Some music i put together a while back, some of you have heard some of it and liked it so decided to throw up a lazy video showing some of the gear i used to compose it…, studio too hot this time of year and I need to reflect on the use of software .. Oh and some pics of the kids at the end lol:)…gear list
Piano (s)- Ensoniq and juno G
PWM lead- Albino 3
strings -microkorg
choir and acoustic bass- korg x5
arpeggio- albino3 VST
seq bass and other arpeggios- juno 6
lead in second part and filter sweeps- juno I06
sequencer and cs80 brass - ensoniq esq
recording- ableton live 7
July 6, 2010
June 7, 2010
In between
Micromoog Demo by Gazdatronik
One Micromoog, one effects processor, one multitrack program. No mixer, no midi. The name of the track is “Don’t Complain.”
I fixed the audio problem I had. Nerovision only works correctly in PAL now. Pic is my 70’s Moog atop my 70’s car.
May 29, 2010
Oxygene 8
Korrigierte Version von Jean Michel Jarre´s “Oxygene 8″
Lead: Roland “D-50″
Noise FX: KORG “Radias”
Other: Roland “JX3-P”
Background: JMJ- CD “Oxygene 7-13″
machinedrum and monomachine bedroom jam
one machinedrum UW and one monomachine mkII, no additional treatment (just the mp3 and youtube compression )
www.virb.com/howdragonsdisappear/
May 25, 2010
Chronologie 6 on portable Eminent
Jean Michel Jarre’s Chronologie 6 played on my portable Eminent 310 and Reason 4. The Roland Juno106 is just used as MIDI keyboard.
Inside Mathew Jonson’s Berlin studio
Mathew Jonson was kind enough to film this tour of his Berlin studio to compliment our in-depth interview with him: http://bit.ly/9tXUm
May 13, 2010
ARP 2600 pt2 : classic Lead & Bass
Recorded through Allen&Heath ZED R16’s A/D converters with no EQ or processing.
I recently had recapped and modified my early 70’s Tonus-logo ARP 2600 synthesizer. Everything works great now, plus my tech added extended FM and keyboard/LFO functions - even better than new! You can achieve these sounds using a stock 2600 as well, but mine has a few paths re-routed for convenience, also a rebuilt key-assembly, filter and PSU, an extra LFO etc.
ARP 2600 part1: Sound FX
Recorded through Allen&Heath ZED R16’s A/D converters with no EQ or processing.
I recently had recapped and modded my early 70’s Tonus-logo ARP 2600 synthesizer. Everything works great now, plus my tech added extended FM and keyboard/LFO functions - even better than new! You can achieve these sounds using a stock 2600 as well, but mine has a few paths re-routed for convenience, also a rebuilt key-assembly, filter and PSU, an extra LFO etc.
May 7, 2010
RJD2 + Mario ÷ Moog
JD2 covers the Mario Bros theme at the Moog Sound Studio in Asheville, NC. Check the entire live session of RJD2 exclusively at www.liveatmoog.com.
Ensoniq SQ-80 + Roland Juno-60 + TR-606
vintage synth demo by RetroSound
PPG choir, pads and strings: Ensoniq SQ-80
bassline: Roland Juno-60 internal arpeggiator
drums: Roland TR-606
(no overdubbing, no sequencer used)
May 6, 2010
Chill Out by Gazdatronik, Looker
Somebody broke into my car and stole all my shit two days ago. But I have here a piece I did showcasing what the Emulator 6400 and some old mellotron samples can do with a litte expression. I do love that choir.
The fight scene in Looker went well enough with it. Its a good movie, Michael Crichton’s finest work, in my opinion.
Oberheim Matrix 6 on Bass
Emulator 6400 on melodics
Emulator 5000 on drums
God is a DJ - BR
Access Virus TI2 and Yamaha Motif XS8 programmed by BR (bennyrv). Thank you for listening. (bennyrv on myspace and Facebook)
April 30, 2010
Smooth Criminal by Barnes and Jackson arr. Gazdatronik
I brought out my rarely used 1982 JVC three-tube video camera for this one. I have to blow up everything with light in order for it to see anything, but its cool. Seemed appropriate, plus the cord is longer.
Either way, I sequenced this days before Jackson died, but never really did anything with it, so here it is, live off the Macintosh. Had I posted it sooner, I would have felt like a Bandwagon Jump-onner.
Oberheim Matrix 6 as Michael Jackson
Yamaha TX 81z as Synclavier Bass
E5000 drum samples by Autechre, Yes, and the Norwegian TR 808
E6400 samples by the Moog Micromoog
Let us learn to appreciate a person while he is still alive, not after they are dead.