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Sunday, September 01, 2024
BOARDS OF CANADA - Beware the Friendly Stranger (Prophet REV2 Cover)
video upload by nicola neeco
"I love BOC’s short tracks & interludes: they’re little gems, always full of details just like the complete tracks.
I made this cover slower than the original and without the crackling background noise so you can fully appreciate this beautiful melody.
This track is also featured in Salad Fingers, the British animated web series created by @davidfirth in 2004 (a series with a very good foley and sound design, in my opinion)
(I made this patch from scratch)
gear used:
Sequential Prophet REV2 (8 voices)
follow me on Instagram: / nicolaneeco
Beware the Friendly Stranger, from Geogaddi (Warp Records, 2002)"
Friday, August 23, 2024
APHEX TWIN - Z Twig (#17) (Prophet REV2 Synth Cover)
video upload by nicola neeco
"One of my favorites from the Selected Ambient Works vol.2 album (1994 Warp Records).
For this cover I used the Prophet onboard bbd delay, then I added some reverb (my usual Vintageberb).
The patch it's quite simple: a single oscillator, square wave.
(I made these patch from scratch)
Gear used:
Sequential Prophet REV2 (8 Voices)
Valhalla Vintageverb"
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
BOARDS OF CANADA - Corsair (Prophet REV2 Synth Cover)
video upload by nicola neeco
"Here' s my version of this wonderful track by Boards of Canada from Geogaddi (2002, Warp Records)
The Prophet is in split mode with two almost identical patches, to match the original I applied some eq.
(I made these patch from scratch)
Gear used:
Sequential Prophet REV2
FabFilter ProQ3
U-he Satin Tape Plugin
Valhalla Vintageverb"
Friday, December 15, 2023
Boards of Canada - Sixtyniner (Prophet REV2 Synth Cover)
video upload by nicola neeco
"This is my version of this little gem from BOC's Twoism (1995, Warp Records)
(I made these patch from scratch)
Gear used:
Sequential Prophet REV2 (8 voices)
Valhalla Vintageverb plugin"
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
United Plugins Introduces JMG Sound Retronaut - LoFi Nostalgia Machine Multi-effect Plug-in
video upload by United Plugins
Press release follows:
United Plugins puts past into present with JMG Sound Retronaut, realised as LoFi Nostalgia Machine multi-effect plug-in
“I hate to overuse superlatives, but, it has to be said, within a minute of trying out the amazing features of the Retronaut plug-in, I was astounded. Its versatility will work across all manner of instruments, from guitars to drums; I even tried some of the effects on a piano piece, and the results were extraordinary. This is going to be a great asset for film and media compositions, as well as my commercial recordings.”
- Chris Payne, orchestral composer for film and television/synthpop pioneer (co-writer of Visage's 1981 hit single ‘Fade to Grey’/former Gary Numan backing band member), 2023
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC: independent development teams federation United Plugins is proud to announce availability of Retronaut from founding partner JMG Sound — swinging back into action and putting the (analogue) past into the (DAW-driven) present as a so-called LoFi Nostalgia Machine multi-effect plug-in, perfectly capturing the vibe of old analogue gear by mixing bucket brigade chips, cassette tapes, VCFs (Voltage-Controlled Filters), vintage choruses, vinyl records, and more to transport its users back in time to explore their magical (musical) memories — as of February 15...
Explore the past
History has it that mankind has not only travelled the world and the ‘Seven Seas’ but beyond that to take one giant leap to touch down on the Moon, meaning the sky is not the limit. Steps still need to be taken to literally leave future footprints further away from the natural satellite of Earth, yet reality reasons that humanity cannot physically step back in time to explore the past in person, however, rather relying on history to tell its story. Saying that, Retronaut, JMG Sound’s so-called LoFi Nostalgia Machine, musically transports those interested in exploring their magical (musical) memories from where they originated; after all, music has a miraculous ability to transport anyone back in time. Therefore, seatbelts should be securely fastened in readiness for an ‘analogue’ expedition through history!
