The Moog Subharmonicon Is Music and so Are You
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2020
- Music is rhythm, pitch, pitch relationships, and timbre. The Moog Harmonicon is a great example of how these all come together in one of the most interesting performance synthesizers I've touched. Let's talk about it.
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I play the exact same game with my fingers! :O Who else?
I do as well!
me too, all the time. hearing the subharmonicon do it's thing gives me great comfort, a feeling of being perfectly safe.
i need one.
Yes I do it all the time. Sometimes when I'm falling asleep next to one of my partners I'll subconsciously be doing it on her leg or something and she'll say "I like your beat"
Add counting syllables to the mix and you have my brain. :)
Du skremte meg.
Lovely small setup and sounds! Release the jams... (in Mr. Burns voice)
Boo urns!
The synths that have bees in their mouth, and when they play, they shoot bees at you?
I know, we’ll take the JamCopter, get in! But Sir, it’s only a conceptual...*cocks gun* I said, GET IN.....
Damn loopop comments on videos? Personal goal of mine right there.
First I gotta make some videos
Release tigers!:))
Honestly this is my favourite synth review on CZcams. It convinced me to buy a Subharmonic on and I keep coming back for inspiration.
I love this video! I also love the Subharmonicon, there’s something special in that things design.
Yeah it's brilliant. Like you.
I wasn’t that interested in the subharmonicon when it was initially debuted, until I saw this (just now.) This is hands down the best subharmonicon demo on youtube. Great explanation and great showcase of this synth’s capabilities!
I'm so insanely impressed with people that can articulate abstract feelings and ideas so succinctly. They way you can explain how you connect with this device is wonderful.
Fantastic stuff. That was a really unique walkthrough of the Subharmonicon. A lot of the other videos I’ve seen for it go through the controls one by one but I really like your grouping of them by rhythm, tone, harmony, and timbre. Makes a lot of musical sense.
I’ve been fascinated by the Subharmonicon ever since I first heard about the Moog workshop version a couple of years ago. I was not disappointed when I finally got my hands on one a couple of months ago. Such a strange, fun, and inspiring synth.
The simplest and best compliment I can think to give is that this is really, legitimately inspiring. Glad that you’re doing what you’re doing!
That was one of the most inspiring videos I've seen in a while. Restraining the urge to run out and find a subharmonicum and will instead to try apply the concepts to other gear. Thanks Jeremy.
The Best Subharmonicon AND Digitakt video out there! Your videos amaze me everyone! So informative. So approachable. So fun and playful. Thank you for doing what you do. 100%
Thank you so much for this video! I've been frustrated with my Subharmonicon and needed to hear every one of these tips to get it sounding more musical. I really appreciate this!
Just rewatched this video of yours .. one of the best walk-throughs of gear I've seen for a long time. I owned the Subharmonicon but felt overwhelmed with how quickly things got out of hand, of all the recent Moog offerings, this one is easily the most complex and one press of a button or turn of a knob can instantly change the vibe - often times for the worse. BUT .. your walkthrough made me rethink working with this instrument, in that it's perfectly okay to have the levels of the subs turned down or off, and explore slowly starting with just VCO1 .. and leaving VCO2 and it's subs untouched. My "instant gratification" attitude made me give up too quickly, me thinks. I may need to revisit this device. Thank you, Jeremy.
This is such a great video! The idea of explaining the Subharmonicon by picking apart the basic building blocks of music is absolutely genius. Great work, Jeremy, and thanks for the inspiration!
I gotta say, jeremy... I really, REALLY love that you took the opportunity to discuss some synthesis basics & fundamentals of music itself in a demo of an unconventional synthesizer that appears to be somewhat confounding for lots of folks. I've been wanting the subharmonicon, & I'm just about to get one. so this presentation of yours is absolutely perfect inspiration & information for me right now. thank you, sir!!
What I loved about this one is that you weren’t just teaching, you were actually making really gorgeous music. Wonderful to listen to and very inspiring. Thank you!
That was just beautiful Jeremy.
Always great to get your take on a device but hearing your music grow as you progress to a new piece of gear is really wonderful.
