Birth of the PULSAR (SOMA lab documentary)

[@mrjazzkarabass]

Здравствуйте! Хочу сказать огромное спасибо всему коллективу, вы создаёте волшебство! Ваш труд очень важен для многих людей!

[@Valeofthesilent]

Its really difficult nowadays finding a company you could say you´re proud of supporting it, in all certainty, without a single shard of doubt. Thank you Vlad and Soma team, Im totally proud of being your customer.

I second that!

[@grindedfranz]

I totally agree. But its not that hard. There are many great. None the less, I soma labs are true pioneers!

[@watercolourmark]

Best company for support. I had a loose Pipe knob, tried to fix it and I messed up the thread. I email SOMA for help. Required new knob and grub nut, plus needed to know size of key for fitting. In the post I received 2 X knob, 2 X grub nut, and key tool for fitting. Amazing support. Loving these machines, thank you.

[@DeGrale.]

Absolutely brilliant “behind the scenes” . SOMA we love you ❤️

[@THEMISSING76]

I just received my Pulsar 23 and Lyra 8 and after 40 years of playing electronic music, I feel like a child again, discovering and playing with open ears and open eyes. Thanks for these amazing devices and for the care you have put into creating them.

[@pbartmess]

Thank you, everyone at Soma, for the heartfelt work you have put into making these beautiful instruments.

[@just-John]

Soma is amazing! I had no idea the level of craftsmanship that goes into each product. But after using a pipe/lyra/ pulsar I am not surprised at all. I can not say enough good things, the world is a better place with Soma.

[@MeshMachine]

I connect with the Soma philosophy of creating emotionally resonant instruments. I feel connected to the sound when playing them. It is great to see the care and attention and processes behind making them. I have a lyra-8 and pulsar-23 and know they will continue to give me years of joy playing them. Thank you Soma.

[@2mbst1]

Having a Lyra on the way. These kinds of videos make me want to buy everything soma makes. Pulsar was very high on my list anyway. Would love to see this way of thinking with more companies!

[@nodfactor8808]

Really appreciate getting to see the faces of the people behind the instruments and hearing insights on the build process!

[@burprobrox9134]

Placing my order after seeing the passion here with this team. I’ve wanted a Lyra for a while. Pulsar someday. Much love from the USA.

[@illustriouschin]

Thank you Vlad and everyone at Soma Laboratory, you make beautiful instruments.

[@TheJebBushOrchestra]

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[@RobHurd]

I’m reminded as to why my Lyra-8 is the central hub of my studio. It’s truly a wonderful machine and always offers inspiration. Thank you Vlad for bringing your ideas to fruition. The world needs more thinkers/artists/designers/creatives like you!!

[@davidjazay9248]

The build quality of the LYRA 8 is amazing. One cannot imagine it from images alone. Much like old broadcast equipment. Thank you SOMA!

[@spnb6085]

You’re totally amazing as creative and human, wish you a long and fruitful career you deserve it deeply, love from Belgium

[@blimolhm2790]

This is wonderful insight into the company, I never knew there were so many people contributing at SOMA. It is clear that Vlad is a visionary and belongs on the same plane as Don Buchla for humanity and Dave Smith for practicality. This man and his team are truly keeping the spirit of synthesis alive and well. I'm glad that there are more electronic instruments made with the souls of Russians!

[@TBSOAWM]

What a team! Love the Pulsar and will continue supporting Soma.

[@JureJerebic]

Just ordered my Pulsar-23, can't wait. Thank you!

[@yogawithdom]

Just got the pulsar and was blown away! Having watched this video I now know why these instruments are so incredible! It’s so refreshing to see the passion that you all put into production! So inspiring!!!

[@bravelux7609]

My Lyra-8 (in orange of course!) is my escape hatch. It takes me to a new place every time I play it. It's beautifully designed, lovingly built, beautiful to look at, and so special. Thank you Vlad-- and everyone at SOMA for the amazing work.

