Polyend Medusa Ambient Jam (with some ipad synths). 

Bass and Wavetable-Sounds with probability are made with the Medusa: 

Ambient Jam with Polyend/Dreadbox Medusa and a few iPad apps.

A total of only 6 tracks, a simple chord progression, but with Probability/Random Notes from the Medusa and a few effects. It's all very chilled out and only using my "desktop setup" in my office. Since I usually only make music with hardware, this is a nice change and a challenge for me.

To visualize the whole thing more appealingly, I used a freely available NASA video in the background, which can be used for non-commercial purposes. The video was created with Adobe Premiere Pro. Everything else in the video, and of course the music, is mine.

I use the Medusa with Probability for melodic to whiny synth sounds, mostly with the wavetable oscillators. During recording, I play around with the filters and oscillators. The Medusa sequencer is synced to AUM by Kymatica.

I also recorded the bass beforehand using the Medusa and its analog oscillators. This is played back via the Koala sampler.

The track begins with a synth pad from Synthscraper/Igor Vasiliev

and two tracks of "synthetic" water (one via the Koala Sampler, the other via the Spacecraft granular sampler). I tinkered around until I managed to create something reminiscent of flowing water from the noise and other sounds.

Klevgrand's Hillman, a phaser-equipped organ synth, is used to give the track a bit of a retro flair.

To increase the dynamics, Klevgrand's REAMP, a tube amp simulation, is later used.

Reverb from Eventide (BlackHole) was used except on the bass.

The mastering was done with GrandFinale 2, which was already in the signal path during recording.

 

SUnny Greetz from Dresden/Germany,

Rob/Volcarock

 

#Medusa

#Polyend

#Dreadbox

#Synthscrape

#koalaSampler

#hillman

Volca MS-20 mini guitar PSYCHEDELIC DUB JAM live (downtempo/RPE SEQ12/Vo...

My latest PSYCHEDELIC DUB live jam with lots of improvisation & rough playing of KORG MS-20 mini through my guitar pedalboard. in other words with small mistakes but played with emotion ;-)  

I used Volca Bass, Keys & Beats (additional drums) , Xbase 09 (main beat),  Juno 60 & Nord Modular, MS-404 & Guitar!. 

All synths & EchoPro (Delay) are sequenced with RPE SEQ12 matrix sequencer or played live.  

Contains very close street-videos of people in the bar district of Dresden (filmed on a tuesday evening during walking to our restaurant & back home)

I HOPE YOU ENJOY MY CRAZY SUMMER VIBE VIDEO :-)  & feel free to ask me if you have any questions
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KORG VOLCA SET UP:
Volca Keys into Line6 Pod (Preamp & Compressor)
Volca Bass & Beats straight into the sub mixer Behringer Xenyx 802

SEND FX  for Volcas
Danelectro Spring King 
Rocktron Tsunami Chorus
2 Behringer Vintage Time Machines for analog Stereo Delay

SYNTH RACK SETUP (*used on this track)
Roland Juno 60 (with Kenton MIDI PCB MK II)*
Doepfer MS 404*
Waldorf Puls I
Waldorf Microwave I (with Access Programmer)
Nord Modular Rack*
Emu Proteus 2000
Yamaha Tx81z
Jomox Xbase 09 (special edition with Jazbase upgrade)*
Roland Rhythm 77
Roland DR-880
all Synths run into Soundcraft Spirit M12 into Main Mixer (TL Audio Fat Track)

Send FX Spirit M12:
Line 6 Echo Pro (analog Delay)
Lexicon MPX 100 (Hall/Chamber)

SEQUENCER / MIDI KEYS: (*used on this track)
RPE SEQ12 Hardware Matrix Sequencer* (Master Clock)
Yamaha RM1x 
Analogue Solutions Europa
Roland PC 200 MKII
Miditech Midistart Midi 25*


GUITAR & KORG MS-20 mini SET-UP: 
LeadStar (made in GDR) & MS-20 mini with Pedals in the following order (*used for this track)

