You have the best toys, and to start everything off with Blade Runner... Man, the world is an Awesome place when you find out that there are really COOL people living in it.
absoloutely love it. the Alpha is one of those synths that sounds great without any FX (a test of a truly good synth) but when you add one of the best FX units ever made, it becomes mindblowing you know.
Roland Alpha Juno + Eventide H3000 + Bladerunner = Sensational! Great stuff Espen, I remember Eventides being only in big studios in the 80s and 90s. Us little guys could only dream of gear like this!
Wonderful sounds,espen! My workmates love making fun of me,saying 'your nearly 50,your an old man!' But i say 'ah, you never experienced the best decade ever,the 80's!' Keep posting these great videos!
The Eventide unit almost gives the Juno 2 a bi-timbral functionality. Currently, I have eight synths in various states of repair. One Alesis, one Moog, two Korg (including an Odyssey emulator), two Roland, one Oberheim and one Yamaha. Aside from not being confident that I can afford to get them all up to snuff, I can only dream of having a place to set all of them up so I can play them. If I did, I would entertain the illusion of being able to turn my own channel into one similar to yours. You always seem to be having so much fun.
That synth has the best feel for me. I played my friend's. It made me play like chick corea. He gave me the first option of buying. A smooth talking salesperson talked him into trading it for an EP7. They gave him almost nothing for it. We're still not talking
The difference that effects can make. It can really open up sounds and transform sounds you might not use into something that blows you away. Always important to keep potential in mind :)
Yep! Back in the day (late 80s), the only synth I could afford was a little Yamaha DX100. REALLY cheesy sounding. But about 6 months later I picked up a little (Alesis?) reverb box for it. OMG, what a difference that made. Totally usable with that addition.
Espen, thanks SO much for this demo, it sounds beautiful! As you know, I do almost all my 80s retro producing in the box, and one of my favorite effects plugins is Soundtoys' Microshift. It does a really nice job of capturing the classic doubling/pitch-shifting functions of the H3000 and similar units. That said, it's a brilliant plug I often use, but it is a one-trick pony compared the the breadth and depth of this hardware unit (which can perform many more functions). I had no idea you had one of these! As for the Alpha Juno 2, I've definitely seen that in your videos before and...even a VST adherent like me wouldn't mind that hardware! :-) Cheers, my friend!
Ah, yes. Soundtoys. Some of the original creators of the Eventide H3000 went on to found Soundtoys so no wonder they have great plugins! The Eventide H3000 plugin is awesome as well and sound pretty much the same, but can't quite match the full sound for obvious reasons, but sadly it lacks some of the most famous presets of the hardware unit. I too use the micro-shift algorithms for my vocals when I mix, but there's so much more you can do with it as well. The Juno is so lush and beautiful for my soft-sounding synth-pop, it's always on my tracks more or less. Thanks and Cheers my friend! :)
Espen, great video. The title is a bit misleading, because the eventide works perfectly WITH, not against (vs = versus) the Roland Alpha Juno. Keep on your fantastic work!
Alpha Juno... The kind of synth that sound good, a little flat, but that you already know that adding a good reverb to it, well, it sounds glorious.... Just like a Casio CZ model...
Thanks! Yes, to hear more of it in a production I can refer to pretty much any fully produced synthpop track I make. I use the Eventide on all my vocal tracks and on many of my drum sounds as well. The same goes for my Juno 2. My track "The Golden Boy" has both Bass, pads and slow sweeps from the Juno 2.
These two units sound absolutely fantastic... I've always wanted a H3000, and maybe I should get the plugin version or something.. With those pitched delays, and all the other crazy stuff you can do with it, it's a real powerful piece of kit! BTW, I see some other stuff in your rack that I've always wanted.. Lexicon PCM, Roland MKS-20... Wonderful.
The Eventide H3000 plugin is awesome as well and sound pretty much the same, but can't quite match the full sound for obvious reasons, but sadly it lacks some of the most famous presets of the hardware unit. I pretty much use the Eventide (hardware or plugin) on absolutely every track I make and always on my vocal tracks. The MKS-20 is a beautiful machine for sure and only the Keyscape from Spectrasonics can do it justice in plugin form, but I still prefer the hardware with its analog chorus board that takes up almost the entire box. A Lexicon PCM is mandatory in my studio, so 80s and lush and it simply BECOME the sound, it doesn't wrap around it alike all inferior reverbs does.
