Mr. Arnalds and Mr. Frahm are the best thing to happen to electronic music

This Man inspires. Not even with his music but with his approach to things.

His studio looks exactly like his music sounds

So fantastic, thank you! Ólafur and Spitfire need to collaborate on a library of instruments recorded through the Edison cylinder.

This is probably one of the best interviews and studio's that I've ever seen, thank you! The dream. So much class, warmth and character dialled in. Technically and organically balanced.. What wonderful creative space. Inspiring

I used to live in Iceland for a short time, and I miss it dearly. This space has recollected that sense of beauty, fondness, and kindness the place had.

One of the best Creative Cribs, yet. Excellent balance of tech, atmosphere, instruments, & inspiration. Thanks to Olafur, Christian, and Spitfire Audio for making/sharing this!

I've first heard Olafur when he was the support act for Sigur Ros in the very early 2000's - so it is just fitting that he takes over their old studio/rehearsal space - wonderful music!

Massive shoutout to Paul Morris in the UK making those wax cylinders for the Edison! I’ve never heard or used one in person but it’s incredible that you are keeping that history alive. Bravo! and love from Los Angeles CA 🙏

Excellent video, so much insight! Please do one with Nils Frahm!

I was thrilled to see this uploaded- The first Olafur Arnalds creative cribs helped start my obsession as a young engineer, it's so nice to get an update of where he's at after a few years. He has such a lovely approach. Thank you!

I could watch these two guys for hours.

Sick studio. I'm glad he didn't cut down the Icelandic forest for that wall.

Of all the wonderful things in this studio, what I covet the most are the windows!

Ólafur so generous Christian such a good listener, giving us such rich inspiration.

Really needed this update since the last one. Thank you so much!

I’ve been waiting for the sequel haha. What a magnificent space and thanks Christian for the 2nd video!

This is wonderful! Absolutely one of the greatest studios I've ever seen, so nice and open and peaceful. I love it!!

Goodness, I was even going blind from the sunlight in Christian’s face for much of this visit! Hope the good man isn’t seeing too many spots! A great Cribs video!

Thank you! This was a treat! Cheers

Awesome! I love creative cribs!!!

Fascinating 😯

Just awesome! Thank you guys for the insight!

Whoah what an absolutely fantastic space, crafted by great people! Lovely video as always!

Brilliant stuff! Thank you, Ólafur, Christian, and Spitfire.

What a great space!

Yep, I just immediately hit repeat on this one 💜

Amazing!

Lovey series!! Keep going!!

Brilliant episode! Deserves a million views.

Thank you for doing this video - such an amazing space - I’d never go home I’d just live there 🥰🎵🙏🏻

Ólafur gives some incredible insights in this one, and what a studio it is!

That room is the dream

Olafur is a GENIUS.

Thank you so much for this video! Olafur Arnalds is my biggest inspiration when it comes to composing and production and it was great to see the amount of thought and detail that goes into his studio, doing as much as he can to stimulate creativity and effectiveness!

Fantastic studio. I'm so pleased to see an EMT 246 reverb. IMHO the best digital reverb ever built. Great video.

simply amazing.. thanks for sharing

Brilliant. Quite. Quite. Brilliant.

Wonderful interview!

Now that looks like a fantastic space to work in!

amazing

Love Olafur

Thank you for this. This is so inspiring.

Amazing, thanks

That wooden wall is amazing!

Gorgeous studio. I don't work with templates either, but that leaves me wide open to random opportunity and happy accidents. I find it a little restricting, too, when I've tried making one. Not that I'm even a dust particle in the pro area of this man's work. I think we'd all aspire to having a space like this for our own workflow, though.

A wonderful space! I hope Óli checked the video to make sure that jack was where it needed to be put back!

i'd really love to meet this guy one day❤ perfect interview

At first I was like "wow that sounds like very technical stuff they're chatting about", then I stayed the whole time. Fascinating stuff

Nice place!! I can attest to the Andreas Christensen pianos being everywhere here in Denmark :) Thanks for the video!

Regarding the tape loop: Olafur, you can set up smooth/chromed mic stands (the kind with iron bases) away from the machine and run the tape around the vertical section of the poles. This will keep the tape straight so that it feeds more reliably.

Amazing setup! To have a room like that! One day 😌

It was through his Creative Cribs series that I discovered Christian (and hence discovered Spitfire Audio). Right after Covid-19 hit a couple of years ago, I was rearranging my studio and looking for ideas for studio organization, and Creative Cribs showed up on my KZfaq searches. And then it was through Christian that I discovered Inside No. 9; I think Shearsmith and Pemberton should pay Christian a finder's fee.

Looks amazing - I'd also love to see an updated Cribs on "The Flight" as the first one was even lower production value than Olafur's original one, and the whole thing was a bit mental. :D

Just bought a couple of his/your libraries a few days ago and one last night, so it was cool that video coincidentally came out today :-) it must be a sign that I made the right choice :-)

I was just jaw dropping for 34 minutes straight

Very very very interesting 💙

I saw Ólafur Arnald's winter solstice videos on KZfaq and immediately bought tickets for one of his concerts in July, can't wait to see this guy live! Seeing him with Christian Henson getting into "Gear Acquiring Syndrome"-mode with bright eyes in a giant candy store of his taste is just awesome. You can tell that Christian is going to get at least one of those reverbs and the mixing desk very soon (don't tell his wife).

what an inspiring space to work in... btw on the topic of wire recording: hainbach has an old soviet wire recorder, some content on his channel with it, and a plugin with audiothing that emulates it. very cool stuff

Lovely

For christ sake offer Mr. Spitfire a cup of coffee!! HAHA Great stuff. What an amazing place.

