Ultimate Techno Synth?! Eowave Quadrantid Swarm Demo 🌠

This is a demo of the seemingly undiscovered techno blissmachine that is the Eowave Quadrantid Swarm (thru FX Aid for delay). It also features Roland TR-8 thru Elektron Analog Heat, clocks by CV/OCD and 4MS QCD. Good times!
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Other stuff in the vid:
➤ FX Aid: www.happynerding.com/category/... (Used for delay on the Swarm)
➤ CV/OCD: www.thonk.co.uk/shop/cv-ocd/ (Turns TR8 MIDI Into clock for the QCD)
➤ 4ms QCD: 4mscompany.com/qcd.php (Clocks the Swarm and provides reset to the swarm)
➤ Mordax Data is the Oscilloscope: www.mordax.net/products/data
00:00 Intro Jamz
02:24 What's in the Swarm?
04:36 How do you play it?
09:56 What are the filters?
13:25 The LFO
15:04 Using Reset to get Non-8 step Sequences
16:00 "Taps aff" jam.
20:40 'A pretty intense bassline I asked it to' jam.
23:10 Surgeon Vibes
25:44 'It's not all techno, you know' jam.

[@dustypeterson4058]

At 20:10 _I_ can feel the tingles going up YOUR spine

[@AsloOfficial]

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[@vvvictoriav5958]

yup, instant sub

[@DFunct905]

‘When it’s allowed to work’ I think you mean. It worked great a few years ago until they decided to remove unsponsored creators and/or anything not ‘child-friendly.’ It’s not that the algorithm doesn’t know want you want to see. It just won’t show it to you. A small to medium sized channel with interesting content has the algo-odds stacked against it.

[@mookie714]

that's not a synth, that's a flamethrower.

[@saintphoenix2025]

Best comment ever

[@frankchrist4250]

Pure fucking fire.

[@Niven42]

Hans, get ze flammenwerfer.

[@alexmonfort3998]

that's not a synth, that's a mindfuck machine.

[@DaZeDmerlin]

Is it made by the Boring Company?

[@eowavemodular]

Hi everyone, For those who would like to know when it will be restock, we had a little delay in production ( i will send some to our distributor at the end of the week but not enough i guess, I'm sure Alex is doing that so i can't sleep because to much work ;) , We are working on a new batch who'll be ready 3week/1 month ( it take time to do this beast, we have to send into the space each unit so they absorb galactic energy and then let them macerate in lava to make the filters sound warm! Cheers

[@delamav2640]

wooord

[@TeddehSpaghetti]

You should try to add Sweetwater as a distributor at some point! (TBH I'm self-interested because I live nearby and have a card there and can splurge. xD ) (Also, I noticed one of your distributors, ModularAddict, sells build kits. I know it might not be feasible but a build kit of this would be awesome.)

[@ravkosela2332]

It's awesome machine, loved!

[@AutoHot]

How much?

[@ritec]

@@AutoHot around ~$600 USD.

[@peterkulczycki6244]

This is one of those "well now I have to have one" videos. Damn fine sounds.

[@JonathanRCross]

Yep. Never seen this thing before now. It just went to within the top 3 :-)

[@Bavinckovic]

@@JonathanRCross What is more in your list, any eurorack stuff?

[@JonathanRCross]

@@Bavinckovic No eurorack. At the moment, Deluge, Reface CP (I just need a rhodes!), Reface YC would be nice too just for playing. I'm fairly content with what I have but I do need a master brain which the deluge could manage no problem. Everything else is just me wanting a new shiny thing I think!

[@ClayMann]

That thing is a monster. Most synths you play, this thing you ride it and hang on!

[@atrezoa]

why you no make more live jam vids buddy?? your improv stuff is the best out there and we're all desperately waiting for more!!

[@bbglas007]

This just brings back early 90's raw analogue "true" techno vibes for me. Very wholesome, and what an animal of a little unit! Thanks for sharing

[@FluxFreeman]

Kinda weird my roommate said your exact comment as I was reading it..

[@bbglas007]

​@@FluxFreemanmaybe I am your roommate... 0_o 😮

[@renpope1210]

SOLD! Actually...bought. I didn't know that it came as a eurorack module and accidentally bought it. Oh well. I guess I'm getting into eurorack...

[@TheSunshineGroup]

This comment section should win an etiquette award. Bravo, KZbin.

[@dailydoseofbeauty-coaching113]

@The Sunshine Group what else can one expect, when the presenter and the product are top class !!! ✌🌞👍

[@Adams420]

Never, ever jammed this hard on a demo video. Ordered already btw :)

[@tomoflis5338]

Man,he got me too ordered because of this video. Didnt know it exists.

