Thursday, November 23, 2017
80s synth-pop/Italo disco LIVE from the studio - Old school MIDI sequenced setup
Published on Nov 23, 2017 Espen Kraft
"- Never Let You Go
80s inspired synth-pop Italo Disco LIVE in the studio
Everything is played by hand and/or sequenced live. Nothing pre-recorded.
The Emax II bass in the verse and the underlying drum-loop in the verses are lifted/sampled from my own released version of this track. The track can be heard on my website:
https://www.espenkraft.com
Gear used:
Drums: E-MU ESI4000, Akai S1000, Roland TR-626 (sequenced for the most parts, some live playing in the bridge)
Bass: Roland S-10 (sequenced) and Emax II (live playing)
Synths: Roland D-550, Roland JX-8P, Roland Alpha Juno 2, Yamaha TX802. (all sequenced)
Emax & Korg DW-8000 (live playing)
Strymon BlueSky & TC flashback delay effects
Sequencer: Roland MC50 sequencer drives everything through a Opcode 128X MIDI patchbay
Drums, Bass, Synths are recorded through a Yamaha 01V digital mixer and piped optically into Audient ID4 and into Nuendo. From there I have 2 separated stereo tracks + two mono bass tracks ending up in Nuendo for further processing/mixing.
This gives me a much better chance of balancing the mix instead of having just a stereo track of everything without the possibility to adjust the separate “stems”.
My tracks pay homage to all synth-pop acts of the 80'ies like Howard Jones, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, Thompson Twins, Tears for Fears, Ultravox, OMD, Euryhmics, Duran Duran, Giorgio Moroder, Jean Michel Jarre, Jan Hammer, Alphaville, A-ha and many more.
A use mostly old gear in my music and among them Roland Juno 6, Alpha Juno 2, D550 and JX-8P.
Korg DW-8000, Elka EK22, Yamaha DX7 and TX802 and drum machines Yamaha RX11 and Roland TR-626.
Effects are usually handled by Strymon and TC electronics.
Sampling is done on my E-MU ESI-4000, Akai S1000, Roland S-10, Emax II."
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