Orchestral Electronica Synth Jam
Supero (To Conquer) – MIDI Orchestral Production – Miroslav Philharmonik was uploaded by: bylcj246
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Tag: classical music
The Ondes Martenot
This video features Jean Laurendeau discussing and demonstrating the rare Ondes Martenot, an early electronic musical instrument, created in 1928 by Maurice Martenot. Laurendeau explains the various control and timbral options of the Ondes Martenot and plays some familiar melodies, especially at the end!
A Virtual Orchestral Performance, With Miroslav Philharmonik
Consurgo – MIDI Orchestral Performance – IK Multimedia Miroslav Philharmonik was uploaded by: bylcj246
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Opera With iPhones – The DigiEnsemble Berlin, Featuring Anna Gütter
Reader MatzeRak let us know about this new music video from the DigiEnsemble Berlin (FB link), a performance of Handel’s Ombra Mai Fu from Xerxes, featuring vocalist Anna Gütter. The DigiEnsemble Berlin is a group of classically trained musicians that explore the performance possibilities of smartphones and other mobile devices. This video captures a performance of the aria… Read More Opera With iPhones – The DigiEnsemble Berlin, Featuring Anna Gütter
Mike Leghorn’s The Planets – Venus
Reader Mike Leghorn continues to make progress on his ambitious classitronica version of The Planets, by Gustav Holst. We’ve featured his takes on Mars, Mercury & Jupiter previously. You can preview Leghorn’s take on Venus, above. Check out his SoundCloud page for more.
Silent Night & Happy Holidays from TheSynthFreq
“Silent Night” – Happy Holidays from TheSynthFreq was uploaded by: TheSynthFreq
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Trance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
Trance of the Sugar Plum Fairy was uploaded by: coloricongray
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New Synthesized Version Of Holst’s The Planets
We’ve been following reader Mike Leghorn‘s progress on a new synthesized version of Holst’s The Planets with interest. The Planets has been arranged for synths may times, notably by Patrick Gleeson and Isao Tomita. But, just as different conductors and performers can bring out different facets of classical works, new classitronica arrangements reveal something about the… Read More New Synthesized Version Of Holst’s The Planets
Hendrix vs Rachmaninoff
Sunday Synth Jam: Reader Rob Schwimmer performs his take on Rachmaninoff’s Etude Tableau in Ebm op39 #5, on the Haken Continuum Keyboard. Schwimmer says that “I’ve always loved the great guitarists of the 60’s–Hendrix, Beck, Clapton, Feiten, etc. As a keyboard player I envied their expressive options–vibrato, note bending, sustain, etc.” I’m not sure if the Hendrix… Read More Hendrix vs Rachmaninoff
Can Your Phone Do This? (SampleTank Organ Demos)
Here’s an official demo of the organ patches in SampleTank for iPhone / iPod touch. SampleTank is basically an app that turns an iOS device into a rompler synth. SampleTank includes several different organ patches, including Hammond, Vox, Farfisa, church and pipe organs. Various drawbar organ instruments are included for blues, jazz, rock, pop, gospel, even… Read More Can Your Phone Do This? (SampleTank Organ Demos)
