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ZX Spectrum in Recording Studio = JM Jarre ;)

YerzmyeyYerzmyey
edited October 2012 in Sinclair Miscellaneous
Kinda effect of limitless boredom. ;)
I realize that nobody listen to electronic music but maybe somebody might be interested in this from its technical side.

ZX Spectrum in recording studio = Jean Michel Jarre. :) :)
http://yerzmyey.i-demo.pl/Yerzmyey-Unknown_radiation_spectrum.mp3

The only instrument/sound-source and the only sequencer: ZX Spectrum 48K with AY-interface.
Recording-studio effect used: multitrack recording / filters / phasers / choruses / flangers / delays / echoes / reverbs / equalizers / compressors / limiters.
Post edited by Yerzmyey on
ZX81/ZX Spectrum/Amiga/Atari music: http://yerzmyey.i-demo.pl/
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  • GrazGraz
    edited May 2011
    Oooooooh, now that's NICE!

    (and also the sort of thing I always enjoy listening to.)
  • BiNMaNBiNMaN
    edited May 2011
    very nice indeed
  • redballoonredballoon
    edited May 2011
    I would like an album of this kind of stuff, please ;)
  • itsallgooditsallgood
    edited May 2011
    No one listens to electronic music???? I listen to almost nothing else :D
  • itsallgooditsallgood
    edited May 2011
    This is brilliant. REALLY nice atmosphere to it
  • itsallgooditsallgood
    edited May 2011
    Actually - scrub what I just said.....this is FANTASTIC :)
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited May 2011
    Jarre's French! Are you sure it wasn't an Oric? ;)
    Every night is curry night!
  • FrankTFrankT
    edited May 2011
    Nice. Very ambient. Its not Jarre unless it has a cheesy nursery rhyme type melody though. :)

    I'd say more like Brian Transeau?, as it stays in mood and doesn't force a melody. Kinda organic.
    You might really like This Binary Universe album by Brian Transeau. Just search youtube for BT Binary Universe for the videos of the album.
    WIP Tritone Demo
    My ZX Art Music Page
    Carlos Michelis Theme
  • stevensteven
    edited May 2011
    itsallgood wrote: »
    No one listens to electronic music???? I listen to almost nothing else :D

    Same here, mostly stuff on Warp Records :)
  • YerzmyeyYerzmyey
    edited May 2011
    Thanx guyz. :) Nice to know somebody still listens to electronica. ;)

    Well, as for the full album, it would take a lot of time. ;) At the moment I made only this one song, as an experiment if it's possible at all. :)
    But - who knows. ;) Maybe I'll be bored again. ;)

    Greetzzzzz,
    Y
    ZX81/ZX Spectrum/Amiga/Atari music: http://yerzmyey.i-demo.pl/
  • YerzmyeyYerzmyey
    edited May 2011
    Aha, if anybody would be interested how it sounded in "raw" form, I uploaded to SendSpace several raw tracks' examples, without any effects added.

    They were synchronized to the first click (being a closed hihat audible on bas.mp3 base sequence) that have been removed finally, when the synchronizing of all traxx was finished and the click was redundant.

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/oriahd

    And as I said, the only used instrument was ZX Spectrum computer.
    ZX81/ZX Spectrum/Amiga/Atari music: http://yerzmyey.i-demo.pl/
  • zxbrunozxbruno
    edited May 2011
    This... is... impressive! More please!!

    Do you have a version of the completed track but without the effects?

    I know you usually release original stuff only, but please consider bringing Vangelis, Jarre and Daft Punk (thinking Tron here) to the Speccy. I've heard what's available in the AY project and nothing is as good as this.
  • fogfog
    edited May 2011
    something quite ambient also.. if you don't know it



    the guy who did it IRC did the c64 for netherworld by hewson also which used digi's :)
  • hackersanonhackersanon
    edited June 2011
    Always late to the party...

    VERY nice indeed!!


    (Leaves the party)
    the-tipshop.co.uk
  • VertigoVertigo
    edited June 2011
    Bloody brilliant, thank you.

    And add me to the list of people who listen to electronic music and almost nothing else.
  • ArdaArda
    edited June 2011
    yerzmyey, this is a great track!
    me wants more!
  • ccowleyccowley
    edited June 2011
    Only just spotted this myself. Really nice track Yerz... would never have guessed that is all sourced solely from a Speccy/AY.
  • YerzmyeyYerzmyey
    edited June 2011
    Thank You again, guyz. :)
    I'm glad that electronica isn't dead yet (as long as the listeners live ;) ).

    Well, actually C-Jeff already asked me about making full material in this style, entirely on ZX Spectrum as the only instrument and sequencer, however with all the studio-effects added. So maybe I will kick my own arse and make some longer "album".

