DX5 playing Duran Duran "A View to a Kill" (updated)

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Just an updated of the cover I did nine years ago [posted here]. Improved bassline (more acording to John Taylor) and lead brassy sound, which is the Roland JX8P sampled into the Emax.

Gear used:
Roland JX-8P
Emu Emax II
Kurzweil PC1x


Backtrack previously recorded, track by track, by me, including the Kurzweil on bass.

Original song composed by Duran Duran / John Barry.

Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara.

DX5 playing Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls" cover

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"Extracted from the live streaming aired on October 2th, 2021, hence picture is more pixelled than usual (even!) and colours are bit more altered. No filter of any kind was used. I work with a 1994 camera ;-) . Also, some audio levels (Emax II specially) had to be balanced on the fly.

Gear used:
Emu Emax 1
Emu Emax 2

Backtrack previously recorded on Pro Tools by me, track by track, building drums and bassline from scratch, including Roland Promars for the bassline.
Original song composed by Chris Lowe / Neil Tennant.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 playing Talk Talk "Life's What you Make it"

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Gear used:
Roland JX-8P
KORG CX-3 Mk1
Kurzweil PC1x.
Backtrack previously recorded on Pro Tools, track by track, by me, including drums, two CX-3 layers and the lead guitar (Kurzweil).
Original song composed by Tim Friese-Greene / Mark Hollis.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara.

DX5 Playing Talk Talk "It's my Life"

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Cool shirt! :)

Gear used:
Roland JX-8P
Emu Emax 1 (containing samples from the Arturia Jupiter 8 and KORG DW8000, among others).
Kurzweil PC1x
Backtrack previously recorded by me, track by track, on Pro Tools.

Original song composed by Tim Friese-Greene / Mark Hollis.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara.

DX5 playing Talk Talk "Living in Another World"

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"Tribute to Mark Hollis, one of the most creative minds in music ever.
Gear used:
Yamaha DX7 (Harmonica preset)
KORG CX-3 organ w/ foot switch ("Leslie" slow/fast)
Kurzweil PC1x.
Backtrack previously recorded by me, instrument by instrument, on Pro Tools.
Original song composed by Tim Friese-Greene / Mark Hollis.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 playing Depeche Mode "The Landscape is Changing" cover (2021 version)

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"Updating a cover I had already recorded ten years ago. I added slight corrections, also a few variations (a bit of lag on the intro brass, wrong notes intentionally played at 00:16, 01:19 and 04:17, etc) acting as watermarks.

Gear used (left to right, top to bottom):
Yamaha DX7 (portamento bell sound).
Roland JP8000 (arpeggiator synced to Pro Tools)
Kurzweil PC1x
Emu Emax II
Emu Emax I

Sound design and backtrack previously programmed, synthesized and recorded by me on Pro Tools, using my own resources, in 2011 [posted here]. Original track composed by Alan Wilder.

Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 playing Clio "Faces" cover (80 Italo Dance)

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"One of the finest 80's dance songs ever, by Clio, composed by Roberto Ferrante. There are a couple of variations, specially at the end's solo, acting as watermark (I am suffering of "audio robbers" on my videos, to be sold on iTunes after, lately ;)

Gear used:
Left: Roland JP8000
Right: Roland JX-8P.
Backtrack sequenced and recorded, track by track by me on Pro Tools.
Composed by Roberto Ferrante.
Performed here by DX5 Jose María Bara.

Composed by Roberto Ferrante."

DX5 playing New Order "The Perfect Kiss" (Video version) cover

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"New Order 'The Perfect Kiss' cover, as featured on the official video version.
Gear used:
Left: Roland JP8000 (triggered live from Pro Tools).
Right: Emu Emax (upper). Roland JX-8P (lower)
Backtrack previously recorded on Pro Tools, track by track, by me using the Kurzweil PC1x massively for Hook's bass sounds and a DX7 for the first "metallic" sequence that goes along the whole song. There is also an unknown frog sampled for the middle section (05:35​).
* Composed by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 playing Kraftwerk "Autobahn" (Mix Edit version) cover

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"Cover based on the Mix version, not the original one. I just played it on my own way including variations in the rhythm pattern, etc. Some sections have been changed at the end to make it shorter than the 9 min version. As I had to switch between sounds just before playing the next sections, some missing notes can be found.

Gear used:
Roland MRS-2 Promars (3th lead sound and bender w/ resonance sounds)
Korg DW8000 (Glassy sound)
Access Virus TI Snow. Vocoder and lead sound
Kurzweil PC1x as MIDI controller, triggering the Virus

Composed by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara"

DX5 playing Depeche Mode "Black Celebration" cover (Updated)

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"Updating a song I had covered with lyrics (not my voice then) years ago. This is a combination of the album and "The Tube" live versions.

Gear used.
Left upper: Emu Emax ('A brief period' is my own voice overprocessed. Toms and 'plink' sound are original, as well as the bass on the upper octaves. Solo sound is a sampled DX7).
Lower: Emu Emax II.
Right: Roland Promars.

