Having some fun trying out a new patch on my beloved 1986 Sequential Prophet VS I programmed with Stereoping's superb "ProVessor S" hardware patch editor which really does open up this wonderful digital-analog hybrid vector synth...

I have always liked the sonic aesthetics of cold crunchy digital into warm analog filters!

Original Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio 2023.

1986 ProphetVS: Voxscape Orbit...

Moody instrumental strings with ambient layered background digital synth sounds inspired by a dream.

Time Flies When You're Dreaming

My beloved 1983 DK Synergy II+ No.01205 at Hideaway Studio reawakens for the first time in quite a while after finally getting around to making some essential repairs.  Every time I get in front of one of these early digital monsters I'm left jaw dropped by how they managed to generate such complex digital synthesis in 16-bit audio with such a remarkable degree of fluidity and expression from a design concept that was on the drawing board in the mid/late 1970s... it's just beyond me. 

The Synergy II+ was essentially a later more affordable Crumar/DK General Development System in terms of function and specification  - both of which share identical 32 Digital High Speed Oscillator boards based on The Alles Machine designed by Hal Alles at Bell Labs who went on to advise the development team at Digital Keyboards.

This isn't the result of some crazy overdubbed multi-track session - it was a live improv recorded into a reverb straight from the now 40 year old beast's output whilst tweaking some of the front panel controls!

Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio, 2023.

1983 DK Synergy II+: Flux Rheology...

Didn't feel like extending this, tbh--

image source: https://twitter.com/PhantomArcade3K/status/1611149150040788993

Alt ver: https://www.bandlab.com/post/938cf006-fb5b-ee11-9937-000d3a41ec2a

That’s It! I’m Switchin’ It Up..

The TG33 has been a secret weapon in my studio for many years - I'm quite defensive of these unassuming little beasts.. frankly the biggest mistake Yamaha made was calling these things "Tone Generators" - I mean, what!?? -hook up an external midi joystick, ditch the cheesy factory patches, have a play making your own patches and explore a world of remarkably fluid sound and interesting textures for a fraction of the price of some vintage synths covering similar sonic territory...

Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio, 2023.

1990 Yamaha TG33: Vectorwurlde..

Testing out a 1992 KORG Wavestation SR new to the studio following some minor repairs.  Although sporting its tiny screen in 1U packaging, the SR was the smallest in the Wavestation series, but it was by no means a cut down version in terms of its synthesis power.  Although a fair few of its multitude of its factory patches may now sound very dated, it is still a very capable synth capable of remarkably complex and fluid timbres and textures even by 2023 standards.   The problem is harnessing this power and the fact that programming such a beast has a rather steep learning curve to say the least!  That said, there are still some real belters to be found among all those stock patches and a lot more out there on the net to load up and explore...

Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio, 2023.

1992 KORG Wavestation SR: Letterbox Dreams...

gardens&serpents&gardens&serpents&gardens&serpents&gardens&serpents&gardens&serpents&gardens&serpents&gardens&serpents&gardens&serpents&gardens&serpents&gardens&serpents&gardens&serpents&gardens&serpents...
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gardens&serpents

Ardis Veen Ada

I made this cover earlier this year, but haven't shared it up until now.  Enjoy!

The Hampsterdance Song (Spring 2024 Cover)

I make music, I think? It could just be noise, for all I know—

musique pour (sur)vivre

DL on : https://fhauna.bandcamp.com/




Words to : gwenole.fhauna@gmail.com

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weird sisters : https://youtu.be/hSLO9cMlfZ8?si=08cC4E_IwxmXc7Nt

“If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed.” 
-Sylvia Plath

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 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

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