Friday Jam - Minifreak and Suzuki Waraku

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Friday Jam - Minifreak and Suzuki Waraku

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Жыл бұрын

#fridayfunsynthjam
#waraku #minifreak
We've not done one of these for a while I know, but since the Suzuki Waraku Digital Koto arrived from ebay, and we had the MINIFreak for review, we took the opportunity to make the unlikely paring.
Waraku going through the trusty Zoom MS-70 CDR and the MINIFreak is just internal FX.
As ever, we hope it inspires you to fire up a couple of synths and just have a jam.
Have a great weekend.
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@HotStrange Жыл бұрын

I was all into it and then he started tapping the percussion pads and it blew my mind. I gotta have one now.

@donaldpriola1807 Жыл бұрын

This was weird. I adore it.

@colmmadden8526 Жыл бұрын

Fantabulous. Beautifully played. The waruku(?) is so good (a set of samples from that would lure a few more patrons). The Minifreak was a very lovely assistant for this magic show (this jam, Stimming's video and Mr.Midi's are the best Minifreak demos).

@KeksosDerGrosse Жыл бұрын

I have an electro-acoustic version of what the Waruku's keyboard is modelled on (called taishogoto or nagoya harp). The keys are spaced this oddly because the original instrument has strings under them. Playing them kind of works like an inverted fretboard: pressing down a key shortens all strings and you can play monophonic melodies via strumming or typing. Has a very zitter-esque timbre but can sound excellent if you put a bit of work and pedals into it. Also doesn't sound like a koto at all.

@shpongled587 Жыл бұрын

Please do support sonicstate as well as Hainbach for the amazing content they provide us with!

@heiner_kruse Жыл бұрын

"Everybody's gotta learn sometime" blew me away back then

@theaudioeng Жыл бұрын

What a bizarre combo, great Nick!! Yes, had a good look/noodle on this at Synthfest last month. Was tempted tbh! 😁🤟🎹🎶🍻

@asynchronicity Жыл бұрын

Nick, that was absolutely gorgeous. So evocative and unusual. Man… 😮👍

@falazarte Жыл бұрын

I've been loving this series of Jam! Keep up the good work

@CommunityGuidelines Жыл бұрын

You get to play with all the coolest toys. Nice jam, the drone worked well with the koto plucking, this combo could make a great video game soundtrack.

@dustincassidy Жыл бұрын

This was cool. I used to live in Japan and I remember seeing those types of things in shops. Now I want to hear more Japanese traditional music with synthesizers.

@jonbirchartist Жыл бұрын

Very meditative. Sound lovely together.

@ANSWERTHECALLOFJESUSCHRIST Жыл бұрын

One second in...instantly reminds me of Crystal VST, which still sounds as good in 2022 as it did back 20 years ago when I first tried it.

@MonitorSmith Жыл бұрын

Very musical, good stuff!

@craigsurette3438 Жыл бұрын

That Minifreak drone is #$#%@#$@#$ing phenomenal !!!!

@tjwalkup7155 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic jam Nick!

@vjspectron Жыл бұрын

Sounds awesome! Between this and the Roland Taiko-1 it's cool to hear traditional Japanese instrument sounds from the country that designs most of our favourite synths!

@JohnPaulsonJohnisaStegosaurus Жыл бұрын

the stringed instrument part of that thing is called a taishogoto, which was invented in the early 20th century and is as you guessed a sort of household staple in japan. i have one without all the synth-y bits. the keys are spaced the way they are because they actually fret the string while you strum with your right hand (and yes you should have a plectrum to do that-- mine has one that's a bit bigger than a guitar pick). there are the four fretted strings where one is an octave down from the rest, and a separate drone string that doesn't get fretted. you generally avoid that string unless you're doing drone-y things. i wish the taishogoto had a pitch bend/whammy!

@nobodysuspected 9 ай бұрын

this sounds incredible ❤

@zumazmusic Жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant! Great job with this one Nick.

@kw7865 Жыл бұрын

Great jam. Something different. Very atmospheric.

@LuisTorres-qz5kr Жыл бұрын

That is certainly a beauty (Koto)!

@GerenM63 Жыл бұрын

What a fun combo! That Suzuki is great fun!

