By accident, I've stumbled upon this video. And suddenly, it came to my mind: "Laura's Theme" was used as the basis for "Go" by Moby. This song caught me immediately when I heard it for the first time back in the days. This was such an emotional techno track that it made you want to cry. And it was massive. When it came out, I didn't think of Twin Peaks. In fact, I've never seen the series. Yes, shame on me. "Go" made me change my musical journey. As a trained drummer I switched to keyboards and computer in 1992. This was the time of Commodore Amiga. When it broke, I was unemployed, so I could not replace it. Then other things were more important. And so, I went back to making music during the Pandemic. In May last year, I've switched to Ableton. And there, I use a 3rd party synthesizer called Diva. One of the stock patches there is Dream Synth -> Beauty Pad. And THIS IS the "Soundtrack". Well, I have something to play with. And what you said about buying 12 inches, is absolutely correct. One of the most important records in my entire life is "Disintegration" by The Cure. I have it as 180 g Double LP. You won't get a sound any close to this recording when you stream the same album. This is such a dense sound. Back in the days when the German Wall came down, this album was one of the first I bought with D-Mark, not with the money of the GDR. I was in tears when the cassette I bought broke. And I am so lucky that I bought this special edition of the album. Music nowadays is only something like lift music. As I said earlier, I make myself music. It is EDM music. And I want to add benefits to every track, so it is more like lift music from Spotify. But I know that this is not the main reason why music is consumed. This was very different back in the days when Twin Peaks came out. So, in the end, I want to thank you for this amazing video.
The last 8 minutes of this video are THE THING. the art, the memories, the thought and beauty that went into the process of making the album a complete experience. Before even MTV. No words..... Thank you @DistortThePreamp .
@@DistortThePreamp i noticed the pauses but it doesn’t matter if it’s a bit longer :) better that and good! Too much randomness on youtube sadly and too few where it’s from the heart and can be felt. It can be heavy sometimes to create anyway. Still looking forward to it!
Yes, call it nostalgia but the time before even CDs - somehow there was a real connection to the music and the people who made the music. It was an event going down to the music store to choose an album to buy; browsing from a-z, sometimes for up to hours! Reading all the info - and if it was a double album (or a double sleeved single album), what a bonus! Getting up to turn the album over. The whole process felt ceremonial. I'm not going to say "back in my day" - but I do miss it.
I came across this video simply because the title caught my attention, but I ended up finding a wonderful exposition of wisdom, science, technique, and philosophy. Congratulations, you did a truly magnificent and inspiring job. Thank you.
One of my favorite TV shows of all time with one of my favorite scores of all time. Thanks for this deep dive into Laura's Theme and the soundtrack patch. I'll be spending part of the day now recreating it on all my synths!
@@DistortThePreamp The closest I've got is with Dreadbox Nymphes. The attack stage can only get to about 15 seconds but it sounds very nice regardless. Furthest away was Arturia Microfreak, its envelope is shorter and it's filter is paraphonic so it's a very different vibe!
Historical Nostalgia is a really fascinating concept isn't it? I also reckon Melancholia to be perhaps the most sophisticated and interesting emotion a human can experience. I'm constantly trying to evoke it within my music making. Really enjoyable and informative video, thanks.
Thank you! I hadn’t come across ‘historical nostalgia’ as a term before Dr. Garrido mentioned it. But I was definitely familiar with the idea. And I agree about melancholia.
And THIS should silence all the 'presets are bad' snobs once and for all. Our Italian pride Badalamenti wrote those magical pieces which still stand today, gifting us with strong emotions, and he did it with synthesizers, silencing again some other snobs thinking only 'real' (whatever that means) instruments can be truly emotional. It's not what you use, it's HOW you use it.
