SOMA Cosmos - Its Not A Looper, Its A Drifting Memory Station
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Күн бұрынWe take a look at the latest unusual creation from Vlad Kreimer of SOMA Laboratories. The Cosmos is an unusual device, less a looper and more Drifting Memory Station (which is its official title)
Editor Nick Batt takes a look.
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00:00 Intro and overview
02:21 Algorithm 1 and controls
03:45 Hardware
4:35 4 tap algorithm
4:50 Hall Algorithm and examples
7:23 Granular delay algorithm
08:40 HP and LPF
10:25 Reverse and SUP|COM and sounds
13:45 Flash Drive
14:06 Examples
17:55 Conclusions
Frozen Reverbs Racks for Live: bit.ly/freezemachines
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@zerocrossing 2 жыл бұрын
“I like it, but I’m not sure how I would use it,” Nick said, as he proceeded to use it in an awesome way.
@hundovir 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure that I need another drifting memory station, given the state of my own memory these days.
@hundovir 2 жыл бұрын
On the other hand the Loscil and Steve Reich vibes are right up my alley.
@supercompooper 2 жыл бұрын
memory is like a train, you can see it getting smaller as it goes away
@FrankNobelMusic Жыл бұрын
😂
@Matli-MC Жыл бұрын
Then it's... a metronome :)))
@RedMeansRecording Жыл бұрын
Goddamn your frozen hall thing was absolutely insanely beautiful
@pjnewman5947 Жыл бұрын
I got mine yesterday. I watched this video some time ago . Played with COSMOS before watching video again. RTFM! Great pedal, great video. Thank you Vlad. Thank you Nick.
@chrischain_ 2 жыл бұрын
The jam at 10:30 and on was amazing. Nick being like "I don't know how I could use it" meanwhile I'm here meditating looking like 2:01
@stephanechamotif_rblackwoo4528 2 жыл бұрын
It is a so great sequence. Makes me think (for real) of Larry Heard's (mr fingers, Chicago) background ambiences. (Like on the blue double lp) It is a beautiful acid seq.
@0VRLNDR 2 жыл бұрын
11:26 "I like it I'm not sure how I could use it." Proceeds to use it. "Ooooooh yeah...." 🤣🔥
@stephanechamotif_rblackwoo4528 2 жыл бұрын
I think we all felt it the same... it is a beautiful sequence.
@midnightsocean2689 2 жыл бұрын
lol I know right! XD
@JonathanMLParker 2 жыл бұрын
I've already pre-ordered a Cosmos, as I adore Soma Laboratories innovative hardware. Delivery currently expected in November. Can't wait!
@benjaminbrodie9801 2 жыл бұрын
BRILLIANT DEMO! Great job Nick. As always you are the consummate professional. I can envision using one of these on my next tour to Japan. Keep up the great work. Here's a drink to world peace!!
@danpreston564 2 жыл бұрын
Feels like running it into another looper to capture best moments could be a way to make it more 'useful'.
@jacco1967 2 жыл бұрын
This is how I’m gonna use it.
@kodykindhart5644 2 жыл бұрын
That’s why things like the mood and habit are amazing
@midnightsocean2689 2 жыл бұрын
Love that you made a vid with this! Such an amazing machine. Makes it feel like the longest pre-order wait ever. I keep lol-ing when people wonder how this could be used musically, being * gasp * un-quantized and all. Non-repeating, unfolding uniqueness, is at the heart of inspiration. You said it your self, this is a vibe you would have never discovered your self. This is a machine to get people out of a rut. It's the strange seed that sprouts new wonderful things. And yeah, record record record. The loops and pads you will get, will be like nothing before
@2112jonr 2 жыл бұрын
Odd isn't it? Some of the greatest music in history was made before we quantized. At least 500 years without it. Then, EDM aside, which totally works as a result OF being quantized, everything else gets utterly crappy and forgettable within 10 years, and sounds generic and the same as every other inoffensive, beige piece of bland. We've gone full circle and we're back to the dreadful Schlager Musik era of the 60's where no one could get excited about anything in mainstream music. Because there was nothing to get excited about.
@kennywowie 2 жыл бұрын
Disagree just a bit with your "this is a vibe you would have never discovered your self" as I have found all kinds of strange unpredictable and uneven spaces via use of multiple loopers and delay boxes all being manipulated real-time and playing off each other., gets crazy and sometimes very coherent. Having one localized central unit instead of five or six is the enticing thing here.
