What makes a good synth? // Herbs and Stones // Gianluca Herbertson

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"Disregard the convention in the search for playfulness - probably good advice for anyone who's looking to innovate. In particular with instruments, where playfulness is key to inspiration, prioritizing the experience over the 'perfect sound' might lead to happy accidents.

Gentle Wham and his older sister (or brother, however you wanna see it) Liquid Foam, are both quite special in that sense. Their sound is gritty and surprizing and their visual style, typography and icons reflect a bold artistic vision that does not conform.

Gian, from Herbs and Stones, started tinkering with electronics at an early age. But it was only recently that he has taken the step to make his own instruments.

In this conversation, we go through the various prototypes that lead to Liquid Foam. We touch on an unreleased filter 👀, and end with his latest creation - Gentle Wham!"

Vintage Roland D-50 Synthesizer with Prophet Rev2 Demo - No Talking - Soundscapes

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"Here's a song I made with a vintage Roland D-50 and a Sequential Prophet Rev2.

No effects were added. Both synths went direct into my Avid Omni HD.

The famous Soundtrack preset can be heard 1:05."

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Roland JSQ-60

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"Sequencer for the two synths that are fitted with DCB ports, I name it Juno 60 and Jupiter 8.

Tested and runs, ram check test done and ok.

Comes with a 9v external power supply."

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Oberheim Xpander SN G43309

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"Excellent condition. Includes recent service notes. In 100% working order. Includes flight case and will be shipped in it. Includes printed manual and power."

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Quasimidi Sirius Techno Synth w/ Vocoder

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1972-1973 Univox Korg Mini-Korg Synthesizer

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Dave Smith Instruments Mono Evolver Keyboard Synthesizer

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"It’s aggressive gain-staging, caterwauling stereo filters, lofi wavetables, quad lfo’s, and modulation sequencing makes for a wild party."

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Yamaha TX 816 FM Synth Rack 8x DX7 MIDI Modules SN 3154

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"8 modules of original DX7 12 bit FM sound."

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Yamaha CS40M Vintage Synthesizer

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"Yamaha CS 40m (just serviced, missing slider caps.)."

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Suiko ST-50 Multi-sound Koto Shakuhachi Synth Voice Trainer SN 310210

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