NEON Sitar

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NEON Sitar

Post by Filipe » Fri Apr 15, 2016 9:18 pm

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

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Re: NEON Sitar

Post by stiiiiiiive » Sat Apr 16, 2016 9:33 am

NIce one, bravo.
I like the hammered laptop and the IRCAM fountain too ;)

Oh, what is this reversed keyboard in the end?...
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Re: NEON Sitar

Post by Filipe » Sat Apr 16, 2016 5:02 pm

Thank you kindly stiiiiiiive.
We were enchanted by Niki de Saint Phalle representations. As you noticed our pictures have clues ;-) .
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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Re: NEON Sitar

Post by SaussDigit » Sat Apr 16, 2016 10:27 pm

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

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Re: NEON Sitar

Post by Filipe » Sun Apr 17, 2016 5:54 pm

SaussDigit wrote: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. :D
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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Re: NEON Sitar

Post by SaussDigit » Wed Apr 20, 2016 9:11 am

Filipe wrote:
SaussDigit wrote: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. :D
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.

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

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Re: NEON Sitar

Post by Filipe » Thu Apr 21, 2016 9:11 pm

SaussDigit wrote: 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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Re: NEON Sitar

Post by dave500 » Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:43 am

Very nice :D
Model D, Little Phatty Tribute w/cv, The Rogue, MF-102, CP-251, Animoog and Filtatron

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Re: NEON Sitar

Post by SaussDigit » Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:09 pm

Filipe wrote:
SaussDigit wrote: 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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Ok, Filipe. Thanks for sharing!

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Re: NEON Sitar

Post by Sorin » Sat Apr 23, 2016 6:17 am

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

Sorin

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Re: NEON Sitar

Post by Filipe » Sat Apr 23, 2016 5:56 pm

dave500 wrote:Very nice :D
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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Re: NEON Sitar

Post by dave500 » Mon Apr 25, 2016 1:16 pm

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.
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Re: NEON Sitar

Post by Filipe » Wed Apr 27, 2016 11:00 am

Sorin wrote: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 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 :-) 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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Re: NEON Sitar

Post by Filipe » Wed Apr 27, 2016 11:02 am

dave500 wrote:
I use it on my synth.com just for fun.
Hmmm... sounds like LOTS of fun! :-)

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