It came out pretty good I think. I tried to create a Prophet 6 patch which was a bit bell-like and would give a dreamy atmosphere. It performed great. 

The Matriarch also plays its (her?) part. Vocals were added later but didn't add too much, just a nice filler.

Jam 061 Melodic Techno - Don't Ever Let Go

This one came together pretty easily. It started with the progression and soon I knew which synths I wanted to use for which part. 

I added some distortion to the MS-20 at the end to make it scream even bigger. The Malevolent does what it does, being dirty and nasty, in contrast to the nice (but this time also a bit distorted) Prophet 6. The Moogs play along nicely.

I even attempted to play the Lyra-8, which kinda worked but I had to push it more to the background.

Let me know what you think!

Jam 062 Melodic Vocal Techno - The Malevolent Prophet

Don't ever say I don't listen to critics. Is it techno? Is it trance? Is it both, neither? Doesn't matter, the lines are blurred and this is what comes out. Some live playing on the Malevolent which is an awesome machine.

Jam 063 Melodic Techno / Trance Livejam - "Don't stop"

Sometimes it happens, the sounds just take you in a direction. I've learned to just go with the flow and this time it took me to a more trancy vibe. As I was constructing and preparing the jam, the more it felt like those old trance classics from the 90s and early 00s. So I went with it.

It's obviously not exactly the same, but I think it approaches it. Let me know what you think.

Jam 064 Trance classic jam - "The Awakening"

This time I'm weaving somewhat more in the range of melodic techno like Afterlife, Anyma, Tale of Us, etc. Still keeping a, in my opinion, fuller sound with more layers going on. 

Gotta use 'em all 😝.

Jam 065 Melodic Techno - Love Like You

This was maybe not for everyone following me, but it shure was fun for me.

New additions to the studio. I'm doing pedals now. This was just a quick setup, I'm working on a patchbay type construction where I can route my pedals freely without much cable work. But for now I tried the Eons Five-state Fuzz on the Behringer Edge wich I had create a kick. 

Enjoy!

Jam 066 Industrial Melodic Techno - Fuzzy Dreams

A bit more straightforward techno track this time. But but the lovely Prophet 6 going through the even so lovely Microcosm.

Would you save me?

Jam 067 Melodic Techno - Would You Save Me

Part 2 of the Prophet 6 through the Microcosm. I have the levels somewhat more the way I want it, and the result is here. I again used the  Eons five state Fuzz on the Edge. 

There is a little more sounddesign in post production here, most notably a copied snareroll 😅. I think this is one of my best masters so far. I'm learning every week. Music is fun!

Jam 068 Melodic Techno - For The Raver

Some nice analog goodness with all kinds of beautiful sounds as well as a driving kick. I also snuck some hihat loops in, don't tell anybody.

Anyway, I tried my hands again at some AI voice. To be honest, a bit scary because it weren't just some random words but something I acutally wrote (a poem?).

Jam 069 Melodic hardtechno - Stil

Amongst all the sounddesign options with pedals, VST's and all kinds of stuff, just moving the modulation for the cutoff on the MS-20 takes the center stage. 

This seems to be a returning theme, thinking you would use a certain element as the main theme and halfway something else takes over because the music demands it.

Deeper

Jam 070 Melodic Techno - Deeper

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Jam 068 Melodic Techno - For The Raver

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