Action soundtrack style with LinnDrum, DW 8000, and DX7

Published on May 31, 2013 SynthManiaDotCom·247 videos

Quick improvisation in an "action" soundtrack style.
Linn LinnDrum: drums
Korg DW-8000: synth bass
Yamaha DX7: FM synth

Synthmania quick tip #9 - The 1980s pop ballad sound

Published on May 28, 2013 SynthManiaDotCom·246 videos

"One of the typical keyboard-based setups that were used in the '80s for ballads.
Moog Minimoog: synth bass
Roland TR-808: drum machine
Yamaha DX7: electric piano"

Blue Forest song with three Emulators)

Published on May 19, 2013 SynthManiaDotCom·244 videos

"E-mu Emulator, E-mu Emulator II, sampler, synth, Synth Pop"

Roland MSQ-700, Bit 99 and TR-505

Published on May 18, 2013 SynthManiaDotCom·243 videos

"Jamming with the Roland MSQ-700, a simple but effective hardware sequencer from 1984. A (Crumar) Bit 99 offers the synth sounds, and a Roland TR-505 provides the beat.
In the days before DAWs, hardware sequencers were often used to build the structure of synth-based songs of the '80s."

'80s style Raggamuffin with Roland TR-505

Published on Mar 21, 2013 SynthManiaDotCom·242 videos

"A quick demo of the punchy sound of the Roland TR-505, a budget but cool drum machine from 1986. The Korg M1 plays "Jamaica", a combi from the M1 series "Synth 2" card set. A Fender Jazz bass rounds up the RIDDIM :-) (sorry for the bad focus)."

''Via Marconi'' - '80s Italo with Memorymoog

Published on Mar 9, 2013 SynthManiaDotCom·241 videos

"From my (eventually) upcoming Italo Dance / '80s Synth Pop album. This song is entirely made with a Memorymoog (all parts except the Simmons drums, of course)."

SH-1000 Just An Illusion - sneak preview

Published on Feb 24, 2013 SynthManiaDotCom·240 videos

"Confirmed by Tony Swain - it was a Roland SH-1000 through Boss blue pedal of the era, and dbx 160... sneak preview of my upcoming video breakdown of the song."

Generalmusic S2R - Performance demo

Published on Feb 24, 2013 SynthManiaDotCom·239 videos

"Demos of a few of the Generalmusic S2R built-in Performance patches."

Synthmania quick tip #8 - The Italo Dance house piano sound

Published on Feb 8, 2013 SynthManiaDotCom·238 videos

"The classic Korg M1 piano was widely used in Italo Dance / House in the early 1990s."

Deep House with Juno-60, M1, TR-909

Published on Feb 5, 2013 SynthManiaDotCom·237 videos

"A Deep House-inspired improvisation using Roland Juno-60, Korg M1, Roland TR-909"

Building Techno and House rhythms on the Roland TR-909

Published on Feb 4, 2013 SynthManiaDotCom·236 videos

"I bought my 909 in the '90s when it was at the peak of its popularity in Techno, House and Rave music. This old faithful has been to many raves and house parties back in the day, yet, amazingly, still works and more importantly, grooves like a fox on rollerblades."

A few Roland JD-990 pads, plucks, pianos, and strings

Published on Feb 3, 2013 SynthManiaDotCom·235 videos

"The Roland JD-990 is a classic module featuring great waveforms in ROM, and deep editing capabilities (it was known as a "programmer's dream" when it came out). These are a few examples of its classy, beautiful, lush sounds."

A few Kurzweil K2500X Setup sounds

Published on Oct 4, 2012 by SynthManiaDotCom

Noodling & Just An Illusion with Minimoog and Emulator

Published on Oct 2, 2012 by SynthManiaDotCom

"A quick noodling session with Minimoog, Emulator, LinnDrum. Again, my audio interface is being exchanged and I'm using the computer's internal card, so apologies for the noise floor. The Emulator going out of tune in a couple of parts is because I inadvertently moved the pitch bend wheel with my elbow :-D"

''Meadow'' - demo with Simmons SDSV, Jupiter-8, TR-808

Published on Sep 30, 2012 by SynthManiaDotCom

"A moody, slower demo of the Simmons SDSV, the Roland TR-808, and Roland Jupiter-8 using some classic-sounding sounds. The TR-808 drives the Simmons and the JP-8's arpeggiator, the rest is improvised in real time. The filter of the JP-8 is set at -24dB and tweaked in real time. Again, due to my main audio interface being broken, I'm using the computer's internal audio card, sorry for the floor noise."

Follow-up to this post.

Simmons SDSV, TR-808, Jupiter-8, Minimoog

Published on Sep 30, 2012 by SynthManiaDotCom

"Simmons SDSV, TR-808, Jupiter-8, Minimoog"

E-mu Emulator ''Blade Runner'' disk

YouTube Published on Sep 11, 2012 by SynthManiaDotCom

"A famous disk - reportedly E-mu sampled the radio for the reggae loop and trumpet."

Note the built-in disk tray on the original Emulator.

"Via Roma" - Italo with Juno-60 (draft)

YouTube Published on Sep 10, 2012 by SynthManiaDotCom

"Italo with Roland Juno-60, TR-909, DEP-5, M-10DX"

Simple Trance with hardware (Juno-60)

YouTube Published on Sep 9, 2012 by SynthManiaDotCom

"A quick tutorial on creating a simple Trance-type arpeggio sound with the Roland Juno-60."

Pro Tools - Vacuum - Lead, Bass, Arp, Perc and FX demo

YouTube Published on Sep 9, 2012 by SynthManiaDotCom

"Demos of Vacuum, the virtual analog monosynth in Pro Tools"