Soma Enner Synth Tutorial Lesson 1: Overview and Basics

This is a tutorials series for anyone who wants to learn how to use the Soma Labs Enner body patching synthesizer electronic instrument. If I get a response to this series, I will try to break things down into small videos that are easy to mentally digest and apply to your own electronic music. We will be exploring both east coast tonal and west coast avant-garde uses of the synthesizer. The Enner is especially good at ambience, noise, and soundscapes for film music.
This first video will give you an overview of the different sections of the synth and show you some of what's possible to do only using your fingers. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful.
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[@FawazK]

This was very helpful! I can't wait to get mine!

[@ogasi1798]

well done on the series, this weapon needed it

[@EthanJamesMusic1]

thanks for watching! hope it helps

[@ryanholladay5665]

Thank you so much. Great walkthrough

[@lourdq]

As a new Enner user I thank you for your tutorial videos plus they led me to your other music, which is a bonus! Much appreciated!

[@EthanJamesMusic1]

thank you! I'm glad they helped you!

[@matthewtunnicliffe201]

That's a great demo. It looks a lot more usable than I was expecting it to. Very tempting indeed.

[@EthanJamesMusic1]

thanks! I've been enjoying it a lot. It's kind of a perfect weird alternative to the Buchla 208c

[@bennorland]

Thank you. Enner arrives tomorrow so watching with new interest

[@EthanJamesMusic1]

I'm happy to help!

[@jeffbrown6517]

Great explanations Much appreciated!!!

[@EthanJamesMusic1]

I'm happy to be of help!

[@MrToothsome]

Nice demo! Really helped me to connect some of the concepts. Thanks!

[@EthanJamesMusic1]

great! happy to help!

[@noctopolismusic461]

This is such a good introduction! Thank you, I’d definitely like to learn more while waiting for my Enner which finally seems ready to ship :-) . Good job, keep it up!

[@EthanJamesMusic1]

Great! glad this is helpful. I have the whole series coming out in the next week or two

[@MrJimbol59]

My ENNER,just left Customs in Russia,and I am chomping @The Bit.After Getting 2 Of Every Product SOMA Makes ,except DVINA,And Lyra8 FX,And Waiting For 2 Cosmos Units,I Think They Should Change Their Name From “SOMA’’,To “WAIT”.All Worth Waiting For Of Course.Love The SOMS Approach !!

[@EthanJamesMusic1]

you'll enjoy this a lot! I live in NYC, so I think I get lucky with shipping from Russia. It's usually only a few days after it clears customs before I receive

[@camofilms]

Awesome video, I need this bad boy in my life

[@KeithDuncanSound]

this is great thank you!

[@wolfpackpresets]

Fun synth!

[@EthanJamesMusic1]

yeah, it does a bit of everything in its own way

[@valerie-renay]

Wonderful thank you!

[@EthanJamesMusic1]

I'm happy to help!

[@valerie-renay]

@@EthanJamesMusic1 You've really made me want to buy a Soma Enner Synth!!!

[@MrJimbol59]

I Live In Syracuse,So It Might Not Take Long,Hopefully !!

[@gaffacan]

¡¡¡Hermoso!!!

[@EthanJamesMusic1]

gracias!

[@paubass123]

thanks for this tutorial i am waitin for my enner to come home....i subscribe. THANKS A LOT !! :)

[@EthanJamesMusic1]

happy to help! enjoy!

[@driesanalog4187]

Great demo - looks like I need an extra pair of hands ;-)

[@EthanJamesMusic1]

I definitely feel that way sometimes, but other times I enjoy trying to work within the limitation. I need to experiment if coins work on it the same way as the Lyra-8

[@Federitmo]

ehy, cool video! do you know if there's a chance to connect ENNER to an external clock?

[@EthanJamesMusic1]

There is not unfortunately, but I have good results with doing it by ear.

[@NothingNowhereNoOne]

Nice. Can I plug a mic directly in or do I need a preamp?

[@EthanJamesMusic1]

I answered on the other video, but just in case, you would probably need a preamp, because I'm not sure the EXT input has enough gain. I've never tried that, because the internal piezo is so sensitive

[@NothingNowhereNoOne]

@@EthanJamesMusic1 oh, sorry. Right on, thanks.

[@rickmorty4921]

How to recognise soma enner V2? Whats the diffriend?

[@iosifkalpaktsoglou2045]

Is it all analogue, even the delay or with digital elements too? Thank you

[@EthanJamesMusic1]

we got way in the weeds about this in the comments on one of the other videos, so I actually have an answer for you. The delay is not a completely "analog" bucket brigade. It uses a different chip. It does however, behave like a bucket brigade delay. You can have a listen on a later video to decide if that's a deal breaker

[@EthanJamesMusic1]

ooo! I found it: here is the official answer from Soma: The Enner delay is a PT-2399 based delay with SOMA mods. Very close to Lyra delay but stereo. Though it's not 100% digital as all processing besides sound memory is analog

[@iosifkalpaktsoglou2045]

@EthanJamesMusic1 Thank you. Not a fan of the pt chip. I find it noisy in a fake lo fi way.

[@flemmingchr.hansen2551]

Thanks for the overview. Fyi Sistor is not dutch, but danish, like me :)

[@EthanJamesMusic1]

AAAAHHH I'm so sorry. I'm was having trouble with my countries that start with D the day I recorded this.

[@soundokapi-music]

@@EthanJamesMusic1 noooo problem 😊

[@MrJimbol59]

That Was The Whole SOMA Approach..Sorry!