Floating Points Studio & Live Rig
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4 жыл бұрынA short sequence of clips from our visit to see Sam Shepherd aka Floating Points and some of the gear we've supplied to him in his London Studio as he prepares for his latest run of live dates.
Read our blog post detailing much of the gear he uses here: soundgas.com/blog/soundgas-in...
Sam plays Printworks in London on 21st November.
@Christian-dr4ge 4 жыл бұрын
in my humble opinion sam is one of the greatest artists of our generation. the way he manages to bring electronics to life and make them sound organic is absolutely mind blowing.
@Soundgas 4 жыл бұрын
We are with you 100%. Have had the pleasure of helping him (in a small way!) get the gear and sound he wants for a few years now. It's just astonishing to watch and hear him in action.
@Christian-dr4ge 4 жыл бұрын
@@Soundgas well you guys seem to be doing an amazing job at it :)
@martinmarie5169 4 жыл бұрын
Can’t lie ! This guy reminds me of Casper pound at work back in the 90s . 1st time I ever said that ! Hope to see Sam on the job soon 😎
@johnyixcks 4 жыл бұрын
Likewise also artists like Four Tet and Forest Swords somehow manage to make synthesised/computer sounds beautiful and human. The UK's smashing it for electronic musicians.
@nikvalinsky 4 жыл бұрын
@@johnyixcks Somehow UK has always produced some of the most forward thinking and innovative musicians and composers of all time. Something in the water, I swear.
@4080tomalex 4 жыл бұрын
i have absolutely no idea how all that drum machine kit bit all ties together. Sounds phenomenal!
@alexishughes1506 4 жыл бұрын
Sam is not just an artist, he is a scientist as well. To even comprehend managing and operating all those machines in a live performance environment makes my mind boggle.
@the_fifth_wheel 4 жыл бұрын
Think you’ve got to really know your equipment, inside out upside down etc etc....really impressive. So much gear live must be quite stressful, heard a lot of live performers have three or four bits of gear to keep the stress out of live gigs.
@Whywhatwherehowwhen 10 ай бұрын
Once you’ve got everything clocked to one midi source can actually be fairly easy. Understanding Buchla is definitely not though.
@kostaskonstantinidis7318 4 жыл бұрын
Saw him live last night in Greece. Simply mindblowing! What an artist!
@Soundgas 4 жыл бұрын
Yes! He was pretty epic at Printworks in London as well!
@mbonar2694 4 жыл бұрын
the synths are all actually just sending midi over to a massive patch
@willemardui 4 жыл бұрын
😂
@carlmasondrums 4 жыл бұрын
Cheers for sharing this guys!
@songbookplus2947 4 жыл бұрын
That arp is slowly but surely lifting me up to space
@loreenhurulean1980 4 жыл бұрын
Yesss!! 💘💘 Love all the gear
@caspersneep6183 3 жыл бұрын
Thirty seconds in and it already sounds amazing
@HEDFUCcom 3 жыл бұрын
I've seen this video countless time, I'm pretty sure that he's genius. Maybe only few persons can reach that level.
@xloomus 5 ай бұрын
Ohhh myyyy this is so amazing
@HenritheHorse 4 жыл бұрын
CS70M and Echorec... Too great.
@uweschnitzler9551 4 жыл бұрын
such a great guy !
@InZainUK 4 жыл бұрын
all the gear and all of the idea.
@infinaneek 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant.
@julyboy66 4 жыл бұрын
Crazy setup.
@weiweirice2597 8 ай бұрын
at the 7 minute mark, with all the wiring chaos, it kinda feels like Charlie's Pepe Silvia conspiracy in Always Sunny
@stue57 4 жыл бұрын
Started and finished with Love Me Like This-Nonsense dub.
@soundpsychologist104 4 жыл бұрын
Wicked!
@ale9507 4 жыл бұрын
My god, how much he must have paid for that studio. Glad it's being put to good use, very good use.
@am5790 4 жыл бұрын
:)
@evenbeing 9 ай бұрын
Awesome!!! What’s the looper he is using that the controller is mapped to?
@antonisatwork 4 жыл бұрын
What's that mixer in the middle?
@wilsonlemos3186 4 жыл бұрын
I just whatched his anasickmodular video and got curious about his live setup and then BAM: youtube recommends me this. Thanks for the video!! That overstayer unit tho What's the synth that he builds the first sequence on? edit: it's the CS-70M
@Soundgas 4 жыл бұрын
Yamaha CS-70M
@joewebb8446 4 жыл бұрын
Sickkkk
@maxwellssilverhammer4035 4 жыл бұрын
Wow some truly amazing and beautiful instruments there! What's the little mixer with the VUs by the way? Don't recognise it.
@Soundgas 4 жыл бұрын
It's a Swiss compact broadcast mixer - more info/links on our blog: soundgas.com/blog/soundgas-in-london-floating-points-studio-tour/
@distapp9 4 жыл бұрын
@@Soundgas exactly what I came to the comments! Cheers!