[@qebo_a.retsis]

I love Soma products and the philosophy behind them. Own a Pulsar, Lyra and Ether already and will eventually get all of them at some point. Can't wait for Vlad's next creations!

[@VocalChainsStudio]

“We want this emotional component to be present as much as possible in the modern world. And this resonates the most with our costumers.”❤️

[@Justinolsontunes]

Most exciting company out there! Beautiful Instruments for new and expressive soul expression. Thank you… hope to dive in soon

[@ZheannaErose]

I am so thankful to exist in the same time as SOMA Labs and Vlad Kremer! Every SOMA instrument is so unique and special. Thank you for sharing this with us and unlocking such new sonic spaces. What you all are doing is SO important and will certainly be remembered in history.

[@erswell961]

Extremely happy Soma customer from Australia - beautiful instruments and a wonderful philosophy!

[@DubFreakuencies]

Thanks Vlad and Soma for making so many people happy with your amazing synths.🙏

[@pamdemonia]

What a lovely look into your process. Thank you. I know how much I love my Lyra and totally agree with the emotional part of it being important.

[@wellenstrom]

The answer to all questions is SOMA. It's the game changer of modern music.

[@Lincoln6echoLSE]

A special company, unique instruments!

[@macognia82]

Just got my lyra8 today and can't wait to get the pulsar!!! Amazing machines!

[@clyv2660]

"I'm 100% sure that things like this (synthesizer), even though they're not living in the biological sense, there is in some sense a consciousness that we connect with" - Dr Robert Moog

[@dillipphunbar7924]

Wonderful insight into the company of PEOPLE. Yes, i like many, have taken advantage of the mass-produced robot-manufactured components and devices, which have made it possible for us poor people to own. That said, it is heartening to see that SOMA has forged a place in the market . The attention to detail and quality control is excellent. Long may they continue.

[@Getthenderson]

I'm one of those pesky Australian owners of a Pulsar and Lyra, can confirm zero defects. Very cool doco

[@blimolhm2790]

You make us proud knackers 👍

[@TheNimasan]

to me the greatest manufacture in the universe. only GOD knows how much i love this people!!!

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

Gorgeous documentary.

[@simple_waveform]

Как круто у вас в мастерской, сразу видно профессионалов!)

[@Jimantronic]

Fascinating to see the process involved. People often say something is built like a tank, but here it's true! The real magic is to build like a tank but still full with organic emotion. Bravo!

[@ANSWERTHECALLOFJESUSCHRIST]

Stuff like this is what makes me support a company and have it in high regard. THIS is what makes me want to buy an instrument and have a satisfying sense of worth and pride of ownership. I don't care for silly, cringe-inducing, disconnected-from-reality-product videos that suggest to me that maybe the company thinks I'm a brainless moron, like Novation or Arturia does. Thank you for this video, Vlad. You guys are an impressive team!

[@RabRabNZ]

This is how you run a company. I really hope to visit one day!

[@drojasmusic]

So happy with my Pulsar 23!! Thanks so much for all the fantastic work.

[@deeperthanhouse]

Great insight and 100% support from me Vlad - hehe, even if we've chatted over the kick drum's evolving sound, I still love my Pulsar!

[@PeterJDeVault]

This was a great introduction to the company whose products I have enjoyed for several years now. Thank you.

[@olivierperez5414]

I love my Pulsar and Lyra. Thank you Vlad and Soma. It's alive and I know why now

[@bendikbaksaasodin]

Thanks Vlad and Soma! We love you! Using my Pulsar every day.

[@jeffzeiler346]

Admirable company, producer of exquisite musical instruments. Very cool to get a glimpse of their production process. Thank you, Soma team.

[@Ian-gw2vx]

Now I have a better understanding why my Pulsar 23 is taking it's time materialising. I have respect for this companies integrity. I love the fact that my now converted Lyra 8 had this much attention to QC.

