On top of the great musicianship, presentation, and enthusiasm, these reconstruction videos show Doctor Mix is also a true master of instruments and gear. Total respect.
It's horrifically out of calibration and when it was new would not have sounded this way. A big part of the appeal of vintage is just the fact that it's technically possible for it to drift like this. Modern manufactures are juuuuuuuuuust finally now catching on to this, and this is why stuff like the Prophet 6 and OB 6 still don't have that last 5% of funk of the good old stuff. Or at least they didnt, until sequential added the vintage knob that affects EVERYTHING, not just tuning slop.
You are not only good at doing synth and audio stuff, watching your videos make me cheerful 😄 It is clear that you have fun and you have passion for your work.
I am a classically schooled composer and arranger and I am in awe for dr. Mix ! He can create anything without pencil and paper, all in polyphony. And he NEVER plays a mistake( at least, not in the video's 😀).
As a person that worked in nightclubs, in the the 90's. A DJ friend produced a remix of this song before the it got popular, went to the recording studio, was rejected, and amazingly, the remix slightly changed came out not too long after. Yes, the DJ's name is, Shane King. He is a great DJ!!!
The Voyetra 8 was the most desirable synth on the market when I was young , micro processors made it all more afordable later on but these analog synths still sound the best
Amazing to watch you gradually build this classic track from the late 70's. Brings back many happy memories, which sparked my interest in electronic music, all those years ago. Thanks for sharing.
Hearing such memories az this classic brung to life Dr Mix style warms my heart im truly feeling inspired to record again at 50 yrs young your FANTASTICO
Doctor Mix: 0:33 -- I am gonna leave out the piano intro because that's not a keyboard. Me: My life has been a lie! I suppose DrMx meant "that's not a Synth" ;)
It's just a natural gift, the earlier you pick it up the better. I only started singing when I was 2 my mum reckons. Growing up in my early high school years, if someone was to give me an opportunity to lead a musical choir I dare say I would have no problem; but I'd be a very hard boss to deal with because every piece of music I listen to most of the time I reckon it can be extra better, that's how passionate I am. It's marvelous what a difference technology makes. When taking frequent breaks doing music rehearsals, also it's marvelous what a difference Milo makes. I wouldn't mind one actually. Gotta go, cheers.
J'aime bien quand tu dis: "it's too boring, we can do it better"! (c'est trop ennuyeux, on peut faire mieux!). Very good job, Doctor Mix! Alain (France). 🇫🇷🇺🇸👍👍👍
This brings me right back to ‘79. One of my all time favorite songs of that era, nicely recreated on that beautiful vintage synth. Loving it ❤️ (well, perhaps not “beautiful” but certainly interesting)
Thank you for demonstrating the Voyetra 8, one of the most underused synths of the eighties. It was definitely ahead of its time. You showed it to best effect.
I owned two Votetra 8s. When I got my first I put it up against my Oberheim OB-8 and the next day found a buyer for the OB and that was that. The Voyetra was just that much better so I couldn't justify keeping the OB if it was always going to get beat. My friend got a Voyetra 8 and he wanted to use it to replace his Prophet 5 so I offered to make his Prophet programs on the Voyetra so he could get started. I asked him if the sounds came out and he said no. They were better. I lament selling them. Oh, by the way. The first version of the Voyetra sounded much more organic and smooth but didn't have nearly as many features. Forget trying to find one of those. They were all upgraded to version 3+ which removed the balanced XLR outs with MIDI on XLR. The MIDI cables were $50. One last thing. The longer you kept the Voyetra 8 on, the warmer it sounded. It wasn't my imagination because I could leave one on for days and the other off and then test the difference.
Thank you for all the great videos you produce. One feels joy when one looks at you. I am very impressed by your technical and above all your musical skills. Unfortunately I can't play an instrument, okay, used to be a flute, but that was 40 years ago. I can sing a little, that's it.
Listening very closely with such great anticipation with the song bouncing around in my head and then all of a sudden "Dabba Deee Dabba Daaa... Dabba Deee Dabba Doow" bashes my brain cells like Thor's lump hammer at 5:49 . Love it.
@@WibblyWobblyBob You can classify piano as Percussion - www.orsymphony.org/learning-community/instruments/percussion/ But pretty sure it was just a tongue-in-cheek comment by OP to get a rise out of piano purists.
@@proizvodnjasweethouse1815 if you listen closely to what's happening in the Daft Punk's "Digital love" from around 2min:45s... then you'll get that the riff got inspiration from piano/synth riff of this song (video killed a radio star). In that case it's not a sample or direct stealing of riff but instead just a pure inspiration for their own stuff.
even if I'm not into synths and this kind of music, i really love your videos and your creative process, the way you think to build it looks almost easy even if isn't it. Is nice to learn new things from people like you.
Excellent. The original more punky versions of this tune and other works by Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club are interesting as they not only show the birth of The Buggles, but also Thomas Dolby and even Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes input into YES. There was some truly original material there that never really got the acclaim it really deserved. Recommended are Blue Blue Victoria and the sublime Ghost Train
You know what would be a cool song to touchdown on? Eyes without a face by Billy Idol! It’s not the most exciting synth riff but it’s instantly recognizable and it’s personally one of my top 3 80s songs! So Dr.Mix hope you’re reading and hope that one day you get that little bit of Rebel Yell in your blood!Great channel,Signed...A truly devoted fan! Jason ( New York)
This song is one of the define classic of synthpop music. I quite like how Erasure coped with the cover. They dressed it onto a new coat but preserve the symbolism of the original track.
One person killed that video that killed the radio star!!! EDIT: After downloading the tracks I know why you got that 1 dislike... someone wanted the full song not just 1:36!!! ;) Bravo Claudio, ottimo lavoro, non demordere!
Hey Dr. Mix! OMG, please make more videos with this synth!!! Maybe some New Order stuff? The demos on this channel are the best around I'm sure no one would complain with a few more featuring this classic beast! Cheers!
This is how you compose music you add lert by part peice by peice he just did it backwards by picking out every part and peice added the melody and wala he got it beautyful to see the process in motion.😊♥️😊
Great rendition! The Voyetra sounds so lovely and looks great, like a university studio research machine! Btw, maybe not everybody knows that the original tune was made by Bruce Woolley, I think 1978/79.
8:08 > Nooo ! that's not boring, just stack this one and the new one on top of eachother :-) That's the first thing that came up. Cooool video. Great synth! Love the vibe in the video !
to be honest (and i asume some people in this coment section are too) i have no bloody clue of what all this advanced musical mumbo jumbo is all about (my musc formation stoped at primary school with 3 recorder cords and the basic vocabulary) but i really love how ou make it sound easy and make what its basically music out of relatively nothing
absolutely amazing! How lucky you are to have put your hand on that absolutely rare gem. If you haven't yet, check on Nick Batt's SonicTalk video feed aired just two days ago: You'll see him, Rich Hilton and Gaz Williams absolutely green of envy after having watched your previous video on this machine! I must admit I'm pretty envious too: in 42 years, I've seen (and sometimes luckily used or at least put my fingers on) some rare machines (ppg, synclavier, emulator, arp 2500, vcs3, moog II, coupland, polykobol and a few esoteric Russian beasts, but never ever on a Voyetra 8...
Wow, Doctor Mix you nailed it! I'm so impressed by what you managed to achieve with just 1 synth! I'm a beginner and I'm still trying to figure out how to use a sequencer properly...
