20 Feb
2023
20 Feb
'23
6:08 p.m.
I was feeling rather pious this past weekend, so I put the rainbow strap
on my keytar and wrote this little hymn to celebrate the resonating
universe and the holy FM synthesis.
Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/spotlightkid/schwinge-mein-hertz-du-suesser-ton
Ogg Vorbis download: https://0x20.eu/nc/s/gPeSmBzwxZeGpS6
MP3 download: https://0x20.eu/nc/s/m3kG86An5NNG46a
Composed and produced by Christopher Arndt in February 2023.
Recorded in Ardour 7 on Linux with a Yamaha Reface DX FM synthesizer and
a Kurzweil PC3K into a MIDAS MR18 digital mixer and audio interface.
All sounds from the Reface DX, except bass drum and snares from PC3K.
Sounds used: "Flute DX" and "Organ Slow" by Tom Ansink [1] ,
"RetroChoir" (modified) by Jeremy Mulders [2], "Dulciclone" and
"Celesta
C2" by me, "Basic Orch Perc" from PC3K factory presets.
Effects added in the DAW: reverb from "LSP Impulse Reverb Stereo" and
Samplicity M7 "North Church" impulse response and from "DFZitaRev1"
[3]
plugin, multi-band EQ and compression on master bus using "ZamAudio
ZaMultiCompX2", and "Calf Saturator".
Inspired by a video from Alex Ball: "Dulcitone 1900 | Blessed are the
music makers" [4]
Share & Enjoy!
Chris
[1]: https://soundmondo.yamahasynth.com/user/7744
[2]: https://soundmondo.yamahasynth.com/user/11153
[3]: https://github.com/SpotlightKid/dfzitarev1
[4]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS5d5SG1wZ8
20 Feb
20 Feb
6:21 p.m.
Il 20 febbraio 2023 alle 18:08 Christopher Arndt ha scritto:
I was feeling rather pious this past weekend, so I put
the rainbow strap on
my keytar and wrote this little hymn to celebrate the resonating universe
and the holy FM synthesis.
Very good track, celesta and organ sounds put in excellent use; few
notes but filling the space. Intro+solo works extremely well, glad
to know there are still Keytar users out there!
—F
6:49 p.m.
Am 20.02.23 um 18:21 schrieb Francesco Ariis:
Very good track, celesta and organ sounds put in
excellent use; few
notes but filling the space.
Thanks for the appreciation. I forgot to mention that
I used the
x42-whirl plugin Leslie emulation on the organ chords. You can get some
nice organ tones on the Reface DX by using the chorus and / or flanger
effects, but you wouldn't get that same stereo width you get with the
rotary effect.
Chri
7:18 p.m.
Christopher Arndt <chris(a)chrisarndt.de> writes:
Am 20.02.23 um 18:21 schrieb Francesco Ariis:
I actually have a Solton Turbojet where I did exchange the drivers,
added deflectors of my own making, replaced the comparatively mediocre
frequency crossover with something cooked from an old Peavey crossover
with autotransformer as well as parts from the old crossover (where
"parts" means the old inductivity holder as well as part of its wire)...
Ok, it is not really factory issue. I also rebuilt the power supply of
the preamp and put it off-board, made some changes to the ground
rooting, replaced the opamps on the reverb unit with nicer ones,
modified the gain structure inside of the preamp, added a mini-XLR
socket for powering an electret condenser mic...
I digress. What I was getting up to is that a rotary effect has one
advantage over an actual rotary speaker: lack of motor noise. It also
has the disadvantage of not being nearly as "spatial" in an actual venue
since stereo speakers just cannot change their direction of projection
as thoroughly regardless what signal you throw at them.
But you'll have that problem with pretty much any recording, or even if
a PA system gets involved. Only when the Leslie speaker is the main
audience address system do you get the full effect.
--
David Kastrup
Very good track, celesta and organ sounds put in
excellent use; few
notes but filling the space.
Thanks for the appreciation. I forgot to mention that
I used the
x42-whirl plugin Leslie emulation on the organ chords. You can get
some nice organ tones on the Reface DX by using the chorus and / or
flanger effects, but you wouldn't get that same stereo width you get
with the rotary effect.
9:09 p.m.
New subject: Rotary speakers (Was: [music] Schwinge mein Hertz, du süßer Ton)
Am 20.02.23 um 19:18 schrieb David Kastrup:
I actually have a Solton Turbojet ...
Incidentally, I'll be probably picking up an old Echolette ME II, which
came up locally for a reasonable (I think) price.
It has a transistor amp, so it's not as gritty as a tube Leslie, but it
also sounds very nice on guitar and, I expect, on electric piano. Using
just the bass rotor, it almost goes into Roland jazz Chorus territory.