That was probably the best video to showcase what this machine does. I have been playing with mine for months and never could quite get my head around what was going on. Thanks.
I really appreciate the way you talk about what music is and break down the concept of music and show that the subharmonicon affects those important aspects of music, I have arturia synths right now but I think in the future I'd definitely really consider getting a subharmonicon
I had the same feeling at the end of this video as I did after those massive outdoor raves when the final come-down track would play after the sun had come up. Gratitude for the journey, and sort of waking up from a blissful trance going "man that got deep there for awhile, where have I been?". I made music 25 years ago but let it slip away, now coming back via modular synth and hopeful there are ways of performing modular live without necessarily using a keyboard controller, just as you've done here. So grateful to the YT community for demystifying all of this for me. Thank you Jeremy
❤️🎶❤️
I just ordered the Subharmonicon, and this was the best most straightforward, inspiring, easy-to-follow video I've watched so far. Not only that but the way you describe music and the machine in plain language makes it so much more accessible to noobs like me.
I really enjoyed your approach to breaking this down. Sometimes videos like this can wander or feel disorganized, but this format was just right. Thanks.
I love that moment when I put a kick on something that’s a little off kilter and my brain suddenly *gets* it and then it’s a groove.
I'm impressed by the demonstration and the clarity of explanation. Thanks!
Just bought a subharmonicon today and getting to grips with it. Love your video and the fluid way you play it and make adjustments without trying to be too prescriptive. Will check out your jams.
I LOVE this video, Jeremy. I just got a Subharm and am in awe of its potential. I imagine putting a quantised LFO into the OSC pitches would create some lovely 'sections' in the composition.
Its beautiful, isnt it? Such a great device. The only instrument I've ever found I can play properly :) Its inspired me to start uploading jams weekly. Great video btw, thanks for the ideas and exploration you've done! I just learned a bunch of stuff from you :)
I think this is my favorite video of yours. You taught music while reviewing a piece of gear. Thanks. And damn it, now I want a Subharmonicon.
Your videos are always great. Informative, and fun to listen to. Loved as you moved through dissonance and back to a resolved chord. Thanks for putting these out, Jeremy. :D
Thanks so much, Jeremy, for taking the time and effort for making this video! Really inspiring! Will play with my Subharmonicon & other Moog gear now, too! ❤️
Please!!! Release all of it! I find the beauty of playing with synths live a lot of times comes from going into chaos and recovering from it to reset the stage for something new. Thanks for your thoughts, really inspiring stuff!
More great synth content, nice 1 bro. I think what sets your content apart is the fact you don't resort to the crutch of technical jargon, but rather talk in much more universal terms, "timbre", "energy", "pitch" etc. Keep 'em coming!
Dude, the way you resonate on a deeper wavelength! You opened my mind in my approach. Good stuff!
Jeremy, this is amazing. And you did such a good job presenting it and tying it to music principals. I totally clicked with what you were saying about how it works with your brain. And I felt myself anticipations what you were going to say as you went through! I was playing these slow melodies in my head over what you were playing. It’s like this perfect balance of generative and control. Thanks for this presentation. You just sold one more for Moog.
After watching just about all the Subharmonicon videos on youtube, I am proud to say I am doing fine without one!
Then the RMR videos came out. My Subharmonicon is on its way.
Loopop's sold me, then a few others udnerlined it (BoBeats/Andrew Huang having fun). But this; this just made me lean back in my chair and relax.
It's next on my list, moved up over the tr-8s; I'll keep doing drum stuff with the Circuit / maschine mk3 for now with some prep work.
Come on Black Friday sale!
I’m two years late to this but do either of you have music made with the SubH that I can listen to? I’m doing all my homework before I commit to buying. Thanks
Watching videos on gear I already own to fight G.A.S. This one gives me a lot of inspiration thanks man!
Man I'm so glad I found your channel. Trying to get into music production, and having you as an inspiration source is faaantastic.
Those messy bits you're talking about are the thrill of live jams, I say post 'em.
Fantastic walkthrough of this machine. Thank you for sharing this insight.
super excited to see more videos on this, what a great device
Best Subharmonicin video yet, really clicked with my brain! Keep them coming! Would love to see some modulation!
