You’ve Never Heard Instruments Like This Before

If you’re a fan of the cinematic universe, this is a Great Big Story for you! These strange devices are used in big budget cinematic scores and video games like Cyberpunk 2077. A small team of dedicated engineers called @somasynths_subchannel based in Warsaw, Poland and led by sound visionary @somasynths are hard at work creating beautiful hand-made musical instruments. But you won’t get any old tune out of them, in fact, it’s quite hard to control what comes out of them most of the time. They create harsh shrieks and noises, yet they’re loved by musicians all over the world. Here’s why Vlad’s unusual approach to music creation is catching on... This Great Big Story is sponsored by @pirateofficial. Pirate Studios is 24-hour Recording, Rehearsal, DJ, Podcast and Dance studios spread across New York, London, Berlin, Los Angeles and beyond: 736 studios. 23 cities. 6 countries. A space where over 350,000 DIY DJs, producers, bands and musicians come together to connect and collaborate. Use code GBS20 to get a 20% discount for your first booking with Pirate Studios in January. Follow the link: 00:00 Intro 00:24 Who is Vlad Kreimer? 01:00 Vlad’s musical upbringing 01:20 What is a synthesizer 01:50 Building synthesizers from scratch 02:05 LYRA-8 02:20 ETHER 02:50 TERRA 03:20 SOMA’s unique promo videos 03:40 Vlad’s instruments are used in film scores 04:00 Acoustic versus synthesisers 05:05 The philosophy of creating new instruments #Music #Engineer #Movie Got a story idea for us? Shoot us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 SUBSCRIBE: NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Follow us on Instagram: Check us out on TikTok: @greatbigstory Join us on Snapchat: Follow us on Facebook: Give us a shout on Twitter: Sign up to our newsletter: