Yamaha CS-60: "Too Many Days"

Published on Dec 27, 2016 raycastile

"Hello again. This is a brooding, layered improv, kind of melancholy, kind of meditative, with a few sparks and hysterics.

Instead of a video of me playing live, I'm giving you a montage of still images. What a gyp! But there's a reason. I rolled out of bed Dec. 27 (had the day off for holiday break), drank some tea and started playing my synths. Then I hear about Carrie Fisher dying and felt more bummed out than usual, so I worked that into my playing. I thought I might as well record this while I'm at it, so I just started recording. I randomly selected that little rhythm ta-ta-ta-ta sound on my MoroderNova and thought it sounded pretty cool, so I just started building on that. Twenty minutes later, I had the foundation of this track. Then I started layering more parts. I hadn't showered, changed clothes, or done anything. I just rolled out of bed and recorded this. So that is why there is no video of me playing it. I did not look presentable.

I'm terrible coming up with titles. I called this 'Too Many Days' because there have been too many days this year (2016) when we had to face bad news. Maybe a beloved artist dying, or something else going spectacularly wrong in the world. Too many days like that. This year has been too long. Enough already. And there is still a week left. Too many days left i this lousy year. Maybe there are good things on the horizon, but there are too many days between now and then. So that is where the title comes from. And the piece just goes on and on forever, much like 2016. But unlike this year, you can cut it short if you wish.

All the lead sounds are performed on my nifty Yamaha CS-60. The ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta rhythmic thing and the wind sound are from the Novation MoroderNova. The arpeggiated electric piano is the Yamaha Reface CP. The string/choir pad is from the XILS V+ plugin. The percussion is the standard orchestra kit in Logic Pro X. Am I forgetting anything? I think that's it.

Boy, I should have cleaned that hair off the pitch ribbon before I took those photos. Oh well.

Thank you for listening! Bye bye."

Moog Source, Roland VP-330 & Logan Vocalist "Air In The Hair" 70s sci fi soundtrack style

Published on Dec 27, 2016 RetroSound

"(c) 2016 vintage synthesizer demo track by RetroSound
supported by UVI: http://bit.ly/retrosound-uvi

The last video in 2016. Thank you for watching, for the feedback and for the support. Especially UVI and Matrixsynth.

I wish all my followers a fantastic 2017. :)

bass, fx and theremin sound: Moog Source Analog Synthesizer (1981)
vocal sounds: Logan Vocalist Analog Choir Synthesizer (1979)
analog strings: Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus (1979)
drums: KORG KR-55B (1982)
recording: multi-tracking without midi
fx: reverb and delay

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Thanks for the mention RetroSound! Looking forward to your videos in 2017."

The QU-Bit Nebulae Alternate Instrument Walkthru by LavLab

Published on Dec 27, 2016 HostileSlothRecords

"Not for the casual observer/listener....
A brief sampling of several of the alternate instruments
available for use on the QU-Bit Nebulae.
More on those here:
http://www.qubitelectronix.com/nebul-..."

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Asteroid Killer - Jotunheimen

Published on Dec 27, 2016 AsteroidKillerMusic

"Recorded in December 2016.

Available for download on https://asteroidkiller.bandcamp.com

Equipment used: Roland JX8P, DSI Prophet 08, Ensoniq ESQ1, Moog Sub37, Moog Minitaur, Oberheim SEM, Yamaha DX reface, Roland TR707, Elektron Machinedrum, Boss CE-1, Electro Harmonix Small Stone, Strymon El Capistan, Make Noise Erbe-Verb, Amek CIB, Empirical Labs Fatso, Studer 962, Ableton Live, Push 2"

Smashbox - TR-909 and Juno-60

Published on Dec 27, 2016 SynthMania

Angles (Drumbrute Microbrute JX-03)

Published on Dec 27, 2016 sprunging for voltage

"Tonight's slow jam. Odd timings and a kooky lead at one point, with the Drumbrute on primary percussion duty. Enjoy."

QU-Bit Chord Module: First Quick Test

Published on Dec 27, 2016 Genshi Media Group

"5 minutes after unboxing and racking, I had to record this first quick test of the QU-Bit Electronix CHORD module. I'm not using a sequencer on it (yet) so the "musicality" is coming from random modulation of the Chord's Voicing and Inversion via the Make Noise Richter Wogglebug, and the Chord's Waveform via the Mutable Instrument Peaks in LFO mode. I will be replacing my Make Noise Tempi with the XAOC Devices BATUMI Quad LFO for modulation duties on Chord. Other modules making an appearance are Mutable's Braids (sequenced by the Intellijel Metropolis), Elements & Rings (sequenced by the Arturia Beatstep Pro) Warps and Clouds."

ROLAND Alpha Juno / MKS-50 - Ambient drone music soundscape 【SYNTH DEMO】

Published on Dec 27, 2016 synth4ever

"Roland Alpha Juno / MKS-50 demo - playing ambient drone music soundscape on Roland Alpha Juno / MKS-50 analog synthesizer from Roland.

Using Juno CTRL real-time controller from MIDIClub (http://www.midiclub.net). Effects from Eventide Timefactor & Modfactor guitar pedals."

Roland RS-202 Strings with Flightcase

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via this auction

"A sort of trivia regarding the RS-202: It was virtually cloned by an small American company called Multivox. they released the MX-202 which not only looked almost totally identical to the RS-202, but also featured copied hardware - component for component! Despite only a few minor differences between the two, the MX-202 still didn't sound as nice as the Roland."

See here for previous posts on the MX-202 including video.

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Synton Fenix Pulse Patch

Published on Dec 27, 2016 Perfect Circuit Audio

"Self playing pulse patch with the Synton Fenix Synthesizer."

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