This one is also great. I love Berlin school, because sometimes you just don't feel like listening to dominating drums and it's just good to get spacey.
+Chris Hadzipetros (DARK TAPES) Thank you very much :) This is my actual background. So my focus is more in the ambient vibes. The Techno stuff can't really be avoided though. The early 90s were an incredible club time in germany :)
Great jam. And I really appreciate how you take the time to write detailed and very helpful replies to those seeking to learn more about this magical realm. Thank you!
Thank you! I love hearing where my music fits into peoples lives :) I have a Bandcamp Account where most of my tracks are available for download for free or at a pay what you feel price :) The Link is in my RU-vid Header
:) Thank you. This track is on the First 6 months collection on my bandcamp account. As my tracks until now were just random jam sessions with no real concept following through, releasing it as an album didn't really occur to me. I am now actually working on a properly produced track though :) It is a collab and not Berlin school, but it is a start. Hopefully some more interesting things will happen in the future.
Fantastic - I love the low end you're getting out of your Volca Keys, I thought for sure it was the MicroBrute making that sound. What else are you using, as far as effects and such? I've got the Keys, Bass, Beats, and a BeastStep Pro. I've been looking at the MicroBrute but after hearing demos I'm considering the Roland JU-06. I really want something that can put out some nice, spacey pads & chord sounds. Great stuff again - subscribed to your channel. Looking forward to checking out more!
+Jimmy Smutek thank you for watching and subscribing :) The Microbrute and the Roland are 2 very different beasts, although the Roland does have monophonic analog section as well. It is a bit of an allrounder but i still try to use all the synths when possible .. with me it is all about sequencers after all. The more the better, hehe ;) This is all my gear : Volca keys, sample, Microbrute, Roland JDxi. Lexicon MX200 and my mixing desk. I was looking to get a Microkorg as my polysynth, and may yet get it, but for now I think i am covered nicely. The Roland has 2 polysynths, a drum sequencer and the analog section., each can have various effects assigned internally, leaving my Lexicon MX200 and the internal effects from my mixing desk free for the other gear. At some stage I might go back to using softsynths, but I try to avoid it for as long as possible... I find it is a pain in the neck. Too much clicking and staring at screens before music comes out . I prefer the direct approach. :)
+Sequentonal Good stuff, thanks! I've added the Lexicon to my list - it looks pretty awesome, and seems like a no-brainer at the price point. It really is amazing, the affordable options available today.
+Jimmy Smutek indeed. we are living in the golden age of electronic music. even the modular approach is more affordable these days with the eurorack :)
+Sequentonal So true. I am finding the process of creating music with hardware much more liberating. I have Omnisphere 2, Serum, and others and can't bring myself to turn knobs on screens or endlessly mess with keyboard controllers. I will probably use soft synths again (mainly for non live work) but not as the "go to."
+Antonio229 Thanks for listening :) I am using sequence one to trigger the MicroBrute and sequence two for the volca keys. and midi out to keep the roland in synch with it all
+kvfive Thanks for listening :) Glad you liked it. The controller is connected to the Roland, playing the sounds from Synth 1 in this vid. I try to avoid using soft synths and vsts. The computer is only used to record and edit the video.
+kvfive i am recording directly into audacity which is what the meter belongs to ideally i should be paying attention to that meter as this recording was somewhat too loud :-/
that's literally just a 2 note pattern coming from the JD-Xi using the internal reverb and delay though I cant recall how exactly the actual sound was created
Thanks for the reply. I totally love that sound. I just bought a circuit and now think maybe I should have bought that JDXI that I saw on craigs list! LOL So much gear so little money...
It looks as if you got one Volca Keys and one Volca Sample ...is that correct ?? And in that case how do you use them in this piece of Music ? Anyway, I Think you have dona a great job here :-)
thanks :) I recently sold the BSP and both volcas. I find I am having more fun playing with VCV. I wish I could afford getting into the hardware modular world, but that rabbit hole is something I best avoid for the time being ::)
Wenn man mit Berliner Schule Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream -wobei die zwar zusammengehörten, dennoch verschiedene Wege gingen - meint, dann sehe ich hier sehr wenig Gemeinsamkeiten. Besonders vom Sound her. Hier werden einfach nur Presets mit den heute üblichen Filter-Schmatzern und -Sweeps benutzt. Auch Melodisch hat es nicht viel zu bieten. Es werden einfach nur Tonfolgen durchgenudelt. Es gibt kaum eine auszumachende Richtung mit Spannungsbögen. Man kann das jetzt als Beleidigung sehen, oder als konstruktive Kritik. Einfach weitergeben und vor allem weiter entwickeln. In diesem Sinne : Go on !
