly appreciated man, thanks!

[@CarbonatesOnMars]

Very nicely done dude.

[@PerplexOn]

thank you very very much, really glad to hear that!

[@Lumaport]

the whole thing is extremely beautiful :)

[@cccp82]

very nice!

[@tatanka5831]

HELLO, I found you by chance on the tube and I must say that there are very few artists that amaze me .... I am quite old and I have seen many things and heard a lot; I've always been for progressive, but you can really amaze me and catalyze me. I also like to make strange sounds with my equipment you are really an inspiration and not enough, you can make videos that make you dream and relax and trust this helps a lot. it is obvious that I congratulate you, I would love to do something like that without copying you but I always work and time is a traitor and the day ends too quickly ...... I should put your music on the ipod, I have to find out how to do .... I wish you much happiness, never stop your creativity; with esteem and admiration, Massimo

[@PerplexOn]

that means the world to me, Massimo. Thank you so much for your kind words! Regarding having too little time and work i feel with you. It's the same for me, and it gets harder and harder over the years. But hang in there, if you really want to do things you'll find a way, even if it's 5 minutes a day :) What counts is passion and patience. Best wishes, Marcus

[@zjenji]

This is so lovely. Have you posted the AUM session? This would be fun to tinker with.

[@pauluszarv6812]

Very very nice piece. Good video too. Subbed

[@PerplexOn]

paulus zarv thanks a lot and welcome! Cheers!

[@mysticminstrel]

Is there a name for this song? Even though it’s been a month since I first encountered this mesmerizing enchantment, I’m still spellbound by it’s dancing, flowing swirls of sound.

[@PerplexOn]

Wayne Perry so glad you like it, thanks a lot! The song is called Flowing. There’s even a link to soundcloud in the description! 🙏🙌

[@nacs]

@@PerplexOn Any chance this is coming to Spotify?

[@rbmjr1us]

Or Apple Music?

[@PerplexOn]

glad you like it! haven’t thought about releasing it but will consider it. In the meantime you have to listen to it on soundcloud or here 😉

[@kokopeline]

wow incredible man, epic :)

[@PerplexOn]

kokopeline very glad you like it, thanks a lot!

[@dukeorock]

You win,

[@MyriadDubstep]

Your stuff is so damn good man, I can’t wait to get a higher power iPad I’m running and Air 1 right now so it’s a bit on the weaker side cpu wise but I’m compensating by also using my iPhone 6s Plus and older iPad 4 all together to split up the cpu load. Would be nice to have everything on 1 tho. I also want to incorporate an arturia micro freak along with my Moog for hardware in the live setup

[@PerplexOn]

sounds really awesome! Thanks a million for stopping by, such a pleasure to hear that! Have fun!

[@wavefunction3690]

Hello. Does this controller work well with Aum?

[@PerplexOn]

Sure why not? Aum works well with all regular midi controller

[@wavefunction3690]

@@PerplexOn thanks)

[@MusicFed]

Very nice camera work too. Can I ask what camera was used?

[@PerplexOn]

Thanks a lot for stopping by! Glad you like it! I've used an Olympus OMD-E-M10 mkII in this case with some rather cheap prime lenses (Pana 50mm 1.7 and M-Zuiko 45mm 1.8) + a cheap macro tube.

[@left0verture]

Nice. You make it look easy… I know better.

[@LtCore]

This is amazing!!! Love it! Is the nanoKONTROL used to control the 4 playheads of Fugue Machine? Play/Stop/volume? Thanks!

[@PerplexOn]

Jeff Abraham Hi, thanks a lot, glad you like it! The nanoKontrol is controlling the volume of the different instruments (mapped to AUM running in the background) as well as synth parameters of iSem. Since fugue machine doesn't support midi everything had to be triggered by hand there :)

[@lydiakrifka-dobes3710]

Thanks for the video! I'm a seventeen year old film scorer from Berlin. I'm currently planing my Pacific Crest Trail hike. And instead of taking hundreds of photos I'm going to try and focus on sound - because I just feel it is so underrated. We don't want to just be reminded of the places we went, but actually get to go back there. And with sounds, whenever you feel like it you can put on your headphones and disappear. I want to record sounds I encounter on trail and add musical elements/ responses on top using a basic synth/ midi controller. Unfortunately I can't bring my Mac because that's WAY too heavy. Any tips on portable working setups. I have an iPad that I would like to use. Like I said, I want to record sounds (I'm looking into different tascam models) + process and edit them on an iPad Pro app (any suggestions?) and then bring along a very lightweight midi controller or synth to layer brief musical responses (for now, i'm thinking a seaboard - any other suggestions). Could such a setup work? I want a lot of artistic freedom without carrying something too heavy...

