Nine Inch Nails - Alessandro Cortini Live Rig

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10 жыл бұрын

NIN played 02 arena, we caught up with Alessandro Cortini for a look at his live synth rig.
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@dpm608 9 жыл бұрын

When people ask why I like NIN, I say "the complexity and attention to detail". They usually look at me like I'm an idiot...but this video totally proves it. To have that setup on a live stage and have that level of freedom in the sound from night-to-night is just mind blowing. Props to everyone who makes it possible!

@DJSlaughter 8 жыл бұрын

+Dylan Manthei I agree!

@dsandwhich00 6 жыл бұрын

Dylan Manthei people asked you why you like NIN?

@GuitarsAndSynths 6 жыл бұрын

and Trent Reznor is a big modular synth guy as well who pioneered NIN years ago before bringing Cortini on board

@CatFish107 3 жыл бұрын

The inherent bounds on reproducibility of something like a Buchla must make each live performance sound slightly different. Much like how a guitar or drum might produce slightly different sounds, depending on the variability of the individual performer, and the myriad other variables that might change from performance to performance.

@chrisbarriere101 6 ай бұрын

When you say attention to detail were you talking about the OP-1 or the tape decks?

@mattgowing 8 жыл бұрын

This was one of the best rig rundowns I have ever watched. Alessandro is extremely well spoken! Over my head, yet he explained it in a way that made it easy to understand.

@amuletsmusic 6 жыл бұрын

I started my whole musical project inspired by his use of a 4 track tape recorder at 3:45...

@tronlady1 6 жыл бұрын

It's like a reverse mellotron!!!!

@orbixmusic 4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome to hear, I love your stuff!

@joebrown6112 4 жыл бұрын

Where can i listen to your stuff?

@joebrown6112 4 жыл бұрын

Where can i hear your project amulets?

@juno3242 3 жыл бұрын

congrats on the flenser signing!! super stoked for the new record

@jomartinkelly1 10 жыл бұрын

That was great. I love when musicians are so frank about their gear and willing to share. Saw them in Barcelona, just three of them on stage, and I was desperate to know how they got such an intense sound.

@TheKiwNo1 10 жыл бұрын

A stage tech was throwing those cassette tapes to the audience after the last show of the tour in Prague. Too bad I wasn't close enough to catch one :-) And a great video of course, thank you!

@justjustjustmcg 10 жыл бұрын

I was aiming for your face! ;-)

@TheKiwNo1 10 жыл бұрын

My fault for being too far away. Thanks for being awesome anyway! Those that caught them must have been crazy happy :-)

@matthew_thefallen 8 жыл бұрын

"My bloody valentine-ish pitch" hahaha love it!

@MikeGomeztheDMG 5 жыл бұрын

This was totally awesome. Big thanks to Alessandro for being so cool and patient; it’s a real treat to get a peek at a rig like this.

@therealquade 10 жыл бұрын

>NIN uses OP-1 [screams internally] >hasn't bothered backing up patches from OP-1 [screaming intensifies] >actually uses cassette tapes [calm]

@midinerd 5 жыл бұрын

For the OP-1, he was talking about automating the patch change recall (Prg Change) via USB during a live set, and that it didn't matter because the device was hands-on enough that he can do that live manually. [calmly uses words actually spoken in the video]

@ohmrjames 10 жыл бұрын

Great review! This guy is a legend :) Top Job Sonic State !

@michael_harren 10 жыл бұрын

Mind blowing rig. Love the way he uses that four track!

@Lofuckyou 10 жыл бұрын

I just love this NIN lineup. Haven't seen them live in years, hope I can catch them this time around.

@mCKENIC 10 жыл бұрын

Wow! Great coup Sonic State! Fascinating to see Alessandro's rig and he is using bloomin TAPE! Wow! Thank you for this!

@SteelAnnelida 10 жыл бұрын

Very cool report, thanks a lot, sonicstate!

@Min0rfr3t 9 жыл бұрын

Man I would love to get the mainstage files from that laptop :P

@dmaifred 2 жыл бұрын

Yup 7:15 made me drool.

@GlitchComputer 10 жыл бұрын

so so elaborate!! Love it!

@lagiator 10 жыл бұрын

thanks sonicstate for uploading this!

@auld_boy 10 жыл бұрын

I love how they embrace and utilise many different mediums and incorporate them into one fluid rig!

@2confrontational 8 жыл бұрын

Indiana Drones! that's rather brilliant. killer setup, great piece too - bravo all!

@djvartan 10 жыл бұрын

Great interview!

@tronlady1 6 жыл бұрын

Well I'll eat my hat! His use of a 4 track casette recorder is like a mellotron is reverse!!!! Love it!!

@Rob12ser 9 жыл бұрын

Dear santa.....

@setphaser 10 жыл бұрын

A-MAZ-ING! The only thing missing was bits of the live performance to put sound to practice. But seriously, I dig this! More of these please!!!

