14 minutes of synth (Prophet 12)patches(33). RAW synth + UAD EMT 250

P12 Novembre 2015

A test patch featuring the new Moon Modular 569LE Quad Lag Expander. http://www.lunar-experience.com/assets/downloads/569_LE.pdf

There are 4 identical  synth voices each consisting of a Synth Tech MOTM-300 VCO (triangle wave out), MOTM-800 ADSR and MOTM-190 VCA and at the very beginning I start with one voice and incrementally add in the rest.

The synth voices are driven by a Moon Modular 569 sequencer in 4x8 mode and features the new 569LE Quad Lag Expander. 

As the sequence runs I'm transposing it melodically using a Roland A-88 MIDI keyboard through a MOTM-650 MIDI to CV converter and the CV is patched to the 569's transpose input.

About halfway through I mix in the strings which are from a Mellotron M4000D Rack and there is a little Yamaha FS1R in there too and both are controlled from the same A-88 midi keyboard. Once I start playing chords it gets a little tricky to keep the sequence transposed where I want it because I needed to "roll" the chord to make sure the MIDI to CV converter was outputting the root note of the chord.

The effects were all Strymon pedals: BigSky, Timeline and Mobius. Everything was mixed through an Allen & Heath Mixwizard 20S and performed in real time . . . except I botched the very end because I tried to mute the sequenced voices and flubbed it up so I redid it and spliced them together in post.   ;-)

test/demo

The Endless Seeker

Made a few creative and mix-related changes.

Things That Make Me Smile - REVISION

Quick test of my Oberheim OBX with Encor MIDI expansion kit.
Used an existing track to control the OBX, and the harmonic lead near the end was sent via MIDI to the multitrack session. All is working as it should be.

Lights In The Tower Excerpt - OBX Onlyshort

Du temps où je croyais pouvoir composer de la musique, voici une compilation de quatre morceaux que j'ai monté ensemble. J'ai récupéré ces morceaux réalisés en 1979 avec mon Crumar Mutiman S et mon tout premier Synthétiseur Modulaire fabriqué maison (le US1). Le tout était enregistré en son-sur-son sur mon magnétophone à bande Akai 4000DS MkII. La bande aujourd'hui a perdu ses aigus en grande partie donc la qualité sonore laisse à désirer. A 61 ans aujourd'hui je surmonte ma timidité pour rendre public mes errements musicaux juvéniles. Peut-être aimerez-vous, qui sait ?

So many years ago, back in 1979 I vainly though I could compose music. Here is the compilation of four pieces I recorded with a Crumar Multiman S, my very first DIY modular synthesizer (the US1) on my old tape recorder (Akai 4000DS MkII). Unfortunately, nowadays the tape has lost all the highend and the sonic quality of these recordings is poor I'm afraid. Anyway I hope my musical stammering might please you, who knows ?

Passé-antérieur

Ides

just a little sequence.  Koma sequencer D is providing the pitch info and Sequencer C is clocking the Rungler at a slower rate.  All the rest comes from the Hordijk patching.  Bricasti added for sweetener just because I can.

Little Sequence

A series of modular patches mixed together to form a spacey atmosphere.

Spaceship 2

Mainly using the OB6 for all sounds except doubling the bell lead with the flute sound from the System 8 (Jupiter 8 Lunar Breeze) at the end and the formant sound with the Waveaura patch on the JX8P.
The OB6 is so great sounding. It is hard not to use it for everything and I have to refrain from overuse. The other ingredient in this piece is the Klark Teknik 3rd Dimension BBD-320. A clone of the Roland Dimension chorus.

Gideon's Altar

Snowy Day

Many of the pieces here are real-time live recordings in the studio with the modular synth.

Some of them are multi-tracked renderings of more familiar classic compositions with conventional keyboard synths as well as the modular synthesizer.

My main format in the modular world is 5U and MU (Moog Unit) large format synthesizers. It is a fairly large system with capabilities of many things happening at once as is evident in the recordings. I also have started a Eurorack system.

This soundcloud page is dedicated to my electronic music endeavors.

Thank you for listening and commenting.

Gideon's Altar

David Ryle

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