stille #5 | minimal ambient | mellotron m4000d | soma cosmos

video upload by Elinch

00:00 loop 01 /// bitboy 1010 (source mellotron / replicator / soma cosmos)
00:20 loop 02 /// bitboy 1010 (source mellotron / replicator / soma cosmos)
00:40 loop 03 /// bitboy 1010 (source rings / replicator / soma cosmos half speed)
00:57 loop 04 /// bitboy 1010 (source mellotron / replicator / soma cosmos)
01:20 loop 05 /// bitboy 1010 (source rings / replicator / soma cosmos)
01:50 loop 06 /// bitboy 1010 (source mellotron / replicator / soma cosmos)
02:22 loop 07 /// bitboy 1010 (source mellotron / replicator / soma cosmos)

recorded live with tascam dr 100.
for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers.

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stille #7 | minimal ambient | mellotron m4000d | soma cosmos

video upload by Elinch

00:00 loop 01 /// bitboy 1010 (source disting ex macro orc / replicator / soma cosmos)
00:36 loop 02 /// bitboy 1010 (source disting ex strings / soma cosmos)
00:42 loop 04 /// bitboy 1010 (source mellotron / replicator / soma cosmos)
00:54 loop 05 /// bitboy 1010 (source disting ex strings / soma cosmos)
01:03 loop 06 /// mellotron / replicator / soma cosmos
01:17 loop 07 /// bitboy 1010 (source disting ex macro orc / replicator)
01:40 loop 08 /// mellotron / replicator / ditto
02:25 loop 09 /// bitboy 1010 (source disting ex piano / replicator)
03:17 mellotron
04:10 loop 10 /// bitboy 1010 (source mellotron / soma cosmos)

recorded live with tascam dr 100.
for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers.

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Ambient jam w/ Soma Cosmos, Take 5, Polymoon, Marantz cassette tape piano, and guitar

video upload by Jay Hosking

"A live, semi-improvised track performed entirely on hardware.

A common feature of many of my songs is a sort of upward progression in dynamics; so here, I wanted to try to do something different, a soundscape that flowed from one palette to another, its feelings moving laterally instead of vertically. This approach was inspired by the Soma Cosmos and having the feedback (loop decay) set below 1.0, so that the loops gently cascade out over time and allow for new loops to take over. I love the effect. I love the Cosmos.

For audio fodder, I had recorded an improv piano piece the night before to cassette tape, and found myself using it for more than just notes/snippets, instead following its chord progression at the end here. For live sound generation, I used the Take 5—I really love the warm pads it can do—and a baritone guitar through compression, reverb, and an amp simulator. Switching the Cosmos off and on, I let the guitar take the lead in the first section, and the piano and synth in the second, with the instruments switching roles into the loop. I love that the Cosmos's on/off is silent!

Thanks for listening.

Fender Jaguar Baritone into Union Lab into Union C-Verb into Strymon Iridium - Electric guitar
Marantz PMD430 - Cassette with piano on it
Mackie Mix5 - Mixer
Meris Polymoon - Delay/reverb on everything out of the mixer
Soma Labs Cosmos - Looping

Written, performed and recorded live to a stereo output, with EQ, compression, and limiting on the master.

https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com"

Ambient jam with the Soma Terra and Soma Cosmos

video upload by Jay Hosking

"A live, semi-improvised synthesizer jam performed entirely on hardware.

First, apologies for the change in video quality. I upgraded my camera, but some problems with the SD card led to a reversion back to 30 frames a second (I'm a big believer in 24fps). It also isn't looking quite how I want yet. I hope it's not too jarring.

Second, I got the Soma Terra. It is a joyful experience.

Some of the Soma stuff just doesn't work for me: the Lyra was always halfway to what I wanted, the Pulsar has great sounds and (for me) small sweet spots. But the Cosmos was a revelation, like something I'd always wanted but didn't know how to put into words. The Terra has a similar feeling.

The Terra is expressive and has complexity, but also is immediate to understand, musically. It's quick and easy to modify in terms of the sound engine and the notes associated with each brass button. The sound engines were a real positive surprise, with lots of warmth and musicality. The reverb and delay are good and totally useable, but not near the level of some of the dedicated pedals out there.

The Terra's not perfect for me—the number of buttons, and general layout, make it feel more like a device for solos versus a complete arrangement like guitar or piano—but it's a joy to play, and utterly unlike anything else. I wonder if Soma will iterate upon the design, make something a little more for two-handed playing. I'd also love to see diatonic transposition, though that would require some sort of way to set the scale; in the meantime, I love how fast and relatively seamless it is to switch patches (and thus switch the notes). Ultimately, I'm sitting here thinking about going back and playing the Terra some more, and that's always a fantastic sign.

Thanks for listening.

Soma Terra - synthesis and performance
Soma Cosmos - asymmetrical looping

Performed and recorded live to a stereo output, with EQ, compression, and limiting on the master."