Exactly! It’s about ‘playing’ a sound. When a sound responds dynamically to a good player, you can do amazing things. It’s like people who scoff at the DX7, they don’t understand how dynamic the patches are. It’s about the player and what they do with the sound :)
@@DistortThePreamp Thanks!!! Don't get me wrong - I LOOOVE sound design and acoustic instruments, they are both awesome in every way, yet, if patch no. 123 is the sound you need, why waste time reinventing the wheel? And sound waves are sound waves, a Strat through an amp is artificial as well, compared to an unmic'd classical guita but they both can make you laugh, cry or jump up and dance or whatever.
I was just about to make the same point about guitars. It’s cool when guitarists get new sounds. But nobody complains when a strat sounds like a strat 😂
As a 27 year old, I'm one of the few people of my generation that bought CDs, classmates always looked at me weird when I said I bought CDs (started when I was roughly 13-14). I stopped buying CDs roughly around 2014 when I made a spotify account. There is a 10 year gap in my music collection. Half a year ago I started collecting CDs again and I'm trying to retroactively buy CDs I would've bought if it weren't for spotify. I also have a modest vinyl collection (most of the vinyl I have were given to me by people getting rid of their records). And I did also notice that the bigger 12 inches of artwork really let's you "immerse" into the artwork, if you will. But I like the CD format better because of the absence of clicks and pops and no fidelity issues when you get closer to the center of the record etc. I think both CDs and vinyls do indeed do a good job of forcing people to listen to the full album instead of just one song. Often on albums I find that the non hits are a lot of the times (in my eyes) better than the hit on the album
Best albums are better than the individual songs in the album. It can be a ”story” or joyrney that is forsed by the individual songs. It is like reading a book, instead of reading one chapter of that book.
You’re right. CDs really changed the way albums were sequenced. With vinyl, it wasn’t just that there were two sides - the closer you got to the middle the lower the quality (which is not as widely appreciated as it should be). So the standard practice was to put slower songs at the ends of the sides, and the most important songs at the beginning. Then when CDs came along for a while nobody knew how to sequence the pace. Should it still be in two halves? Or one continuous long musical narrative? And of course CD albums could be longer which was both good and bad because, honestly, 17 songs is too many for me to absorb. Really appreciate your interesting comment.
@@DistortThePreampThe police were experts at this sequencing. On something like Ghost in the Machine they start a side with a single to grab your attention “spirits in the material world”, finish on something epic “Darkness”, but also put a quality song in the middle “Invisible sun” so you don’t lose interest.
I have both vinyls and CDs. To me, the most important thing about them, isn't the looking at the artwork, but the "ritual" of having to get out a physical medium, put it on the turntable or into the CD-player, and turn it on. You've commited to listen to THAT album. If you're suddenly unsure if it's what you wanted to listen to after all, there's a certain minimum of work required to swap music, so you end up actually listening to the whole thing anyway, and usually, it turns out it was the right thing after all. And inside the cover, there's usually information about who plays what on which track, or where it was recorded and who did the mixing and mastering etc. All this gives you a more intimate insight and deeper connection to the music.
@@ChrisMills-AmbientSpace Thank you! That’s the kind of critical detail that’s easy to miss. And really is *the whole point* of how the sound works. Easily overlooked because, to the causal observer, notes are just played on keys. One doesn’t notice how some of the notes are suspended.
Omg, you just opened a door in ny brain! Thank you for this!! I really appreciate the methodical and purposeful way you present this video. I just subscribed!
Thank you so much ❤ I was waiting for your next episode just as you were waiting for the new episode of Twin Peaks. So yes please do some more because your episodes are just as good as Twin Peaks - just in realm of music and synthesizer’s 😍🤩😍
Going by the goosepimples, yes you can get close to that emotional hit of Laura's Theme. I only watched Twin Peaks later in life (after I watched Mulholland Drive which still rates as perhaps my all time favorite movie) as I was only 7 in 1990, a bit too young to be watching Twin Peaks. I remember the theme though as my mum would watch it, and I could hear it through the closed lounge door, drifting up the stairs into my box room. I had no idea what it was, but it always got me, and after finding it through Mulholland Drive, it too became a very important piece of music in my life. Thank you for your RU-vid channel, it's just an absolute pleasure to watch. I can't play music for toffee but music is a huge part of my life and your videos and stories connect with me in ways few do. I don't call it content, because content is wallpaper, there but not respected or remarked upon. I respect your work and videos. Thank you.
