The Earth-Shaking Instrument Stockhausen Used | Rohde & Schwarz UBM

In which I discover the extreme sonic joy that the is Rohde & Schwarz UBM amplifier/filter.
The Rohde & Schwarz UBM is a mystical creature - it was made for telephone line checking and misused by Stockhausen in many works, first and foremost Kontakte, and has been very well kept studio secret for acid and techno artists. It can make beautiful resonances and earth-shaking bass drums. It turns anything into a sound monster and has beefed up countless TB-303s, especially in the Netherlands, were knowledge of test equipment is spread way more. I hunted three months for one, and it was well worth it. The timbres you get are very acoustic, they can sound like early electronic music but also like the monster bass drums and tones you get hit with at Berghain. Price range can be as low as 100EUR and as high as 350EUR, but there are many people already hunting for these even before I made this video, so don't "RIP second hand prices" me.
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[@10chipmunk]

If you released an album of ambient dark techno, I would buy it without question!

[@Hainbach]

Coming this autumn!

[@Audhentik]

already waiting

[@brandonandalexander]

@@Hainbach please release it on Spotify my man!

[@kosmikmusa]

Can´t wait. This sounds amazing.

[@MrUnit731]

The music he's got on Spotify is very good.

[@Eazy-V]

Imagine going to a techno party & around 7 or 8 am, Hainbach come in with this.

[@BartManNL]

I would happily sacrifice what is left of my hearing (too much too loud techno...) to be there!

[@driftliketokyo34ftw35]

Oh you know shits about to get funky with him

[@humanwaveform]

jfc I’d be so hype

[@TheIntentionStudios]

BABY SIZED AND THREE FISTS

[@Hainbach]

MEASUREMENTS FOR THE FUTURE

[@slowgaffle]

i came here to say this

[@emanonmax]

The official system of measurement for music gear.

[@runnywhart7440]

Honestly looks about a baby, three fists minus a digit. (GREATEST MEASUREMENT SCALE EVER!)

[@AllenSmithe]

The way I like my burritos

[@hudu]

If you're not careful, you're gonna end up summoning the ghost of Delia Derbyshire.

[@Hainbach]

I would invite her for ghost tea!

[@marsmediapro]

AAnd that would be lovely! ❤️

[@Momiyama808]

Dude, I laughed so hard when you used the "Measurements of the Future". Perfect deadpan humor. Cheers Hainbach!

[@ChrisBennettGameDesign]

6:24 What if the real TR-606 was the Stockhausen compositions we heard along the way? 🤔

[@deathmetalhell]

i keep trying to do this joke and i think im gonna just give up on it, it never gets the laughs i think it deserves

[@ChrisBennettGameDesign]

@@deathmetalhell it’s an obscure one for sure!! 😅

[@amon-resamo43]

11:24 Where Hainbach makes magic happen! From noise to music, always an awesome moment. Gorgeous sound

[@AlexBallMusic]

Your channel is so distinctive and so achingly cool. Not just the esoteric test lab setups, but the atmospheric music you get from it. Keep on!

[@graxjpg]

Between you and him Alex, a kid like me is well off learning about music..

[@marsmediapro]

❣️

[@polara01]

Hainbach, I think you stumbled onto a very famous classic synthesizer tone of the 60s at 12:30... It sounds to my ears in memory exactly like the electronic sounds at the beginning of the old Supremes track You Keep Me Hanging On. The minute I heard your instruments with that particular tone it just popped in my head and knocked me over! You are correct this piece of vintage equipment is amazing! Peace, Bob

[@flyingcrowbar1599]

2:06 OK, that’s a real man’s switch.

[@Hainbach]

My hand hurts, its that tough.

[@MrUnit731]

My guitar is two babies and one fist. My amp is 1x1 baby plus one fist.

[@Hainbach]

Patreon Soundpack will come on the weekend, I did not manage it in time for the video release. But it will contain many more sounds then those I show here.

[@davedavis9693]

HAINBACH. I WANT

[@AllenSmithe]

Random Question: Do you need to alter a Breul & Kjaer 1022 BFO in order to use it in studio or is there a certain mixer/amp set up that's safe?

[@daccrowell4776]

@@AllenSmithe I think I can answer that...if you keep the output attenuator at levels no higher than -20 dB into a typical mixer line preamp, everything should be just fine. At the -20 dB setting, your output into a 600 ohm load should be 1.2 V RMS, which is pretty close to typical pro line levels. However, for some overloading fun, if you have a compressor that can handle the 4 V RMS signal at its input, try mashing the hell out of that signal for some nasty waveshaped/overdriven fun. Also, a quick tip about the output connection: if you leave a single banana plug in place in that bayonet socket, you can then easily connect a Pomona MDP dual banana to that and the ground point.

[@AllenSmithe]

@@daccrowell4776 Thank you so much!

[@Sool101]

Thank you!!!

[@ameobafgsfds]

Craziest thing is that somebody could have done this all in in 1979. It just took 40 years for somebody to get the perspective to do it (and the financial means to get a whole rack full of what was incredibly expensive industrial grade lab equipment).

[@Hainbach]

Yeah, this rack is assembled from mostly sub-100$ stuff, except for the three filters. Those are always expensive (180-400)

[@Tom-Lahaye]

It was done in 1970 by a group called Kraftwerk, just see this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noi4mn-Ao6qMgKs They were the pioneers of EDM

[@chaoticsoap]

"It just took 40 years for somebody to get the perspective to do it" Hey man, you really need to pull your head out your ass, this stuff is nothing new. Btw you might like Celldweller or atleast his behind the scenes stuff.

[@Paul93Meikle]

@@chaoticsoap try being a bit nicer eh. cheeky prick

[@dman030]

hmmm....IDM, just wasnt called that then.

[@kvmoore1]

Wow!!! Making a track entirely with vintage high-end lab testing equipment instead of actual synthesizers. That is very impressive and sounds AMAZING!!!! It does remind me of some of the electronic musical soundtracks from 70's scifi movies. With that said, this equipment has all of the basic components that make up a synthesizer such as oscillators and filters. Great work!!!!

[@alexyang8440]

This is more techno than techno! People are forgetting how to experiment with all the curated new technologies marketed to them constantly. Thanks for showing us how to be creative in an age of technologies that make everyone sound the same.

[@UNSCPILOT]

And it's test equipment do a lot of the parts were probably top-of-the-line for the time

[@steveslivka]

Thank you for talking about Stockhausen and Kontakte. Given your setup, would love to see more about early electronic studios (GRM, IRCAM, Ivo Malec, Pierre Schaeffer etc.)

[@jean-pierrejoubert6140]

“No babies or fists were harmed in the making of this track.”

[@chriswareham]

As these machines become scarcer and less reliable they need to be cloned as the possibilities they open up are incredible. Just listening to the musical way the UBM transformed a humble Drumatix was awesome.

[@SimonTheMagpie]

MEASUREMENTS FOR THE FUTURE 😆😆

[@firstnamelastname1512]

Not sure if this is tube based, but you should always position tube equipment the way it was designed. The heat may rise/dissipate incorrectly and shorten the lifespan of the components. That and the electrons might spill out. :)

[@Hainbach]

Yes, I will flip it. Need to reorganize the rack for that

[@geraldgoodiii6993]

I think test equipment is the end of the road for synth nerds. We all start with soft synths usually.. then some fairly inexpensive hardware synths, then it goes off the rails from there: Eurorack, then some 4u, and then test equipment because it’s the most avant-garde and interesting... using stuff not designed for making music.. but making amazing music and sounds with it. What he did with this in the vid.. that track at the end. GENIUS

[@Jimbo386000]

Hahaha I’m on the eurorack level right now. I started with softsynths the same way, but I combined my hardware and eurorack stages.

[@isaakwelch3451]

I went from nothing to hardware to test equipment. But most of what I do is just playing around, I never record anything

[@gahlord]

Nah, end of the road is usually something like Rural Noise Ensemble haha

[@EddieG1888]

"Hi, I'm Hainbach, good to have you back" And the members of the ASMR community collectively sighed with happiness. ;-)

[@scandinavianserialki]

how come you only have 34k follower? your videos are consistently some of the most interesting high production value videos on youtube

[@Hainbach]

Thank you! Its been growing, but I don't make viral video material, which is the way to grow fast. But sharing and word of mouth helps, so feel free to tweet reddit fb about what I do. Its much appreciated.

