Vangelis entire score to Blade Runner is a classic, but the “brass” theme from his Main Titles is iconic.… Read More The Iconic Sounds Of Synthesis – Vangelis’ Blade Runner Brass Sound
The Roland SH-101 is a vintage monophonic synth from 1983 that could be used as a standard keyboard or as a keytar with an optional grip handle. It’s a fairly stripped down synth, offering: 1 VCO with separate levels for saw, square and suboscillator 1 LFO Self-resonant low-pass filter 1 VCA 32 note keyboard with… Read More The Roland SH-101 Analog Synthesizer
Image: polartech Saturday Synth Porn: A great shot of the “totally analogue” Roland Jupiter-4. OK, it’s a little bit “Compuphonic”. How else are you going to save those 8 user patches? via the Synthtopia Flickr Group
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The latest episode of Motherboard.TV’s Electric Independence visits the studio of Gavin Russom, who talks about his interest in DIY analog synthesizers and electronic music production.
Behringer is known for creating flattering alternatives to popular gear at a budget price. Amazona.de – an online German electronic music magazine – suggests that it should be possible for a company like Behringer, using current mass-market manufacturing technology, to create a synth “inspired” by a vintage polyphonic synth and sell it for approx 500… Read More Would You Buy A Behringer Analog Synthesizer?
Sunday Synth Jams: These are a couple of fan videos, via minsky57, from a recent Jean Michel Jarre concert tour. The selections are, unfortunately, truncated – but the video and sound quality are surprisingly good for fan footage, capturing a great view of Jarre in action.
This video demonstrates approximating Vangelis‘ signature sound from Blade Runner using a Roland Juno-60. Nice patching – but it makes me wonder what patches people will be trying to recreate in 25 years.
Sunday Synth Jams: This jam, via sloocer106, is heavy on the Roland gear, including a Roland Jupiter-8, Roland Juno-106, Roland SH-101 & Roland TD-20 V-drums.
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