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Re: IMG I Got A Novachord - The Worlds 1st Polyphonic Synth!!
Posted: 14/11/2009 - 22:05
by d.a.wilson
SOME NEWS THAT MIGHT INTEREST YOU ALL!!
http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/2009/11 ... brary.html
My demo montage has been edited and extended:
http://www.hollowsun.com/novachord/Nova ... ontage.mp3
I' m still struggling to come to terms with the shock of hearing a 70 year old instrument that sounds like something 40 years it's junior!!
Many thanks for your kind emails and responses - it really helps give me the energy to continue restoring this amazing beast - albeit with slightly less mains hum than yesterday!!....
Cheers,
Dan.
Re: Novachord 346 - The Worlds 1st Polyphonic Synth from 1939!
Posted: 15/11/2009 - 10:53
by d.a.wilson
I provided Hollow Sun with the first raw material yesterday evening as a "dry run" to try and determine the best way to approach sampling this beast - they have assembled the first test patch - here is a demo of it
http://www.hollowsun.com/novachord/Nova ... 0demo1.mp3
SAMPLE NOVACHORD "BAIL CHORDS" FOR REMIX64/AMIGA REMIX!
I have also decided to put together something exclusive (not to mention a -fastastically- rare!!) to Remix64 / Amiga Remix as I -adore- this scene. I will post a small set of "bail chords" as used in countless Tracker modules in the near future.
NOVACHORD 346 DEMO MONTAGE:
http://www.hollowsun.com/novachord/Nova ... ontage.mp3
Re: Novachord 346 - The Worlds 1st Polyphonic Synth from 1939!
Posted: 15/11/2009 - 13:21
by Analog-X64
Thanks for the Updates Dan, it is appreciated and I'm excited for you.
Keep up the good work.
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Re: Novachord 346 - The Worlds 1st Polyphonic Synth from 1939!
Posted: 15/11/2009 - 14:26
by Marcel Donné
Re: Novachord 346 - The Worlds 1st Polyphonic Synth from 1939!
Posted: 15/11/2009 - 18:32
by LMan
Yeah, you're Retro Synth Hero of all times.
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Re: Novachord 346 - The Worlds 1st Polyphonic Synth from 1939!
Posted: 21/11/2009 - 0:01
by d.a.wilson
Because I love this scene so much.... here are a series of chords I made for all you budding Amiga and C64 remixers made on my 70 year old synth!!!.....
http://www.last.fm/music/D.A.Wilson/_/N ... ?autostart
They will need some tuning following sampling.... have fun
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Re: Novachord 346 - The Worlds 1st Polyphonic Synth from 1939!
Posted: 21/11/2009 - 8:59
by Razmo
Well... is this something you have a part of then?
http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/ ... more-18571
And then if yes; is this why we only get "Chords" from it for free?
Seems like a good idear though, to "save" the machine's sound by making a virtual, though it'll never be the same I guess... Anyway, I don't use software and multisampled sounds anymore, so I don't really care
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Re: Novachord 346 - The Worlds 1st Polyphonic Synth from 1939!
Posted: 21/11/2009 - 10:56
by d.a.wilson
Urm... maybe
Razmo wrote:And then if yes; is this why we only get "Chords" from it for free?
Hmmm... some people are never satisfied! Well... let's just say that there are certain contractual obligations!
Razmo wrote:Seems like a good idear though, to "save" the machine's sound by making a virtual, though it'll never be the same I guess...
To be fair Steve has a real knack for capturing the authentic sound of a vintage synth - he's doing a bloody good job of this one and so it's not going to be that different - one thing is for sure you won't have to worry about 163 potential tube failures in your studio!!
Re: Novachord 346 - The Worlds 1st Polyphonic Synth from 1939!
Posted: 22/11/2009 - 17:47
by d.a.wilson
I've been playing with her "Resonators" today... I just adore the sound of the filters on this ancient monster....
http://www.last.fm/music/D.A.Wilson/_/N ... ?autostart
You can keep up with the restoration thread here:
http://www.vintagesynth.com/forum/viewt ... =1&t=51703
Re: Novachord 346 - The Worlds 1st Polyphonic Synth from 1939!
Posted: 23/11/2009 - 0:09
by Dumper
d.a.wilson wrote:I've been playing with her "Resonators" today...
Is that legal?
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Re: Novachord 346 - The Worlds 1st Polyphonic Synth from 1939!
Posted: 23/11/2009 - 15:56
by Razmo
d.a.wilson wrote:
Urm... maybe
Razmo wrote:And then if yes; is this why we only get "Chords" from it for free?
Hmmm... some people are never satisfied! Well... let's just say that there are certain contractual obligations!
Razmo wrote:Seems like a good idear though, to "save" the machine's sound by making a virtual, though it'll never be the same I guess...
To be fair Steve has a real knack for capturing the authentic sound of a vintage synth - he's doing a bloody good job of this one and so it's not going to be that different - one thing is for sure you won't have to worry about 163 potential tube failures in your studio!!
He he... maybe I said it in a "wrong tone", it was not meant to be negative... I think it's fine that you all get some decent payback from this beast! ... afterall I guess it ain't cheap to restore not the less buy this thing.
I just had a feeling some of this was connected, and I guess my assumptions were correct
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... when I wrote what I did, I did it with a smile on my lips
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Re: Novachord 346 - The Worlds 1st Polyphonic Synth from 1939!
Posted: 23/11/2009 - 16:01
by Razmo
Now that's really interresting... now I'm waiting for a singe-channel external Novachord Filter clone device to plug whatever sound source I've got through
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... guess it would be impossible to even find the components needed for something like that
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Re: Novachord 346 - The Worlds 1st Polyphonic Synth from 1939!
Posted: 03/01/2010 - 18:07
by d.a.wilson
We made a quick, off the cuff, video of the 1/4 ton beast in action on New Years Day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhx0C-zK4wU
A professional IPTV mini-documentary and a magazine article for two major music magazines are planned later in the year but details are a little sketchy at the moment.