Sorry for the delay in responding - it’s very hard to keep up with the comments. Thank you so much for this comment. It’s really great to get things like this, and I appreciate you taking the time. All the Lynch stuff is excellent obviously, and after making this video I resolved to watch Twin Peaks again!
Or, if it was an insane release by 4AD, sometimes even printing on the *inside* of the front cover that nobody could see unless they pulled the sleeve apart 😂 I have a Lush record like that.
I was that kid who was eager to get home from playing outside in time to watch Twin Peaks episodes in entirety. Never missed one episode. Was also mesmerized by Angelo Badalamenti’s tracks as well as that haunting synthpad. Nostalgia of a really good kind. Thanks for bringing this up.
Do you mind me asking whether you were in the UK or the US? Here in the UK it all went a bit wrong and they stopped broadcasting after 8 episodes. Because there was no internet we didn’t know what was happening. I watched some more later but I think there’s a huge chunk I still haven’t seen. Really glad you liked the video, and thank you for taking the time to comment!
Brilliant! I have been historically into the exact same base of music you have in that record collection. lol. I've been making this stuff just about as long too. You're right. It is STILL a major part of my life and identity. There's always something to learn. :) Thank you.
This is one of the most helpful music education videos about synthesisers I ever came across. Invaluable for a beginner, thank you so much for uploading!
Just wanted to add a comment to say I’m already loving the mixture of subject matter on this channel - really looking forward to the next instalment, keep up the good work, squire!
@@DistortThePreamp Most welcome, sir! Speaking as a wannabe musician, I’m still only just scratching the surface of music production using Ableton, and am still equally un-proficient with my synth hardware (for shame!), but I’ve been a synth geek for 3-4 decades. So I fully appreciate the tutorial-esque ‘how to’ angle, and will no doubt find benefit from your advice and experiences. I’m equally enjoying the “closer look” at specific tracks/albums / artists within the sphere of the electronica genre; it’s an interesting and engaging dual-purpose niche that you’re carving for yourself here on YT. More of the same, please! 🙏😄
I don’t know who this is, but this was the most enjoyable YT video I’ve seen in a while. So I liked and subscribed. 12” vinyl was the best due to the covers. It didn’t matter if I had looked over it a dozen times I would still examine the artwork or credits/anecdotes or lyrics, etc. while losing myself in the music. I was also impressed on the section about nostalgia especially nostalgia for a period we didn’t even experience. What’s more, when he made the observation that there are younger people who are nostalgic over a time period that was a main chunk of my life. My mind was slightly blown by this. At almost 60 time is moving so fast I can barely keep up. Oh and of course the probable reason this video was recommended…the synth information and Twin Peaks’ “Laura’s Theme”.
It's the size. Show someone an old 3x5 photo and they'll smile. Not much bigger than a phone, at least the ones nowadays. Put a big, coffee-table photo book in front of someone and something magical happens. So much bigger, so much more detail. It takes up more of your field of view. Same goes for movies and VHS/DVD. 😉
@@DistortThePreamp Its just good nostalgia on fresh climates, I live under tropical humidity, a well-sealed CD, protected from fungi, is more convenient. I have thrown away some records, it is difficult to keep them here.
I'm really enjoying your videos. Your presentation of topics feels so sincere and genuine and you help bring an excitement to powering on a synth to exlore their endless possibilities. Looking forward to more. Cheers from Texas USA.
