Me playing Europe "The Final Countdown" lead

[lfilipem]

i think you've done a wonderfull job and it is as it sounds in the europe music !!

congrats !!

can you do alice deejay - better of alone, and snap rythm is a dancer ?

i'd like to hear you play it !!

[0LuckyInternetUser0]

which voices do u use here?

[bleh151]

To be honest I think this was the sound for the keyboard until it was layered with a Rack I believe

[jgk381]

Go Pistons!!!!!!

[MisterChirp]

Love it, play the whole thing. Please.

[auntanita]

Nice!

[Chriskkboongg]

Roland synths have always had killer synth brass sounds whether they are Jupiters, Junos or JX's.

[senger11]

i wish i had that sound .... my piano doesn't have it :S

[UncappingBadger]

I love this!

ETA on the full cover mate?

[Erickpowers14]

How can i make mine sound like a piano, Please it sound like a organ or something, and i have no memory or Midi Box thingy, isn't there a way of how i can make it sound like a pure piano.

Note: Its a Roland JX-8P

[intromusicprod]

@Erickpowers14 It's not supposed to sound like a piano. It's an analogue synthesizer. If you want something that sounds like a real piano you must have something that plays samples (or an actual real piano... LOL).

[shckltnebay]

@Erickpowers14 How about buying a PIANO>

[Ryoga2K]

@Erickpowers14 go for another keyboard, this one will make amazing pads, beautiful synth "electric" pianos as used in lots of late 80s and early 90s songs, and great synth brasses, but for a realistic piano sounds go for something totally different, sampled based preferably.

[AgoAnselmo]

It's him!!!! :D :D Greaaat!!

[dtrox84]

awesome sound

[vicentem7]

El sonido del teclado en la grabación de la canción fue realizado usando una unidad rack Yamaha TX-816 y un sintetizador Roland JX-8P

[NewShimmer]

I've seen sources saying that the original was layered with a DX7 and others saying it was a TX81Z (also a Yamaha FM synth). Regardless, the JX-8p is the core of the sound.

[mrd3r1337]

Ahahah this song has been stuck in my head forevvverr

[BOS6940]

you should realy play the full song man... ud be awsome!!!

[MrFarguss]

would u play final countdown full version? that would be nice :D

[LAnonHubbard]

I liked the sound!

[MrFarguss]

can u like to play final countdown full version? thanks :)

[rformidable]

my mistake,

it starts off on a jx-8p, but once the drum roll finishes and the actual song starts, it's layered with 'synth brass 2' on a jx-3p.

not to be a complete loser, synth-geek but.

if you move the attack to about +2 and the release to about +6, (even though this particular patch is an inverted adsr patch), and turn up your res just a hair, you'll get the actual, identical, sound.

(this, speaking on the jx-3p, not sure on the jx-8p, i don't have one in front of me :)

-geek rant over

[rformidable]

it was actually played on a jx-3p, not an 8p

:)

[musiqmike]

Yup. I verified and it was the brass patch on the Jx-8P. They altered a little bit on the envelope and layered it with something on a DX-7.

[music01234567]

That is the sound! Awesome! : )

[jaysean1989]

waaaaooooow  perfecttttt...

[fetus909]

very niceee. now just add the left hand cords or whatever u want to do, :D

[NathanLee0921]

He's playing the left hand chords on the bottom.

[sebyrulz1]

Very nice try but it would be better if you did the left hand aswell

[Lightbringer09]

I think that ur a bit out of time, but its a very nice try still

[eye8and8vibe]

@Lightbringer09 out of time definitely

[Julzydogs]

great nice choice of keyboard instrament I like it more stacato

[unclebenz59]

xD kind of stupid comments but they are still funny :D

[BestGTAPlayer]

awesome

[DavidGringire]

ONLY MOTIF 4EVER!!!!!

[nek3003]

Eso mismo lo hacen igual o mejor 1 millón de personas.

Qué cutrez.

[DX5]

Un publicista que no sabe que youtube no es un concurso de "A ver quién lo hace mejor" ??

Te debe ir bien el negocio...

[StoneColdSergio]

Yo compro su revista.

[brajtnerinjo]

more legato

[harrysimply]

WHICH KEYBOARD IS IT

[spajkus1]

Superb......

[xxRazorJadexx]

that's pretty good. I agree, the attack should be faster. but that's as close as I've ever seen, lol.

I'm gonna try and recreate this on a software synth... Anyone wanna wish me luck? xD This'll take a longgg time. lol.

[bigdaddycool3277]

hmmm.....i have some old videos with europe. and i have seen them a couple of times live. im pretty sure that he plays it on an oberheim matrix.

[DX5]

Type Mic Michaeli on Google Images, and look the one hosted on hotflick (dot) net .

It is a live pic. Watch the mid keyboard, below the KX76

[Pauleyh2]

not bad keep up the good work. wait till you hear smacdonalds version

[metfan31]

the attack is too slow, otherwise perfect.

[musiqmike]

A slightly quicker attack would have it very close. FX are good. Mic Michaeli of Europe is said to have generated the sound by creating a "brassy sound" on the JX-8P and then layering it with a TX-816 (same as a DX-7-just modular). There's a slighly metallic, biting sound in the original and that is probably the TX-816 layer. I used both these synths extensively years ago, but always thought Europe was using some "mega-synth/sampler" (Synklavier, Fairlight, Oberheim, etc.). Guess I was wrong...

[doom705]

it suposed to in monophonic though and it needs a little portamento. But other than that its pretty close lol

[voltaspeeder17]

Yes, it's very close to the real sound!