Barber Tone Press*
Barber Small Fry*
EHX Micro Pog*
EHX Superego*
EHX Neo Clone (in Superego FX-Loop)*
EHX Small Stone (in Superego FX-Loop*)
Colorsound Tremolo Clone (in Superego FX-Loop)*
Neutron Filter (Mutron III Clone)*
Tech 21 Blonde V2*
Dunlop Volume Pedal GCB-80*
TC Electronic SCF Chorus Stereo Out*
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere Stereo in & Out
EHX Memory Man Deluxe Tap Delay 1100 (R)*
Ibanez ES2 Echo Shifter (L)*
Neunaber Wet Stereo Reverb (with Shimmer Update 1.0)*
Boomerang III Phrase Sampler/Looper Stereo* for live guitar loop &drone/soundscapes

into Main Mixer TL Audio Fat Track

all FX are on the Pedaltrain SC Pro 

FILMED with:
Leica M 240 & Summilux-M 50mm /f1,4 ASPH, Voigtländer Ulton 21mm f1,8 
Canon EOS 5D MK III & EF40L f4,0, EF 100L f2,8, ARAX Tilt-Adapter with Zeiss Jena Biometar 80mm f2,8
GoPro Her 3+ Silver Edition

SOUND RECORDED with Tascam DR-40 (24bit/96khz) 
stero-out from the Main Mixer: TL Audio Fat Track Tube Production Suite

Korg Volca MS-20 mini AMBIENT JAM guitar RPE SEQ12 (live, soundscape, impro)

KORG VOLCA beats, bass & keys MS-20 mini & GUITAR - a live
AMBIENT  SESSION with my new Matrix-Sequencer RPE SEQ12 and lots of
improvisation. First time I tried a bit polyrythmn.
Other synths in the track: Jomox Xbase 09, Roland Juno 60, Doepfer MS-404, Waldorf Pulse & Microwave.
I have described in the video (filmed with 3 cams), which synths/pedals are playing.
Recorded without overdubs, Noise Reduction and Mastering
ENJOY LISTENING AND WATCHING and ask me if you have any questions:-)
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KORG VOLCA SET UP:
Volca Keys into Line6 Pod (Preamp#Comp)
Volca Bass, Volca Beats into the sub mixer Behringer Xenyx 802

SEND FX used for Volcas
Danelectro Spring King
Rocktron Tsunami Chorus
2 Behringer Vintage Time Machines for analog Stereo Delay

SYNTH RACK SETUP (*used on this track)
Roland Juno 60 (with Kenton MIDI PCB MK II)*
Doepfer MS 404*
Waldorf Puls I*
Waldorf Microwave I (with Access Programmer)*
Nord Modular Rack
Emu Proteus 2000
Yamaha Tx81z
Jomox Xbase 09 (special edition with Jazbase upgrade)*
Roland Rhythm 77
Roland DR-880
all Synths run into Soundcraft Spirit M12 into Main Mixer (TL Audio Fat Track)

send FX Spirit M12:
Line 6 Echo Pro (Delay)
Lexicon MPX 100 (Hall/Chamber)

SEQUENCER / MIDI KEYS: (*used on this track)
RPE SEQ12 (Master Clock)*
Yamaha RM1x
Analogue Solutions Europa
Roland PC 200 MKII
Miditech Midistart Midi 25*

GUITAR & Korg MS-20 mini SET-UP:
Godin LGX-SA / Korg MS-20 mini with Pedals in the following order (*used for this track)

Barber Tone Press*
Barber Small Fry*
EHX Micro Pog
EHX Superego
EHX Neo Clone (in Superego FX-Loop)
EHX Small Stone (in Superego FX-Loop)
Colorsound Tremolo Clone (in Superego FX-Loop)
Neutron Filter (Mutron III Clone)
Tech 21 Blonde V2*
Dunlop Volume Pedal GCB-80*
TC Electronic SCF Chorus Stereo Out
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere Stereo in & Out
EHX Memory Man Deluxe Tap Delay 1100 (R)*
Ibanez ES2 Echo Shifter (L)*
Neunaber Wet Stereo Reverb (with Shimmer Update 1.0)*
Boomerang III Phrase Sampler/Looper Stereo for live guitar loop &drone/soundscapes
into Main Mixer TL Audio Fat Track
all FX are on the Pedaltrain SC Pro

RECORDED with:
Tascam DR-40 @96khz/24bit

FILMED with:
Leica M 240 & Summilux-M 50mm /f1,4 ASPH, Voigtländer Ulton 21mm f1,8
Canon EOS 5D MK III  Arax Tilt-Adapter with Zeiss Jena Biometar 80mm f2,8
GoPro Hero 5+ Silver Edition

Korg Volca& MS-20mini AMBIENT PSYCHODELIC 70ies JAM w guitar loops (soun...