I never placed it before, but that sound @ 8:35 seems very Depeche Mode (the industrial-type sounds (though mostly Emulator samples) they often used from CONSTRUCTION TIME AGAIN and later).
Crazy question for you Espen. Who makes those slanted 19" racks you have in the studio? That would certainly beat a bunch of little cases and wood studio racks. Thanks.
Finally Got a Juno 2 early this year but haven’t actually played it as it’s been broken since I air shipped it home and it’s still away being fixed...Even got a stereoping controller for it! .....After watching this I want it back!NOW!:)
Espen, always delighted to listen to your work. The music from 0:25 to 0:42 - is it just improvisation? So rich and warm. I wish it were a bit longer! Thanks!
Thanks! No, that is the intro of my most popular song ever "The Golden Boy", I have close to a million streams of that song combined. You can find it through all the digital platforms as well as on Bandcamp.
@@EspenKraft Espen, I checked out "The Golden Boy"...What can I say? ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!!! Thank you so much for a beautiful piece of music, which for me, is so rich with powerful moods and textures that throw me into another world - one of nostalgia and of reflection - on the beautiful things of life! Please continue your great work!!
Fantastic video. The Juno 2 is underrated! I always love going back to sounds I considered "bad" and running them through FX. A lot of those "cheesy" FM sounds for example run through crystallizers (some reverb) and backmasking can turn them into dreams.
Thanks! Yes, making videos of synths bone dry has never interested me, neither to watch or hear. Ideally I like to hear the synths in a musical context thus my videos very often has a song made up of different synth sounds from the synth itself I'm testing. This is because I actually make music and not lab experiments.. ;-)
@@EspenKraft Exactly! To me a great reverb, chorus, flanger, delay, what have you is just as important as a solid synthesizer. Curious when/if you're making new patches for any of your synths do you make them dry or are they wet?
Most of my synths do not have any internal effects as very few of the 80s synth does have that, the exception being the D-50 and others coming after that like the M1 etc. I make all my patches with a reverb or delay going on during the making process. Basically because when I make a patch the patch is needed for one of my songs and to better hear how it's going to sound in the song I need to blend it in. I have a bank of patches for the Roland D-50 I sell online and I have every sound with and without the internal effects so one can use own effects instead of the D-50s internal ones.
@@EspenKraft Very interesting to hear your perspective on the sound design process. The only old synthesizer I've kept around is the TX81Z and I've kept my XV-5080 rompler. Don't have the heart to let go of them. Currently filling the DX7 void with a MODX. The FM-X engine is surprisingly good and can reproduce the more vintage FM sounds relatively well although not perfectly. Anyways, gonna check out your D-50 videos. I always wanted to own one and program on it!
I don't do covers either. I feel that the muscle memory from playing the notes and chords would subconsciously creep into my work and make it less original. But I am a huge fan of Welsh musician Tim Wright, who composed the scores for Shadow of the Beast II (1990) and Lemmings (1991), both originally released on the Amiga computer.
I'm looking forward to that demo too. Hoping to borrow your JV-880 if I can't get my own to re-record some old stuff I made on it back in 1995: tinyurl.com/y8hykn3b These are recorded off some crappy old cassette tape I found, so the quality is poor, hence why I'd like to recreate the songs with a real JV-880 soon. :)
Alway tried with headphones, and, yes, it sounds flat, also depending due its one circuit filter shared to all the notes. But linked to a public address system and a little reverb.... Wow...
I'm less familiar with the Alpha Junos. Can you get a controller for them, like the PG200/800 for the JXs? Sounds great into that Eventide. Enjoyable watch as ever. 👍
Sure Ales, it has its own controller the PG300. Works the same way as the other. Personally I would never pay much for such a controller. I grew up with membrane synths and I work fast with these anyways as I know what I need to change to make the sounds I want. To just turn knobs randomly, as I see so many do, has never been my style. I preferred to learn what synthesis meant a long time ago so these overpriced controllers can just stay that way. Overpriced :P
Espen Kraft Thanks for the reply. Makes sense. I personally find the controls mean I can time sweeps, pulse rates, LFOs etc etc on the fly, so really like that hands on thing. And also adds some serendipity, but see the value in setting a sound and committing to it. And the value of money saved from not needing the controller!
Yes, if you demand real-time control over such things I understand. I've never been interested in these things as I mainly consider myself a composer and a studio animal these days and sweeping the filter during a track is something I almost never do :)
I have a variation of that in my new patchpack for the Roland Alpha Juno series, mine has a longer release time, but that's easy to change if you want. It's in the bank of filter sweeps if you check out my video for it.