Oh brilliant! Im sure that’s good enough! In my view its never about getting the *exact* same sound anyway - just about understanding how the sound works, why it makes us feel the way it does, and then capturing the spirit of that with something else :)
Massive was not used in making this video or the Twin Peaks soundtrack. Haha, just making a VST joke. I actually recently purchased the OLD Massive, for a few bucks...
Thanks for what turned out to be a very moving and from-the-heart video. I've just watched it all the way through, and now I'm going to watch it all the way through again! I'm also going to watch some Twin Peaks later as that TV series seemed to completely pass me by and I know nothing about it at all except the name - which is familiar. Thanks again for a brilliant synth-twisted video. This is the best synth channel on RU-vid.
Oh thank you so much! I’m feeling a little tense at the moment because I’m about to release a video that has literally nothing to do with synths which might confuse people a bit. But I really appreciate your amazing words. So kind, and very supportive.
I'm not a musician. I can't play an instrument. I have no idea what half of this equipment is... yet still.... I can't stop watching. You share my passion for the 80s... and musical tastes, sure, but that's not it.... but I have just realised what it is: You're a damned good teacher. You have a great voice, and your passion for the time, the music and the emotions and the sounds of this great time in my life make it totally magnetic. I've learned so much stuff that makes me revisit some of my favourite tracks from this amazing time in musical history, and it's like I've had my ears syringed; I'm listening to them anew, with more awareness. So... i just wanted to say thank you.
Thank you David, that’s incredibly kind! My whole goal is to appeal as much to non-musicians as musicians, so comments like yours mean a lot! Very much appreciated :)
Such an amazing and informative channel! Also, I just learned why I feel nostalgic for Japanese City Pop even though I never experienced it (Historical Nostalgia). Looking forward to the next video.
Thanks for this very instructive video !!! Twin Peaks is one of the best series ever made for TV. Lynch is a master of light and sound, and he helps us dive deeply into our emotional depths. I have several synthesizers, and they always reward me for my research of sound. Your version of the Laura theme was very good. Thanks again !!!
@@ZE_Real_Spacepadrille Thank you! I’m having a bit of a production issue at the moment (in that I’m not getting the videos out fast enough) but I really appreciate your supportive comment :)
@@DistortThePreamp Don't put any pressure on you shoulders, make your stuff at you pace, we all love it like that ;-) It is easy to see that any of your video needs a time of reflexion, preparation, and cannot be done "on the go". Slow attack, slow release, good stuff 🙂
Congratulations you went (almost) to another level with this one's production, the whole "nostalgia" parts sounds like an investigation which of course reminisces with the TV series, very well done!
Wow, truly wonderful! This one was really good. Lots of great info that I didn’t know. This was very special. I always enjoy your videos, you care about music and what it means to you and you communicate that to the viewer. Thoroughly awesome! Thanks 🙏 👍
That’s really kind! I’m pleased you’ve got a guitar in your picture. I’m doing a quick video where I go through my Smiths record collection and I’m slightly terrified that all the synth players are going to turn off in disgust 😂
@@DistortThePreamp no worries my friend, you’ll do great!! Ps it’s a Fender Precision bass. I play guitar too but bass is my passion. I love synths too but they aren’t my primary instrument. I sure appreciate great synth content like your videos though, cheers 👍
Ps I’ve been meaning to tell you, your video on the Drawmer delay units was absolutely fantastic. I really got a lot out of that one. AND Drawmers seem to be relatively cheap too, if I opted to go for outboard gear….I just don’t have the room in my apt for them but they sure sound neat!!
Thanks for giving attention to the fantastic production of television from early 90s or late 80s. The music was super important in Twin Peaks. And you explain it very good IMO. So glad I found this video. Thumbs up!
I think this now my favourite YT channel. The content is full of personal anecdotes, music history, musical education and musical experience all delivered as if if were just you and I sitting in your studio. But importantly, it's entertaining. And, of course, let's not forget the little Easter eggs (like cherry pie) that abound! Many thanks - a gem in a sea of mediocrity.
