Testing out one of several surprisingly effective Feedback model DCS297C Balanced-Modulators orginally designed for educational use to demonstrate data-modulation techniques.  The units were modified for creative studio use at Hideaway including an internal PSU.  The DCS297C is based around the same Motorola MC1496 balanced-modulator chip as the Maestro RM-1 but you get two of them in the one box :-)

In this case the A input was fed with a basic sustained pad from a Peavey SpectrumSynth whilst the B input was fed from a swept sine-wave generated by a WaveTek Model 193 modulated waveform generator.

The resulting output was fed through a gorgeous 1960s all-tube Krohn-Hite laboratory filter to take out some of the harsher upper harmonics.

Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio, 2022.

Feedback DCS297C Balanced-Modulator: Metallic Monster..

A live improv recorded in two takes from a 1977 Polymoog 203A during major repairs and overhaul at Hideaway Studio.

Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio, 2022.

1977 Polymoog 203A: Undivided Attention..

all horrid compress sorry

Some various pieces from this past year. I've been super busy outside of music but still making some time for sounds.

Day1

A live improv recorded during initial controlled wakeup during major repairs to a super rare 1978 PPG Wave Computer 360A vintage digital synth at Hideaway Studio.

As well as battling with an instrument that wasn't playing quite as it should on the day (it was during major repairs after all) I was suffering from a fever when I recorded this - the result is quite a bizarre recording and somewhat reflective of how I felt at the time.  As the name suggests it slowly pulls itself together as it goes on and I'm actually quite glad I found the strength to record this on the day as I think its resulted in capturing something a little more unusual and broken in the process. 

Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio 2022.

1978 PPG Wave Computer 360A: Picking Up The Pieces

Tie Me Up Big Smile

i took the drums off baecon3 and its kinda chilled tbh
https://soundcloud.com/breadyscarethrough/baecon3-1

Baecon3 (Nodrums)

Available for streaming and digital download @ https://colorsquadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/c-o-l-o-r-s-q-u-a-d-0-1-3

ColorSquad013

1106pm

ColorSquad013 | Cepheid - 1106pm

Noises From Above: A Study in Quiet Intrusions is an album shaped around the small, persistent sounds that leak into our private spaces—those half-heard murmurs from neighbours, the distant thrum of traffic, the creaks and hums of a building settling into its own rhythms. The tracks capture a different facet of the world that slips past walls and doors, turning everyday disturbances into textures, moods, and emotional landscapes. It’s an exploration of how these subtle intrusions colour our solitude, interrupt our thoughts, and quietly become part of the soundtrack of living in close proximity to others.

The Quiet Hour

00002 (Side B)

D.A.Wilson is an Electronic Engineer, Sound Designer & Vintage Synth Specialist with a particular interest in combining vintage tube, classic analog and modern digital technologies working as a synth engineer looking after a very considerable amount of vintage studio equipment for Will Gregory (Goldfrapp / Moog Ensemble) and a number of other internationally celebrated electronic musicians and producers.  Having undertaken several major restorations and produced custom electronic designs for a number of major artists including Jean-Michel Jarre, Dani is also known for fully restoring two out of the world's four remaining 1979 Crumar GDS and partially restoring 1938 Novachord 346 (the only known operational Novachord in the UK) to playable order along with developing and producing the new Elfin family of 8-bit polysynths and the popular MIDI Front Panel Animator (FPA), Filter Defeat Module (FDM) and XD-280 Drive Emulator upgrades for the AKAI S612 sampler.

Demos of the S612 Upgrades in Action: 

https://soundcloud.com/hideaway-studio/sets/hideaway-studios-s612-front


Hideaway Studio Kontakt Sound libraries may be purchased directly from: 
https://www.lootaudio.com/category/kontakt-instruments/hideaway-studios
 

..and a nice introduction by Cory Pelizzari to the Hideaway Studio Kontakt Libraries:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-C7a3ChC9U&feature=emb_title


For more on releases from Hideaway Studio for Kontakt please visit the blog at:  www.hideawaystudio.net