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I post all of the music I make, including WAV stems; sample packs; Dirtywave M8 song bundles; collections of video textures; early access to videos; and a whole pile of other stuff on Patreon. I know I know, I hate doing this as well, but if you like what I do and want to get more of it, while also helping me offset some of my ludicrous gear purchases, this is the best place to do it:
/ allmyfriendsaresynths
If you just want to hang out and chat with me or other (nice) folks, drop by the Discord: / discord
If you just want individual sample packs or downloads of video footage to use in your own projects, get them on Gumroad here: gumroad.com/al...
If you're in the market for new gear, my favourite place to find new and interesting synthesizers and other electronic music gear is Signal Sounds. They are based in Glasgow, but ship all over the place and often have stuff nobody else does. Find them at www.signalsoun...
If you're in the US and shop at Perfect Circuit, you can click through to see what they have in stock just now through my custom link. I get a small commission for any purchases made, which keeps me stocked up with whisky and beard oil link.perfectci...
and a whole pile of other stuff...
Instagram: / allmyfriendsaresynths
My main photo and video art blog: allmyfriendsare...
The band I play guitar and sing in: closetorgan.ban...
The band I play bass and sing in: hogwyld.bandcam...
My DIY tape label, Cow Tongue Taco Records: cowtonguetacor...
My occasional music blog: unexpectedbowti...
Get in touch for possible collabs/offers of large sums of money, etc: allmyfas at gmail
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
*Watch the chaotic Tour Diary videos here* - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a9CTaamZqdWWk2w.html
@7177YT 3 ай бұрын
Those vlogs are my absolute favorites of your stuff tbh. (:
@HOLLASOUNDS 3 ай бұрын
I did split My channels years ago, and all pretty much flopped, I was spending 5 hours editing videos to get minimal views so I decided to not edit videos at all. I cant mke good music and videos at the same time.
@MathHammer 3 ай бұрын
I think of your channel as a multimedia art channel. I like it.
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@bananaghost427 3 ай бұрын
I agree with this Mr Thomas.
@tillorrly1128 2 ай бұрын
I mainly watch it for the dialect 😉
@moldythoughts4765 2 ай бұрын
@@tillorrly1128😂😂😂... not only but it's a big part for me too... love it
@turbotambourine 3 ай бұрын
I love your approach to a channel and am so for it! Create away!
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@thiagodezan333 3 ай бұрын
i just hope you enjoy making the videos bc i for sure do watching them. making art is not linear and mixing formats / languages is where the fun lies. theres plenty of 'synth review' channels so no need to be the same as others... keep it up mr.
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
That's actually a great way to look it, and quite validating. Thanks a lot!
@CatFish107 3 ай бұрын
Hard agree!
@PyramidBeats28 3 ай бұрын
One thing we can rely on is change, You always make great stuff and i like how you don't just stick to the same old boring gear topics. I have 2 other small YT accounts both with way more subs than i could hope to gather in todays algorithm market. My old music was made in DAW and i played with trap and dancehall for years loved it found small succsess locally as a DJ & beat maker. Then i got kinda bored and felt creativly trapped. tabout that time 2 years ago a flood came and washed everything i own ( except some bits at a friends house ) away. So picked myself up again and went totally Daweless about a year ago and started watching you around then. My stuffs nowhere near as polished when i use DAW but i get alot more out of it personally and have fun. I started uploading jams a few months ago just for myself and started to make clips for them, Now i totally enjoy making clips and spend more time on them than the music lol. Iv just started to do it totally for myself + self music therapy. I really enjoy just watching you and your buddy have a few beers and jam the contents relatable and you come across chill like someone you could hang. Im glad you are doing it for you don't change bro Salute Stephan McLeod 😎🤙
@timheideckervevo1403 2 ай бұрын
All my friends are smug and snobs 🤣
@FuZZbaLLbee 3 ай бұрын
More people should watch your band touring videos. Those where a lot of fun 😀
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
I agree!!
@p.meyerhiggins3157 2 ай бұрын
@@StephenMcLeod I just recommended them to a friend the other day. They were touching, hilarious, illuminating, tragic...
@PleasantDiversion 3 ай бұрын
Creativity > Categorization
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Good way to put it!
@bobbyx5373 3 ай бұрын
I like the eclectic aspect of your channel, and how you’re some guy I can relate to. Keep on keeping on.
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
I appreciate that!
@lecliche8849 3 ай бұрын
I loved those tour diary vídeos last year. I looked forward to each installment ❤.
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
They were the best thing I've done. Never to be repeated.
