synthesizer workshop

"are friends electric?" from Gary Numan 1979 was the blueprint of industrial and gothic sound in the 80s- In this worksop the aim was to combine a rock band with electronic elements. we used a polymoog and the ARP odyssey. All Vocals by Joya

Radio Show Radio Alex 24.9.19 wir hatten die Gelegenheit, einige unserer Workshop songs im Radio Alex vorzustellen.

we made this track with Roland Jupiter 8, Roland Juno 60, SC Pro one, Yamaha DX 7. Oberheim DMX. All vocals Joya

with this song Ryuichi Sakamoto initialized 2 new genres. dub and electro funk. We made it with MOOG modular, ARP Odyssey, ARP 2600, YAMAHA cs80 and some delay units. It was about creating music with the mixing desk and delays on the recorded analog synths and sequences

the inovative electronic work of Tim Friese-Greene made this song important for our workshop. We made it with Roland Jupiter 8, Roland TR808, Oberheim OBXa , Simmons SDS5, PPG 2.3. Hammond Organ. Non eletronic instruments are Kramer fretless and Kramer freds, Pearl Drum, Acusitic Guitar, Piano, all vocals joya

Jan Hammers Soundtracks are legendary and influenced also the dance music. We made that sond with Roland Jupiter 8, MiniMoog, Yamaha DX7, Lindrum, Ober heim OBXa and Faitlight Sounds. The guitar sounds are made with DX7 and a Marshal Amp like the original.

We made this track with Oberheim DMX drummachine , Roland Juno 60, ARP 2600, Roland Jupiter 8, Piano, alt sax

we made this trak with ARP Odessey , PPG 2,3 , Roland JX8P, Roland TB303, Sherman Filterbank, Roland TR808, ARP 2600

this track made funk totaly electronic and is beside "planet rock" the root of Hip Hop. We made it with Oberheim DMX Drum Machine, Prophet 5, Mini Moog, some Fairlight Samples and Fender Stratocaster Guitar. All Vocals Joya

this track from 1982 was the born of hip hop. The combination of Krafwerk electrinic and street noice created a new sound that lead to Electro Boogie, Hip Hop and Techno. We rebuilt it with Roland TR808, Prophet 5, Minimoog and Fairlight samples. Lead Vocals by Joya, back and Vocoder Voice by Xanu

blue monday made was a really genius synthesis from Moroder and Kraftwerk. So they had the double kick from morider and the uranium chor from Krafwerk intigrated in this song. This still works on the dance flor. We made it with Prophet 5 Korg MS20, Roland VP-330 Vocoder, Oberheim DMX drum machine, Mini Moog, Solina Strings,Simmons SDS 5, ARP 2600 Shergold Marathon six-string bass

Charanjit Singh creatied this song in 1982 . The forst song that used the tb303 in a techno style way long befor it was used in this way from the Detroit Techno scene in 1986. We made it with Roland TB303, Roland TR808 and Roland Jupiter 8. This time not an original rebuilt. We left the melos out.

laid back released this realy cool dance track as b side of their hit "sunshine reggea in 1983. They tried something totally different to their normal sound and it was a milestone in dance music. We made this track with Roland 808, Roland sh101, Roland gr300Guitar Synth, Simmons SDS5 Drums, Prophet 5. All vocals Joya

Synthesizer Workshop Track 3. Being Boiled from The Human League was the break from punk to electronic in 1978. Equipment used was Arp 2600 and Korg MS 20. Rebuilt and vocals by joya

not a workshop track but music i did 1982 with the Twistels . Simmons Drums Gitti, moog Bass and back Vocals Porter Rix, Guitar Martin, Sax Cathy, Vocals and Guitar Xanu

this song was very minimalistic with a lot of energy transforming punk to electronic dance music, we made it with ARP 2600, Eventide harmonizer and drums, all vocals joya

in this part of the workshop we changed the synthesizer to guitar, banjo and ukulele . changed the style synth pop to country. it is just fun...

this song from the first album of Depeche mode combined solid british songwriting with electronic sounds. We made this track with Roland Jupiter 8, mini moog, ARP 2600. All vocals Joya

this track was about hypnotic groove with clear sounds combining sexiness with the innocence of children. We made it with Roland Jupiter 8, Prophet 5, ARP 2600 eventide harmonizer. Non electronic instruments are Pearl Drums, Timbales, Kramer Bass, Fender Stratocaster. All vocals Joya

rebuilt with ARP Odyssey, ARP 2600, Minimoog, Orchetron, EMS Vocoder, Vocals by joya

this song from 1981 brought soul and FM synthesis to the electronic sound. the 2 DJs from leeds made cover of 2 soul songs and mixed them together for a 12" dance track. A roland drum machine and the synclavier of their producer Mike Thorne made a special minimalistic sound . We made it with the original roland DR55 drum machine, FM sound with Yamaha DX 7 (we don't have a synclavier) and analog sounds with Korg MS20 and ARP 2600; Vocals by Joya

this song brought sampling and techno groove made with analog synths and the fairlight musik computer. So we made it with ARP Odyssey, ARP 2600 and the old firelight sounds. Vocals by Joya

with this song Ryuichi Sakamoto initialized 2 new genres. dub and electro funk. We made it with MOOG modular, ARP Odyssey, ARP 2600, YAMAHA cs80 and some delay units. It was about creating music with the mixing desk and delays on the recorded analog synths and sequences

"are friends electric?" from Gary Numan 1979 was the blueprint of industrial and gothic sound in the 80s- In this worksop the aim was to combine a rock band with electronic elements. we used a polymoog and the ARP odyssey. All Vocals by Joya

Nachbau des Original Tracks "I feel love" von Moroder auf dem Moog Modular System.

remake of the song "pop muzik" from 1979. The english musician Robin Scott poduced this in France so there is the charmant french accent on the back vocals. We made it with ARP 2600, SC Prophet 5, Roland pro mars. The non electronic instruments are made also electronic. Sax with Korg M1, Guitar with AAS string studio, Drum fills and pipe organ with NI Kontakt. all Vocals by Julia (little bird)

Synthesizer Workshop trak 3. Being Boiled from The Human League was the break from punk to electronic in 1978. Equipment used was Arp 2600 and Korg MS 20. Vocals by Joya

rebuilt with ARP Odyssey, ARP 2600, Minimoog, Orchetron, EMS Vocoder, Vocals by Joya

this song from 1977 was made only with a moog modular system exept the kick. So it is a perfect aim to handle with the mother of all synthesizer. Actually it was the first techno track with combining the beat of a machine with the sexiness of analog sounds and vocals.