[@wout6041]

Also ordered one after seeing this video! Can't wait to have it in my studio and touch it !

[@eowavemodular]

Hello there! Here to announce some bad news :/ ( and have to announce it here since it's the page of the Swarm improvisation lord) : due to the component shortage, i'm working on probably the last Quadrantid swarm batch (who is by the way almost done and i will send it to our distributor next week). The Mcu and some other component inside are out of stock till some years in the future (and it's even possible when we will be here that they will be more delay regarding how things are going). Except if there will be some kind of miracle and components reapers ( i've been checking that almost every days last 6 month, so i'm kind of disillusioned about that) swarm will take is retirement. But anyway, we are working on new things we hope you'll like! Cheers to all :)

[@mylarmelodies]

Oh man, absolutely terrible news for would-be swarmers, praying for an updated V2 in due course! This sounds like a familiar industry tale from the conversations I had at Synthfest recently: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3evfIdsrLxlgck - keep on bleeping Eowave!!

[@redlester]

Ordered mine today. Just in time it seems! 😅

[@noizareth]

@@redlester where did you buy it from?:)

[@hastur1375]

Christ I hope one is still available come this coming Thursday.

[@interference7480]

Just ordered one today! Desperately waiting to see a shipping notification lol

[@bastian5304]

I‘ve looked the video three times till the release because of your live act! Love how you play it. More techno live act action please.

[@nate7645]

Holy shit drop an EP from this

[@michaelmuck1067]

Watched it several times - amazing! And I Love the fact hat you can hear the joy/fun doing this demo!! Orderd mine yesterday

[@noisejockey]

Maybe the hardest you've ever gone. Great overview, freakin' raucous jams. Love it. Great job, Alex!

[@tiborkovacs2863]

WOW! What an intense session! You went completely bonkers! Enjoyed every bit..thanks a lot!

[@MrKililae]

Always love when you release a new video! This one was particulary great. Can't wait to get my hands on one of these now!

[@minijackaudio]

wow rrrreally love the tunes you made here, sooo wicked and yet so suave!

[@bryanBZ]

Watching this video months ago convinced me to buy one. Now I come back every so often to re-watch for inspiration. 👍

[@AndrewDBrown2020]

What an intro - pure chaos and general awesomeness followed by a sudden change in tempo with the voiceover. Brilliant video - It's a need!!!!!

[@stevebuscemi4970]

I have never so thoroughly enjoyed a demo video. Really enjoyed the tunes and your enthusiasm for this god tier synth. Thank you!!!

[@mylarmelodies]

Thanks Steve Buscemi x

[@paulthompson9985]

Seen this and been hunting for one for a couple of weeks now . On Wednesday 4 arrived into stock at juno ! By the time I put my details in and finished my order they were all sold !! Got it now and loving it .. you have indeed made this a must have ... cheers and happy new year .

[@Audiorial]

back at it ! I love both the performance and the synth itself.

[@treasuremonkey]

Insane. Just listed a few modules so that I can put one of these in my case. Best video I've seen on this, AND the other ones are awesome too!

[@eowavemodular]

Hello there, Swarms are being assembled and finished (a part is already done and have to make a bit more to send pallets to our distributor ===> They will be shipped next week. Once again, sorry for that lonnnnnng delay (and another batch is also on the make and will be ready late this month to be sure we will have stock for eveybody :) ) Cheers

[@edmontontech2008]

Thank you as im sure youre getting tired of hearing me ask about when they are finished. I had to pick up a Strega to keep my mind off of it. I think this is the 37th time I've watched this video. lol

[@keysthomas1966]

I am LITERALLY saving a space in my rig for this FUNKY LITTLE BASTARD!!

[@jeffreykohler2130]

Cant wait

[@eowavemodular]

A parts of the Swarms has been sent today to our distributor who will dispatch them to shops 😎. More will be sent next week!! Cheers

[@edmontontech2008]

@@eowavemodular “fingers crossed that some are coming to Montreal” lol Thank you for the updates. It truly has put me at ease.

[@DawlessRecords]

Amazing sounding synth! Thanks for making this stunning demo :-)

[@louishandle4734]

Entertaining demo and fun to hear you enjoying it! Made me want to have one of these.

[@JohnyBadCop]

Epic demo! And soooo gritty sound 😯🔥

[@alexlokanin3312]

Sick jams in the intro, i'm hooked now

[@chrisvanco4694]

What a synth, great video! Best demo so far.

