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Ambient Jam Session

Posted on May 27, 2013 by synthhead
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Sunday Synth Jam: Here’s an ambient jam session featuring the Teenage Engineering OP-1, via long-time reader Daniel Davis (aka Carl Sagan’s Ghost).

Posted in Keyboard Synthesizers, Music Videos | Tagged ambient music, improvisation, Sunday Synth Jam, synth jam, Teenage Engineering OP-1 | Leave a reply

March Of The Overtones

Posted on May 12, 2013 by synthhead
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Sunday Synth Jam: In this video, Vincent Crow improvises with the harmonic arpeggiator on the Vo-96 Acoustic Synthesizer. Continue reading →

Posted in Electronic Instruments, Music Videos | Tagged guitar, improvisation, Paul Vo, Sunday Synth Jam, synth jam, Vo-96 | Leave a reply

Jazz Fusion Synth Jam With MEHLIANA

Posted on April 28, 2013 by synthhead
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Here’s something a little different than the usual Sunday Synth Jam fare – a jazz fusion improv.  Continue reading →

Posted in Music Videos | Tagged improvisation, jazz, Sunday Synth Jam, synth jam | 6 Replies

Steinerphone EWI Synth Jam

Posted on February 3, 2013 by synthhead
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Sunday Synth Jam: This video, via PatchmanMusic, captures Matt Traum improvising on the Pat Metheny classic James. Continue reading →

Posted in Electronic Instruments, Music Videos, Synthesizers | Tagged improvisation, jazz, Pat Metheny, Sunday Synth Jam, synth jam | 7 Replies

Analog Synthesizer Improvisation With Vintage Roland SH-2000

Posted on November 4, 2012 by synthhead
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Sunday Synth Jam: This video, via magevers, captures an analog improvisation, featuring the vintage Roland SH 2000. 

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Posted in Keyboard Synthesizers, Music Videos | Tagged analog synthesizers, improvisation, Roland SH 2000, Sunday Synth Jam, synth jam | 4 Replies

Giles Reaves On How To Make Space Music

Posted on November 2, 2012 by synthhead
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In this video, synthesist Giles Reaves demonstrates how to make a ‘space music’ style patch with Synapse Antidote synthesizer.

Then he does a space music improvisation, using the Antidote patch.

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Posted in Software Synthesizers & Samplers | Tagged Giles Reaves, improvisation, software synthesizers, space music, Synapse Antidote | 5 Replies

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