"All sounds (excepting the drums) are coming from Korg MicroKorg - the "Analog MicroKorg" sound set by Alba Ecstasy.
www.albaecstasy.ro/microkorg-ms2000/"
via Alba Ecstasy on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge
Friday, March 28, 2014
Never Say Never on Korg MicroKORG
"All sounds (excepting the drums) are coming from Korg MicroKorg - the "Analog MicroKorg" sound set by Alba Ecstasy.
www.albaecstasy.ro/microkorg-ms2000/"
via Alba Ecstasy on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge
A man of his word
Published on Mar 28, 2014 Alba Ecstasy·113 videos
"The entire track was made using only Novation Bass Station II with sounds from "The New Vintage" sound set: http://www.albaecstasy.ro/novation/
Isn't BSII a great and versatile synth?!"
via Alba Ecstasy on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge
Novation Bass Station IIs on eBay
Moog Minimoog Voyager Select Fire Red / Black Incredible Condition
Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Analog Synthesizer 1982
MODCAN A Cyndustries MILTON SEQUENCER
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"MILTON ANALOG SEQUENCER VCS
Four Rows of 16 Stages with Unique Voltage Control of Position Feature.
X & Y Rhythmic Output Bus, Synchronous and Asynchronous Modes, (Use A Joystick Module to Play it Like a Harp, etc.)
Banana Inputs and Outputs, Has the Pulse Output Buss Upgrade for Legato Function at Every Stage.
Works with Modcan, Serge, Buchla, Fenix, Bugbrand, and Metalbox Modules
Will Cycle up into Audio Range to Act as a Four Voice Harmonic Generator Like Hammond Organ Drawbars
Includes a Cyndustries Aluminum SixPac Housing.
(One of the Most Desirable Sequencers Ever Made)
Module in Fine Working Condition, Includes Power Cable, and Ready to Ship!
Only One Unit Available"
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"MILTON ANALOG SEQUENCER VCS
Four Rows of 16 Stages with Unique Voltage Control of Position Feature.
X & Y Rhythmic Output Bus, Synchronous and Asynchronous Modes, (Use A Joystick Module to Play it Like a Harp, etc.)
Banana Inputs and Outputs, Has the Pulse Output Buss Upgrade for Legato Function at Every Stage.
Works with Modcan, Serge, Buchla, Fenix, Bugbrand, and Metalbox Modules
Will Cycle up into Audio Range to Act as a Four Voice Harmonic Generator Like Hammond Organ Drawbars
Includes a Cyndustries Aluminum SixPac Housing.
(One of the Most Desirable Sequencers Ever Made)
Module in Fine Working Condition, Includes Power Cable, and Ready to Ship!
Only One Unit Available"
VINTAGE RHYTHM ACE FR-6
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Update via Christopher Keep in the comments: "I own both an FR 6 and a CR 78. Heart of Glass was definitely recorded with a CR 78. There's no pulse out on the FR 6, and hence no way to sync it with the LFOs on the Roland SH 1000 used for the sweeping pulse effect. That said, the FR 6 is pretty cool; you can pop the hood off and adjust the volume and tone of all the individual sounds using the tunable pots. A modders dream."
"VINTAGE RHYTHM ACE FR-6 old school analog drum machine manufactured by Ace Elcetronic Industries in Japan. this is the RARE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER weird little rhythm unit that came into vogue on early electro records and used on disco and house tracks of the 60s/70s/80s....EXACTLY the one heard on everything from Blondie's 'Heart of Glass' to today's electro punk and indie freakouts."
Some claim the Roland CR-78 was used, but others state the sound was closer to the FR-6. Wikipedia currently has the following:
"The production of 'Heart of Glass' was discussed in detail by Richard Allinson and Steve Levine on the BBC Radio 2 radio program The Record Producers that was aired on May 25, 2009. As explained in the program, the production of 'Heart of Glass' was built around the use of a Roland CR-78 drum machine. The CR-78 was first introduced in 1978, the same year that Parallel Lines was recorded, and the use of this device on 'Heart of Glass' was, according to the program, among the earliest uses of this device in popular music. As the program explained, it was also very unusual to use a drum machine in the context of a rock band.
In deciding to use the CR-78 for 'Heart of Glass,' the choice was made to combine the sound of the drum machine with the sound of actual drumming. This reflected the hybrid nature of the song, the combination of a drum machine that was typically used in the context of dance music with the actual drum sound that was a traditional aspect of rock recordings. In combining these elements, the sound of the drum machine was first recorded on an individual track. To synchronize the actual drum play with the drum machine, the drums were also recorded on separate tracks, with the bass drum recorded separately from the rest of the drums.