[@TBCfhjvhhhnbb]

Holy crap!!! 20:40! I was in the Boiler Room, eyes closed, sweaty and tripping out a wee bit for a while there! Absolutely cracking. There’s a single/ep mixed into this video mate. 🤟

[@planetcryptoshell5993]

Well after seeing this video i was convinced! So happy i got mine hooked up right now. What an absolute beast!

[@mymodularjourney]

This seems like so much fun!

[@peladoclaus]

I love this product review because it's mostly jamming and the music dope!

[@PaulBoos]

I love my QS... (I backed it on Kickstarter.) You did an awesome job in covering the features and how to get some fab music out of it.

[@Dogboy73]

Very cool. Instant party techno. Amazing sounding little box. I’ve seen videos of this thing before. But it never looked quite as bonkers and interesting as this 😎

[@hexial]

Holy crap, good sir! Marvellous demo!

[@jurj4108]

Half a minute in and already loving it while wiggling in my chair!

[@haitibenefits4786]

Thanks so much for surfacing this thing.

[@rossjackson3349]

Great vid 👌 Sounds incredible!

[@dietervoser4425]

Far one of the best Swarm demo !

[@prodhab_]

Holy shit, this has been one of the most amazing jams I have seen in a long time. This synth is so extremely powerful and the sound it makes are just pure chaotic bliss.

[@wout6041]

If you have one you will say that everytime you play it again! Monstersynth in a little box!

[@frederic_viennot]

Thank you for this review ;))) also having so much fun with mine !

[@GeorgeL909]

That jam was freaking awesome!!! Whew! Intense high quality techno

[@bjornology]

I ordered one before I even finished the video, I just had to , this thing is mental!

[@iShrekedJoeMama]

its an amazing instrument, which i never heard of. thank you for info

[@wout6041]

Thanks for this nice tutorial ! THIS IS A KILLER MODULE FOR TECHNO LOVERS! After seeing this i bought one, monday it's arriving!

[@robertmirolo9925]

I've been watching a long time and this intro jam is by far my fave! Get some of this stuff onto wax! It slaps.

[@nin9kai]

WOW! This thing is SICK! Amazing jam man.

[@Vergarecords]

This thing sounds utterly wicked

[@patientzero4889]

Well I'm sold. Purchased, thank you for your recommendation!

[@JohnMurrayMusic]

Really enjoyed the synth !!

[@suzannestephens7822]

This is amazing stuff

[@brunovalente2077]

2 things that I loved in this crazy machine: the machine it self, so musical and electronic, and you playing it. Wooow , great sound man. Thanks for this live act.

[@brunovalente2077]

I think the looper part can be done in the DAW world like Ableton so it is half step to be a future SONG. Unless it's to play live and maybe in that case an hardware looper, not sure....

[@bastian5304]

@@brunovalente2077 the answer is octatrack

[@surf_machine]

@@bastian5304 or 707 or akai force i guess

[@petert7807]

@@brunovalente2077 don't forget the Deluge!

[@buyukberber]

awesome Alex awesomeness, makes any gear sound awesome! Thanks!

[@Otomo83]

Great, now I want one. As well as a DFAM. And a bangin' techno modular setup. And a million other things. Thanks @mylarmelodies! 😄

[@NowQuestionAuthority]

Fantastic review!!

[@stuartwalsh4974]

What a monster, my friend. Thanks for a production that cllearly describes the madness . I want one

[@Honeysmack]

Alex, I think you're right (again) I might need 5 of them.... mind blown!!!

[@BlasphemousButler]

I love the maniacal laughter. It really makes it clear how much damn fun you're having!

[@Daphoid]

I love this thing. I fully place the "blame" for my buying one in your general direction. I don't take it out often enough; but I spent 30-45 with it again tonight and man once you get a groove going it just screams for drums and more distortion. I'll agree the build quality is "delicate" (the knobs wiggle and what not) - I wouldn't want to travel with it without a sturdy case; but as something I use on my desk, it's totally fine - I just wouldn't let kids touch it. And man those two filters, when you start to blend and the low end creeps in - unlike some other filters (which is fine) - I just smile. It's so very good. Love it.

[@charlesfichter68]

Bruvvvvv this slaps so haaaaard ! U got like 35 riffs in under 4 seconds.... incredible, I’m gonna start saving up

[@tomoflis5338]

this is the only video out there about swarm that actualy delivers,everything else that i looked its mediocre or should i say it doesnt show what the thing is capable off. That moment when you randomly jam and spontanous lough occurs its priceless to me i was smiling too just listening to it, and then i knew i need this.Great presentation!