@willemardui 4 жыл бұрын
Anyone know what that synth at the end is called with the one string and the bending going on?
@cartervliem2298 4 жыл бұрын
Therevox ET-4.3
@nefrettitim 4 жыл бұрын
*🔥👅Salivating👅🔥*
@bigbuttskinner 4 жыл бұрын
Can anyone tell me what that small unit is that’s sitting on top of the mixer he’s using to control Ableton?
@shagra0qbq 4 жыл бұрын
korg nanokontrol
@sonnyobrien 3 жыл бұрын
what mixer is that?
@MoogerTuber 4 жыл бұрын
I wonder what Mozart would have achieved with all this gear.
@eduardclaudiufadgyas3365 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe the fact that Mozart didn't have all the gear that made him great
@essmunson 4 жыл бұрын
@@eduardclaudiufadgyas3365 mozart wrote for orchestras lol
@user-tx9ys8cn6x 4 жыл бұрын
In comparison, we got someone who's better than all of the respective best at their genres put together..times ten....
@TheTrancemaster90 4 жыл бұрын
Mad scientists in action
@mayacc1799 4 жыл бұрын
whats the synth or controller hes using from 5:15? thanks
@peteturner533 4 жыл бұрын
It's a Therevox ET. Sounds amazing doesn't it.
@angstrom 4 жыл бұрын
Crikey! (me looking at my live setup again) "I should add more loopers"
@Soundgas 4 жыл бұрын
More everything!
@chat-dmt 3 жыл бұрын
Can some explain to me how he is doing the looping please? With it seemlessly going from the main audio. To looping and back. Is it just through Ableton?
@Soundgas 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, Ableton for the looping
@chat-dmt 3 жыл бұрын
@@Soundgas sexy. Thankyou. And thanks for the video. I need to figure out how I can loop in Ableton, but the pre loop audio pause. Then after I'm done fing with the loop, have it play seemlessly from where it paused and looped. Hmmmmmm 🤔
@freddie7981 3 жыл бұрын
@@chat-dmt i see what you mean..... may be best finding a max for live or a vst
@PromoMIAR 2 жыл бұрын
Anyone know of a Virtual HW Sequencer like on the CS70 that can be triggered and Tempo unsynced from withing DAW (but not a step sequencer)
@neoaureus 3 жыл бұрын
This is crazy
@topofthemornintoya 4 жыл бұрын
Monster
@on_certainty 4 жыл бұрын
holy moly that saturator is lovely
@telkmx 4 жыл бұрын
Yeh overstayer pretty cool
@macakinhomusic 4 жыл бұрын
Wow! inspiring! Any insights on what looper he was using on the controller sitting on top of the mixer?
@Soundgas 4 жыл бұрын
Ableton!
@macakinhomusic 4 жыл бұрын
@@Soundgas Any specific plugin? I'm trying to replicate what he's doing and can't get the same results using the stock looper.
@d_siah 4 жыл бұрын
Xavier Marques probably some audio fx rack with at least beat repeat and looper
@macakinhomusic 4 жыл бұрын
@@d_siah Yeah! That's a good way to go! Will give it a try! Thanks for the tip!
@mynmyself 4 жыл бұрын
@@macakinhomusic yeah, Looper and Beat Repeat inside Ableton. Also seems to have a filter at the end of that chain
@ettoremariotti4280 Жыл бұрын
Did someone understand how was the looper set up?
@aSpeaker2BlocksAway 4 жыл бұрын
Hey guys! I have a few outboard synth and sequencer and effects and mixer also. But when it comes to connecting somthing with USB to the Mac, I get an ugly noise in the Signal Path. Someone with similar experiences?
@Soundgas 4 жыл бұрын
It sounds like ground loop. Sometimes difficult to deal with but there is info online about ways to try and tackle it.
@aSpeaker2BlocksAway 4 жыл бұрын
@@Soundgas Thanks man, I gonna try it.
@danielvidal807 4 жыл бұрын
What mixer is he using?
@cyrus7285 4 жыл бұрын
SONOSAX SX-S, details in the blog post linked in the description. I do like the form factor on that one
@fred4276 3 жыл бұрын
anyone know what speakers he has?
@outofscenes 4 жыл бұрын
can someone tell me what mixer is that ??? (not the big one at the back, but the 8-9 track live mixer he is using in the video most of the time)
@theboytheycalljonny1 4 жыл бұрын
Would like to know also. Looks nice and compact with lots of aux options.
@DRRNNDGL 2 жыл бұрын
@@theboytheycalljonny1 Sonosax broadcast mixer
@theboytheycalljonny1 2 жыл бұрын
@@DRRNNDGL thanks for that. I ended up figuring it out. Big bucks!
