VISIT: SOMA Sound Machines Factory in Warsaw

[@Oceanwireaudio]

I never again want to hear someone say “Soma synths are expensive”. After watching this superb video they seem to be an absolute bargain.

[@Patriotic_Eagle1995]

Something can be "expensive" without being "overpriced" or "poor value". Soma synths are expensive. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Bigger-Circuitry-Bigger-SOUND]

People are stupid, modern Moog, Sequential, Korg etc are expensive as they are made like Behringer inside but soma gears are worth every penny for people that understand a bit about circuitry and how it effects the sound quality

[@Patriotic_Eagle1995]

@@Bigger-Circuitry-Bigger-SOUND "Built like Behringer inside"? Serious question- Have you got a learning disability I should be aware of before I start making fun of you?

[@TheNimasan]

words!

[@stephenroldan5107]

They aren't

[@jeanbonnefoy1377]

Kudos to Viktor: that was quite an amazing testing jam👍

[@konjura6484]

Masterclass! Had everyone bopping to his sick beat! Shows how much you can do with it in 15 seconds... a lot!

[@Grecki_Bog_Domestos]

This dude is like a beast basically

[@artisan002]

Man... This makes me love these people even more.

[@johnsaucerhunter]

Hey Nick, really enjoyed this tour through the SOMA factory. Am hoping that you'll do many more like this as everyone has an idea on how and where they're manufactured at... but being able to tour the area makes it more tangible for your viewer's. This was an "11" out of "10", great Job SonicState!

[@adognamedshinji]

You're the man, Nick! Thanks for the tour. And thank you to the Soma team

[@Ratskank]

Absolutely excellent, I hope all the people who whine that SOMA is too expensive get to see this. Ain’t no cheap way to produce quality. Thanks for this, excellent 👌

[@jonathanclarke2582]

i was one of those guys, and my mind has definitely changed

[@iansmirna5183]

We don't have money, at least let us complain ;)

[@asynchronicity]

Good to see Vlad's safe in Poland!

[@ultimateXsounds]

I had no idea it is a company from my country. I'm impressed. I hope that soon one of the SOMA devices will appear in our studio.

[@metokyo4960]

I believe Vlad - desigeer is Russian, who established operation ie Poland.

[@AlexeiOrechin]

Russian.

[@fralemieux]

That amazing tech at the end performed one of the most effective publicity out there! Now I want one. Give him a bonus!

[@martattacks]

Wow. Super cool. Thanks for taking the time to nip over to Warsaw.

[@DmitriGrinberg]

Wow, absolutely fantastic 👍 Thank you Nick for your tour. Pleasure to have someone actually pointing out how much effort and dedication it takes to produce and test something as complicated as Pulsar 23. You rock!

[@donaldpriola1807]

Soma's stuff exudes quality. This video gives you an idea why. These people work hard, and produce excellent stuff.

[@oliverpilatiz5533]

Out of nothing a fat drum track to test the machine...absolut fantastic..🎉

[@ingolf7411]

Great to see SOMA "internals". My Lyra8 was a wonderful instrument. I sold it and regret it. When I opened the Lyra to take a look inside ... not only the sound is fabulous also the Lyra internal is a masterpiece.

[@thx1138abc1]

This is what we want to see! I adore this company, how it works, what it produces, how it shapes the contemporary musical landscape. Kudos to Vlad and his team(s). Thanks for this Nick. P.S. I'm steadily moving towards the purchase of my second piece of Soma equipment, and I don’t intend to stop there. Exciting stuff!

[@yatsoosh]

I love Vlad's revolutionary creativity breaking old patterns. This is now joined by my sympathy for the work ethic in the place where his works are created. You can see with the naked eye that the work is carried out in an atmosphere of mutual respect and performed by enthusiasts. And I am also glad that it takes place in Poland and thanks to the positive energy of the main person behind this project, it breaks at least a little xenophobia prevailing in my country. Because Russia is not only violence, contempt, murder and Putin. They are also people who, despite their high standards, are unable to change the world they come from, so they change it elsewhere.

