Don't Say Goodbye by Jay Wires

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Some info on the gear used, via Jay Wires:

"I used Patrick Cowley’s Sequential Circuits Pro-One for a few of the sounds. It had remained unused since his death in 1982 until 2022 when Tone Tweakers refurbished it and added MTG Turbo CPU and MIDI (reversible mods). I also used the Roland Juno-60 I got from my friend Vince. The rest of the sounds I dialed up from scratch on basic Logic softsynths, except for the piano, which was a preset."

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On the release:

"‘Don’t Say Goodbye’ is the fifth single from Jay Wires.

New York City based synthesist-songwriter Jay Wires dials up catchy electropop infused with human emotion - synthpop art with a human heart. With a long history of dealing vintage synths to serious recording artists, Jay Wires finally started releasing music of his own in August 2022 through Yes Trigger Music.

‘Don’t Say Goodbye’ is a true story about being ghosted by a narcissist during the isolation and loneliness of COVID lockdown, cleverly disguised as an upbeat synthpop ditty that some may find reminiscent of Yazoo or The Postal Service.

‘Don’t Say Goodbye’ was suddenly released on July 7, 2023 without any prior promotion.

LISTEN ON SPOTIFY:
https://open.spotify.com/track/0iNSpXoV0K2ncoY4dJ28U9?si=9c0bb5e3619f4527

LISTEN ON BANDCAMP:
https://jaywires.bandcamp.com/track/dont-say-goodbye

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaywires/"

Sequential Circuits Pro-One -Turbo CPU+Midi - Techsmechs TM-2 - Pro Serviced SN 3326

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"This one is in excellent cosmetic condition and working 100%. It is ready to be played and needs nothing! As the title says, this one has the Turbo CPU Upgrade with Midi. It has a custom midi bezel on one of the wood sides so there is no irreversible damage and misaligned holes drilled into the metal housing. It also has the Techsmechs TM-2 keyboard replacement."

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Big Jam with Modular Synth, Akai MPC X, and Analog Synths (8)

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"5U Modular ( Synthesizers.com , STG Soundlabs , Synthetic Sound Labs )
Akai MPC X
Moog Source
Behringer 2600 (ARP 2600 clone)
Behringer Pro-1 (Sequential Circuits Pro One clone)
Xoxbox (Roland TB-303 clone)
Studio Electronics Boomstar 5089 mk1
Boss HC-2 Handclapper
Simmons SDS-V"

How Bata Make's Electronic Music

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"Going over my whole setup briefly. This is probably the most detailed studio tour/setup description I'll do unless I start a patreon or something and need extra videos. I don't mention a lot of the random gear like outboard compressors, EQs, etc just the things I'm most commonly using in my videos. If you have questions feel free to ask in the comments but I won't be writing very long replies so try to keep the questions simple."

Jam from this video:

Big Jam with Modular Synth, Akai MPC X, and Analog Synths (5)


"5U Modular (Synthesizers.com, STG Soundlabs, Synthetic Sound Labs)
Akai MPC X
Nord Wave
Moog Source
Behringer 2600 (ARP 2600 clone)
Behringer Pro-1 (Sequential Circuits Pro One clone)
Xoxbox (Roland TB-303 clone)
Korg Mono/Poly
Korg Delta
Studio Electronics Boomstar 5089 mk1
Yamaha CS-15
Boss HC-2 Handclapper"

Jamming with 5U Modular, Akai MPC X, and 7 Synths

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Akai MPC X
5U Modular System
Moog Source
Clavia Nord Wave
Korg Mono/Poly
Xoxbox (Roland TB-303 clone)
Yamaha CS-15
Studio Electronics Boomstar 5089 mk1
Behringer 2600 (ARP 2600 clone)
Behringer Pro-1 (Sequential Circuits Pro One clone)

Sequential Circuits Prophet 2000 used by Herbie Hancock (w signature) + custom flightcase + manual

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"This one was used by the great Herbie Hancock for a concert in Rome in the late 1989!

(It was Signed by Mr.Hancock on the front panel)

SERVICED by pro tecnician.

In great aestetics conditions

100% perfectly working.

Comes with its custom Flight case."

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Sequential Circuits Pro-One w/ Custom Knobs & Moog Soft Case

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"The knobs are NOT original, but carefully laid out by myself for quick and easy visual identification. For the most part, every knob on the synth related to each section is a certain type. For example- Oscillator A is one type, Oscillator B has another type of knob, etc. etc. The master volume output knob (far right) is huge and feels so smooth to turn.

BIG NOTE- this comes with a Moog gig bag that fits the synth perfectly. I believe the bag was made for the Moog Sub37 and Little Phatty, but the Pro One REALLY fits well. Has a velcro handle, a shoulder strap, and a pouch to store cables, etc. Those bags aren't made anymore, and new they were about $80.

If you REALLY want the original knobs, they're about $150 per set online."

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Sequential Circuits Pro-One 37-Key Monophonic Synthesizer SN 1602

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"The only issue is that the middle g flat key goes all the way down. Doesn’t affect the sound."

See pic below.

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Famous 80s Synth Bass Lines

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Famous 80s Synth Bass Lines part1
0:05 Trans-X Living On Video
0:23 Yazoo Don`t Go
0:46 Yazoo Bring Your Love Down
1:07 Berlin Metro
1:20 YMO Solid State Survivor
1:33 Yazoo Goodbye 70s"

Roland SH-101, Sequential Circuits Pro-One, ARP Odyssey.