[@alejandraespinoza6351]

Jamás pensé ver este video, gracias Simón, gracias Morat. Los amo ❤️💚💙💛🇦🇷

[@vassilisp4974]

I have to say your work, as it is being presented on youtube, becomes more and more interesting. I think it is a very good introduction in electronic music (for me at least). One suggestion (if you ever have the time and your priorities allow it), I think it would be interesting to give a presentation on principles of electronic music composition. Just an idea.

[@Hainbach]

Thank you! I have these kind of more philosophical videos planned for later the year. Right now I am running from one soundtrack commission to the other and I basically record these in my free time. But it will ease up in May, so that is when I plan to go deeper.

[@Leo-xr8jv]

@@Hainbach Looking forward to it, with your "instruments" you have an amazing resurce to teach the Principles so fools like me can better understand what they are trying to replicate in a digital realm

[@onceuponasynth]

Damn that sounded so good. There's something about rotating/clicking those giant knobs/switches that's very satisfying. Someone needs to make like a 10U modular standard with modules the size of this unit 😂.

[@Hainbach]

You mean one baby unit modular?

[@waltersmetak]

@@Hainbach A few years ago there was a discussion on Muff about doing this - Eric from Metasonix said that due to the difficulty of the circuit and the rarity of the what goes into this thing it would be nearly impossible.

[@waltersmetak]

Oh, and took the liberty to post this amazing demo up onto the old thread.

[@daccrowell4776]

@@waltersmetak I also mentioned the same thing to the Trogotronics guys...I think they were a tad more receptive, but like you mention, what's inside that big steel box won't be easy to replicate.

[@sborges433]

@@daccrowell4776 Which is really unfortunate - the sound of the thing! Amazing, mate!

[@walterinpv8499]

Holy shit, what resonating, powerful sounds from the R&S UBM! Can't wait to hear tunes you build from it.

[@montag4516]

Very impressive. A fantastic, surviving piece of real world analog gear from/for a real studio. For those in the know.

[@circuitousvibes5226]

Thank you for referencing Stockhausen. I suppose it is inevitable to reference the 20th century masters when using the same equipment as they. I feel like Stockhausen is still not completely understood, and severely under-appreciated. Perhaps looking at his work through the lens of the equipment he used will help gain a wider audience. The old process vs product debate. Cheers!

[@Rustik1722]

Very almost Doppler in it's physicality and vibrations. Very amazing indeed. Maybe I will dream of it......

[@mp0209147]

You really need to release these test equipment jams, so deep and hypnotic!

[@Hainbach]

Workin on it! Hopefully vinyl, too

[@Nic-tg2ei]

Hainbach, you have made me fall in love with making music again. It was gone for a couple of decades. Thanks.

[@thilokrug8415]

Hey nice, I've got two of these devices and did'n realize the possibilities in making electro-music with it. I'm gonna try it next days :-). I've got the EZGN Sound Level Measuring Device too. I've heard it is really nice too.

[@petrokemikal]

Cool, reminds me of the early twin T resonant circuits used to make the Roland drum machines..

[@gregmcmahon6212]

Beautiful! Reminds me to step back and breath in a cloud of calm stasis.

[@AdventurousInsight]

Amazing equipment and even more breathtaking music! Thanks for another great video!

[@howardanderson3061]

I love your "test equipment" segments. Brilliant. The sound is amazing. Thanks again for sharing

[@jimpesh]

Just the way the knobs sound when engaging...you know it's a quality piece!

[@peladoclaus]

This channel never ceases to impress

[@TRUEiMPROrecords]

What a versatile and moody sound box. Eccellent sound-to-kilogram ratio :D The jam was beautiful as always!

[@Hainbach]

Yeah, 15kg of pure sound!

[@RobFlaxMusic]

These are incredible sounds. I cannot fathom how you get these sounds out of this gear. I've seen a bunch of KZbinrs talk about modular and was unconvinced until now... this is magical. Subscribed.

