Video demos MOD-7, AL-1, STR-1, etc.

Mike Conway · Post by **Mike Conway** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:40 am

These are shown on the OASYS, but should be identical to Kronos. Everybody knows that the pianos are great, so these emphasize synth sounds:

STR-1, AL-1, MS-20 demos

MOD-7 and PolySix demos

Thanks to Kevin Nolan and Karo Sound Development for a few of these!

jimknopf · Post by **jimknopf** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:26 am

Thanks a lot for the demos and taking the time to put them on youtube!
That certainly helps to get first impressions.

One thing kept me wondering, and allow me to ask about that without feeling attacked (not at all my intention!):

I noticed that the two most sought after categories of todays music, namely
a) warm, fat or lush Vintage type VA sounds from leads over basses to pads and polysynths
b) modern electronica sounds
were not too present in those patches.

Instead there were a lot of "FM-Type" sounds even in the VA type synths: lots of bell/xylophon type stuff and cold metallic or digital sounding stuff.
This was not only the case in your examples, but I found the same stuff in other OASYS user audios and videos.

So the overall impression to me, how shall I name it, sounded a bit like "stuck in th 80s", if you understand what I mean.

As it is clear from the specs and from some other examples of the same VAs (AL-1, MS-20, Polysix), these engines should be well capable of rendering the above named a) and b) type sounds. But I hear much more of that kind from actual software synths of the Arturia type for a) and from other softsynths for b), and even from VA hardware synths like the Access TI (which I play) I get much more of both (not only b, but also a).

So what concerns me a bit is the type of synth patch programming I might find in a Kronos. I personally have practically no use for lots of bell type or metallic sounding presets and/or combis (the metallic atmosphere/landscape type).
I am MUCH more after a) and b) type sounds, and as many as possible.
And I guess that counts for lots of users.

Of course I know nobody should generalize based on some chosen Oasys examples. And we both don't even know the Kronos patches, as far as they may be programmed fresh (or do you?)
That's why I ask.

peter m. mahr · Post by **peter m. mahr** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:40 am

jimknopf wrote: I noticed that the two most sought after categories of todays music, namely
a) warm, fat or lush Vintage type VA sounds from leads over basses to pads and polysynths
b) modern electronica sounds
were not too present in those patches.

Hi,

be assured it is VERY easy to get these sounds. If I find the time and there is interest I will record a demo.

Peter

jimknopf · Post by **jimknopf** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:40 am

Hi Peter,

would be great to hear some of that if it is not too much time troube for you.

I guess it's not only for me but for many users who have the same questions about the Kronos workstation in practical everyday use.

Thanks for caring!

Mike Conway · Post by **Mike Conway** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:40 am

No problem, Jim. Thanks for responding. I definitely love the Virus TI as it has its own character. I use the OASYS and TI for most of my recent work,
and find them to be a complimentary combination.

As for the demos, I was focusing on some of the more animated sounds. For instance, I also like to use MOD-7 for creating sounds like this:

V'GER combi

I'll repost these old MP3 links. I consider the first few sounds pretty "fat," but let me know what you think.

Flashlight Wave Pad

Super Saw

Slow Dual filters

Filter Rhythm

Slo-Filter Pad

eXposure

Voice used to excite STR-1

Guitar and synth through Vocoder

Strings (Equal mix of factory and Karo Strings)

Guitar

Euro Bureau

Dirty Little Girl

Stradivarious Sync

Healing Waters

Desert Racer

Locomotion

Lead with a Vengeance

Chomp Comp

Mellow Electric

Mountain Voices

Pad Strumming

Lovers Guitar

Clean E. Guitar

Buzzy String Guitar

Combis:

Bearded Vulcan Epic

Alligator Swamp

Matrix Recursive

Lord of Saturn's Rings

Some scored songs, featuring the OASYS and nothing else.

THE AWAKENING Trailer

EXILE Trailer

OASYS Ultimate - music video

ESCAPE theme

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:45 am

I loved that mod7 guitar patch! You should have played more of that.

jimknopf · Post by **jimknopf** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:47 am

Oh yes, that helps a lot!

Thank you very much, Mike!

I already began feeling odd asking crititical questions before even owning or testplaying a Korg, but gratefully I wasn't misunderstood.