Backtrack previously recorded on Pro Tools.
Song composed by Martin L. Gore.
Performed here by Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 playing Jan Hammer "Crockett's Theme" cover

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"Gear used:
Left: Roland D-10 (Pad)
Emu Emax 1 (as MIDI controller, triggering the Kurzweil)
Kurzweil PC1x (Electric guitar sound)
Right: Emu Emax II. (Lead and low pad, both made based on layering different synths/sound libraries).

Backtrack previously recorded and sequenced, track by track, by me, on Pro Tools.
Composed by Jan Hammer.
Performed here by Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 playing Bronski Beat "Smalltown Boy" (single version) cover.

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"Updating a song I had already covered years ago. This is the instrumental single version.
Played on an E-mu Systems Emax containing samples previously recorded by me from a Roland JX-8P (pad) and Yamaha DX7 (harp lead).
Backtrack recorded on Pro Tools, including Kurzweil PC1x strings.
Song composed by Bronski/Cole/Somerville.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 playing Depeche Mode "Home" (updated version)

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"Depeche Mode Home updated version. Shot at the first take.
Gear used:
Roland D10 (Synth Piano)
Roland JP8000 (as controller)
Access Virus TI Snow (pad)
Kurzweil PC1X (Strings and final guitar solo)
Backtrack previously recorded on Pro Tools entirely by me from scratch, recreating all the arrangements (minus those played live).
- Original song composed by Martin L Gore and produced by Tim Simenon.
- Original Strings arrangement by Dave Clayton (A master! Don't forget to check his site: https://david-clayton.com/ )
- Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara on December 19, 2020.
*Sorry for the blinking line on the upper side of the picture. I work with an old Hi8 video camera :)"

DX5 Playing Azul y Negro "The Night / La Noche"

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Nice shirt! :)

"Cover of their live version as performed in the 80's spanish TV show "Musical Express". Azul y Negro were one of the earliest spanish synth bands, using gear like the Roland Jupiter 8, Korg Polysix or a Roland Vocoder. Their songs were included on TV sport events such spanish bicycle tour (known as "La Vuelta") in 1983.
Gear used:
Roland JX-8P - Square lead
Roland Promars - Synthetic snare and FX.
Roland JP8000 - Saw Pad
Emu Emax- Resonant Filter sweeping pad
Access Virus TI Snow - Vocoder
Kurzweil PC1x - Controller

Backtrack previously recorded instrument by instrument on Pro Tools.
Song composed by Carlos García Vaso, Joaquín Montoya and Julián Ruiz.
Performed here by DX5 Jose María Bara."

DX5 playing Depeche Mode "Uselink"

"A quick-done cover (half an afternoon including sequencing, sound design, etc) from one of the most interesting DM instrumentals.

Gear used:
Roland JP8000 (lead sound).
Access Virus TI Snow (Fx)
Kurzweil PC1x (Triggering the Virus)
Roland JX-8P (Square sound)
Emu Emax (pre recorded orchestal hits)

Backtrack recorded on Pro Tools, with lots of filter sweeps and distortions.
Composed by Martin L.Gore.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

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DX5 Playing his own track "Spectrum"

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"This a quiet and simple track I composed and released some years ago. Spectrum is included in "Pulse Four E.P.". Available on digital stores.
Gear used:
Roland Promars MRS-2
Roland JP8000
Kurzweil PC1x.
Roland JX-8P
Emu Emax

Backtrack previously recorded on Pro Tools.
Composed and played by DX5 Jose María Bará."

Testing the Revox after maintenance and some synth rehearsing (No talk)

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"No talk or requests (sorry!). Just an unexpected live streaming while I am testing the ReVox B77 Mk2 #1 after maintenance. I am playing some backtapes on it while playing synths, just rehearsing after a month, so lot of mistakes will be heard for sure. :)

Synths / samplers used:
Roland MRS-2 Promars
Roland JP8000
Kurzweil PC1x
Emu Emax I and II"

DX5 Playing Live on Saturday: My favorite covers

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"Gear I am playing with tonight (upper to lower):
Left: Roland Promars MRS-2, Roland JP8000, Kurzweil PC1 X.
Right: Roland JX-8P, Emu Emax, Emu Emax II.
Backtracks previously recorded by me (DX5 Jose Maria Bara) track by track, in Pro Tools."

DX5 playing OMD "Electricity" cover

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"** I am streaming live on Sat, July 04, 8 pm UTC / 10 pm GMT. Don't miss it. **
Lately I am recording again some of the cover songs performed live by me on those 13 live streamings broadcasted from March to June (available on playlist).

Gear used:
Yamaha DX7 II FD
Roland JP8000.
Roland Promars MRS-2
Backtrack recorded

Original song composed by Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 playing The Cure "Lullaby" & "Why Can't I Be You" Covers

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"Lullaby (album version) cover.
Lately I am recording again some of the songs performed live by me on those 13 live streamings broadcasted from March to June
Gear used:
Yamaha DX7
Kurzweil PC1x
Backtrack previously recorded by me, track by track, on Pro Tools.
Original song composed by Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara"

DX5 playing The Cure "Why Can't I Be You" Cover


Gear used:
Roland JX8P (it took over the whole song :) )
Backtrack previously recorded by me, track by track, on Pro Tools.