@midnightsocean2689 2 жыл бұрын
@@kennywowie Those weren't my words. I was just reiterating them from the vid as use to support my stance: A non-quantized machine lends it's self extreme well to discovery and uniqueness, which, IMO is extremely important. No worries though, the company decided to cut the balls off the project, adding quantization. I understand it was probably a good marketing move. I just personally was more impressed with this machine in it's raw original form.
@v0Xx60 2 жыл бұрын
@@midnightsocean2689 or just don't use the rhythmic firmware? you can still get the OG firmware with all its unpredictable goodness.
@midnightsocean2689 2 жыл бұрын
@@v0Xx60 Good point but it's a non-stater now thanks to lack of money and chip shortages. I actually had to cancel my pre-order after months of waiting. Really a shame.
@thx1138abc1 2 жыл бұрын
Yay. Name check Fripp, GONG and the mighty Hillage. Nice one Nick, loved the review. Fascinating piece of equipment.
@gnarlysoundscapes7210 2 жыл бұрын
Combining that thing with the Lyra 8 would be sonic meditation paradise.
@cosmonaut5292 2 жыл бұрын
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@otherreality 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing review as always Nick!
@Kablehead 2 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for this kind of looper. Hands on and unpredictable.
@extraterrestriallover1484 2 жыл бұрын
can't wait to use the Cosmos with OB6! great review Nick!
@3HO Жыл бұрын
Nick, U R a Genius, always find ways to inspire us even with machines that are incomprehensible at first sight
@noiseappreciationcrew134 2 жыл бұрын
Nick, you should really record that outro it was stunning
@simonfenn3791 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nick for this wonderful review. This is the first thing from SOMA that floats my boat ! Vlad is a genius, and for the price it is competitive with other top quality "effects" units.
@carstensorensen154 2 жыл бұрын
Great device and great review as always. Reminds me of Bastl Thyme, which also lets you noodle into weird territory, but the Thyme immediately seems deeper in terms of control and also has midi sync option.
@stephenroldan5107 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the thyme pretty much
@MattKeenanMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Good shout Carsten, the Thyme looks decent as well
@moonscore 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, definitely in that same creative approach. I will say, I liked the “drifting memory” functions of Thyme, but sold it pretty quickly because of the very quick destruction of the original sample with every repetition. Useless for non-glitchy music. This looks like what some would have originally wanted in the Thyme. Also to me, midi sync leads the user away from the purpose of this thing.
@Jehudi 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting sonic "state"! What could have been an interesting thing for the Cosmos is a filter cutoff and resonance knob for the filters. And a few extra modes where the sweeping is automated but reacts to the drifting and the blur. Getting sweeping and S&H filter sounds together with the loop, this with delays granulating with the reverb. Oh what an idea! Resonance increases and decreases but differently? And much more! Who knows perhaps a Cosmos XL with a lot of extra options would come one day?
@andytawse 2 жыл бұрын
Feels like the momentary erase is the part that would make it useful for rhythmic pieces? You built up a nice groove using that and I could imagine tapping in rhythms along with the rest of my track
@spaceman103 2 жыл бұрын
11:25 You are already using it! Doesn’t need anything more. Sounds great.
@glitterballz101 7 ай бұрын
yes clicks on the sample edges can be a great percussive source, despite most tutorials demonstrating how to clean them up. thanks Nick
@KarlHargreaves 2 жыл бұрын
Cheers for the vid, sounds exactly what I need for the 'music' I make.
@PrimitiveInTheExtreme 2 жыл бұрын
Magnificent review.
@andrewanderson1988 5 ай бұрын
This is 100% the kind of thing I have wanted from every delay I have ever played.
@DetroitMicroSound 2 жыл бұрын
My current favorite things are still my granular patches in ZOIA, and Microcosm as aux effects, while also feeding each other at the same time. That box is cool tho!
@ernestpall1665 2 жыл бұрын
Microcosm is in a similar territory with Cosmos, in many ways.
@stephanechamotif_rblackwoo4528 2 жыл бұрын
Hello and cheerios Nick ! thanks for sharing your super awareness about equipment. (After watching your vids i bought 2 pieces). Well i think this one (super sound machine) is more easy to use but less powerful than my Memory Hazarai Man... Btw at the time of its release they made a crazy crazy commercial video clip. (Meditation and magick were in the air too..) Bests and byeee
@albertopicciau9934 2 жыл бұрын
nice video thanks! do we have to pay attention to the volume of sound that is inserted into the cosmos? I mean if the volume it receives is too high, could it damage the cosmos? I recently damaged a loop pedal :D
@BrtNdR73 2 жыл бұрын
Best of all the astonishing Uno pro 👍
@mCKENIC 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! What an idea generator!!!
