Archive for the Category: ' Synthesizers '
Here is a clip of me messing around with the Harmor software synthesizer.
Enjoy!
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I have isolated another clip from Andre and my random MIDIviaNet session the other day that has been cracking me up all day. Have fun!
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A couple nights ago my friend Andre and I were messing around with MIDIviaNet, he was tapped into my Korg X5DR.
What the heck is MIDIviaNet??? It’s a cool little app that allows you to connect to a MIDI device over the Internet!
How does that work? Well, MIDIviaNet only sends/revieces MIDI data, not actual audio. In order for Andre to hear the sound that was coming out of the synth from across the Atlantic, we used a really long Dixie-Cup Phone…
…what?
Ok, we used TeamTalk! What does that mean? The short version is, Andre plays music from his place, I hear it “live”, and then he hears it a few seconds later because of the various delays involved in the process of sending the TeamTalk audio. So to do this and play anything coherent requires a fair amount of work knowing how to keep your timing! Or you can have a ‘substitute’ sound respond to you live at the “player’s side”.
Anyway, what follows is the result of all that.
I also made a quick remix/song from one bit which is pretty cool. Enjoy!
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I meant to finish and release these two tracks back for Halloween.
Unfortunately, I’ve been really busy with a crazy work schedule and various personal commitments.
Anyway, enjoy!
Special thanks to my friend Gary for the original arrangements, be sure to check out his website!
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest Medley SRX!
Some Random Sound Canvas Comparison Recordings
This post is in response to a favor somone asked me at the QuestStudios.com forums. Here are some recordings for comparison between the Roland SC-55mkII, SC-88 and newer Roland Sound Canvas synths.
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Doom:
1) Doom E2M2 – Roland SC-55mkII
2) Doom E2M2 – Roland SC-88
3) Doom E2M2 Remix – Roland SC-8820
Space Quest 5:
4) Space Quest 5 Soundtrack – First 5 Minutes – Roland SC-55mkII
5) Space Quest 5 Soundtrack – First 5 Minutes – Roland SC-88
6) Space Quest 5 Soundtrack – First 5 Minutes – Roland SC-8850
Space Quest 6:
7) Space Quest 6 Theme – Roland SC-55mkII
8) Space Quest 6 Theme – Roland SC-88
9) Space Quest 6 Theme Remix- Roland SC-8850
10) Space Quest 6 Orion’s Belt Bar Part 3 – Roland SC-55mkII
11) Space Quest 6 Orion’s Belt Bar Part 3 – Roland SC-88
12) Space Quest 6 Orion’s Belt Bar Part 3 Remix- Roland SC-8850
13) Space Quest 6 Roger’s Place – Roland SC-55mkII
14) Space Quest 6 Roger’s Place – Roland SC-88
15) Space Quest 6 Roger’s Place Remix- Roland SC-8850
Sorry, this is a pretty belated post but, I recently got the Roland SRX-02 Concert Piano expansion board for my Fantom XR. Here are some demo’s I have recorded with it for your enjoyment! Have fun!
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PS: Yes, Demo 10 is supposed to sound like that, there was a monkey playing that song after all!
Here are a couple recent photos of my audio rack, and Herman, our bird. Not too much going on right now. Though I am waiting for a new MIDI Controller Keyboard and a new microphone. More on that when they arrive.
The top half of my synth rack as of March 18 2010.
Some synths temporarily on top of my PC
My synth rack, as of Mar. 18 2010
Herman hides in between the pillows!
Herman
Herman is a fan of the blue cloth!
Herman
Fantom XR Tricks: Guitar Amp Sim with “Flanger” Using 1 MFX.
This post has been in draft form for a few weeks now, I felt like trying to do something more with it, but now am just posting it as is…
I was working on a new guitar patch for my Fantom XR, generally messing around really, and I was shocked to realize that I can not apply a flanger effect to it after the “Guitar Amp Sim” effect in “Patch Mode”. I knew that I could only use one MFX in patch mode, but I guess I am just used to my old faithful SC-8850 which could do true flanger using it’s ‘chorus dsp’. Now some of you might say “well just use performance mode and do an MFX chain!”, that’s well and good only if you don’t plan on using the other MFX units for something else!
So, I came up with a workaround using Chorus on the Fantom. It’s the same old trick, but it works. Here are the basics of it:
- Setup your Guitar Amp MFX however you like.
- Set your Guitar Amp MFX “Chorus Send Level” to 127
- Set your Chorus to “01:Chorus” and start with the settings below.
- Output Level: 32
- Filter Type: off
- Cutoff Freq: 8000 Hz
- Pre Delay: 0.0 msec
- Rate: 0.10 Hz
- Depth: 54
- Phase: 0 deg
- Feedback: 72
I made a guitar patch based on the “Fingr Tap’n” patch from the SRX-03 Studio SRX board I called “Priest HiWay” using the technique above.
Here is a short clip of me screwing around on my keyboard with it.
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As you can see, it sounds pretty much like a flanger thanks to chorus being a pretty similar effect anyway.
Till next time…
Ho! Ho! Ho! After struggling for a while to fit this all onto one CD, I finished my Christmas MIDI album! I have to say, I had a lot of fun making these recordings. All tracks were recorded using my Roland XV-5080, Fantom XR, and occasionally D-550 or SC-8850 synthesizers. The album is pretty much all orchestral, big band, and jazz music. Merry Christmas to all, and to all: Enjoy the music! 
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A special thanks goes out to Gary of GaryW0001′s MIDI Home Page for letting me use his excellent MIDI’s and post my remixed recordings of them.
Track Listing / MP3 Download Links
- A Most Wonderful Christmas (7:35)
- Good King Wenceslas (2:37)
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (3:32)
- The Bells of Christmas (6:49)
- Christmas in the Round (10:33)
- Jingle Bells Fantasy (4:09)
- The Wonder of Christmas (5:23)
- Santa Songs (1:32)
- Chestnuts Roasting (4:32)
- Now Rock, Ye Merry Gentlemen (2:38)
- Christmas -That Special Time of Year (6:17)
- Santa Baby (3:21)
- A Rhapsody on Christmas Carols (6:40)
- Greensleeves (3:44)
- Snow! A Holiday Medley (4:11)
- White Christmas (3:35)
- Auld Lang Syne (2:40)
Download entire album as .ZIP archive.
- Track length indicated in parenthesis
- All source MIDI’s used with permission by their author or are considered public domain.
- If you enjoyed this album and would like to show your support, feel free to make a donation of any amount to my hosting bills.
I’ve been laying down track after track on my Christmas MIDI album for 2009…
I made one back in 2004 that the family seemed to really like, that was using only my Roland SC-8850. This time around I am using mostly my XV-5080 and Fantom XR, with some D-550 and other synth’s thrown in the mix for some tracks as well. It is shaping up nicely so far. At the time of this writing, I have 12 tracks completed.
Here is one track to give you a taste of what’s coming: Now Rock, Ye Rested Gentlemen, a ‘big band’ take on God Rest, Ye Merry Gentlemen.
This song was re-mixed and recorded using my Roland XV-5080 and Fantom XR with multiple SRX Expansion boards each. Enjoy!
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The source MIDI file was used with permission from Gary of Gary’s MIDI Home Page. So be sure to check out his website for some more great MIDI music.
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