Recuerdos de la Alhambra played on a French Connection

After watching the Jean Laurendeau Ondes Martenot video on youtube, I was inspired to seek out an Analogue Systems French Connection controller. It so happens that I came across a used unit, so I jumped on it. I received it two days ago and I was eager (perhaps too eager) to contribute a demo of my new toy to youtube. Yes, my intonation is questionable. My apologies.

All the music was generated exclusively with a (primarily Doepfer) modular synthesizer, one monophonic line at a time. This exercise is somewhat of a test balloon for a long form modular project I'm currently sketching out.

Correction: the original piece is Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tárrega

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• French
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• Ondes
• Martenot
• Mike
• Oldfield
• Radiohead
• Greenwood
• Stretta
• modular
• synth
• doepfer
• cwejman
• plan
• electroni

[JonathanAschalew]

The bass to be more specific.. that's not from the modular right??

[stretta]

@JonathanAschalew no, everything is from the modular

[marsupialmicron]

I know this from a song of Mike Oldfield, so it is not his music?

[stretta]

@marsupialmicron Recuerdos de la Alhambra was written in 1896 by Francisco Tárrega. Oldfield covered it with a mostly-Fairlight arrangement for the Killing Fields. Search youtube for Recuerdos de la Alhambra and you'll find many amazing videos of guitarists playing the piece. It has to be seen to be believed.

[yeahyeahyaha2]

french??' WTF, i thought those was ondes mertenot, can sum1 tell me the difference

awsome cover i love that song

[stretta]

Ondes Martenot is the original instrument invented in 1928. The French Connection is a currently-manufactured CV controller influenced by the Ondes Martenot built by Analogue Systems in the UK.

[raizumichin]

but digital emulation does not have the same mojo ;) and it isn't as cool as a huge ass analog system.

[GamerConor]

what?

[JonathanAschalew]

@stretta WOW! It sounds so digital.. would have thought it was from a waldorf or something.. extremely impressive patch my friend : )

[JonathanAschalew]

What is the backing material coming from? Just wondering

[salvadorokcomputer]

cuanto cuesta un ondes martenot

[marsupialmicron]

@stretta I've always believed it was from him, and thought that it was a really great melody. Hell, it is still a great melody, and Mike Oldfield a little less genius

[GozheaIN]

this is nice!!! :D

[RIVERtheROCKER]

so if you have this what do you need to play it??