Ambient jam with Elektron Octatrack, Roland SH-4D, and Soma Cosmos

video upload by Jay Hosking

"Please support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jayhosking
A live, semi-improvised synth jam performed entirely on hardware.

This one came together unexpectedly as I was wrapping up a longer video on some of my favourite gear (spoiler alert). I stumbled into some ideas with the Octatrack and Cosmos, and added the closest synth on hand—the Roland SH-4D, which I just got and am exploring—to fill in the gaps. Add in a sample from an old favourite and the song was complete. The Cosmos always creates music that sounds like the music in my dreams, ambient and blurred, ideas reverberating across the sonic space.

Thanks for listening.

Elektron Octatrack MkII - Samples, effects,
Roland SH-4D - Synth lead and bass sounds
Soma Cosmos - Asymmetrical looping into infinity

https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com"

Ambient jam with the Arturia Polybrute and Soma Cosmos

video upload by Jay Hosking

"A live, semi-improvised track performed entirely on hardware.

With some busier jams coming up, I wanted to put another simple, ambient setup on the table. It had been ages since I explored the Polybrute, not because I don't like it, but because it's so big! But the Polybrute has great oscillators, filters, and effects, as well as a layout that is a joy to explore. Paired with the Cosmos, i.e. my favourite looper, and I've actually been making improvisations on this setup for a week.

Arturia Polybrute — All synth sounds and effects
Soma Cosmos — Asymmetrical drifting loop station

Performed and recorded live to a stereo output, with EQ, compression, and limiting on the master.

https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com"

"Access to the Cosmos'....Live ambient improv synth meditation session on the Virus and SOMA Cosmos

video upload by Will's Witchcraft

"Access Virus Synthesizer, into the SOMA Cosmos - a cosmic sound meditation"

'Rhythm of Dreams' • Experimental Ambient • Improv performance on the Deluge, Virus & Cosmos

video upload by Will's W I T C H C R A F T

"A bit of random explorational play - the last thing to be uploaded that was done with the SOMA Cosmos.........putting it through its' paces................

Custom sounds • Synthstrom Deluge • Access Virus • Soma Cosmos • Neunaber Immerse MkII"

Ambient jam with the Sequential Prophet Rev2, Eurorack, Sloër, and Soma Cosmos

video upload by Jay Hosking

"Please support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jayhosking
A live, semi-improvised synthesizer jam performed entirely on hardware.

I went to the store to try out the Sequential Prophet Rev2 for fun, but they didn't have it set up on the floor.

"You should just take it home," the rep said. "Bring it back within 30 days if you don't want it."

So here we are, with the Prophet Rev2 at home. I love having so many voices that so easily can be panned into a binaural sound. The keybed and layout are fantastic and I just like playing it. The sound is great except when it isn't; something about the full-open filter or resonance is displeasing in a mix, though I often don't mind it on its own. Here, I made a binaural patch, with the same synth sound hard panned to left and right sides, but slight variation in the DCOs and "slop" (terrible word) leading to a very rich stereo feeling. One of those rare beautiful things you can do with only some polysynths (and software, of course).

In short, the Prophet Rev2 is a wonderful synth to explore with something of a frumpy sound, for better and for worse.

I was noodling on some chords and wanted accompaniment, so I started with the Cosmos (for some asymmetrical looping), and then took out my melodic eurorack skiff. It's been a while since I had it on the table, so it was nice just to hear these sounds again. Eurorack just leads me to places and sounds I might not otherwise find.

Ultimately, this jam came together in a day, and I'm always a little worried about those ones, because you might not like them as much the next day. So far, though, I'm pretty happy with it.

Thanks for listening.

Sequential Prophet Rev2 - pads
Walrus Sloër - reverb for Rev2
Soma Cosmos - looping for Rev2
Eurorack:
Qu-Bit Chord V2 through Endorphines Squawk Dirty to Me - organ sort of sound
Frequency Central Product - droning analog voice
4ms Ensemble Oscillator through Make Noise QPAS - hyperspace organ
Effects are described in the video, and include Happy Nerding FX Aid XL, Noise Engineering Melotus Versio and Desmodus Versio, Intellijel Multi-FX 1U
ALM Busy Circuits Pamela's New Workout - modulation for all the voices

Performed and recorded live, with EQ, compression, and limiting on the master.

https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com"

Waldorf Iridium and SOMA Cosmos [New Firmware]- Synth Jam - Friday Fun

video upload by sonicstate

"Big thanks to @Technomadic for the loan of his Waldorf Iridium - the desktop incarnation of the larger Waldorf Quantum. We're pairing that with the Soma Cosmos Drifting Memory Station - (just reviewed) but it has a new Firmware - currently Beta, which adds a more traditional Looping option. This will be available as some point in the near future, but we thought we'd use it.

WAV File available via our Patreon Page
http://patreon.com/sonicstate

The Arturia Keystep 37 is plugged into the Iridium USB host port (no MIDI cables needed), the Iridium then goes directly into the Cosmos and out to the recording.

