The Modular Wall - Studio Time: S2E3

[@mixodd]

This is rarity when big screen composer takes his valuable time to make such great videos. Tom, you rock!

[@junkiexlofficial]

Glad you're enjoying.

[@sejtaridiss]

What I really love about that (except for the gear) is Junkie's attention to acknowledging all of people behind these modules' designs. It's amazing to see how respectful he is towards them, as they (engineers, designers) are big part of musicians' success.

[@mandel957]

This guys top notch for making these videos and putting it out there for free !! I know it benefits him also but this is the best kind of transaction , free publicity and interest and free insight and info for us. I rate him clever dude and very very nice setup/work/ life 😊

[@DeWereldVanMorgenPodcast]

Great episode! Big respect for you for making these video's and the quality is top notch! Keep it up! Cheers, Lorenzo.

[@junkiexlofficial]

Thanks! Glad you're enjoying.

[@EdwindeJong0]

This brings back memories from the 90's of living-rooms and kitchens filling up with analog synths, sequencers, drum computers and amplifiers, when friends come together to try out their new synths together.

[@antonisfakiris505]

Thank You Tom for all the knowledge and most important that you also share it !!! Be always well

[@sunilsolanki]

So much love and respect to Tom for doing this series. Thank you.

[@fletcherreder6091]

I've wanted to build these things since before I knew what they were called, and before I had even seen one for that matter. I didn't realize how much this was going to hurt, but for some reason I couldn't stop watching. I haven't been this depressed in months, but I sincerely thank you anyway.

[@PereRevert]

Wow... such a gorgeus modular wall ! Can't wait to hear to one of Tom's performances or sound experiments with those guys !

[@Socionic]

Thank you so much for taking the time out of your schedule to share the wealth of your knowledge and passion! I'm loving all these videos.

[@Emontop1]

The moment that we waiting for ....... Fantastic , thank you. 😀👍👍

[@kepeb1]

When you talk about the 'Signal Processor' I think you are confusing offset with phase. Phase adjustments do what you describe and shift the relative phase left or right by delaying one or more signals.This can have obvious frequency dependant results (Phase shifters). An 'offset' applies to the balance around the common or zero voltage, making an AC signal peak more negative/positive. When talking about offsets in opamps, the input offset will determine what the output voltage will be before any signal is applied. That is an envy inspiring setup, and the room itself is very nice looking. Thanks for the video.

[@galactagog]

amazing...if I had that setup in my house I would become a hermit fantastic details on all the modules; very cool that he gave shoutouts & credit to the all builders too!!

[@DavidLeeKersey]

Having a wall like that is a dream of mine but there's no way I could afford even one of those units. I have however scraped up a few bucks over the last year or so and plan to build at least a few Modulars based off Music From Outer Space diy designs. Who knows maybe I can slowly work up to a nice Wall someday. In the meantime I'm having a great time watching you sharing your talent and knowledge with us. (and all your cool gear.)

[@gullyfoyle6354]

I enjoy EVERY episode you post here, and I'll thank you so much for showing us a big part of the synths history, and for the great tutorials, too. I love watching all this stuff in SO mint condition BTW ;) Please, keep posting! :) THANK YOU. Cheers.

[@Rainer01]

you got a museum man ! Wowwwwwwwwwwwww

[@attorks]

Great overview of the wall. My wall is a lot smaller but appreciate and use it a lot. Looking forward to some demos. Keep up the good work.

[@junkiexlmusic]

more tutorials coming!

[@raytheonorion]

So good.

[@JosephFox-Creative]

Really useful video - can't wait to see the wall in action!

[@Living3arMedia]

GREAT WORK!

[@PAVEL-JAKL]

I think JunkieXL is starting something big.

[@illgillbates9561]

Tom je bent een held!

[@hunnytheurry]

Great, is beautiful see all lovely things al togheter! Good video thank you!

[@hellf.o]

I'll send this to my gf when she claims that I have too many synths😮😂😅

[@paulstoneland]

wow superb !

[@jkenlive]

These are so awesome! Lovely gear.

[@PeteCalandra]

So interesting to see many musicians on KZbin in their studios in California with quite a bit of expensive gear stacked on top of surfaces. i wonder if any of that gear has been secured so it doesn't get destroyed if there is an earthquake.

