Dawless Utopia it's a collection of 8 tracks made reworking a bounch of the first jams i made for my Youtube channel Waiting For Zyo. 
All the songs are made using hardware gears like analog synthesizers (Roland SH 32, Deep Bass Nine), samplers (Korg Volca Sample), drum machines (Boss Dr. Rhythm), 80's drum synth like the iconic Simmons SDS and much more instruments and analog or digital FX chains. All the music material was, in a second time, recorded, processed, mixed and mastered on Ableton Live. 
This album represent the first creative period of the project Waiting For Zyo and enclose all the musical influences that characterize his music: from breakbeat to Vaporwave, from lo-fi beats to dub techno and more. 
All the original performances are available on my Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WaitingForZyo

Gears used:

Korg Volca Beats
Korg Volca Keys
Korg Volca Sample
Simmons SDS 8
Boss Dr. Pad 3
Boss Dr.220a
Roland SH 32
Control Synthesis Deep Bass Nine
Boss Hyper Metal
Strudio Electronics ModMax Filter
Studio Projects VTB1
Zoom B1on
Zoom G1on

Andromeda - 80s ELECTRO FUNK JAM with SIMMONS SDS8 and KORG VOLCA KEYS BEATS

Watch the full performance here: https://youtu.be/5p8wlFH0A8w

Sometimes i need to relax with something really simple, so i took my Korg Volca Drum and Keys. This powerful digital + analog duo it's perfect for some Dub Techno vibes. I programmed all the drums, rumble and stab on Volca Drum, for the stabby dubby chords i used the Volca Keys with the FIFTH oscillator. Enjoy!

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DUB TECHNO JAM with KORG VOLCA DRUM and VOLCA KEYS

Watch the full performance here: https://youtu.be/ThQoh3S9eUo

New jam with Korg Volca Sample and the unofficial Pajen Firmware. I used the same sound set of the last jungle jams i created, but this time i separed audio out (using panning) making two groups: one with drums and basse, and another with pads, speech and fx. The two mono signal are running through the Zoom B1on (for drums an bass) and G1on (for other sounds) with two different custom chains with compression, EQ, chorus and reverb. All this setup it's really cheap and digital but i think that Volcas are perfect to be squeezed with these entry level multi FX that enrich the sound with deepness, presence, dinamics and stereo image. Enjoy!

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JUNGLE DRUMFUNK JAM with KORG VOLCA SAMPLE (Pajen Firmware) and ZOOM G1on / B1on

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Last jam of 2023, i wanted to make some glitchy abstract dubstep stuff with my Elektron Model:Cycles, a powerful FM groovebox, trying to get different sounds. The MC have a delay that can be set to a very short time, this add different metallic harmonic and a transparence that fits perfectly with this kind of dubstep. Using different techniques like layering and a lot of preset locks i created a full arrangement. Enjoy!

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DUBSTEP JAM with ELEKTRON MODEL CYCLES

Watch the full performance here: https://youtu.be/aSyZ4D6hJiY?si=6SldZAiM2a8uzgEC

New jam with Elektron Model:Cycles, a really powerful FM synth groovebox with lot of hidden tricky geeky features that blow my mind every time :D
After the metallic and musical delay used on basslines i made some experiments with track multipliers: as everyone know the MC is based on step sequencing, so all the motion recordings have a standard definition of 16 steps with no smooth motion options but... with the track multiplier you can easily double (or more... 2000k!) the definition of your grid and get smooth automations. The lenght become shorter but with trigger conditions and probability you can have also longer patterns. I made a Neurofunk Drum and Bass tune to test all these modulation possibilities, i used my beloved Korg Kaossilator for add Fx and movements to the arrangement. Enjoy! 

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NEUROFUNK DRUM AND BASS JAM with ELEKTRON MODEL CYCLES and KORG KAOSSILATOR

Watch the full performance here: https://youtu.be/-7ooWCAWxng

New 140 Bass / Breakbeat jam with my Korg Electribe 2s with Hacktribe firmware and the mini mono synth Korg Monotron. For this jam i made some drum samples using different internal synth tracks (for example a tone, a click and a noise for the snare) then resampling in a single shot drum sound. I created a sort of 808 style kit and used to arrange the grooves. For the synth sounds i used mainly the FM oscillator of the Hacktribe version. With the Monotron i made some transitions and FX. Enjoy!

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140 BASS / BREAKBEAT JAM with KORG ELECTRIBE 2S HACKTRIBE and MONOTRON

Watch the full performance here: https://youtu.be/KW4AHjavSw0

in this Dark Ambient Jam i used two Volcas processed with Zoom digital multi FX. With the Korg Volca Drum i programmed a glitchy drums and bass sequence (using probability and layering bass tones with noises) and i plugged into the Zoom B1on multi FX where i used a custom chain with compressor / overdrive / short reverb that push the sound (expecially low frequencies) add armonics with a light distorsion and spazialize with the stereo Plate reverb. With Volca Keys i made a dark / spooky pad using the poly osc and plugged into the Zoom G1on (this one with another custom chain with Chorus / Particle Reverb / Spring Reverb) and tweaked with a really fast LFO on pitch and filter that add a grainy texture to the Keys sounds. I added some images that i filmed during the 2023 forest wildfire in north Italy for a visual addition to this cinematic jam. Enjoy!

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DARK AMBIENT JAM with KORG VOLCA KEYS / DRUM / ZOOM G1on - B1on

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New summer jam with my Korg Volca Sample - Pajen Firmware. In this jam i tried to make granular synth basses and FX using a really small portion of looped samples in order to create new sounds from kicks and other standard samples. Using the motion recordings (step by step) i made some extra movement with the "loop start" searching for different harmonics. The result is a wide range of gritty and rich bass sounds perfect to fit halftime drum and bass music. I processed the Volca Sample with the Zoom G1on multi-FX processor using compression, overdrive, EQ and some spatial FX. Enjoy!

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KORG VOLCA SAMPLE as a GRANULAR GROOVEBOX (processed with ZOOM B1on)  HALFTIME JAM

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end of summer Jam with Electribe 2s Hacktribe. I recently listened some DnB stuff from late 90s / early 00s and i re discovered the classic tech step tune "Bacteria" from Ed Rush & Optical and it's peculiar reece bass. I know that the original it's a sample but i recreated the same kind of sound with the E2s internal synth (various saw waves with detuning), i copied the same sound in 3 different track and applied different filters and processing: for the bass tone a low pass filter with saturation, for the mid bass a band pass filter with rhythmic LFO and phaser, for the hi bass also an LFO but on volume, hi pass filter and flanger. With these basses and some other FM synth and electronic drums i made some 140 beats with a 90s flavour. Enjoy!

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140 REECE BASS JAM with ELECTRIBE 2S / HACKTRIBE

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Dark Ambient jam with Korg Volca Beats processed with several pedal FX: I used only the analog voices (kick, toms and snare), distorted a little with a vintage Boss Hyper Metal, compressed and filtered with a custom FX chain on the Zoom G1on then "virtualized" with an old Viscount GammaVerb (on the send of the small mixer). I added a footage of a recent exploration of the scary attic of a 1850  Italian residential palace. Enjoy!

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DARK AMBIENT JAM with KORG VOLCA BEATS processed with Pedals FX

Waiting For Zyo it's a project involving audio and visual productions with a precise focus on performed electronics and musical instruments.
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