The Iridium is certainly a lovely piece of hardware with a ton of features and synthesis options - sadly we didn't have time to go into that, but the hardware is really lovely."

"Adrift" by mattelica, Moog Subharmonicon, Moog DFAM, Moog Grandmother, Soma Cosmos Demo

video upload by Mattelica

"Original track with the Moog Subharmonicon + Moog DFAM + Moog Grandmother thru a Soma Cosmos to a Canon 6D + 17-40mm lens"

"Everything in Its Right Place" Radiohead cover, sequenced Moog Matriarch and Soma Cosmos Demo

video upload by Mattelica

"'Everything in Its Right Place' by Radiohead cover, sequenced Moog Matriarch thru a Soma Cosmos to a Canon 6D + 17-40mm lens"

"The Planet Krypton" by John Williams on a Prophet Rev 2 thru a Soma Cosmos

video upload by Mattelica

"'The Planet Krypton' by John Williams, excerpt from the Superman OST on a Dave Smith Instruments Prophet Rev 2 thru a Soma Cosmos to a Canon 6D + 17-40mm lens"

stille #1 | ambient | mellotron m4000d | soma cosmos | modular synthesizer

video upload by Elinch

"'minimal piece with the lovely mellotron m4000d, soma cosmos & er 301. enjoy listening.'

recorded live with ua volt 276 / cubasis
for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers.

https://elinch.bandcamp.com

#synthesizer #modular #ambient music"

Mellow Sunday | Mellotron Micro + Soma Cosmos

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"I recorded four jams today. Four. This one was the best, so I'll post this one. So now I have a few 'backups' which makes it easier to relax when there's a 'writers block' day. #jamuary2024 is not limited to modulars so today I decided to use one of my favorite creative combo's, the vintage Mellotron and the 21st century Soma Cosmos. I am using the R1.5 'rhythmic firmware' which is basically a looper. It has 7 modes with different timings and pitch shifts. There are three additional modes with delay, verb and grains from the original firmware. There are two versions, one with drive, and one with drive remapped to pitch shift. I always want to bring an orchestra to a gig, but leave the VST laptop at home. Mellotron is a perfect machine to add polyphonic samples while keeping the 1960's vibe and it's great to process with a modular synth. Happy Sunday!"

"Orange Coloured Liquid" by Spooky, Soma Cosmos demo + Korg Monologue, Korg Volca Bass

video upload by Mattelica

"'Orange Coloured Liquid' by Spooky with a Korg Minilogue and Korg Volca Bass thru a Soma Cosmos to a Roland VS880 to a Canon 6D + 50mm 1.4 lens"

Moog Subharmonicon Granular Ambient Bells with Soma Cosmos and Linnstrument

video upload by riotbell

"This is a video featuring the Subharmonicon being controlled via midi by the Linnstrument. One of my favorite things about the Subharmonicon is the way oscillators can mix to provide some very rich bell and chime like timbres.

The Soma Cosmos is providing granulated repeats that slowly evolve into a droning pad over the course of the video.

Forgive my awkward reach, on the Linnstrument, I had trouble setting up an overhead camera and had to pace about to reach things.

Thanks for listening!"

stille #2 | ambient drone | mellotron m4000d | soma cosmos | modular synthesizer

video upload by Elinch

"'Weekend drone with the mellotron m4000d, soma cosmos & a looper. enjoy listening.'

for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers.

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https://elinch.bandcamp.com

#synthesizer #modular #ambient music"

New SOMA Synths COSMOS Drifting Memory Station Effect Pedal

Demo Performance (no talk) video by Vlad Kreimer

via SOMA Synths

"COSMOS is a drifting memory station designed to work with meditative states through music. The design of the controls, functions and generated soundscapes are intended to evoke, in both performer and listener, states and experiences inherent in meditation, such as limitless space, fluidity, spontaneous development, presence, the ability to hear, tranquility, the experience of subtle harmony and happiness enveloping the whole world.

From a functional point of view, COSMOS is a large array of sound memory, in which recorded sounds undergo constant recombinations, spontaneously generating an ever-changing soundscape. This is achieved in three ways — by a mathematical shift based on the relationships between large prime numbers (the size of all delay lines are different primes), an asynchronous operation of the LFO, and modulation with a slowly changing chaotic signal. As a result, it allows the endless layering and processing of various sounds, as in a looper, but without an intrusive, repetitive loop.

COSMOS generates rich, fluid and evolving soundscapes perfect for ambient music. Using COSMOS, you can play an entire meditative solo concert while being in a spontaneous flow and without using studio-prepared sequences, backing tracks and other things that can’t be a reflection of the 'here and now'."

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Doing Nothing

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"Today I have a day off and I am not doing anything. This is what doing nothing sounds like. #jamuary2024 Day 10."

With the Soma Terra, Soma Enner, Soma Cosmos, & BB-8.