Johann Sebastian Bach

James Paddock Music

New stuff

A section of this music featuring the Leeds Town Hall Organ was used in the Hollywood horror movie "Ballet of Blood" by Jared Masters at 21:00
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEPZDyT0DkY

You can still download it for free from here: https://neilpaddock.gumroad.com/l/gnhliw

You can also find it here, on my Twenty Twenty compilation (Subject to official release date (To be confirmed):
https://neilpaddock.bandcamp.com/track/bachs-toccata-leeds-town-hall-organ

For more about Ballet of Blood:
http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/BALLET-OF-BLOOD-Opens-RIP-Horror-International-Film-Fest-20150908

https://youtu.be/Y7K6srIQUL8

The classic organ piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, as featured in the 1925 film "The Phantom Of The Opera". 
Recorded  in Reason 7.1 by importing the midi file created by Kenneth T Settlemyer Jr. (available from Midiworld.com)
http://www.midiworld.com/bach.htm
This track uses 16 bit samples based on the 3.2 Gigabyte FREE 24 bit Leeds Town Hall Organ sample pack available from Samplephonics.com here:
store.samplephonics.com/products/the-leeds-town-hall-organ
This is a 16 bit conversion and mp3 rendered in Goldwave.

This piece was put together to "road test" the authenticity of the sounds of the Free sample pack created by Samplephonics for Propellerhead Software's Reason. Used with permission from Samplephonics. 

Check out Samplephonics on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/samplephonics for more Free Stuff. This mp3 uses Preset 5 from the pack, crafted by Dr. Simon Lindley, Organist at Leeds Town Hall and Leeds Parish Church. Copyright remains the property of all respective holders.

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor - J S Bach(Mp3 Download)

This is a tribute to the genius of Johann Sebastian Bach. James created this midi file in Cakewalk Express and I imported it into Reason 7.1 and allocated voices from the Ensoniq ESQ-1 Reboot FREE Reason Refill. I also added the electronic drums (which are all generated by ESQ-1 sounds).

It is a showcase of both James's compositional skills and the range of sounds from the Ensoniq ESQ-1 Reboot FREE Reason Refill. Enjoy!

Free ESQ-1 Reason Refill (Re-Boot) available:
Registered Reason 7.1 users can download the refill from 
http://www.howtoprogramdrums.com/ensoniq-esq-1-refill-for-propellerhead-reason-7-1/

Free ESQ-1 sfz sample pack available:
For non reason users, check out our other post for the raw samples and sfz scripts, for use with samplers like Dimension LE, Rapture, Alchemy player and Cakewalk's old sfz player.
http://www.howtoprogramdrums.com/ensoniq-esq-1-free-samples-available/

Free ESQ-1 Kontakt Pack available:
For Kontakt users, you can now download the FREE Kontakt pack exclusively from Bedroom Producers Blog
http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/10/27/ensoniq-esq-1-kontakt/

"BACH" By James Paddock (Ensoniq ESQ-1 )

An original, moody, atmospheric and rhythmic piece utilizing a number of the Reason Refills created by New Atlantis Audio, including Moondrum, MachineDrum Summer Breaks, Darkwater, Subrosa "Pink Moon" and "String - Classical Fantasy" from the Recoustics set.

Fun to do and pretty quick to put together back in mid August 2014. I am pleased with how it turned out. Produced and recorded in Reason 7.1

FYI
Sonata (/səˈnɑːtə/; Italian: [soˈnaːta], pl. sonate; from Latin and Italian: sonare, "to sound"), in music, literally means a piece played  [from Wikipedia]

Moondrum Sonata

An original track featuring a whole bunch of sound generators (Refills) from the "Nucleus Soundlab New Spring Bundle". It was a substantial bundle of goodies for Reason I bought back in June 2013.

I had also been listening to Alexander Brandon, Michiel van den Bos, and the "Unreal Tournament" soundtrack - so that's where my inspiration came from.