@LillySchwartz 2 ай бұрын
Exactly my kind of approach to KZfaq. If I wanted to maximise views or subs, I wouldn't make half the stuff I make. And I certainly will always keep making it, at least whenever I've not fallen into a rabbit hole of doing something else for a while which I then talk about on KZfaq later on. That's just how I roll and it works just fine for me.
@deckdingston1470 2 ай бұрын
You make great stuff. Unfortunately in the synth bubble most creators over 10k of subs end up with they own head up they own ass. You still remain grounded and honest. I feel like some hypsters have channels that are pure circle jerks. I stopped watching this guy months ago for reasons ill keep to myself. keep it real Lily💛
@StephenMcLeod 2 ай бұрын
oh come on you can't tease me like that.
@StephenMcLeod 2 ай бұрын
Hell yeah. As a creative outlet it's the only way to do it in a sustainable fashion I would say.
@KristofferLislegaard 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tips on the tour videos! Will binge! Love these kinds of videos and ever since I made my first little mini series last year I have been looking for others making similar tour videos. Especially in the electronic scene I think we need more of this, not just gear and tutorials. Thanks for keeping it real and posting the things you find interesting! *subscribed*
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Oh nice! I'll need to check yours out. I'm a big fan of the live tour diary type stuff. I like seeing folks out and about, getting into trouble.
@KristofferLislegaard 2 ай бұрын
@@StephenMcLeod Hehe I got fired up and made my own little rant: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z8ujm7SQvdbUiXU.html
@Aisjam 3 ай бұрын
To make the inside voices, outside.
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Where's that from again!?
@SISKworks 2 ай бұрын
I always appreciate your videos so much.
@StephenMcLeod 2 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@TimH123 3 ай бұрын
Good content. Always enjoy your musings. I don’t even shoot Super8 and rarely make videos. Way to go 👍.
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Your bank balance probably benefits from not shooting Super 8 tbf!
@TimH123 3 ай бұрын
@@StephenMcLeod The tour vlogs were great. So was the one where you wore the lip heads on stage. And that one that was basically a music video for the track you wrote…you know the one; dude staggering around a gap site
@user-eu3mn6ss5l 3 ай бұрын
I only do KZfaq for fun, which you can tell from my teeny 4K sub base. But I started a second channel about keyboards mostly because 95% of my audience had zero interest in keyboards and home recording. I have a billion interests - writing, recording, mixing, mastering, piano, synths, retro computing, drums, bass, live sound, guitars and guitar amps/effects/pedals, and it really surprised me how much of my guitar audience was ONLY interested in guitar content. It also surprises me that many, many guitar channels put out what is essentially the same video week after week, year after year, and people still love it. Sort of like a person who eats the same thing for dinner every night for years. I also happen to think that keyboard players are more into technology-related things that any other kind of musician. Regardless of what you call your channel or what content you make, I tune in because I always find it interesting.
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Hey thanks a lot. You're completely right. Larger channels seem to rack up huge numbers by doing the exact same thing over and over again, because that's what works and people just blindly follow along. It must be such a soul sucking endeavour creatively. Like... getting the same lottery numbers every week and being afraid to change them or something. I can't imagine doing it.
@moviemanstuff7108 3 ай бұрын
All good man…keep doing your thing 👊
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
@spencewine 3 ай бұрын
You have one of the most authentic channels I've come across, so keep doing you
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Hey, I appreciate that, thanks!!
@LabRatWarfare 3 ай бұрын
Your baked potato reviews will live on forever! 🤣 The tour diaries are also some of my favorites man! And I like how you bounce to different things, it's good to shake things up. I'm always looking forward to your next experiment, whatever it may be! Haha I see you have a gig coming up in July, may I request a mini diary from that.. with a baked potato review in there somewhere too of course?! 😆🐀
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Maybe I should just start a baked potato review channel. Full on pivot into totties. Haha. Aye! I will 100% have to get a baked potato on that escapade. :D
@LabRatWarfare 3 ай бұрын
@@StephenMcLeod Hahaha!! Yesss! I'm already looking forward and really wish I could be there man!
@dotdotw 2 ай бұрын
some top class insights into why one would post on KZfaq, definitely some things to think about. Love your work, please don't delete you channel ;)
@StephenMcLeod 2 ай бұрын
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A THREAT
@dotdotw 2 ай бұрын
@@StephenMcLeod
@lab-by-the-sea 2 ай бұрын
Thought about your statement in the beginning.So i would say, you can do whatever you want, but you seem in a transittion with the "All my friends are synths.."-Intro. So you make it clearer with an "All my friends are synths.,and cameras and and and...."-Intro. All the best!