[@JohnLRice]

I live on the west coast in Washington state and while we don't get large earthquakes very often, they do happen occasionally so I have a series of eye-hooks screwed into the wall: instagram.com/p/BHdSUAFhIp-/

[@PeteCalandra]

Good idea! I read a big article about how there is a bigger chance of a more devastating quake west of i5 in Washington State than down in LA.

[@JohnLRice]

Arg! Well, I of course I hope not but I guess sooner or later . . . .

[@JohnLRice]

Thanks for the link, that was a good read!

[@TheJonathanlewis1000]

What has got anything to do with modular synths you nob.

[@JohnLRice]

I just got done watching, thanks for the overview of the big wall, Tom! I look forward to more episodes! And sorry for the geeky corrections/additions but here's more. ;-) Paul Darlow goes under the alias of Krisp1 and he constructs and sells modules that almost all of which were designed by Tony Allgood from www.oakleysound.com/ I also noticed a couple Happy Nerding Fun VCF modules that didn't get mentioned. ;-) (at about 17:35 to the left of the Corsynth EGs) Yeah . . . I don't get out much! ;-/

[@toonertik]

Junky XL.. says it all on many levels.. at the end.. come on, just VCO, VCA, ADSR and filter>> entry $1,500 and become Junky SM. then $15,000 and now Junky Med then $150,000 and Junky L then, dammm I need new house to house it all.. better go cold turkey... BTW, I love what you do and how you present it all... thanx )))

[@Tommass79]

love the chord step sequencer v cool...

[@GoranSimonoski]

Sir, seriously.... THANK YOU! 🙏

[@jefferyswan4401]

So awesome! Would love to see your setup in person one day. I design and build many different modules (both MU and Eurorack) but have nothing even close to what you do. Awesome!

[@christopherstevens619]

So dope. Thanks for the great videos!

[@pianoguyyy]

Insane!

[@BTUBALCAIN]

so we're just going to look at it? nice speech

[@scopsmusicproductionandcom3926]

Are most of the modules custom made? I only ask because they’re similar in aesthetic despite the different suppliers. It’s a beautiful wall with an amazing workflow, by the way.

[@JohnLRice]

I believe most, if not all, of the modules Tom had were stock items. Having a consistent look has sort of been one of the main "feature" of the 5U modular formats, where in this case the design esthetic of the original Moog modules from the later 1960's has been in most cases somewhat closely to exactly followed by most of the various manufacturers.

[@scopsmusicproductionandcom3926]

@@JohnLRice thanks! Yea, seems to be the case. I think there would be more differentiation if it were a bigger market I guess. Interesting how the Eurorack didn’t go with the Moog aesthetic but the 5U did.

[@JohnLRice]

@@scopsmusicproductionandcom3926 Yeah, it's an interesting history. Back in the early days of modular synths (1960's and 1970's) each manufacturer like Moog, Buchla, ARP, Polyfusion, PAiA, Aries, Roland, etc, etc did their own thing and modules from one weren't compatible with any of the others. Then in the mid 1990's Doepfer and Analogue Systems came on the scene with modules that started the Eurorack craze as both could fit into the same case. And in the the later 1990's three large format modular manufacturers appeared, Modcan with the A series (a little taller and narrower than Moog), Synth Tech with the MOTM line (5U height like Moog but narrower), and Synthesizers.com with their similar Moog look (5U height like Moog and same widths but power supply connections were different, power supply voltage were different, and audio levels were different so compatibility with Moog systems wasn't really there). Modcan A, MOTM, and DotCom all ran on +-15v but used different power connectors and since panel sizes were different, trying to get them to work together wasn't something many were up for. Meanwhile more and more new eurorack manufacturers sprang up and the format gained momentum, while the large format fans remained somewhat split. The DotCom version of Moog style eventually won out, partially because of lower cost than Modcan A and MOTM, partially because DotCom was the most efficient at production and order fulfilment, and partially be Paul at Synth Tech gave up on the MOTM line and switched to eurorack, and partially because Bruce at Modcan, (who had launched the new B series which used panel sizes compatible with MOTM) , unfortunately suffered a serious health crisis and ceased production. OK, I'm all rambled out! Time for bed! ;-)

[@sthlm_blush]

Great video! Thanks for doing this and sharing your passion!

