This is the mod I did to a Nord Stage 2 keyboard a few years ago.  You can tell both on the piano and pipe organ sounds that everything has so much more depth and character.  First pass of each preset from the Nord is the pre enhancement service.  The second pass of each preset from the Nord is the post enhancement... obviously. 

Pre And Post Nord Stage 2 Enhancement Danieldialatone

This is only to demonstrate the sounds from my enhanced MicroKorg. The main lead is done by an old Univox K-2. All the other synth sounds are done with the MicroKorg. Listen to the sub frequencies on the bass synth (you may need to be listening with decent speakers and better than good headphones to hear it). Thick bass is not what you'd normally associate the MicoKorg with except for this instance due to the enhancement I did. At minute marker 2:52 you hear the insane separation on the panning arpeggiated effect. That is high end separation you  seldom here on ANY virtual analog synth!! Song has not been mastered. Was just something I did in my spare time about 3 years ago after I had enhanced the MicroKorg which the procedure I offer publicly on Reverb.com Feel free to message me regarding details.  https://reverb.com/shop/daniel-s-gear-emporium-5

City Of Lost Children Cover theme cover

This is to show the modification that I did on this Boss DE-200 delay. 

I upgraded caps and op amps to allow for a fuller more open sounding delay. I added a darkening filter on the output so you can make this delay super dark if you want to. Also... the mod makes the modulation sound WAY more intense giving you even more creative things to work with.  

The music is mine as I created it under the project name of Starbearer over a year ago. 

Any questions about the mod please feel free to message me here on soundcloud or find me on facebook or instagram @Danieldialatone

Boss DE - 200 Mod Mix

I currently don't have a perfect studio space, but come on... half of us out there ARE just recording in our apartments and we want MORE out of our microphones than what those Chinese dime-store-grade parts can give. 

My Danieldialatone cap upgrade draMATCICALLY improves just about every aspect of this mic. 

For $100, you send it in with a return shipping label, and I turn it around in about a week. 

Message me on facebook or instagram @Danieldialatone to learn more.

MXL V67Q Stereo Cap Upgrade

This song which I do under the name Starbearer which I threw together last night showcases the Korg Volca in which I modded it to have midi out, so that I was able to record my drum notes straight to my DAW. 

I was then able to go through and record the BASS D, SNARE, and HI_HAT separately and thus mix separately.

The ambient sounds were all recorded at the PLANT.   Check out www.plantchicago.org

I hope Bob won't mind me using his sound bite. He inspires me to paint with sound. He inspires me to have joy in making my craft. Bless you Bob Ross. I look forward to seeing you in heaven. 

If you would like your Korg Volca device to have midi out please look me up on Instagram and or Facebood @Danieldialatone and direct message me.

Not This Year

Just Beat The Devil Out Of IT / show casing Korg Volca Modded by Danieldialatone

Lou Jam 10 - 8-17

Here's an A/B sample of the Danieldialatone Enhancement procedure that I did to a customer's Pioneer DJM-800 dj mixer. 

First A/B sample is the intro

Second A/B sample is a verse & chorus

first pass for each sample is the unmodded

second pass for each sample is the modded version

Track I used is a song called Liberation from a band called Shadowlands.  Song is used by permission.

If you are listening on a real speaker system (not a crappy blue tooth pc of junk) you'll hear the difference pretty easy. 

If you only have a phone handy or cheesy bluetooth speaker you'll at least be able to tell that the modded version has WAY less distortion, and is much more pleasant to listen to.  Why does this matter?  If you crank this up on a PA system, even order distortion makes it painful to listen to. You have to turn it up way louder to get the clear picture, and once you've done that, you're just tormenting yourself and you don't even notice it.  

If you have a dj mixer that can put out a REAL hi-fi boutique sound, you can hear the clarity at any volume. And when you do crank it up, you can become more enveloped by the subtle nuances in the music. 

The difference when playing the modded version of this mixer on a big PA is HUGE. NIGHT and DAY.

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