Torso T-1: Generative Hardware Sequencer

A young generative sequencer discovers the ins and outs of a synth studio.

Timestamps:
0:00 - "Semi" Generative Music
1:45 - The T-1
3:24 - The basics
9:12 - The Patches 🎧
12:01 - Wrap up

#musicproduction #synthesizers #modularsynth

[Polyend]

We're obsessed with generative music too!

[aboliguu]

I found your channel just about two weeks ago and watched most of your newer videos, now I’m a big fan of your content. Keep it up!

[HiLoMusic]

Benn there is a Midi scripting language called ORCA that I think you may have fun with, it's partway Conway's game of life - it can get rather robust and complex and it may be a fun little rabbit hole for you to dive in!

[obsidiananvil]

Very cool. Literally just discovered Barry Harris's workshops yesterday! Having been reared on jazz, blues, and big-band, it has amazing relevance to me. Brilliant content.

[deastman]

I have both the Torso T-1 and the NDLR. I like to think of this sort of tool as a musical collaborator to interact with and respond to. As you noted at the outset, merely setting up a system and pressing ‘go’ rarely yields musically inspiring results. Rather, using generative methods to come up with interesting ideas for further refinement can be deeply inspiring.

[CalebM-Music]

Barry Harris was a legend!! The 6th diminished scale changed my understanding of harmony in a big way.

[williamolsen]

I used to play bass with these guys, and we did jazz standards. We used to do take five, but I could never count it, but I could pull it off, and these guys that were way better than me told me they couldn't count it either. I am not a jazz bass player we just did this for fun. I am just responding to the idea of feel that you were talking about.

[rainbowkrampus]

I like that the Randomizer is a context dependent button which is integrated into a knob.
Keeps the whole thing within a nice minimal aesthetic.

[solorune]

RIP Barry, such a legend and incredible teacher

[zamplify]

Barry Harris was Thelonius Monk's roommate. Imagine just living with Thelonius Monk for years.

[joelkulesha]

Ohh the new lighting really is nice in the studio!

[AndyCampbell_uk]

Fantastic discussion of the T1 & thanks for the intro to Barry Harris

[he-man-music]

Beautiful Gear and Beautiful Music- What else a life wants?

[Cosmic_Sunrise]

Always an inspiration - thanks for EVERYTHING you do, Benn! I aspire to have a similar set-up and approach to production and creation. You da bomb!

[compucorder]

I started getting much more productive in the studio, when I drew a line under accumulating more synths / modules. A few good ones, plus some good VSTs and sample libraries is more than enough. And instead invested more in tools like these - OXI One, Soma Cosmos. Then instruments I improvise live with - processed guitars, keys, percussion, Soma, Lyra-8. And on the other end of the chain, extremely powerful delay and reverb processors - especially the Meris LVX and Mercury X. With tools like Torso T-1, as a solo artist, it's almost like having an ensemble you can improvise with anytime you choose. And you can just hit record, then come back and take all the good parts later.

[iamjamessmith]

Oh bud, so lovely. Thanks for your work.

[kosmikmusa]

I have been using Five12 Vector Sequencer. It´s so simple to use and results are always very good.
Five12 with expander has lots of ins and outs.

[montxsuz]

This is what I was looking for. A step by step beginners guide for what buttons to press to get some sound out of a newly unboxed BF Torso purchase. It makes more sense now. Thank you, I have taken notes. NDLR should be interesting, Conductive Labs seems innovative, but it is currently sold out worldwide due to a lack of chips. Oh, and RIP Barry Harris. :(

[NedBouhalassaVideos]

Great video, excellent musical examples! This is a must-buy for me this year😎

[P_wizard]

A huge yes to that piano playing!!! Beautiful 👊