Old School Sequencing

video upload by Asteroid Killer

"Another Tutorial Tuesday!

How did they sequence synthesizers 40 years ago? I'll show you how I played the song Christine in the John Carpenter Tribute I did some weeks ago.

Bass - ARP Oddyssey
Spooky arpeggio - Roland SH101
Melody - Roland Jupiter 4
Percussive sound - Korg MS20
Drums - Roland TR707
Reverb - OTO BAM and Strymon Nightsky
Delay - Neon Egg Planetarium, TC Electronic 2290

Original song was recorded and released by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth 1989.
The song was also released by The Splash Band in 1984."

Christine - John Carpenter cover by Asteroid Killer

video upload by Asteroid Killer

"This video is a tribute to the legendary film director and music producer John Carpenter

Chrisine is a horror movie based on a novel by Stephen King about a car.

Bass - ARP Oddyssey
Spooky arpeggio - Roland SH101
Melody - Roland Jupiter 4
Percussive sound - Korg MS20
Drums - Roland TR707
Reverb - OTO BAM and Strymon Nightsky
Delay - Neon Egg Planetarium, TC Electronic 2290

Original song was recorded and released by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth 1989.
The song was also released by The Splash Band in 1984."

Neon Egg Box Opening

video upload by Asteroid Killer

"Three years ago a sent an email to Neon Egg (that somehow got lost in cyberspace) and a month ago I finally got a reply!
- Do you still want to by the Planetarium 3?
- YES!"

You can find some demos of the Neon Egg Planetarium in previous posts here.

Asteroid Killer - Jotunheimen (Extended Mix)

video upload by Asteroid Killer

"Jotunheimen was originally released in December 2016. This extended version where made in 2022 by popular demand.

Available for download on Bandcamp
http://asteroidkiller.bandcamp.com

Available for streaming on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/track/1TerxV...

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"

Photographic - Depeche Mode cover by Asteroid Killer

video upload by Asteroid Killer

"This video is a tribute to the synth gods - Depeche Mode!

Photographic was featured on their first album Speak & Spell which came out 40 years ago. The original song was released by Depeche Mode in 1981."

Vintage Synth Nut Tries Roland's Latest Gear!

video by Alex Ball

"Roland sent me a couple of their current flagship instruments to see what a lover of their vintage gear thinks of their modern stuff.

0:00 Intro
0:57 What do you want to know and what is Zen-Core?
1:38 Part 1: Does Zen-Core sound good?
4:17 Part 2: Model comparisons with vintage counterparts
6:04 Part 3:Programming comparisons
9:00 Part 5: Features practical demos
12:39 Part 5: Suggestion Improvements
14:20 Summary
15:21 Outro Jam

With thanks to Andrew and David at Roland and Conny at Asteroid Killer Music.

Visitors - KOTO cover by Asteroid Killer

Published on Feb 13, 2020 AsteroidKillerMusic

"Tribute Thursday!

This video is a tribute to the legendary italo disco group - KOTO

In this short version of their great hit Visitors, I'm using the Carbon sequencer to sequence the bass. The different melodies was played live except the small counter part after the second main riff witch was sequenced on the Matrix Brute and started manually by trigger a key and stopped with a foot pedal. Everything was recorded live in one go to Ableton. The reverb was added in post.

Bass - Moog Grandmother
Main riff - Roland SH101
Second and third melody - Moog Sub37
Counterpart to the third melody - Arturia Matrix Brute
Bridge to the break - ARP Odyssey
Drums - Roland TR707
Sequencer - Kilpatrick Audio Carbon
Reverb - OTO BAM

Original song was recorded and released by KOTO in 1985."

Asteroid Killer Studio Tour 2018

Published on Jun 15, 2018 AsteroidKillerMusic

"Conny Johansson is a long time synthesizer nerd. He makes all kinds of electronic music under the name Asteroid Killer. In this short film we got to see what it looks like in the studio where the music is being made. He also tell us a little bit how it all started and what gear he like to use."

Asteroid Killer - Pinball King

Published on Apr 5, 2018 AsteroidKillerMusic

"This is a video I did for my latest track, Pinball King. I play the same synthesizers in the video as I do on the original recording with two exceptions. One, I use Linndrum samples in the original recording not the TR-707. Two, I use a Moog Minitaur for the bassline but that did not look fun on the screen so I replaced it with a Sub 37.

Bass - Moog Minitaur
Main arpeggio - Arturia Matrix Brute
Bells and E-piano - Ensonig ESQ1
Lead - ARP Odyssey
Solo - Roland SH101
Noise sweep - Korg MS20
Drums - Linndrum samples
Toms - Clavia Nord drum 3p
Pinball sounds - Mr & Mrs PacMan

This song is also available for download on Bandcamp"

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"

Asteroid Killer - Unknown Hero

Published on Jan 5, 2015 AsteroidKillerMusic

"A chiptune made with the Elektron Monomachine SFX6 using only the SID emulation synthesis."

Elektrons on eBay

Asteroid Killer - Saltholmen

Published on Feb 22, 2013
Asteroid Killer - Saltholmen

"Recorded by Conny Johansson in Februari 2013. Synthesizer used: Roland SH101, Korg MS20, Doepfer A100 (various modules), Roland CR78.

http://www.asteroidkiller.com"