KORG VOLCA series, MS-20 mini & GUITAR - a 70ies influenced live AMBIENT PSYCHODELIC SESSION spiced with some KRAUTROCK and lots of improvisation.

THIS TRACK WAS ALSO POSTET ON SYNTHOPIA: https://www.facebook.com/Synthtopia/posts/10152076136566956
http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2014/05/25/ambient-psychedelic-jam-session/

Other synths in the track: Roland Juno 60 and Nord Modular.

I have described in the video (filmed with 3 cams), what Synths/pedals are playing. You don't have to guess the different sounds. Recorded without overdubs, Noise Reduction and Mastering

ENJOY LISTENING AND WATCHING and ask me if you have any questions:-)

___________________________________________________________

KORG VOLCA SET UP:

Volca Bass & Volca Beats into the sub mixer  Behringer Xenyx 802

SYNTH RACK SETUP (*used on this track)

Roland Juno 60 (with Kenton MIDI PCB MK II)*

Doepfer MS 404

Waldorf Puls I

Waldorf Microwave I (with Access Programmer)

Nord Modular Rack*

Emu Proteus 2000

Yamaha Tx81z

Jomox Xbase 09 (special edition with Jazbase upgrade)*

Roland Rhythm 77

Roland DR-880

all Synths run into Soundcraft Spirit M12 into Main Mixer (TL Audio Fat Track)

Send FX Spirit M12:

Line 6 Echo Pro (Tape dub Delay)

Lexicon MPX 100 (Hall/Chamber)

SEQUENCER / MIDI KEYS: (*used on this track)

Yamaha RM1x* (Master Clock, no internal sounds used)

Analogue Solutions Europa

Roland PC 200 MKII

Miditech Midistart Midi 25*

GUITAR SET-UP: 

Godin LGX-SA with Pedals in the following order (*used for this track)

Barber Tone Press*

Barber Small Fry*

EHX Micro Pog*

EHX Superego*

EHX Neo Clone (in Superego FX-Loop)*

EHX Small Stone (in Superego FX-Loop*)

Colorsound Tremolo Clone (in Superego FX-Loop)*

Neutron Filter (Mutron III Clone)*

Tech 21 Blonde V2*

Dunlop Volume Pedal GCB-80*

TC Electronic SCF Chorus Stereo Out*

Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere Stereo in & Out

EHX Memory Man Deluxe Tap Delay 1100 (R)*

Ibanez ES2 Echo Shifter (L)*

Neunaber Wet Stereo Reverb (with Shimmer Update 1.0)*

Boomerang III Phrase Sampler/Looper Stereo* for live guitar loop &drone/soundscapes

into Main Mixer TL Audio Fat Track

all FX are on the Pedaltrain SC Pro 

FILMED with:

Leica M 240 & Summilux-M 50mm /f1,4 ASPH, Voigtländer Ulton 21mm f1,8 

Canon EOS 5D MK III & EF40L f4,0, EF 100L f2,8, ARAX Tilt-Adapter with Zeiss Jena Biometar 80mm f2,8

Apple Iphone & Ipad

GoPro Her 3+ Silver Edition

SOUND RECORDED with Tascam DR-40 (24bit/96khz) 

from the new Main Mixer: TL Audio Fat Track Tube Production Suite

Korg Volca MS-20 mini SPACE DUB JAM w guitar loops (live downtempo ambie...

