CODE & Omega

Exuberant Mode workout with the Juno/Jupiter Omega/CODE Filter—Optional 6dB mode featured; single track Isos will follow.

Juno/Jupiter Filtered 111

Loaded CODEOmega Filter Run Down & Out:

Timed LFO's provide sentient echo; Mini, SEM, Juno/Jupiter, CS-80 the coloration. Starts out raw and uncut, switching peacefully enough through the filer cards; then come cuts, treatment and Carlo St. Regis the Co-Producer (and dialog provider). 2021 2nd Gen. SE input—much needed and appreciated at this point.

MSR
4.10.21

CODE-Filtered Theriots

Loaded CODEOmega Filter Run Down & Out - DRY 'n' Dirty

Timed LFO's provide sentient echo; Mini, SEM, Juno/Jupiter, CS-80 the coloration. Starts out raw and uncut, switching peacefully enough through the filer cards; then come cuts, treatment and Carlo St. Regis the Co-Producer (and dialog provider). 2021 2nd gen. SE input—much needed and appreciated at this point. #teamstregis

MSR

Juno Jupe Dry

Started out here: https://soundcloud.com/studio-electronics/code-filtered-theriots?in=studio-electronics/sets/code-omega

Haunting and expansive CODE Omega performance with ARP and Juno/Jupiter filters caught imminent co-producer Carlo St. Regis' ear. A steady groove with the main triplet motif as bedrock was requested.

This is where we ended up.

CODE Omega: See above.
Drums: Boomstar (Brotherhood*) SE-80, 5089.
Basses: 99% SE-3X (Moog & SEM), 1% Sampled Sensei Analog (Boomstar Modular) 
Leads: SE-3X (Moog & SEM)
Paraphonic Chords & Colors: SE-3X (Mood & SEM)
Human Voices: Nada (surprisingly).

No Fuzz was used or hurt in the recording process.

Easy to see why the '1X was the near secret weapon of the 90s and decades beyond for hitmakers, film composers and Sound Designers: it's got that bump 'n' thump and higher frequency clarity and warmth. Near impossible to stop layering & leveling-up with this beast. Her vibrations are so very satisfying...

But there are other mountains to ascend.

Enjoy,
MSR

p.s. This data compression up here... sad.

*Courtesy of Sean Charles

The Great '3X

Continuous Controller & Live Tweak, Part 2

This time out, the '3X Vulcan Mind Melds with our "Juno/Jupiter Modes & Mood" post of 4-6-2021: a CODEOmega filter workout. Drew Neuman's beastly Boomstar tom-tom fill (https://soundcloud.com/studio-electronics/drummed-up-basses) and select & sentient needle drops from "Family Herrre" (https://soundcloud.com/studio-electronics/family-herrre) take the starch out of the incipient sound collage collar. OK?

Enjoy,
MSR

CC Drummer 2

Unrestrained Omega 8 External Input Processing Joy / '01 NAMM Redux with ATC-X and SE-1X in Supporting but Essential Roles

OK, so I went a little long... Starring! Backwards Gershowitz, Marc St. Regis and Pat Cooper!

Record Date: 05.01.2006

Track Details: http://studioelectronics.com/products/synths/omega8/demos/#AtTheOmegaInn

Product Details:
https://www.studioelectronics.com/products/synths/omega8/
https://www.studioelectronics.com/products/synths/atc-x/
https://www.studioelectronics.com/products/synths/se-1x/

At the Omega Inn

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MSR's Winter NAMM '02/'06 Dueling Omega 8s, Theriot Bank, ATC-X, SE-1X Suite
Record Date: 02.03.2006
Track Details: http://studioelectronics.com/products/synths/omega8/demos/#IDontHaveToTellHer
Product Details:
http://studioelectronics.com/products/synths/omega8/
http://studioelectronics.com/down-up/designer-sets/theriot/
http://studioelectronics.com/products/synths/atc-x/
http://studioelectronics.com/products/synths/se-1x/


I Don't Have to Tell Her (Instr)

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Artist: Lasse P. Jørgensen
Record Date: 11.16.2006
Track Details: http://studioelectronics.com/products/synths/omega8/demos-2/#LJOmega8Tribute
Product Details: http://studioelectronics.com/products/synths/omega8/


Lasse J.'s Omega Tribute

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Artist: Fred Falke
Record Date: 05.30.2006
Track Details: http://studioelectronics.com/products/synths/omega8/demos/#OmegaMan
Product Details: http://studioelectronics.com/products/synths/omega8/


Omega Man

THE AMERICAN DREAM - I REALLY DON’T THINK

Main synth chords: SE3X in Paraphonic Mode

Supplemental synth chords (Chicago turnarounds): CODE Omega 8

Piano: Mid-‘70s Heirloom (Childhood): 87 Warren Drive, San Francisco, CA, Yamaha C7—which in the early '80s laughed off a dicey and punishing slide down a flight of concrete stairs (ours), reportedly generating (once bottom was rocked) a very non-joyful noise, louder than the re-creation of the the earth, this last time out; EMU Extreme Lead carves out Jazz-e-er changes

