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Thursday, September 29, 2022

Keyboard Mag. March '96 | The X-Files


video upload by Espen Kraft

"Keyboard Magazine issue March 1996 with its main article/feature about the X-Files. Maybe the most detailed feature in any issue. Interviews with Mark Snow and all the other people involved. I go through this entire issue in today's episode. Lots of ads as well."

Espen Kraft Keyboard Magazine posts

Tuesday, January 04, 2022

Keyboard Magazine | Early 80s - Glorious ads


video upload by Espen Kraft

"Keyboard Magazines from the early 80s. Ads for then new cutting edge synthesizers and gear, now revered classic gear. So much fun to go through. Roland, Korg, Yamaha, Crumar, Sequential, Oberheim and many more."

Monday, April 26, 2021

Prophet 2000 Sampler | Fantastic sound! | Demo & Tutorial


video by Espen Kraft

"The Sequential Prophet 2000 sampler from 1985. Followed a few months later by the module version Prophet 2002. 12 bit glorious sound, analog filter and amp and a very difficult mapping structure.

There does exist several software editors for this sampler so you don't HAVE to use the sampler itself to do the editing. However, I get the most satisfaction, inspiration and reward by using the sampler itself. That's why I don't care much for software editors for any synth or gear.
Both the 'Prophet 2012' software and SampleWrench lets' you import/export samples so Google them if that's your thing.

The 'null disk' I use in this tutorial is made following the Paul Wiffen Prophet 200 clinic from Keyboard Magazine Oct' 1987.
Most of the sounds in my demo track is made from sampling some of my synths, like the Juno-106, DX7, and Alpha Juno. The drums are all coming from the Korg KR-55 as I show and I chopped it all up in the 2000 and recorded each drum hit in the DAW and arranged the beat in there.
Finally I sampled the entire song and played with the filter and resonance in the 2000, in real time, while recording that into the DAW, I then found the best parts and put it into the arrangement as you hear it.
Reverb used is Valhalla VintageVerb.
The final mix is done with stems through the SSL SiX with outboard processing and mastering."

Tuesday, March 02, 2021

Keyboard Mag. Oct. '86 | What Was In It?


video by Espen Kraft

"Keyboard Magazine October 1986 - Cool ads, tech tips, keyboard reviews and interesting interviews... What Was In It? Let the time travel begin!"

Espen Kraft Keyboard Magazine posts

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter | The Prince of Analoge 80s Power!


video by Espen Kraft

[Clarification in case the synth police shows up: The MKS-80 is closer to the Jupiter-6 than the Jupiter-8.

Internal chips:
Jupiter-6: 12x CEM3340 VCO, 6x IR3109 VCF, 6x CEM3360 Dual VCA
MKS-80 (to serial #511799/early models): 16x CEM3340 VCO, 8x IR3109 VCF, 8x CEM3360 Dual VCA (4 for X-Mod)
MKS-80 (serial #511800 and higher/later models): 16x IR3R03 VCO, 8x IR3R05 VCF/VCA, 4x CEM3360 Dual VCA (for X-Mod)

The Jupiter-8 also used a Roland IR3109 IC for the VCF, BA662 for the VCA, and IR3R01 for Envelopes.

Via wikipedia: "The voice architecture is almost identical to the Jupiter-6 synthesizer, the service manual states that "The module board of MKS-80 features the following in addition to that of JP-6, its brother module. 1) HPF. 2) Low boost circuit in the 2nd VCA. 3) DC supply current boost circuit (IC50)." The unit is fully capable of producing most of the Jupiter-6's signature sounds, in addition to many sounds unique to the MKS-80. In February 1985, Roland started producing a new revision of MKS-80, known as "Rev 5", that had no ties with any previous Jupiter's hardware, as it used a new generation of both Roland VCO's, VCA's and filter. The Rev 5 filter was also used in JX-8P, JX-10 and MKS-70 synthesizers."

And the following which I thought intersting:

"Confusion with Jupiter 8
In 1998, UK magazine Sound on Sound published an article about MKS-80. It contained a critical typo. Instead of referring to Jupiter 6, the comment about the rack version constantly referred to Jupiter 8, leading to serious confusion and even spreading myths across various online forums. However, once we read that article and replace numbers 8 and 6, the whole part of the article suddenly makes sense: 'The MKS80 delivered the entire Jupiter 6 wish-list and more, including a much larger memory and upgraded internal electronics. Now let's get one thing clear -- despite a few commentators postulating otherwise, the MKS80 had nothing to do with the Jupiter 8. Although there were ultimately to be two versions of the instrument (one with the Jupiter 6's Curtis oscillators, the other with custom chips developed by Roland themselves) both retained the architecture of the Jupiter 6, sounded identical to the Jupiter 6 and, apart from their many enhancements, were the rackmount module versions of the Jupiter 6.'." Also see this post for The Story of the Roland JUPITER-8 & JUPITER-6.]

