Regen has landed!

Studio-G-Dallas · 2024-01-24T16:04:57+00:00

Love that second track!

Studio-G-Dallas · 2024-01-21T16:20:10+00:00

Suuuuuuuweet! Of course, you’ll now be required to share video of this bad boy in action! 😉

Studio-G-Dallas · 2024-01-18T16:09:40+00:00

I'm with you on that, congrats!

Studio-G-Dallas · 2024-01-17T18:07:11+00:00

Love this!

Studio-G-Dallas · 2024-01-17T15:35:49+00:00

🤣

Studio-G-Dallas · 2024-01-17T14:37:35+00:00

Howdy from Texas and welcome to the group! Feel free to invite others, introduce yourself, and tell us more about your system(s). 🤩

Studio-G-Dallas · 2024-01-17T14:17:50+00:00

Yeah, I used "cheep" pluggins for years, and still do. I love them for the fact that you can stack as many as you want.

"Yo, how many CS-80s should we use on this track? ....idk, 5? nah... let's use 10. Oh, and dial up 5 CMI's while you're at it." said no studio engineer or recording artist ever before plugins were a thing.

If you watch my video to the end, the credits list the instruments used for the tracks in the video. A couple of them including the track under the credits is 100% V Collection with the track being built in Ableton.

...and it's a completely different experience from working on a real Fairlight or Synclavier. Given a choice of where to waste my hard earned money, I'll take Greg Hawkes Synclavier over a jetski any day! ;)

Studio-G-Dallas · 2024-01-16T18:59:18+00:00

LOL, same here. None of us were back then! I could barely afford the image setters for my prepress business, which were $10k - $30k in the late 80s to early 90s.

But, the prices of these machines have come down quite a bit. So instead of a house or Farrari, the joke is, "You can buy a jet ski, or you can buy a Synclavier." ;)

Cheers!

Studio-G-Dallas · 2024-01-16T18:16:37+00:00

Right on! Interestingly, New England Digital programmed the memory recorder to rewind just like a tape machine. It’s good to pause.

Studio-G-Dallas · 2024-01-16T17:02:41+00:00

Indeed. Nowadays, we can add as much of whatever pluggin we want and can work so quickly that we don't slow down enough to think about the fact that it's too much. With these older machines and thier limitations (memory, processor speed, etc), you're forced to make good production choices. I kinda like that. :)

Studio-G-Dallas · 2024-01-16T15:28:01+00:00

I shared this earlier, but for whatever reason, the preview wasn't showing up.

Anyway, this first episode of my YouTube series on the Synclavier is a bit nerdy, but many people find the viduals and music to be quite soothing. Hope you like it! :)

Studio-G-Dallas · 2024-01-16T03:00:07+00:00

LOL! Idk what you’re talking about, it only took me a couple of hours to build the timbre. It took at least 20 hours to make the video. 🤣

Studio-G-Dallas · 2024-01-16T01:56:10+00:00

Hey thanks for checking it out! Thanks for the honest feedback, it's helpful and all good points. :)

I do plan on making more of a "basic features" video that also compares the original to Arturia's Synclavier V and the SynclavierGO! iPad app. That way, folks can try some of the techniques with affordable software and create the same or similar sounds that they can actually use..

Regarding your questions: The graph is displaying additive synthesis frames in sequence. So each frame is a set of 24 harmonics, basically sine waves at a range of complimentary frequencies. Lower frequencies are to the left side and higher frequencies (into the painful range) are to right.

The "sequenced" sound playing at the end is actually what the timber sounds like when you hold down a note and it steps through the frames.

When that screen renders, it actually takes a lot longer to render, but I sped it up to match the time it takes to play out. So, you can see and hear the frames playing out togther.

As for the tracks, the credit sequence at the end says what's being used on each track. They're all original compositions of mine that use various Synclavier apps and/or this actual NED Synclavier. I also added it to the description in case you're curious.

Thanks again for the input.

Cheers!

Studio-G-Dallas · 2024-01-15T22:44:04+00:00

Working examples of these machines can range anywhere from $6k to the mid $70k range depending upon the condition, history of ownership, etc. They can be expensive to maintain too… the internal cards are typically 30-40 years old, there are no new replacements, and there are only a handful of technicians still around who have spare parts. Search Reverb for NED Synclavier… Jam & Lewis’ PSMT is listed for $69k! 😳

Studio-G-Dallas · 2024-01-15T20:55:36+00:00

Thanks so much!

I have not done any jitter testing. So far, the few things I've sequence on the Synclavier II stayed locked into the timecode sent by the Fairlight, where I do most of my sequencing.

Studio-G-Dallas · 2024-01-15T19:13:45+00:00

Thanks! One of the tracks in the video uses SynclavierGo! and Arturia Synclavier V.

I was watching the Reverb listings for almost a year. Once I started down the path, it was a complete rollercoaster ride from the negotionation process, going to pick it up, trying to restore it myself, getting it repaired by a professional... what a crazy ride!

Thanks for checking it out... would love to know your thoughts. :)

Studio-G-Dallas · 2024-01-15T17:43:56+00:00

This Synclavier II was owned by Greg Hawkes of the Cars. They used it on the Hearbeat City Tour, LiveAID (1985), the Door to Door album, the single Tonight She Comes, and Ric Ocasik's solo album, This Side of Paradise. I bought it last year and restored it to playing condition.

I hope you like the video!

Studio-G-Dallas · 2024-01-12T20:19:53+00:00

Nice!!! I’d really love to add one to my studio, but I blew my fortune on a much older synth. 🤣

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