@NbrgamingBlogspot 10 жыл бұрын

awesome video !

@macronencer 2 жыл бұрын

What an amazing rig! Damn, I need to see this band one day. Almost saw them once in London, but unfortunately the gig was cancelled at the last minute due to illness :(

@fabiantombers4966 10 жыл бұрын

amazing! thank you!

@dcashley303 10 жыл бұрын

Amazing video! Would love more of this kind of thing, really interesting. Would have liked to have heard each of the instruments but never mind.

@ISPEAKMACHINE 10 жыл бұрын

Love this! Especially the cassettes :)

@Reprodestruxion 9 жыл бұрын

Imagine how it sounds slowed down and backwards as well as warbled,luv

@1234BLISTEX 9 жыл бұрын

Alessandro Cortini = Synth God

@jerrysherron3553 4 жыл бұрын

Good but a long way from synth god ...that would probably be Keith Emerson or Wendy Carlos....they actually had to invent the sounds not sample them from some other source ....big difference ....

@williamhollaway1960 3 жыл бұрын

You spelled Charlie Clouser wrong

@trevordepagie9665 10 ай бұрын

wicked interview!! tyty!! \m/

@kingtrance6826 6 жыл бұрын

How’s he manage to keep it all together in a live performance? Wow....

@chrisbarriere101 6 ай бұрын

Drugs😂

@tehxperience 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine trying to mix this show in an arena lmao - big props

@Psztyk236 10 жыл бұрын

This is amazing.

@Khalit666 10 жыл бұрын

Very good stuff!

@NayveeMan 7 жыл бұрын

Wow. That was ridiculously good!

@bagnolessa 7 жыл бұрын

Un orgoglio nazionale!

@Pulse2AM 6 жыл бұрын

A lot more organic than I would have thought, that's cool. I thought they just trigger samples of the source material.

@brunobvr1909 9 жыл бұрын

So much interesting, gorgeous set of modular, giant...

@RC_Cola2020 5 жыл бұрын

This is so cool!!!

@stephenmandelbaum2027 5 жыл бұрын

for being in such a huge band, he seems so humble.

@kikkirow 10 жыл бұрын

Wow so much goes into making the live show

@dailydoseofbeauty-coaching113 2 жыл бұрын

I love Aalto, Indiana Drones ! The coolest man in town Thanks for this awesome presentation 👍❤✌😎💥

@JohnLRice 10 жыл бұрын

Nice interview! :-)

@tlatsegms 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing⚡️

@MrMallum Жыл бұрын

I went to one of those gigs at the O2. It was amazing!!!

@ANewYorkerLostInFlorida 8 жыл бұрын

i just passed out from gleeeee. holy crap. i love the fact that its on mainstage .. i use that as an emulator mostly…. and gb at same time as 2 patch pads or modules or whatever . they are both controlled from my homemade key controller … i have the sanford and son synth

@JoshCastleTCM 9 жыл бұрын

Damn that's confusing, the tape thing is brilliant, love how he mixes it all. Really impressed!

@fernandomonreal4682 9 жыл бұрын

he has a great ear he play almost all without the need of synchronization stuff

@rustyvst 10 жыл бұрын

Allessandro, Glad to see you doing well. Coffee next time you are in LA

@Iterationanddiscord 9 жыл бұрын

A great model of how to sound amazing!

@benthies9531 5 жыл бұрын

I love that he knows the names of the people he gets his modules from. Great dude.

@joopjunior 10 жыл бұрын

great video cool guy thank you!

@BennyHeflinger 10 жыл бұрын

very inspiring

@thomasstillman4805 3 жыл бұрын

He Pre-records the sound samples on the entire length of the 4 track cassette tapes, and then labels them individually, instead of using a looper cassette tape. That's how I have always done it too👍

@mattordiway1955 9 жыл бұрын

There's always more room to go down the rabbit hole.

@lifeanddecay 7 жыл бұрын

love the RO ramones ;)

@brianwarner308 10 жыл бұрын

yes!! awesome

@officialloner88 10 жыл бұрын

That was awesome! I was wondering what he was using the cassette player for.

@LerLoons 10 жыл бұрын

Insane !

@gloverelaxis 10 жыл бұрын

This is really interesting and educational! Sonic State udabes

@Psychlist1972 10 жыл бұрын

Impressed that he performs with modular on stage. Risky, and hard to do any patch changes. Nice that he uses stored voltages and a roadie to handle tuning. Very cool.

@whaleheadcoda 3 жыл бұрын

What a rig!

@darkalman Жыл бұрын

Meanwhile Chris Vrenna was talking about how in the early days he'd play drums, do triggers, and set the drum machines live without a click Then would thread tape on a wheel-to-wheel machine between songs

@jackbroughan1682 10 жыл бұрын

Loving the Vatican Shadow shirt.

