Knobs | 3 years ago

This channel has been kicking around for 6 years now. It has 167(!) videos. We've had some fun. The first few years were all about pedals, mostly demos with the odd documentary here & there. That was nice.

But you've probably noticed things getting a bit more squirrely of late. I'm FEELING squirrely. There's less consistency between videos, lots of experimenting with different formats. I even tried talking to cameras. Hated that.

It just became difficult to do the same thing over and over, and I had to try some stuff.

So here we are, with another experiment. But I have a good feeling about this one. It feels like a return⁠ to basics, the simple and pure joy of experimenting with sound.

So what is KNOBs Monthly?

The idea is to share one video each month that folds in everything I've been up to. Ideas, demos, experiments, stories. A concentrated dose of inspiration, exploring how you can use devices to open up your creative process.

It's still sponsored, technically, but in a very relaxed way. I think it's important to include new devices - it's why many of you are here - and if I receive any gear from companies I have to list the video as sponsored. But with this new format it's no strings attached. I'm not paid, and I'll just be using things in whatever way interests me.

It might take some time to work out the kinks, but I hope you enjoy it and I would love to know what you think.

0:00 - Studio tour
1:12 - Synth looping (w/ Arturia Microfreak)
5:22 - Formant filters (w/ Adventure Audio Mother Tongue)
7:27 - The Felt Rysy
9:19 - My matrix looping pedalboard

The main things in this video:
Arturia Microfreak - https://www.arturia.com/products/hardware-synths/microfreak-vocoder/overview
Adventure Audio Mother Tongue - https://www.adventurepedals.com/pedals/mothertongue
Felt Rysy - https://feltinstruments.com/Rysy
Templeboard (pedal board) - https://www.templeaudio.com/duo-series

I'll also be making some changes on Patreon, contests and more community-focused stuff. So pop on over there if you're curious:
https://www.patreon.com/KNOBs

Thanks for sticking around while I figure things out xoxo.

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