This video, by once upon a synth, is a switched on ‘video song’ style performance of a synth quartet in B minor called “Nelly”.
The quartet is arranged for the Moog Grandmother (“Violin 1”), Korg MS-20 (“Violin 2”), ARP Odyssey (“Viola”) and Sequential Pro One (“Cello”).
Here’s what they have to say about it:
“The piece started off as a vocal line, then a 5 part chorale and finally turned into a string quartet. I don’t have access to a string instruments so I decided to record it with synths instead.
The synths were tracked via MIDI/CV but I recorded a “performance” of real time modulation by tweaking various parameters. I mainly tweaked the filter cutoff but also adjusted vibrato and envelope shapes to match the dynamics of the piece.
The Odyssey was quite pitchy and had trouble staying in tune across a large range, so I had to adjust the pitch slightly in post.”
I nodded off while listening to this, it was very soothing in a good way! Bravo will listen to it again.
I knodded off while listening to this, it was very soothing in a good way! Bravo will listen to it again.
I’m in real awe of Wendy Carlos, so take it as a deep bow when I say that this piece would fit right into the lineup on “The Well-Tempered Synthesizer.” You got everything exactly right.
Well realized piece. very nice! modulations and all made it quite enjoyable.