[@MinPlanck]

I love my Lyra 8 and will buy the Enner as soon as it becomes available more locally. Amazing company with an ethos which is hard to find these days. Thankyou for all the beautifully thought out and built instruments Vlad and Soma Labs! Unrivalled in my opinion. ❤ ❤

[@online-person]

This is why I keep telling my friends that Soma gear is always worth the wait.

[@SteelNight7]

I've been wanting to buy a pulsar-23 but have been holding off. I noticed this video on my KZbin feed and thought maybe I shouldn't watch it because it would make me impatient to buy the pulsar-23. I decided to watch it thinking I would be fine. Part way through the video I paused it and put an overnight pulsar-23 on my credit card. It should be arriving tomorrow hopefully 😂

[@andrewgreaves56]

This is beautiful. Thank you. As an Australian who has the pleasure of owning 4 of your products (Pulsar, Dvina, Ether, Pipe) I can also agree: you are loved.

[@flaviobanterla]

After seen this I'm surprised you can keep the Pulsar retail price around 2000€, great work and philosophy, thank you

[@RonCavagnaro]

Thanks soma for lyra and pulsar, the craziest gear I own that opens new worlds of sound!

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

1.07 wendy carlos, the woman who basically popularised synthesisers! a legend! also i have to say i have a formanta maestro in my studio which i love, so it is not surprising i also love the pulsar because it is from the era that you folks like to be inspired by

[@chriswareham]

Now I understand why the Pulsar 23 is quite costly to buy - the design and construction are works of art in themselves! I lovevmy Lyra 8, and I'm currently saving up to buy a Pulsar 23. Interesting that some Soviet era production techniques are used, since my recollection of products from that time are that they had severe quality control issues. That was clearly a result of the "production norms" that workers were forced to achieve, where quantity was essentially the only metric. Friends who lived through that time said it was advisable to buy something with a production date stamp from early in each month, since quality dropped as the end of each month approached and workers cut corners to meet targets!

[@laurencevanhelsuwe3052]

Wonderful look behind the scenes. Had a Lyra-8 for a few years.. superb machine.

[@hardsync7873]

After this video I am looking at my Pulsar and Lyra from the other side. Beautiful instruments. Thanks guys for your care!

[@p.meyerhiggins3157]

I wish I could do more than just "Thumbs up" this... My Pulsar is in my room, warming my existence, and this video goes some way towards explaining how special it is.

[@jacco1967]

This why Soma…. 🙏🏻

[@Destroydawn]

What a fantastic look behind the scenes at the people that are making these devices.

[@aki_gong6271]

Amazing documentary. So glad to heard there are still companies caring about the product delivered, but also so unique on their product designs. I wonder if someone would like to start building synths, what type of studies or knowledge, would you recommend them doing? Big thanks and congrats for your amazing work.

[@jonhollinsworth8785]

Amazing and beautiful machines!

[@DayflightTrok]

Thank you Vlad and all Soma people. You made a good work, because it differs from that what we can get from all other synth makers. The only other similar experience I had and have was the Virus Ti and the Octatrack. Long lasting music machines.

[@Cericle]

Highly enlightening minidoc. Merci infiniment pour vôtre travail très passionnée et la dédication collective envers une synthèse organismique!

[@DamienWise]

Thankyou and congratulations to Vlad Kreimer and the team at Soma Lab for creating the LYRA-8. Nothing else in the world sounds like this instrument! The built quality is very robust; well worth the wait and cost. And, I can confirm that the packaging is well done because my unit arrived here in Australia in perfect condition.

[@isoldeisobelle552]

Exceptional designs that go far beyond what is generally considered a synthesizer/electronic instrument in today's mass produced market. You need a philosophy which is more than just making money to produce machines of this quality.

[@Hell_Inc]

teenage engineering should definitely read your comment and just reflect a little.

[@martingoldmannmusic]

@@Hell_Inc Thanks for the laugh. My OP-1 is waiting for a new keyboard after 18 months of quite moderate use... Concerning my Lyra-8. I think I can drive my car over it and it still would work ;)

[@Hell_Inc]

@@martingoldmannmusic those SOMA labs' things could probably withstand a nuclear cataclysm. I'm sorry to hear about your OP-1, man. Hopefully it won't be very expensive.

