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Synthetic Ensemble (Yamaha SK-20) 

WilliamSalmela
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The William Salmela Project: Synthetic (Analogue), Synthetic Ensemble

All sounds are from a Yamaha SK-20 synthesizer. Additional effects were used.
Video footage from actual recording session.
The SK-20 is my first analog synth and I have used it a lot for it's good sound. The synth is kind of versatile while not very deep programming-wise. There are organ, synthesizer and a very limited string-synth sections. Nice basic sounds are available but not any fancy modulation-stuff is possible. I had to make this piece before selling the synth - it has served me well on many albums. The piece is not the most original composition but it's good stuff anyway - and it sounds lovely analogue!


Effects:

Chorus: Boss RCE-10

Phaser: EHX Small Stone, Roland Phase II AP-2

Delay: Roland SDE-2000, Delay Designer (Logic)


TC-Electronic (Powercore) ClassicVerb, VSS3

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Комментарии : 186   
@kikimosaik
@kikimosaik 11 лет назад
I just realized that the SK20 is this video is the one I bought from you :) I fixed the loose key and removed a runaway screw that was safely living under the PSU board. Works like a charm and sounds like honey.
@abrahammarvin1647
@abrahammarvin1647 3 года назад
I guess it is pretty randomly asking but do anyone know a good website to watch new series online ?
@tripplorenzo8452
@tripplorenzo8452 3 года назад
@Abraham Marvin Flixportal :D
@patrikknoerr9777
@patrikknoerr9777 Год назад
The first thing I thought when watching the video : "I hope he has fixed the key in the meantime"
@WilliamSalmela
@WilliamSalmela 8 месяцев назад
Great! Do you still have it? (after 10 years...)
@kikimosaik
@kikimosaik 7 месяцев назад
Yes @@WilliamSalmela
@edgardvera3132
@edgardvera3132 2 года назад
Simply the BEST music video of the SK-20 ever created!
@tomasmellberg863
@tomasmellberg863 Год назад
I agre
@WilliamSalmela
@WilliamSalmela 11 лет назад
SK-20 can actually produce pretty complex sounds in realtime. You can layer strings, synth and organ all in the same time AND in addition you can get clean sounds from individual outputs for organ and synth/strings to be layered even further with some mixer. By clean sounds I mean the ensemble effect is applied only to the mixed output when it's on and not to the individual outputs. But you're right there's external effects and multi-tracking involved when the piece progresses.
@SynthOSphere
@SynthOSphere 8 лет назад
One of the best synth songs on RU-vid. I keep coming back to it. Will have to do a cover of it one day...
@cantarosinfonico
@cantarosinfonico Год назад
The synth is amazing for sure, but... man, your whole track is just pure ART!!! 💖💖💖💖 I don't care if is not the most "original" composition (whatever that means), the world just needs more music like this.
@Tjoppy
@Tjoppy 9 лет назад
This is a very beautiful piece of music! And I love the sound of that Yamaha! 👍
@marcgrauss3425
@marcgrauss3425 2 года назад
Very nice composition and quality production with this SK-20, congrats👏👏👏👏 I'll check your channel to listen more from you ! The SK-20 is the first synth I ever touched in 1981. It belonged to a friend on mine, who left it at my place during lunch. I composed my first synth piece during this lunch time. I published this song (re-made with VSTs) on BandLab some days ago and it has just been pinned as Trending for Classical Music 😂. I wanted to listen some SK-20 sounds to remind me these times and I could not imagine to find a more magnificient piece that what you did, thank you. ❤
@halvardlundnorway
@halvardlundnorway 4 года назад
I do not know - if you understand how extraordinary this composition is.
@lonophonic117
@lonophonic117 Год назад
This is great! I love your original composition from this synth and that it’s from one of Yamaha’s old iconic synthersizers before things like there flagship synths like the Yamaha CS80 and the Yamaha DX7! Very atmospheric and wonderful!
@dayone3156
@dayone3156 5 лет назад
Man, this thing has some balls in the low end...Really falling in love with the whole sound. Might have to buy one now, so thanks a lot ;)
@gjc82071
@gjc82071 10 лет назад
Awesome!!! Really great piece! Probably the best SK20 demo I've yet heard! Very VERY cool! Fantastic! Amazing! Superb!
@retrosound72
@retrosound72 10 лет назад
this is great!
@ChrisNova777
@ChrisNova777 6 лет назад
