Tripping Hard with the Sleepy Circuits Hypno (Video Synthesis!)

The Sleepy Circuits Hypno is a Eurorack-compatible digital video synthesis module. It feeds weird things to your eyeballs. We're gonna dive in deep. Let's get zonked.
Link to Hypno at Sleepy Circuits: bit.ly/sleepyhypno
00:00 - intro
02:23 - comparison to lzx
03:40 - walkthrough
12:04 - patch 01
14:52 - video input
16:17 - patch 02
16:59 - patch 03
18:22 - patch 04
16:17 - patch 05
20:54 - patch 06
23:23 - patch 07
24:45 - patch 08
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[@alancoleman466]

"oscillate the fractal" is my new favorite saying.

[@HorrorWorldx]

Thanks for the song title

[@andrewsmith8707]

Or name for the technical death metal band

[@maintaint3003]

_reticulating splines_

[@exerciserelax8719]

Sounds like something a spaceship engineer would say in a bad 80s sci-fi movie.

[@heheynop9996]

that was just kaleid wtf

[@GenteelCretin]

It's like one of the backgrounds in that SNES game, Earthbound. "You encounter a New Age Retro Hippie and its cohorts."

[@muse4ik]

Have you ever been down a rabbit hole and found a whole other rabbit hole inside, I can hear my bank account quietly weeping in the corner

[@kitwheston]

KZbin Compression: I'm about to end this man's whole career

[@Tacsmoker]

youtube is actually really good for that kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKW8fHeXotaiaKs and most people dont realise it can sound great if you upload in the right formats.. and 144p sound the same as 4k these days ;-)

[@Tacsmoker]

im pretty sure my link is about video, try reading it properly.

[@comradecoffee]

came for the trippy visuals, stayed for the wavy snake friend

[@stevenstavropoulos8858]

2nd stimulus package: $600 Trippy thing I want but dont need: $600 Coincidence?

[@HorrorWorldx]

Giving me a lot of ideas 🤔

[@hicknopunk]

Hmmmm

[@maxkaplan5465]

i think not

[@IsraelRuizGodot]

Coincidence? I think not!

[@gagelotus]

My exact thoughts lmao

[@jamesalewis]

This could make amazing concert experiences! Irreplicable live performances!

[@iancallender2432]

That's exactly what I was thinking. On-the-fly light shows built live every night out of these, would be awesome

[@guillaumelalonde7945]

​@@iancallender2432pretty lights does that

[@Sarksus]

woah, 19:23 to 20:55 was like entering orbit around a sub-atomic world of lightning storms made of fire giving way to a lush renewal of life

[@wingoshack]

I’m not sure if I should thank you or curse at you for turning me on to something I didn’t realize I really must have. Surprise gear lust.

[@Moto_Medics]

bruh same

[@johnsmith7140]

Ikr

[@sslaytor]

This is the channel that every TV needs! something to watch during commercials! Something so engaging you forgwet you were watching something else and just use this for the rest of the evening. Everybody wins!

[@CassowaryToenails]

Hainbach did a video recently where he used this module for his effects, and that nearly got me to buy it. You sir, just put me over the edge. Can't wait to receive mine in the mail. This thing is amazing. PS, my wallet hates you.

[@tonipepperoni3424]

The thing I think is so interesting is how this thing can basically give you a never ending supply of visuals for performances

[@CassowaryToenails]

@@tonipepperoni3424 I've been playing around with mine for about a week, and I totally agree. The possibilities are endless! Right now I have it hooked up to a projector in my studio and it provides some pretty sweet effects while I'm jamming on my modular late at night.

[@tonipepperoni3424]

@@CassowaryToenails I dont have the money for this kind of stuff so I hope you enjoy the most out of it, this video convinced me that this synth is going to be revolutionary in advancing as well as making video synthesis more available which is super exciting because I think this will help open the doors for producers to Express themselves through visuals and it will be easier this way to have high end visuals in live performances

[@Chroogomphus]

this reminds me of the videos i made on music generator MTVMG1 for ps1 back in the day.

[@MesGuided]

Those were the days!!

[@sandwich-breath]

@19:06 OH MY.... is that ever a sweet spot! and when the red fractal lightning strikes @19:25... superb! Thanks for posting. Now if only I received trippy stimulus cheques...

[@Hearshotkd33]

I never thought I would find love again. Yet here I am

[@healthinspector8133]

If I had this device I’d spend countless hours just messing around with it. Cool vid!

