Vintage Aries Modular synth

kkissinger · Last edited by kkissinger on Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:35 am; edited 2 times in total

This is a recent remix of from the original master tape from 1977.

The accompaniment tracks filled up all four tracks on my a3340s recorder and was designed for live performance wherein I played the lead part live. Thus, I had never done a mix that included the lead part until now.

The accompaniment utilizes six tracks: the first three were mixed down to a mono track. In this mix, I was able to improve the mono mix by processing it through the Kurzweil K2600's Mono-to-Stereo processor.

The Mono-to-Stereo processor allows the mono track to be divided into frequency bands -- each band can be given its own delay amount and pan position.

I re-learned the lead part for this recording and utilized the Aries modular for the patch. I played the lead on a touch-sensitive keyboard (the supplied Aries Keyboards were not touch-sensitive) and utilized the Aries' Voltage-controlled envelope generators to change the envelope on-the-fly while playing.

FYI -- at the time of the original recording, my Aries had only 11 modules.

Hope you enjoy this.

-- Kevin

http://kevinkissinger.com/downloads/music/BachDminorM03hi.mp3

elektro80 · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:38 am Post subject:

This is very good. I like this reading a lot. Well done! Very Happy

Kerr_Avon · Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:31 am Post subject: Bach Performance

This is excellent, superior to many things that have made it to LP release, at the time and since.

seraph · Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:37 am Post subject:

I love it

it sounds "ancient" but definitely charming Exclamation

excellent

do you still own that old Teac 4 track tape recorder Question

Mohoyoho · Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:06 am Post subject:

Wonderful!

kkissinger · Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:04 pm Post subject: the Teac A-3340s recorder

Thank you very much for your compliments.

To answer your question, I still own the Teac A-3340S recorder, though I have only used it to transfer tapes over to the digital domain.

I don't use the machine much these days -- it is heavy and takes up a good deal of space. A couple years after I did the Bach recording, I acquired the Teac AN-300 Dolby Noise reduction unit (designed to be used with the 3340) and when running at 15ips I was able to get very clean recordings. (At 7 1/2 ips there was noticeable flutter, 15ips is much better).

opg · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:02 am Post subject:

Very cool! It creeps me out in a very good, nostalgic way. I want to listen to more!

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kkissinger · Last edited by kkissinger on Thu May 10, 2007 7:42 pm; edited 1 time in total

Thank you for you nice comments.

The attachment here is a movement from the Correlli Christmas Concerto. It utilizes the Aries synth and seven tracks (recorded on the Teac A3340S). This was done a couple years after the Bach after I expanded the synth. One of the new modules is the Phaser/Flanger module that gives a nice transparency to the bass and other lines. I also implemented foot-pedal attenuators to compensate for the lack of touch-sensitive keyboards.

One of my ideas is to do a couple CDs to showcase the Aries. One CD would be Switched-on music that would include the entire Bach d-minor concerto, the entire Correlli concerto, and a new realization of the famous Bach d-minor Tocatta and Fugue (I have always wanted to tackle this one.)

The other CD would be original music that would explore more experimental/abstract music.

Well, what do you think? Shall I pursue this? Do you have any suggestions for repertoire?

Feel free to visit my web site: http://kevinkissinger.com -- I have additional downloads there. My latest is a transcription of a Cesar Franck work for Theremin and Aries synth.

I appreciate your comments and encouragement. Means a lot. Thanks!

http://kevinkissinger.com/downloads/music/CorrelliSample.mp3

seraph

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