Incidentally, the Reason Refills (and patches used) are:
OB Resurrection - Anguish in Synthetics AF
Viral Outbreak - Alien Invasion AF
Pantheon - The Nothing AF
Pantheon II - Pluck ARP AF
Subtractor Essentials [_Analog]
Malstrom Essentials [Bass Tech]
Pantheon III - Ashen Light LO
Thorkit - TPSD - Analololog
NAA Healing Hands - Step Shuffle [Run] / Assorted Dry

And some Reason Factory Sound Bank Beats from Bomb Squad and a Groovemasters Rock Kit

Thanks to all the patch designers for some excellent sounds!
Adam Fielding, Lewis Osborne, Tom Pritchard, Jeremy Janzen, Theo Jordan (NAA),  the guys behind the "Essentials" and the RFSB. Props to you all!

Nucleus Spring

This song is based on the poem of the same name.
You can find more of Roger's poetry at Adverse Reactions - The Blog.
adversereactions.wordpress.com

What’s beneath, Keith,
With your reddened eyes
Your blackened teeth
And beer-breath sighs.
How many lessons from the (old and) wise
Are harboured in that drab disguise?
What potential’s unreleased, Keith?
That lust for life, that enterprise
I can almost hear those inner cries!

What do you bequeath, Keith,
What’s still there to share?
Is there self belief (Keith)
Or is the cupboard bare?
And is that beard and (mass of) tangled hair
Contrived to cover your despair?
Are there still things to unleash Keith?
I see the sadness in your stare.
Try not to take it everywhere!

The music was written and performed by Neil Paddock.

Words Copyright 2014 Roger M Adams. All rights reserved. 
Music Copyright 2014 Neil Paddock. All rights reserved.

The Keith Song (Words: Roger M Adams, Music: Neil Paddock)

Variatio 1 a 1 Clav  - From The Goldberg Variations (BWV 988)
By Johann Sebastian Bach 
Sequenced by David J. Grossman · ©1997
Adapted for ESQ-1 By Neil Paddock
Used with the midi author's kind permission
Thanks Dave. Your midis are awesome! Hope I haven't messed it up too much. ; ) 

The Midi file used was 988-V01.mid from 
http://www.jsbach.net/midi/midi_goldbergvariations.html

Be sure to check out Dave's excellent midi resource for J.S. Bach at the link above and his Soundcloud page too!
https://soundcloud.com/electricbach

Track Notes:
This is all a bit of fun really. I am following in the footsteps of distinguished company. J.S. Bach, Wendy Carlos...
I wanted something to showcase the Ensoniq ESQ-1's latest soundpack, and I love the Goldberg Variations, so here it is.

STARTING TEMPO 100
ESQ-1 PATCHES IN ORDER
TPIANO
BEGONE
ICEPOP
PNOSTR (+ REVERB)
STRBAS
PNOSTR & SING 6
TPIANO & STRBAS
BEGONE & SING 6
HRNSEC & SING 6
HRNSEC & SING 6 & STRBAS
BEGONE TPIANO ICEPOP & KICK2 & SEGULS
KIEV KICK & SEGULS

Recorded in Reason 7.1 with an imported midi file and the VPC-1A Sound Pack 01-10

For more details check out
https://neilpaddock.gumroad.com

The Challenge:
I have tried to utilise all of the first ten sounds I re-sampled from the ESQ-1 Cartridge VPC-1A 01-10
which are, in order, with Patch Number:

41 TPIANO 
42 BEGONE 
43 HRNSEC 
44 STRBAS 
45 KICK 2 
46 PNOSTR 
47 SING6 
48 KIEV 0
49 ICEPOP 
50 SEGULS 

Introducing them in order wasn't really an option, as some work better than others. I transposed a few sections and experimented a bit with the bassline and the melody so that it sounded okay to me.

I really like the organ sound BEGONE in the second passage.

And the STRBAS rocks!!!

I threw KIEV & SEGULS in last as they really, really don't work well with this piece. The KICK 2 sounds nice though.

Bach is great, amazing etc. etc. If you haven't discovered him yet - Do it right now! ; ) Put his midis in a DAW and mess with them. The hours will disappear! It's great fun. Try it. It's what synthesizers were made for.

