NEON Sitar

NEON Sitar is a synth duo that uses a generous amount of Moog sound. We play music from Bach, Ponty, C. Corea and my own. Hope you enjoy it: http://www.neonsitar.com

NIce one, bravo.
I like the hammered laptop and the IRCAM fountain too :wink:

Oh, what is this reversed keyboard in the end?..

Thank you kindly stiiiiiiive.
We were enchanted by Niki de Saint Phalle representations. As you noticed our pictures have clues :wink: .
The reversed keyboard is a custom built controller. For “Mirage” I needed semi-weighted action but it is not that kind of keyboard.
The result shows in my strained left arm (only left hand should have that kind of tension).

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That electric violin sound is slick. I guess it comes from the LP… perhaps combined with samples?

You liked it? Nice of you to say.

https://soundcloud.com/user-611511402/collectible-4

It is a complex patch. The body of the tone, so to speak, is generated on a Voyager (pulse waveforms). Bow and articulation, however, are digitally generated (no samples though). A lot more goes around between one of Voyager’s oscillators and performance data but the general description is done.
Last week I happened to listen to an actual violin and realized how much I had drifted apart. :smiley:
Other Voyager parts in this number are: drones, strings, and the glu-glu effect:

https://soundcloud.com/user-611511402/collectible-1

The second solo’s sound (red lights) comes from a LP.

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Thanks Filipe.
No regular bass sound used, with Moogs around?

No, SaussDigit, not on this one. We wanted an evocative sound, meaning, electrified contrabass.
Apart from de violin partial, we use Moogs to sound like Moogs.

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Very nice :smiley:

Ok, Filipe. Thanks for sharing!

Hey Filipe, I dig your video!
Are you willing to tell, is any part sequenced?
And what does the laptop-smashing routine mean?

Sorin

Thank you kindly, dave.

How do you use your Tribute’s cv? Do you think it is worth having it installed?

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How do you use your Tribute’s cv? Do you think it is worth having it installed?

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I use it on my synth.com just for fun.

Thank you kindly Sorin.
Most of drum work is sequenced.
A portion of rhythm guitar track
https://soundcloud.com/user-611511402/collectible-2
is doctored; lack of practice prevented the perfect take.
Nothing fancy; GarageBand was used :slight_smile: I try to shy away from sequencers; they get in my way.
Does laptop smashing have a meaning for you? That must be it. For me it is hard to put it into words.

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Hmmm… sounds like LOTS of fun! :slight_smile:

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