Inspired.

The 'Techmoan' you tube channel is good for vintage music players and oddities. 🙂

Bonkers video!

Hi Christian, you seemed quite fond of the tape loop approach that Ólafur explained. I invite you to have a look at the KZfaqr Hainbach. You may be familiar already, but he does a lot of tape loop stuff, including his amazing deterioration loops where he destroys tape loops over time by running them over sandpaper, knives, razors etx. Very interesting stuff and he also explains it fully and comprehensively. Enjoy!

That is a good sample for textures 18:37 You are welcome people

I'm a felt fan

Christian! If you are having noise issues? Check out the Equipment-TEch stuff. I have had it for years and also put a steel stake in to a concrete pad outside, which requires some digging outside, but not too hard. I only use the Equipment-Tech Rack box and it is so quiet I never have had any issues. Probalby the broadcast stuff you have and all that analogue gear needs to be on separate circuits etc.

thank you so much for the video. I'm inspired by Mr. Arnalds' work. The Nagra tape loop that degrades over time is such a brilliant technique for making a musical metaphor of the person losing their memory. Loved hearing you both. Thanks again.

I need one of those little Pianos!

This is the coolest video

"it's not too shabby" ! Ahahaha - that lovely British phrase. And used so well too! xx

Gotta love how the Lexicon delay is so low in the rack that you have to lie on the floor to adjust it. 20:07 He did put the patch cord back into the same jack.

Love this. What is it about Iceland that produces the greatest music? I actually made a felt bar just like that for my piano! So worth it.

Great Crib video. PLEASE do one with Adrian Utley or Geoff Barrow. or both! cheers.

Great stuff. I have three Lexicon reverbs, PCM92, PCM80 and a 300. All of them sound really great and compared to plugins they do very much become one with the sound source in a way plugins can't.* Which would mean the EMTs melt even nicer with the sound source I guess : ) Nice to see Nisse Strinning on the wall.

Definitely need to try and get into Sam Slater / Hildur's Studio space at some point. They did a little video for the BF2042 score and they've got some incredibly fascinating tools they use.

Great interview. I wish someone would have put a mic by that gramophone for 30 seconds!

Hey Christian, It's actually not unusual to work in PT for Midi. I do everything there now and have for years. Use to use DP or Logic, but with audio post it just took me too much time to deal with. I am super fast on it and can play just fine. Love it! It's a toolbox. You just use what works for you. In a rush though, it's easy to Print revisions in PT quickly and send to editor or Dub Stage whole sessions as I get that ready as I go. When you do the mixing yourself, it is much simpler that way for me. I switched in 2001 when I saw a friend using it for everything and thought, this is really much more efficient for my workflow and then everything is in there instead of having to close and go into another DAW or rewire it in.

mast aadmi hai Olafur , ekdum jhakaas

Wow, I just love it. This kind of dream will never come true for me AND I thank you for showing us around. As I'm living in South Africa I would like to know how you make this soft vibes on the grand piano. Maybe a piano house in Stellenbosch would work for me around this soft and hidden sound. You didn't show it here AND I'm very curious who build it for you. I would love to connect to your piano house to connect the different continents. Warm greetings from inspiring South Africa. Here we have the salty air which creates some problems with the strings.......... I just waited 6 month for my new grandpiano to arrive from Yamaha. ....l. All the best to all of you AND thank you for your music. Warmth. Andrea

Ólafur spitfire stuff is the one I have still not used. Had some issue with install. I will look in to is again. OLAFUR ARNALDS EVOLUTIONS, is the one I have from him, I have live but the file is for Kontakt... gutted

Great video - I hope Christian's visit to Iceland means another collab w/ Olafur and Spitfire? (fingers crossed)

Geraldo Rivera - "THERE'S A MAN IN THE CORNER! A MAN! ON THE COUCH!"

Lovely video! please visit Nils Frahm's studio next!!!

Haha 20:17 he put it back in the right place, I went back and looked LOL :D

What's that blue light knob thing on his desk? Looks so cool!

looks like I'll be going on a piano hunt in Denmark

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What a great space 😮 he’s very tidy huh?

I'm just getting into modular/sequencers and love how musical his approach is. Could anyone explain more in details hows the patching works at 08:32? "Sending a MIDI signal trough a CV converter for the triggering of the gate' Is that a MIDI signal from the DAW into the MS-50? or into the MS-10? And how does the audio from pro tools gets into the MS-10? would it be 1/4 jack out into the SQ-10 analog mixer in? thanks in advance!

Oh wow look at it. Just when I think I'm happy with my studio space. Why do I torture myself like this? 😅

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awesome, but why was the camera person on a boat?

was that gray mic on the piano a shure sm81?

19.00 all the money

Lovely walkthrough. Who is the maker of the cute little piano again? Would love to hunt one of these down.

I mean... I think we're going to need to see Nils Frahm's studio next...

I'm enjoying the interview, but I'm curious what Ableton midi issues are being referred at 31m28s

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