Harlem Nights does Synthpop New Wave

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"I kept having this eighties synth track in my head, couldn't recall the original artist, so I recorded something similar in my studio. Anyone knows the original to this??? BTW it's my first turn on a video editor, gonna do this more often & better
Have fun
Harlem Nights"

Linn LM1 80s beats on iPad part 1: Prince, Sharon Redd, Human League, Michael Jackson and others

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"Tracklist:

* Prince - Kiss
* Morris Day - Dance Electric
* Vanity 6 - Nasty Girl
* Colonel Abrams - Not Gonna Let
* Sharon Redd - Love How You Feel
* Human League - Don't You Want Me
* Sharon Redd - Beat The Street
* Prince - 1999
* Flash & the Pan - Midnight Man
* Michael Jackson - Thriller
* Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
* Gary's gang - Runaway
* Morris Day - Jungle Love
* Vanity 6 - Sex Shooter
* Gary Low - You Are A Danger
* Human League - Do Or Die
* Prince - 777 9311
* Prince - When Doves Cry
* Prince - I Would Die 4U
* Human League - Open Your Heart

In 2009 I recreated many favorite 80s drumbeats on the then new Korg Electribe samplers, sampling the Linndrum, Oberheim DMX, Roland CR78, TR808 and more. I copied the patterns by ear and also tried to catch the vibe of each original track as much as possible, using only the internal EQ and sampler fx. Later I expanded the series to synthesizer medleys and full tracks. It led me to a lot of contacts, collaborations and releases.

Now I wanted to reboot this in portable music production. Jim Audo's GR16 iPad app felt very much like the Electribe SX in use. So I started transferring my old beats to the newer medium, improved and expanded them to do another series of classic drumbeats, to inspire new music.

The Novation Launchpad Pro Mk3 integrates well with it and gives more tactile feel to it, as with the Electribes. It's however not necessary to use it.

The result is a great sounding retro beat machine that now even fits on an iPhone.

And yes, that's an LM2 at the back, not LM1.

Enjoy
HN"

CR78 Essential 80s Synthpop part 1 (Juno Synths, Electribe SX)

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"Tributing the early 80s classics again, this time a softer side, based on the Roland CR78 drummachine, which was used in many of my all time favourite New Wave tracks. Drum sounds were sampled and patterns rebuilt in the Korg Electribe ESX, with additional Linndrum sounds where in the original tracks acoustic drumkits were added.

All synth and bass sounds are from my Roland Juno 106 (1984) and Juno 60 (1982) synths, trying to emulate the Prophets and other synths used in the original tracks. Additional fx by Boss SE50.

All recreated by ear. None of the original tracks were sampled.

- Daryl Hall & John Oates - I can't go for that
- Gary Numan - Remind me to Smile
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) - Enola Gay
- Soft Cell - Tainted Love
- Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
- Roxy Music - Jealous Guy
- Blondie - Atomic

Enjoy
Harlem Nights"

Linndrum Hi-NRG Orgy part 2 - Harlem Nights

YouTube Uploaded by harlemnightsmusic on Mar 28, 2011

"Slow to fast - set 2 of my Linndrum beats available at Zenhiser.com / Eighties / 1981-1989 series. Demo voice and some synth / fx parts added (Pro One, Prophet VS, Polysix).

The sets are sorted per year / style and also contain DMX, TR-808 and other contemporary sounding beatloops. They are recorded in 24bit 48kHz and professionally mastered, each in several stripped variations, for royalty free use in other musical productions.

http://www.zenhiser.com/categories/Drum-Loops/80's-%7B47%7D-Eighties/

Enjoy
HN"

Right on Target (Patrick Cowley tribute) - Harlem Nights

YouTube via harlemnightsmusic — April 04, 2010 — "Tributing Patrick Cowley.. Recreating this classic early 80s club track, some variations later on. You may recognize some elements of Menergy and Megatron Man. Patrick Cowley is one of my ATF artists. It's great to see his genious work being rediscovered by many nowadays.

Recreated by ear (loosely). No sampling of the original track was involved. Check out my other vids for more 80s recreations.

Synths used:
- Korg Electribe SX (Oberheim DMX drums, Linn cowbell)
- Korg Minikorg 700S (bass, rhythm accent)
- Creamware Pro12 (Prophet 5 brass)
- Crumar Performer (strings)
- Korg MS2000R (arpeggio fx, noise fx)
- No Juno this time :-)

Best
Harlem Nights"

Oberheim DMX Oldschool Hip Hop Classics on Electribe

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"Tribute for all ya homeboyz... This time some classic hip hop beats, recreated on my Korg Electribe using Oberheim DMX and DX sounds. As always, no actual records were sampled. All recreated by ear.

The scratch fx were done by stacking some sounds and adding heavy pitch modulation over it, with the ESX ribbon and slider controlling gate and pitch. All synth and bass parts were made on a Roland Juno 106 synthesizer (1984). Again all film shot wile actual recording.