@ZetaCarinae Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Now I have to resist impulse buying one of those digital kotos.

@etneedham Жыл бұрын

Lovely and interesting (as always). The odd key spacing is because these are, originally, stringed instruments and the keys serve to fret the strings in addition to exciting them into vibrating. Just imagine a guitar's fingerboard and the spacing of the frets. Thanks for your content and please keep up the good work!

@mallaes2006 Жыл бұрын

Totally amazing !!!!!!

@1980VINZ Жыл бұрын

Ok I fell in love with.

@medenine4828 Жыл бұрын

So good, Nick!

@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene Жыл бұрын

Very VERY interesting!

@TheCruisinCrew Жыл бұрын

Very cool! :)

@dankeplace Жыл бұрын

I have seen people complain that the Mini sounds like a "toy", the Mini is something that needs an imagination to explore, it's all there for the taking, but you need to put in some time to see what it is capable of. It's all there on the surface too, no menu diving. People blame hardware purely because they're not willing to use their own imagination. Thx for the upload Nick, sounds fantastic.

@supercompooper Жыл бұрын

Super duper this week thanks so much. I just got my flu shot and bivalent booster and tuned this in. Lovely.

@stuartchapman5171 Жыл бұрын

Great Suzuki device. Really loved this. Greetings from the Frome experimentalists.

@obsidiananvil9719 Жыл бұрын

Ooo.. that is just sooo cool!!! When can we expect the sample library? {please}

@brettlemmings Жыл бұрын

it seems that Nick is joining the noisevember events this year 👍

@rakdurrre Жыл бұрын

This is so nice. I'd totally pay to attend a live gig of this. In London. Please.

@jackduxbury1632 Жыл бұрын

Sensei Batt 🥷 is the 🐐

@FUNKINETIK Жыл бұрын

Drifting and floating with that Nick, beautifully played. I could listen lots more….. but has the Koto got PWM : ) P E A C E : )

@jean-louispech4921 Жыл бұрын

nice improvisation

@Atarimetal Жыл бұрын

Hey Nick. The weird key layout dates back to when Suzuki made earlier models with physical strings. The layout was a carryover.

@scottmcauleysounds Жыл бұрын

Stunning sound!, from both, but the Suzuki is cool! could it be the groups of keys are per string? and number 5 button is the low 5th string for drone?

@arrhythmicjones4069 Жыл бұрын

The taishogato was literally invented as a cross between a folk harp and a typewriter, by a music student on a scholarship visit to the west back in the early 20th century. I have an electric bass version that is gloriously fun to play.

@sonicstate Жыл бұрын

Nice, thanks for the extra info

@digital_crickets Жыл бұрын

It is refreshing to watch a video that DOESN'T trigger my GAS! Great video as always, but what an odd bit of gear.

@pacorock29 Жыл бұрын

A looper for the Koto drums would be helpful. Still a good jam though! 👍🏼

@sonicstate Жыл бұрын

Yeah. I agree. Just wanted it simple.. 😁

@metokyo4960 Жыл бұрын

Hi Nick, this is based on taishou-goto, aka. Nagoya harp. Which has nothing in common with koto.

@GizzyDillespee Жыл бұрын

I remember the synthfest video, and everyone wanting to buy it! This sort of thing is more interesting and fun than another analog keyboard synth. Too bad they don't make such nice string/synth instrument combos anymore... or maybe someone does, and it's not $5000?

@GizzyDillespee Жыл бұрын

Harpeji is the closest thing I know... and it's pretty cool, but not quite what I had in mind.

@GizzyDillespee Жыл бұрын

Great jam, BTW...

@liamwayne6703 Жыл бұрын

3:50 - It's an electronic replication of a string instrument, designed for silent practice for the real thing. Also, that first U should be the second A. Waraku.

@LordoftheBadgers Жыл бұрын

Yep. Hence the odd key spacing. Like a hurdy gurdy keyboard - because the stops get closer the higher you go.

@crw02 Жыл бұрын

What is that patch on the minifreak? Multi-octave pitch bends? Extremely cool! Edit: realizing now it looks like the macros tab-maybe an oscillator tuning macro?