[@OCBRelaxMusic]

Hey! Just a question. What kind of audio interfaces do you use? I've an Apogee Symphony but it's not enough I/O anymore. BTW These are all your videos are super! I'm always excited when I see you did a new upload :-) Thanks a lot for making this!

[@junkiexlmusic]

the apollo UAD

[@OCBRelaxMusic]

Thanks a lot!

[@EarJuice]

Metrolike is still your best song. That and fear factory remixes. Man we must both be old since I was a fan just waiting for your first album to come out in Australia. Got my friends and family into your albums. 😊

[@fabiankratzermusic]

Thank you Tom, this is very helpful! I love your studio time videos!

[@thomasnielsen7229]

Awesome episode! Loving season 2 so far JXL!

[@Finnsnor]

Nice Tom, i love your passion.

[@ob1keno227]

so interesting!

[@ruhrpottsoundtracks1815]

Amazing video thx for doing this series. Looking forward to see how you create sounds with it and would love to know how you stay motivated during that process. I tend to get a little bit frustrated somteimes, when creating my own sounds with synths in general.

[@claudius3124]

Just one word : WOW ! Like a Toys R' Us for geek ;-) Big thanks for the tour of your Wall of Doom ;-)

[@beefknuckles]

I love that you give shoutouts to all the small companies you have bought from. Probably made their whole year to hear their names mentioned in these vids! You're a good guy Tom

[@HoofCreaition]

I am out of breath trying to understand everything. Working 'in the box' I have a hard time understanding what the actual modules DO. I really would love to have an episode like this, with sound from them modules. For now it is fairly theoretical (for me). But the enthusiasm from Tom is fantastic. Now I want to know why I am going to spend money on this ;)

[@junkiexlmusic]

tutorials coming up will start very simple so you can get enthusiastic about working with these wonderful boxes! More to come!

[@HoofCreaition]

That will be very cool! I remember following piano lessons in Waddinxveen when a wonderful machine came along. I think it was one of the first Mini Moogs. Everybody around was kind of confused. Trying to get the sound of a helicopter flying by was the most impressive thing they could get out of it. Lots of switching colored cables around, without much music potential. Fast forward to having lots of VST's under my finger tips, I am still grasping the basics of how synthesized sounds are actually conceived. I was kind of happy that old skool cable swapping and knob twiddling was some thing of the past. But now serious musicians and composers are bringing that analogue way of creating unique sounds back. I really struggle with this one thing: does the listener (or in this case, the viewer of the movie) really get something extra special from the fact that the sound is actually created from the bottom up. Where is the line where nerds and geeks are throwing their hands in the air.. and the rest of the world feeling "this is cool", or maybe even "I think the long legged blonde might be in trouble". Ever since that Mini Moog I wanted to create music with multi colored cables. Since 4 or 5 years I discovered my laptop covers most of that.. But not just, well, what you show in this episode, I suppose. But what is the magic touch, after everybody and their uncle has programmed VST's that emulate that hardware? And will the casual music lover, movie viewer, concert attender, actually know?

[@kennymac3247]

synthesizerSSSSS.com. I kept making it singular and ended up on that lame AZZ waves site. Thanks Junkie good stuff. Keep it coming.

[@JashandeepReehalMusic]

Happened same to me. I kept on writing in singular and I was sent to waves synth page. Then I realises it is plural

[@dennisjonker7113]

Thanks for the inspiring video's Tom, you're a big influence on my producing style and also one of the reasons I will be following Production and Composition on HKU next year! Keep up the good video's Greetings from The Netherlands

[@CliffdeZoete]

This is so awesome! Echt heel gaaf om te zien!

[@jedgould5531]

I keep hearing synthesizer.com, but all that page offers are plugins

[@theviking5667]

Geweldig om te zien.!👍🏼 Maar ehh.. A little less conversation a little more action!😜

[@svboxtel76]

Heel tof dat je de moeite neemt voor dit soort videos!

[@JeffIrok]

Fantastic overview - Looking forward to hearing your collection in action! I'm also hoping you get to the racks that were off to the side standing on their own...?

[@hieksuave6555]

great stuff! When watching these modular type of studio's I always wonder about power consumption as all units seem to be switched on.