I digress. What I was getting up to is that a rotary
effect has one
advantage over an actual rotary speaker: lack of motor noise.
I not sure whether I'll use the cabinet much for recording since the
drum and horn are quite noisy on this model, but I guess it's a matter
of careful microphone placement and using a noise gate and hiding the
noise in the mix.
Chris
9:43 p.m.
New subject: Rotary speakers
Christopher Arndt <chris(a)chrisarndt.de> writes:
A side chain noise gate will be the ticket here, I guess.
--
David Kastrup
Am 20.02.23 um 19:18 schrieb David Kastrup:
The Turbojet is also solid state. It had the disadvantage that the high
frequencies were "blown away" even with in chorus mode.
The Echolette may have piezo tweeters for that part of the range and
avoid that problem. Not sure.
I've changed drivers, deflectors, and crossover so I am nowhere near the
original anymore. By now the result is pretty faithful in its sound
reproduction: that wasn't really the case originally, making it a
lacklustre match for reproducing accordion (which has a broad overtone
spectrum) but worked for stuff like Hammond organs where you can just
counter the coloring with the drawbars.
I actually have a Solton Turbojet ...
Incidentally, I'll be probably picking up an old Echolette ME II,
which came up locally for a reasonable (I think) price.
It has a transistor amp, so it's not as gritty as a tube Leslie, but
it also sounds very nice on guitar and, I expect, on electric
piano. Using just the bass rotor, it almost goes into Roland jazz
Chorus territory. I digress.
What I was getting up to is that a rotary effect has one
advantage over an actual rotary speaker: lack of motor noise.
I not sure whether I'll use the cabinet much for recording since the
drum and horn are quite noisy on this model, but I guess it's a matter
of careful microphone placement and using a noise gate and hiding the
noise in the mix. 
7:14 p.m.
Hi Christopher!
Feb 20 2023, Christopher Arndt has written:
...
...
Thanks for sharing! This is a sweet piece of music. Not as hymn like as
the Alex Ball track, which is lovely. I also like your title. :)
Very good sound choice. The DX can still sound good. All in all, this
track has a somewhat 80s vibe, but not dusty or lofi.
Thanks again, also for sharing the inspiration.
Best wishes,
Jeanette
--
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* GitHub: https://github.com/jeanette-c
Top down, on the strip
Lookin' in the mirror
I'm checkin' out my lipstick <3
(Britney Spears)
7:31 p.m.
Am 20.02.23 um 19:14 schrieb Jeanette C.:
Not as hymn like as the Alex Ball track, which is
lovely.
It's gorgeous, isn't it?
Regarding the 80s vibe, I turned 50 last year, so there's that. ;-)
And FM just lends itself to bell-like sounds so well, so those got used
a lot then.
Chris
13 Mar
13 Mar
10:50 a.m.
On Mon, 20 Feb 2023 18:08:45 +0100
Christopher Arndt <chris(a)chrisarndt.de> wrote:
I was feeling rather pious this past weekend, so I put
the rainbow strap
on my keytar and wrote this little hymn to celebrate the resonating
universe and the holy FM synthesis.
Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/spotlightkid/schwinge-mein-hertz-du-suesser-ton
Ogg Vorbis download: https://0x20.eu/nc/s/gPeSmBzwxZeGpS6
MP3 download: https://0x20.eu/nc/s/m3kG86An5NNG46a
Composed and produced by Christopher Arndt in February 2023.
Recorded in Ardour 7 on Linux with a Yamaha Reface DX FM synthesizer and
a Kurzweil PC3K into a MIDAS MR18 digital mixer and audio interface.
All sounds from the Reface DX, except bass drum and snares from PC3K.
Sounds used: "Flute DX" and "Organ Slow" by Tom Ansink [1] ,
"RetroChoir" (modified) by Jeremy Mulders [2], "Dulciclone" and
"Celesta
C2" by me, "Basic Orch Perc" from PC3K factory presets.
Effects added in the DAW: reverb from "LSP Impulse Reverb Stereo" and
Samplicity M7 "North Church" impulse response and from "DFZitaRev1"
[3]
plugin, multi-band EQ and compression on master bus using "ZamAudio
ZaMultiCompX2", and "Calf Saturator".
Inspired by a video from Alex Ball: "Dulcitone 1900 | Blessed are the
music makers" [4]
Share & Enjoy!
Chris
Took a while to find time for this, but very enjoyable indeed!
--
Will J Godfrey {apparently now an 'elderly'}
https://willgodfrey.bandcamp.com/
http://yoshimi.github.io
Say you have a poem and I have a tune.
Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.
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