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Hur fungerar din H3000, Espen? Min krånglar lika ofta som den fungerar (Molex-kontakten). Har du fixat din?
Hej! Nej, min är utan problem så jag gör inget intils vidare, men skulle den krångla som så många andra kommer jag löda ledningarna direkt ned til bordet. Min H3000 er i otroligt bra skick faktiskt.
This sounds great though I’m curious why the title says “vs” because they are not compared to each other (as two similar instruments would be), but they are played in tandem with each other. It’s almost like it would be more accurate to swap out the “vs” in the title, and replace it with a “+” or something.
@@EspenKraft Ah, I see! I’m a fellow 80’s Juno owner as well (Juno 106). Your Eventide and Juno sound fantastic together. It reminded me of the type of atmosphere that one can here in movies, shows, or commercials. Be well. 🙏
So...are you utililizing the same eventide patch for everthing played on the Roland? if so is it Reverb or Delay or a mix of both ( for us keyboardist looking for a cheap aproximation of 2 costly pieces of equipment) Thanks.
Look at the screenshot prior to each new sound. It says the name of the patch on the Roland and the name of the effect of the Eventide. Their all different.
Hi Espen, I see you didn’t have an open space above and beneath the H3000, which many on the forums recommend. Did you ever run into trouble with overheating?
No. I never did that. I don't come in the studio in the morning turning on every piece of gear. I turn on what I use, use it and then turn it off. Never had any problem with overheating any of my gear. ;-)
@@EspenKraft Thanks! Good to know, it may indeed only be an issue with continuous use, but many on the forums are warning of this machine running very hot. I'm considering getting one and am reading up on all the do's and don'ts! = ) I'm the same, I come into the studio, turn everything on, then off when I'm done. What type H3000 did you have? I have my eye on a D/SX. EDIT: Nevermind, it's right there on the front! haha D/SE
Aahh, great sounds coming from your studio once again! :-) The combination of the alpha Juno and the eventide makes great, warm sounds! I have a Juno 106 with all 6 voice chips still being intact (late serial number), but having compared it to the boutique version, JU-06, the envelopes behaves differently, and I think it needs to be recalibrated. How would you compare the alpha Juno's to the 106, they are somewhat similar, right? Thanks again for sharing your synth experiences, it's always a pleasure to watch and LISTEN :-)
The Juno 106 and Juno 2 is both alike and very different, mainly to the far more advanced oscillator chip in the Alpha. Unfortunately the Alphas filter cannot self oscillate so that takes out some of the edge to it, but for me personally I prefer the Alpha because it's so lush and I mostly don't go for spikey sounds anyways :) I compared the Boutique JU-06 to my Juno 6 which I think is more relevant to compare it too and I liked it, but the envelops was different as you say and played alone it felt stale. In a mix I used it with great success, but ultimately sold it as I didn't connect with it the right way.
Do you have a workflow or programming tutorial for the Alpha Juno 2? I've had one for three years but I find the menu to get in the way of getting everything out of that machine I feel I could get out. I mostly use it for string sounds now which seems a bit of a shame.
I've been planning a tutorial on the Alpha Juno 1/2 for quite some time, but I've waited as I have a whole patch bank I will have ready for the tutorial. This patch bank will not be free, but the tutorial will :)
@@glowpear8505 Nice! I'm working on finishing my bank for the Roland Alpha and when it's done I will make it available for purchase. Just hang on to my channel and you'll be notified! :)
You could also get a pg-300 that has knobs to edit the sounds in your j2. There’s other hardware out there that’ll do it too. Just search it up. Good luck!
Really cool! I'm a vintage "hunter" myself and some effect units still retain their "awesomeness"(?). Would love to have one of the older Eventides, but instead I got an H9, how would you compare it to the H3000? (If you had the chance to compare...) Love the video!
Thanks Joakim! I havn't used the H9 myself as I always use the Strymons BigSky or BlueSky for live gigs, been while admittedly, so I can't give you my personal experience on that, but as always I think the old stuff has a certain sound that newer boxes can't match. Not necessarily better, but different, so it comes down to preference I guess. Comparing the H3000 to the Eventide H3000 plugin, it's ALMOST the same, but the sound coming out of the hardware seems to me more vast and expanding than you get out of the plugin.