[@georgemckenzie2525]

Thank you for what brings you joy

[@arthurdorrington5936]

These test equipment tracks really remind me of Jan Jelinek - love it!

[@FBuilding]

Great use of this machine. Very nice track. A truly fantastic thing to own indeed.

[@4dvideos]

Yeh mad set up and lovely sounding tune at the end.

[@kelleesmi]

This is so cool! Dan Trueman used this tuned amplification idea in one of his works. He was tuning a feedback loop running through a bass drum and the bass drum was the amplifier

[@kelleesmi]

It's in the fourth movement, starting at 23:15 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZzQqXuGa9yAb6c

[@youjuhwan9697]

THIS IS SO INTERESTING!!! and the jam you did in the end is really nice!!

[@singlesideman]

There's little in this world as satisfying as the positive clank of a toggle power switch on a piece of audio, radio or test gear from the sixties or earlier. You're bringing me back to my days working with Voice of Music reel to reel tape decks and Hammarlund HQ-140a's and HQ-180a's. Actually, I still use them from time to time. Perhaps it's time to break them out again... Sounding so good, my good man. So good...

[@goodpal7444]

That track is fantastic. I don't think I can hold off on becoming a patron any longer.

[@Hainbach]

Give in to the power of helping me create 😀

[@davidausterman5915]

You find the coolest stuff to mod out for trippy sounds. I love any electronic device that is gray and heavy. Well, I like the light stuff too lol

[@MaxKoschuh]

Thank you very much for mentioning my channel !!! I'm glad my EBM is in good hands !!

[@Hainbach]

You are welcome! Some of my viewers enjoy teardowns, so this is perfect for them to see your channel.

[@johnnytluxury]

Was NOT fucking ready @11:25. OMG what raw techno galore. This is what is was ALWAYS about.

[@nunofernandes4501]

What planet did you come from? Are you a God in disguise? These sounds are beautiful, thank you!

[@KINZOisHERE]

1:47 "thank you for your service right ear, we will never forget you"

[@stuckinthestation]

the *TLOK!* it made when turned on, was already music to me.

[@andyphil666]

incredible tones out of your machines. true electronic beauty!

[@0Fdigital]

Wow, the processed 606 really reminds me of Aphex Twin's work in the Universal Indicator series (red and green I think?).

[@davidwood9966]

Me too, and that Tamphex song or whatever its called.

[@alexyang8440]

I always thought Universal Indicator was just Mike Dred, but it turns out it's a collab., thanks for pointing that out. but yeah, Caustic Window came to mind.

[@paolapina3704]

Por sus alguien viene de las historias de Simón a ver esta chimba 👾

[@carolinamontoya1748]

jajajajaj yo

[@synthmage00]

I can't even put all the feelings I got from this video into words. Everything about this is SO COOL!

[@pbartmess]

I love the "clonk" sound that the frequency range knob makes. And of course all the other sounds! I'm excited to hear the music you make with this.

[@LightboxX]

played the song like 50 times. wonderful sound hainbach..nailed it on that one

[@Goon-124]

That is a gorgeous piece of kit. That twang with each knob turn, i would just sit and change settings for hours.

[@Hainbach]

Let me tell you that your hands would hurt, at least from the frequency range knob 😄

[@MSAMultimedia]

11:26 that's super inspiring, awesome jam!

[@patches4306]

It sound`s really f*cking GUD! Your videos are really unusual for me, and very interesting. Big thank`s and respect from Belarus!)

[@LLegaLLizeITxC2]

i enjoyed every second of this video!

[@Sebwolf54]

Bro, that’s incredible!

[@baleinerenard7629]

Hainbach going crazy with test equipment doing techno! Careful, this Anasound pedal is in Schrodinger state XD Great video, it sounds really deep !

[@horssujet21]

Amazing work with it, the end song is intense.Iit's always good to wait for things like instruments sometimes, they always unconsciously start to make their own way to us even before playing with them. Bravo again.

[@Hainbach]

Thank you Florent! Yeah, the brain prepares something ahead

[@marcomono]

Respekt.... finde es mega dich hier gefunden zu haben. Finde es super das du dich so gut um die Retro Geräte kümmerst!!!