[@EdisonGrove]

Excellent demonstration! I couldn't help but get lost in the sounds and visuals haha

[@damienred5021]

When the machine elves come to visit

[@annaikonline]

Brb, permanently adding "That's a wavy snake friend!" to my day-to-day vernacular

[@cineblazer]

I clicked on this thinking "this looks cool, maybe i'll watch a bit of it, Jeremy's videos are usually pretty darn interesting but i'm busy right now" 18 minutes later and i don't know if i want to stop but i don't think it matters because i don't think i .... can. i can't stop watching the shapes. send help.

[@snapdragon9568]

Animal collective album cover generator

[@jungoogie]

There's a band I haven't listen to in a while!

[@the_largest]

@@jungoogie you gotta catch up! It's been a great decade for them, especially with their solo albums

[@jungoogie]

@@the_largest It's fun to rediscover bands of old. I don't look at it like catching up. Just the appropriate time and measure.

[@XylenRoberts]

@@zackpennachi Lol I was just about to same the same thing. The guy who filmed Oddsac was definitely utilizing something similar.

[@mikeexits]

@@the_largest Eucalyptus is a masterpiece! And Cows On Hourglass Pond is a fantastic follow-up and feels awesome and fun to listen to after finishing Eucalyptus.

[@katelikesrectangles]

just listening to this was so nice, thank you Jeremy

[@akuro2685]

This module is incredible! You've got an incredible control over it!

[@flanhed]

You should hook that up to a mushroom like Myco Lyco

[@pavelberov2593]

YOOOOO

[@Tom-kn3mg]

Great video as always, thanks for sharing

[@cleekersneaker]

I love this content. One more vote for many more lengthy videos of ambient jams with video synthesis!

[@StephenMcLeod]

Some lovely visuals in this!

[@outlier5844]

Didn't know I needed this until now so thanks!

[@keithmanfredi]

All the visuals are nice, I really enjoy the stuff from 18min onwards. 20:45 to 20:54 is just wow 😍

[@fkknsikk]

I'll be excited to see this at the end of your vids in the future. That way everyone can watch but those who are interested can still see this thing in action.

[@DavidNettles]

Thank you for sharing this video! I hope mine arrives before Christmas

[@MayorAwesome]

This is so cool! Thanks for sharing.

[@Polypumpkins]

*Love it! Thanks for sharing!*

[@csselement]

This is flippin amazing! So many possibilities. Can't wait to experiment with video input/output feedback loops! 🤯

[@EposVox]

This looks awesome

[@timfischer2257]

I'm sober again and still watching this. It's crazy. And especially how you perform with it! Good work. After that vid I was hoping to find more of you playing the hypno, so pls do that! (That patch 04 is really heavy, watching it the 10th time or so)

[@ToyKeeper]

A lot of these visuals look like the effects I made back in DOS demoscene days... but upgraded to make it actually usable and responsive instead of a hardcoded sort of thing. It's a nice blast of nostalgia!

[@ToyKeeper]

Also makes me want to do like I did back then... reverse-engineer it to make my own version, and publish the source code. Those were good times, and computers are a lot faster now so the possibilities are a lot deeper. Maybe I'm weird, but I love doing stuff like that, and I miss doing graphics algorithms.

[@RudoRudeboi]

Outstanding video! Thanks so much for dropping this knowledge!!!!!!!

[@sqriations]

Ooooh yeah I love this. I definitely might grab one of these it looks really capable and concise at the same time. Might be what I was looking for.

[@RickySweum]

This is totally amazing!

[@MrJLouisS]

This is incredible.

[@ninjakbly]

This is so cool. I just bought my first eurorack modules last week and now I come across this!

[@thegeckogecko7824]

You're a wavy snake friend!

[@rischidm]

so the fractal is a result of the feedback created by the dialogue between the foreground and the background? i'm sure there's something philosophically meaningful in that statement

[@0v_x0]

illusion of duality implies nonduality, dawg

[@0v_x0]

I mean porpoise. poipose. I'm species blind.

[@rischidm]

@@0v_x0 Namaste! :)

[@MikeUIibarri]

Best video on this yet.

[@wobedraggled]

I am just high enough for this...Thank You RMR

[@johnsmith7140]

Yeah, I think I'll be needing this

[@johanboberg]

This is the most incredible thing I've seen in my life

[@chickenbonelives]

I've only got three lzx modules, but they are so much fun. The only real problem is how heavy large old TVs are. I think this might be a really good addition to the collection. Thank you for the demo.

[@aaron-bieber]

Right off the bat, this reminds me of some of the procedural visualization programs and plugins that were popular in the late '90s and early '00s like MilkDrop for WinAMP (I'm dating myself here). I lament the death of the world of local audio visualization tools.

[@MesGuided]

Why did visualizers stop being a thing?? 😭😭

[@lcarthel]

YES!!

[@nikitasoshnin7740]

ProjectM is a free and open-source port of MilkDrop and seems (at least somewhat) alive right now

[@GertBoers]

Came here for the Hydrasynth (playlist), stayed for the imagery. Cool vid!