I do have some old lexicon gear, and other digital/analog so I can relate. But it just that the Eventides are still pricy! And I can understand why . I just haven't laid my hands on an old (!) unit yet. And I know what you meen. Got Ensoniq DP/4 and DP4+ and what they do. But hopefully the the H9 is close enough, because it sounds fenomenal! And so does your demo!
Another piece of gear that\s gone under the radar on most is the Yamaha A3000 sampler. This is every bit as good as the DP/4 in terms of sound. Just skip it as a sampler (although it's excellent as sampler) and just run it as a effect box. It's possible to hook up as any other effect box in a send/return system. It's so dark and beautiful in its sound!
Do have a EX5, should be the same efx unit in that (?) But i don't know if it's possible to do that kind of routing on it. i have done similar efx routing with S1100 and ESI-32 and they also sound great. At this moment I just have to many samplers, but as you say, the A3000 seems to a great cameleon in the studio for no money at all.
You can never have too many samplers, at least not too many OLD SCHOOL samplers! :) I had the EX5 in the past an it was a trusted workhorse for me back then. I think most that effects section is about the same yes, it's just I love the ease of use doing that effects from the A3000 on tracks really.
Hey Espen where did you buy your tall racks slanting back like that ... I need new racks I've run out of rack space these would be perfect ... Could you please give me the name of racks or a link please ? .. excellent video by the way I love my eventide h3000 couldn't live without it 😍
This I've answered so many times I should make a video on this topic alone. ;-) Check out Gear4music.com they make them. Search for "19" rack" and It'll pop up down the results.
Hi Espen, Thanks for this video. Apart from the obvious such as keyboard length are there any differences in the electronics between the Juno 1 which I have and the Juno 2?
@@EspenKraft Thanks for your prompt reply. I suppose it would be easy enough for me to just connect my full size weighted keyboard via midi to obtain velocity and aftertouch that you mention from the Juno1. Thanks again :)
Epspen I have an H3000 blackface yellow buttons but it’s all xlr ins and outs, I have know idea how to connect this piece into my Apollo twin interface or do I need a mixer or patch bay? everything is 1/4”! any help would be greatly appreciated
You're gonna need XLR to balanced jacks cables, but be aware the H3000 has "opposite" wiring so check the manual and get a tech to make you the cables.You have to have a stereo send in your mixer or out of the soundcard to use this as a external effect in your daw. This hardware takes some planning to use in a setup.
what are those open-frame angled standing racks? They look good quality. I'm looking to arrange more gear closer to me and something like that may work.
I bought mine here, works very well as they build slightly less in the deep because of the angle. Quite cheap too: www.gear4music.com/Recording-and-Computers/19-28U-Studio-Rack-Stand-by-Gear4music/1WV8
I've only heard in demos online. I've used my Strymon Big- and Bluesky for live reverbs. As with all effects and synths, the old ones has another flavor to them and that's why I mostly only go for old stuff.
Yes, some of them are, but my absolute best patches for the Alpha you can find here: thepatchbay.co.uk/product/roland-alpha-juno-1-2-64-new-patches-for-synthwave-synthpop-amp-italo-disco/
As I only program from the synth itself, I'm not sure how good a video it would be as some one unknown to synthesis wouldn't be able to follow the flow... Thanks for the tip, I have other requests for the same so I might to it one day. :)
Ah, you're one of those.. ;-) I consider the Alphas analog as its signal path IS analog. It really doesn't matter really as their sound is so utterly beautiful and lush :)
aJuno DCO's are fully analog sound generators only with digitaly controlled timing, so you dont need to tune em up manually all the time and wait 20mins to heat up after every turning on. :)
In 80's they were often marketed as "digital" to distinguish them from often unstable VCO's even they still are fully analog, only with digital timing. Nowdays I do actually own both Alpha Juno 1 and 2. But im kinda decided to keep only JU-1 (I need to reduce my gear, its taking way too much space in my room) and let JU-2 go and give joy in other hands. :)
Love your Rack Setup! Check out our latest video! We've engineered a new Transformer & Power Supply kit for the H3000, to reduce the annoying transformer HUM and improve SNR on the outputs. We would love to send you a kit, free of charge in trade for a review.
Scaled back on some hardware yes and most external effects had to go. I do use the H3000 plugin now. It's not 100% there side by side in isolation and some algos are missing, but I have what I need in the plugin. The hardware is great though.
You hear that!? The Eighties, son ... I love the sound of the Eighties in the morning!
That makes two of us!
morning noon and night - that's when the magic happened
Sounds like ... victory?
i realize I am quite randomly asking but does anybody know a good place to stream new tv shows online?
@Kyrie Vincent i would suggest Flixzone. Just google for it :)
You have the best toys, and to start everything off with Blade Runner... Man, the world is an Awesome place when you find out that there are really COOL people living in it.
Thanks Den! :)
absoloutely love it. the Alpha is one of those synths that sounds great without any FX (a test of a truly good synth) but when you add one of the best FX units ever made, it becomes mindblowing you know.
Прекрасный симбиоз синтезатора эффект процессора и мастера, чьи руки всё это превращают в фантастическое звучание! Спасибо, Espen!
I bought an Alpha Juno 2. It arrived today :-D
Congrats! :)
Roland Alpha Juno + Eventide H3000 + Bladerunner = Sensational! Great stuff Espen, I remember Eventides being only in big studios in the 80s and 90s. Us little guys could only dream of gear like this!
They work well together. Everything works well with the Eventide H3000 though. ;-)
Espen, you have another quality vid under your belt Sir! Fantastic!
The Eventide H3000 is an outstanding piece of kit.
Thanks! 😃 Yes, it's great!
What a way to open with Blade Runner music!! My jaw dropped! Amazing work as always! :D
Thanks Nathan! That BR theme is a trick way of getting the attention he-he :D
Great patches and playing. FX are beautifully subtle but highly effective.
Thanks! :)
Espen, you're like an analog time capsule....... and that's a high complement. You are amazing!!
Awesome man! Thanks :)
Wonderful sounds,espen!
My workmates love making fun of me,saying 'your nearly 50,your an old man!' But i say 'ah, you never experienced the best decade ever,the 80's!'
Keep posting these great videos!
Thanks man, it's exactly how I feel as well! :) I'll keep going then...
Great plugin, I got the h3000 factory plugin...I can't live without it now!
Nice sound, love it! Keep being awesome Espen!!
Thanks Andre! :)
The Eventide unit almost gives the Juno 2 a bi-timbral functionality.
Currently, I have eight synths in various states of repair. One Alesis, one Moog, two Korg (including an Odyssey emulator), two Roland, one Oberheim and one Yamaha. Aside from not being confident that I can afford to get them all up to snuff, I can only dream of having a place to set all of them up so I can play them. If I did, I would entertain the illusion of being able to turn my own channel into one similar to yours. You always seem to be having so much fun.
I definitely have a good time! ;-)
That synth has the best feel for me. I played my friend's. It made me play like chick corea. He gave me the first option of buying. A smooth talking salesperson talked him into trading it for an EP7. They gave him almost nothing for it. We're still not talking
The Roland Alpha Juno-2 patch “Bell-Chimes 1/Bell-Chimes” was heard in the 1989 Elton John song.
What a synt ,sounds great !
The difference that effects can make. It can really open up sounds and transform sounds you might not use into something that blows you away. Always important to keep potential in mind :)
Exactly! Some sounds just needs a little fairy dust to elevate them into infinity... The Eventide is just such a box :)
Yep!
Back in the day (late 80s), the only synth I could afford was a little Yamaha DX100. REALLY cheesy sounding. But about 6 months later I picked up a little (Alesis?) reverb box for it. OMG, what a difference that made. Totally usable with that addition.
Espen, thanks SO much for this demo, it sounds beautiful! As you know, I do almost all my 80s retro producing in the box, and one of my favorite effects plugins is Soundtoys' Microshift. It does a really nice job of capturing the classic doubling/pitch-shifting functions of the H3000 and similar units. That said, it's a brilliant plug I often use, but it is a one-trick pony compared the the breadth and depth of this hardware unit (which can perform many more functions). I had no idea you had one of these! As for the Alpha Juno 2, I've definitely seen that in your videos before and...even a VST adherent like me wouldn't mind that hardware! :-) Cheers, my friend!
Ah, yes. Soundtoys. Some of the original creators of the Eventide H3000 went on to found Soundtoys so no wonder they have great plugins!
The Eventide H3000 plugin is awesome as well and sound pretty much the same, but can't quite match the full sound for obvious reasons, but sadly it lacks some of the most famous presets of the hardware unit. I too use the micro-shift algorithms for my vocals when I mix, but there's so much more you can do with it as well.
