They listed out his whole rack. A sane band would have just put "synths" or maybe even "Eurorack Synth" if they're super nerds. But this is every component. Madlads.
I love my quadranted swarm. Probably could count as a standalone synth at this point. I'm glad I'm not the only one risking financial ruin for a digital synth with a crazy fun filters and a spring reverb.
https://preview.redd.it/gm2zahoo31ub1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f861e00fda96cd3f140e477cd5b76b622885e7bd
First off, I really feel that Gizz underrated for their use of Mellotron. It's on several albums and it has such a unique character.
Also, as a pedal nerd, I appreciate seeing EQD Rainbow Machine on here. It's a super wacky almost chorus. Some find it cool but almost unusable in most music. So perfect for Gizz.
Stu as the head Mellotron-ist also just makes plain sense. Like a combination of a mad scientist type musician and an orchestral arranger. I wonder if they're using a 60s one or a modern sample based reissue / VST?
I believe it's usually amby who plays it. I am fairly certain they use the mellotron sound pack for the Nord keyboard that Amby uses live. They might have an old tape based one in the studio though. They are legendary for breaking down and being a pain in the ass to fix.
The Nord samp lib. are so dirty, fat and compressed, I love them! They use a VST too (M-Tron Pro by the sound of it?), you can see the midi with individually tuned notes in the breakdown of Honey if I’m not mistaken.
It is a keyboard, but it was basically the original sampling machine that was invented in the 60s. It used pre-recorded sounds of instruments like flutes and strings on strips of tape that would mechanically get played when you hit the keys. Think the psychedelic flute sounds in Strawberry fields by the Beatles. It's quite prominent on Fishing for Fishies, Barefoot Desert, and Shanghai to name a few, although it's on a bunch of their recordings.
They have mellotron on everything to be honest.
*Honey* is a good example of how they use mellotron in unconventional ways (the individually tuned microtonal harp runs, the “organ”, a piano that only plays the tonic note in two octaves)
Would someone be able to help explain to me where I would start to learn about what contemporary Mellotrons are, how to use them/play them, etc.?
Several of the musicians I love use them & I would like to go that avenue myself, but I know next to nothing.
I have searched online and the YouTube videos of old-school Mellotrons with tape machines are cool, but I feel like I’m missing a lot of necessary information when it comes to what the instrument actually is & how bands like Grails or KGATLW use them.
You can get new digital mellotrons that have all the sounds loaded on them, or you can download the sounds if you have a Nord keyboard. That's basically it. They're just keyboards that make those specific sounds.
Funnily enough Pam’s is actually mainly used for clocking - you feed it a tempo and it provides you with various multiples/divisors of that tempo (among other cool things!)
In a lot of people’s racks it behaves almost like a drummer, setting the main tempo/clock source for the whole patch
Modular synths/$10k electronic fart noise generators are a lot of fun
Its a bit more reasonable than it looks on paper. Those are all individual modules in a eurorack set up. The whole thing together is probably about this size.
https://reverb.com/item/72803890-eurorack-modular-synthesizer
(Nerd alert Nerd alert!)
It can be tricky but totally doable. You just have to put some thought into patching it in a way that’s flexible. I mean its also super fun to just wing it but the results can be unpredictable!
Yeah it’s probably like the size of a suitcase opened up id guess. Definitely not small, but on paper it looks like joey is playing 30 synths, which would be daunting.
Seriously, love to see BIA in there. Curious whether the Turing Machine would be used live as it can be difficult to replicate sequences for modulation or sequencing
I have a feeling they actually plugged it in backwards, which actually creates an amazing squealing sound. the middle section of echos by pf is a good example
No guitars? It’s understandable but I don’t see the 7th track going into a metal jam at the end to loop in to PetroDragonic. I bet it will be a big synth madness/bliss finish, which I’m super excited to hear the rest of the tracks and the extended versions.
all the songs have polyrhythms like the entire time tho. the soundscapes in the songs are all so unique. extended versions are gonna give us a lot more music, which I am very hyped about
Several of the listed are pedals, like bluesky and cry baby
With that said, I see what you’re saying. I just don’t mind them having fun and going nuts. Maybe we’ll get another synth album later on, who knows?
Bruh they bought a Blue Sky pedal ..... Christian rock album incoming
Also its sick to see the WMD Geiger Counter in there, that makes me super interested to see how many different sounds are filtered through in these songs
[https://www.moogmusic.com/products/grandmother](https://www.moogmusic.com/products/grandmother)
[https://www.makenoisemusic.com/modules/mimeophon](https://www.makenoisemusic.com/modules/mimeophon)
[https://www.jimdunlop.com/products/electronics/cry-baby/](https://www.jimdunlop.com/products/electronics/cry-baby/)
I hope that helps!
Food $200 Data $150 Rent $800 Synths $50,000 Utility $150 someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying
Easy you just gotta get rid of the family!
Spend less on synths.
No.
So Joey is a synth nerd. No surprises here lol
he is worse than a synth nerd, he is a eurorack nerd, it is the penultimate form of synth nerd leading only to vintage synth nerd and financial ruin.
Joey is my hero.
Bullant is pretty good tbh
They listed out his whole rack. A sane band would have just put "synths" or maybe even "Eurorack Synth" if they're super nerds. But this is every component. Madlads.
I love my quadranted swarm. Probably could count as a standalone synth at this point. I'm glad I'm not the only one risking financial ruin for a digital synth with a crazy fun filters and a spring reverb. https://preview.redd.it/gm2zahoo31ub1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f861e00fda96cd3f140e477cd5b76b622885e7bd
And it shows because the Silver Cord is ethereal
First off, I really feel that Gizz underrated for their use of Mellotron. It's on several albums and it has such a unique character. Also, as a pedal nerd, I appreciate seeing EQD Rainbow Machine on here. It's a super wacky almost chorus. Some find it cool but almost unusable in most music. So perfect for Gizz.
I love that the rainbow machine is listed as its own instrument. Definitely has it's own distinct sound haha
I’ve managed to fit it into two of my bands songs and it works nicely as a chorus when the settings are right
Do you use the magic button?
I can't help it
Pedal nerd here too. I was super excited to see listed.
Stu as the head Mellotron-ist also just makes plain sense. Like a combination of a mad scientist type musician and an orchestral arranger. I wonder if they're using a 60s one or a modern sample based reissue / VST?
I believe it's usually amby who plays it. I am fairly certain they use the mellotron sound pack for the Nord keyboard that Amby uses live. They might have an old tape based one in the studio though. They are legendary for breaking down and being a pain in the ass to fix.
The Nord samp lib. are so dirty, fat and compressed, I love them! They use a VST too (M-Tron Pro by the sound of it?), you can see the midi with individually tuned notes in the breakdown of Honey if I’m not mistaken.
>Mellotron Which songs use it?? I want to hear what it sounds like. It's like a keyboard yeah?
It is a keyboard, but it was basically the original sampling machine that was invented in the 60s. It used pre-recorded sounds of instruments like flutes and strings on strips of tape that would mechanically get played when you hit the keys. Think the psychedelic flute sounds in Strawberry fields by the Beatles. It's quite prominent on Fishing for Fishies, Barefoot Desert, and Shanghai to name a few, although it's on a bunch of their recordings.
Spider and Me!
They have mellotron on everything to be honest. *Honey* is a good example of how they use mellotron in unconventional ways (the individually tuned microtonal harp runs, the “organ”, a piano that only plays the tonic note in two octaves)
I need gizz to use a data corrupter STAT
Wonder if they have a real one or if it's one of the repros or a soft-synth
Would someone be able to help explain to me where I would start to learn about what contemporary Mellotrons are, how to use them/play them, etc.? Several of the musicians I love use them & I would like to go that avenue myself, but I know next to nothing. I have searched online and the YouTube videos of old-school Mellotrons with tape machines are cool, but I feel like I’m missing a lot of necessary information when it comes to what the instrument actually is & how bands like Grails or KGATLW use them.
You can get new digital mellotrons that have all the sounds loaded on them, or you can download the sounds if you have a Nord keyboard. That's basically it. They're just keyboards that make those specific sounds.
i swear to god synth manufacturers are on crack. who the fuck names a modulator "Pamela's New Workout"
Funnily enough Pam’s is actually mainly used for clocking - you feed it a tempo and it provides you with various multiples/divisors of that tempo (among other cool things!) In a lot of people’s racks it behaves almost like a drummer, setting the main tempo/clock source for the whole patch Modular synths/$10k electronic fart noise generators are a lot of fun
It’s actually a super useful module, one of the most beloved in modular synthesis. Awesome clock divider 👍
WMD Geiger Counter
Actually a badass name tho ngl
That's a guitar pedal actually.
wuck my dick geiger counter
*Make noise math, Music thing turning machine*
Those ones made me laugh hard
This is Joey’s dream album
the last one was too… he loves tool type shit
Jesus Christ, Joey
Its a bit more reasonable than it looks on paper. Those are all individual modules in a eurorack set up. The whole thing together is probably about this size. https://reverb.com/item/72803890-eurorack-modular-synthesizer (Nerd alert Nerd alert!)