LoFi Nostalgia Machine
Make sure, then, that those seatbelts are securely fastened, for an ‘analogue’ expedition through history awaits as Retronaut is assuredly announced as a multi-voice vibrato and chorus plug-in, pulsating with lo-fi effects. Indeed, it is inspired by old analogue gear with which wisened ears welcoming warmth will already be familiar — think bucket brigade chips, cassette tapes, VCFs, vintage choruses, and vinyl records... Retronaut revisits that nostalgic musical magic of the past, putting it into the (DAW-driven) present with multiple ways to age and DEGRADE the signal being processed, thanks to controls for FLUTTER (adds random fluctuations to the modulation shape, simulating tape flutter); DUST (adds noise to the modulation shape); FAIL (adds random glitches of pitch and level drops to simulate old failing gear); WARP (adds pitch drift and a little tremolo at half-rate to all the VOICES globally); DIRT (controls the amount of tape-style saturation); FEED (controls the amount of cross-feedback by taking the outputs of the VOICES and feeding them into each other); and MONO (switches the signal to mono, simulating old gear with only one speaker, such as radios).
DIVERGE, MOD, MIX, and more
Meanwhile, it is possible to offset the multi-voice engine — enabling users to MIX from a single vibrato voice up to 4 VOICES, resulting in a rich chorus — in various ways to create organic and evolving movements via the DIVERGE section: SPREAD (offsets the LFO phase in the left and right channels); LAG (introduces a time delay for each voice); PHASE (offsets the LFO phase for each voice); V2 SCALE (offsets the voice 2 modulation rate from the main modulation rate); V3 SCALE (offsets the voice 3 modulation rate from the main modulation rate); V4 SCALE (offsets the voice 4 modulation rate from the main modulation rate); and RESYNC (resets the LFO phases). But beating at the musical heart of Retronaut is its MOD (modulation) section with HP MOD (controls the modulation depth of the virtual analogue high-pass filter in both positive and negative polarity) and LP MOD (controls the modulation depth of the virtual analogue low-pass filter in both positive and negative polarity); dialling down the modulation depth for the vibrato effect with the associated VIBE control and then using other effects encourages that warm, woolly, and compressed tape sound. Shape the tone with the VCF section — anchored around those virtual analogue high-pass and low-pass filters, switchable between 2 (12dB per octave) and 4 (24dB per octave) POLE slopes, with RESO (resonance) control — and MIX to perfection. Possibilities are endless, almost: add lo-fi to drums, rich chorus to synths, and lush reverb to anything... ask orchestral composer for film and television/synthpop pioneer Chris Payne (Visage, Gary Numan), who was well versed in working with original analogue gear — of the kind that inspired Retronaut — on a number of historic hit records. “I particularly love the DEGRADE section, which can add a huge amount of expression to any sound you use,” he enthuses, ending on an equally high note: “I’ll certainly be building up a huge library of sounds using Retronaut over the coming months, and cannot wait to get started with it on my forthcoming projects.”
Key features:
Captures the vibe of old analogue gear, mixing bucket brigade chips, cassette tapes, vintage choruses, and more in one powerful multi- effect plug-in
Smoothly mix from a single vibrato voice up to four, resulting in a rich chorus
Add that nostalgic lo-fi (musical) magic with the DEGRADE section — age sound from gentle dust and warmth to old, broken gear
Control each voice independently with the DIVERGE section — offset them in various ways to create organic and evolving movements
JMG Sound’s Retronaut is available to purchase for a time-limited introductory promo price of only €24.00 EUR until March 19, 2023 — rising thereafter to its regular price of €89.00 EUR — as an AAX-, AU-, VST-, and VST3-compatible plug-in (using internal 64-bit audio processing capable of handling any sample rate) directly from its dedicated webpage (https://unitedplugins.com/Retronaut/), where a 15-day, fully-functional trial version for macOS 10.10 and newer and Windows 8/10/11 can also be downloaded for free.
Note that no iLok, dongle, or internet access is required for Retronaut activation. (All United Plugins software uses license files for activation and owners can freely use purchased software — with free-for-life updates — on all their computers, as long as they are the user.)