Jamming with Various Synthesizers (11)

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Roland P-330
Korg Mono/Poly
Behringer 2600 (ARP 2600 clone)
Behringer Pro 1 (Sequential Circuits Pro One clone)
Moog Source
Akai MPC X
Simmons SDS-V
Xoxbox (Roland TB-303 clone going through Line 6 Pod)
Arturia Synthi V (EMS Synthi softsynth)

Sequential Circuits Prelude 49-Key 49-Voice Polyphonic Orchestral Synthesizer

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"Vintage orchestral synthesizer consisting of Piano, Organ, Brass, and String sections. Freshly serviced at Pro Audio Electronics in Tampa. Like many other similar 4-section synths of this type, all 49 keys will play simultaneously for 49-note polyphony. Two of the sections can be played at the same time. It has an on-board chorus/flanger effect as well as a 7-band equalizer. The on-board effects and EQ are great for thickening and modulating the string sound beyond the scope of traditional orchestral sounds. The Prelude has a very appealing and intuitive Sequential-esque layout and appearance and is definitely one of the finest orchestral-type multitimbral synths among others in its class."

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Jamming with 9 Synthesizers

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Nord Wave
Korg Mono/Poly
Korg Delta
Yamaha CS-15
Moog Source
Behringer 2600 (ARP 2600 clone)
Behringer Pro 1 (Sequential Circuits Pro One clone)
Studio Electronics Boomstar 5089
Xoxbox (Roland TB-303 clone)
Drums from Akai MPC X

Sequential Circuits Pro-One SN 5573 w/ MTG Turbo MIDI & Wood Side Panels

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You can find details and demos MTG Turbo MIDI kit in previous posts here.

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Sequential Circuits Pro One

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"The Sequential Pro One is a fantastic monosynth. This one is in great condition with little to no use by me ... had it recently serviced to get it up to snuff . It comes from the same period and genre as the Roland and Moog . The Pro One was basically Sequential's attempt at taking their legendary poly-synth and packing it into a compact monophonic analog synth. It has two VCOs, a great 4-pole lowpass filter, two ADSR envelopes (one for filter), and a compact three-octave keyboard. With a Pro-One, you can easily create punchy analog bass-lines and leads or quirky analog synth effects.

The Pro One is an extremely flexible synth with lots of modulation possibilities (ie: the filter, VCO B and LFO can modulate VCO A or B frequencies or pulse widths, or the VCF). There's also an onboard sequencer, something common on many Sequential synths but not often found on other monosynths of the time. Also onboard is an arpeggiator which has UP and UP/DOWN patterns."

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U-HE REPRO DEMO - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

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"Demo and review of U-HE REPRO, a software VST plugin emulation of the classic SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS PROPHET 5 and SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS PRO ONE synthesizers (REPRO-1 and REPRO-5). We'll recreate the iconic track MESSAGES by OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark)."

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Patrick Cowley Sequential Circuits Pro-One synthesizer + Roland TR-808 refurbished by Tone Tweakers

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"We recently acquired Patrick Cowley’s Sequential Pro-One. We meticulously refurbished it just like we refurbish all the similar vintage synths we sell on our website. We also added the MTG turbo CPU update and MIDI retrofit. We didn’t want to drill holes in the back panel, so we ran an Ethernet cable out of the cable slot in the back to plug into a small external midi connector box. This instrument is now part of the incomparable collection of gear at The Synth Sanctuary electronic music studio in NYC. Track programmed by @jaywires (who you should follow), who will be recording a lot with this classic instrument in January of 2023, if all goes as planned. Buy vintage synths that work like new at tonetweakers.com and please sign up for our newsletters while you’re there. Thanks!"

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PAIA Proteus 1 Synthesizer w/ Manuals

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"Video of product at bottom. This is an electronic wizards dream. It lights up and comes on but the presets all sound the same. It functions as in emits a sound but it needs repair. I'm afraid it's going to have to be AS-IS as I don't have the talents to repair this rare beauty. Their might be only a handful of these in existence. This ultra-rare analog monosynth is called the Proteus 1. This is a monophonic analog synth with 16 memory locations! It's based on CEM chips (as used in the Sequential Circuits Pro-One and many other classic vintage synths). Its got two oscillators with oscillator sync, an envelope generator, LFO, lowpass resonant filter, glide and noise-gen. This synth is unique for a vintage monosynth in that it has patch memory which can be programmed by the user and also has a series of lights to show when knob settings match internal patch settings."

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Synthmania midnight jam 8

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"Eigth episode in the Synthmania midnight jam series. This one has Roland TR-808 drums, Sequential Circuits Pro-One synth bass, and Roland Juno-60 ethereal synth pad / melody. Two tracks of electric guitar. The few other instruments (dark synth, rising synth, piano, crash samples, are stock VSTs and samples in the Cubase DAW. Playlist with the other seven:"



Update:

A few people have asked... (technical info on Midnight Jam 8)

'80s Pro-One, Juno-60, TR-808 Dec 11, 2022

video upload by SynthMania

"A typical soundset of the '80s is a polysynth through digital delay.
Synth bass sequence: Sequential Circuits Pro-One
Drum machine: Roland TR-808
Polysynth: Roland Juno-60
Mackie ProFX10v3: mixer with FX set at preset #17 'Delay 3'"

Sequential Circuits Pro-One Custom Sound Demo

video upload by soitgoesmusic

"A demo of the legendary Sequential Circuits Pro-One. A very musical sounding synth that has lots of great rhythmic modulation options.

Patches programmed and played by so.it.goes. No effects added. What you hear is direct from the synth. Each part is from one patch only. There is no multi-tracking on any part.

Pros:
- amazing vintage Prophet sound
- lots of rhythmic options with an arpeggiator, sequencer, and powerful LFO
- modulation setup is very useful
- easy to make it sound magical

Cons:
- plastic case is cheap feeling
- no midi (but includes CV ins)
- can't save patches (though taking pictures can help)"