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 - The MAN (80s Breakdance Tribute)

YouTube via harlemnightsmusic | October 27, 2010

"This time an electric boogie tribute - new song

Drums: Korg Electribe SX (TR808 sounds)
Bass: Realistic Moog MG1
Synth: Roland Juno 106
Arps, vocoder: Korg MS2000R
Strings: Crumar Performer
Fx: Boss GX700, Lexicon LXP5 (intro)
Choir: Kraftwerk (Uranium)

Enjoy
HN"

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"

PRO ONE vs. PRO 12 analog vs. digital Prophet 5 - Harlem Nights

YouTube via harlemnightsmusic | September 29, 2010

Update via Crossmod in the comments: "This video should carry an Epileptic seizure warning." Good call.
"An analog vs a digital voice of the Sequential Prophet 5 (rev 3) synthesizer (1978):
- L channel = Sequential Pro One synth (1981)
- R channel = Creamware Pro 12 synth module (2006), in single voice mode

Mostly focusing on basic sonic quality, not features. Envelopes and filter levels were matched to eachother by ear (the number settings differ). It appeared to me that the Pro 12 has linear potmeters whereas in the Pro One the change rate increases when you turn the knobs. The Pro 12 was played with an EMU Xboard 61. No added fx or EQ. Both were recorded through the same mixer and soundcard.

There's quite a lack of proper Pro 12 demos on internet, hence I made this one for others deciding about it... A HQ mp3 of the test can be found at: www.harlemnightsmusic.com/PRO_ONE_VS_PRO­_12.mp3

To my ears, the Pro 12 held up surprisingly well in this test against a famous analog bass synth, on just a single voice. Main sonic differences were in the filter and pulse width range, and the Pro One has a slightly rawer 'alive' feel esp in pulse wave sounds. But for most sounds mixed in in a track this all may not matter that much. Also, the Pro 12's unison can make up for much of it, with its added controls for number of unison voices / polyphony and voice detuning.

Next time: more music!

Enjoy
Harlem Nights"

PRO ONE vs. PRO 12: analog vs. digital Prophet 5 - Harlem Nights

YouTube via harlemnightsmusic | September 26, 2010

"An analog versus a digital voice test of the Sequential Prophet 5 (rev 3) synthesizer (1978):
- L channel = Sequential Pro One synth (1981)
- R channel = Creamware Pro 12 synth module (2006), in single voice mode

Mostly focusing on basic sonic quality, not features. Envelopes and filter levels were matched to eachother by ear (the number settings differ). Pro 12 was played with EMU Xboard 61. No added fx or EQ. Both were recorded through the same mixer and soundcard.

There's quite a lack of proper Pro 12 demos on internet, hence I made this one for others deciding about it... A HQ mp3 of the test can be found at: www.harlemnightsmusic.com/PRO_ONE_VS_PRO­_12.mp3

To my ears, the Pro 12 held up surprisingly well in this test against a famous analog bass synth. Main sonic differences were in the filter and pulse width range. I would say the basic sound

In a polyphony test, against a real Prophet 5, this difference may be larger, as the oscillators will be summed. But if you play the Pro 12 in two voice unison with a slight detuning, you still got six phat voices and won't be far off :-)

Next time: more music!

Enjoy
Harlem Nights"

Update: video back up.

CR-78 Essential 80s Synthpop part 2 - Harlem Nights

YouTube via harlemnightsmusic | August 07, 2010

"Blondie, Visage, Roxy Music, John Foxx... A lot of fun again recreating some fav classic new wave sounds, that were based on the Roland CR-78 drummachine. See part 1 for others

All again recreated by ear. None of the original tracks were sampled. Filmed during recording.

Gear used:
- Korg Electribe SX (CR 78 sounds, Linndrum additional sounds)
- Korg Minikorg 700S (Visage, John Foxx)
- Roland Juno 60 (most pads, strings)
- Roland Juno 106 (most basses)
- Crumar Performer (Roxy Music strings)
- Boss GX-700 and SE50 (fx)

Tracklist:
* Blondie - Heart of Glass
* Visage - Fade to Grey
* Roxy Music - Same Old Scene
* Roxy Music - Dance Away
* Buggles - I am a Camera
* John Foxx - Plaza
* John Foxx - Underpass
* Blondie - Atomic"

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"

Living On video (Instruments:)

YouTube via JohnFrank78 — October 25, 2009 — "Living On Video 1982-1983
Instruments: Roland Jupiter 4 and 6, CSQ 600, TR-808, Korg Vocoder and Polysix,
Oberheim OB8, DMX, DSX Elka Synthex, Electric guitar, Simmons and Mattel drums.


Oberheim DMX Classic Tracks on Electribe Sampler & Juno synthesizer From: harlemnightsmusic | 03 de junio de 2009 | All tracks recreated by ear. All synth, bass & fx parts were programmed on my Roland Juno 106 synth (1984), and recorded with a Boss SE50 effect processor. In the originals different synths were used. All played and filmed live during recording, no MIDI sequencer was used."
and the original:

Trans-X - Living On Video Official Video
YouTube via UnidiscMusic — February 20, 2010 — "CLICK TO DOWNLOAD http://bit.ly/9ed9BT

Trans-X Living On Video
© 1981 Unidisc Music Group
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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"

TR909 Electribe SX Beatmaking Tutorial (part 1)

YouTube via harlemnightsmusic

"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"

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

YouTube via harlemnightsmusic

"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"

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

YouTube via harlemnightsmusic

"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"

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"

Oberheim DMX Classic Tracks on Electribe Sampler & Juno synthesizer

YouTube via harlemnightsmusic

"In this series, this time I tried to reproduce more elements of my fav tracks. For beats I used my Korg Electribe SX drum sampler again, now filled with classic Oberheim DMX and DX drummachine sounds. For drums only the ESX internal fx were used. No actual tracks were sampled except Blue Monday's choir sound; this was sampled from the original source track Uranium by Kraftwerk.

All tracks recreated by ear. All synth, bass & fx parts were programmed on my Roland Juno 106 synth (1984), and recorded with a Boss SE50 effect processor. In the originals different synths were used. All played and filmed live during recording, no MIDI sequencer was used.

Blue Monday / The Beach - New Order
The Walk - The Cure
Living on Video - Trans-X (note: this may have been TR-808 instead or combined)
I Feel for You - Chaka Khan
Makin' Music - Gary's Gang (LinnDrum conga + cowbell)
Look of Love - ABC
Happy Station - Fun Fun
Weekend - Class Action / Larry Levan
Body Talk - Imagination

Next vid: Oberheim DMX Oldschool Hiphop & more"

TR-808 Classic Beats on Korg Electribe SX part 1

YouTube via harlemnightsmusic

"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

Harlem Nights does Synthpop New Wave

YouTube via harlemnightsmusic
"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"