[@VEsound]

Nice testing jam at the end! Quite weird (for me) in green but I LOVE my Pulsar-23 in white. ❤️

[@TheNimasan]

love these people....i met most of them at the superboot. amazing human beings. regards to all them. especially much love to Grzegorz.....what a lovely man he is!!!

[@somaeurope5288]

thank you so much for so nice words! hope to meet at SB in Berlin again! Grzegorz

[@vexdata2445]

@@somaeurope5288 Soma is ruzzian company! stop supporting ruzzia

[@ketuxx]

A lot of respect to the people working in this factory.

[@mgscheue]

I enjoyed watching that and thinking "my Lyra 8 was there!"

[@JackNance22]

I really enjoy seeing independent company tours and the people behind the instruments. Cheers!

[@vexdata2445]

Soma is ruzzian company! stop supporting ruzzia

[@JackNance22]

@@vexdata2445 I like Russian people, in fact, I like people all over the world. You're a banker's tool promoting evil, know this.

[@localhost4460]

I built a DIY Lyra-8. Took me hundreds of hours [originally said "1000+"; that's a silly guess and wrong]. I'm amazed at the talent of all these people!

[@ElCamelloLocoO]

1000+ hours, what happened with your build, a lot of troubleshooting? I started mine 2 days ago, In/out, main pcb are done, I still have to finish the ctrl pcb, waiting for some toggle switches. Anyway, I hope that your beast is up and running and that you enjoy it :)

[@localhost4460]

@@ElCamelloLocoO First major project, built an extended version which added a number of complications & parts too. Really wonderful learning experience! Enjoy building yours!

[@carlbdfrd]

Thanks, Soma and Nick for an interesting tour. Great to see how my Soma products are made. Looking forward to the Terra but not sure I could sit tests a Pulsar all day every day.

[@vexdata2445]

Soma is ruzzian company! stop supporting ruzzia

[@MrSiwat]

Yes, I enjoyed that too. Really interesting seeing how it's put together. I love my Soma stuff. Great quality and superb sound.

[@DrMuse-on2dx]

What a amazing place thank you for the tour.

[@Frozen_Smoke1972]

I bought a Lyra-8 last year and it's probably the best quality build I've seen or felt on a piece of electronic music equipment. Now I have a better understanding why.

[@littlegiantbrewer]

Excellent tour. Thanks.

[@pamdemonia]

Wonderful to see the siblings of my beautiful Lyra-8 getting lovingly hand crafted! Thank you.

[@robertsyrett1992]

11:47 Nick cracks a smile when the beat kicks in.

[@moss2309]

Vlad is a genius and an incredibly creative brain.

[@Midi-olo-gist6758]

Wow, after watching this, Soma synths are past awesome. Really wish I could afford one. These synthesizers are phenomenal. Go Soma😊

[@HyBound]

I adore my Lyra 8. These guys are legends.

[@vexdata2445]

Soma is ruzzian company! stop supporting ruzzia

[@tgreer682]

If only we had the technology to determine facts with little effort: Vlad is from Ukraine and this assembly group is in Poland

[@LangleyNA]

It was nice! Thank you for sharing with er'body, Sonicstate. :) Awesome factory and people, SOMA Sound Machines in Warsaw! :)

[@jonhollinsworth8785]

Can't wait to own a pulsar, Soma is an amazing company with real integrity!

[@bitegoatie]

Great tour. These SOMA people do amazing work.

[@xperimentador]

Great team, all very nice and open individuals, superb products, well done!!!

[@Bagatellamusic]

Glad to see Lyra-8 still is in production. Really special gear.

[@LesterAmbientAndroid]

I have a Terra. It’s remarkable. Love it.

[@darkeldarblade916]

Great company! Just want to support them more and more.

[@vexdata2445]

Soma is ruzzian company! stop supporting ruzzia

[@RONNIESAWLIN]

when you are in poland, visit the opther polich companies as well. Xaoc for example.

