5 steps to Instant Ambient with the OPZ
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Күн бұрынIt's been a while since i've done a full on OPZ video. Good to be back!
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CONTENT OF THE VIDEO:
0:00 Intro
0:44 BEAT BATTLE!!
1:22 STEP 1: Ambient Melody
2:55 STEP 2: Bass
3:39 STEP 3: Step components
6:24 STEP 4: Tape FX
7:47 STEP 5: Chords
8:44 SECRET BONUS STEP! 😲 (Microcosm)
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5 steps to Instant Ambient with the OPZ
The OPZ is Teenage Engineering's most immediate instrument. OP1 doesn't come close in that respect. Pocket operators are also immediate but lack the depth and adaptability of the OPZ- it's that perfect in between.
This video demonstrates how I came up with an "instant" ambient track using the OPZ. I say "instant" because I'm doing a lot of unpacking in this video, giving you a step by step play of how I came up with each part.
There's also a Hologram Microcosm guest appearance to give FULL meaning to the term INSTANT.
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Shoutout to (at) alliebrowniest (Instagram) for the animation!
#opz #teenageengineering #ambient #electronicmusic
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
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@frankdev 3 жыл бұрын
hey that top beat battle link isn't working for me. "product doesn't exist"
@michellewalbeck2621 3 жыл бұрын
@@frankdev there's a link in the video description that worked for me.
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Shit! I’ll fix that
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
thanks for the heads up!
@frankdev 3 жыл бұрын
@@LiamKillen anything for you, Liam Killen.
@formalprocess 3 жыл бұрын
Nice video. There are some secret parameters for the tape track to make it more ambient friendly than just stutter. You can adjust the dry/wet by holding track and adjust the red dial to dial in the impact of a tape fx. You can loop by having the tape note hold to create some nice shimmer as you adjust the speed up/down
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Formal knows all the secrets! Thanks man! Cheers
@Ohenry92 6 ай бұрын
Also if you want to just have the tape fx on just the lead notes you can hold shift and select or unselect tracks 1-6 it tapes from
@videolabcreators 3 жыл бұрын
Super straight forward and easy to learn, thanks for the tut!
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure! Cheers
@foreigntitles 3 жыл бұрын
Dope vid man! Enjoyed this alot!
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Timothy! Cheers
@kathleencoveny3860 3 жыл бұрын
Christmas ... all through the year ... your videos are always chock full of content .. thanks for your tips .. expertise ... easy flow instructions .. cheers to creativity !
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure cheers!
@idontlikenames9523 3 жыл бұрын
I love the way you do your transitions
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@bjamminsincebirth3494 3 жыл бұрын
This is another great video and I’m glad I subscribe.
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the love Ben!
@SquarepulseMusic 3 жыл бұрын
Best ambient machine ever. Great vid man! I use mine almost every camping trip haha
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Haha the only problem is seeing the lil lights during the day. Nighttime jams must be delightful though
@MilesKvndra 3 жыл бұрын
Nice one dude! The tape track on the OP-Z is really dope
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Miles! Didn’t really work with this track but yeah it’s very useful for sure!
@RedHedDes 3 жыл бұрын
Really cool to see how you approached ambient stuff on the Z. I have been experimenting with this recently too.
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
It’s a great ambient tool for sure! One of my favs
@philphilphil 3 жыл бұрын
Stud muffin. This is right up my alley. Thank you, kind sir!
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Hope it helps!
@ChrisRobify 3 жыл бұрын
I love your OP-Z content. Got mine back in Nov and still loving it. What is your favorite synth to pair with this?
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve paired the JU 06a recently. Actually did a video on that! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iqqHqsar27K-XZ8.html
@johnpatton7533 3 жыл бұрын
does this thing have microtonal capability or changin the scale system to 19 edo or w/e you want? I have really wanted a similar product that has those capabilites and was just curious about this one
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Not to my knowledge. Unless you upload your own samples that use that system
@callumalston5755 3 жыл бұрын
The major thing that I love the opz for (with the exception of the drum sampling which I absolutely hate on the OP1 at times) is that you can add and delete whilst preserving patterns. I love both instruments but the Z is just easier to make mistakes with
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely- I live it for that too!
