Name: Modwave Exercise by Jonathan Guerin
Duration: 1 min 37 s
Description: An exercise using the Korg Modwave... Keep it short, use FX sounds, use more patches than normal (about double), and use short licks (add space and variety).

This uses two patches from the Muse.  The on-board sequencer is used as well.

Coalesce

This is done entirely with the Prophet 12 synth

The Prophet's Share

This was a single track done with the Poly Evolver Keyboard synthesizer.   It showcases the beautiful stereo characteristics of the PEK.

The Lonely Ray

Argon 8 and Opsix in an FM duo pop track. Drums from some Roland R8 samples into Ableton drumrack.

I love these FM strat keys in the second half (originally from Synclavier I was told) as it reminds me of Tangerine Dream. I usually pick the 8-bit sine and saw waveforms on the Opsix wherever I can, to get that gritty quality. The bass is tweaked in that fashion.

These two synths work tremendously well together and don't try to win the audio spectrum like more different synths tend to do.

Kea 16.57

A rework of a very old track of mine, from at least 20 years ago. Then made with my JV-2080 and Machinedrum, now made almost entirely with the Waldorf Micro-Q as a challenge for myself, and a synth that I find perfect for this darker electronic vibe, yet it has a glossy 80's vibe from its wavetables and fm capabilities. Drums from Syntakt and Ableton Live.

Mystics of Tetris

A song celebrating the Arctic done entirely on the Moog Muse Synthesizer.

Unbounded

Some hard defined break beat Orbital style dance rave synthy track. Sequenced on Digitakt and tracked to Ableton Live track by track as I go along, as I rely much more on the midi timing from Overbridge than on my Motu 828X+usb midi from the Arturia keyboard (the Motu acting as a digital mixer here). The timing  difference is huge. Sounds are taken from the Xtreme Lead card in my Proteus 2000 and also the Protozoa library (Orbit bank) on my ESI 4000 sampler. Such huge treasure for these uplifting rave sounds that I had totally forgotten about. Effects from Valhalla.

Space Orbit 9090

An exercise using the Korg Modwave... Keep it short, use FX sounds, use more patches than normal (about double), and use short licks (add space and variety).

Modwave Exercise

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Ghost In The Code

This is done with the Moog Muse, except for the crow - which I needed to use the 3rd Wave for.  The cymbal roll and drum are acoustic, and not synthesized.  This showcases some to the smoother pads capable on the Muse.

Perched Presence

Some darker dirtier, still upbeat and dreamy, synthwave featuring the Blofeld except for drums. First track in a while with sidechained pads and strings.

Blofeld Delirium

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Modwave Exercise

Jonathan Guerin

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