@keegandewitt Жыл бұрын
@@DRRNNDGL Sonosax SX-ST
@danielismyname3727 3 жыл бұрын
How on earth does this guy know where all the plugs and gadgets go? I would end up surely starting a fucking electrical fire. Dude is a genie for sure! Nice work man
@theogaletka9145 4 жыл бұрын
WhT is the first synth he uses
@soma808 4 жыл бұрын
Cs70
@dazboot2966 4 жыл бұрын
he's jus muckin abaht
@nexcyia 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing set up! Does anyone know the name of the synth he's using at 5:14 ?
@Soundgas 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, Therevox - more info/links via our blog: soundgas.com/blog/soundgas-in-london-floating-points-studio-tour/
@nexcyia 4 жыл бұрын
@@Soundgas Amazing thank you
@TheMindmachines 4 жыл бұрын
what is that mixer ?
@blassdat 4 жыл бұрын
Sonosax SX-ST
@noodle098 4 жыл бұрын
Wonder how he’s linking all this up must be a nightmare
@moretrio 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, so cool! How did you get in Floating Points studio?
@Soundgas 4 жыл бұрын
He's a long standing customer - there are lots of things from us in there, including that CS-70M. Seeing and hearing the things we've restored being used like this is absolutely one of the best things about doing what we do :)
@ahzootube 4 жыл бұрын
What's the closest modern synth that sounds like that Yamaha cs 70 m?
@juliaseppi2205 4 жыл бұрын
@@ahzootube TimbreWolf
@Polydarian 4 жыл бұрын
@@juliaseppi2205 :D
@marlonjarek9071 3 жыл бұрын
@@ahzootube maybe deckards dream? (it's inspired by a cs80 i think)
@grimtop4000 4 жыл бұрын
Anyone know what looper hes using ??
@stirling6767 4 жыл бұрын
looper in ableton most likely
@pbbelter 3 жыл бұрын
Its a Korg Nanokontrol 2, that drives the beat repeat in ableton. I assume his audio runs into ableton and back again, so hes able to do any fx inside it.
@dasspezial 3 жыл бұрын
anyone know what mixer that Is ?
@Soundgas 3 жыл бұрын
Sonosax
@rdomain 3 жыл бұрын
And expensive as shit! Couldn't believe the price.
@dasspezial 3 жыл бұрын
is the looper an Ableton plugin? @soundgas
@Soundgas 3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@ahnatek 3 жыл бұрын
@@Soundgas aka the stock Ableton "looper" ? not a fancy max for live thing ?
@DRRNNDGL 3 жыл бұрын
@@ahnatek custom max patch
@alex35288 4 жыл бұрын
Which sampler / looper is used ?
@peryschlachter 4 жыл бұрын
On the live set it's just a midi controller. My guess is that it is linked to the the looper audio effect in Ableton !
@laioturner817 4 жыл бұрын
What the fuck process all the drums?, interesting effects!
@narcobob3743 3 жыл бұрын
"Can I record a bad sequence?"
@sunnybubba9600 3 жыл бұрын
He said better
@KK_4wB 4 жыл бұрын
What a nerd :*
@Soundgas 4 жыл бұрын
There can be no higher complement for someone who loves what they do and immerses themselves so completely.
@JesseSep. 4 жыл бұрын
Being a nerd is the best
@doranstewartstewart6521 4 жыл бұрын
Yezuz yahndi himself floating points has money to burn.
@benbowland 4 жыл бұрын
What? Did floating points contribute to Yeezus and Yandhi?
@doranstewartstewart6521 4 жыл бұрын
Ben Bowland I wish who knows
@giovannib7910 Жыл бұрын
All nice and stuff, but this video definitely triggers motion sickness
@neorubi 4 жыл бұрын
Squarepusher
@Soundgas 4 жыл бұрын
A little bit...
@neoaureus 3 жыл бұрын
Bob Dylan ....had a guitar and harmonica.
@wesleyleigh4063 4 жыл бұрын
In all honesty looks like fun but almost all of this stuff is quite pointless and honestly very limited in it's sonic possibilities. I suppose it depends on what music you make. modular synthesis especially, but also drum machines and analog hardware. such an effort just to make anything slightly approaching interesting. Honestly makes me feel humble knowing all I have is a laptop and a set of speakers.
@maxsanchez4006 4 жыл бұрын
Wesley Leigh there’s creativity in limitations
@normun9230 4 жыл бұрын
there is no right or wrong how to make music. stay with your laptop and set of speakers, see for yourself where you are at after 5 years, if still in front your computer then good, you have found your instrument for rest of your lifetime, but most of the time artists seek for inspirations out of their laptops after a while. it is just a different feeling of music creation. Floating Points has been using and I bet - he is still using computer for music production.
@maudlinofthehead 4 жыл бұрын
Who cares what you use, no one knows who you are and all of us know who floating points is. What are you trying to pove
@cotchitunes 4 жыл бұрын
Surely this is a troll right?
@neoaureus 3 жыл бұрын
This is crazy
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