[@CommunityGuidelines]

Interesting to see how the synths are made... very cool tour.

[@S_e_a_n]

Excellent video - thank you for sharing. There is a lot of talent going into those units. I can't wait to get my hands on one of their units. Cheers!

[@Mokkers_stuff]

Absolutely fascinating. I am fortunate to own a few bits of SOMA kit and this video confirms the build quality. Excellent. Thanks for uploading!

[@jammystraub488]

Love these videos! I'm excited to see more.

[@PiotrstrashcanŚmietnikPiotra]

They are brilliant! I have bought the Cosmos and am hoping to get the Lyra-8 at some point!

[@GNeuman]

Fantastic insight and great to see Grzegorz. Dealt with him via email, great bloke! I've got two Lyra 8 and a Cosmos. They are unique, quirky and VERY well made instruments. Worth every penny.

[@somaeurope5288]

thanks a lot! happy to see you and meet at Superbooth if possible! Grzegorz

[@GNeuman]

@@somaeurope5288 ah, don't think I can make it. Have a successful time! Kind regards, Mike.

[@KrisBarton432]

Wonderful video. From excellent people comes excellent gear. Love my SOMA gear.

[@Wagoo]

I always love factory tours - love my SOMA Labs kit :)

[@vaiman7777]

The new S.T.A.L.K.E.R. DLC looks insane! Great video btw

[@timforan1502]

Awesome. Great video. Inspiring company.

[@LovevonMelenEkman]

Wowww that pulsar jam 🤩

[@birdsiview6845]

A super cool device!

[@JohnSmith-pn2vl]

whata rare behidn the scenes view :)

[@electronicbagatelle]

I tried them at Superbooth but recently I borrowed a Lyra 8 it's ace!!

[@Robert_Babicz]

super cool

[@kablehead]

😍I love Soma Sound Machines.

[@sound.workshop]

If you can't watch the whole video, skip to 11:15 to see an awesome jam

[@andreassamek]

lovely video. thanks for the insights

[@minecraftavatarofhunterbiden]

Cool!

[@michanowacki9152]

Brawo panowie.Nie wiedziałem że w Polsce to robią.

[@andrewforrester1742]

Still out of my discretionary income range but wwwwow. I can see that every penny spent would be worth it. Super cool to see this hands-on process up close.

[@FawazK]

I need one of those olive green Pulsars.

[@ethanwilt9896]

so good!

[@Soundtrackloops]

So good! Happy to own two pieces of kit from them. What was that patch at the end during the impromptu jam? What he did with the effects was awesome.

[@dontlooklistenmodular4742]

Great video

[@ssl33p]

unexpected liveset from the man himself Viktor

[@brianmcwilliams4904]

That was amazing, and it's clear that the Soma staff give a shit. Awesome.

[@Rgdonaire_07]

It’s super interesting to see the factories of our favorite studio gear. Thanks for the tour! I would love to own a Soma synth one day.

[@paulsound1110]

Nice one

[@Crashinginthesamecar1]

Soma rules!!!

[@fotszyrzk79]

F! Nick visited Warsaw and I didn’t knew about it! He managed to sneak here silently, like a PWM’d square wave to the full!!!

[@paulmint1775]

Brilliant vid thx

[@domingoleija3436]

They are very close to making my KINGDADDY-MACHINE🎼

[@MyReasonToPlay]

So they are in Poland now?

[@Rainersherwood]

You guys gotta focus on this kinda content. The moog content with the matriarch and the engineers is what made me buy a matriarch. Really hoping there is a 30-60min (at least) interview with vlad coming up.

[@sonicstate]

Thanks. We have done a couple of interviews with Vlad in our Meet the Makers series and there is a 30 minute piece on the Terra also posted today

[@Rainersherwood]

@@sonicstate watching the terra video now. Thanks guys!