Having combined the drums with the drum machine, another important feature of the CR-78 was that it could be used to send a trigger pulse to the early polymorphic synthesizers. This trigger pulse feature was also used on 'Heart of Glass.' The trigger pulse created by the CR-78 became a distinctive electronic/synth element of the song. The additional synthesizer portions of the song were played separately.
For the guitars, each guitar part was again recorded on separate tracks. For the vocals, a single track and a double track of Debbie Harry's voice were combined into a single vocal recording.
In an interview in the magazine that is part of the collector's edition for the ninth Blondie studio album Panic of Girls, Debbie Harry explained that band members Chris Stein and Jimmy Destri had purchased the CR-78 from a music store on 47th Street in Manhattan, and that this is how the device had become part of the production of 'Heart of Glass': 'Chris and Jimmy were always going over to 47th Street where all the music stores were, and one day they came back with this little rhythm box, which went 'tikka tikka tikka'... And the rest is history!' Stein also credited Destri with influencing the song's sound, saying he 'had a lot to do with how the record sounds... It was Jimmy who brought in the drum machine and a synthesiser. Synchronising them was a big deal at the time. It all had to be done manually, with every note and beat played in real time rather than looped over.'[6]"
via this auction
Update via Christopher Keep in the comments: "I own both an FR 6 and a CR 78. Heart of Glass was definitely recorded with a CR 78. There's no pulse out on the FR 6, and hence no way to sync it with the LFOs on the Roland SH 1000 used for the sweeping pulse effect. That said, the FR 6 is pretty cool; you can pop the hood off and adjust the volume and tone of all the individual sounds using the tunable pots. A modders dream."
"VINTAGE RHYTHM ACE FR-6 old school analog drum machine manufactured by Ace Elcetronic Industries in Japan. this is the RARE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER weird little rhythm unit that came into vogue on early electro records and used on disco and house tracks of the 60s/70s/80s....EXACTLY the one heard on everything from Blondie's 'Heart of Glass' to today's electro punk and indie freakouts."
Some claim the Roland CR-78 was used, but others state the sound was closer to the FR-6. Wikipedia currently has the following:
"The production of 'Heart of Glass' was discussed in detail by Richard Allinson and Steve Levine on the BBC Radio 2 radio program The Record Producers that was aired on May 25, 2009. As explained in the program, the production of 'Heart of Glass' was built around the use of a Roland CR-78 drum machine. The CR-78 was first introduced in 1978, the same year that Parallel Lines was recorded, and the use of this device on 'Heart of Glass' was, according to the program, among the earliest uses of this device in popular music. As the program explained, it was also very unusual to use a drum machine in the context of a rock band.
In deciding to use the CR-78 for 'Heart of Glass,' the choice was made to combine the sound of the drum machine with the sound of actual drumming. This reflected the hybrid nature of the song, the combination of a drum machine that was typically used in the context of dance music with the actual drum sound that was a traditional aspect of rock recordings. In combining these elements, the sound of the drum machine was first recorded on an individual track. To synchronize the actual drum play with the drum machine, the drums were also recorded on separate tracks, with the bass drum recorded separately from the rest of the drums.
Having combined the drums with the drum machine, another important feature of the CR-78 was that it could be used to send a trigger pulse to the early polymorphic synthesizers. This trigger pulse feature was also used on 'Heart of Glass.' The trigger pulse created by the CR-78 became a distinctive electronic/synth element of the song. The additional synthesizer portions of the song were played separately.
For the guitars, each guitar part was again recorded on separate tracks. For the vocals, a single track and a double track of Debbie Harry's voice were combined into a single vocal recording.
In an interview in the magazine that is part of the collector's edition for the ninth Blondie studio album Panic of Girls, Debbie Harry explained that band members Chris Stein and Jimmy Destri had purchased the CR-78 from a music store on 47th Street in Manhattan, and that this is how the device had become part of the production of 'Heart of Glass': 'Chris and Jimmy were always going over to 47th Street where all the music stores were, and one day they came back with this little rhythm box, which went 'tikka tikka tikka'... And the rest is history!' Stein also credited Destri with influencing the song's sound, saying he 'had a lot to do with how the record sounds... It was Jimmy who brought in the drum machine and a synthesiser. Synchronising them was a big deal at the time. It all had to be done manually, with every note and beat played in real time rather than looped over.'[6]"
Roland V-Synth Version 2 with Original Box ZR23091
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What's New in Version 2.3
• MiniSynth (incl. 70 presets)
• Modulation via accelerometer (new option in the keyboard setup)
• Transfer button in the in-app shop for emailing your purchases to another device
• Bug fixes
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