Search found 19 matches
- Tue May 17, 2016 9:55 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: What 80s songs can the DX7 Tubular Bells be heard on?
- Replies: 131
- Views: 27726
- Sun Jun 21, 2015 10:43 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: What's your favourite Mellotron album?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2821
Re: What's your favourite Mellotron album?
Definitely not trying to trash prog, and I apologize if it sounded that way! I have much, much respect for Keith Emerson, Tony Banks (especially!), and those great players. I very much love Robert Fripp's guitar work with and without King Crimson (definitely with Eno). I think I related a little mor...
- Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:35 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: What's your favourite Mellotron album?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2821
Re: What's your favourite Mellotron album?
I've tried very hard to get into the prog rock thing, but it's just a little too, I don't know, elaborate and big for me. However, the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis has great Mellotron textures in it, and I quite enjoy that one. I love all those early Tangerine Dream albums, but I think the ...
- Wed May 20, 2015 11:45 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: What synth can it be? (That Voice Again - Peter Gabriel)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4019
Re: What synth can it be? (That Voice Again - Peter Gabriel)
From what I hear, the first chord is chorused guitar followed by piano (CP70) playing octaves, repeating in the first few measures before the drums, bass, and bright Fender Strat come in. The intro is an interaction between guitar and piano.
- Wed May 20, 2015 5:53 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: What synth can it be? (That Voice Again - Peter Gabriel)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4019
Re: What synth can it be? (That Voice Again - Peter Gabriel)
I believe it's actually Daniel Lanois' guitar heavily chorused.
- Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:41 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: Favorite use of the Jupiter 8
- Replies: 44
- Views: 8865
Re: Favorite use of the Jupiter 8
I'm surprised no one has posted this one yet:
- Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:55 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: "Wonderful Christmas Time" by Wings Synth?
- Replies: 124
- Views: 21214
Re: "Wonderful Christmas Time" by Wings Synth?
Ok, you asked for it... I know I'm not the ressurector-whatever. Here's a version I recorded with my wife about 10 years ago. Everything is Juno-106, except "echo guitar" and "sax solo" which are Yamaha V50, and also real sleigh bells. Nothing sequenced, everything played. https://soundcloud.com/cur...
- Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:37 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: Best synth basslines of all time?
- Replies: 164
- Views: 84282
Re: Best synth basslines of all time?
This one:
- Fri Oct 03, 2014 5:09 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: Best synth basslines of all time?
- Replies: 164
- Views: 84282
Re: Best synth basslines of all time?
Malcolm and Robert in excelcis:
- Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:10 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: Best synth basslines of all time?
- Replies: 164
- Views: 84282
Re: Best synth basslines of all time?
Definitely love all the '80s synth-pop references, and of course Stevie Wonder, but I just can't help voting for Pedro with this one:
- Sat Jul 12, 2014 5:57 am
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: What was the first song you learned on your first synth?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 5915
Re: What was the first song you learned on your first synth?
Oh L'Amour by Erasure on a Yamaha V50 with the 8-track sequencer and unquantized drums before I knew that they could be more in time... Ah, youth.
- Sun Mar 09, 2014 5:24 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: In whose synth studio would you like to be fly on the wall?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 8909
Re: In whose synth studio would you like to be fly on the wa
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois at Grant Ave. Studios in the early 80's
- Wed Nov 27, 2013 4:54 pm
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: Synths on New Order's Vanishing Point
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1290
Re: Synths on New Order's Vanishing Point
That whole album is really great, I love the blend of New Orders more post-punk sound along with the very "housey" techno. Vanishing Point is a really great example of the house style on that album. I would say that the orchestra stabs and hits are Emulator 2 samples, the bell lead is the "Fantasia"...
- Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:47 am
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: How many of you still have your first synth?
- Replies: 103
- Views: 8941
Re: How many of you still have your first synth?
I still have my Yamaha V50 "workstation" 4-op FM synth with sequencer/drum machine. Right now the internal RAM battery is dead, so all my interesting sounds are gone... Oh well, the thing really taught me how FM synthesis works and I actually got rather good at making the thing sound like all the 80...
- Mon Dec 10, 2012 3:40 am
- Forum: General Synthesizers
- Topic: What are your favorite type of synth sounds?
- Replies: 80
- Views: 7526
Re: What are your favorite type of synth sounds?
I also love big, ambient sounds as well, but as far as my favorite analog sounds go, I really love sample & hold filter modulated rhythms a'la Kraftwerk and Vince Clarke. Here's an example: