"Native Instruments Introduces ABBEY ROAD 80s DRUMS
Berlin, August 24th, 2010 – Native Instruments today introduced ABBEY ROAD 80s DRUMS, the third instrument developed together with the iconic British recording studios. With two expertly engineered premium drum kits for use in the free KONTAKT PLAYER and the KONTAKT 4 sampler, ABBEY ROAD 80s DRUMS allows musicians and producers to recreate the defining drum sound of the 80s with the highest level of sonic fidelity and authenticity.
ABBEY ROAD 80s DRUMS contains two characteristic instruments that significantly contributed to the sound of the respective musical decade – a vintage Yamaha 9000, one of the most groundbreaking and most-recorded kits in music history, and a Slingerland Magnum Chrome with single-headed concert toms and a full set of Octobans, the melodically tuned tubular toms that were popular among drummers of that time. Both drum kits were set up and sampled with painstaking precision in Abbey Road's Studio Two and Studio Three, taking full advantage of the acoustic properties of these famous recording rooms.
ABBEY ROAD 80s DRUMS features an especially sophisticated implementation of the typical "gated reverb" technique that enabled the distinctive huge-but-tight drum sound of the 80s. Different sets of ambient microphones were used at Abbey Road to capture additional, strongly compressed versions of the room sound, including a mono overhead signal recorded through a STC 4021 "Ball and Biscuit" microphone and a specially built replica of the SSL E-Series talkback compressor, utilizing a further popular recording trick of that time.
Selected Neve preamps, an analog 2-inch tape machine and other exclusive outboard gear further contribute to the genuine, powerful sound character of ABBEY ROAD 80s DRUMS. Up to 27 velocity layers per instrument, each with up to six additional variation samples, guarantee maximum authenticity both for rhythm programming and for real-time MIDI-controlled playing. The highly functional user interface offers convenient control over all articulation, sound shaping, mixing and routing functions, with envelopes and volume of the gated ambience individually adjustable per instrument group. Advanced randomization can even add subtle nuances to the tone and timing to make it virtually indistinguishable from a studio-recorded drum performance.
More information on ABBEY ROAD 80s DRUMS can be found at
www.native-instruments.com/abbeyroad80s"
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Yazoo / Yaz - 'Reconnected Live' trailer (2010)
YouTube via yazooinfo | August 04, 2010
Some light synth spotting - Fairlight, Roland Jupiter-4 and SH-101.
"A short reminder of how Yazoo's 2008 reunion came about, incorporating vintage Yazoo videos, interview footage with Alison Moyet and comment from Mute Records' Daniel Miller and journalist Paul Morley.
Yazoo's 'Reconnected Live' album will be released as a 2-CD set on September 27th (UK) and September 28th (US) in standard and deluxe editions.
www.yazooinfo.com"
Nobody's Diary - YAZOO
me8i25 | May 21, 2007
Roland SH-101
Yazoo - Nobodys Diary Live
dspa1 | June 22, 2008
"Yazoo perform Nobodys Diary Live Hammersmith Apollo London 19/June/2008"
If anyone knows were to find a better quality live version let me know. There was one other that started strong but ended up being a bit too distorted.
The World's Biggest Drum Machine
YouTube via PropellerheadSW | August 24, 2010
"We decided to build the world's biggest drum machine."
Italian Monosynth GRP A8 with his synthetic friends
YouTube via Synthiefrau | August 24, 2010
"Hi lovely Synthfolk, this is a new sequence of my lovely Synth GRP A 8, follow with the Minimoog, Moog Liberation.
I know, I am not a profiplayer but I have much fun with the wonderful instruments
Thank you for my synthesizerfriends for your friendship."
Concierto de Theremin en Santiago de Chile
YouTube via airmusician1 | August 24, 2010
"Esta es una muestra del Concierto de Theremin y Piano realizado en Julio de 2010 en la Sala SCD del M. P. Vespucio, la cancion se llama "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" de Camile Saint-Saens, de la Opera "Samson et Dalilah", en piano Freddy Ogalde y en Theremin Cristian Torres tocando un custom A7 de Thereminchile"
Googlish:
"Here is a sample of the Theremin and Piano Concert held in July 2010 in the MP Sala SCD Vespucio, the song is called" Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix "from Camille Saint-Saens, the Opera" Samson et Dalilah "on piano and Theremin Ogalde Freddy Cristian Torres playing a custom Thereminchile A7"
Acid Fusion
YouTube via SlaughterClub | August 24, 2010
"ReBirth RB-338 ESX EMX Future Retro Revolution UA-25 EX"
New Products debut in Roland CONNECT Sept. 1, 2010
YouTube via RolandChannel | August 24, 2010
"http://www.rolandconnect.com/
On September 1, 2010, Roland launched a new and innovative lineup of musical products via a unique web exhibition called Roland CONNECT."
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