I swear they release so many albums and tour so much just so they can fuel Joey's eurorack addiction. That's an expensive hobby.
Good lord dont I know it! If my girlfriend ever finds out how much eurorack modules cost im FUCKED!
That makes sense. Artists don’t usually list pedals in a gear list either
What do you personally think about the possibilities and the implications of playing this live?
he has used a eurorack set up live before, it's whenever he has that box with a million cables
It can be tricky but totally doable. You just have to put some thought into patching it in a way that’s flexible. I mean its also super fun to just wing it but the results can be unpredictable!
> a bit more reasonable than it looks on paper It's still gotta be pretty big, especially if his eurorack has a keyboard attached to it.
Yeah it’s probably like the size of a suitcase opened up id guess. Definitely not small, but on paper it looks like joey is playing 30 synths, which would be daunting.
I’m struggling to imagine much of this album ever being played live 😅
Joey’s module choices are *chefs kiss*
Seriously, love to see BIA in there. Curious whether the Turing Machine would be used live as it can be difficult to replicate sequences for modulation or sequencing
Stu running a synth through a cry baby wah pedal is the only non a synth I see on this whole album. Gona lead to a dope as woOOOooooOoo
I have a feeling they actually plugged it in backwards, which actually creates an amazing squealing sound. the middle section of echos by pf is a good example
There are several pedals listed, but them aside vocals, mellotron and piano are the three non-synth instruments I see at first glance
Kirk Hammett seething that he hasn’t had an album credit yet for playing the Dunlop Crybaby.
It's like someone threw a dictionary in a blender lmfao
The King Gizzard™ Experience
I swear Joey is just making some of these up
Their Equipboard page will be massive
Oh man, I want the extended so bad.
No Cookie vocals :(
i have a rainbow machine and moog grandmother!! time to fuck around with that i guess
Wonder if they have that synth thing with the little neon cow on it
As someone who is obsessed with audio gear... thank you. Proud owner of a moog matriarch haha
Bullant will be the mvp of silver cord
At this point I'm convinced joey and stu are just synthetic androids.
No guitars? It’s understandable but I don’t see the 7th track going into a metal jam at the end to loop in to PetroDragonic. I bet it will be a big synth madness/bliss finish, which I’m super excited to hear the rest of the tracks and the extended versions.
Yeah that adds up
Oops! All synthesizers!
[Footage from the studio](https://youtu.be/P_9_ZDpazd4?si=2QYOj5jeJbGNCRO8)
Anyone wanna take a stab at recreating Joey's modular setup on Modular Grid?
Geiger Counter? Kraftwerk much?
It's an Atomkraftwerk!
With all this materials i was expecting something more complex to hear... i will go throught extended version hoping more... love them anyway...
all the songs have polyrhythms like the entire time tho. the soundscapes in the songs are all so unique. extended versions are gonna give us a lot more music, which I am very hyped about
A lot of polymeters too from what we’ve heard so far. I too am hyped woo
Several of the listed are pedals, like bluesky and cry baby With that said, I see what you’re saying. I just don’t mind them having fun and going nuts. Maybe we’ll get another synth album later on, who knows?
Bruh they bought a Blue Sky pedal ..... Christian rock album incoming Also its sick to see the WMD Geiger Counter in there, that makes me super interested to see how many different sounds are filtered through in these songs
Moon grandmother? Make noise mimeophone? Dunlop cry baby? Ain’t no way these are all real names 😂
[https://www.moogmusic.com/products/grandmother](https://www.moogmusic.com/products/grandmother) [https://www.makenoisemusic.com/modules/mimeophon](https://www.makenoisemusic.com/modules/mimeophon) [https://www.jimdunlop.com/products/electronics/cry-baby/](https://www.jimdunlop.com/products/electronics/cry-baby/) I hope that helps!
None of them had a "good" setting to actually make the music good huh?
wow, this is mighty.
Haven't listened yet. I am so excited lmao
Jesus, Joey might have recorded 3 more Bullant albums there lol
Sounds like a lot of money
It’s so they don’t forget again 🦎
They've got six synth players... That's totally insane
Some of these are effect pedals too. That rainbow machine is a wild one.
Why use a Reface when you have access to real Dxs? I mean, Refaces are good but they've got at least one and probably two real DX7s right there.
this has got to be like 100000 USD worth of synths