Saturday, August 27, 2022
How Aphex Twin Spurned the 90s Dance Mainstream ("Windowlicker") | New British Canon
video upload by Trash Theory
"For most of the 90s, Aphex Twin ran counter to what was happening in mainstream dance music. He was messing with low-key ambience during the forceful Eurodance of “Rhythm is a Dancer.” Moved to harsh industrial noise as Europe was smitten by the dreamy trance of Robert Miles’ “Children.” And when Prodigy and Chemical Brothers ruled the roost, Aphex Twin was attempting to rupture drum and bass with rapid stuttered software-programmed beats.
The Aphex Twin story is similarly antagonistic, filled with fabrication, half-truths and provocation pried from the man himself. Did he own a tank, live in a bank and do a DJ set using solely sandpaper and a food mixer? Quite possibly, but picking through everything he’s said for the presence of truth is a foolish exercise. The legend is more fun than the bedroom-based music geek reality. This is New British Canon and this is the story of “Windowlicker.”
#aphextwin #electronicmusic #musicdocumentary
Fact-checking by Serenity Autumn.
00:00 Introduction
01:20 Richard D. James: How Aphex Twin Came to Be
07:11 Selected Ambient Works 85-92
12:51 The First Three Albums with Warp Records
21:13 "Come to Daddy" & "Windowlicker"
31:09 The Lasting Impact of Aphex Twin
Soundtrack
Luar - Citrine (https://soundcloud.com/luarbeats)
Jesse Gallagher - The Golden Present
Luar - Anchor (https://soundcloud.com/luarbeats)"
Thursday, January 06, 2022
Why This Rare Soviet Drum Machine Still Kicks in 2022
video upload by
"When I first saw the Formanta UDM, also know as Rokton, I was intrigued - a Simmons-like drum synthesizer with cheesy preset rhythms? Add to that the typical Soviet "they make tanks here too" look and I knew I had to explore it. I was surprised by how bleepy and klonky it sounded once I turned of the preset drums. It has the energy of early Warp and Rephlex records, with a dusty and dry tone that yet goes low. The integrated rhythms became suddenly amazing, as I programmed the sounds to be different. I never heard a tango like that from a preset.
Sadly, I could not learn much about the history of this machine. There are just a few pages on it out there, so I hope this video can be start for more information. For me, I set the goal to visit all the Soviet production sites, once the world is traversable again, and find out more. Drop any info you have below, I am very curious to learn more and apologize for any factual errors I might have made."
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Richard H Kirk: A tribute to his music and legacy
video upload by CatSynth TV
"We pay tribute to the pioneering electronic musician Richard H Kirk, passed away on September 21, 2021. He was a member of the group Cabaret Voltaire, whose mix of experimental electronics and dada sensibilities was very influential in the 1970s, and work in the 1980s combining electronics and pop elements influenced industrial music. Kirk continued to record and perform as a solo artist from the 1990s onward. He reformed Cabaret Voltaire as a solo project in 2009.
We send our thoughts to his family, friends, and collaborators."
Cabaret Voltaire – The Dada Man
video upload by svspls
"Cabaret Voltaire – 1974-76 (1980 / 1992)"
Cabaret Voltaire - Voice Of America (Celebration)
video upload by jmj321
"From the Granada arts program 'Celebration', broadcast in 1980. Unfortunately the Cabs were at the end of the program and cut short somewhat."
Featuring the EMS SYNTHI Hi-Fli
CABARET VOLTAIRE - SENSORIA
video upload by vicoland
"Classic song from the pioners of the industrial rock."
Sweet Exorcist - Testone
video upload by Galgo23
"1990 promo directed by Jarvis Cocker"
"Sweet Exorcist Testone. 1990 single charting at #85 in the UK in February 1990. Official music video 90s 90's if everything's ready here on the dark side of the moon play the five tones house techno test one. ohnoitisnathan" w/ DJ Parrot
Featuring the EMS SYNTHI VCS 3 / The Putney
Richard H. Kirk - November X-Ray Mexico
video upload by Warp Records
"'November X-Ray Mexico' appears on 'Virtual State' (WARP19) by Richard H. Kirk, his first solo album for Warp released 31st January 1994."
