One more thing I forgot to mention: the whole peice was done using
Stooge Cables!
Mike
--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Marsh" <mmarsh@w...> wrote:
> Hi David -
>
> Thanks for all you've said! I couldn't be happier that you dug it.
>
> The process was actually very simple, as are the voices. All the
> voices are the same patch with slight knob tweaks for each one.
The
> basic patch consists of 3 VCOs (2x300, 1x310). One 300 SQR out,
one
> 300 SAW OUT, and the 310 SHAPE knob half way. All outs go to a
420,
> the out of the 420 to a 190. One 800 mods the 420 and one mods
the
> 190. Very straightforward VCo->Filter->VCA patch. Tweaks to the
> ATTACK knobs on the 800s and the FREQ knob of the filter were made
> for each voice.
>
> It's an old synthesist's trick: combine a simple voice into a more
> complex whole.
>
> The music itself is even simpler. The whole peice is a single 16
> step sequence. I used Seq-303 software from (now-defunct) Techno
> Toys to generate the sequence and a Kenton Pro Slo to drive the
> resulting MIDI into CV for the MOTM. The bass part is played in
> quarter notes, the two baritone parts in 8ths and 3 high parts in
> sixteenths. Some parts went through the sequence forwards, some
> backwards, and some back and forth.
>
> It's an old composer's trick: take a simple motif and combine it
in
> various ways.
>
> As to recording, each track was played and recorded separately
> (there are six tracks, or voices). The OUT of the synth went
> directly to my board which is connected to my PC via FireWire.
The
> original recording and mixdown was done at 48 KHz 24 bits. It was
> recorded using Cool Edit Pro 2 (now Adobe Audition). The only
> effect is a slight amount of reverb applied by Izotope's Ozone at
> mix down, and some slight EQ and compression.
>
> That's it!
>
> Mike
>
>
> --- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Garfield" <daveogarf@y...>
wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > Ok, gotta' know... HOW'D ya' DO It?? I mean, what kind of
> voicings,
> > melody selection, MIDI-ing, recording, effects, etc. Please,
> > please, please?? <Drool>
> >
> > Gotta' level with you -- When I listen to this piece, it's like
> > champagne bubbles popping ('cause I can't spell 'effervescing')
in
> > my head! :-D (Ok, so I have synesthesia). But, yeah! It's
> > joyous/happy/celebratory/complex/church bells-y/canon-y...
YESSS!
> >
> > Again, THANKS for the swell present! I'm diggin' a LOT of your
> > stuff these days. (I'm sorry I didn't get you anything --
Divorce
> > and lean end-of-year-ness, don'cha'know...)
> >
> > Your MOTM Demo Admirer,
> > Dave Garfield, now from Boulder, CO
> > (It's fortified, and Good for you!) ;->
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
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> > >
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