@RonCavagnaro 2 жыл бұрын
I'm on the preorder list can't wait to combine with my microcosm :) dreamy ambience !
@Synth-PatchesCom 2 жыл бұрын
The question is: when? :)
@RonCavagnaro 2 жыл бұрын
@@Synth-PatchesCom they told me mid September
@Synth-PatchesCom 2 жыл бұрын
@@RonCavagnaro I'm afraid we should forget about September.
@RonCavagnaro 2 жыл бұрын
@@Synth-PatchesCom well they emailed me that about a week ago when I asked. Is there another update I don't know about?
@Synth-PatchesCom 2 жыл бұрын
@@RonCavagnaro I have the info from someone close to SOMA, but I hope he's wrong :)
@winstonelectric 2 жыл бұрын
these sonicstate cosmos demos are breathing life in me until the preorder productions ship
@annother3350 2 жыл бұрын
What happens if you fiddle with that central function knob while a loops playing Nick?
@pawnotdaw4559 2 жыл бұрын
Nick is easily the best musical reviewer. I think this doesn’t need to worry about rhythms as it excels at Frippertronics kind of cosmos. Still trying to see if my Zoia can get there first.
@stephenroldan5107 2 жыл бұрын
Zoia can
@pawnotdaw4559 2 жыл бұрын
@@stephenroldan5107 I know. Just got to put in the work I guess
@macronencer 2 жыл бұрын
I'm still not sure whether I want one of these or not. I've heard it make really beautiful sounds, but only when beautiful sounds are put into it. I don't know whether my sounds are beautiful enough :)
@m.g.kroger 2 жыл бұрын
It's dream machine like no other. I'd buy one in a snap!
@trickfall8752 2 жыл бұрын
I primarily do two kinds of electronic music. I do music that's intended for an audience and music that's purely for my own consumption. This unit seems like it's perfect for the latter. I could see getting lost in it for hours.
@cohaagenup 2 жыл бұрын
I want one of these sooooo badly.
@weeverob 6 ай бұрын
Very nice, thx! What brand is your keyboard? 👍
@scottj2112 2 жыл бұрын
@17:03 = Time remaining until everyone here buys a Cosmos
@nathankirklambo1986 2 жыл бұрын
So many neat synthesizers entering the market right now. When will you break into some of them?
@matthsmatthsmatths 2 жыл бұрын
Want! Really nice review. I’m wondering how well it would sync with other kit and in fact how
@TheFatdust 2 жыл бұрын
no sync
@ethermod307 2 жыл бұрын
Why add normal looping functions? I mean there are so many normal loopers out there. SOMA are leading people into something new here. Who knows maybe in 10 years this would be considered a "normal" looper ;)
@sonicstate 2 жыл бұрын
You could be right. But tempo probably isn't going anywhere just yet
@regruse9040 2 жыл бұрын
You naughty chap. Having forced me to get a NYX v2 you now encourage me further into the Abyss...
@Ratskank 2 жыл бұрын
Great review, look over and sounds Nick, great job, It sounds brilliant and a lotta fun, but out of budget for now unfortunately
@gazfunk 2 жыл бұрын
You had me at Steve Hillage.
@znolive 2 жыл бұрын
Bought - great for film work
@slakk5093 2 жыл бұрын
This is awesome. I love the tape loop on the Strymon El Deco and this is a bit like a giant version of that
@xBattsey 2 жыл бұрын
Capistan!*
@matt-marque 2 жыл бұрын
It's as if a Happy Accident Machine had a baby with itself.
@KenshoBeats 2 жыл бұрын
If you talk Steve Hillage Gong I you basically talking about the EMS Synthi used on You. Love. The machine btw, I’d love to plug in my sp or mpc.
@valeriocapriotti9693 Жыл бұрын
Bellissimo!!!!!
@JCSmooth Жыл бұрын
Well, on the very top of the product, it does mention that it's a "drifting memory station" so I don't know why others would assume/call it something else ? 😝😝😝 Anyways, it seems like a very interesting device and pretty sure some people will find a use for it (as all EQ like this, in the right hands, can create wonders) I don't think it's for me, but def looks neat. I love the Soma products in general though. I'm aiming to combine the Terra (once fully out) with the Pulsar 23. And boom that's all you need to make music, truth. Both those musical EQs are crazy versatile!
@lordgeronimo72 2 жыл бұрын
That IKEA stand though
@markgolland5717 2 жыл бұрын
My memory is always drifting
@annother3350 2 жыл бұрын
On memory bliss?