Human Spirit
video upload by Sandoz - Topic
Thursday, October 08, 2020
Novation Teases New Aphex Twin Collaboration
Apparenlty these billboards are popping up in LA, Berlin, Bristol, and London per CDM.
Click the image to the left to zoom in and find some clues, if they apply that is.
On the left you'll see X-Station. The original X-Station was a controller keyboard with the K-Station engine built in. Note the font below it.
On the right you'll see Osc Filter Mod. Below you'll see Microtuning.
Feel free to see what else you can find.
Aphex Twin also worked with Novation on the AFX Mode Bass Station II and the Warp Records WXAXRXP 30th Anniversary Bass Station II.
Rumor is we'll find out Oct 20.
Update: and an image of the purported box spotted by Soviet Space Child.
Thursday, March 12, 2020
UNCUT GEMS - Synth Melody Tutorial (Moog Mother 32)
Published on Mar 12, 2020 RemixSample
"I only tried to recreate the arpeggio melody but I think it's pretty cool sounding and stand on it's own. This Moog Mother 32 synthesizer tutorial based and inspired by 'The Blade' by Daniel Lopatin for the movie 'Uncut Gems'."
The Blade
Published on Dec 12, 2019 Daniel Lopatin - Topic
Provided to YouTube by Warp Records
The Blade · Daniel Lopatin
Uncut Gems - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
℗ Warp Records
Released on: 2019-12-13
Producer: Daniel Lopatin
Monday, June 24, 2019
Warp Records WXAXRXP 30th Anniversary Novation Bass Station II
via Novation
"Warp Records celebrate their 30th anniversary with three-day NTS Radio takeover, including exclusive mixes and giveaways.
For the past 30 years, UK based label Warp Records have been consistently setting the bar in the electronic music world, always pushing the boundaries of the genre and thrilling music fans worldwide.
Founded by Steve Beckett and Rob Mitchell in the back of a record store in Sheffield in 1989, Warp has become the pioneer of its genre with a unique yet reliable catalogue of electronic music. Responsible for bringing to the world the likes of Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Squarepusher and Nightmares on Wax, plus loads more, Warp have also more recently ventured into film, art installations and their own online independent record store, Bleep.com.
This weekend, Warp are set to celebrate their 30th anniversary. Partnering with NTS, they’ll bring together their legendary roster with a packed out 100-hour schedule of music, including exclusive mixes, tributes and giveaways.
As part of the celebrations and in honour of the release of our recent Bass Station AFX update, listeners will have the chance to get their hands on a very limited edition Warp Records x Aphex Twin x Novation Bass Station II, 1 of only 5 made. For a chance to win, simply sign up for the WXAXRXP mailing list following the link below [bottom of page here].
LISTEN NOW
We’ve also compiled a selection of our favourite Warp releases spanning the past thirty years. With so many releases, we could have kept this list going on for ages, but here are ten particular highlights from the past three decades chosen by some of the team over at Novation HQ:
Monday, June 10, 2019
Korg Volca Drum Demo "73 Yips" Aphex Twin cover
Published on Jun 9, 2019 Mattelica
"Aphex Twin's '73 Yips' on the Korg Volca Drum to a Roland VS880 HDR to a Canon 6D + 50mm 1.4 lens."
And the original:
Published on Mar 27, 2019 Aphex Twin
"Provided to YouTube by Warp Records
73-Yips · Aphex Twin
On
℗ Warp Records
Released on: 1993-11-15
Auto-generated by YouTube."
Friday, November 02, 2018
Sort\Lave - New Release by Richard Devine
On BandCamp and on Spotify
The release is also available on CD and Limited Edition 3LP.
"After a break of 6 years, Atlanta based electronic musician, producer and sound designer Richard Devine returns with a new album ‘Sort\Lave’ on Venetian Snares‘ Timesig imprint. Recorded between 2016 and 2017 using Richard’s custom built Eurorack modular system and two Nord G2 Modular units, Sort\Lave features 12 tracks of intricate electronica that ranges from abrasive percussive experiments such as ‘Revsic‘ to ‘Astra’s dazzling juxtaposition of sounds and onto the radiant ambience of the album’s closer ‘Takara‘.
