[LAU] Linux synths used on commercial Rock/Pop CD

[Grammostola Rosea]

Ken Restivo wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 12:22:53PM +0200, Grammostola Rosea wrote:
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>> Ken Restivo wrote:
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>>> On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 01:12:32AM +0200, Grammostola Rosea wrote:
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>>>> Ken Restivo wrote:
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>>>>> On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 10:19:23PM +0200, Andras Simon wrote:
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>>>>>> On 4/24/09, Ken Restivo <ken at restivo.org> wrote:
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>>>>>>> I'm happy to report that Linux softsynths have been used on a commercial
>>>>>>> pop/rock CD called "Lawler Rules".
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>>>>>>> I did some studio work for them over the last year, and the CD is finally
>>>>>>> out. They produced it on a Mac with ProTools. I played keyboards on it and
>>>>>>> used exclusively Linux and Linux softsynths.
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>>>>>>> http://www.myspace.com/lawlerrulesvol1
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>>>>>> I think that the music is fine, and it certainly sounds great!
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>>>>> Thanks!
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>>>>>>> I used AMS for the Moog and ZynAddSubFX for the synthy-string pad on
>>>>>>> "Cocaine Cowboys", and PHASEX for the ARP-y plinks on "Death".  AZR3 is
>>>>>>> Hammond organ and Fluidsynth for piano on most of the songs, and Fluidsynth
>>>>>>> is also the bass  on "Big Groove".
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>>>> Thanks for sharing. Not that it is bad, but I like your other stuff 
>>>> better ;)
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>>> Yeah, I'm not a big fan of classic rock. But it was a gig, and it
>>> paid, and for that genre it's well-done.
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>>>> I'm interested in the AMS moog 'patches' you used. Would you like to 
>>>> share it?
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>>> I'd love to, but I can't find anything that looks like it;
>>> it's entirely possible that I never saved it. I did that
>>> session in December 2007!
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>>> One could easily get that sound, or very close to it, by starting
>>> with the "MiniMoog" patches that come with AMS, though.
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>> Do you know how they're called? Can't find minimoog...
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> IIRC, it is called "miniams.ams.gz", in the "instruments" directory.
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> If you open "Parameter View" there are presets in there and controls similar to those on the old MiniMoogs.
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> -ken
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mmh I have no instruments in the instruments dir....


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