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I'm still here too. I realize that many of us dedicated OASYS owners may be wondering where all our colleagues have disappeared to and why it's quiet. YET, this is definitely not the case in my studio where my OASYS is centre stage. I just feel fortunate to have acquired mine when I did. Nothing can replace it - nothing. Of course, that doesn't mean my trusty O can't have friends - loaded M3-73 with RADIAS-R, V-Synth XT, V-Synth GT, Fusion HD 6 (believe it or not), JD990, a slew of VSTi. But, having the OASYS allowed me to downsize superfluous gear.

We are in a special owners club. Not too many musicians can say that. So, if it is quiet in the forums, you can still make fantastic music with your OASYS, then share it with the rest of us, just as a few of our friends here have.

Cheers,
Jim (EJ2)

PS: Scott Raposa's REINCARNATED for M3 will soon get ported over to the O. And, don't forget, I have 2 more collections of Catalyst combis waiting for the master's touch. The OASYS is alive and still kicking.

Yeah!

I'm with Charlie! It's real good to see some activity here! Like most of you I am a member of other forums but this is by far the coolest one! Great support! Unparalleled knowledge and data base! And unfortunately, a huge gap that can't be filled by Daz's absence- but his legacy here is simply unmatched and always of noteworthy mention. And I imagine that, possibly unbeknownst to him, I (and others) will benefit for a long time from the tremendous insight, work and input he has left behind.

Nonetheless, it is really encouraging to see you guys and gals kickin' up a little dust in here. And it's a real treat to be able to HEAR what you guys are doing. And in Mike's case- SEE what you guys are doing! LOL, always great stuff from you Mr. Conway!!

And a note to the Ultimate DJ: Dude, I owe you some pics! Man, I'm sorry I have been so busy! I will email you the studio today! )


Cheers e1
UCanDream

EJ: I'm very much looking forward to more Catalyst sounds!

Arend: how do you like the wavedrum? I'm still thinking about getting one!

To Eric: I can’t wait for some new combis for the O!!

To Charlie, ok a bit OT: the wavedrum is great!!! A dream to come true. Many, many years ago I used to drum a lot but for different reasons I stopped. The noisy house was a main one. I never wanted to play electronic drums but started playing keys. And never regret it, but always missed drumming; it is so physical

The wave drum is feeling so organic, it is a real instrument, with an enormous dynamic range. But it will take some time to master it. Many different techniques for the different instruments, as you saw on youtube

I am using it with my O through the inputs but still figuring out the perfect settings. They both work very well together. Over the monitors I have to put the volume all open, that issue has been posted before.

You can edit the sounds and create new ones. I red that it is complicated in edit mode, but I am sure that your Oasys knowledge will help a lot, ok you miss the big screen

If you have some drumskills this is the one.

UCanDream wrote: And a note to the Ultimate DJ: Dude, I owe you some pics! Man, I'm sorry I have been so busy! I will email you the studio today! )

haha mate yeah, you and emails....are you mad at each other?
Cool! look forward to it. But ya didn't answer about CD baby.

also while we're sharing music, heres some tracks I've been creating. Using Cubase on these ones
http://www.looperman.com/profile.php?mo ... mid=342174



Aelfo

Hey Dj.

"Cool! look forward to it. But ya didn't answer about CD baby." Oopsie....sorry. I just got off the phone with "Ben" at CD Baby. He is NOT confirming the information that I had. He even double checked with someone else and it does appear that I had information that was not correct. And I do apologize for that. There is another guy here in Canon City (and he has some 19 CDs on CD Baby) and he also had the info that I had. Again, sorry for the confusion.

Hey, I'm gonna post the final version of "The Quest." I killed the lead guitar and used a lead synth insted. I think it retains its '80s Synth Rock' feeling. Tell me what you think. (lol, I love that guy!)

I'll be sending some pics shortly--well, tonight. Take care buddy!


Cheers,
David aka UCanDream

UCanDream wrote:Hey Dj.

"Cool! look forward to it. But ya didn't answer about CD baby." Oopsie....sorry. I just got off the phone with "Ben" at CD Baby. He is NOT confirming the information that I had. He even double checked with someone else and it does appear that I had information that was not correct. And I do apologize for that. There is another guy here in Canon City (and he has some 19 CDs on CD Baby) and he also had the info that I had. Again, sorry for the confusion.

Hey, I'm gonna post the final version of "The Quest." I killed the lead guitar and used a lead synth insted. I think it retains its '80s Synth Rock' feeling. Tell me what you think. (lol, I love that guy!)