Talking about the album’s genesis Devine explains “I’ve been using modular synthesizers since I was 17, but have never written complete tracks using these newer systems. This was my first experiment to see if it would be possible and I probably spent about 5 years building up the systems that I used on this album.”
“I wanted the record to sound very different to my previous works which had been more cold, digital, clinical even, and had all been made using computers. The aim here was the complete opposite, to create something that felt very organic, detailed, spacious, big and warm and just as importantly, a record that you could put on and play all the way through that flowed in a seamless way.”
This new approach was to prove fruitful and enabled Devine to create music in an entirely new way. “I really wanted to break free from timeline-based music creation and do things with my hands on the fly,” he explains. “So the tracks are more like captured snapshot performances where I could experiment and play around with the idea of probability-based sequencing for every patch, string multiple sequencers together that would feed other sequencers to come up with interesting rhythms and melodies. It was really fun coming up with new sounds this way too, I felt like I created several I haven't heard before with this album. Some of the tracks on the album were complete accidents and evolved from something that happened spontaneously. In the end I feel this is one of the best records I have released to date, so I’m very excited to share it with the world.”
Making his debut in 1995, Devine’s releases for labels including Schematic, Warp Records and Detroit Underground have established him as one of the leading figures within the electronica community. In addition to his musical productions, Devine has enjoyed a lengthy and successful career in sound design, developing patches for many of the world’s leading music technology businesses and working with companies such as Google and Nike.
released November 2, 2018"
Thursday, July 05, 2018
Malekko Heavy Industry - Manther *Squarepusher / Warp Records Vibes*
Published on Jul 5, 2018 DivKidVideo
"You asked and I delivered ... I just can't remember who asked! :) ... I had a comment about the Manther from Malekko Heavy Industry asking about how it would sound with some Squarepusher and Warp Records "vibes". Specifically relating to the nice Roland SH-101 liquid melodic line that's drenched in reverb in 'Theme From Ernest Borgnine' from Squarepusher. So here's that melody. I changed a note or two at the end to hopefully avoid the potential take down but you can hear it does that resonant liquid filter style sound you hear in that track and others from Warp and that era/genre. The reverb is the Halls of Valhalla card in the TipTop Audio Z-DSP, which is also lovely."
Malekko Manther DivKidVideo
Friday, July 08, 2016
Carbon Electra Expansion Pack: Emissions
via supporting MATRIXSYNTH Member, Adam Pietruszko of knobz.net).
You'll find the expansion pack at http://www.pluginboutique.com.
"The 'Emissions' expansion for Carbon Electra has been designed with warm sounds influenced from the natural world. The collection will suit all producers looking to add depth and mysticism to their work.
Containing 64 presets focusing on lush keys, rich bass timbres, smooth pads, beautiful leads and hypnotic sequences. Layering and fusing with processed beats will ensure emotive textural productions, reminiscent of Warp Records.
Utilising Carbon's built in sequencer, this pack lets you access complex sequences and bass rhythms at a single keystroke. Build harmonic layers with delicate keys and full bodied pads or inject energy into your compositions with crisp leads.
The collection is also suited to audio/visual composers wishing to bring thought provoking electronica to their scores.
Produced by Adam Pietruszko (knobz.net), specialising in avant-garde cinematic sound design. Audio demo produced by Kanigu.
Be sure to check out the audio demo located in the multimedia player!
You'll find the expansion pack at http://www.pluginboutique.com.
"The 'Emissions' expansion for Carbon Electra has been designed with warm sounds influenced from the natural world. The collection will suit all producers looking to add depth and mysticism to their work.
Containing 64 presets focusing on lush keys, rich bass timbres, smooth pads, beautiful leads and hypnotic sequences. Layering and fusing with processed beats will ensure emotive textural productions, reminiscent of Warp Records.
Utilising Carbon's built in sequencer, this pack lets you access complex sequences and bass rhythms at a single keystroke. Build harmonic layers with delicate keys and full bodied pads or inject energy into your compositions with crisp leads.
The collection is also suited to audio/visual composers wishing to bring thought provoking electronica to their scores.
Produced by Adam Pietruszko (knobz.net), specialising in avant-garde cinematic sound design. Audio demo produced by Kanigu.
Be sure to check out the audio demo located in the multimedia player!
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Aphex Twin at the 2016 Summer NAMM Show
Uploaded on Jun 28, 2016 Synthtopia
"At Summer NAMM, Aphex Twin (Richard D. James) had a booth, to introduce his new album and to display his rare Cheetah MS800 synthesizer.
We talked with Hannah from Warp Records, who gave us a quick booth tour."
You can find details on the release and the Cheetah MS800 previously posted here, and coverage on Synthtopia here.
Wednesday, June 08, 2016
New Aphex Twin Cheetah EP a Nod to the Cheetah MS800
How's that for pretty cool. The wording follows and matches the Cheetah MS800 manual. You can see an image of one here (there are only a handful of references to the MS800 on the site). This is one rare synth.
"The Aphex Twin Cheetah EP uses digital sound generation techniques combined with wave sequencing technology to bring you sounds with movement and depth rarely found on records today.
To assure you that your Cheetah EP will give you many years of enjoyment, please be sure to read the owners manual carefully before attempting to operate the Cheetah EP.
If you wish to experiment and create some sounds of your own, first try editing some sounds we’ve already made for you, before attempting to create a patch from scratch.
We sincerely hope that having battled through the programming of the Cheetah EP, you have not become familiar with the exceptional potential of this record.
Have fun programming, and if you create any superb patches and tones which you feel deserve to be appreciated by other Cheetah EP buyers, send a MIDI System Dump of them, on a disc to us at WARP and if we also think they are superb, you could be rewarded for your efforts. Try us!”
Features:
Digital Wave Sequencing Synthesizer
Sounds programmed to sequence through changing waveforms as the note plays, giving exceptional movement and character to the music
15 note polyphonic
Velocity Sensitive
Multi-Timbral
Stereo Output
Fully programmable from the front panel
LED display"
Update: Cheetah Sweet Talker cassette pic in via Luan Correa.
What the?...
See video below. Curious if he has one and if it will be featured...
Note this is the first post out of currently 139,421 to feature the Cheetah Sweet Talker, and thus gets the illusive exclusive label. You think you've seen it all and then this. Thanks to Luan for sharing!
BBC Micro Speech Synthesis Published on Nov 24, 2012
"I found a speech synthesis chip for the BBC Micro, so I had to try it out! :L This is just running the demo program. The chip was a Cheetah 'Sweet Talker' extension pack. Sorry about the poor visuals; I would have re-recorded it but the power supply blew up shortly after this video.
For any of my subscribers wondering about the lack of Tiny Tim updates, an awful lot has been happening on the design side of things, and I'm doing regular updates on the website (http://www.northdownfarm.co.uk/rory/tim/). However as not much more has been done on the hardware side, there hasn't been anything to film yet. I will hopefully get a new vid up about memory in the next to weeks."
LABELS/MORE:
BBC,
Cheetah,
exclusive,
New,
New in 2016,
New Old,
New Old in 2016,
Speech Synthesis,
Updates
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Illuminated (Richard Devine) Cylindrical Modular Mix
"Remix of track 11 on Chad Mossholder's new debut solo album "Non-Site Specific on on Artificial Music Machine, released Dec 16th 2014
First remix using my eurorack modular system.
link to buy the album (both streaming and downloadable):
info:
As an extra special bonus track commissioned for this album, sonic wizard Richard Devine (Schematic, Make Noise, Warp Records) has created a complex aleatoric recombinant masterpiece out of a thousand exploded fragments of "Illuminated" using his massive modular synthesizer, a huge ever growing pulsating brain that rules from the center of his studio near Atlanta!"
Monday, October 13, 2014
RIP Mark Bell of LFO
Some sad news in. It appears Mark Bell of LFO passed away this month due to complications after surgery. Many of you will remember him from his classic acid house tracks back in the early days of warehouse raves. I remember their namesake track "LFO" as one of only a handful of stand out tracks you'd eagerly await to come on. He was part of the birth of a completely new genre of underground electronic music that would grow and influence nearly all genres of music; he influenced countless musicians both directly and indirectly. Mark later worked with Bjork and produced Depeche Mode's Exciter.
