"Xavier van Wersch (NL 1976) obtained a degree in Sonology at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague after having studied visual arts and philosophy. His work reflects an organical approach to the field of electronic music. In his compositions, performances and installations there is always an element of controlled chaos. He explores the relation between man and machine by conceiving the two of them together as hybrid systems in which erratic behaviour is the principal condition for interaction. Another common theme in his work is recycling. Like a modern Frankenstein, van Wersch constructs his machinery from parts of deceased equipment and disfunctional devices.
To balance his usually rather noisy live performances, van Wersch produces more beat-oriented tracks under the alias 'xaf'. As a sound designer he worked with a.o. Nederlands Dans Theater, Icelandic National Ballet / Maska Ljubljana, the Poni Collective and Ivana Müller. He is the director and founder of re.Bug, an organisation that supports and develops projects in which art, technology and ecology meet. After a 4 year stay in Belgium, van Wersch now lives in Hungary. He has been invited to teach at Novus School of Arts in Budapest and is currently setting up a studio in the school.
"New track again.. Got a MOOG now! All synth & fx sounds by my new Realistic Moog MG-1 (1981). Drum sounds as usual by my Electribe SX sampler with improved tubes, Roland TR-808 sounds
The MG1 settings for the pro-one-ish bass in this track are shown in the flyovers over its controls, at 0'40 and 3'50 min
"The rhythm pattern arises in pulling 12 kinds of blocks, and setting it in the hole. [Rizumushi] also dances in the performance mode. (The character is written in Japanese. )
"Expanding the polyphony on the Monomachine through the Userwave function. Here, the polyphony is quadrupled in the first part and tripled in the second part. If needed, you can take out some of the polyphony after the fact with some creative use of filters and EQ. The new Monomachine +Drive option allows more than 7000 userwaves to be stored and used. Looking forward to getting that on this little guy. (HD video available - good for taking a look at the screen in detail ;-) )"
"Hi. :) This is a short video on how to locate the VE-RD1 circuit board and how to remove/exchange it without having to open the whole synth up. A viewer has asked some great questions about the A-90 and this video and a future video on the A-90's battery replacement is to try to help answer some of those questions. Please let me know if any clarification in needed. :) If anyone else has any advice as well, please comment and add your insights on the topic. :)