I love your work Jeremy! It really inspires me and I just feel happy watching your videos and hearing your music! Thank you!
This is a really excellent video. Everything about it, it is informative, interesting, entertaining and really shows off what the subharmonicon is capable of. Thank you so much for what you do.
This is a wonderful video, explaining so much in such an engaging way. Well done Jeremy.
Best video I have seen on this synth, great overview, cheers!
This has to be the best introduction to the subharmonicon. Amazing overview!
Brilliant! I hope Moog are paying you for this because you have probably just sold a buck-load of these little beauties. Best demo of this synth yet. Fantastic stuff!
I really love this instrument. I've been having fun recently playing with the fact that the vca won't retrigger while the attack phase is running, yet another way to play with the rhythm :D
Great to hear this gear combination. The Subharmonicon polyrhythms are transformed by a regular kick from the elektron. The poly reverb sounds gorgeous too.
Great video, really inspiring i like how it explains a lot about how to use the Subharmonicon without getting to complicated
Amazing Jeremy. Thank you for this. I'm going to have to buy a Subharmonicon now. Wonderful explanation and jam
Best breakdown of this machine I’ve seen! Inspired to buy.
I have to say I feel strangely connected to and seen by this video. I do the exact same polyrhythm finger tapping thing all the time, I am planning on getting a FMA tattoo (of the human and reverse transmutation circles), and I really love your musings on the structure of music and the title. I'm very happy to have found this channel.
Mind. Blown. Thank you SO much Jeremy for helping explain the subharmonicon. Really level-ups the game :)
Like you, I’ve been a long-time elektron user, and recently came about a subharmonicon. I was close to offloading it until I walked through this video and really learned how to think about the instrument. I’ve been addicted to it since I first watched this video a few days ago and am pleased to admit it’s probably one of my desert-island devices now :)
thank you man.
it’s very enjoying how you make this so obvious.
such talent.
keep up the recording :)
🙏
Thanks for sharing! A great format where education meets the magic of creating live music
Excellent stuff! What you said at 10:20 totally resonated with me, I do exactly the same being a drummer of some 40 odd years. I have the Model Cycles, I imagine it would pair exceptionally well with this too... You’ve just given me a reason to sell body parts to raise the funds to buy a Subharmonicon, peace ✌️ p.s. on the subject of the jams, give us the full Bernard, warts n all ✌️
Very nice and transparent description of the Subharmonicon, good work! I do experimental / noise / ritual stuff with Soma, Ms 20& Diy, etc. and have been pondering the Subharmonicon for quite some time.
I think, I’ll definitely get one.
This was really Dope Jeremy, Thank you!
Fantastic explanation! I'm able to see the possibilities.
Very late to this party, but damn this rocks! What a beautiful way to show this instrument. Full of heart. I can’t afford the Moog now, but I’ve just got Slime Child Audio’s Substation for VCV Rack, and now I can follow along with this and it’s splendid. Of course the Substation lacks the beauty of the Moog VCOs, but if you’re on a budget but want to get some Sub and Polyrhythm in your life, then I can fully recommend it. Of course it helps if you have Jeremy’s seemingly magic touch, but you can pretend like I do. Stellar!
Absolutely gorgeous. The timbres and grooves you get out of the subharmonicon are hypnotic. I think the paired down setup is excellent. Still. I can’t help but wonder how two might sound together playing off each other.
You always pick great gear to demo, really love the Subharm and would love to add one in.
Hey man, I just found your channel and your videos on the subharmonicon, and I have to say that they provide some of the best insight into the subharmonicon that I have seen to date.
I know this video is 2 years old, but if you still have that unit, do some more videos. They are great.
You explain this beautifully. The sound is lovely too. Thank you, kind sir
Great video. I have had my Subh for awhile now and worked through the manual but I really like your take on it.
