Posted on 23/08/2017
Roland Jupiter-8 Polyphonic Synthesizer
“King of the 80s sound”
4 decades of electronic music.
Posted on 23/08/2017
“King of the 80s sound”
4 decades of electronic music.
Posted on 17/05/2017
A different creature If you believe that a Roland Jupiter-6 is simply a boiled down version of the Jupiter-8, think again. The Jupiter-6 has got a different filter and synth engine. The addition of a true multimode filter (LPF/BPF/HPF) expands the sonic possibilities of the single synth engine. But the Jupiter-8’s ability to layer 2 different patches gives […]
Posted on 12/06/2016
The EML Synkey is an analog monophonic synthesizer from Electronic Music Labs, launched in the late 1970s and branded as “the first synthesizer you could program”. The synth featured basic synth parameters, and sounded … well, alright, without being a Moog/Arp killer. But it’s big and innovative thing was the Punch Card interface, that could […]
Posted on 23/03/2004
The original version of this track was made in 2003 and can be heard below. An uplifting track with a light rhythmic backbone and a catchy thematic hook. In March 2016, the track was prepared for live performance and may be performed in the Fluxic Studio Concerts. The video version is the live version from […]
Posted on 25/05/1990
Only few pieces of gear can rightfully claim to have changed the course of recording and music history. One of those is the Akai S-1000 series of 16-bit MIDI hardware samplers (S-1000, S-1100, S-3200), without those the 90’s musical landscape probably would have sounded and felt differently. The S-1000 series evolved out of the S-900/950 […]
Posted on 01/10/1986
Click here to check this version of the studio.
Posted on 01/04/1985
When it was time to take DéFilm on the road, there was a lot of attention on the gear. The first tour involved a string of major festivals, and we were recommended to take all precautions to make setting up the gear as smooth as possible. So everyone in the band had specially prepared, high […]
Posted on 15/03/1985
Posted on 02/02/1985
Thud-tick-whack-tick… The LM-2 drum machine from Roger Linn is an absolute classic, and the model you probably refer to when mentioning “LinnDrum”. Incidentally this is also printed in large letters on the front. When first launched it was considered to be one of the most realistic sounding drum machines. Countless classic hit records have been made with – or […]
Posted on 01/01/1985
Akais first serious shot at a MIDI controlled digital sampler. The S-612 is really simple to operate: It is basically Record, Set Start/End and Play. It records at 12bit, 32Khz, and has a recording time of 8 seconds total. The resulting sample can be player with 6-voice polyphony. It offers a Sound-on-Sound function where you […]