Very nice. I have the Arturia SEM based on this synth and love it.

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A little multi demo of my first (very minimal)2-osc  Doepfer modular. Well, Doepfer except the second oscillator which is a Tiptop Z3000 MkII (not installed on the picture)

Doepfer Multitrack synth pop demo

Arp Sequencer

This track is a brief demo of some longer sequencer workout I created on New Year's Day 2015. Basically, it is two Oberheim SEMs controlled by two ARP Sequencers, multitracked onto eight-track using a clicktrack and a Friendchip SRC Synchronizer for overdubbing. The eight tracks were mixed down to stereo while additional sequencers were also tied into the mix. Apart from some delay,  reverb, and Dimension D simulation (Roland 330 series), no effects were added. The ratcheting was also done using two ARP Sequencers in conjunction.

I can't help thinking what a beautiful-sounding and extremely useful little synthesiser the Oberheim SEM is -- hats off to Tom Oberheim!

Dual Oberheim SEM and ARP Sequencer with ratcheting Excerpt

Spark 2 2014

It is very possible this is the only recording of this rare synth demo on the planet!

Whilst restoring the ex Klaus Schulze GDS (originally used on  his 1980 Album, Dig It) back in 2014 I found a number of what appeared to be demo sequences on one of the 8 inch disks.  These may well have been supplied with the instrument by the Digital Keyboards sales team or just may have been for a demonstration at NAMM circa 1980.

I loaded up and recorded this one from the GDS which was a nice demonstration of the instrument's multi-timbral capabilites. 

Released in 1979, the GDS was a groundbreaking all digital instrument based on Hal Alles' Alles Machine at Bell Labs and featured 32 high speed digital oscillators implementing a mixture of FM and additive synthesis in 16-bit audio with two 16 stage loopable EGs per oscillator, velocity sensitive keyboard, multi-timbral playback and a built in sequencer!

The name of the demo is a mystery - at first I thought it might be a reference to Nyle Steiner but he didn't think there was a connection.

Maybe the NY in NYLE1 stands for New York?... who knows!

1979 General Development System: Ultra Rare Original GDS Demo "NYLE1"

PS - 3300: Deux Accords Mineurs

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PS - 3300 Démo- (chœurs)

Mark vera-fire fusion (control the stars 2007)

"doombient" is a registered trademark. I thought I´d point that out first :).

Thank you for listening and enjoying. If you like what you hear, please feel free to check my Bandcamp sites:

http://ramp1.bandcamp.com/  http://stephenparsick.bandcamp.com/

And yes, I´ve got some modern instruments as well.

Dual Oberheim SEM and ARP Sequencer with ratcheting Excerpt

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