SPACE DUB JAM with Korg MS-20 mini, Volca Beats/Bass/Keys LIVE with GUITAR LOOPS & other great Synths!
I added funny &unbelievable video footage to the music: I filmed myself with GoPro Hero 3+ while breaking two bones of my leg!!!
Music and Video are 3 different parts:

Part 1: Last Action Rob (Trailer from 2005) funny 1-minute video art
Part 2: Last Action Rob breaks his leg while shooting part II (MS-20 mini with S&H)
Part 3: Last Action Rob in hospital (Volcas, MS-20 Mini, Xbase 09, Roland Juno 60, Waldorf Puls/Microwave, Nord Modular)

PLEASE WATCH THE WHOLE VIDEO, I AM SURE YOU WILL ENJOY :-)

... don't wonder about part 1, it's different in music & video, but the other two parts are Dub, Chill-Out, Lounge and a bit Experimental electronic music as you know it from me
...and feel free to ask me if you have any questions :-)

KORG VOLCA SET UP:
Volca Keys signal left channel into MFB-Filterbox and right channel straight into the Submixer, with heavy use of Delay
Volca Bass into the sub mixer (and in the middle part through the guitar pedalboard)
Volca Beats into the sub mixer

SUB MIXER for all Volcas: Behringer Xenyx 802
SEND FX used for Volca Keys:
Danelectro Spring King into Rocktron Tsunami Chorus into 2 Behringer Vintage Time Machines (built into one housing) for analog Stereo Delay

SYNTH RACK SETUP (*used on this track)
Roland Juno 60 (with Kenton MIDI PCB MK II)*
Doepfer MS 404*
Waldorf Puls I*
Waldorf Microwave I (with Access Programmer)*
Nord Modular Rack*
Emu Proteus 2000
Yamaha Tx81z
Jomox Xbase 09 (special edition with Jazbase upgrade)*
Roland Rhythm 77
Roland DR-880
all Synths run into Soundcraft Spirit M12 into Main Mixer (TL Audio Fat Track)

Send FX Spirit M12:
Line 6 Echo Pro (Tape dub Delay)
Lexicon MPX 100 (Hall/Chamber)

SEQUENCER / MIDI KEYS: (*used on this track)
Yamaha RM1x* (Master Clock, no internal sounds used)
Analogue Solutions Europa
Roland PC 200 MKII
Miditech Midistart Midi 25

GUITAR & KORG MS-20 mini -SET-UP:
Godin LGX-SA & Korg MS-20 Mini with Pedals in the following order (*used for this track)

EHX Nano Switch Blade*
Barber Tone Press*
Barber Small Fry*
EHX Micro Pog
EHX Superego
EHX Neo Clone (in Superego FX-Loop)
EHX Small Stone (in Superego FX-Loop)
Colorsound Tremolo Clone (in Superego FX-Loop)
Neutron Filter (Mutron III Clone)
Tech 21 Blonde V2*
Dunlop Volume Pedal GCB-80*
TC Electronic SCF Chorus Stereo Out
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere Stereo in & Out
EHX Memory Man Deluxe Tap Delay 1100 (R)*
Ibanez ES2 Echo Shifter (L)*
Neunaber Wet Stereo Reverb (with Shimmer Update 1.0)*
Boomerang III Phrase Sampler/Looper Stereo* for live guitar loop &drone/soundscapes
into Main Mixer TL Audio Fat Track

all FX are on the Pedaltrain SC Pro

FILMED with:
GoPro 3+ Hero Silver Edition (the whole documentary of last action rob)
Leica M 240 & Summilux-M 50mm /f1,4 ASPH, Voigtländer Ulton 21mm f1,8
Canon EOS 5D MK III & EF40L f4,0, EF 100L f2,8, ARAX Tilt-Adapter with Zeiss Jena Biometar 80mm f2,8

SOUND RECORDED with Tascam DR-40 (24bit/96khz)
from the new Main Mixer: TL Audio Fat Track Tube Production Suite
Korg Volca MS-20 mini - SPACE DUB JAM w guitar loops (live downbeat, ambient) GoPro Hero 3+

Korg VOLCA LIVE session & AMBIENT GUITAR (psychodelic, loops, soundscape...

KORG VOLCA Series & AMBIENT GUITAR on a  PSYCHODELIC AMBIENT LIVE SESSION with some other great synths.  This time I played in the middle of the jam the Volca Bass through my pedalboard with live looping (drone, revers...) there's a video in video inside where I filmed street scenes, girls styling,...)

