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

[Ken Restivo]

On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 01:12:32AM +0200, Grammostola Rosea wrote:
> Ken Restivo wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 10:19:23PM +0200, Andras Simon wrote:
> >   
> >> On 4/24/09, Ken Restivo <ken at restivo.org> wrote:
> >>     
> >>> I'm happy to report that Linux softsynths have been used on a commercial
> >>> pop/rock CD called "Lawler Rules".
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >>>
> >>> http://www.myspace.com/lawlerrulesvol1
> >>>       
> >> I think that the music is fine, and it certainly sounds great!
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >   
> >>> 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".
> >>>       
> >
> Thanks for sharing. Not that it is bad, but I like your other stuff 
> better ;)
>

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.

> I'm interested in the AMS moog 'patches' you used. Would you like to 
> share it?
> 

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!

One could easily get that sound, or very close to it, by starting
with the "MiniMoog" patches that come with AMS, though.

-ken