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Return of the Robotmakers

2009-02-23 by rogerpellegrini

Ever since the last Robotmakers clip ended up as a "featured video" 
on Youtube, I'd been plotting the follow-up.  With the distractions 
of the financiapocalypse intervening, it's taken a very long time, 
but "Crush Kill Destroy" is finally done.  There are some interesting 
synth bits:

- At 0:59 to 1:11, and 2:15 to 2:30, there's a synth line that's 
played without envelope generators or triggers.  Instead, the VCA 
(and VCF) are controlled by the X-axis of a Novation RemoteSL xy 
pad.  The Y-axis is vibrato.  A footpedal through a MOTM pedal 
interface controls the rate of downward glide of a MOTM lag 
processor.  It's a revelation how different it is to play this way - 
like driving a manual transmission car in London (for an American).  

- Throughout there's a hammond-esque organ that's actually 4 synch'ed 
Moog921AB VCOs producing sine waves, sampled into Kontakt.  The sound 
is then processed in Cubase with distortion and rotary vst plug-ins.

- The horns in the chorus were the result of experiments into 
imitative synthesis discussed here in April, 2007.

- The guitars are guitars (sorry). 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZsmLluFTUs

Can be watched in HD, as well (!)
I very much hope you like it and sincere thanks for all your support.

Best regards,
Roger

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