I have described in the video (filmed with 3 cams), what Synths/pedals are playing/muted. So you don't have to guess the different sounds. Recorded without overdubs, Noise Reduction and Mastering in just one take!



ENJOY LISTENING AND WATCHING and ask me if you have any questions:-)





KORG VOLCA SET UP:

Volca Keys signal left channel into MFB-Filterbox and right channel straight into the Submixer, with heavy use of Delay

Volca Bass into the sub mixer (and in the middle part through the guitar pedalboard)

Volca Beats into the sub mixer



SUB MIXER for all Volcas: Behringer Xenyx 802

SEND FX used for Volca Keys:

Danelectro Spring King into Rocktron Tsunami Chorus into 2 Behringer Vintage Time Machines (built into one housing) for analog Stereo Delay



SYNTH RACK SETUP (*used on this track)

Roland Juno 60 (with Kenton MIDI PCB MK II)

Doepfer MS 404* (as filter for jomox xbase snare, hh, pcm

Waldorf Puls I*

Waldorf Microwave I (with Access Programmer)

Nord Modular Rack

Emu Proteus 2000

Yamaha Tx81z

Jomox Xbase 09 (special edition with Jazbase upgrade)*

Roland Rhythm 77

Roland DR-880

all Synths run into Soundcraft Spirit M12 into Main Mixer (TL Audio Fat Track)



Send FX Spirit M12:

Line 6 Echo Pro (Tape dub Delay)

Lexicon MPX 100 (Hall/Chamber)



SEQUENCER / MIDI KEYS: (*used on this track)

Yamaha RM1x* (Master Clock, no internal sounds used)

Analogue Solutions Europa

Roland PC 200 MKII

Miditech Midistart Midi 25





GUITAR SET-UP:

Godin LGX-SA with Pedals in the following order (*used for this track)

Barber Tone Press*

Barber Small Fry*

EHX Micro Pog*

EHX Superego*

EHX Neo Clone (in Superego FX-Loop)*

EHX Small Stone (in Superego FX-Loop)*

Colorsound Tremolo Clone (in Superego FX-Loop)

Neutron Filter (Mutron III Clone)

Tech 21 Blonde V2*

Dunlop Volume Pedal GCB-80*

TC Electronic SCF Chorus Stereo Out*

Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere Stereo in & Out*

EHX Memory Man Deluxe Tap Delay 1100 (R)*

Ibanez ES2 Echo Shifter (L)*

Neunaber Wet Stereo Reverb (with Shimmer Update 1.0)*

Boomerang III Phrase Sampler/Looper Stereo* for live guitar loop &drone/soundscapes

into Main Mixer TL Audio Fat Track



all FX are on the Pedaltrain SC Pro



FILMED with:

Leica M 240 & Summilux-M 50mm /f1,4 ASPH, Voigtländer Ulton 21mm f1,8 (also street video art)

Canon EOS 5D MK III & EF40L f4,0, Carl Zeiss Jena 80mm with ARAX Tilt Adapter for Outdoor Street & Apple Ipad 4



SOUND RECORDED with Tascam DR-40 (24bit/96khz)

from the new Main Mixer: TL Audio Fat Track Tube Production Suite

Ambient Guitar Music #1 [Soundscape, Looping, Chill Out, Lounge]

Although I am playing guitar for years, it'm still fascinated

how big and atmospheric a guitar with ambient effects can sound.

I played a Godin guitar, some pedals and a looper 

(no overdubs, no synths, no mastering used in this track) 

Additional info & tips on the sounds are in the video.

Hope you’ll enjoy my peaceful chill out guitar music :-)  

Godin LGX-SA

with Pedals in the following order (*used for this track)

Barber Tone Press*
Barber Small Fry*
EHX Micro Pog*

EHX Superego* 

EHX Neo Clone (in Superego FX-Loop)* 

EHX Small Stone (in Superego FX-Loop)*

Colorsound Tremolo Clone (in Superego FX-Loop)

Neutron Filter (Mutron III Clone)

Tech 21 Blonde V2*

Dunlop Volume Pedal GCB-80*
TC Electronic SCF Chorus Stereo Out*
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere Stereo in & Out*
EHX Memory Man Deluxe Tap Delay 1100 (R)*
Ibanez ES2 Echo Shifter (L)*
Neunaber Wet Stereo Reverb (with Shimmer Update 1.0)*
Boomerang III Phrase Sampler/Looper Stereo*

all FX are on the Pedaltrain SC Pro 

sound recorded in stereo with Tascam Dr-40 @24bit/48 kHz

filmed with Leica M 240 & Summilux-M 50mm /f1,4 ASPH @ 2,0

and Canon EOS 5D MK III & EF40L / f 4.0 @ 17mm/4,0

KORG VOLCA beats keys bass & AMBIENT GUITAR Soundscape live LOOPING (beats MIDI out mod)

Korg Volca Keys, Bass & Beats on a Downtempo JAM track with AMBIENT GUITAR LIVE LOOPING. Volca Beats has Mid-Out Mod and syncs via MIDI-Clock the Boomerang III (Looper/Phrase Sampler) with Software V 3.0 (enables MIDI-SYNC). All guitar parts are live played & live looped with the Boomerang III. (the Volcas are NOT looped)

One-Track Recording without overdubs and mastering. What you hear are only Korgs analog synthesizers with analog FX and my electric guitar through some stomp boxes

Volca Keys signal right channel goes into the MFB-Filterbox, the left into the mixer.

Volca Bass & Volca Beats signal get straight into the Behringer Xenyx 802 mixer.

SEND FX for Volca Beats&Keys:
Behringer's Time Machine (analog delay) into Danelectro Spring King (Hybrid Spring Reverb) into Rocktron's Tsunami Chorus for a soft Stereo FX.

Guitar Godin LGX-SA gets into Pedaltrain SC Pro:
Barber Tone Press (Compressor only for Clean Sounds)
Barber Small Fry (Overdrive)
Neutron Filter (DIY Mu-Tron III Clone)
Tech21 Blonde (analog Fender Amp sim)
Ernie Ball GCB80 (Volume Pedal)
Rocktron Hypnotic Flange
Colorsound Tremolo Clone DIY
TC Electronic SCF Chorus/Flanger Stereo (from here on the audio signal is stereo)
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere Stereo
EHX Memory Man Deluxe Tap Delay 1100 (right channel)
Ibanez ES2 Echo Shifter (left channel)
Neunaber Wet Stereo Reverb (with Wet Shimmer Reverb Update 1.0)

The video was made with Leica M 240 & Summilux-M 50mm /f1,4 ASPH @ 2,8
and Canon EOS 5D MK III & EF40L / f 4.0 @ 19mm/8,0
The sound was recorded with the Canon straight from the mixer.

This time a bit noisy because the Outputlevel of the mixer was driven too low into the cam.

KORG VOLCA Keys, Bass & Keys AMBIENT PSYCHODELIC JAM w guitar

Korg Volca Beats, Bass and Keys on an ambient psychedelic jam with guitar. I recorded without overdubs and mastering, it is just one take. I only used the analog Korg synthesizers with analog effects and my electric guitar with additional FX. 

Volca Keys signal left channel goes into the MFB-Filterbox and both channels at 3:49 into Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere (Rotary FX). Volca Keys plays the bassline.

Volca Bass signal gets into Behringer's Time Machine (analog delay). Volca Bass is used for the 1-bar synth sequence.

Volca Beats signal gets straight into the Mixer, a Behringer Xenyx 802.

I used SEND FX  for all three Volcas: 

EHX Memory Man Deluxe Tap Delay 1100 (with self-made Tremolo in the FX-Loop) into Danelectro Spring King (Hybrid Spring Reverb) into Rocktron's Hypnotic Flange for a soft Stereo FX.

Guitar Godin LGX-SA gets into 

Volume Pedal GCB80

Line6 POD2 (only Comp as FX used)

Ibanez ES2 Echo Shifter 

TC Electronic SCF Chorus

Neunaber Wet Stereo Reverb (with Wet Shimmer Reverb Update 1.0), great reverb!

The video was filmed with Leica M 240 & Summilux-M 50mm /f1,4 ASPH @ 2,8

and Canon EOS 5D MK III & EF40L / f 4.0 @ 19mm/4,8 

I recorded the sound with the Canon straight from the mixer.