I have seen the Subharmonicon referred to as a happy accident generator, an inspiration machine, and a few others that all feel apt as descriptors. Having owned one for a couple weeks now, it is difficult to really capture its essence in words, but to me it feels like a more tame-able and infinitely more musical, Soma Laboratory Lyra-8. The Subharmonicon makes you work! And once you find a groove, the potential is near limitless. Thank you for sharing the best conceptualization of this instrument yet to grace the CZcams vidwaves.
Absolutely
Played this review while a Zoom meeting with friends, immediately we had a great time! thanks for a great video like this!
this is one of my favourite videos. Ive watched it many times
Yes! My favourite performative (is that a word?) synth, by far. Definitely going to make a small live rig with it, the DFAM and the Analog 4
You described my mind exactly around 12:05 another great vid👍🏾
Wow, sounds awesome Jeremy.
Sounds brilliant! Imagine having the Moog going through something like the mood pedal as well - mind blown !
Awesome video, great explanation!
I bought a SubHarmonicon three months ago along with two other synths (a DFAM and an Arp 2600 clone) as my very first dive into the world of modular synthesis. I truly fell in love with it, and more generally with my brand-new setup consisting of a Moog Sound Studio (SubH + DFAM) that I use to build the rhythmic and harmonic structure of songs, along with a lead synth (the 2600) on which I play themes and melodies.
These are three very different synths with widely different "feels" and "personalities", each with its peculiar idiosyncrasies. But the SubH among them is certainly the most exceptional one, in the sense that no other instrument (that I know of) can do what it does.
Thanks for the insightful video, which was among those that helped me go for a SubH in the first place !
i know this is 18 months old, but it was extremely inspiring. Thank you! Gave me some new ideas for my subH/Elektron setup.
Some gems are timeless. This one will be inspiring for a long time.
just bought a Subharmonicon and been feeling a little confused about how it works - this was a really inspiring video, really beautiful music, exactly what I'm hoping to make with it
Really well put together, a proper music lecture. ❤
Thank you! that jam was beautiful!
Woah. This is amazing! I have just got a subharmonicon, and am pairing it with my Octatrack. Is demo is hugely inspiring. Thank you! Please release the jams :)
Thank you for perfectly describing my love affair with the Subharmonicon. Super inspiring walkthrough. Would love to see the longer jams here if there are videos.
Man, you warned us about what was going to happen at 23:30 but it was still shocking when it happened. Goosebumps!
You have everything figured out, don't you?
Hope to some day be as articulate as you are, both verbally and musically.
Love your channel.
Sorry for the bevy of comments, but I'm sitting here picturing you using foley of orchestra and instruments to make a piece like the rest of yours, but orchestral, instead of electronic. I'm continually happy to watch your process.
fascinating on so many levels. Thank you
I am so sold!!! Thanks for this!
Absolutely awesome... thank you 🙏
Nice Cantillon mug :) And thank you for the constant inspiration!
@15:25 "That's not really... great..." and I'm sitting here loving it. It just means you're about to resolve to something new man!
Oh my god. This was so beautiful. Wow!
You glorious musical bastard, love this tune you created just as a demo!
Really enjoyed this, Jeremy, and boy does that Moog ever sound sweet.
You've got such calm, lucid consciousness. I can tell you're excited and having interesting thoughts about your relationship to making music but there's no mania, you're not straining to get a point across. Certified cool person.
I think a critical part of music is imperfection. "the quantize knob robs the beat of all soul." Even though this setup relies on quantized beats it still feels alive and unpredictable. For that reason I think it's important to let the rough patches in your long-form jams live as they are. I know I would love to hear them, just as I love hearing almost everything you create.
absolutely loved this!
I know basically nothing about synths and don’t own any but your channel, the only synth content I sub, makes me want to learn. I suspect most of this stuff wouldn’t be beginner friendly though lol.
nervous ticks ... i know how to use them now for good :) right on Jeremy!
This is so awesome!
Some good simple moves, making me rethink how I use this instrument. At 23:16 you found some real magic (bringing in that bouncy polyrhythmic VCO 2 sub 2 under the octave triad)- wish you'd stayed there a while... !!
24:00 Beautiful transition. Thanks for this
yes please post the whole jam
Oh great, watching this video made me drive down to the Moog store and grab a subharmonicon. So so pumped though. Good stuff!