Now that I'm finally done with grad school (post about that coming soon.) I've had more time to work on music. Here is a new video of [a synth jam called _spooky action a distance_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xciZ0blHFZ0). <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xciZ0blHFZ0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> I made this using a few new pieces of gear, notably the Elektron Digitakt. This handled the "livelooping" aspects, which are basically just using the live-recording mode on the MIDI sequencer of the Digitakt. I then switch MIDI channels to control the different Roland Boutique synth modules. This is also my first take at a truly DAW-less setup. I recorded this using the USB line out from the mixer into a QuickTime audio file. There is no editing besides combining the video footage from my cell phone with the audio file from quicktime. Here's the full list of gear I used, in case you wanna try this yourself. ### [arturia keystep](https://amzn.to/3eBf8OY) <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BPSBU40/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01BPSBU40&linkCode=as2&tag=omdel-20&linkId=d93ffac16af5fabdcc7ad1fdfcb4a60d"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&MarketPlace=US&ASIN=B01BPSBU40&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL250_&tag=omdel-20" ></a><img src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=omdel-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B01BPSBU40" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> ### [roland ju06a](https://amzn.to/3cjqohB) <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W3146WH/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07W3146WH&linkCode=as2&tag=omdel-20&linkId=912a260322372e8427130cda9cf28b93"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&MarketPlace=US&ASIN=B07W3146WH&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL250_&tag=omdel-20" ></a><img src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=omdel-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B07W3146WH" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> ### [roland jp08](https://amzn.to/3cm9Sx3) <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016NUAO0Q/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B016NUAO0Q&linkCode=as2&tag=omdel-20&linkId=bf6ed523116c95e40e0af84d769248d0"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&MarketPlace=US&ASIN=B016NUAO0Q&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL250_&tag=omdel-20" ></a><img src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=omdel-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B016NUAO0Q" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> ### [roland d05](https://amzn.to/3gBq8xN) <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075H7FTK4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B075H7FTK4&linkCode=as2&tag=omdel-20&linkId=8c2b87efe8de56ca43b478f03b614268"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&MarketPlace=US&ASIN=B075H7FTK4&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL250_&tag=omdel-20" ></a><img src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=omdel-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B075H7FTK4" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> ### [elektron digitakt](https://amzn.to/2XJZuKr) <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XPYC3BJ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B06XPYC3BJ&linkCode=as2&tag=omdel-20&linkId=6cefc6df2f1bd4e77c52e94d7c12680a"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&MarketPlace=US&ASIN=B06XPYC3BJ&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL250_&tag=omdel-20" ></a><img src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=omdel-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B06XPYC3BJ" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> ### [tc electronics hall of fame](https://amzn.to/2TUwoaa) <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XF9BNHN/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B06XF9BNHN&linkCode=as2&tag=omdel-20&linkId=88388644426fffa580c67d9e3e1745c8"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&MarketPlace=US&ASIN=B06XF9BNHN&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL250_&tag=omdel-20" ></a><img src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=omdel-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B06XF9BNHN" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> ### [behringer xenyx q802usb](https://amzn.to/2XJ7awy) <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000J5XS3C/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000J5XS3C&linkCode=as2&tag=omdel-20&linkId=e6ff14d4a40e245d02df9ef93c1a9f71"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&MarketPlace=US&ASIN=B000J5XS3C&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL250_&tag=omdel-20" ></a><img src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=omdel-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B000J5XS3C" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> ### [demedash t120 deluxe](https://www.demedasheffects.com/pages/t-120-videotape-echo) <a href="https://www.demedasheffects.com/pages/t-120-videotape-echo"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/reverb-sites/image/upload/t_gallery/b3uqqujwt02aspvmwjha.jpg" width=300 /></a> #music, #video, #synth, #jam, #livelooping, #dawless