[@mylarmelodies]

Hah thanks. Yeah it’s one of those rare occasions where there’s a whole side of something that just didn’t seem to get put across at all!! Nice to be able to do it. 👍

[@inf0tr8r]

it's such a strong voice, it barely needs any accompaniment for a full sound. ... i love it.. I run it through some wavefolding and it just comes alive with hidden textures

[@mylarmelodies]

Need to try that!

[@brianfedele94]

My god those jams are ACE!

[@EleniEliades_]

That was a Sound laden BLAST!!! 🔥🐙💡🙉💥🎵💓

[@Seanrayamusic]

Update: I just picked up my Swarm from Perfect Circuit at 5pm Pacific today... It is now past midnight and I haven't been able to step away from it once

[@eabarca09]

on my way

[@mylarmelodies]

Enabling personal parties, one purchase at a time! ;) 💃

[@nikpharesmusic5768]

Ahhgghhaa!! It’s sold out!! Hopefully be back in stock soon!?

[@frankchrist4250]

@@nikpharesmusic5768 I got mine from noisebug, might still have more?

[@jsleeio]

you should also watch the "28 minute Moog DFAM jam" vid on this channel. It sold me a DFAM and I have absolutely no regrets (and still occasionally go back and relisten to that vid)

[@paulsavio6846]

Great synth work my man!

[@mardomi74]

Best Quadrantid Swarm Demo on KZbin. Thanks!

[@MarkLoweLowebrau]

I re-watch this demo like listening to an album, so effin good

[@vprice509]

Apparently one CAN put techno in a box. That box is the Eowave Quadrantid Swarm. The missus is going to be overjoyed when I tell her there is yet another synth that I simply cannot live without. I guess I could just say, "What- this old thing? I've had it forever."

[@Poodleballin]

If you have a dog, put an old piece of kit out covered in peanut butter then let him go to town on it. Once properly chewed, you now need to replace that thing with an Eowave Quadrantid Swarm, the exact thing that damn dog chewed up.

[@TRC_PNW]

This is what my techno dreams are made of. I ordered one yesterday.

[@kosmikmusa]

I need that energy. Very nice.

[@benjaminbrodie9801]

WICKED SYNTH!!! Classic in the making. Buy one now! Thanks for the video. Here's a drink to world peace!

[@mylarmelodies]

amen 🍸

[@gamma8283]

that looks like frankenstein will be alive after the video ;) absolute cool video and device. great job mister scientist !

[@BeniRoseMusic]

"How do you change the length? Modular, my dear! We've got a reset input!" - looks at my DFAM with disappointment

[@j_blanco_music]

This video has cost me thousands of dollars and got me all the way into the modular rabbit hole, specifically the full attack on the envelope that happens at 11:12 ish. Thanks for the great content!

[@mylarmelodies]

🙌🙌🙌

[@CHIBIXULTRA]

Beautiful.

[@Reis_mit]

Wow, sick Sounds. Goes to my "must have" list.

[@DavidDeLuge]

Wow! Just wow! Awesome.

[@monochet]

I need this in my life.

[@aristide1476]

I feel your same enthusiasm....It s really great sh*t

[@isistoy]

Amazing techno box!

[@lishievoros9970]

THE SHOWCASE JAMS ARE HEAVY AS FWWWUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[@analog_]

Just backordered one the second I heard this unit! Insane!!

[@benellingham1346]

I bought one earlier in the year, I love it!

[@joshmcsaucy]

That is absolutely ridiculous! I love it

[@sammycompilati9248]

I built a diy module that’s very similar called Weather Drones also from eowave, this looks like the big brother of it. Been wondering about this one but there wasn’t much online about it, but I’m definitely sold after your video! Nice one!

[@SynthoidSounds]

Love it. Have a similar synth lab brewing in my techno cave . . . sometimes terrorizing the nearby neighbors at the pre dawn hours. It's always good to know I have relative company in this rarified "acquired taste" musical vortex.

[@tlatsegms]

Great sound⚡

[@bodoelsel]

Excellent video

[@Onerva_official]

Straight FIRE🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@salc2298]

I’m buying one after this video 🖤

[@usualatoms4868]

Damnit! Now you made me concider buying it!

[@dylanburton3740]

this is dope bro

[@suckerformimi]

Proper techno! Hell yeah!

[@tweakmygroovebox608]

Great demo of a wildly original monster!

[@theau61]

Great demo

[@jimmac]

Grin on me face. Enjoyed this very much.