@radiowaved 2 жыл бұрын
Looks very interesting. I'd love to see you review the new hologram microcosm.
@GNeuman 2 жыл бұрын
Good review, I agree with Nick, how do you integrate this from being standalone? A nice edition would have been MIIDI in and out to allow clock in or clock out with a switch to allow either interal or external clocking.....
@tendingtropic7778 2 жыл бұрын
agreed
@mike_qbik Жыл бұрын
well, then it would be like any other microcosm will suit you better. the magic here is that its so freestyle so to speak. got myslef one a week ago and I have never got lost for so many hours with super ambient bliss with other fx boxes. this is trully different experience.
@GNeuman Жыл бұрын
@@mike_qbik I've since bought one, it's superb! 😁👍😁👍
@whitelightenergydads 2 жыл бұрын
nick, you should have wore a cape at the beginning
@asynchronicity 2 жыл бұрын
Very cool, but about 200 USD too much perhaps
@nickpritchard7130 2 жыл бұрын
Quick build of interesting background textures is possible. Follow this with a synth lead, drums and bass, and your in business. Great vid Nick. I thought the last 45 seconds of this vid really showed what i would use it for. It,s pricey for what it offers,, but isn,'t everything these days.. Big thankyou for this one.
@Olympic1080 Жыл бұрын
Hi Nick, thank you for this really interesting review, and all of the Friday Fun sessions wiht the Cosmos (or any other of the Friday Fun sessions, very motivational). Based on these, and other reviews I now am a happerly owner of a Cosmos. I have a question about the setup or signal flow when using the Cosmos. Would you prefer to hook it op directly behind the synt, or in the Aux send return chain in in a mixer. In the later other synts and sound sources can use the Cosmos. But also more controles are involved. And maybe the longer signal flow introduces more noise. Sure it does this already in my experience. Anyone has any thoughts about this?
@artisan002 2 жыл бұрын
That is just delicious.
@RobertChegempl 2 жыл бұрын
nice.. i want 1
@juliusway 2 жыл бұрын
Any thoughts on this vs the hologram microcosm?
@shiva007freephenix 2 жыл бұрын
Does anybody know is there is something equivalent from another company and also if there is a software/VST doing the same than what the Soma Cosmos is doing ?
@seoverus7805 2 жыл бұрын
Vst - Maybe Spacecraft - Hardware = Norns running barcodes.
@Ratskank 2 жыл бұрын
Nick “Not sure how I could use it” All of us “Just record an album of you with that and various synths and take our money!” 😄
@alanbg2278 Жыл бұрын
tbh , I've heard several reviewers say "record record record" or similar. I think this misses the point. My advice ( as a happy owner ) would be " Play play play " . No stress , less megabytes ! ( edit frm the future, the Rhythmic firmware is here )
@PatientRichard 2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a hardware version of Barcodes on Norns.
@seoverus7805 2 жыл бұрын
I just listened to different YT vids on Barcodes - Yes Very similar but Imagine these 2 Working as Twins !!
@PatientRichard 2 жыл бұрын
@@seoverus7805 yes, that would be a lovely pair!
@JayaLove 2 жыл бұрын
10:10 digital frogs!
@moretrio 2 жыл бұрын
How about tempo? Can you clock it or control it at all?
@jacco1967 2 жыл бұрын
No clock, no sync
@moretrio 2 жыл бұрын
@@jacco1967 thats a shame, i feel it would take it to the next level.
@malcolmgerald 2 жыл бұрын
£570 (over half a grand) for basically a four track delay is a lot of money especially if there's no midi, memory patches or sync options. Anyone know a similar software equivalent to this unit?
@fishstickkitty8068 2 жыл бұрын
My wife has said that I'm a drifting memory station
@recsund 2 жыл бұрын
Orbital @ 16:45 :)
@alienbleeps 2 жыл бұрын
🖤
@DerekPower 2 жыл бұрын
So you can purposefully make something like Phaedra 😁
@LoVeAmBiEnT Жыл бұрын
I stand by my El Capistan. I love it so much.
@toono21 2 жыл бұрын
6:54 ross from friends talk to me youll understand
@ohstirfry 2 жыл бұрын
I can see 100 uses for it, but is it worth the investment.
@theinnermostsanctum 9 ай бұрын
Caught you trying to turn a footswitch and toggle one of those thingamajigs. I'd love to own one.
