Live studio recording of a synth solo featured on “Misalignment” from Doctor Body. (@doctorbody) Search DOCTOR BODY on Bandcamp for more!
Synth Lead Shootout
Having decided the 3rd Wave from Groove Synthesis can function as an expressive and very playable lead synth, it’s time to put it up against two of the biggest and baddest lead synths out there… the Moog Subsequent 37 and the immutable Yamaha CS-30.
Can the 3rd Wave hold it’s own against these prizefighters? Only one way to find out!
Exploring Synth Leads
Taking multiple poly and mono synths on stage brings numerous challenges. Extra instrument routings, complex effect chains, extended setup and take down times, ergonomic impossibilities… the list goes on.
Can we simplify by getting a modern wavetable polysynth to stand in for one of the best monosynths Moog ever produced?
Cesura IV (Live)
Can I enter the studio, write and sequence a short piece, record it, edit the video, AND take young Scully for a walk on the snowy cabin trails… all in under 120 minutes?
You Betcha. Hats off to the Squarp Hapax and Yamaha DM1000.
Faster Than My Brother (Live Solo)
Live studio recording of the synth solo featured on “Faster Than My Brother” from Doctor Body. (@doctorbody) Look for the upcoming album in the early spring of 2024.
Let’s Talk About Synth Solos
Which synths? A rare Polivoks clone? What are Cowboy solos?
In this informal video, I explain how I approached synth solos live on stage with @alisynthesis. What gear did I use and why? How do I think about musical context? How do you feel about going live on stage without presets?