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As the Synthwave Expands

By mechlo on May 8, 2016 8:32 pm

So, tough week. Didn't have much (any) time to work on a tune this week. So, with about 2 hours before I go to work I flip on my Octa and play whatever I was last listening to. Turns out it was my NES song "As the Wavelength Expands" from week 9. However, I left all of my synths on and some of them were on the same midi channel as the various NES channels. They layered pretty nicely so I am releasing a more synthy version of that song. Enjoy!

Octatrack, MidiNES, DW8000, Bass Station 2, Elektron Sid Station samples for drums.

May 9, 2016 12:36 am

NWSPR

This came out really cool. Great bass synth. All the sounds are very classic fat synth sounds. I like how the song is driven forward on the synths with minimal drums.

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May 9, 2016 4:01 pm

E-dub

Very nice.  Reminds me of Harold Faltermeyer a bit.

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May 10, 2016 7:42 am

Devieus

This sounds like it belongs on a C64 or Amiga, but I suppose adding SID to it tends to do that.

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May 12, 2016 2:43 pm

onezero

Excellent sounds, great hook, and a super-nice groove.  Well done.

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May 13, 2016 4:29 pm

Sodabelly

Very subtle variations throughout the song work nicely (at least I think there are), great track!

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May 15, 2016 9:11 pm

mechlo

NWSPR wrote:

This came out really cool. Great bass synth. All the sounds are very classic fat synth sounds. I like how the song is driven forward on the synths with minimal drums.

Thanks! It feels great when I get an opportunity to actually use the the synths in my studio.

Edmund Snyder wrote:

Very nice.  Reminds me of Harold Faltermeyer a bit.

High praise! Thank you !

Devieus wrote:

This sounds like it belongs on a C64 or Amiga, but I suppose adding SID to it tends to do that.

Well, most all of the 8-bit stuff was NES. Sampling the SID really makes me want to dive into that.

onezero wrote:

Excellent sounds, great hook, and a super-nice groove.  Well done.

Thanks!

Sodabelly wrote:

Very subtle variations throughout the song work nicely (at least I think there are), great track!

I appreciate that. Sometimes I think I spend too much time on the small details because no one notices. Glad you did. smile

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May 21, 2016 4:12 pm

m2K7

I like the melodys.
Nice work!

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