Primary synth bass & leads: SE-02, an indispensable sonic & EMOTIONAL tool BTW

Additional synth bass colors: SE-3X, Boomstar Modular Sensei System (glorious), Tonestar 8106, Midimini V30

Synth drums: Boomstar SE-80, Boomstar SEM, CODE Omega 8

Visceral ending analog: Midimini V30

Unconscious Matt Weinhold vocal channeling: Salvatore St. Regis
Additional Portugal boots-on-the ground imagery: Carlo St. Regis
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Wanted to gather and connect all the SE kin. Did, with some needle-drop .wav surfing and repurposing (that’s how I include Monte Neuble in nearly everything now—talk about indispensable feel!)

The main ‘3X riff felt complete and vibrant in solo mode; pushed on until a diversity of unity was gained, and “gained honor”

Enjoy,
MSR

The American Dream - I Really Don't Think

Once again I’m on the inside — lookin’ out looking in.

SEM-filtered CODE Omega8 & @saintregis (Instagram) bring the water and its spirit to my eyes.

Single track purity, polyphonic power and purpose: sometimes it's disclosed like that.

Minimal sweetening, limiting and spot normalization, so do enjoy the wide dynamic range and culmination—now with bonus audio!

MSR Christmastime '22

CODEberheim 8

SEVEN SURE 3:03

SE-3X Paraphonic Gooseneck and Magnificent 3 Chord Monte in Eb Major

A CODE8 w/CS-80 filters gets the party started with bright and bratty horns—hard—like St. Regis used to sling in the ‘80s, via our fridge-sized RA-200, periodically rotating-speaker amp.

Greg St. Regs’ immortal patch #1 on the SE-02 then pairs and nearly overtakes the initial CODE bass work.

Shimmering CODE background colors and creations abound, including (but not limited too) cagey vocodering and gorgeous collapsing strings (nearly soloed at end in the Easter Egg hangover). "You'll see."

My vocal-eazy leads on the SE-02 channel Keys 2 genius and my good friend (ladies & gentleman), @monteneuble !

Boomstar Brotherhood Drums (SE-80 Chapter) created vast swaths of the root percussive elements—practically all, including hi hats; claps and rims not included. Blame sound wizard & partner-in-crime Sean Charles.

Some Brian Scroggins DMX/EMU Modular magic from a fruitless EMU/Fred Z/Grass Valley adventure, many decades/lifetimes back, swings in and out—Ishtar appearance as well. And I miss you brother. Avidly.

Stereo“Jaco” bass: CODE. Always juicy it is. 

Pocket "Princey" 80’s SEM-filtered chords (Abm to AbM) bounce & thrill. Celestial celeste and ancient tech Cathedral organ offer healing & wisdom ;) with bonus happy feet pedal board dance, tracked incongruously enough with one of CODE8's “Pigalle Party” patches. "A little spritz of water, a subway station, surrounded by bistros, Pigalle ... ." I'm thinking more Josephine Baker.

Guitar samples repurposed and reworked from our Modmax and Wolftone pedal demo archive; performances courtesy of Grecco Burrato, my elusive, but nevertheless marvelous friend.

MSR needle drops responsible for wildcard tones and pulses.

Enjoy,
MSR
5-11-23

Seven Sure

The American Belizers

A Greg St. Regis requested, rework of my track, The American Dream, which he was certain needed refocusing & melody (sung over the phone); that's his "mosquito" - thanks @saintregis ;) - melody, ultimately harmonized. Much more fund to play than expected, BTW.

And just like the old days, when my brother would reign in my feral overgrowth of ideas, sometimes secretly, he was... right—again!

Glorious Eb Maj main paraphonic riff: SE-3X

Fender Rhodesy and other non-Rhodesy paraphonics: SE-3X

Supplemental polyphonics, FX, basses & “housey” turnaround: CODE Omega8

Leads, most Basses & FX: the mighty & always immediately marvelous, SE-02

Needle-dropped, durty guitar leads: Throwback Grecco Burrato on the ModMax Filter & Phasor

Stutter Basses: Boomstar Modular Sensei

Stolen (think repurposed) SE-3X bass slide: Keys 2 Legend, Monte Neuble

Analog Drums: Boomstar Brotherhood—far too many synth hi hats litter my Analog streets, with their trademark, pinched and punchy frequency fulfillments, but I love them so.

Dope visuals up on Insta.

Enjoy,
MSR

The American Belizers

First solo Omega offering still sounds stunning 21 years later.

A few secrets, snips, reverses, in-song overlays, a touch of EQ, limiting, and “Gaucho” right-side-wet, make for a nice 90 (sec).

And yes that patch change madness was tracked in real time—sans punches.