Variatio 1 A 1 Clav (BWV 988) By J S Bach [ESQ-1 Demo]

Variatio 2 a 1 Clav - From The Goldberg Variations (BWV 988)
By Johann Sebastian Bach
Sequenced by David J. Grossman · ©1997
Adapted for ESQ-1 By Neil Paddock
Used with the midi author's kind permission

Another Bach Goldberg Variations Midi Demo to showcase the sounds from the re-sampled ESQ-1 VPC-1A Cartridge (Patches 11-20) and to showcase the sequencing skills of Dave Grossman and the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Here are the voices used:
11) MCROAD (Rhodes Piano)
12) PORGN2 (Organ)
13) 5OFSWE (Strings)
14) VOXBAS (Voice Bass)
15) HI HAT (Percussion)
16) STRNG2 (Strings)
17) SAPRNO (Voice)
18) FRIDAY (Keyboard/Piano)
19) PECKBD (Percussive Keyboard)
20) LANDNG (Special FX - Alien Spaceship landing)

Actually, the alien landing didn't make it into the demo.
You can hear that here:
https://soundcloud.com/neilpaddock/esq-1-vpc-1a-sound-demo-2

There's nearly 4 minutes worth in this piece, as I cycle through the patches, alternating voices to play each of the 3 parts. I repeated it a few times for good measure (no pun intended).

For me it gets good towards the end when the strings and bass come in. There's 7 voices playing at that point.

So why not grab yourself some FREE classic 80's Retro synthesized/programmed pianos, organs and sound effects with this Reboot - Reformatted for use with Kontakt and SFZ compatible samplers - such as Dimension Pro, Rapture and the Free Alchemy Player. A Reason Version of all 40 patches is now available here:
https://neilpaddock.selz.com/item/5554c28db79872006c586fe8

Here's the link to the free patches:
https://neilpaddock.selz.com/item/55238029b79872135cfae92d

Variatio 2 A 1 Clav (BWV 988) By J S Bach [ESQ - 1 Demo]

David Bowie may be the most important and influential Rock Musician of both the 20th and 21st Centuries. 

Here's a little tribute to him. Rock On David! His music lives on!

Please consider supporting the original artist by buying the original track on i-tunes or Amazon. Thank you.

An alternative track recorded for the WA Fire Relief Fund to raise money for victims of the WA bushfires in Waroona and Yarloop.

https://soundcloud.com/davidbowiewemissyou

Check out the link above for the other entries so far...A bunch of WA musos challenged with recording a Bowie song in 3 hours!
They are FREE to download, but if you do, please donate at least $5 to the Fire Relief Appeal for those in Yarloop. Donations to the Waroona and District Fires Appeal can be made:
•Via electronic funds transfer: BSB: 306-035, Account: 2014474.
•Over the counter at any BankWest branch or agency to the dedicated appeal account BSB: 306-035, Account: 2014474
•On person at the Customer Service counter at Council House, 27 St Georges Terrace, Perth
•On the phone via credit card on 9461 3886 during normal business hours

China Girl (David Bowie Cover)

This EP was produced throughout the second semester of my third year at the WA Academy of Performing Arts, as part of my "Sound Production" unit. With the support of lecturer Lee Buddle, and that of family and friends, I was able to put this instrumental EP together in a relatively short span of time, as well as complete the mixing and mastering more or less on my own. Relatively happy with the result.

Personnel:
James Paddock - Writing, programming, mixing, mastering, all keyboard parts
Neil Paddock - Guitar and vocal recording (track 3)
Steve Webb - Guitar recording (track 1)

Gear:
Asus F550L laptop, Windows 10
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface
RME Fireface 800
Line6 POD v2
Focusrite Saffire USB 6 external soundcard
BOSS BX-600 six-channel stereo mixer
Vantage VM-10 signal booster
Korg Krome keyboard (61-key)
AKG 190 ES vocal mic
Shure SM-57
Gibson Les Paul electric guitar
Fender Telecaster electric guitar
Fender Stratocaster
Squier Precision bass guitar

Software:
Propellerhead Reason 8.3.2
Logic Pro X
ProTools 11

Lilies

This is a track I am in the process of mixing and producing for my son, James Paddock. It is part of the Harmony Original Soundtrack (OST) James created in midi format for a free add-on to the popular game Doom by ID Software. There are 13 tracks altogether and this is the final track on the album.

