Red Bull Music & Culture shared this synth jam, by Symbiz feat. INSTANT, on the RBMA-20.
They describe the RBMA-20 as ‘the largest step sequencer in the world’, at 10m long, 2.2m high & 600 kg.
Here’s what they have to say about it:
We wanted to pay tribute to the most influential mechanical instrument in club culture, so we’ve created this gigantic beast and stationed it outside the iconic Berlin club Tresor.
Filmed as part of the Red Bull Music Festival Berlin 2018. Throughout October 2018, synthesizers and drum machines will also become a part of Berlin’s urban landscape, as subway and tram cars disguised as famous pieces of gear travel through the city. From Roland’s TR-808, TR-909, and TB-303 to Korg’s MS-20, Native Instruments’ Maschine and Ableton’s Push, these machines have shaped club culture in Berlin and influenced music.
Well, making the buttons huge still doesn’t make for an interesting musical performance. Interesting idea, but watching four hipsters pressing buttons on a gigantic sequencer isn’t musically compelling. Maybe in a club.
what it go for tho
Too bad they didn’t make the modular racks on the side to the same scale. Would have been funny to see those lads trying to dial big tractor wheels and patch firefighter hoses!
WWKD?*
*What Would Kraftwerk Do?
I did the software in the Sequencer and I like the tractor wheel idea.. 😉