I totally agree about the vinyl experience, you would read the sleeve notes and look at the artwork on the bus home, so were already immersed before even playing the music. The album was consumed in its entirety as the artist intended, and it really meant something. I miss that experience.
Thank you very much! I’m debating whether to reply to the (very small number of haters) and against my better judgement find myself writing justifications. I should stop that.
i started learning sound synthesis around 2 years ago and watched hundreds of videos on youtube, but your channel I find most interesting, informative and inspiring! Thank you for your great work!
Thank you so much! Synthesis is very rewarding and not as hard as people make out. You’ve probably got it susssed now, but if you haven’t I would recommend learning how to throw up the ‘utility’ sounds like pluck, bass, leads, and so on. Are you using soft synths or a physical synth with knobs?
Absolutely loved this. Particularly the part about record sleeves at the end. I too remember queuing at HMV in Oxford Street… Is that even there any more?
I wasn’t sure but I’ve just looked and apparently it reopened Nov 2023 after a four year absence (when it basically went bust in 2019)! Maybe I’ll go this weekend and see what they’re selling. Hopefully records, rather than video games and t-shirts ;)
What a great video! I'm a relatively new subscriber and am thoroughly enjoying your channel. I love the way each episode makes me feel like I've been on a journey with you and learned something useful and interesting along the way. Intelligent, thoughtful, interesting and awesome content. Thank you
Oh that’s fantastic to hear! My goal is to try to make entertainment content with a focus on music production, rather than just deep technical dives. So I really appreciate your comment :)
of course i started crying like a child every time it went in major chords. And became motionless in silence while the tears would run down my cheeks. Well played, sir
07:48 - the word for feeling nostalgic for a time you haven't felt is anemoia. I had to look for it a few years ago as I remember old music from before my childhood that my dad would play and still play today.
It's one word for it. Svetlana Boym considers it a form of 'reflective nostalgia' - either way, it all falls under the umbrella of nostalgia in function.
amazing video!! I am 53 years old. I am from Chile in South America, and in 1992, when Twin Peaks was on chilean local tv, I had exactly the same musical feeling that is explained here. I have been learnig music and buying synths since then. Greetings my friend.
Another excellent video! I was lucky enough to pick up a Roland D-110 for £50 last year, instantly fell in love with the Soundtrack patch, fantastic stuff!
That’s an insane price! Does the soundtrack patch sound similar to the one I was playing on the JX-8P? I’m asking because Roland made a lot of changes to it over the years. For example, with the D-50 they added a fifth…
@@DistortThePreamp couldn't believe my luck, complete with all literature from its original owner! Not sure, I'll have to fire it up and check but as far as I know it should be identical to the D-50.
@@RANDOMLOOPGENERATOR It won't be identical to the D50 version although there should be more than a passing "resemblance" to it. I do own a D10 but it lost all of its patches when I replaced the battery and can't say that I remember its Soundtrack preset. I do however remember the D10's default patch; Warm Pad Fades, on start up. I don't care what any of the D10's detractors say; that was a beautiful sounding patch.
For me at least, the reason I get nostalgic when going through a record collection, is the fact that those albums existed during the time frame when the music itself came out. It is as if you are holding a piece of "it" in your hand. Knowing that when a song you liked came out in 1979, 1980, '82 or whenever, the record you are holding in your hand existed somewhere out there in the world has a certain meaning. Somehow it feels as though it narrows the gap between now and the past and puts you a little closer to a time long gone. Twenty years ago, I purchased a Roland synth that was owned by an artist who I very much admired. To this day, that thing can't make a bad sound and inspires a sense of creativity like nothing else I own. It's probably psychological, but interesting none the less, and at least to me, very real.
I love your channel, and this video really moved me, Twin Peaks and old Roland analogs are maybe the two best things happened to the cultural history in the last half decade! Very well done videos, keep it up!