@StephenMcLeod 2 ай бұрын
I think of it kind of like AudioPilz, that has a channel with a different name, but does 'shows' - the main one being Bad Gear!
@PROGRAM_IX 3 ай бұрын
There's nothing wrong at all with having a "here I am, this is all my stuff that I do" channel. If I was actively making videos you may be sure I would be doing the exact same. Just off the top of my head I have footage from tons of different games, in different genres, plus music of a few different technical and weird kinds (not very good), plus a couple of silly skits built with a Phoenix Wright animator thing... Probably other stuff too! It's a mess! And I wouldn't have it any other way. If someone subscribes to me they subscribe to the mess.
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
God bless this mess! What's the Phoenix Wright animator!?
@KD-sp9mr 3 ай бұрын
You are one of my fav reference go to channels ,started with me learning dirtywave , & synth interests ,can’t afford sod all at this time ,but many thanks for vids ,🤘🏴 rock on😁
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Hey thanks a lot! I appreciate it.
@gordonwill6885 3 ай бұрын
Love the channel and whatever you put out on it. Nice try to bring in the Pa Broon crowd too..
@StephenMcLeod 2 ай бұрын
Is that a reference to my beautiful hat!??!
@gordonwill6885 2 ай бұрын
@@StephenMcLeod it is indeed, and a wonderful hat ii is, bound up in all that DC Thomson's mythology.. :D
@GavinLyonsCreates 3 ай бұрын
Yep, you dont give too much of a f@#k. For me also it a way of documentation shit. I love the randomness of the channel. I worry too f'ing much what content might work or not. I need not to give too much of a f#*k too.
@HygieneHiphop 3 ай бұрын
Just here for YOU man : ) weirdness, disparate hobbies and all
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Thanks man!
@bob-motown 3 ай бұрын
Unfortunately as creatives these days we are almost expected to pigeon hole ourselves and churn out near identical work. Folks have come to expect the same thing from one place. Personally I blame the corporate hijacking of our entire society and culture… but that’s just my own weird Hang-up. I am known for making art featuring cat & pizzas But whenever I share anything that doesn’t have that inevitably some asks, where’s the cat? It can be stifling to say the least. That being said, it’s our job as makers of things, to be true to our own vision and keep experimenting, iterating, and growing. Otherwise we’d be no better than a massive corporate behemoth unable and unwilling to plumb the depths of human experience and push culture out at the edges.
@qrdnk 3 ай бұрын
Nice statement. It´s always both fun but also inspiring watching your content which is super cool. Thanks for that!
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
It's nice to hear that, so thanks!
@APKManagement-rg4px 3 ай бұрын
Just be creative. Film, video, pictures need sound. Do what you want & be happy. Love the channel.
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@pawnotdaw4559 3 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed your on tour video. Also loved the sample hunting in Korea record shops. Most people are sheep 🐑 these days. Carry on being your lovely self. Content and algorithm my two most hated words.
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Right?! The words 'content' and 'content creator' make me throw up in my mouth.
@bananaghost427 3 ай бұрын
Keep doing what you're doing Mr Stephen, and i'll keep watching (most of the time, heh). Stay groovy my (pretend) friend.
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
All of the time!!!
@ElectronisoundsAudio 3 ай бұрын
#keepinitreal 👊❤
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Just accepting my reality as a madman probably!!
@real_anxst 3 ай бұрын
I'm not even a minute in, so I don't know your answer yet, but I always assumed you had a channel to just share whatever you were up to with us, and I was always along for the ride, whatever it was. You're a cool guy, I like to see what you're thinking and what interests you and what you're making. Thanks for sharing, as always!
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words! Glad to have you on the journey. Probably witnessing my descent into madness :D
@real_anxst 3 ай бұрын
@@StephenMcLeod We're all mad here. 🤪
@elretsof1606 3 ай бұрын
Well said ! Do what you feel and feel what you do regardless of financial viability and algorithm's ......
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
I'd still like SOME finance to be fair. Maybe I should play the lottery.
@rich8019 2 ай бұрын
"All My Friends are Content Made For The Algorithm With Clickbait Titles and Thumbnail Formatting Stolen From Mr Beast " is the pivot I'm most excited for tbh (Tour videos deserve more love. They were brilliant)
@StephenMcLeod 2 ай бұрын
I do try to enlarge my eyes to semi ridiculous proportions in a lot of the video thumbs...
@rich8019 2 ай бұрын
@@StephenMcLeod nowhere near the same. Yours are funny, his are weird
@StephenMcLeod 2 ай бұрын
Maybe I should aim for weird
@krazywabbit 3 ай бұрын
My glass is empty! (Is that abusive enough?)
