Whenever I get a new piece of equipment, it ends up being a
prominent part of the sound for the particular album I am working on at the
time. Very rarely do I use only one
specific piece of gear for a song though; usually it is a combination of various pieces of equipment combined together.
For instance:
House of Wires – Monogamy: was heavily sample based because
I had just bought an Akai S20 and was going sample crazy.
Travelogue – The Art of Conversation: 90% of this album was
done with synthesizers.com modules.
Travelogue – Telegraph:
Much of this album is the Korg Mono/Poly. Some songs like Seasons are nearly all
Mono/Poly.
Travelogue – Braille:
The EML Polybox and various string machines (Moog Polymoog, Roland
RS-09, etc) are all over this album.
Jon Sonnenberg/Israel Slick – Prometheus Project: On the songs of mine, which consist of half
of this album, heavily used a Yamaha CS-40M and the EML Polybox.
House of Wires – You are Obsolete, Pivot Clowj (any of the
albums), and Travelogue – The Noise is only Temporary: are free-for-alls where
anything and everything in the studio was used.
Travelogue – Imaginary Hospitals: a free for all, but
strictly analog synths.
Jon Sonnenberg – Acoustic Selections: a free for all, but
strictly acoustic instruments.
I noticed you didn't mention Fireworks in this list. I recently picked up an RS-09, which I really love. Are the strings on Aside from the RS-09 or some other modulated and chorused saw wave source? I'm currently doing some sound design which is heavy on the RS-09, so I thought I'd ask as it sounds similar to that track.
ReplyDeleteI love the RS-09. I just posted a continuation of this entry that covers the Fireworks album in detail. The RS-09 was mostly used in combination with other string machines. An album that uses the RS-09 on many of the songs is the Braille EP.
ReplyDeleteWhat I love about the RS-09 is the portability. It is great for having a string machine live.