[DrJobs]

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[DX5]

agree.

[clownhorse]

I agree with you except for the part where you mentioned Marry Poppins was eating a Big Mac during the Super Bowl. I'm pretty sure you got it confused with the VonTrap lady eating a Whopper on Easter Sunday, but I know a lot of people who get those things mixed up.

[MEC316]

I remember this song. We play it in pep band.

[guitarlover135]

this song is funny

[rafalexpx]

PERFECTO!!!!!!!! esta excelente!

[sonnydeck]

What is the ultimate purpose of all those pointless "an attempt to recreate the sound" videos ?

[DX5]

It is for watching people like you asking.

[zachattack203]

hey whats the mod of the pino you using like a vibraphone or a reed oran or maybe even a rock organ

[RustiSwordz]

Can you do better... no nuff said.

[sonnydeck]

Heh. The question is; do I care to do it and is there any purpose in me (and all those " homegrown musicians") doing it. Nuff said.

[Powermind251]

Whats the notes on it please?

[ASMILEMUSIC]

great, you have the original synthesizer, mic michaeli played on back in the 80s. only the awesome programmer is missing. too bad it isn´t produced any more after 24 years...

[camarachon]

laralalalalalaaaaa

[bWWd0]

I made my version with free synthesizer which is more accurate to original , check the videos :)

[DX5]

Yeah., It is pretty similar to original. I have to layer the JX8P with a brassy DX7 sound, and add the right delay and reverb in order to obtain the exactly same sound as on record.

[bWWd0]

I think You dont have to layer the sound , i figured out that modulation envelope is important , i have attack on 40 , decay on 53 and amount on -1 and it gives me the right detune.Also i used more cutoff cause in original song this sound doesnt "pump" filter that much on attack.

[DX5]

Great tips. I talked about a layer because it seems to be the way that Mic Michaeli did the original sound (JX8P probably layered with a TX7/TX816 module brassy sound).

[SynthaholicNH]

I've done the same thing on my JX8P. (It's part of the JX8P initiation process me thinks).

I read someplace that the original song layered the JX8P with a TX816.

Setting dynamics to 0 on the patch makes it so you don't have to slam the keys to get the sound like the original.

[DX5]

Agree.

I Will try to layer this sound with some of my DX7 brassy sounds, and will upload what I get.

Thanks for watching and keep your JX! :)

[flgshp]

Hello DX5, how's this sound called on the JX-8P? Very close to the original...

[DX5]

Hi there.

It is preset #28 called STAB BRASS. Just requires some editing.

[flgshp]

Thanx man, even for your immediate answer :)

[RonicW]

I would love to see what you could to playing the whole song...you'd probably kick some major butt at it! :D

[SandiByrd]

you are so entertaining :) what a setup of keyboards - I'd die twice if I had them for myself ;)

[Elinito]

you forgot to press one key ALL the time

[DX5]

what key?

[Elinito]

I don't know what the key is called, but its the middle one of the three black ones.. sort of.

But I know what im saying, you miss that key ALL the time.. Believe me. It sounds much better if you press that key too.

[DX5]

umm, I've checked once again the original riff, I think I don't miss any note with the right hand.

[mooghammondb3]

That's the sound!

[jonnyenser]

hi is there a synth similar on a yamaha keyboard??

[djleo11]

i need help which keyboard is better the Casio 101 or the Roland JX-8P???? because i really want 2 buy a synth keyboard

[emuman90]

Really, the best keyboard is Roland's one. Casio's keyboards are toys, they arent very useful and they have an horrible quality of sound.

Regards

[renepela]

Could you please be so kind to tell the settings of this great jx-8p preset. I own a JX10 which should be able to play this patch also. Unfortunately stabb brass is not a JX10 preset and a JX is not able to load single tones. So a patch sheet with this patch would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,

Rene

[spaceman1x]

Well played... ;)

[mijga2000]

really great sound!

Try to play with the left hand together. It sounds better!

Good job!

[DX5]

Yes, you could reach it on your Super JX very well.

Someday I will layer this sound with a DX brass what it is supposed the original way for recording the Europe's sound :)

[DX5]

Hi Team.

This is the (28?) STAB BRASS preset edited. I've set the filter and envelopes dynamics to 0 (if not, you should press hard for getting that timbre), and added external delay and reverb.

Just tweak it a little :)

[stef546]

I'm quite sure that the entire "Final Countdown" uses JX8P. I own myself two of them and almost all sounds of the song seems to me similar to some patches (backround voice, "Piano-Sound", your Lead etc). The JX8P is highly underrated, mainly due the fact that it is quite hard to program without the additional programmer.

[DX5]

Agree. JX-8P can be watched on ebay really cheap without programmer. I didn't care about programmer as I am programming synths with the same interface (Press edit, then parameter number/key, set vaule, press another parameter, set value, goin back again..) since 80's so I am used to :)

Regards.

[fystasjoppheng]

What a nice sound! I just bought one and waiting for it. In the meantime I watch your great videos. The reverb and delay make the sound very sweet and big.

[SteinVidar83]

Awesome!

[Mikkysixx]

THE sound!!!

I want one so bad!

[p3c3]

Yeah, I think this is THE sound. :)

[strangenono]

Hi DX, very good recreation, better than my jx10 sound I must admit, congratulations

[DX5]

hah thanks strange. Yours is good too, and you start your vid with Love Walks in from Van Halen! Nice. But You should reach the same sound with yours, at it is a doubled JX-8P :)