Tracklist:
* The Show - Doug E Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew
* Walk this Way - Run DMC & Aerosmith
(snare: EMU Drumulator, guitar distortion: Roland SE50)
* The Message - Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
* Change le Beat - Fab 5 Freddy
* Mr. Big Stuff - Heavy D & the Boyz
* Say what you wanna say - Lovebug Starski
* Children's Story - Slick Rick
* No sell out - Malcolm X & Keith LeBlanc
* Sucker MC - Run DMC
* One for the Treble - Davy DMX
* Rock it - Herbie Hancock
* White Lines - Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel

Best
Harlem Nights"

TR909 Electribe SX Beatmaking Tutorial (part 1)

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"Thanks for your requests, here's part 1 of how to make beats on the Korg Electribe SX sampler. Sound is still a bit harsh and unbalanced, in part 2 further soundshaping and improvement will be explained.

Sounds: Roland TR-909

For other drummachine beats, see my other vids.

Best
Harlem Nights"

Real TR808 pt 2: FAST - Harlem Nights

Published on Jun 11, 2014 harlemnightsmusic·42 videos

"Part 2 145-170 BPM. I had an 808 for some time, made these beats with it.

These loops and drumhits can be downloaded as individual mixable parts at Zenhiser: http://goo.gl/CkqDTo

Thanks
HN"

Part 1 here.

Prophet 5 rev 2 - some Patrick Cowley sounds (Harlem Nights)

Published on Jul 28, 2012 by harlemnightsmusic

"My EP Watch me Dance @ iTunes: goo.gl/6MxFN

Got a great P5 rev2 now - Patrick Cowley's main synth. Here I'm just emulating some of his sounds. New tracks coming soon!

Enjoy
HN"

Harlem Nights - I have a MOOG! (MG-1, Electribe TR-808)

YouTube via harlemnightsmusic | July 06, 2010

"New track again.. Got a MOOG now! All synth & fx sounds by my new Realistic Moog MG-1 (1981). Drum sounds as usual by my Electribe SX sampler with improved tubes, Roland TR-808 sounds

The MG1 settings for the pro-one-ish bass in this track are shown in the flyovers over its controls, at 0'40 and 3'50 min

Best

Harlem Nights"

TR-808 Classic Beats on Korg Electribe SX part 1

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"Recreations, again by ear, of some classic early 80s beats that were originally made on a Roland TR-808 drummachine. This became the signature sound for freestyle music and later for house.

No actual records were sampled. All sounds are from the 808, except the synth drum solos played on the ribbon controller. I noticed that some of the tracks actually used LinnDrum kicks *. Only the SX's internal effects and synthesis were used.

Mantronix - 808 Beats
Shannon - Let the Music Play
Freeez - IOU
Man Parrish - Hip Hop Bebop
GLOBE & Whiz Kid - Play that Beat Mr. DJ *
Nineteen - Paul Hardcastle *
C.O.D. - In the Bottle
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing

More in part 2"

TR-808 Classic Beats on Electribe part 2

Moog Realistic MG-1 (1981) vs Cherry Audio MG-1 VST (2020)

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"Comparing Cherry Audio's Surrealistic MG-1 Plus digital plugin to a vintage Realistic Moog MG1. One of the best analog emulating plugins that I have heard. Sounds were matched on the VST to the originals first by sight, then by ear as closely as possible."

Harlem Nights - Orion (Pro One, Juno 60, CR78)

YouTube via harlemnightsmusic | October 11, 2010

"So here's a track with my SCI Pro One synthesizer.. All sounds, fx & claps made with this; chords by Roland Juno 60. Drums (CR78) by Korg Electribe SX

Some additional strings by Crumar Performer. Fx by Boss GX700

Made this track around a single take using the Pro One arpeggiator. Filmed during recording

Enjoy
HN"

Harlem Nights - Bit of Bebop Again (Korg Rhythm 55, Roland Juno 106, SCI Pro One, Prophet VS)

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"Back with a new start, a new oldschool track, hope you enjoy, Breakdance footage from the 1984 film Beat Street

Rhythm: Korg KR55 with added percussion TR808 using Korg Electribe ESX-1
Bass: Sequential Pro One
Seq: SCI Pro One, Minkorg 700S
Chords, melody: Roland Juno 106
Vocoder: Roland SVC-350

Available here: https://harlemnights.bandcamp.com/tra..."

LinnDrum Orgy pt. 1 - Harlem Nights

YouTube via harlemnightsmusic | November 20, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes

Can't tell if that's Richard Simmons...

"On some requests, for use in your own productions, these beats can be downloaded in HQ and stripped versions at: http://www.zenhiser.com/categories/Dr...

They are included in the "198x" downloads on this page, with other Oberheim DMX, CR78 and TR808 loops, each representing the styles in a year in the 80s

Enjoy!
HN"

Harlem Nights - 2010 (TR-707 & Juno 60 synthesizer)

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"It's 2010... This time a new jam, using my Korg ESX and Roland Juno 60 synthesizer. All drum sounds are from Roland TR 707. Compared to the Juno 106 that I used so far, the Juno 60 has many of the same controls but a very different sound character - I like both

Drums, choir, fx: Korg Electribe SX sampler
Bass: Novation Super Bass Station
Synths: Roland Juno 60

Next: Roland CR78 New Wave classics"