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
In Scotland, anything can be abusive :D
@Gezira 3 ай бұрын
I need an excuse to watch, be it a geek gizmo or something and we share common interests but ultimately the thing I like the most is the human aspect, the attitude, the accent, etc.
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
The accent is responsible for 80% of my followers.
@Gezira 3 ай бұрын
@@StephenMcLeod 😂 I'm not surprised.
@emptyvesselnz 3 ай бұрын
yeh man, it actually makes me sad when creative people on youtube spend so much time asking viewers to make comments on what "content" 🤮 they liked, even worse: what they want to see... If it's channels I care about I'll take the time it would have taken to eat a biscuit to comment suggesting the creator do what they want, surely that just makes the most sense (not the biscuit part, not eating a biscuit makes zero sense!). I come here for *your* perspective on things, some of those things I care about more than others but it's your channel, not ours and I enjoy watching. I came for synths and got some photography thoughts too and that unexpectedly connected another interest of mine. Thanks for saving me the biscuit time suggesting you do what you want. The biscuit was nice. Hobnob. If yer interested. Cheers from New Zealand!
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
What a great comment! I am gluten intolerant like the biggest hipster prik in the world so can't eat biscuits, though I did have one the other day and paid the price. p.s. what content would you like to see next
@emptyvesselnz 3 ай бұрын
@@StephenMcLeod hehe talking of hipster priks I'm fekn dairy intolerant so I can't have a glass of milk with the biscuit. Yeah I shoot on film too even though I'm a bit of a crap photographer! AND I record my DAWless jams to 1/4" tape. I don't shoot the footage of that on Super8 though so I'm not totally lost. Anyway: "what content would you like to see next" - pshhh, you are not getting me that easily, nope. nomnomnomnomnomnom [googles how to get biscuit crumbs out of an Elektron Octatrack]
@emptyvesselnz 3 ай бұрын
actually just to add a small note of seriousness (yeah sorry). I've enjoyed your channel for quite a while and for me the "rebrand" (so much unavoidable utterly vomitous language in these topics) improved the feel of things quite a bit. You seem to be having more fun, presumably because of the extra freedom to do what you want without restrictions. I'd say it probably took a deep breath and some bravery to diversify or break from expectations with that many subscribers and I admire you for taking that step. Not that it matters if I admire you or not, who the fk am I anyway? Commenters are so entitled these days. Anyway, no I'm not crying. *You're* crying! Loser. Can't eat biscuits. Who the eff can't eat biscuits? pfff. Much love. Looking forward to more juicy wide-ranging hipster content.
@neuzethmusic131 3 ай бұрын
Love your take on this topic. I watch a lot of YT, have a premium account and also make some ambient music clips. But lately I get more and more frustrated with the "synthesizer scene". Quite a lot of them have become salesman and -woman. It is so obvious that they promote new gear in their videos covered as "reviews". Thank god there are stil some honest guys and gals around, like you, Nick Bath, Panic Girl, Tim Shoebridge or Omri Cohen for example... where I feel their opinions are honest and trustworthy.I find that really sad cos synths are my biggest passion in life. And it seems like and the gear industry is as greedy as the rest of capitalism. Sure the have to sell their units, but at what cost? To me, electronic music is an art form, and the commercial part of it destroys a lot. May it be I'm a little naive and romantic about music making, but shouldn't it be about the art/music in the first place? Happy to read some opinions on that topic. Sorry, my english isn't perfect, I'm an Austrian.
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
I do think it ends up really boring. Hell, I'd be fine with people selling out if it was interesting!! Your English is much better than mine, trust me. Ha.
@CatFish107 3 ай бұрын
I keep coming back, hoping for legal analysis, but no luck so far. Maybe some day..
@CatFish107 3 ай бұрын
What sold me on purchasing your music was the wombo combo of you mentioning yer tape label, and the monkey with a gun music video. In particular the CC licensing you put on it.
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
But if I do the legal analysis then you'll have no reason to return!! And yeah, I'm big on open source licensing. Let it fly free.
@allanroney 3 ай бұрын
Allmyfriedsarebourbon
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Gone are the days where that Jack bottle would have been sunk.
@neooneart Ай бұрын
like most honest, heartfelt videos, this one is not going to blow up any soon. But it's greatly appreciated by the algorythm haters like me nonetheless
@StephenMcLeod Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@HOLLASOUNDS 3 ай бұрын
The longer more authentic and low edit videos are being highlighted in KZfaq search, people are tired of the Mr Beastafcation of KZfaq. I have had many channels, made many videos but the ones that I edited the least got the most views, infact on one channel a video got 150.000 views in a few days and the video took less then 10 minutes to make vs the usual 5 hours.