    Actually I was (I were??) thinking about making a 45-minutes material in this style and publish it in a regular publishing company (of course a small one, related only with electronic music), and the guy even liked the song, but I insisted to be clearly written that all it is ZX Spectrum - and he said it's too dangerous experiment because people might not buy it.
    I don't know if he's right - "retro" is kinda fashionable nowadays, but well - his call.
    ZX81/ZX Spectrum/Amiga/Atari music: http://yerzmyey.i-demo.pl/
  • nuggetreggaenuggetreggae
    edited June 2011
    fabulous. you never cease to amaze me!
  • VertigoVertigo
    edited June 2011
    Yerzmyey wrote: »
    Actually I was (I were??) thinking
    Yes, it's "I was". It's only "I were" if you're from t'North. Not sure if this helps you ;)
  • Bad HorseyBad Horsey
    edited June 2011
    Apropos of this:-

    I have one of Jean-Michel Jarre's old keyboards under my bed. It's a Roland S-10 sampler that I bought years ago. Still works, and I've got (somewhere!) a load of this little QDs with samples on them, mostly individual drums as I recall. I got one of his JX3Ps at the same time but sold it later... probably should have held onto it, in retrospect!
  • YerzmyeyYerzmyey
    edited June 2011
    Vertigo: thanx, hehehe. :)

    Bad Horsey: so now You can connect it to Spectrum, if the synth has MIDI (I suspect it has?). You'd have to get a SIF interface to this purpose. However still not too many programs for it (SADLY).
    I bought one some time ago but don't use it at the moment. No software (which suxx).
    ZX81/ZX Spectrum/Amiga/Atari music: http://yerzmyey.i-demo.pl/
  • YerzmyeyYerzmyey
    edited October 2011
    Just a small additional info to the subject -
    this time I made an electronic music song with...
    BEEPER. :) Spectrum 48K without any sound-units. ;)

    http://yerzmyey.i-demo.pl/Yerzmyey-Starlies.mp3

    I thought it's impossible but a Spectrum programmer Tygrys ( http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=57700 ) was annoyingly saying that I have no skills to do that (to make me angry ;) ).
    So I made it to make him shut up. ;) ;)
    But somehow he was right: it was the hardest job I have ever encountered. :) Indeed.

    Again - the heavy post-production has been used. Recording-studio effect: track-by-track recording / filters / phasers / choruses / flangers / delays / echoes / reverbs / equalizers / compressors / limiters.



    PS: As usual here are original BEEPER sources - http://www.sendspace.com/file/m1z5ku - that's exactly what the song has been made of.
    ZX81/ZX Spectrum/Amiga/Atari music: http://yerzmyey.i-demo.pl/
  • bversteebverstee
    edited October 2011
    Wow, I should join you with my ZX Spectrum laserharp!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xEJTcV6Ut0

    Or what to think about Jarre playing on my ZX Spectrum:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qCVo_P6enE
  • YerzmyeyYerzmyey
    edited October 2011
    Wow, both things are incredible. :)

    Btw, is it enough to copy the prepared movie into divIDE and play, or is it any sector-by-sector reading?
    ZX81/ZX Spectrum/Amiga/Atari music: http://yerzmyey.i-demo.pl/
  • bversteebverstee
    edited October 2011
    The Windows-version of the converter takes some hours (on a Core2 Duo E8400) to create a DVO file of just 10 minutes which can be copied to a CF card.
    This needs to be the first file on the (empty) card.

    Amongst that you'll need the video player.
    Both converter and player are found here: http://divideo.zxdemo.org/.

    Again Gasman, you did a nice job! ;)


    P.s. I'll upload a video from that fair from 15 october in an hour..
  • bversteebverstee
    edited October 2011
    Please, don't look at me all the time, look at that ZX Spectrum!

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DJyQ_lzsMc


    Noone would have guessed that our Sinclairs were so musically! ;)
  • YerzmyeyYerzmyey
    edited November 2011
    Man, that's an incredible video. :)

    What exactly Spectrum does there?

    PS: I will test the video converter and player on a new CF card then. Thx.
    ZX81/ZX Spectrum/Amiga/Atari music: http://yerzmyey.i-demo.pl/
  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited November 2011
    bverstee wrote: »
    Please, don't look at me all the time, look at that ZX Spectrum!

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DJyQ_lzsMc


    Noone would have guessed that our Sinclairs were so musically! ;)

    Impressive, most impressive icon14.gif
  • rokoroko
    edited November 2011
    The atmosphere, the sound, the gloves, the choreography.... Indeed most impressive. Well done, Ben!
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