It’s amazing how much Roland got right. Not that I don’t like my Yamahas and Korgs too, but the Rolands are very special. I was talking to a producer the other day and we were noting how good the Roland sound designers were when presets came in. They hired amazing people who worked hard. Modern synths have apalling presets.
I had a D-50 back when it came out (late 80s) and I loved it at the time, but then in the 90s I decided that I hated the sounds because they were too cold. Now I’m back to loving them! The Fantasia patch is magical, and is all over Technique (New Order)
@@DistortThePreamp yeah, actually the D-50 is very dark and warm, not the typical “digital synth sound”. But it’s not analog either, it has it’s own category :) Actually it sounds also very twin peaksy
OMG Absolutely Amazing! I was just watching The Return and looking out at the mist on the pines on the hill this morning and BOOM!!! ❤ Your work man! 🎶oh and the Rio arpeggio one was spot on!
Wow, what a great in depth look at musical expression and emotion. I'm from Western Sydney and it was wonderful to see our universities involved in your videos. Thanks again!!
Awesome! Sandra Garrido was a total star! The first time I interviewed her I forgot to press record. It was a mortifying moment. She was very understanding.
@@DistortThePreamp haha that's great we do try to be chilled in Australia Is there any chance that you'll look into Depeche Mode production techniques? 🤔 I've always been curious of their drum programming since they also use acoustic kits, but the layering of hi-hats is phenomenal.
Wow, such a great episode. I love the words you use to describe sounds - so eloquent. I also love my DM12 - for a c̶h̶e̶a̶p̶ inexpensive synth it's pretty darn powerful (and 12 voices!). I did get rid of my vinyl a couple of decades ago, fortunately I kept all of my (hundreds) of cassettes which date back to the early 80s. I can remember recording some of the songs off the local radio station or a friends LP, not to mention my band stuff from high school in the 80s. They are my journal.
That’s a fantastic journal but are the tapes still okay? I played all my old cassettes about a year ago and they had all de-magnetised. Of course I have no idea where they were stored. No doubt next to a magnet 😂 Thank you for the kind words about the episode. And thanks for calling it an ‘episode’. That’s definitely what I’m trying to make :)
I'm Italian and I have to use a translator, but listening to your voice and your way of explaining is a pleasure for my heart, in 1990 I was 9 years old and when I saw Twin Peaks I felt the same emotions as you, Another sound that touched my emotions during childhood is the synth sound used in "The Show Must Go On" by Queen.. This is great video, you are a wonderful person thank you!! Andrea
Hi Andrea! I am very pleased that you were able to use a translator to translate the English captions. Sorry that I am not able to do the video in Italian, but I am very grateful to you for watching. Thank you also for making a comment!
Sorry for the delay in replying - it’s all a bit full on at this end! I will check it out! And 80s Nee Wave/Goth is obviously what you find when you cut me open ;)
Oh it’s just fantastic music! I don’t know if you noticed but all of the incidental background music was also based on Twin Peaks themes. In fact making this video caused me to rediscover ‘Into The Night’ which I’d forgotten about!
My heart skipped a beat when I saw the Twin Peaks soundtrack. It's always held a special place for me for exactly the reasons you've discussed. A beautiful performance by you too. Also, adding to what you said about Vinyl, so many times when I was younger, I would buy an Album based purely on the release of 1 single or just because I loved the artwork. Sometimes, I found the album not entirely to my taste, but, because I'd bought it, I'd persevere with it, try to hear what the artist could hear. Not all of them, but most of those albums are now the most treasured items I own. Like you said, I would just skip it now and never hear it again.
Yes, I’m really aware that I do that (skip tracks). I try very hard to listen to albums as they were ‘intended’ to be listen to, but it’s so easy not to do that. That’s for your kind worlds about the performance :)
I'm just a random viewer but I think the intro music you created with the same preset as Laura's theme is overwhelming and manages to surpass the nostalgia and mystery of the original. You made 30 simple seconds of speech turn into something epic that made me repeat the introduction over and over again.