[@2.7petabytes]

What an absolute groovy find! Another fascinating video Hainbach!

[@yy6u]

can already picture it in the oscilloscope music vibe already. congrats! pretty good job on it very informative too

[@runnywhart7440]

Wow. This is spectacular. Great Job!

[@BakerImageGroup]

Every time I play your video, I go into 15 seconds of trying to say Hainbach as you do. LOL

[@reddaB]

Re listening to this today through the tv and my Q acoustics soundsyem and big subwoofer. The tune at the end made my bum feel weird. Like the room and sofa hummed along with that low brmmmmmmmhmm felt it in my hip joints. Ace. Neighbors probably not chuffed with my KZbin viewing today.

[@RCAvhstape]

I watched a video about Delia Derbyshire and the BBC Radiophonic Lab and this stuff reminds me of it, a throwback to the roots of electronic music, love it!

[@ianphilip6281]

Another excellent video. Thank you for continuing to educate and entertain in equal measure!

[@Hainbach]

Thank you, I do indeed try to do both!

[@Wazoox]

Your filter's so fat my WiFi dropped.

[@brucetaion8201]

Only just came Across this channel but I love it

[@RoXx1811]

Ich brauch dringend so eine Werkstatt zum Schrauben ;) Einfach geil. Analog ist halt doch eine ganz andere Welt.

[@joshsmith7812]

This touches my soul

[@3str]

Seem like you're going next level here - tipping my hat!

[@matsewunderlich]

der Hammer! Geniale Nutzung

[@niek024]

That was amazingly beautiful! Now I wish, I were talented enough to completely understand what happened there :-)

[@justanotherpxrson]

I just came across your channel today, and I don’t even know what to say. You are extremely creative and unique. The old gear you use makes it even cooler!

[@daccrowell4776]

Ahhhh, look there...you got one! Now you see why I wouldn't give up the two I have without a fight! And as you can see, that 606 kick turns into Miami BOOOOM with just a tad of coaxing. Possibly one of the greatest filters ever, never duplicated, never emulated. I would advise putting it in its correct position, though; the tubes inside are in something of an odd mounting configuration and there might be some heat buildup concerns over a long period of use with the device oriented that way. Congrats!!! You're gonna dig the HELL out of that UBM!

[@Hainbach]

Oh thank you, much appreciated advice! I never thought about heat.

[@jelledevries1201]

Dude, you created such a nice outcome there.. 👍

[@m.o.n.d.e.g.r.e.e.n]

now im really missing chillout rooms in the club :(

[@reddaB]

Omg I want to play with all of that so badly. I love bass way too much.

[@REDACT3D]

Beauty bud- sounds amazing! keep up the great work!

[@MaffiLu]

I feel as if, my speakers dont do justice to the audio. Of course youtube kills a lot of the quality, and there is microphones and its never as in hearing it in person. but i love it still!

[@lucasdeer]

Really good stuff man! I could listen to music like this for hours

[@simondemeule3934]

This sounds really great. Thank you for sharing your experiments!

[@Frankie4Kitchtech]

The last is a trip for berghain

[@CaalamusTube]

Thanks for linking me to something from Karlheinz Stockhausen that I actually enjoyed listening to. He has been on the periphery of my radar for like 12 years. But I really didn't understand the appeal. Kontakte was actually interesting :]

[@Hainbach]

Yes! And that essay I linked is refreshingly well told.

[@CaalamusTube]

@@Hainbach I'll have to give it a read! :]

[@demagmusic]

I love it. It's absurd to have a 6U kick drum... but it's beautifully unique as well, with a huge geek factor. I guess it comes down to whether or not you have the space......

[@itijik]

Yes this is the one I was talking about on IG. I love this vid man, great job!!

[@benedettosalamone7813]

Amazing as usual. I really love your video, can't wait to hear more :3

[@thezyg6311]

Man, Dennis was selling a few pieces and couple of years ago... I couldn't carry them so didn't buy them. One of them was this box. MAN!!!!

[@clarkflavor]

Woooow, that track is seriously dope

[@jukpulfer]

dopeness! love the organic sound

[@skaterock71]

I really enjoyed your piece thank you!