[@martingoldmannmusic]

@@Hell_Inc somewhat around 230€ :( - and I am waiting five weeks now to get it back. However: the Lyra helps me waiting ;)

[@Hell_Inc]

@@martingoldmannmusic damn that's very expensive for a handful of keys. but I bet that Lyra will keep you busy enough :)

[@beyondthegong]

Man, you people are the best! Cheers, from Canada!

[@jfracine_composition]

THANKS !! Love you SOMA !

[@anthonyrothercom]

thanks to Vlad and the SOMA team for this inside view.

[@elitefitrea]

I like how the industrial sounds in the background are actually just sounds made by the pulsar and not manufacturing noise

[@MachineRoom]

Great! Didnt expect you're hand-build the devices :) Exact same old technologies we're using for MachineRoom euro modules

[@IndigoBassNotes]

Thank you for your beautiful work and amazing Instruments .

[@Evdokimov_DOP]

you guys are incredible! thank you for what you are doing! I wish you great success in your business and great discoveries!

[@gwugluud]

I've never heard of this dev until today, lol. They look to have an interesting lineup of gear.

[@metawaves]

Love your vision, Vlad!

[@DSLmande]

very cool Video, thank you to show us your company, employees and processes. We should talk about some improvements.

[@harrietHHH]

What a great team! Makes me love my Pulsar even more!

[@odalv7278]

Beautiful, just beautiful

[@JLeonSarmiento]

This is beautiful.

[@armand2493]

Really great team ! Love you

[@supernatural802]

A work of art really.

[@KiR_3d]

Интересное видео, спасибо! Про соединение через PLS для своего проектика давно уже держу в голове. Но у меня это было больше для втыкания "войс-кард" в беспайку, чтоб наметить общую сборку. Про капитальную сборку на PLS-PBD как-то не думал!

[@merlinoner]

Incredible philosophy behind this boxes.

[@CinematicLaboratory]

I always feel Soma instruments are very reasonably priced. But after watching this video I have no idea how Soma can make these great machines by hand and ask a fair price for something that looks like a hand made supercar. Amazing. Just preordered. Seems that prices are going up fast in Europe...

[@jmurdadasteppa]

After watching this, I can't complain about the price of the Pulsar anymore. It should cost twice as much for all the work they put in. It explains why that machine sounds so great though. You really do get what you pay for and handmade quality is always better than mass production.

[@chromodynamik]

Still best backstage video ever…

[@wm2922]

You are the best guys

[@JureJerebic]

Beautiful. Love my LYRA-8 and glad to see who made it and where it came from and how.

[@mmrva]

Beautiful story.

[@mikenoface]

I wish we could order custom colors direct from Soma for a small additional fee. Love you, SOMA.

[@lirawhite5799]

очень круто, респект вашей команде!

[@martingoldmannmusic]

10:24 great soundtrack! (Thought for a moment I was my Lyra ;) )

[@SamplersAndThings]

Thank you for my pink Lyra-8, god bless you all

love my Lyra-8, totally recognize the spirit of this in my Lyra.

[@davidbalogh6311]

Where the sickest sounds born 🔥

[@ritec]

Now I feel really bad for sending them that slightly low offer on Reverb for a Pulsar, how rude of me. This is quality work, for a quality product and it is absolutely worth what they are asking for it. I will hopefully, one day own one. Beautiful instrument.

[@Aleksander_K]

Молодцы! Настоящие энтузиасты своего дела.Пульсар круто звучит, а после просмотра ролика возникает острое желание приобрести зверюгу :)

[@valery4654]

OMG i love you guys so much right now

[@FawazK]

Simply brilliant. Now can I buy one please?!

[@ogasi1798]

1st I thankyou for bringing us the #lyra8 - then i thankyou for all the other crazies , one day i may end up with too many of your mad items - i love the process and state of mind that i find when using lyra