That’s very kind! I based it on ‘Into The Night’ which was another one of the themes on the Twin Peaks soundtrack, though I played it in a different key and with different sounds, and slightly differently. It was a very interesting experience doing the background music as I did each piece live looking at the screen and trying to fit phrases around what I was saying. I’m so glad you liked it :)
I literally just played a somewhat beat-up one they were selling used at Guitar Center! I also do have the Twin Peaks soundtrack CD from when it originally came out! Nostalgia and many excellent music memories! Thank you for this excellent video!
A beat up JX-8P? Awesome! The aftertouch never works but personally I don’t think that’s a big deal or worth fixing. But it definitely has my favourite set of presets. And generally speaking I don’t like presets!
when i grew up it was all about cassettes ... you had albums on cassette with a wee paper cover and a miniture pic of the album... and you made your own !
I bought a tape deck recently to do some transfers of old demo tapes and of course all of my tapes were largely de-magnetised. I didn’t realise at the time (because we weren’t told) that the albums you bought on tape had a presumed life of about a decade whereas vinyl can last for a very long time.
@@DistortThePreamp that's strange - my 1985 Portastudio tapes are still playable (now I've repaired my 244 😀). TDK HSX and SF. Have yours been sitting in a strong magnetic field at some point?
Ah, man. Fantastic. Badalamenti was a genius. Lynch is no musical slouch, either. What a team. Been on a bit of a Lynchian kick with my daughter, watching the entire Twin Peaks set, Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway. So great to be able to share the experience. Keep up the great work.
Great video. Very well spoken and emotional. The DeepMind may be a cheap synth (especially in comparison to overpriced vintage synths) but it actually hits way above his weight class. Very underrated by many people. Bought mine 2 years ago, love it and will never sell it. Thank you for such high level content.
Yes, I didn’t mean to sound disparaging about the DeeoMind. Calling it cheap was supposed to be a sort of compliment. I was sort of saying that you don’t need expensive gear to make expensive sounds…
Loving the Avon pictures and hoping that mic holder is a nod to Warrant :D. Thanks for all these videos man, really great to see you explore emotions linked to the best medium in the world.
On the 12" records stuff, I miss it too. I miss the 80's radio. The singles had some cool stuff going on too. Elton John's Passengers stands out in my mind by a mile. I miss walking into woolworths and thinking man even phil collins has a cool record sleeve these days :D. I remember pinning the sleeves to my wall as a kid growing up, lets not even go down the path of gatefold's. Although there's a special place in my heart for Maiden's Seventh Son. Bugger, I've gone down that road so now you should too. I'd so appreciate a video of you picking a top 20 in chronological order and speaking to the back stories of how you found the band and what it means to you. To your point, with that passion, you kinda need to. No better way to show those that have never bought anything what it means and meant. Just to add, back then we had nothing else. Maybe a photo or interview in nme or melody maker or the 2am rock show (recorded) or the one week a month when the chart show could be arsed to show a fringe chart. The mystique was real, the hunger to find out got fed a morsel. I stared into those photos and art for hours, not because I wanted to be like them but to enhance my time spent with the art, music and picture. It felt necessary. I'm glad I did and so are you. What a channel, thank you!
Thanks for this amazing comment. I love your comment about “…even Phil Collins has a cool record sleeve these days…” So true. I finally got all my records from storage a few days ago. There was some water damage but surprisingly I don’t care nearly as much as I thought I would. What I mean is that it feels okay to have a damaged sleeve that was the physical copy I bought at the time - it’s almost a battle scar. I wouldn’t dream of replacing it with a pristine sleeve because, well, that’s not the point. The other thing that surprised me was that there are a few records that were never mine and somehow wound up in my collection and I *really* want to get rid of them. Some of the records are really good, but they’re not mine. So I’m in the hilarious situation of keeping records that I bought but which were awful, while getting rid of really good records that I never bought. It must be because I want it to be authentic, warts and all.
