GLASYS - No Chronic Pain, No Gain (Live)

Published on Feb 11, 2016 GLASYS

"Here's another one-take live performance. This song has a lot of keyboard action and proved to be quite the challenge!

All sounds played in realtime on the Nord Stage 2EX which also controls a Boomstar 4075 (for the bass sound). Only the drums are sequenced using a Social Entropy Engine and Nord Drum 2. Recorded in one take."

Aquatic Ambience (Donkey Kong Country) Live Synth Cover

GLASYS

"Aquatic Ambience from Donkey Kong Country for SNES has always been one of my favorite video game underwater themes. Here is my live synthesizer arrangement of the song. All sounds performed simultaneously without any backing tracks or overdubs.

Get a download of this track on Patreon:
http://www.patreon.com/glasys

Technical details:

This song was pretty tricky to arrange in my style even though it's pretty downtempo / chill. I wanted to stay quite close to the original arrangement by the fantastic David Wise, and there were a lot of different sounds to recreate and figure out how to do in one go.

I ended up creating a bunch of new percussion samples and mapping them to the arcade buttons as well as layering some of them with the bass. For example, the snare that comes in the second half is unmuted with an expression pedal and layered with the bass notes that I play with my pinky.
I enjoy finding solutions for this stuff, it's like a puzzle game. :)

The bass sound itself is the Boomstar 4075 through Polyverse Gatekeeper (for the arpeggiated effect).

For my right hand, I split the Prophet XL into two sounds: The bottom half is a pitch shifting string and the top half is that "guitar feedback" type of sound. The split point is set up in a way that lets me trigger both sounds with one chord at a certain point. Those dreamy arpeggios are played on the Prophet 6 (Valhalla's free plugin "SuperMassive" is the awesome reverb) and the main melody is an Arturia MicroBrute through a few pedals (Red Panda Tensor and MWFX Judder). The piano is Spectrasonics Keyscape, flute is SWAM Flute (both those sounds are played on the Korg MicroKey).

Phew, I think that covers it! :)
Drop a comment below and let me know what you'd like to see on this channel."

GLASYS: I made a song using only ONE sample for everything [on the Sequential Prophet X]

Published on Dec 7, 2018 GLASYS

"Beta testing the upcoming sample import feature on the Prophet X... and having fun with it.

http://www.glasysmusic.com"

Marble Gallery Theme (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) | Synth Cover by GLASYS

Published on Apr 7, 2020 GLASYS

"A live cover of my favorite tune from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - The Marble Gallery theme.

Gear used: Sequential Prophet XL, Studio Electronics Boomstar 4075, Spectrasonics Keyscape, U-he Tyrell N6, Arcadia custom controller."

Adastra Ensemble Strings - JRPG Score by GLASYS

video upload by 8Dio

"We were honored to have GLASYS take our Adastra Strings for a compositional tour de force. Adastra is a reimagination of our timeless 8Dio Adagio and Agitato String libraries but super-powered in Soundpaint, emphasizing playability and emotional realism.

Adastra Ensemble Strings is the culmination of 20 years of deep-sampling and building technology to facilitate hyper-realistic orchestral instruments.

Soundpaint makes the Adagio Strings come to life by offering both true polyphonic legato. 127 discrete velocity layers for things like non-vibrato to vibrato and an infinite amount of dynamics and round robin for short notes.

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Adastra Ensemble Strings will be available on September 19th 2023 (on www.soundpaint.com) - and there will be highly affordable crossgrades for all owners of our 8Dio Adagio, Agitato and Anthology String series.

Exclusively (and only possible) in Soundpaint."

GLASYS - Acceptance (2019 Tiny Desk Contest)

Published on Mar 13, 2019 GLASYS

"This is an original tune called "Acceptance", and it's my submission for the 2019 NPR Tiny Desk Contest.

In this video, I control an acoustic drum kit through my Arcadia controller using 4 Polyend Perc drumming machines. Every sound you hear is performed live simultaneously, no overdubs or sequences.

Note to my subscribers: I had to re-upload this video to meet the contest's requirements. Apologies if you've already seen it.