totally!
@kyriakosypodimatopoulos5278
@kyriakosypodimatopoulos5278 9 лет назад
Bravo! I must say you make very nice synthesis with the sk-20!
@jamesedinger4956
@jamesedinger4956 4 года назад
That's the nicest thing I've heard coming out of an SK20 that I can remember hearing...great job and great machine.
@mikaelschloenzig9590
@mikaelschloenzig9590 5 лет назад
This is soooo good William, classic gear in the right hands (yours) love it!
@davealancaruana6727
@davealancaruana6727 6 месяцев назад
I keep coming back to this wonderful piece! I could probably play it myself without thinking much at this point ..
@mastercylinder1939
@mastercylinder1939 2 года назад
I’ve said it before, your arrangements are sublime and inspirational.
@aangtonio5570
@aangtonio5570 3 года назад
Awesome demo and I love the music. Good work! 😊 Is the music yours? It reminds me a lot of Vangelis and Jarre. Are your music on Spotify?
@pieceworkstudios
@pieceworkstudios Год назад
So beautiful. I went and got my headphones. TV wasn't good enough. I love the sound of vintage string machines and this is a great one 👍
@josehidalgo6232
@josehidalgo6232 9 лет назад
I bought the Yamaha SK20 today, thanks to your video I've seen in quality and sound thank you very much for the video I join your channel. Greetings from limache, (chile)
@louierubio
@louierubio 4 года назад
how do you like it?
@Donetur
@Donetur 6 месяцев назад
@@louierubioI own one and I love it. It has this vintage vibe from the 70s no modern synth can give.
@louierubio
@louierubio 6 месяцев назад
@@Donetur thank u!
@cristobalplatz
@cristobalplatz 12 лет назад
wow!! best SK20 demo i´ve heard, great sound, congrats!
@vieuetcon
@vieuetcon 3 года назад
Awesome track.
@Lasse_Viklund
@Lasse_Viklund 6 лет назад
Very good song! This video made me buy a Yamaha SK50d so I could get all the beautiful sounds.
@tanassi-art
@tanassi-art 10 месяцев назад
Sounds beautiful!
@gforce7four
@gforce7four 10 месяцев назад
Gorgeous piece!
@SolcitoMusica
@SolcitoMusica 2 месяца назад
I discovered this video in 2024 (I understand it's from 2012). You say the piece isn't very original? Well, with each passing year, I miss that "lack of originality" as you call it, which is so original both in what it conveys and in the way you made it, that is, with many limitations. I know hundreds of composers who show an arsenal of equipment, like a bodybuilder displays his muscles, but their music leaves nothing in my mind or soul. And I'm not just referring to compositions from today. Congratulations.
@tareklule9249
@tareklule9249 4 года назад
I love your mastering that system
@alexub9yuf925
@alexub9yuf925 8 лет назад
That's cool!!!! Sound is like Latvian band "Zodiaks". "Zodiaks " uses Yamaha SK50D and ARP Omni...
@rudolfkrebs2311
@rudolfkrebs2311 6 месяцев назад
Diese Instrument sind der absolute Hammer! Ich besitze einen SK50 D! Der ist so dermaßen geil, dass es nicht auszuhalten ist! Leider habe ich fast keinen Platz für das Ding! Das ist ein richtiges Flaggschiff! Und der Sound ist zum Niederknien!💪💪💪 👍😎🇦🇹
@hotfirecaster
@hotfirecaster Год назад
Great synth, great sounds, great music, great musician! 😊
@danthreepwood2760
@danthreepwood2760 Год назад
This is awesome on at least 10 different levels of ''awesomeness''. Nice job 👍👌
@TommySasaki
@TommySasaki 11 лет назад
Amazing! Extremely beautiful soundscape you made.
@RoomAtTheTopStudio
@RoomAtTheTopStudio 5 лет назад
This is actually one of my favorite performances from the SK series. Very inspirational to me. I had already Liked it!!
@KristerNielsen
@KristerNielsen 6 лет назад
Excellent. This synth sounds great!
@stinkypete9070
@stinkypete9070 3 месяца назад
I saw one in the synth shop down the road, fully serviced for 800. Thought I'd look it up and found this, sounds amazing!
@maxamills1929
@maxamills1929 8 лет назад
Definently Jean Michael Jarre like in sound! Nice video!
@tanassi-art
@tanassi-art 10 месяцев назад
Very sweet, love it!
@elonthebass6870
@elonthebass6870 4 года назад
brought a tear to my eyes man damn u
@sauermusicDE
@sauermusicDE 6 лет назад
A very nice piece of music. For some strange reason it took me over 6 years to discover this track here on RU-vid.
@synthnuts4747
@synthnuts4747 4 года назад
Nicely done!!! (radlers - SK50D dude here)
@marcbrasse747
@marcbrasse747 5 лет назад
You're really getting the best out of it. Well done!
@GoldenDeathMusic
@GoldenDeathMusic 10 лет назад
Nope,Brock Davisson, the one on sale in Columbus is mine. Still not sure if I really want to sell it though, especially after listening to this demo.