Ah - the “Cherry Pie” mic flag? Great guess with Warrant, but actually it was just yet another Twin Peaks reference as Dale Cooper (the FBI Agent) used to eat a lot of cherry pie 😂
@@DistortThePreamp Wow, hadn't thought about that but yet again that's how we did it. We shared. at times (a lot of times) copied. When you purchased something you stood by it, warts and all as you say. If it was good though, we'd share it. I miss that, god I didn't know how much I miss that till you said. Thanks for the Warrant comment, my mind goes there as after electro it's guitar all the way. Thanks so much for the channel, it's a lovely balance of passion, art and professionalism.
My first synth was a Roland JX-3P, and my friend had a JX-8P. I think even my keyboard had the Soundtrack patch. But I later had an XP-10 and later a Fantom X6, and now an original Go:Keys and JD-Xi. The Roland keyboards had classic pad sounds, and lots of the newer ones have them, too.
Roland had a guy called Eric Persing with the job title Chief Sound Designer who was in charge of creating all these sounds. So many of the presets were fantastic and still stand up today. I can’t imagine a modern synth company or soft synth plugin manufacturer investing such huge resources in preset creation which is probably why they’re all so shockingly terrible! But this might be another reason why music from that period was so good - the synthesisers were not just machines, they were instruments that came with fantastic sounds.
Yeah, the Twin Peaks music is very very powerful and makes me feel deadly sad sometimes. And very sympathetic somehow. Some of my favorite music ever. Fire Walk also.
I think it says something about the channel that even the heckles are incredibly high quality! 😂😂😂 I’m obv not taking it as a heckle :) Really appreciate you watching :)
They break down a bit - the aftertouch never works (which I don’t care about) and sometimes one of the voices goes, but the sound is absolutely beautiful. Probably the only ‘preset’ synth I like.
It is remarkable that i could immediately recognise JX-8P when i heard the sound. It has that very particular chracter to it, really does excell at pad type sounds due to how smooth it sounds. For all those who want to try this synth but can't/dont want to hunt down a physical unit, there exists a free VST plugin 'PG-8X'. It's not perfect, there are diferences (i find chorus section particularly lacking, and low end seems to be underwhelming at times), but gets close enough for my taste.
"It sounded like an orchestra, but it wasn't an orchestra." Holy cow... if you had ANY idea how profound that statement (and this video) means to my life! After a life of guitar playing, I switched to keyboards, after the passing of my brother. I wanted to connect with my late brother (and father) through music. One statement I've said to many of my friends is... I decided to switch to keyboards because I wanted to add the power of an orchestra to my music (and band). I always felt synthesizers could do that. They can give you the sound of an orchestra. One of the synthesizers I got a hold of was a JX8-P... because when I was a child, my dad used to play Pink Floyd Momentary Laps of Reason... which used a JX10, and I was aware the JX8-P was essentially the same as the JX10. I discovered the Soundtrack pad, and it became my favourite sound (which I was also aware was used in Twin Peaks) At my dads funeral, my mum chose to play Jethro Tull Broadsword, which has a Jupiter 8. And at my brothers funeral I chose Gary Newman, Down in The Park. Synthesizers are absolutely the instrument of my heart. And this video captured it! Something I have always felt, but was unaware others felt. What a video!
When my sister passed away unexpectedly in 2008, I just happened to have a JX-8P I bought to fix up and resell. I made a track in her memory and used the JX-8P for a pad sound on it. It’s probably my most emotionally stirring track.
I bought my MKS70 for this preset... Totally worth it. :D Badalamenti and Lynch changed my life (I was 13 when Twin Peaks aired). Thanks to (mostly) Twin Peaks, I'm in the music business today.