@callumalston5755 3 жыл бұрын
@@LiamKillen I find the grid sequencer on the OP-1 to be too small and the endless sequencer is so easy to get lost in if you get my drift whereas on the Z you can lay down a beat in literally minutes
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I fully agree! Two different work flows
@K_man217 2 жыл бұрын
FYI you can make and recall savestates on the OP-Z: hold “P” + “+” to make a save, “P” + “-“ to recall save. Also if you hold “P” + “Track” (or hold “P” while turning the unit on) will disable auto save, which you then make manual saves by pressing “P” + “1”-“0”
@claycowartisamazing 2 жыл бұрын
*mutes video, grabs anything + microcosm pedal*
@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын
🤪
@imaginarylou Жыл бұрын
Beginner question: Did you connect the OPZ directly through the Microcosm or did you use a DAW?
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
I went direct! :-)
@nocallnoshow6878 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info! I progressed from the Pocket Operators to the OP-1, and finally now the OP-Z last week. This guy is incredible and I'll happily go back through all your prior videos. In another video (I tried very hard to find it just now) you mentioned having a channel on Twitch (? I think) and I have always avoided a (sigh) new thing to get a login for, and to spend time with, but I would love a community like the one you mentioned. Could you please link me to that video, or to that channel? I would love to give input and get some critiques if possible! Cheers, dude, I appreciate what you're doing!
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Bryan yeah sure no problem! Here’s a link, we’ll be streaming this Tuesday at 8 pm. Looking forward to seeing you there! m.twitch.tv/liamkillen/profile
@melobit6137 2 жыл бұрын
How do you sculpt sound once its put into sequence i can't find how to do it :D
@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын
You can just go to a selected track and use the knobs to change parameters!
@melobit6137 2 жыл бұрын
@@LiamKillen hmm maybe I need to update it just grabbed it today. Thanks!
@creativecollection4357 3 жыл бұрын
Love the little cartoon Liam he’s cool 😎
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha some more of those coming in the near future
@shaiant5316 3 жыл бұрын
Nice video, Hey there is an extra secret super ambient trick, you can blend the tape fx and the master pressing shift + last encoder , and put some fx with yellow page, adding a lot of extra texture and notes and you can play with the microtonal transposse for more notes a deep transitions☻🌈 👌 with some automations in the delay for example with tempo changes and reverb is a massive beautifull cloud 🌫
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Oh thank u!!
@travisraab 3 жыл бұрын
I have no idea what is happening here. But I like it. I should plug this into my cassette machine.
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend that!
@stillmaticz847 3 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for the content, it is most appreciated! Peace!
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! cheers
@daryn86 3 жыл бұрын
That bass is killing me.
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
😉
@philphilphil 3 жыл бұрын
Ok, and video editing skills 💯
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Workin’ hard up in here lol
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
And thanks!!
@AdiGoldsteinComposer 3 жыл бұрын
@@LiamKillen wow! Amazing video! Thank you for sharing, Also, this zoom visual effect in 3:38 is so sick, how did you make it? if I may? :)
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Those are all stock presets from Davinci resolve!
@AdiGoldsteinComposer 3 жыл бұрын
@@LiamKillen thank you so much
@skuylerknisely404 Жыл бұрын
op-z + microcasm + chase bliss mood…
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
😏 hell yeah
@thomas_rellum 3 жыл бұрын
I really want to get an OP-Z for everything he got expect his sound :(
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Pull the trigger!
@VxDxLx 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been looking at it for 2 days now, I’m newer to sound design and spend very little time at home and think it’d work perfectly for when I find time to jam during my adventures. I primarily rap, but I’ve been working a lot as of recently.
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Cool! I’ve seen a bunch of rappers use the opz funny enough
@bjamminsincebirth3494 3 жыл бұрын
I didn’t even know it had tape fx. Wow
@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын
Now ya know!
@djcuda 3 жыл бұрын
Waiting on my microcosm 🍾🦾
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
it’s glorious!
@frankdev 3 жыл бұрын
i like this. i think i want an op-z. :[
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
Turn that frown upside down!
@videolabcreators 3 жыл бұрын
✨🎧👍
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
🤝🤝🤝 Thank u
@KannabisMajoris 3 жыл бұрын
Learned a lot and it was really cool. Then you whipped out the “secret weapon” which was a totally different device. Not cool!
@LiamKillen 3 жыл бұрын
It really is the secret weapon though lol
@vvcv__00 4 ай бұрын
That bass pedal was 1/16th too long to be a 'pedal' in your melody. More like a drone.. 😅🙃
@LiamKillen 4 ай бұрын
🤔
@dodgingrain3695 2 жыл бұрын
the cracks and pops in the audio are annoying
@LiamKillen 2 жыл бұрын
not into the vinyl action eh-
@dodgingrain3695 2 жыл бұрын
@@LiamKillen In a track is one thing, during talking on a you tube video its just.... bad
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