i like the stabby bassline synth.. what is it? also.. i like the oldschool vibe of this.

i like the stabby bassline synth.. what is it? also.. i like the oldschool vibe of this.

I really like this, great track, awesome form, good sounds

I really like this, great track, awesome form, good sounds

ah yes, this is awesome. I can just imagine being in the 80's (i was born in the 90's tho) driving a future space car cruising across the galaxy. Hell yeah, i love the basslines and the synths. 

ah yes, this is awesome. I can just imagine being in the 80's (i was born in the 90's tho) driving a future space car cruising across the galaxy. Hell yeah, i love the basslines and the synths.

Serious 80s flashbacks.  I dig the 8th note bass line driving the track.

Serious 80s flashbacks. I dig the 8th note bass line driving the track.

This is my fall back comfort zone if I am in a jam to crank out a tune.  I have several analog synths always hooked up.  I produce the stabby bass sound on a Yamaha CS-5 (circa 1980).  It is made via LFO on sawtooth wave form controlling the amplitude modulation while on a continuous mode.  I hand play on the keyboard while the lfo triggers the oscillator.  This is pre-midi and there is no BPM readout on an LFO so I manually sync each overdub and drum machine track by track.  The modulated lead lines are played without any reference (against silence) since it would be out of sync and too distracting. It makes it challenging but fun.  Also, for this track, no chords are used, it's all monophonic.  Very simplistic.

This is my fall back comfort zone if I am in a jam to crank out a tune. I have several analog synths always hooked up. I produce the stabby bass sound on a Yamaha CS-5 (circa 1980). It is made via LFO on sawtooth wave form controlling the amplitude modulation while on a continuous mode. I hand play on the keyboard while the lfo triggers the oscillator. This is pre-midi and there is no BPM readout on an LFO so I manually sync each overdub and drum machine track by track. The modulated lead lines are played without any reference (against silence) since it would be out of sync and too distracting. It makes it challenging but fun. Also, for this track, no chords are used, it's all monophonic. Very simplistic.

Another ingredient is the use of an 80s Lexicon reverb unit that I found earlier this year at a guitar shop.  It only has about 15 settings like rich plate, reverse, and gated that really provide a great retro sound since this rack would have been used in studios back in late 80s. 

Another ingredient is the use of an 80s Lexicon reverb unit that I found earlier this year at a guitar shop. It only has about 15 settings like rich plate, reverse, and gated that really provide a great retro sound since this rack would have been used in studios back in late 80s.

This is fantastic, it actually sounds pre-midi somehow. I really love those arpeggio melodies. The closest thing i've done to this in recent hears is put a dr-110 through a bass bass synth pedal and play other stuff over the top. Nothing as good as this though.

This is fantastic, it actually sounds pre-midi somehow. I really love those arpeggio melodies. The closest thing i've done to this in recent hears is put a dr-110 through a bass bass synth pedal and play other stuff over the top. Nothing as good as this though.

wooooottttt! good times! great tune! FALL BACK COMFORT ZONE MY ARSE. Cold steel pie rules.

wooooottttt! good times! great tune! FALL BACK COMFORT ZONE MY ARSE. Cold steel pie rules.