I'll be sending some pics shortly--well, tonight. Take care buddy!


Cheers,
David aka UCanDream

Hey,
cool. Glad you got it figured! So you should be able to have U right? superb! I'm thinkin' of doing a CD Baby account too so thats why I was interested!

oh cool. look forward to checkin' it out! lol hes my mate! he basically is ME but in a Emoticon!

sweet!

u 2 bro!!!
peace


Aelfo

danatkorg wrote:

Sharp wrote:A big shout out to every OASYS user from Ireland. Hope your all busy making sweet music.

Indeed! Along those lines, here's one that I did a couple of weeks ago. For those who aren't native English speakers, the lyrics are intended to be humorous; whether or not they succeed is for you to decide.

http://www.danphillips.com/songs/Meta_Ballad.mp3

Nice, Dan. Though it has a sentimental backing to it! BTW, I still find your SPIDERWOMAN song to be amazing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nnWLIgBQRE

UCanDream wrote:Nonetheless, it is really encouraging to see you guys and gals kickin' up a little dust in here. And it's a real treat to be able to HEAR what you guys are doing. And in Mike's case- SEE what you guys are doing! LOL, always great stuff from you Mr. Conway!!

Thankyou, I'm glad that you liked that video! Lots of fun blowing up the wife.

Three days in "Legoland" and this thread is still growing.

Great to see you all back and working on tracks, CDs, scores, Combi's.....

@ Dan: like the one you posted at FB a lot: http://www.danphillips.com/songs/Meta_Ballad.mp3 - although I have problems to listen to it at the moment. probably a problem with the bandwidth of my provider.

@ Charlie... you are putting me under pressure and YES, tomorrow it should arrive and I am nervous like a child. Hope that everything is working fine and that it has an incredible, dynamic and "wooden" sound. I doubt to get a Boesendorfer .. although I liked yours a lot. It is not only a question of lacking space.

@ Arend: ... Wavedrum. I am considering as well... and you can find here even in the wishlist of the OASYS that I was and am interested in this incredible tool. Looking forward to hear some new tracks from you.

@ EJ: ... hope you will post the demos here as well.

@ Mike: .. well, another Conway on the way . Looking forward to see the new with your music and the newly programmed wave sequences!

Peter

Yep!

And the way her face stretched right before she blew! LOL dude- I about choked laughing so hard. The whole video was a kick in the butt.... Oh yeah, and that part with you running across the property barely dodging every bullet! LOL!! Another memorable moment: the way your wife was popping off shots! Hysterical- over the top recoil! Good stuff man. Too bad you had to blow up the wife. Maybe you can do the girlfriend in the next one. She's prolly useless-- she works for the government ya know. Hehehe

Keep up the good stuff Mike.


Peace,
UCanDream

peter m. mahr wrote: @ Dan: like the one you posted at FB a lot: http://www.danphillips.com/songs/Meta_Ballad.mp3 - although I have problems to listen to it at the moment. probably a problem with the bandwidth of my provider.

Hmm. If streaming doesn't work, it should also be possible to download it directly. Let me know...

Interestingly I could listen to the track via FB.

Could not resist to have a look on your personal website. Seems that you have a nice collection of microphones. You replaced the Manley Voxbox by the Focusrite and it seemed to be a good decision. The vocals sound very nice - how many tracks did you record or did you use any doubling effect? The keyboards sounds are all OASYS sounds, or did you use a sample library and the Oberheim for the pad?

Peter

@Arend: Thanx for sharing your thoughts on the Wavedrum - this was perceived as a definite recommendation!

@Peter: To increase the pressure: Looking forward to your next demos on Blogasys!!

peter m. mahr wrote:Interestingly I could listen to the track via FB.

Could not resist to have a look on your personal website. Seems that you have a nice collection of microphones. You replaced the Manley Voxbox by the Focusrite and it seemed to be a good decision.

And here I thought I was being circumspect in that text! I don't mention the Voxbox directly (I think...), but you must have put two and two together with the "some of the gear that is no longer here" section.

These vocals used the ISA 430mkII, which I like just a bit better than the Green 5 for various reasons (most importantly for this purpose, variable input impedance and more precise gain control).

peter m. mahr wrote:The vocals sound very nice - how many tracks did you record or did you use any doubling effect?

Thank you! They're triple-tracked.

peter m. mahr wrote:The keyboards sounds are all OASYS sounds, or did you use a sample library and the Oberheim for the pad?

The piano and pad are the OASYS. The bass is an old favorite from Spectrasonics Bass Legends.