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Ultimate Dj

Hello all,
I just heard the demo song in the Oasys called TEKNOSYS and i was blown away! I couldnt believe that somebody wrote that on the Oasys! it is really incredible! Very Happy

I bounced it and put it on my Mp3 player.
Does anyone know who made this song???

Thanx much

Pura Vida
DJ Cool

Daz · Retired Joined: 01 Jan 2002 Posts: 10829

Awesome track isn't it Cool

It was Peter Schwartz a.k.a ski ... who also created a lot of the Programs for the AL-1, MOD-7 etc. on the Oasys.

MP3 -> http://www.korg.com/downloads/mp3/oasys/teknosis.mp3

Daz.

ski · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:37 am Post subject:

Thanks Ultimate DJ and Daz, glad you guys like it! After reading your post I did a search of my hard drive to find a copy and I'm just listening to it now for the first time in a long time. Brings back good memories of writing and programming that song! Forgot how much is going on in there LOL!! Fun with controllers, KARMA, analog sounds, creating reverse effects, and so on.

Cheers!

Peter "Ski" Schwartz

Mike Conway · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:06 am Post subject:

When I first heard TEKNOSIS, I was thinking "cool." I was too distracted by the OASYS to really just take it in. About a year later, I loaded the song and couldn't believe I didn't really "catch it", until then. It's great.

devix · Full Member Joined: 07 Apr 2003 Posts: 162 Location: ITALY

It's simply fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very Happy

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Lou · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject:

You know, I listened to that cut when I first got the Oasys and thought it was pretty incredible.
Now listening again, all I can say is holy s**t Peter, where do I even begin to achieve such perfection.
It makes me realize after owning the O for 2+ years how little I know and may never come to know.

Did you write this solely on the Oasys sequencer, drums and all, track by track?...

Beyond Mint, great work here Peter!
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ski · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:50 pm Post subject:

Wow, thanks for all the compliments!

Lou, it's been a few years now since I did that demo so I don't know that I'll remember all the details, but yes, it was done on the Oasys Sequencer. I believe I built it up in sections and then copied stuff from one Song to another. I remember there was a LOT of event editing, program changes, effects automation, and overdubbing various Combi parameters (like turning Oscillators on and off and changing pitch bend ranges). And of course on a track like that, Quantizing was my friend! Cool

The backwards effect at the top was a bit of a happy accident. OK... first, I planned to start off the song with backwards hihats. I did this by starting with forward HH's and then overdubbing the "reverse" parameter from within the Combi. After that I remember moving the pitch bend lever while it was playing back and heard a change which reminded me tape being fast-forwarded against the head. I wasn't expecting that effect exactly, but it gave me the idea to change the opening to sound more like actual tape being fast-forwaded against the head and then slowing down into the tempo of the song.

So at that point I started all over again, first by recording a pitchbend range change (Combi parameters) to give me a wider amount of bend than the patch normally gives you. Then, in realtime I played the notes, accelerating and decelerating my playing to simulate how notes would sound when tape speeds up and slows down against the head. Simultaneously I played the pitchbend to raise and lower the pitch accordingly. I got lucky and got it right on the first take! (That doesn't always happen, trust me!). Not so for the ending, where it took me a long time to get that right...

The gated synth sound is KARMA working on Giant Rotary. I believe the voicey thing in the body of the song is actually the Theremin patch. The drums for the main part of the song were played in, with some copy/paste action going on. But the drums for the craziness towards the end were generated by KARMA. When it goes into half-time I went back to playing the notes manually.

All tolled I think it took me a few weeks to get it right.

Anyway, hope that gives you some insight, and thanks again for the compliments everyone!

EJ2 · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:22 pm Post subject:

That's not all Ski composed for OASYS' demos songs. Check out Sinfonia Russe (or as titled on Korg OASYS, Red Square Sinfonietta). Just an aweswome showcase of OASYS orchestral sounds. You should have that within the factory sngs. Also, check out the other demo mp3s at http://www.korg.com/GEAR/prod_info.asp?a_prod_no=OASYS&category_id=1 and look for Peter's name in the mp3 tags or credits. From symphonic to techno to cinematic to soundscape ..... you name it, Ski's a very talented musician/composer/sound designer. We forutunate indeed to have him on our team.
Cheers,
Eric
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JamesD · Joined: 06 Jul 2007 Posts: 27 Location: MS

As much as I DISLIKE techno, I have to marvel at the technique and musicality Ski put into this piece. It is a veritable smorgasboard of advanced techniques and I know we are all greatfull for Ski having shared some of his vast technical know-how, as frankly, I had no idea how it was done. I think the KARMA usage is mind blowing.
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silverdragonsound · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:29 am Post subject:

I saw this read the thread and waited all day to rush home and listen to the demo on my Oasys. So I was delayed and finally got home only to have to entertain unsuspecting guests. Finally I get the chance to boot up the Oasys and listen to the demo. But no, I have to help clean up. Finally I go on and my Oasys is ready to go. I spend about 10 minutes trying to figure out how to listen to the demos. Of course I come back here to post only to find out I missed the link to the demo as I read this thread. Rolling Eyes

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billysynth1 · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 4:16 am Post subject:

Peter, that truely is a brilliant piece. My fave amongst all the songs made available with the O. If you listen closely you can hear melodies going in the background. I remember when i first got the Oasys, August 2005, that was one piece i constantly loved listening too through my speakers nice and loud as opposed to the mp3 demo's that were provided on Korg before the release of the O. You have to listen to it loud - it is extremely powerful. Well done Ski.

Billy
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Ultimate Dj · Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:16 pm Post subject: