SOMA Pulsar-23 + Piano // Dreamy Ambient Machine

This is a delicate video for me.
There are still the birds, but after KZbin recommended me A LOT of ‪@SuzanneCiani‬ recent performances and workshops, I had to try my way with the sea on the SOMA Pulsar-23, and while not fascinating as the quadraphonic Buchla version, I am pretty satisfied with the result.
Adding the piano was a bold decision.
Within synth/modular stuff everything can be justified by calling it experimental, ambient, noise, and so on; on piano, there is no place to hide.
It's been quite a while since I hesitated before releasing the video, because I feel a deeper connection with the music presented here; feels more like a released song, rather than a "jam".
To me, this video is yet another testament to the direction I am going, further and sideways from the previous one featuring the birds, and I am pretty excited for what the future, the opportunities, and the connections, hold.
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[@immersiveworlds]

Amazing

[@Dexba]

Thank you so much 🧡

[@browe]

I'm such a fan of the CXM 1978... magical

[@Dexba]

It is! Even at subtle setting, it has this incredible ability of opening the sound in such a natural way. Love it!

[@AbyssalReverberations]

Lovely piece, Dexba. Beautiful sound design and timbre selections. P23 was ordered this morning. Thanks for showing the depth of the pulsar beyond a beat monster

[@Dexba]

Thank you so much, and I'm glad you share my vision of the Pulsar: there is so much other than drums in this fantastic beast! Have fun, and you will also find this patch (refined) in the official Pulsar patchbook ;)

[@willswitchcraft]

this is so delicate and intimate..............an awesome combination of textures, tones, and the motif...........................................as a side note, back when I was a touring keyboard player in the 80's, I went to Suzanne's studio in NYC when I was in town, and we swapped some DX7 patches, etc...............it was so great to meet such a legendary talent, in her private zone.................(good thing you didn't get an incoming call when you were recording this)........all around: awesome!!!!

[@Dexba]

First of all: thank you so much 🧡 Secondly: wow! that must have been a helluva experience! Lucky you, but I guess also lucky her, if she got some of your patches :) (as for the phone, yes, I even ruined some takes because I forgot to put the phone in the "do not disturb" mode!)

[@willswitchcraft]

Funny (about the phone)......thanks for your response.........

[@anonymous_friend]

So the pulsar is making the bird sounds? Love the mysteriously haunting vibes of the keys!

[@Dexba]

Exactly! Pulsar gives all the ambience, with waves, raindrops plucking and the birds. I am so happy with the result, something I go back to listen to from time to time (and that doesn't happen often with my own recordings!)

[@FaithandFun-w6q]

Wonderful. Thank you for sharing. Keep it going 💚

[@Dexba]

Thank you so much for checking it out 🧡 I am glad you like it, I will keep trying my best 🙏🏻

[@InnerPeaceSounds]

Wonderful sounds, I adore the ambience you've created!

[@Dexba]

I am so glad you enjoyed it. I think this video is the perfect sum of my musical journey this year, and I am very proud of it 🧡

[@InnerPeaceSounds]

@@Dexba it sounds absolutely gorgeous, indeed!

[@anothercouture]

This popped back in to my feed today. And yep, still lovely ❤️

[@Dexba]

I am so glad this video is giving you that much joy, like it gave me. 🧡 I am very proud of this one, and it is one of the few I sometimes listen to again (as many people, I usually kinda cringe a bit about my own stuff)

[@bygonebotanical]

Glorious! Love the view too 🙌🏻

[@Dexba]

Thank you a lot! 🧡 And I admit I've been lucky, within a series of unlucky events, for this little spot :)

[@TristanBaldi]

Lovely track Dexba. Loved the playing and the Rhodes vibe on this. I really like where you're heading. I myself had a lot of time on my hands these past months as I quit my job to move to another city and started working from home with only one client as for now, and I could see my music evolving during that time. It's a bit stressful but definitely great to have some more time for music. It shows here!

[@Dexba]

What an honour 🧡 Thank you so much. The Rhodes sound is a key to the soul, I don't know how else I could describe it. Still couldn't find anything that couldn't benefit even from a small amount of Rhodes. I get you completely, I am in the exact same situation, holding on to some previous clients which I am working with remotely, and I probably even fear the day I will be back at work full time, because that would break the delicate equilibrium I seem to be finding these last weeks. We'll see. As for now, I feel grateful for this $200 fake Rhodes in front of this little view from my 40sqm apartment: I feel like I'm in the movie "Rear Window" and the keyboard is my binocular 🙏🏻 Thank you again!

[@Grace_Griffin]

What a fabulous, delicate little moment! Beautiful improvisation which does seem to capture some of what you wrote about in the description very very well. I particularly liked what you said about having nowhere to hide with a piano. Bravo and best wishes in your new city x

[@Dexba]

Thank you so, so much for your words 🧡 Now that I am getting more confident on the piano, the next step will be getting back to my roots: cello. That will be fun, and I will probably live the experience with less "impostor syndrome". Thank you so much again, and let's see where this city leads me 🙏🏻

[@deyanfont]

Dreamy ❤

[@Dexba]

That's how I (want to) roll 🧡

[@SebticSmile]

Oh man this is wonderful. I really enjoyed this, bravo my friend.

[@Dexba]

Thank you so, so much 🧡 Took me some time before deciding to upload, but the time was ready, and I am very proud 🥲

[@treyvisqueux7973]

Lovely! I just got my Pulsar and find your videos very inspiring!

[@Dexba]

That's so great! Thank you so much, it's always the highest honour for me 🧡 Feel free to let me know if you need help with something, or you have cool ideas for a future video :)

[@kurisuchiinathecrocodile333]

This is sooooo heartwarming! Love it.

[@Dexba]

I am very proud of this! Soon coming on physical release on tape, can't wait!!!

[@ambientsession]

Very very cool, pretty nice mood. I love it🎼👌

[@Dexba]

Thank you so much, I am glad you like it 🧡

[@garaughty]

Seriously beautiful textures & atmosphere... brilliant work Dex !

[@Dexba]

Humbled 🧡 I keep working on these natural patches for the Pulsar, and it seems like a never-ending challenge to get closer and closer to reality while overcoming the limitations of the instrument. I am having a lot of fun :) Thank you so much for checking out the video!

[@chris_economou]

Beautiful and dreamy indeed, it does feel like a journey of exploration and wonder, but one with more purpose than a jam would hold. The raw beauty of a piano is always magical. I love how it all comes together. Thank you! 🎧✨🎶🌀🎹

[@chris_economou]

And yeah for new music! I hadn’t been exposed to Suzanne Ciani before!! I just checked out some videos! 🙏🏼😍✨🎛🎶🕊

[@Dexba]

@@chris_economou Thank you so so much for your lovely support 🧡 And Suzanne Ciani, paired with La Monte Younge, was a groundbreaking discover for me, like I finally felt I wasn't wandering randomly in my music journey but there was a light at the end on the tunnel ✨

[@willjohnson4798]

@@Dexba Brilliant artists you've mentioned. I feel you might love the music of Catherine Christer Hennix if you haven't already listened. I'd say give Equal Temperament Fender Mix a listen first. You're beautiful Rhodes sound really reminds me of it. Would also love to hear a just intonation tuning on the Casiotone, I think I read its possible. Thank you for your beautiful music. :)

[@sselvatico]

Meraviglia!

[@Dexba]

Grazie duemila 🧡

[@soundoftheunderground]

Beautiful playing, I noticed you were playing on the Casio, I have a Casio too, its the CT-670 back from 1992. Very peaceful nice ambient style music. ❤️👍

[@Dexba]

Thank you so much 🧡 And yes, it is indeed a Casio CT-S1, a lovely, simple but elegant keyboard. I think the only reason why these Casio are not more widespread is their - generally speaking - a bit toyish look, and the same happens to many of their watches; if people can go past that, they can find that this S1 sounds honestly GREAT, for $200, in a world where the Yamaha Reface CP costs $350 and it's not even comparable in features. Keep rocking your Casio, it's older than me 😄

[@feindbildgeraeusch]

stupendo!

[@Dexba]

Grazie mille 🥲

[@photosinferno6870]

Just beautiful.

[@Dexba]

Thank you a lot 🧡 I am glad you like it!

[@anothercouture]

That is just lovely. Well Done.

[@Dexba]

Thank you a lot 🧡 I really care a lot about this one.