[@donsmith3857]

hands down best video on the internet--PERIOD!!!!

[@kamk7465]

Wow thats amazing love it :D

[@SorchaSublime]

im happy that video synthesis is getting more accessible

[@khiner]

Wow this is really gorgous, amazing for a single module at that hp, yowza

[@sounddrone8]

This might be the coolest video I've ever seen

[@anniesthesia]

Thank you for the warning about flashing at the beginning. Couldn't watch all of it, but it was nice to have on the side.

[@grantdunne7408]

Thanks for this video

[@isweartofuckinggod]

I want to do a twitch stream where I try to play a video game through this thing and let chat control the parameters.

[@RedMeansRecording]

That is an awesome idea

[@MiniMatthias]

twitch makes a patch would be so much fun!

[@Alfenium]

Dear god imagine the YTP potential of using dedicated hardware. I know there are plugins that replicate video synths but doing it all by hand is so freaking cool.

[@unclemick-synths]

Cool, takes me back to when I was an electronics technician playing with creating basic video effects - analogue with some digital thrown in. No computers involved.

[@conradtm]

Who would have a better epilepsy warning: A multi-million dollar internationally recognized game development studio or 1 Synth boi

[@TheBrothers759]

what's the reference here?

[@elowine]

Reference is to Cyberpunk, which is kinda incorrect because it does have a warning every time you launch the game. Haters gonna hate.

[@mikeexits]

@@elowine What a weird cultural phenomenon that game is. Yet another thing to create divisive "sides" for people to do social "combat." The bugs and glitches are hilarious, and I'm excited to see what the game turns into when the devs actually finish it.

[@MinPlanck]

Really cool. Be amazing through a projector. Cheers.

[@0v_x0]

the live possibilities... why pay a vfx company, just buy a projector, incorporate into more cool shit to do on stage.

[@sprthhfk]

I'd just like to say that LZX offers affordable standalone units as well. The Vidiot (now discontinued) for ~$750, and Chromagnon for $800. They also have a couple of all-in-one eurorack units. Erogenous Tones has an all-in-one as well for about $900.

[@silence_castor]

Few of them can do all of this for only $620

[@DiGiT626]

What about the Critter and Guitari Eyesy, is it much more limited than this module? It’s $200 less.

[@esc5487]

Love Ron he made a great little box that packs a punch

[@zacwhyte]

Straight up mushroom trip at 19:20. Pretty cool Jer. Colour explosions.

[@dalelaushman8749]

Jeremy, this is totally dope and makes me want to save up for this module. And your sharing and explaining is excellent as usual. But I have to complain because it was basically impossible for me to accomplish any work while I was watching this video!

[@edmond4005]

When all our wavy snake friends ondulate, we'll know our time to shine has come...

[@alexperry2587]

Thanks for the strobe warning! That woulda made a mess of my morning

[@jefdamen2977]

This is great

[@jamisntcool5669]

Dude you are the Bob Ross of synthesis

[@KeironRaven]

Life is Waves , audio and light waves 🙂

[@bjornsahlin]

Wooow how cool is this unit? Damn!

[@richardturpin3665]

Gonna buy my son one of these when he's a little older. I woulda loved one if these when I was a kid.

[@dreamSTATEmusic]

That last piece definitely got into a cool zone.

[@Battlefresh]

This reminds me of the old WMP visual effects option. I used to just trip on that for hours lol.

[@peladoclaus]

love it!

[@rin5862]

this is actually amazing the green and purple reminds me of the mv i did watched,,

[@mydogslikeboiledeggs7094]

I've played with visual synthesizers, but this is on a new level.

[@g3cd]

Wow, until today I didn't know that something like this existed. Now I know that I MUST HAVE THIS 😂

[@VacancyOfDisco]

Seems like Pam's would be a great companion for this!

[@StarsWithScars]

Someone made what I dreamed of!!!!!

[@DannoBoston]

ME: Eurorack is expensive. Jeremy: Have you seen video modular? ME: *wallet cowers in fear*

[@xanfus]

Exactly! I'm 50 seconds in, and I'm like I should probably turn this off... I know how I get....

[@VJFranzK]

Video software isn't so cheap either... B - )

[@Noedell]

Didn't even need mushrooms to trip! Nice video! :D

[@FourTetTrack]

I got some Aphex Twin vibes watching this video :D

[@thedoublek4816]

The perfect trip toy for your next Acid/Shrooms session IMO

[@catflip7406]

0:45 why do I feel like this was a very subtle innuendo lol

[@VJFranzK]

Wow, they added INPUT. That's n i c e O _ O

[@macronencer]

Very cool box of tricks! When you said two oscillators I tried to guess what it was capable of. I underestimated, by several orders of magnitude.