@m0n0c0n 10 жыл бұрын

my hero! :)

@Utubesuxmycock 9 жыл бұрын

keep hearing about this guy and NIN, since im a Virus user so here i am...hmmm bewildered

@Bewar3them00n 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve just been given a Tascam 4 track, I’m going to experiment with running my prerecorded loops & drones through it, should be fun!

@Heavymanners0 6 жыл бұрын

Vatican Shadow shirt!!! Awesome!

@noelbreitenbach8673 Жыл бұрын

This is an awesome interview. I was worrying about his splooshing and splashing cup of coffee around those nice instruments tho

@thomaskenneally219 6 жыл бұрын

8:54 with the VATICAN SHADOW shirt fuck yeah.

@user-pv2fl4py3n Жыл бұрын

Man, what a nice he is!

@amphitheatre 10 жыл бұрын

wanted to hear that big wood synth-thing in action :l

@amphitheatre 10 жыл бұрын

word. i'm trying to take my drones to a new level. thx.

@richardelam3371 4 жыл бұрын

you just gave me a renewed use for my Tascam 4 track.....thanks you

@takashikashiwase3461 7 жыл бұрын

thx

@Rannalt 2 жыл бұрын

The op-1 though! Gaahhh! Love it.

@stanz7193 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to get some of those loops .... especially for hurt the ones on the multi track tape .

@NoyzyBoyZ3 10 жыл бұрын

I'm just a dime a dozen guitar player but,I loved this! I think I'll switch to keys!!

@jerrysherron3553 4 жыл бұрын

Not really what is called a keyboard player ...check out Keith Emerson. Rick Wakeman

@WalterGalindo 10 жыл бұрын

Man, that rig has a lot of work put into it, Awesome

@Simonewhitesim-1music 9 жыл бұрын

Ooh Did we all just feel out?? well i had a fun time nice guy super cool rig!

@television321man 10 жыл бұрын

Sweet Vatican Shadow shirt

@PutItAway101 6 жыл бұрын

Takes a certain amount of balls and dedication to take a modular on the road!

@hippydippy 3 жыл бұрын

Holy Shit! I think my head just exploded!!! How in the hell do you remember when to play what?!

@n0tett 2 жыл бұрын

That cup is freaking me the fuck out

@tip36c 9 жыл бұрын

Indiana Drones! Plus maxing out MainStage is classic.

@PaulWalker-lk3gi 3 ай бұрын

This is insane

@iblamesummers 9 жыл бұрын

nice rig

@SamAndrew27 9 жыл бұрын

The use of the loops on the cassette tape is fucking BRILLIANT!!

@andrewcoates4952 7 жыл бұрын

As a simple Bass into pedals into amp guy, this blew my tiny mind. Dead interesting though

@jonievideos 10 жыл бұрын

salamat!!!!

@arne6647 9 жыл бұрын

What a sound bloke

@Abstraiit 8 жыл бұрын

does he actually wear a Vatican Shadow tshirt ?

@bryangrimes824 7 жыл бұрын

Weren't a few of most recent releases on Hospital Productions? How awesome would a Fernow/Cortini split or collaboration be!

@juno3242 7 жыл бұрын

Bryan Grimes oh man, a frozen Niagara Falls style hybrid between Alessandro's synth magic and dom's noise crafting would be harrowing

@bryangrimes824 7 жыл бұрын

William Callender Agreed. They've already both featured on a release together. The ideal would be a collaboration. Even better, as Cortini can also clearly craft different moods; I'd love to see a series of releases- a Prurient collaboration, a Vatican Shadow collaboration and an RSE collaboration.

@JoobSensei 6 жыл бұрын

Fernows in the band Cold Cave who were supporting NIN as well

@anniesamuel4787 4 жыл бұрын

I just noticed the Vatican Shadow t-shirt

@obsessive_discipline 10 жыл бұрын

nice Vatican Shadow shirt

@robin5on 3 жыл бұрын

This is pure modern art

@user-xv4he4mt4x 3 ай бұрын

its terrifying to see him holding a nearly full coffee mug near his live set

@decassemblymi 9 жыл бұрын

Crazy that this is all just the synth player's job. There's still 4-5 other people who do just as much (depending on the tour)

@MattGreerMusic 8 жыл бұрын

I'll be back.. have to guy buy an Octatrack now.

@geet77777 4 жыл бұрын

Man. I think Id like to know where that dope jacket came from too.

@donaldjasoncrunk 10 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video! have to address something, just because he's a pal - Justin's last name is Mcgrath, not McGraff ;)

@infinaneek 7 жыл бұрын

Wicked! Could've De-noised the audio though!

@lairdriver 4 жыл бұрын

I bought a broken modular synth and fixed it for $200. It's not that big, size of a large tablet. I love using it, at first it feels like you are an old switchboard operator. Thing is you have to go old school and make patch cards on mine because mine doesn't have a memory bank.