This is a pre-approved version. It was originally created in Cakewalk Express as a midi file by James. I have taken the midi file and processed it in Reaper, converted to audio and then had additional elements such as the Messiah Synth and the ME-80 by Gunnar Ekornas and drums using the "Fluid" soundfont by Frank Wen added in Acoustica's Mixcraft Pro Studio 6 and Cockos Incorporated's Reaper. 

I have used Miroslav Philharmonik refill for Reason by Sonic Reality distributed by esoundz

Artwork by Thomas van der Velden

James's site/blog: www.jamespaddockmusic.com
Download the MIDI Pack: http://jimmy.the-powerhouse.net/WAD/HarmonyMIDIPack.zip

13 - The Killing Blow (Latest WIP)

The "Red Planet Theme" has been graciously donated by James Paddock to the Scanned Synth Pro 2 (SSP2) Reason Refill Project as a demo track using ten instances of SSP2.

All the synthesizer sounds you hear on this version (excluding the drums) are those sampled from SSP2 for the Reason Refill.
 
The Refill is available as a free download for all registered Reason users here: 
http://bit.ly/ZYVAtO

This version of Red Planet Theme uses multisamples from the Scanned Synth Pro 2 (SSP2) Reason Refill and the Yamaha RX-17 Combinators I created for Reason 6.5. 

It started life as a humble midi file, created in Cakewalk Express. I imported it into Reason 6.5 and allocated suitable sounds to each track from the Scanned Synth Pro 2 Refill.

I also added drum sounds from my resampled Yamaha RX-17 combinator pack and some Yamaha Dtxplorer (re)samples too.
 
The Scanned Synth Pro 2 Refill contains 30 multisampled patches including distinctive and unique synth pads, leads and basses.

The Scanned Synth Pro 2 (VST) synth was developed by John Proctor and is copyright of Humanoid Sound Systems Ltd.

The Reason Refill is now available for FREE download from here:
https://neilpaddock.selz.com/item/552cc278b798720364c7b655

Note: This sample pack containing the same 30 patches is also available from howtoprogramdrums.com as "Anamorphic Cinema - Reboot" For Kontakt (Red), Alchemy/sfz(Blue) and in Soundfont (Green) editions.
https://neilpaddock.selz.com/categories/synth---scanned-synth-pro

The Scanned Synth Pro 2 Refill was compiled with the kind permission of John Proctor of Humanoid Sound Systems Ltd.

The VST Version of the Scanned Synth Pro 2 synthesier is available from www.humanoidsounds.co.uk/shop.html

Note the VST Version available from Humanoid Sound Systems will only work with Reason via Rewire (i.e. Where you have two host programs - Reason and another Digital Audio Workstation open at once), as Reason does not currently "talk directly" to VST instruments. if you want to use Scanned Synth with Reason then you are better off downloading and using the free Reason Refill. The VST version will work directly with other Digital Audio Workstations such as Reaper and Mixcraft and you will have access to a lot more presets if you buy it from Humanoid Sound Systems.

The James Paddock Music logo was created by Thomas van der Velden.
Check out Thomas's excellent artwork and games here:
http://www.rabotik.nl/
Red Planet (in its original "classical" guise) also features in the short animated film by Thomas van der Velden which can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP278L7mX8Q

Check out further music by James Paddock here:

James's Blog:
www.jamespaddockmusic.com 

James's YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/JamesPaddockMusic

On here on Soundcloud at:
soundcloud.com/james-paddock

Red Planet - Demo for Scanned Synth Pro 2 Reason Refill & Anamorphic Cinema Reboot

Neil Paddock is a multi instrumentalist and songwriter. 

Selz stuff is on (neilpaddock.gumroad.com) now.