Patch of The Week: 'Assault on Precinct 13' Gemini 2412 Bass Cover (1976 John Carpenter soundtrack)

video upload by AJH Synth Official

"Just for fun, a patch inspired by a classic synth soundtrack from the 1970's. This time using the Gemini 2412, 1 VCO and Ring SM to create a version of John Carpenter's excellent soundtrack for his 1976 movie 'Assault on Precinct 13'. I don't know for certain, but I've a hunch that he might have used an Oberheim SEM module (or perhaps one of it's polyphonic configurations; Four Voice etc), as it sounds like one in the bass part at least, so I've used the Gemini 2412 to simulate it, since this VCF is based on the SEM filter. The SEM (Synthesizer Expander Module) was a classic 2-oscillator analogue synth module from 1975. It sounds to me like a single sawtooth being used in the movie theme, but I add an additional sub-octave using the Ring SM - it's a cover version, not an attempt to recreate it 100%.

I use the Muting Mixer for the VCA, along with it's overdrive function, to create a more aggressive, punchy bass sound, somehow more befitting a dark, low-budget thriller movie of the seventies. I also chose a reverb setting that to me sounded a little claustrophobic. Patch Notes and PDF link further down the page.

Index:
00:00 Intro
00:32 "Assault on Precinct 13' Theme
02:55 Patch sheet

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Video by DreamsOfWires"

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