Hot on the heels of podcast 25, here is number 26.
In the style of number 15, it's a trip to my studio to jam with some old drum machines and synths and make a couple of tracks.
I try to explain what I'm up to but not in much detail, feel free to ask a question if you're interested.
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in a writeup you did about your studio somewhere/sometime (or was it the old cast?), you wrote that you used an EMS vocoder you borrowed instead of the svc-350 you have. still the case? i've been wondering if there's any substantial difference there.
ReplyDeleteThat must be a really old article. In the late 90s I had the EMS vocoder on loan from a friend. After I gave it back, I had a Korg MS2000 for a while, then I bought the Roland from eBay about 5 years ago. I think the EMS is a bit more intelligible but the Roland has a few more features. They are both good. The MS2000 was poor as a vocoder but I did use it on a couple of things.
ReplyDeleteWhat a surprise, thought it was over. been checking in every day. thanks ed u old easterbunny
ReplyDeleteWicked. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletethose mks-80 chords are too sexy
ReplyDeleteHi Ed, great podcast !
ReplyDelete2 questions: What mixer are you using to make the tracks with ? and do you record the filter sweeps of the mks 80 or is it an lfo or aftertouch ?
Thanks !
Most of my records were done on the original Mackie 1604 mixer. Last year it died and I bought a Soundcraft Ghost which is nice but very big! I really don't think that "what gear" details are very important. It's a little bit important, but honestly, you can make music on any mixer.
ReplyDeleteI didn't touch the filter cutoff on the MKS80, the sliders are very "steppy". There was a slow LFO modulating the filter, later in the session I turned down the LFO depth so there is less modulation on the finished track.
inspired by your insights EDMX! THX from PHX!
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear a master at work. Enjoyed the session. Thanks, Ed!
ReplyDeleteAwesome podcast. I love how the sequences are triggered with drums in the first session. Very inspiring stuff.
ReplyDeletelistened this last radio show. very like it and details are very creative and it kick me to ask some questions. i have last few months seen mpc1000 and i don't know is it good for me or not. i know you are using it and also you have used reason time ago. what is your experience between mpc and reason or how is the sampling different and sound? i have last 6 years only using reason and it has became littlebit out for me, i need little change. is the mpc good choise?
ReplyDeleteIt's impossible for me to answer, they are completely different things. An MPC is a very good sequencer for hardware gear and a decent sampling drum machine. Reason is all in one computer software that does tons of stuff an MPC can't do. I'd rather own an MPC than a computer but that's probably not true for most people.
ReplyDeletethank you for answer, yeah i know that it's impossible but it depends what i want to do. i think that i prefer hardware gear and would have more fun with it but i lose tons of options and things can i do with software. btw.
ReplyDeleteThis jam was inspiring. Really liked the first track u did and it made me listen to your track sh 101 triggers korg ms10 and some others from that release of yours to try and pick out the sounds of your synths and effects. Also, loved that pitch bend effect on the boss se 70...made that yammy sound like a Luke viberty sound. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOk, I think I thought of a question. Have you picked up any new modules for your eurorack since it was outlined in that studio tour a while back? There seems to be new euro manufactures popping up on an almost daily basis, and I'm wondering if any of it has caught your attention. Also, was the LPF on the bassline the RS100? I've picked up a few LPFs now, but that one sounds really majestic. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteNo I didn't buy any more modules. The racks I have are full. I am not the kind of guy who always has to get new things, I know I can make music using what I have, there's already more than enough. I did buy a TR606 just out of acquisitiveness but I don't know if I'll keep it.
ReplyDeleteI don't look at modules at all. Not sure which filter I used, I have the LPF one and the multimode one, both from AS.
Hi Ed. Im a long time fan. I remember picking up "We are dmx" back when it was released and being completely floored. its one of my favorite records of all time, but your entire discography from past to present contains so many gems. How did you approach making a record like "we are dmx"? How has your approach developed over the years?
ReplyDeleteit was meant to be questions about this podcast! :) basically tho, i've always just made tracks, I didn't "approach" it, I don't even know what it means. I just made songs. later some got chosen to be put on an album. thanks for the compliments!
ReplyDeleteHey ed. thanks for the reply. sorry for straying to much from the podcast. the question came to me when you talked about sometimes wanting to "break the mold" and sometimes just wanting to "mess about". A tune like "the fallen kings" is so unavoidable to me, like its always been there. And so many of your tunes are like that, so I guess my question was really, do you sometimes think alot about a tune before you actually sit down to create it, or does it always appear out of jamming?
ReplyDeleteEd, mind sharing your final recording technique for this session? Straight to computer hard disk, or some other digital hardware, or portable media of some sort? I'm currently using an all-hardware, non-computer setup and trying to determine the best tool for recording final tracks. Used to just use a DAT machine back in the day.
ReplyDeleteBlake, most of my tracks come from jamming but the best ones are usually going round in my head for a while and I go in the studio with a solid idea. That is rare though.......
ReplyDeleteSpertia, the track was recorded on Ableton Live straight from the stereo output of the mixing desk. I made about a 10 minute jam and then edited it down in Live and added a little EQ & compression.
Still got my DAT here but don't use it. I hate having a computer in the studio, usually I just bring a laptop in the room when it's time to hit record, the rest of the time it's not even in the room.
I've got to say that I listened to this jam more than 3 times this week, and it is really awesome. Hearing you building theses songs pieces by pieces is really fascinating. And I'm not even a music nerd, just a humble listener.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this and the podcast in general!
yeah booom ed!! you the man love these 'build a track' ones, so exciting to hear you doing it.
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