[@matttrent922]

can't watch cause of the flashing lights etc. so apologies for ruining your watch time. Hope everyone enjoys the vid! also happy holidays all. Hope you and your family have a safe and healthy hoilday

[@bluebaconjake405]

sorry if this is a super dumb question but, can epilepsy be triggered by small displays? what if you watch a video on your phone from far away? does it trigger it too?

[@matttrent922]

@@bluebaconjake405 yes it can. Everyone is different of course so a smaller display might not affect someone compared to a TV or a theatre so it really just depends. Then it also depends on if the person then goes into seizures or if it just disorientates them etc. That doesn't really answer your question cause everyone is different and will experience it differently but hopefully that helps :D

[@bluebaconjake405]

@@matttrent922 it actually answered it. Thank youu :D

[@snoopyoverthehills]

1 minute in and i want one so badly! :D

[@Matoro342]

I'm amazed it all fits into that tiny box.

[@aragelion]

this is so DAMN COOL if i ever have the means to get one of these i would have so much fun!

[@niandra_falls]

yay video!

[@beaueatbutterflyyummy4151]

9:05 I love you too little module

[@CertainEvent]

The synthesiser Terence McKenna would approve of!

[@lcarthel]

Fuck yeah!

[@mikeexits]

I wonder if he ever got to hear Shpongle's first album before he passed.

[@DCBMusic]

Honestly would love to see you make a Maths review! Have had the module for over a year and use it in almost every patch, but would love to hear your thoughts on how to use it outside of the box. Great review as always!

[@digivince]

9:20 is like when you close your eyes and you're trying to sleep but your rods and cones in your eyes freak out.

[@kalimaa999]

If this is math, and all I can see is a dmt experience - then I’m going on a limb and saying this entire existence is just a play of math. We’re in a simulation where infinity spawns from zero.

[@RedMeansRecording]

It's true

[@0v_x0]

and collapses back into it. simultaneously. we're just electrochemically tuned to experience a certain dimensional slice, giving the impression of a linear objective reality, or "time," while being a part of a much more inscrutable and infinite process, such as demonstrated by the nonduality of nature and science illustrated in this video. you know things are weird when quantum mechanics, fringe neuroscience, psychedelic (oldest historical spiritual tradition) experience and ancient pre-westernized tantrik psychocosmology all line up in art, ontology and day to day life. or, yeah.

[@0v_x0]

lol I just actually looked at your username after writing my other comment, which implies parallels between quantum physics and tantra. that's hilarious. om jai maa, om ardhanarishvara namah.

[@MalariaSucks10]

Here's a fun question I've been thinking about recently. Assuming what you say is true, "this entire existence is just a play of math," would you agree or disagree that chaos exists? If everything is describable within the rigorous rules of mathematics then surely everything must follow some calculable order right? Even the most complex scenarios should be solvable with the right math in theory. This may also require special tooling or measurement equipment that would be practically impossible to exist. However, theoretically, if we had measurements of any parameter, boundary conditions, etc. then nothing should be indeterminate or completely chaotic in a mathematical universe right? Well this is where that notion got turned on its head for me. I watched a video explaining how the Mandelbrot Set actually works which is I think the first discovery of fractals. It's basically just a recurring function (like a feedback loop in other terms) that results in endlessly unique, infinitely non-repeating patterns. This means to me that by following a pretty simple recursive function, chaos is produced through the ordered rules of math. That being said, the argument could still be made that even within a fractal, each point has a specific thread or function back to its source. Is it really chaos if it came from a rigorous, consistent mathematical function or do we just call it chaos because it is too complex for us to understand? I guess to really comes down to how we want to define chaos. Anyway, this is just me spitballing on some thoughts I've had after learning more about fractal patterns. I could be misinformed about some things here but I'd love to learn more if so. Regardless, anytime I hear someone say that the universe is entirely mathematical (which btw that could also be argued against) I always wonder what the consequences of that would be.

[@kalimaa999]

@@MalariaSucks10 can the Mona Lisa know Da Vinci? I guess what I'm saying is, that which was created cannot know the creator... It can ponder but there's been a ceiling placed on the mind that cannot conceive of the truth. This is why in ancient Indian yogic cultures those who were pursuing the truth were told to abandon their rational thinking mind, for there exists within us an intelligence beyond memory. Memory is but second hand information, even if it's science "fact" for now

[@Snazzytraxx]

Wow!! Mind blown with them visuals!!! Reminds me of looking at Stars through P900 camera!! Spooky! :)

[@dangerousideas5356]

36 haters saw the price tag and got salty, great vid fam.