[@JohnLRice]

While these walls look enormous, the power consumption isn't in relative terms. My "big wall of modular" is small compared to Tom's, maybe 2/5 the size, and it uses about 275 watts. So a very rough guesstimate might put Tom's wall at 700 watts? It may even be less than that since I may have a higher power supply to module ratio than Tom due to the way my system is set up (mines all in road cases and I have a separate power supply in each case) And when taking pictures or videos to show off to people, of course we are going to switch it all on! ;-) Typically my modular is off unless I'm actively using it.

[@hieksuave6555]

Thanks for the info, a lot less than I thought.

[@djDenleeOfficial]

helemaal top!

[@alexmakey8428]

Amazing!!!

[@GonUkeCrazy]

Did Tony Rolando make you 5u make noise maths? Love Maths! And basically every module made my make noise! You should get a Wooglebug made into a 5U module!

[@souljazzmusic57]

Damnnn! Love it

[@ssmith2019]

GREAT VIDDY ! ! ! Thanks Tom ! All those different brands, but no " Club of Knobs " modules ? ( Portugal) . Por que ?

[@shieldyourselfmusic8567]

i cant begin to imagine how much this all costs! modular stuff is not exactly cheap

[@YoYoYo]

Awesome! Thank you for doing this :)

[@macmega2789]

Can you do a vid on arrangers and sequencers? I saw that old white Roland sequencer beneath the wall synth.

[@Seekthetruth3000]

Why not build these synths in happy colors? Wall to wall black!

[@JohnLRice]

Black and chrome ARE my happy colors! ;-)

[@DjDarkD]

Massive (TI) respect!

[@StephenMendes]

Hi Tom do you have anything in your wall that does multi-tap delay ? Like a 5U equivalent of Rainmaker (Eurorack) ? ...... I was contemplating buying a rack effects processor simply because I could not find a high audio quality 5U delay that would do anything from flanging to single to multiple echoes

[@evilgremlin]

Well, let me correct you, Tom. To start - you need any analog synth you can get. It will cost 300$ at most, soldering iron, power cord and new capacitors included.

[@MrShott13]

The correct website URL is www.synthesizers.com with an ''s'' on the end.

[@mitcher909]

this the genesis of a starship navigator

[@garethjones7182]

Thought my 168HP of 5U and 336HP of 3U was big!

[@mitcher909]

he's got ian andersons right hand pinkie...wonder if he plays the flute too...?

[@TheGaetanomariadigio]

You have ps3300 and 3100. The 3100 plays better of 3300 because have ensemble circuit, 3300 not.

[@djsynchronl]

Hi Tom. What kind of audio interfaces do you use? And how many in- and outputs do you have at your disposal? And a while back I read an interview with you in the Dutch Interface magazine where you spoke of your Cubase rig with multiple servers and how you prefer using PC's instead of Mac's. What has changed in your setup since then? Thanks :) - Rob

[@junkiexlmusic]

Apollo and I use Cubase on PC

[@JohnLRice]

Minor correction, it's Roger Arrick at Synthesizers.com, not David. :-)

[@philippepaquet1041]

Well now i want to have modular synths XD

[@mitcher909]

how do wrap your head around all these inputs and outputs and what you get...this guy has to be some kind of genius or alien...anyway,love his vid.tutes....

[@junkiexlmusic]

you start small and remember all that worked before!!

[@dj_them]

I'm new to modular synths, how much would a basic module usually cost? How much is a setup like Junkie's one?

[@JohnLRice]

Hi, cost per module can vary a lot depending on a lot of factors like circuit and interface complexity, parts quality, how it's assembled, where in the world it is made, and how many can be potentially sold etc. If you are asking about the 5U format modules as Tom is showing in this video, there are some module just under $100 (like the multiples) to others that are well over $1000 (like the fancier sequencers). In general though, off the top of my head an average cost for most modules is probably between $200 to $400? Take a look at the www.muffwiggler.com/forum/ for endless information on modulars! Check out the sub section titled "5U Format Modules" for the most information on the modules Tom presented here. And check out www.modulargrid.net/ for a fun and easy way to plan and arrange your system and get an estimate of how much it will cost. And . . you probably don't want to know how much Tom's setup is worth!!! lol ;-)

[@SecessionStudios]

I'd recommend starting with Eurorack format. They range from $50-800. The community is huge and full of helpful people. Buying a small used rack on ebay or craigslist is a good way to start. Developers like Make Noise, 4MS, Intellijel, Mutable Instruments, Erica Synths, ect make really awesome and intuitive modules.