[@vexdata2445]

@@sonicstate Soma is ruzzian company! stop supporting ruzzia

[@stinkypete9070]

Damn, guess I'm gonna have to pick up a soma machine after this :P

[@jandoedel1012]

What kind of fancy camera-equipment is Nick wearing on his chest? Maybe a bit off topic but, nice to see these people having a descent job in Poland where a lot others have to work outside the country. Cool stuff they make btw.

[@minjoonbaek_ani]

I love soma

[@domingoleija3436]

I wonder if they need a custodian 🤔I would volunteer just to witness the magic

[@woodlaminate]

interesting to think about testing an electronic instrument by really *playing* it in the same way one would a guitar or piano versus just checking certain parameters, speaks to a concern for the functionality of these as instruments, not just sound modules

[@cymbolic_space1832]

SOMA Labs factory tour satiated my organization fetish.

[@mike_qbik]

So glad to see SOMA moving out of fasist Russia to Poland. Great decision from Vlad and his team. I only wish that music instrument shops around the world do recognize this brave step and re-list Soma products back again as Polish product, not a Russian one which caused Soma be de-listed by many due to restrictions.Rspect to Nick and Sonic State for doing this.

[@77advanced]

They had office in EU for EU customers long before war, but they still based in Russia, actually Vlad is from Donetsk wich was shelled by Ukraine since 2014. You watch to much of a western trashnews, try to switch on your brain.

[@SPACEMUSICSOUNDSYSTEM]

I dont understand why you mix music with your petsonal perspective on politics. such a great video and I must read firs your comment which would sound on a loudspeakersystem pretty like I go Home build your synththepeacethesizer that sounds propper love & then maybe yea you added smthng improving instead of outsourcing your inner mp3 rips

[@SPACEMUSICSOUNDSYSTEM]

some spellars sorry but you get my perspective... its just so not adding anything productive at all your comment no matter what opinion / side you have. Its a rare gold company and it really buzzes my brsin to read things like that here .. peace & nice time i whish

[@SPACEMUSICSOUNDSYSTEM]

and restrictions/sanctions is s big topic but we from the west do that and force them to leave .. megacool.. no its not

[@ZenMountain]

It's FASCIST. FASCIST. Do you actually know what the word means? There are 150 million people in Russia, you know? Do you want to cancel them all? Do you want to force them all out? Have you been watching CNN?

[@bramsanjanssan4908]

My baby was made right there

[@RogerWarszawa]

Oh, Soma gear is made here in Warsaw? I didn't know that. I might try to find the place and go through their trash just in case I find a discarded Lyra 8, or Ether, or whatever 😉

[@incompetentlogistics]

"What are you doing, Viktor?! You are supposed to test our products not lay down a sick beat!" "This is the sound of me testing, boss."

[@synthanatomy]

The last minutes jam was fantastic :) thanks for the video :)

[@ciatangallaghe2485]

That gentlemen hello was very strange.

[@frallorfrallor3410]

i love the some guys

[@njdpdv]

EPIC

[@gru_day]

I have had no idea that SOMA is from my country. I am proud and a little sad that i already bought Volca Modular instead ROAT (if it only have CV or MIDI😢 it will be nobrainer).

[@JureJerebic]

8:48 this was for Andrew Huang

[@domingoleija3436]

SOMA'$ PIPE came close to the D.Machine but I need hands free with zero latency in order to play drums and vocal synths simultaneously.🎵🎧,(preferably Bass sounds split with brass on upper register )

[@adampecikiewicz778]

Vlad, my dream is to work with you 😍

[@spaceman103]

A yellow Lyra does it for me

[@majasobiech1258]

A bit unrelated but how long you plan on being in Warsaw?

[@sonicstate]

We were there for 24hrs

[@majasobiech1258]

@@sonicstate I see. Anyway, that is great you visited Poland. :)

[@stephenroldan5107]

So a pulasr 23 or a perkons? Fk disicions

[@victorroberts4637]

Viktor getting paid to DAWless jam… 😮

[@maxine2798]

That’s the answer to copyrighted music on a video!

[@maxvoitech]

11:47 :)

[@atommachine]

He sounds a bit like Prof Hawkins ..