@АртёмПоляков-ы7с
@АртёмПоляков-ы7с 3 года назад
прекрасный синтезатор.... звучит потрясающе, конечно!
@TeeBee303
@TeeBee303 7 лет назад
Love the broken key
@Scottzilla1970
@Scottzilla1970 Год назад
Wow that was really awesome!
@BarryWarne
@BarryWarne 12 лет назад
nice sound out of that SK, and nicely played. These SK's are sadly overlooked.
@11sequence
@11sequence 8 лет назад
Wow! I could never get my SK20 to sound that great. I miss it. Great song, great demo!!
@adamwordsworth6732
@adamwordsworth6732 8 лет назад
Very nice track. Yes, you other SK owners can get a nice fat sound like this. I have found that to get a fuller sound on my SK20, what helps is: 1) Set up your preferred levels of organ + strings + poly 2) Take the mixed output into one channel of a mixing desk 3) Take the dry poly-synth into another channel 4) Apply external echo, delay, reverb etc as you please to the *mixed* out signal from the SK 5) Apply ensemble on the SK to the poly-synth 6) On the desk, bring up the dry poly level (which doesn't get ensemble effect added) above the mixed level This is to get the advantage of the ensemble (nice washy effect of the strings) without the 'phatness' reducing side-effect it has on the poly. I hope this makes sense... but essentially what I am getting at is that the separate poly output does not go through the ensemble which cuts out a lot of the crisp fat tones. So just combine that with the mixed output (which also has the poly with, if you choose, ensemble effect added)
@ianryan5727
@ianryan5727 11 лет назад
what a wonderful sound, cheers!
@gimmietheprize
@gimmietheprize 3 года назад
That is soooo beautiful!
@eduardobricenooficial3636
@eduardobricenooficial3636 8 лет назад
incredible song,nice,cool,deep,beatyfull,congratulations william
@robadlers6668
@robadlers6668 3 года назад
Nicely done sir! Beautiful sound creation and execution. :)
@mdsysltd5573
@mdsysltd5573 Год назад
This sounds very heavenly.
@mansurgabdullin8830
@mansurgabdullin8830 3 года назад
Beautiful.
@Hardts
@Hardts 10 месяцев назад
So good! They didn't realize what they had back then.. Also this is a GREAT piece of music you've made here!
@Electrodefender
@Electrodefender 7 лет назад
thumb up for this machine and you good playing!
@romlijaya8584
@romlijaya8584 2 года назад
Ini sngat menakjubkan Sya suka sekali
@Никнейм-ю9э
@Никнейм-ю9э 2 года назад
Fantastic!
@liamobrien5738
@liamobrien5738 4 года назад
A cross over keyboard...has a organ/strings/synth section...so a good unique machine...i favour Yamaha.
@PC0067
@PC0067 4 года назад
Excellent!!!!
@bitley
@bitley 9 лет назад
Great. One of the best multi-tracked synth demos I've seen in quite some time. I also dabble with that from time to time btw. :)
@TheCymbalProject
@TheCymbalProject 3 года назад
sounds great
@Korgi_Polymer
@Korgi_Polymer 11 лет назад
So beautiful...
@Valler2661
@Valler2661 Год назад
Awesome sounds!! 👏👏
@KaeRZed
@KaeRZed 10 лет назад
Really great demo !!
@ABCvitaminD
@ABCvitaminD 9 лет назад
I am bidding on a sk20 at the moment. A bit of competition, but I am a hopeful dreamer. Here's hoping.
@ABCvitaminD
@ABCvitaminD 9 лет назад
ABCvitaminD no such luck. $500 I didn't have :(
@yanmetcaluire
@yanmetcaluire 4 года назад
Great piece of music .....well done !
@JohnLRice
@JohnLRice 10 лет назад
I'm back for another listen! :-)
@RGAF1987
@RGAF1987 11 лет назад
I see you have rearranged some of the caps for the sliders. This video has inspired me to play my SK20 more. This is a good video.
@WilliamSalmela
@WilliamSalmela 11 лет назад
The chords in the beginning are made with sound layered with SK-20 in realtime. However there are some effects involved. SK-20 has only ensemble and tremolo effects built in, so if I remember correctly I layered mixed output (with ensemble on) with clean separate output that ran into an external chorus unit (Korg SDD-1200). Quite possibly there's also the Roland SDE-2000 delay in the signal chain as I use it all the time. Later added some reverb, naturally.
@LouisSerieusement
@LouisSerieusement 8 лет назад
it was wonderful, I really, really like your analog jam
@WilliamSalmela
@WilliamSalmela 8 лет назад
Merci beaucoup.
@KAGerby
@KAGerby 12 лет назад
Wooooow what a cool piece of music and sound !!
@erwan-coic-film-music-composer
Always so excellent William !!! ;-)
@ChrisNova777
@ChrisNova777 6 лет назад
awesome demo - you are selling me on one of these!! :o
@The.Foolosopher