Gear used: Sequential Prophet XL, Studio Electronics Boomstar 4075, Polyend Perc, Arcadia keyboard (custom built by Moldover).

Video by John Thompson (Ballooga Media).
Recorded at 'Dead Aunt Thelma's Studio' in Portland Oregon, engineered by Sacha Muller.
Mastered by Dana White at Specialized Mastering."

GLASYS - Taylor Swift Live Remix (Never Getting Back Together)

Published on Jul 24, 2017 GLASYS

"Jamming on Taylor Swift's acoustic performance of 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together'.

Check out more music at www.glasysmusic.com

All sounds recorded live (simultaneously) using: DSI Prophet 6, Nord Stage 2 EX, Akai MPK Mini 2, Studio Electronics Boomstar 4075, XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2, MXR Carbon Copy."

Pretty tight. Hopefully this one won't get pulled down.

Mother Brain Boss Theme (Super Metroid) - Live Synth Cover

GLASYS

"Here's the Mother Brain final boss battle theme from Super Metroid arranged and performed live on my synthesizers + finger drumming controller.

I've covered a lot of Metroid recently and I was actually planning to move on to something else, but this haunting theme was stuck in my head and I felt compelled to play it. It's fitting for the times, I suppose!

This track is available as a high quality audio download for my Patrons:
https://www.patreon.com/glasys

Technical details:

All sounds performed live simultaneously (no pre-recorded material or overdubs).

The left hand horn / bass sound was programmed on the Sequential Prophet XL even though I'm controlling it from the mini keyboard on my Arcadia controller.

The right hand spooky sound consists of multiple layers: A pad created on the Prophet XL, a few stacked / detuned church organs from HALion Sonic and SWAM Trombones (the latter being mapped to one octave only). All these layers are pitch-swept simultaneously using an expression pedal.

Drum sounds were programmed with Native Instruments Battery 4.

The intro sound is played on the Arturia Microbrute which is running through Chase Bliss Audio's Thermae and MOOD pedals. The 'wet' knob on the Thermae is all the way up which is why there's a delay between what my fingers are doing and the sound you hear.

Hope you enjoy, thanks so much for your support!"

GLASYS: Can I Write a JRPG Theme... In An Hour? (From Scratch #1)

GLASYS

"Watch me succeed (or fail miserably?) at composing & recording a JRPG-style tune in one hour. (I didn't actually plan on writing a video game style theme, I just hit record and that's what came out).
So, I've been wanting to do this for a long time - get over my own perfectionism and create something as quickly as possible, without the ability to redo stuff or get into the details. Obviously it's far from perfect, but I actually had a lot of fun doing this - it's very liberating!
I would love to make this a weekly challenge. Let me know if you enjoyed watching this, and if you have any ideas for future episodes (could be anything from a certain style, a mood, or even a cover that I create in one hour)."

GLASYS - Falling (Live in Studio)

Published on Jan 28, 2016 GLASYS

"Here's a live in studio performance of a new song called 'Falling'. A fully produced version of the song will appear on my debut E.P which I plan on releasing later this year. Let me know what you think!

Gear used: Nord Stage 2 EX, Therevox ET-4, Boomstar 4075, Social Entropy Engine and Nord Drum 2. All sounds played in realtime except for drums which are triggered from the Engine sequencer."

Drawing a Synthesizer in MIDI - Live!

video upload by GLASYS

"I've been really enjoying making live MIDI art, so I thought it would be cool to try and draw one of my favorite things in the world - a synth! 😀

I tried to make it look 3D, and the biggest challenge was drawing the black keys - I had to get the timing of those notes just right, play them faster and faster and then reverse their direction. Hope you like the results!

The controller is Roli LUMI, the sound is my Sequential Prophet X layered with Steinberg Retrologue. My DAW is Cubase 10.

Get the MIDI file (and audio) on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/glasys"

GLASYS Live at Sequential - Full Performance (Zelda Covers + Originals)

Published on May 13, 2020 GLASYS

"On my last solo tour (way before the pandemic) I dropped by Sequential's office and performed a 20 minute live set on the Prophet XL, and I thought now would be a good time to share with you the entire performance. I played a combination of tunes from The Legend of Zelda, original songs from my album Defective Humanity as well as a lofi Jazz standard.