[@JohnLRice]

Actually, eurorack modules range from $50 to over $2000! ;-) I don't think one system is necessarily more or less expensive than the other anymore. Eurorack is certainly the most popular and the number of eurorack users and manufacturers totally dwarfs all other formats combined though! :-)

[@amnesiasounds]

A setup like his could be nearing $50k A lot of the modules he is using are originals and cost a ton, keep in mind each module at the least is about $100 (sequences being more expensive etc) + cabling, cases... You could check out Doepher, they have a ton of Eurorack modules :)

[@sunilsolanki]

Amnesia More like 100k

[@dark9615]

Dosent it look like hans zimmer...means are this the same thing that hans zimmer use???

[@JohnLRice]

Some of what Tom had is the same as what Hans Zimmer has, like stuff from Moon Modular for instance, but Hans has a lot of older original modules made in the 1960's and 1970's like Moog, Roland, and Polyfusion, etc (off the top of my head, don't quote me) where Tom had mostly the newer stuff made in the last 20 years or so like Synthesizers.com, Club Of The Knobs, Mos-Lab, Synthetic Sound Labs, Analog Craftsman,STG Soundlabs, etc.

[@dark9615]

@@JohnLRice Thank you so much for the info....🙂🙂🙂love from India.🙏🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@JohnLRice]

@@dark9615 You are welcome! Greetings from the USA 👋😎

[@RoelCyborg]

What a wall of sound , is this all Moog's ? Price ? 500.000 $ ? , if so it be multi voicing

[@RoelCyborg]

yes Thx cockatoodude , i found that one on thier site the one unit is 10.000$ occasion ,mint junkie has 3 of this models,making up a whole wallStudio-110 The Studio-110 is our largest pre-configured Studio system. The six oscillator base cabinet is topped by a 22-space cabinet, an inverted 44-space cabinet, then a special crown piece. The system includes our 24-stage Q119 sequencer, plus two Moog-Style Q960 8-stage sequencers, sequential switches, and interfaces. The top row contains a complete three oscillator synthesizer with dual filters. A keyboard garage and patch cables finish out this incredible machine. You will not exhaust the possibilities of this system

[@HiTekN3RD]

Wow!!! ...🎛🎚🎛🎚🎛🎚...💸💸💸

[@senstrop]

Great video. Are those rokits in the backs 6's or 8's. What does he use them for, reference monitors?

[@Lightspeeders]

Can you please make some track just like 1999 in de melkweg live set. Way much better then all that movie soundtracks

[@Staykool777]

Wow! Wow! Wow! sorry did I say Wow!

[@rthe0]

i wish i could get a modular

[@budaroddy]

and how you did Def Beat ? thats my favourite song of all times

[@marcgiguere651]

How do you go about getting your first gigs doing commissioned music for film/tv?

[@musicguy25]

Where do you get them

[@bryanblaak]

Just a heads up for anyone interested, its synthesizers.com I tried without the s and it took me to a waves plug in page.

[@JVGmidi]

A cheap pc sequence software, novation Dstation, korg ea1, mam mb33 and a multiple input soundcard emu1616 with effects and pedals costs much less.

[@AshBashVids]

And nowhere the same experience.

[@AshtonGleckman]

Dang. It's uuyyyyuuuuggee.

[@MrAipod]

MORE SOUD EXEMPLES ) PLEEE

[@01ryan10]

where's the performance?

[@jarrodroyles-atkins9955]

I'm scared to watch it incase Tom has a circuit bent module... 'Ah well this goes in the bin'

[@PsychedelicSocialist]

Did he say synthesizers.com ?

[@timglasgow]

David Arrick? Is that Roger's brother? :-D

[@junkiexlmusic]

you are totally right!!

[@TheGaetanomariadigio]

but, with all this money....one little Moog 55?

[@bobbymarco274]

We look at buttons for 20 min never heard what they sound like

[@litefennec5959]

i have a dd7

[@neoland666]

Who cleans this wall? Housekeeping? :-)

[@junkiexlmusic]

I do!!

[@neoland666]

Great! If you are ever in between jobs, you can dust off my equipment aswell. Looking at it, you are doing a fine job 😁

[@bandcontroversial]

this is like gear porn: the closest I will ever come to what excites me, is through a screen