@joeharley3846 2 жыл бұрын
How can I get one in the US? Google seems to suggest they're only retailing in Europe, I think lol. Found this video on my way out the door to work 8)
@joshsolarlovesyou 2 жыл бұрын
Cosmos said available in october. i preordered from perfect circuit but who knows when they’re getting them 🤷🏼♂️
@joeharley3846 2 жыл бұрын
@@joshsolarlovesyou i saw a video last night about the updated firmware with a looper added....hope I can find one with the original firmware. I need what Cosmos does, not another boomerang lol
@joshsolarlovesyou 2 жыл бұрын
@@joeharley3846 yeah. i’m with you. the firmwares are all loaded via sd card so you can use whatever firmware you want. i just want them to ship the damn thing. 😂
@InderNett4tube 2 жыл бұрын
This demo makes me greedy but the longer I have time to think about it the less greedy I get. So ... advertising this as long it's not available seems to me the most stupid thing I could imagine.
@laurencevanhelsuwe3052 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but Cosmos will always be associated with Carl Sagan in my mind..
@sodiumlights 2 жыл бұрын
thats one big bird! Sounds stunning. The design graphic is a wasted opportunity (so far) considering all that space...
@deanivan3951 Жыл бұрын
Seems like a more pricey Zoia with way less features imo.
@rattlededge-somemikeratled1630 2 жыл бұрын
five months and this product is not even remotely ready to ship.
@tendingtropic7778 2 жыл бұрын
did that firmware update ever happen?
@mike_qbik Жыл бұрын
yes. its called A rhythmic version of COSMOS firmware. The firmware makes it possible to work with clearly defined tempo and rhythm and contains possibilities of a regular looper.
@djandreezer 2 жыл бұрын
No midi for sync?
@sonicstate 2 жыл бұрын
No sync or tempo based functions
@powerkor Жыл бұрын
blimey
@christianthompson1473 2 жыл бұрын
Er, film music?
@tito.tarantula 5 ай бұрын
Thank goodness it's not for everybody. Who wants to use what everybody's using? Wonderful review and performance though, thank you.
@pappachook 2 жыл бұрын
Can this device open trans-dimensional portals though?
@Am6-9 2 жыл бұрын
You might need external chemical support for that…
@Ratskank 2 жыл бұрын
@@Am6-9 might
@stephenroldan5107 2 жыл бұрын
So its a bigger thyme?
@N-trepid1 2 жыл бұрын
Yup. & you like my graphic?
@stephenroldan5107 2 жыл бұрын
@@N-trepid1 yes sir.lol
@r.e.d.62 2 жыл бұрын
This or the habit...at less than half the price
@supercompooper 2 жыл бұрын
I had a really shitty interaction with Soma. They make amazing stuff but have at least one asshole working for them answering emails.
@sykorabsurd 2 жыл бұрын
I am done with musical applications. Today's popular 'music' is barely so anyway. Getting closer or simply believing one is nearer to the 'sound' of dreams & nightmares is my reason to still make noises (it is not Bach, Beethoven, or Beefheart). This machine speaks to that notion.
@thedanni88 8 ай бұрын
haha always when the instrument is not totally basic this guy is like, it's to weird haha
@annother3350 2 жыл бұрын
The design, to me, doesnt really fit in with their usual branding. it should have been mustard yellow!
@tendingtropic7778 2 жыл бұрын
too bad there are no tempo based functions/sync possibilities
@TheFatdust 2 жыл бұрын
as much as i love sonicstate, lately i got the strong feeling , if filter doesn't swounds nice" (like another 200 synths already), and it is not in Nick's territory of liking or acceptance, it is strange product in best. With this example, in the end, it is a problem that, it doesnt keep any proper rhytmic rules and everything is out from out there.. jeeez, this machine IS buil;d like that, that it is its strenght, that is why is in existance, thats why there is no clock sync.... I am sorry, I am dissapointed. as NIck said, it is not for everyone (like what else is apart of oxygen and water), this review defo doesn't work for me.
@disarmsox 2 жыл бұрын
Never mind the review, what do you think of it?
@TheFatdust 2 жыл бұрын
@@disarmsox i personaly love it, and on the waiting list ever since. i got pulsar and lyra, and it is so organic and just a dream come true. there is milions of other delays, reverbs, whatever... but NONE is like Cosmos. i learned to embrace what the instrument got to offefer rather to cry what it does not.
@disarmsox 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheFatdust it wouldn't be a review if it failed to cover the negatives as well as the positives.
@TheFatdust 2 жыл бұрын
@@disarmsox of course. But its like reviewing chopsticks and crying about missing knife's sharp edge
@disarmsox 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheFatdust lol, I see what you mean now.
@urmumsbaps 2 жыл бұрын
Nice but hideously overpriced
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