Test if i can still make techno trance / dutch trance

Good old samples and a juno 60 trance-line sounding up trance in the 90's groove but with a 2009 touch.
I pioneered dutch trance in the early and mid 90's under the name Cybermax.
Quit the trance bizz in 1998 made some Italo synthesizer disco under the name Lonestarr and produced other artists like Rozzetta in 2004.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• cybermax
• lonestarr
• trance
• pioneer
• dutchtrance
• oldschool
• karel
• post
• XSV
• music
• 90's
• studio
• sampler
• S1100
• S5000
• S1000

[drbenway]

What the model of the spectrum analizer I see at 00:28 on your mixing desk?

Thanks.

[karelpostthuis]

@drbenway It's a audioscope. 31 band unit.

[whisperingvenus]

Goddamn those gears! And sorry but i couldn't resist to add .. Sofwares & softsynths are for the weak wannabes .. i rest my case. I'm trying my best not let my gear touches computer. Thanks. :-)

[intromix]

Thats WHY its called fruity loops-because it SOUNDS FRUITY!! It is like comparing a Lamborghini to a Ford. Any punk ass computer geek can download software, use his fingers to program so called "beats" and jerk off at the same time, while a real MUSICIAN can play top of the line instruments and make a production. This one sounds real nice and I see you got the Akai S1100, along with some real nice gear!! Maybe you can fix my S1100??!!!

[karelpostthuis]

@stellarartwars07 That is correct and so true because of the sample rate problems.

Even the first computer instruments like the Fairlight and especially the Synclavier had workarounds for that problem, like the increase in sample rate in the synclavier at a whopping 200Khz in some systems.

The Fairlight 3 sampled and synthesized at 100Khz and had analogue filtering and level control.

[stellarartwars07]

@whisperingvenus True. I switched to software like a lot of musicians for a home studio just because of the floor space requirements. If you're using legal software, the cash isn't as much as an issue as hardware synth modules are usually cheap S/H.

However I have found that practically all VSTis either sound like a DX7, a Korg M1 or something in between, whatever synthesis method they promise. It's particularly noticeable at the bottom end of the keyboard, which is where true analog shines.

[PornobrillenAli]

@parablepoetry

That's why todays music sounds like crap.

The younger generation who now compose and produce music don't know the old equipment and how much better it sounds.

[thearchiveable]

@intromix

You are aware that secret cinema only uses fruity?

[cjbonecollecter]

Liking the tunage gez!!sounds like early digweed/bedrock!!The Akai S1000/1100 series go have that lovely sound!!The earlier models have that olk skool grit that no VST/soundcard can replicate!!(though i hear things are getting closer techwise, i still notice the difference as do many other producers).The s900 series kick ass too(really gritty 12 bit punch!!)as do the 3000/3200 and later models(esp like the 3000xl for uk hard house)though the s1000/1100 series are my faves!Keep em coming dude! (:

[karelpostthuis]

@thunderheart530 Your floppydrive suffers from the symptom we all know, and hate..

It's dead.

Go for a SCSI harddrive (AN OLD ONE! e.g. Seagate or the indestructable PRODRIVES from Quantum...) not too big, let's say max 1 Gb as the S series have a pretty outdated SCSI protocol.

The S1100 uses small partitions of 60MB each, so make a logbook where you note in which partition you put your actual banks.

Good luck!

I use a ZIP to backup, and a harddrive for normal operations.

[thunderheart530]

alright Cymbermax just 2 more questions heh. Got the S1100 up and running and everything works after going through the manual but, for some reason I cant get s1100 to format any of the floppy disks I have (MF2HD or 2HD). It just says "disk unreadable! Bad directory area!". I also know this isnt the most effective way to store samples so I was wondering if you would recommend finding an SCSI harddrive or an IOMEGA zip drive? Thanks a lot for your help

[karelpostthuis]

@thunderheart530 Powersupply soldering probably.

These machines don't die.

Get a qualified person that knows about soldering in power supplies if you can't yourself.

Don't wreck the thing... because it's from a golden era....