@tarantellelectecnmentalcid321 3 ай бұрын
May the HOFFMAN vape with low wattage and minimum temperature control to protect from heat and calibrate the molecule and PHOSPHENISM (hemisync based on phosphene) guide you GO DUNGEORE very deep bow
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
thank u
@tarantellelectecnmentalcid321 3 ай бұрын
@@StephenMcLeod deep bow
@Jobotubular 3 ай бұрын
abuse-abuse-abuse .... OK I don't really have any. I mean really: if I'm watching youtube, I really have only myself to blame. I'm just here to be the FIRST to comment that you are back to the white glasses, because that's the kind of thing YT comments thrives on
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
That is true. i did go back to the white gegs for a change. Well spotted!
@7177YT 3 ай бұрын
I think the algo is just isn't giving the fact someone is subscribed to a channel next to no weight these days. The feed is populated by looking at some sort of automatic summary and other characteristics like the description. You vanished frpm my feed when you pivoted, though i stiöö would have watched them if they were placed.
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Yeah, it is weird. I get a whole load of rando stuff in my home screen, and nothing from people I'm subbed to.
@futureworldmachines4407 3 ай бұрын
Please make more videos featuring the flamingo!!! 🙏
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
That flamingo is becoming the star of the show.
@CreeewDeeeTaaay 3 ай бұрын
I second this, but with a twist: I wanna see videos where the relationship between cat clock and flamingo blossoms into a truly passionate and multilevel affair.
@Farold_Haltermeyer 3 ай бұрын
In the growing battle of homogenisation and blandlove AI created online stuffness its only personality and incongruity that will ride the flood into fresher waters...you got that in cajunga piles. Personally that’s why I watch your creations, no matter what they are. Please stick with it
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Not even AI would come up with the guff I put out!!! Thanks
@Farold_Haltermeyer 3 ай бұрын
@@StephenMcLeod Tis true ;)
@dankeplace 3 ай бұрын
I bet you make videos because you're a *videographer* I bet you take photos because you're a *photographer* I bet you make music because you're a *musicographer* 🤪
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
I'm going to use that.
@dankeplace 3 ай бұрын
@@StephenMcLeod I already trademarked it. I bet you make videos because you're a videographer ™ I bet you take photos because you're a photographer ™ I bet you make music because you're a musicographer ™
@GaitaPonto 3 ай бұрын
the only way of making lotso'money on YT (and in most areas) is becoming a specialist on content for idiots.
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
ha, a specialist on content for idiots. I like that.
@jeffryarchambeau5441 3 ай бұрын
We've all been wondering *why* you make videos. What's the point!? The point is, eyeballs do not correlate with art.
@StephenMcLeod 2 ай бұрын
Oh damn I should have said HOW
@MKS21471 3 ай бұрын
Not liking. Thinking about unsubscribing. But that's what you want isn't it? Contrarian.
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
Maybe. But definitely not. Or perhaps?
@daddylongles 3 ай бұрын
Hi Stephen, As someone with a similar subscriber-count to you, I really identify with what you say in this video. My channel is a mixture of musical instrument tuition videos (guitar, melodeon, concertina plus loads of other weird stuff!😊) and tech ( synths, M8 etc.). Unlike you, I’m an old chap (71) so I rarely get sent stuff for free - I’m probably thought of as “uncool” by companies. Thats ok, I don’t really mind. It’s taken a very long time for me to reach 18,000 subs but I’m still amazed that I have. I don’t rely on YT to make money so I’m not reduced to chasing the algorithm. Anyway, I love your channel. I actually think it’s unique. I even like the swearing!!😂😂 Keep going!!
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
I just beg the companies until they send me stuff haha. Thanks for following along!! I appreciate it. p.s. I'm Scottish so I can't help the swearing apparently ha
@kenniferlopez1 3 ай бұрын
Okay abusive....Um. Trim your face fungus poo-beard! Ugh, I suck at this I'm just going to leave my generic...Rad Sir!
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
That will do!!
@EleniEliades_ 3 ай бұрын
Your an Artist. Your creative interests are MANY obviously and that's why I enjoy your videos. ❤You're also quite funny, really quirky... I like that 😅. I'm quite weird/different myself... most artists are ~💥🎶🥁🎙🔥🎛🤙🏽😘🐈⬛🌠🪴🌛❗️
@StephenMcLeod 3 ай бұрын
I do find myself drawn to the freaks and weirdos. Life is more interesting that way.
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