Fuel ⛽ down-tempo soundtrack jam / roland jx-08, korg volca bass, arturia keystep pro
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Ever since I got a volca bass and was jamming with three mini synths, I was on a path for a dawless symphony of instruments. The word 'dawless' wasn't in my vocabulary a year ago, I was just exploring new ways to create music without a computer. I particularly like wide, lush soundtracks and sound symphonies. The classic 'wall of sound', done right, is what gives me the tingles. ✨
I added an NTS-1 to my setup last October and after that I knew what I wanted: A few more carefully selected mini-synths, a mixer and a good dawless controller. I have a family and a budget though, so no GAS for me. I had to plan it out...
Ebay and the second-hand market is a wonderful thing (so is Christmas wishlist 🤭.) Plenty of people selling pristine gear, some of it never used, for up to 50% off retail prices! The moment was right a month ago and I was able to snag both the JX-08 and the Keystep Pro at great discount.
Spending the last three weeks learning the new instruments and jamming has been a blast - so many ideas percolating, dozens of new patterns and patches saved; this is going to be a lot of fun! 😃
Thanks for listening 🌿
What's going on here:
Roland JX-08 is running two sequences, 8 step custom arp is Patch b.46: Fat Fifth 2 and the main sequence is 32 steps using patch b.37 Light Pluck
The volca modular is using the Square wave PWM patch from • KORG volca modular BAS... pitched up as a rough pluck and doubled by the Ahr Saw patch on the NTS-1 which is brought in via the LP4 filter.
the volca bass is running a long drone in D to add an extra layer, half tempo at 80 bpm for no good reason ( I thought of turning off slide for an extra edge, but decided to keep it droning this jam ) see here for how to make a drone on the KVB: • Blade Runner Drone tut...
The keystep is at 160 bpm, with 1/8 tempo sequence tracks so I can keep the drums at full tempo and use the looper at 5:40.
The keystep is also handling the volca fm 2 on Track 2 playing an ambient accent using the Qusi patch and Track 4 with 2 patterns playing the edgy modular/NTS-1 sequences. I tried to work the 2nd pattern so it blended back with the main riff coming from the JX, and I think it worked out okay. ⚡
At 6:00 I used a custom CC on the keystep to adjust the active Modulator on the NTS-1. Only the fm 2, bass, modular were running through the NTS-1 and this created a cool way to alter part of the performance or even shift it into another genre using the Gator, LFO and Wah-wah custom modulators.
NTS-1: Mod - chorus (mostly), Delay - stereo, Reverb - Submarine (light, Dry 70)
I only scratched the surface with this particular setup and jam, there are so many potential variations, easily it can morph into a hard techno or ambient DnB - a ton of fun!
Let me know what you think in the comments.
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That’s a great jam, and the equipment is growing (JX is a good choice) Keystep Pro - best sequencer. Stay with the Volcas though - always a crowd pleaser :-)
Thanks! Really enjoying both units a lot. The KSP is helping manage the volcas, for sure
Been a fan since a bought my volca bass over a year ago. You crush it man
Thanks! ⚡⚡⚡
Very cool
Nice to see how a newcomer puts things together :) This is a similar set up to the way I started too. Is the raspy sound at 1:03 the jx b.37 Light Pluck?
Yes, love that patch!
Cheers 🌿
how many voices does jx have?
2 voices at the same time, comes with 143 - 111 new and 32 original - presets, some of them from the classic JX8P.
Supposedly, 8 note polyphony per voice for a total of 20 notes polyphony; not sure where the extra 4 come from but I presume they are for long note decays. I have yet to hear any clipping, even with long reverbs.
I like that it has a separate sequencer for each voice (timbre) which I can mix up all sorts of ways.
I am planning a short feature review in the next few weeks - stay tuned! ⚡