This video, via Minneapolis-based synthesist Midera, captures a live ambient improvisation for Fender Rhodes piano and Kawai SX-240.
The Rhodes & synth pad combination may bring to mind some of the ’70s/’80s recording of Vangelis, for some. Midera takes things in a different direction, though, creating a soundscape that’s probably more influenced by the recordings of Budd, Eno & Lanois.
Check it out and share your thoughts in the comments!
Technical Details:
Fender Rhodes piano & Kawai SX-240, with Fractal Audio FM3 for reverb and delay.
Composer & synthesist Eric Mouquet (Deep Forest) shared this live improvisation, October Melody, on the Haken Continuum.
The Haken Continuum is a unique synthesizer that’s designed to provide the same level of responsiveness as traditional orchestral instruments.
The Continuum uses EaganMatrix, a powerful modular synthesis platform developed by Edmund Eagan, as its synth engine. This is the same platform used by Expressive E for its Osmose synthesizer.
Synthesist Benge (Benjamin David Edwards) shared this live performance, featuring the Roland SH-5 synthesizer and a compact Eurorack effects box.
“It builds up a bit like the swell of the ocean on a rainy day,” notes Benge.
Here’s what he has to say about the technical details:
“This is a live performance on the Roland SH5 using my newly formed “concrete” box.
The box has 4 loopers, 3 delays, a granular pitch shifter, a filter, 2 compressors, a stereo FX AID unit based on the Spin FV1 chip and an O’Tool monitor