Stock SEM & Mini SE filters…

Enjoy,
MSR

Phat Fu '23

Came across this dope Ebm @MonteNeuble SE-3X  bassline, in my needle drop travels, which I had to revisit and enlist in a pulsed paraphonic exaltation in DMaj; silky chord changes from “Onward Upward UFO,” a song written & produced in the late 1970s for the St. Regis brothers, by wonderful friend and Parcourse/health food store mentor, Norman H. Landsberg, assisted that sneaky downward modulation. 

The great James Levi (Herbie Hancock fame) and strongman Gary Calvin (on bass) kept the groove going at Bear West Studios in San Francisco—1st 24 track baptism, where “UFO” was recorded—and we brothers have tried to keep the funk analog ever since. Clavinet D6 is still with us: the one Norman unveiled at St. Regis & Leuenberger and taught us to play; ‘cause he was nice with it, "Cry Baby" style.

Celebrating his remarkable life earlier this month—brilliantly and with panache, thanks to Bob Yount (Landsberg & Yount) and Socorro!—brought his lovely spirit, song, and surprising, vast accomplishments to mind:

Founding member of Mountain, featuring Leslie West; Pointer Sisters MD—“Yes We Can Can…”, Lenny Willams (Tower of Power); sampled by Jay-Z (99 Problems), Kanye West, Tribe Called Quest—heard in films like "Barbershop" and "The Taking of Pelham 123.”

His group Hammer opened up for Leon Russell AND Miles Davis at Fillmore West… Wut!?!

“When tears come, remember brighter smiles can then show."

Miss them when they are here; that’s the Power of Love—which evrybody needs.

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/san-francisco-ca/norman-landsberg-11515731

https://www.discogs.com/artist/860823-Norman-Landsberg

p.s. SE-02 stereo leads :14; ‘02 “Dorothy Ashby” harp :21; incredible SE-02 Paraphonic Preach: 24; SE-3X dual leads :25; Omega8 “Phat Fu” goodness: 31, :35 Norman’s (Manny Moka) piano :33; Manny Moka And The Band on Fire heavenly perc. break: 39

Boomstar Brotherhood drums assist.

Angel Grey ‘3X photos courtesy of @vcousa

Enjoy,
MSR

Monte Moka

ADAGIO FOR FEEDBACK

I’d like to believe Samuel Barber’s Adagio for strings cast a tender shadow on these changes & groove of mine.

Listening to Bernstein’s baton as I write this…. glorious.

CODE8: Strings mainly recorded in mono—not sure why—stereo flute/vibraphone/celeste colors, Crystal Manson “horn” blasts, Monte Moir rhythms, locked-to-clock LFO pulses, band pass rebels, reversed and initially randomly-sourced passages. AND FEEDBACK!—Crunch chords for key-man on their black ’n’ white island.

Get the heady, upper harmonic, distortion multiplier mod. for your Omega8/CODE8 today!

Boomstar SE-80: Snares, perc.

SE-3X: Hats, big bass note.

Grecco Burrato: Unarchived ModMax Pedals-blessed guitars.

SE-02: Immaculate basses and leads.

Stay tuned for the Prequel.

Best,
MSR 12-5-24

Adagio For Feedback

Prequel & Adagio For Feedback

CODE8: More stereo flute/marimba/celeste colors; Winwood leads; Crystal Mansion horn blasts; reversed and initially randomly-sourced passages; layered strings mainly recorded in mono—not sure why; @montemoir (inspired) bangers; locked-to-clock LFO pulses; band-pass rebels; 12dB filter envelope-driven bursts; location-aware Middle Earth detune spasm...

AND FEEDBACK!

Get the heady, upper harmonic distortion, warmth multiplier mod. for your Omega8/CODE8 today: https://studioelectronics.com/support/contact/

Boomstar SE-80: Snares, perc.

SE-3X: Main hats, big bass note.

@greccoburatto Unarchived (and yet juicy) ModMax Pedals-blessed guitars.

SE-02: Immaculate Keys 2 basses and leads.

Sumptuous and stirring (some would opine meditative) very recent #japantravel visuals (includes magically in-key bird song) courtesy of Carlo St. Regis.

Enjoy,
MSR 12-16-24

Prequel And Adagio For Feedback

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Artist: Christoph Richter 
Record Date: 08.08.2011
Track Details: http://studioelectronics.com/products/synths/omega8/demos/#SoulyOmega
Product Details: http://studioelectronics.com/products/synths/omega/


Souly Omega

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Artist: Christoph Richter
Record Date: 08.11.2011
Track Details: http://studioelectronics.com/products/synths/omega8/demos-2/#CRFilters
Product Details: http://studioelectronics.com/products/synths/omega8/


Nice Day with the Arp Filters

Having fun layering an assortment of patches I dialled into my 2004 Studio Electronics Omega 8..  

I have always liked the array of multi-mode filters this synth has to offer - it adds a great deal more sonic potential to an often overlooked and very capable analog beast.

NB:  Although it might sound like it, no phasers were used in this recording.. what you are hearing is copious use of the superb band-pass and high-pass filters in the Omega 8 being modulated by the LFOs.

Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio, 2021.

CODE & Omega

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