[@MichaalHell]

This is rather lovely!

[@Dexba]

Humbled 🧡 Thank you so much!

[@Navaho23I]

I really love this

[@Dexba]

Coming real soon out on tape too! I am very excited, I was waiting for the right occasion!

[@Navaho23I]

Drop a link if you get a chance!@@Dexba

[@Lexinous]

Fantastico

[@Dexba]

Grazie mille! A questo video ci tengo un sacco, lo stavo tenendo al caldo da un mese ormai 😄

[@hyperpersonal]

brilliant mate!

[@Dexba]

Thank you so much 🧡 This piece occupies a special place in my heart

[@chilluminare]

Looks like you sitting in a cockpit and your spaceship just landed in some strange planet. Btw, you got so many awesome gears. You got them shipped to VN or there are stores there that carry these products?

[@Dexba]

That's an amazing description! 🧡 As for the instruments, I brought the Pulsar-23 with me from Italy, and bought the Casio in VN. Unfortunately, there are no shops carrying these "strange" instruments in Vietnam, so even when I bought some stuff, I had to order it from abroad (and deal with the lovely Vietnamese customs)

[@chilluminare]

@@Dexba Best of luck to your musical journey. I just ordered my Pulsa 23 in yellow, the Andrew Huang edition, and the Eventide Misha. My cockpit is still under construction with departure date planned for next April, when I retired.

[@Dexba]

@@chilluminare Oh that Pulsar looks amazing. I would love to collect them all, if it wasn't for the price 😁 And the Misha seems like a refreshing take on pitch sequencing, I would love to try it in the future. At the moment I am chasing an almost-exclusive Instruo case ;)

[@floatinghexagons]

sweet

[@Dexba]

Thank you a lot 🧡

[@nicolausala]

what kind of piano are you using? beautiful sounds btw

[@Dexba]

Thank you a lot 🧡 This is a Casio CT-S1, a very inexpensive but super cute (and functional) keyboard

[@equalequalslopezcartoons3702]

bro this song got rid of the tension my neck wow

[@Dexba]

Ahah this is a first for my channel and music, and I am more than honoured that happened 🧡 So glad 😄

[@evansmith4767]

Is the microcosm effecting the mod synth or the piano? Both? Beautiful performance! I loved it.

[@Dexba]

At first, I wanted to use it on the Pulsar, to enhance the birds chirping, but the CXM1978 was quite dull for the piano, so I switched to CXM for the Pulsar (it just needed the space to be convincing as ambience), and Microcosm for the piano, for a subtle "spicy reverb" kind of effect 😄 Oh and also: thank you so much, I am glad you liked it 🧡

[@divinetouch5204]

🕉🙏🏼🕉

[@Dexba]

No words needed. May you be blessed 🙏🏻

[@ModularWorld]

OMG.

[@Dexba]

Ehehe did you miss this? 🧡 I love this intimate moment I shared with the Pulsar

[@istvantoth7431]

Ok, so what are we listening here exactly?? What is being triggered automatically on the synth and what are you playing out of the 4 voices??

[@Dexba]

That's a great question ;) Pulsar-23 is making all the background/base layer, with one voice used for a sort of sea-like waves coming and going, then there is some plucking and birds (you can find this patch in the official Pulsar-23 patchbook as "Rainforest"). On top of that, I am playing the piano, with its own sound!

[@lab-by-the-sea]

LOve it! How is your life in HCM?

[@Dexba]

Thank you so much 🧡 Right now it is actually a bit slow. I am unemployed, so I am concentrating more on my music, with a lot of satisfaction actually. Let’s see what the autumn will bring in term of opportunities 🙏🏻

[@lab-by-the-sea]

@@Dexba I know what you are talking about, myself going through a lot of changes too right now. the view is perfect for that tune, it is like 3 worlds (inside - outside -music).I wish you all the best and that you can find what you are looking for!🧡

[@Dexba]

@@lab-by-the-sea I am so happy this resonated with you 🙏🏻 I wish you the same and more 🧡

[@eiichii]

What's the piano ?

[@Dexba]

This is a Casio CT-S1! Very inexpensive, but stylish, integrated speakers that don't suck, and a decent mechanic. I honestly have almost zero complaints about it.