Mark will be sorely missed.
Left: "Warp Records confirmed the passing of Mark Bell (Picture: Rex Features)" via METRO
Below: Gez Varley & Mark Bell in their studio back in the day via the Anafrog forum. The image and excerpt appear to be from an interview that no longer appears to be online. Like many artists at the time he along with Gez of LFO embraced what gear was available and affordable and made pure magic with them.
"How did you and Gez Varley get together to form LFO, and what did you use in the way of equipment on your early recordings?
Gez and I met breakdancing in a shopping mall, then met again on a graphics and photography course, we had all the same records, same sense of humour...we used TR 808, TR 909, TR 727, Synthi, Casio FZ-10, System 100 and an Atari running Creator."
Below is TV spot on Warp records and the Sheffeild house scene starting with an interview with Gez and Mark Bell. I'm curious what synth Gez holds up and calls out as their first. I thought it might be a grey Yamaha CS01, but I'm not seeing knob section on the left. The keyboard panned at the start of the video is an EMS Cricklewood.
LFO interview on TV and Warp Published on Aug 1, 2012 (previously featured here)
"Lfo Tv interview and a short story on Warp records and the northern Bleep scene . made at around the time of 1990 . feat gez varley and mark bell .."
Uploaded on Sep 29, 2008
"LFO - LFO
Released 26 Jul 1990"
LFO was on of the tracks the changed everything. RIP Mark Bell.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Ultimate Percussion Green K2-X Analog Synthesizer System Rare Drum Machine
Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.
via this auction
"Ultimate Percussion K2-X Analog Synthesizer System
8 Channel drum/synth with built in sequencer
This is a rare monster of a drum synth - Good luck ever seeing one of these guys again.
This UP K2-X sounds big, warm, punnchy and tough, works great and its built like a tank! All metal.
Used by Warp Records artists Plaid - in this link you can see it in their studio.
Have a listen to them to get a vibe of the sound of this.
8 trigger inputs
Individual outputs + stereo main outputs and headphone output
One special Bass drum channel
One special Snare channel
Six completely tuneable oscillator synth channels
All channels have these controls - Level, Pan, Trigger Sensitivity, Decay, Bite, Noise Filter, Noise + VCO mix, VCO pitch and VCO Sweep
All channels have Pulse button - Pulse generates an in temp trigger, good to get you tweaking right away
All channels have Preset Mode button - allows two different sound settings
Physical condition - As you can see in the photos some knobs are missing their caps and some caps are attached but need a little glue to keep them from spnning. There is one missing led light but everything functions and all knobs are clean. Marks and scratches visible in photos. Nothing major. Youll see some tape on the bottom also, you can just take that off though.
Audio condition - all good."
via @dyLAB
via this auction
"Ultimate Percussion K2-X Analog Synthesizer System
8 Channel drum/synth with built in sequencer
This is a rare monster of a drum synth - Good luck ever seeing one of these guys again.
This UP K2-X sounds big, warm, punnchy and tough, works great and its built like a tank! All metal.
Used by Warp Records artists Plaid - in this link you can see it in their studio.
Have a listen to them to get a vibe of the sound of this.
8 trigger inputs
Individual outputs + stereo main outputs and headphone output
One special Bass drum channel
One special Snare channel
Six completely tuneable oscillator synth channels
All channels have these controls - Level, Pan, Trigger Sensitivity, Decay, Bite, Noise Filter, Noise + VCO mix, VCO pitch and VCO Sweep
All channels have Pulse button - Pulse generates an in temp trigger, good to get you tweaking right away
All channels have Preset Mode button - allows two different sound settings
Physical condition - As you can see in the photos some knobs are missing their caps and some caps are attached but need a little glue to keep them from spnning. There is one missing led light but everything functions and all knobs are clean. Marks and scratches visible in photos. Nothing major. Youll see some tape on the bottom also, you can just take that off though.
Audio condition - all good."
via @dyLAB
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