SOMA Ether V2

Soma Ether

Very nice piece of gear for experimenting with harsh noises and dystopian soundscapes.

If you want to record the electro magnetic fields that you hear, you’ll need a field recorder.

Does what it says!

Great little tool for capturing audio strangeness

Portable noise radio

Ether is surprisingly small and light, and does what is was designed to do.

It works well with headphones (A-T ATH-M60x), but when attached to a portable recorder (Tascam DR-22WL, phone) a constant hum is always present. Maybe changing the length of the connecting cable will help.

Also, the case is made of plastic, and to replace the batteries one must unscrew 4 screws - hopefully the batteries will last long, or the screw holes will not!

Great exploratory gadget

I’d seen lots of reviews and videos about this and similar products. Within seconds of setting it up I was picking up all sorts of weird and wonderful sounds around me. Perfect for adding that something extra to a track or sampling into something else. It’s light and very compact and easily fits in your pocket or in a bag. I guarantee you’ll be hooked.

Great machine to find and record electromagnetic noise

The Soma Ether is a great machine to find and record unexpected electromagnetic noises, as a basis for your samples or background sounds. The little machine is portable and can be hooked up with a recording device. You will find amazing sounds just by pointing this unit to lightbulbs, hard drives, mobile phones etc. The build is a bit plasticky, but sturdy enough for mobile use.

The sound of signals

This tool amplifies electro magnetic waves - it's a real discovery what goes on in a house or on the streets. Use the recording - via the stereo out into a Tascam handheld recorder - as atmospheric sounds for music and video.

Works on batteries for a long time and the 2 pins work as an amplifier when touched.

A different perspective

First of all, I’m a SOMA fan - I love how Vlad explores uncharted areas with his instruments. Ether was on my radar as not just another instrument but as an exploration tool to take on travels. It essentially grabs weird noise from the environment not very musical but very usable as interesting sound snippets. I’ve spent a full weekend with it in NYC, it was just stupid fun to see another dimension of the city.

Overpriced

Very limited sounds are generated from this unit. You are better off buying a short wave radio and you will gain far more odd frequencies to use or manipulate. I know it's not the same but most users from a music store not a science lab are looking for noises.

Static Electric

I wanted something to pick up electrical interference noise. Does the job. I managed to connect to my iPhone using AUM mixer. I was then able to record the sound I was hearing. Perfect.

It's alright but feels like it's made a bit cheaply

Feel like there's other devices like this that have a better sound quality and the case is really cheap. But it's a fun little thing, pocket size