Als Wien dereinst Hauptstadt des Habsburgerreichs war gab es als Gegengewicht zu Schwarzgelb eine stattliche Zahl beeindruckender Menschen. Der Schriftsteller und Publizist Karl Kraus war einer von ihnen. Berühmt ist er unter anderem auch für Aussagen wie zB:
“Ein Blitzableiter auf einem Kirchturm ist das denkbar stärkste Misstrauensvotum gegen den lieben Gott.”
oder
“Ein Journalist ist einer, der nachher alles vorher gewusst hat.”
Am bekanntesten ist aber wohl:
“Was Deutschland und Österreich trennt, ist die gemeinsame Sprache.”
.. den ich mit aller gebotenen Höflichkeit a&f@k.de widme.
Maybe you listened to some of my MOD-7 demos. Don’t be afraid, there are no more coming!
Now it is RC’s turn.
Richard Courtel aka RC
RC-Mod7-Demo.mp3
Why this demo?
I always like to make demo of new synths because lots of people love to listen to demos than sometimes do not come out quickly from manufacturers.
Demo Specs:
16 midi tracks used. You can see on the screenshot which patches i have used. I use the patterns to create different phrases for each sound. I have created 35 patterns for this one what is pretty low in fact and I could have made more variations and so more patterns but it’s not the purpose of this demo. I focused on the sounds, took the ones that really inspired me in the factory loaded bank, 12 MOD7 sounds + 4 drum tracks (HD1).
Screenshot of the patches used for RC’s audio demo.
I have used 9 IFX slots (see screenshot) and all mFX/TFX slots. Concerning IFX you can see that is quite simple and the guitar sounds took almost half of the IFX used.
The complete demo took 25 - 30 hours.
Screenshot of the IFX used by RC for his audio demo.
I really like to work with Korg sequencer, beside the fact that of course some functions are lacking, but it’s quite simple, straigh forward, from my point of view, and you can achieve good songs quickly with it.
MOD7:
The sounds are really good and by using only one you can have several sounds ready because of the well programmed realtime controllers, especially the Vector JoyStick which I have used a lot in the sequencer.
If any one has questions about this demo, I will answer of course!
Neuron’s backside - no in- and outputs as they are located on the left side.
Neuron’s On/Off Switch on the backside
In the middle of one of the two Resynators you can see the “chanterelle”. Its movements can be recorded and become an important part which breathes some live into the sounds.
In a posting at Karma-Lab Forum OASYAN RC aka Richard Courtel was asking me for some Neuron sounds. Therefore I thought I will give it a try.
A synthesizer’s sound character also depends on the person playing it. Neuron is here no exception, on the contrary in my opinion Neuron’s sound does even more depend on the person using it. This is not an excuse for the demos, just an explanation that in case you hear some completely different sounds and being surprised that it is the same source used here.
Neuron was and still is a polarising instrument, no doubt but for someone who likes to generate soundscapes it is a very interesting tool. Several people claim it only can sound harsh, cold and digital. Let’s hear if that is true and decide for yourself.
Do not expect the sound of a real Orchestra when listening to the first example.
Orchestral Pad
To me this sound includes in a way horns, strings and a bit the decay of a harpsichord at the end. All thrown together, shredded and put together again. Do you think this to be a harsh, cold and digital sound?
Next sound is one of my favourites and named “bebe Tara”. Originally planed to be used in a short diving movie, but the movie never made it.
By using the sticks (= “chanterelles”) you can influence some of the characteristics of the sound, depending on the model used. The reverb you hear is the internal one and to be honest, quite important for most of the sounds…
bebe Tara
In the last audio demo you can listen to several sounds I played in a row. Yes, some of them are scratchy, to me this is part of the “charme” of Neuron. Switching between sounds sometimes can take a while as Neuron always has to load the model.
several neuron sounds
Mass & Time
sounds like a motor saw recorded thru a phaser
Der Erzaehler
reminiscence to a project in the 90ies, has some Peter Gabriel “genes” in it
VP-1 Bellpad
very scratchy, but I love it
Didgeridoo
a factory sound, played a little bit with the chanterelles.. surprisingly does sound better then during playing
Wave Tubell Pad
used a Wave sample and “ReModellized” it, does not need further explanation, does it? Maybe your monitor boxes cannot reproduce the low end at the beginning.
Unisonal
to avoid any depressed listeners I am ending with a typical “happy sound” … mh… maybe not to happy for others, but a happy sound for me. Chanterelles were used once more.
Last but not least - in case you ever have the chance to switch on a Neuron one… no, two recommendations. First put on your sun glasses before you switch on… but before that check the fuses :wink:.
If you want to know more about this machine, then visit hartmann-music’s website.
Wenn die Leute wenigstens gute Fotos von mir nehmen würden, aber NEIN, sie scheren sich einen Dreck um das Urheberrecht und suchen sich dann noch die schlechtesten Fotos aus.
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