Hope you enjoy!

Song list:
0:00 Intro
2:13 The Lost Woods (Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
3:39 Unwinder
6:36 NebuLa b
10:26 Great Fairy Fountain (Zelda: A Link to the Past)
12:24 Sheik's Theme (Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
13:38 Saxophobe
14:28 Body and Soul
16:04 People"

GLASYS - We Can Change (using Manipulator)

Published on May 24, 2017 GLASYS

"I recently got the Manipulator by Polyverse Music, an amazing plugin that lets you harmonize and modulate your vocals in realtime. Here's a little something I wrote with it! Feedback is always welcome. :)

All instruments recorded in one pass with no overdubs or sequences.

Gear used: Polyverse Manipulator, DSI Prophet 6, Nord Stage 2 EX, Studio Electronics Boomstar 4075, Akai Professional MPK Mini II.

www.glasysmusic.com"

Evolution Of A Song - Unwinder (GLASYS / Defective Humanity)

Published on Aug 27, 2019 GLASYS

Sequential Prophet 6 & Nord Stage 2 EX

"I thought it would be cool to show you how the song 'Unwinder' from my debut album 'Defective Humanity' was developed, initially as two separate ideas, then as a solo piano piece and finally as the album version. Which one do you like best?

0:06 Finger Twisters
0:51 Solo Piano Version
3:31 Album Version

Stream / download the entire album here:
https://fanlink.to/glasys_album


Album version credits:

Guitar: Amit Erez
Drums: Micah Hummel
Bass Guitar: Milo Fultz

Acoustic drums recorded at Dead Aunt Thelma’s Studio and engineered by Sacha Müller

Mixed by Sacha Müller
Mastered by Kris Crummett

Album cover by Ted Mineo"

Dragon Quest XI - Serena's Harp (Synthesizer Performance) | ドラゴンクエスト11 愛のこもれび

GLASYS

"Serena's Harp melody (AKA Yggdrasil Theme) from Dragon Quest XI - Echoes of an Elusive Age performed live on synths. I added some ambient ocean sounds for atmosphere. Hopefully you find this calming / soothing.
Just finished playing this game and I absolutely loved it, the soundtrack by Koichi Sugiyama is fantastic.

ドラゴンクエスト11のラブストーリーはシンセサイザーでライブ演奏されました（私の翻訳がひどい場合は申し訳ありません）。

Performed on Sequential Prophet XL and Moog Matriarch."

Metroid Music - Surface Of SR388 (Synth Cover, Return Of Samus)

Published on Jun 3, 2020 GLASYS

"Metroid 2 on Gameboy is the first game in the series I ever played. I'll never forget that feeling of being all alone on a creepy alien planet and being in awe of the size of the world and amount of exploration.
This tune is the first you hear when you start the game on the surface of planet SR388 - the soundtrack gets a lot weirder and creepier as you descend into the depths of the world."

Gameboy Music on Synth - Contra (Operation C)

Published on Apr 26, 2019 GLASYS

Dude can play.

"The 'Area 1' theme of 'Operation C' on Gameboy (AKA Contra jungle theme) performed live on a Sequential Prophet XL.

This is the first in a series in which I cover my favorite tunes from the Gameboy games I grew up playing. Hope you enjoy!

http://www.glasysmusic.com"

Metroid Title Theme - Live Performance on Synthesizers

GLASYS

"My take on the title theme of the classic NES Metroid game, performed live on a Sequential Prophet XL and a Moog Matriarch. I overdubbed my Therevox ET-4 in one part (you'll see it)."

Glasys Challenge / Arnaud Music. "Hurricane"

Published on Oct 28, 2017 Arnaud Music.

Pac-Man Theme - Live Finger Drumming & Keyboard Cover

video by GLASYS

"Pac-Man theme performed on keys and arcade buttons. All sounds played live simultaneously.

A YouTube #Shorts​ video."