"Expert Sleepers Disting is a multi-function 4hp module which provides an astonishing number of functions from signal generators, to modulators, quantization and time and delay functions.
Oz is the mastermind behind Expert Sleepers, and he takes us through some of the new functions hes been working on with the Disting MK3. MK3 ads an SD card reader, making firmware updates simple.
It really is a massive selection of features in a very small module.
We also get a look at the FH-1 - a MIDI host with CV connectivity - and you can expand the outputs with multiple expansion outputs."
"A late night live session with a pair of C64 SIDs (8580) and their spiritual successor, the Ensoniq ESQ-1/ESQ-m. Both synthesis engines feature three oscillators per voice, the ESQ-1 offers more waveforms, improved envelopes and modulation possibilities and an increased audio quality.
Bob Yannes (the creator of the SID and founder of Ensoniq) once stated, that he (given he would have had the time and resources) would have liked to put the ESQ1 architecture instead of the SID sound architecture into the C64. In a parallel universe, this has probably happened, hehe :-).
Used tech:
* MB6582 - DIY SID synthesizer by midibox.org with 8 SID chips, fully MIDI controlled for the chip arpeggios
* Ensoniq ESQ-m - rack mounted ESQ-1 for the lead
* Moog Little Phatty for the bassline
* Alesis Andromeda for the poly synth pad
* EMU E-SI 2000/4000 for the drums
* MBSEQ V4 - DIY MIDI sequencer for live sequencing this track. Pattern changes, filter sweeps and evelope adjustments are performed in realtime :-)
* no DAW was used or abused, directly recorded to a Tascam WAV recorder, only slight compression added afterwards :)
Thanks for watching and listening, hope you enjoyed it! :-)
Many greets,
Hawkeye/Maelstroem Records"