• Song – "Forgotten And Forlorn"; lyrics and music by M. Berka
• Main vocals recorded using the VE-1 Vocal Echo. Pitch Correct set to 40%, and Enhance and Double set to "on".
• Backing vocals are three tracks of VE-2 Vocal Harmonist with Enhance set to "on", and Auto Harmonist fed by an Epiphone Les Paul Standard.
• Counter melody are two tracks of VE-2 Vocal Harmonist with Enhance set to "on", and Auto Harmonist fed by an Epiphone Les Paul Standard.

Boss VE-1 + VE-2 Vocal Processors

A short cover of the classic German New Wave song…

Skandal Im Sperrbezirk – Lyhyt Demo

Here's a demo song of two ultra-light portable 61-key digital pianos, based on Elton John's classic track "Song for Guy".
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The drum and percussion sounds, as well as the bass, come from Apple's GarageBand. The digital pianos each supply the following sounds:
– Grand Piano
– DX Electric Piano
– Strings
– Drawbar Organ 
… and there's a sprinkle of vibraphone (Yamaha NP-15) in the fade-out.
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• Casio CT-S1
https://www.f-musiikki.fi/casiotone-ct-s1-bk-kosketinsoitin-cts1bk.html
• Yamaha NP-15
https://www.f-musiikki.fi/np-15-b-digitaalipiano-musta-np15b.html

Rockway 2024 – digipianot

Casio CT-S1 + Yamaha NP-15 – demo song – pianos only

Here are a few of the sounds of the Casio CT-S1 portable piano.

Casio CT-S1 – a few sounds

Here are a few of the sounds of the Yamaha NP-15 portable piano.

Yamaha NP-15 – a few sounds

Here's my cover of the Jimi Hendrix classic "Purple Haze".
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• Lead guitars – Jackson JS32 Dinky
• Rhythm guitars – Squier Bullet Stratocaster HT
• Effects – Vox V845 wah-wah, Boss DS-1 distortion
• Amp – Bluetone Black Prince Reverb
• Mic – Shure 545SD
• Preamp – Cranborne Camden EC2
• Interface – Universal Audio Volt 2

Covers

Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)

I will use this backing as a demo track for an upcoming review of a chromatic harmonica. Played this on my melodics to check if this arrangement works.

Signed Sealed Delivered (cover) – Melodica Test Mix

Here's a short cover version of the Beatles classic "Love Me Do", featuring the Hohner Chrometta 8 chromatic harmonica.
https://www.hohner.de/en/instruments/harmonicas/chromatic/chrometta/chrometta-8
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• All harmonica and guitar tracks recorded with a Shure 545SD microphone and a Cranborne Audio Camden EC2 preamp.

Hohner Chrometta 8 – Love Me Do (Beatles cover)

Here's a short version of Stevie Wonder's classic track "I just called to say I love you", featuring the Hohner Chrometta 8. The Chrometta 8 is Hohner's most affordable chromatic harmonica.
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• The Chrometta 8 was recorded using a Shure SM7B microphone with a Thomann FetAmp in-line preamp.

Hohner Chrometta 8 – I just called to say I love you (cover version) – Harmonica + Synth Pad

Rockway 2024 – Hohner Chrometta 8

Hohner Chrometta 8 – I just called to say I love you (cover version)

• Song – "Forgotten And Forlorn"; lyrics and music by M. Berka
• Main vocals recorded using the VE-1 Vocal Echo. Pitch Correct, Enhance and Double set to "on".
• Backing vocals are three tracks of VE-2 Vocal Harmonist with Enhance set to "on", and Auto Harmonist fed by an Epiphone Les Paul Standard.
• Counter melody are two tracks of VE-2 Vocal Harmonist with Enhance set to "on", and Auto Harmonist fed by an Epiphone Les Paul Standard.

Boss VE - 1 + VE - 2 – Vocals Only – Master

Boss VE - 1 + VE - 2 – Full Version – Master

This song is still as poignant today as it was right after World War II. We need peace for all people – now!
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Song by Pete Seeger
German lyrics by Max Colpet
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https://www.un.org/en/
https://www.msf.org/

Boss VE - 1 + VE - 2 – Full Version – Master

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