--- That said, here is the description for the video above:

"Roland MKS-80 - the Super Jupiter. Rolands last analog VCO synth and one that packs all the punch of the mighty Jupiter 8 and 6 into one box

With 8 voices, 16 VCOs, fast envelopes, cross modulation, sync, 2 ADSRs, a very flexible LFO and velocity and pressure sensitivity over Midi, the Super Jupiter was the professional musicians dream module in the mid 80s. Used on countless hit records.

Support this channel on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/espenkraft​

Through the years the MKS-80 came out in a Rev.4 and a Rev.5 and the debate over which one sounds the best never seems to stop. I don't care about that at all. The versions used in this video are both Rev.5, but as I actually compare these to a Jupiter 8 here, no one should tell me that the Rev.5 can't sound like it. It DOES sound like it, down to 99% and that's enough for me.

A big thanks to Joakim Tysseng for the loan of the Jupiter 8 and a big thanks to Brynjulf Blix for the one MKS-80 and the MPG-80 programmer. Anders Jensen has as always been very kind too and thanks for the other MKS-80 Anders, as well and for all the driving!

The other MKS-80 programmer I use here is from Retroaktiv and that's a new one. I did a demo of that just a couple of videos before this so check that out if you want to."

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

Keyboard Sep. '85 | What Was In It?


video by Espen Kraft

"Keyboard Magazine from September 1985.
Jan Hammer, Greg Phillinganes, Gear reviews and lots of colorful and interesting ads, all from the golden age of music. I go through it all in this episode of 'What Was In It?'"

Monday, January 11, 2021

Keyboard Mag. March '82 | What Was In It?


Espen Kraft

"Keyboard Magazine March 1982 - Kraftwerk, Jan Hammer, lots of beautiful ads and gear reviews."

Espen Kraft Magazine posts

Monday, September 28, 2020

Keyboard Mag. July '98 | What Was In It?


Espen Kraft

"Madonnas album 'Ray of Light' is an awesome album and back in the late 90s when it was released I listened a lot to it because I loved the somewhat groundbreaking work done by William Orbit on it. In terms of filtering and chopped up vocal effects.

Internet was still pretty new back then and magazines were often how we gained intel on how major productions were made. This is the magazine that made me aware of the ADR PanScan (as Orbit explains inside how he used it on Madonnas vocals) I will show you very soon.

By 1998, sample libraries were starting to take of more and more and the Gigasampler had been launched. To have a major sampler in a plugin form was so awesome after years of having to buy big, expensive bricks of electronics to get some long samples going."

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Music Technology Mag. Jul '88 | What Was In It?


Published on Mar 10, 2020 Espen Kraft

"Support this channel on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/espenkraft

July 1988 - Music Technology with a very nice interview with Scritti Politti, among other things.

Find the ADs here:
https://bit.ly/2xqONTB [pictured below]

Read the whole issue here:
http://www.muzines.co.uk/mags/mt/88/0..."


Espen Kraft Magazine posts

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Keyboard Mag. Aug '83 | What Was In It?


Published on Feb 17, 2020 Espen Kraft

"One of my favorite issues of Keyboard Magazine ever. Colorful ads of many synths and drum machines we now consider classics.
In-depth interviews with Thomas Dolby and Lee Curreri (Fame) as well as clinics on different topics."

Note 8:12 on the Jupiter-6 being marketed as a 6 voice Jupiter-8 by Roland.

Espen Kraft Magazine posts

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Music Technology Mag. Dec '86 | What Was In It?


Published on Jan 28, 2020 Espen Kraft

"Music Technology Magazine, Issue December 1986. What was in it? Let's check it out together!
In depth reviews of Roland S-10 and S-50, The live setup of OMD at the time, Patch-works and lots of glorious ads for 80s gear + + + ;-)

Download the ADS here:
https://shorturl.at/jrwIQ"

Tuesday, January 07, 2020

Keyboard Mag. Dec '87 | What Was In It?


Published on Jan 7, 2020 Espen Kraft

"Back in the 80s I bought Keyboard Magazine quite often, especially when there was these synth 'clinics' features inside, This issue from Dec. 1987 has a Roland D-50 clinic by Eric Pershing so naturally I bought this. But what else whas featured inside this issue?
Take a break and come with me as I go through the complete magazine with you."
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