[@StefanoMattia]

It’s a bit of a pity that fugue machine’s transpose can’t be controlled via midi. Maybe by building up a few transposed patterns and alternating between them via midi program change? Beautiful composition and awesome sounds!

[@myceliumtechno]

Studying all your work. So inspiring. Can you elaborate a little on your post processing? All your tracks have a consistent audio production quality. Does that mean you have one way of post processing or is it different every time? Thanks a lot!

[@PerplexOn]

It's different every time ;) Sometimes i export the recorded tracks from the iPad and postprocess them in Ableton Live with a bunch of plugins, sometimes i do it straight on the iPad. In this case it was a bit i different because i took the midi notes coming from Fugue Machine and replaced the piano sound with a better sounding one in post (Una Corda) and then i did the mastering also in my desktop DAW. When i'm using the desktop DAW i usually do the mastering with Ozone, when i'm on the iPad i usually take Grand Finale for quick and dirty results :)

[@LesterBrunt1983]

If you could map midi to the transpose and the scale select function this would be a perfect live performance app. .

[@PerplexOn]

so true! At least you can work around it in the meantime with additional apps like Rozeta Suite to transpose the midi in realtime. But yeah, midi implementation in fugue would be awesome!

[@bladuck1]

Great as always .... any sound directly from fugue or all are from external apps such as isem

[@PerplexOn]

bladuck1 thank you very much! In this case fugue is "just" sequencing everything else (piano and isem). :)

[@arjuna207]

Minute 1:57, how do you do the bend? :-D

[@PerplexOn]

To be honest i can’t remember 😄 Maybe the osc pitch of iSEM was mapped to one knob of the connected nanoKontrol. Or pure accident, i‘m not sure 😉

[@reggietelly]

Very inspiring. How do you record midi from fugue into beat maker ?

[@PerplexOn]

Thanks a lot! You have to add an empty keyboard track in beatmaker and make sure "Fugue Machine Midi Out" is activated in the global midi settings of BM, that's it!

[@willrealms5863]

I'm in awe of your sound 🎶. What camera and lense do you use? This is breathtaking!

[@PerplexOn]

thank you so much! I'm using a Olympus OMD E-M10II and a variety of rather cheap prime lenses (Pana 25mm 1.8, Olympus 45mm 1.7). Hope this helps, Cheers!

[@zachlambert9948]

Perplex On Which of the two did you use for the macro shots? They‘re amazing!!!

[@PerplexOn]

actually both i think, in combination with a cheap macro extension tube ;)

[@Flux799]

Great stuff. How would I map the controls in Fugue Machine to my controller? Or do I need a seperate midi mapping app to do all that ? Thanks.

[@PerplexOn]

ASJ hey, thanks for your question! Since there is no midi mapping possibility in fugue machine (yet), the controller isn't mapped at all. It's controlling track volumes in AUM and some synth parameters in iSEM, but everything regarding fugue machine was done on the screen. Regards!

[@dlol.]

:o

[@dlol.]

3/4?

[@PerplexOn]

can't remember, but yeah, kind of. There were different step lengths for each playhead in fugue machine.

[@fratomo]

Hey there! I just subscribed to your channel and I had to question about this beautiful felted piano sound! How did you make it? Is it a sample you load on fugue machine? Is it a vst app on the ipad?

[@PerplexOn]

Simone Lamagna thanks a lot for watching and for your question! As mentioned in the description, the piano used on location was the iGrand Piano but i‘ve recorded the midi coming out of fugue machine in a separate app so i was able to replace it afterwards in my DAW (using the NI Una Corda). Hope this helps! Best!

[@fratomo]

Thx man, forgot to read the description😏

[@gsaxy]

very poetic :-) to wich DAW did you export it? LPX?

[@PerplexOn]

gsaxy glad you like it thank you very much! I'm using Ableton Live. Kind regards!