dromeiro - "house9" (live electronics improv)

beat/bass line in korg esx, novation x-station, alesis ion
mixed in alesis multimix firewire
audio & video capture: iMovie (with built-in iSight and soundcard); masterization: garageband - all with macbook 2GHz, 3GB RAM, external wd firewire drive
www.myspace.com/dromeiro

Category:

Music

Tags:

• techno
• house
• electronic
• improv
• electribe
• esx1
• novation
• x-station
• alesis
• ion
• progressive
• live
• synth

[whisperingvenus]

How do you like the x-station compared to ion? is it as powerful? cos it looks like a "powerful midi controller" synth, but i'm not sure if it's a good as a synth. Thanks.

[dromeiro]

They're very different.

Soundwise, ion has a rawer, fatter, detailed, subtler sound, with strong "body", great lows, more and better filters and a powerful modulation matrix, but no reverb or proper delay; x-station has a "thinner" sound and simpler sound architecture, but its a competent meat-and-potatoes synth, that shines with the effects, which are very versatile and easy to edit on the spot.

[dromeiro]

Controllerwise, x-station have aftertouch and a membrane trackpad (both nice and expressive, although the membrane needs a BIT of pressure), but lacks ion's (wonderful) endless encoders.

x-station is more of a jack-of-all-trades, fun synth, ion is more a purist's instrument, with greater semi-modular capabilities and refined sound.

[TR0jAX]

is this the alesis multimix 8 firewire ? Does it have onboard effects ? If so, how are they ?

[dromeiro]

Its a multimix 16 firewire (I recorded only the 2 master channels for this track).

It has onboard effects, which I use mainly for voice (when there is one). The effects do the job adequately, no high-end reverb of course, but they're very useful for some live gigs I play (with voice and acoustic instruments).

[TR0jAX]

ah thanks for reply, i have to admit those multimix seems to have good a/d coverters the sound is really good.

[dromeiro]

Yes, I find it has a very transparent sound, I've recorded voices several times, and they sound natural, unlike some other mixers. Noise is also low, and pre-amp gain is ample (in the mic channels).

The power supply gets a little too hot for my taste, maybe they have corrected that by now.

[dromeiro]

Thank you.

The Ion it's a nice machine, with a organic sound and vast capabilities.

I miss a longer delay, aftertouch and a few more pots, though!

[whisperingvenus]

i really regret sold my ion for that frigging quasimidi sirius that never came. Great tunes and play here buddy, very catchy!

[lenkadj]

i like to watch people to have look what they got in their heads... and i really like what you´ve done there. so go on with this kind of music... and watch my videos. i also added you on myspace.

greetz lenka