@The.Foolosopher 8 месяцев назад
This goes so hard.
@javiceres
@javiceres 12 лет назад
Absolutely lovely tracks!!
@Lasse_Viklund
@Lasse_Viklund 9 лет назад
Super nice music! Nice synth also!
@gjc82071
@gjc82071 11 лет назад
I don't know what to say. This is really excellent, amazing, superb, great.
@junglajuan
@junglajuan 9 лет назад
the flame of atention my friend, very niceee
@MrGiloine
@MrGiloine 7 лет назад
Great performance and nice synth !
@phantasmodromeyannlatour894
@phantasmodromeyannlatour894 6 лет назад
Wow!! Beautiful!
@tuboqueser
@tuboqueser 8 лет назад
Sounds amazing!
@SynthAddict
@SynthAddict 8 лет назад
nice work, man I just got one of these and I plan to use a similar workflow, but I have to up my game after seeing/hearing this :-)
@akaflk
@akaflk 11 лет назад
it's a pretty awesome beast - and you managed to get some amazing sounds out of it in this! impressive - there's a lot here that i haven't managed to milk out of mine but your video inspired me to attempt to copy some of your setups and see what other sounds i could find. cheers!
@frederikfusionaar1580
@frederikfusionaar1580 10 лет назад
Phat Demo! Thanx! I wanna have this SK
@davidgeppert5763
@davidgeppert5763 6 лет назад
Klange zum träumen. Herrlich!
@vocalpro
@vocalpro 5 лет назад
This is great!
@DayAntilles
@DayAntilles 11 лет назад
Great stuff. I love one-synth demos!
@jaripalom9658
@jaripalom9658 4 года назад
It's fairly easy to fix a key that's gotten stuck on this machine. For a proper fix, you need to open the lid and fix the key (you need a screwdriver). For a quick fix, you can actually pull out the keys (detach them) just by pressing them down and pulling them away. Take the spring out and put it back in as vertically straight position as you can. The springs won't align 100% correctly when you do it that way, but the keys are playable in most cases. It's a 30 sec fix. I've also used duct tape when the rubber strips under the keys has ended up getting holes in them. Again, not the perfect fix, but usually does the trick and the SK is playable for a few months.
@WilliamSalmela
@WilliamSalmela 4 года назад
Thanks for the tips. In my case the key wasn't stuck but it was completely loose and the spring was missing. It was still playable though. A stuck key would make it sound constantly which would be annoying, of course.
@brajtnerinjo
@brajtnerinjo 10 лет назад
very nice indeed
@DadoSimicStudiostriver
@DadoSimicStudiostriver 8 лет назад
Wonderful!
@KitsuneCentral
@KitsuneCentral 6 лет назад
Sounds like ut can be a song from the Ecco the Dolphin soundtrack.
@STORMATTACKTEAM
@STORMATTACKTEAM 6 лет назад
When can we expect anything new from you? I love your music it inspires me when i am writing my music.
@WilliamSalmela
@WilliamSalmela 6 лет назад
Thank you! I've been very inactive in my studio for the last few years. However, I have a bunch of cool pieces laying around, but it's the makin of the videos that puts me off from releasing here more often.
@STORMATTACKTEAM
@STORMATTACKTEAM 5 лет назад
@@WilliamSalmela I to am a keyboard player i know how hard it can be coming up with new ideals . But i guess i will wait for anything new.
@szintidoktor1846
@szintidoktor1846 8 лет назад
Cool! Congrat!!!
@WilliamSalmela
@WilliamSalmela 11 лет назад
The sounds in the intro logo stuff are from a Roland RS-505 Paraphonic, but all sounds in the piece are from SK-20.
@joaosousaramos3272
@joaosousaramos3272 8 лет назад
Amazing!
@gus6183
@gus6183 2 года назад
Acojonante Maravilloso
@WilliamSalmela
@WilliamSalmela 12 лет назад
Yes, I sold them. The CZ3000 I didn't use and the SK20 I had used a lot, so it was time to let them go.. still have more than enough other toys ;)
@kenbrisby4825
@kenbrisby4825 5 лет назад
is your music on bandcamp? we'd love to do a show with you on tour.
@Sonikbytes
@Sonikbytes 12 лет назад
Love it, love it!
@maxmoog5150
@maxmoog5150 7 месяцев назад
Super, I like this space sound! Who is the author of this track? Are all the sounds on this track performed on this synthesizer, without additional equipment?
@WilliamSalmela
@WilliamSalmela 7 месяцев назад
Yes, it's my original track made with this one synth. The additional effects are stated both in the video description and the video itself.
@maxmoog5150
@maxmoog5150 7 месяцев назад
Hi@@WilliamSalmela ! I thought it was your music, I really liked it! Do you have any more tracks of your music? I have a desire to play your music on a laser harp.
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