The Juno is so lush and beautiful for my soft-sounding synth-pop, it's always on my tracks more or less. Thanks and Cheers my friend! :)
Nice T-shirt! Goes with the 80s theme. Oh the memories....
C64 forever! :)
Oh my god... i almost came when you played a piece from the Blade Runner. God Bless you and Juno )
Nice! :)
i cried little.
Heh, I would say they're working together, rather than competing. Great video as usual; vintage synths and a C64 shirt - I approve
Thanks! The shirt is a giveaway of things to come later...
Espen Kraft Oh, nice! Sounds promising, looking forward to it
That's the authentic creamy sound that we love! That's perfect video EK thanks
Thanks Saif! Sweet! :)
Espen, great video. The title is a bit misleading, because the eventide works perfectly WITH, not against (vs = versus) the Roland Alpha Juno. Keep on your fantastic work!
Thanks Bernd! Yes, I realize that and it probably shouldn't be titled that way. I'll change it later, thanks for commenting :)
you were right that is a great sound
What a beautiful couple they make!
Alpha Juno... The kind of synth that sound good, a little flat, but that you already know that adding a good reverb to it, well, it sounds glorious.... Just like a Casio CZ model...
Exactly like I show in the video...
Espen Kraft
Yes! Thanks for posting!!👍
Thanks for watching and commenting! :)
repeating a comment I made elsewhere, but, absolutely!
CZ, 4 op DX in my case. Either way, reverb is night and day for those.
I've got a Zoom MS-70CDR on my wishlist. I can't wait to pair it with my Alpha Juno 2 (picked up recently) to see how it sounds.
how's it sound?
@@totigerus You know what, I got a TC Electronics M100 instead. It's great, but so far I've only tried it out with my Behringer MS-1.
@@erichkohl9317 hmm sounds like a good combo to me!
I'm in love!
Woah sounds so good
Awesome! would love to hear the same thing but with some kicks and snares in the background too.
Thanks! Yes, to hear more of it in a production I can refer to pretty much any fully produced synthpop track I make. I use the Eventide on all my vocal tracks and on many of my drum sounds as well. The same goes for my Juno 2. My track "The Golden Boy" has both Bass, pads and slow sweeps from the Juno 2.
These two units sound absolutely fantastic...
I've always wanted a H3000, and maybe I should get the plugin version or something..
With those pitched delays, and all the other crazy stuff you can do with it, it's a real powerful piece of kit!
BTW, I see some other stuff in your rack that I've always wanted.. Lexicon PCM, Roland MKS-20... Wonderful.
The Eventide H3000 plugin is awesome as well and sound pretty much the same, but can't quite match the full sound for obvious reasons, but sadly it lacks some of the most famous presets of the hardware unit.
I pretty much use the Eventide (hardware or plugin) on absolutely every track I make and always on my vocal tracks.
The MKS-20 is a beautiful machine for sure and only the Keyscape from Spectrasonics can do it justice in plugin form, but I still prefer the hardware with its analog chorus board that takes up almost the entire box.
A Lexicon PCM is mandatory in my studio, so 80s and lush and it simply BECOME the sound, it doesn't wrap around it alike all inferior reverbs does.
Lush sounds...brilliant!
Cheers!
Sounds lush AF. Great Stuff Espen!
Thanks, it' a great combo! :)
That's inspiring!! ❤🎶
Love your videos bro. You da man yo
Thanks! :)
hi espen. love your channel, thanks for all that you do. ❤ i was wondering, what slanted tall rack cases are those?
Cheers. I got these at a site called gear4music
I never placed it before, but that sound @ 8:35 seems very Depeche Mode (the industrial-type sounds (though mostly Emulator samples) they often used from CONSTRUCTION TIME AGAIN and later).
Yes, some of the patches and effects I use here are made that way. I listen quite a lot to that album still.
Crazy question for you Espen. Who makes those slanted 19" racks you have in the studio? That would certainly beat a bunch of little cases and wood studio racks.
Thanks.
I get asked that a lot...
www.gear4music.com/Recording-and-Computers/19-28U-Studio-Rack-Stand-by-Gear4music/1WV8
Finally Got a Juno 2 early this year but haven’t actually played it as it’s been broken since I air shipped it home and it’s still away being fixed...Even got a stereoping controller for it! .....After watching this I want it back!NOW!:)
Keyboard problems?
Espen, always delighted to listen to your work. The music from 0:25 to 0:42 - is it just improvisation? So rich and warm. I wish it were a bit longer! Thanks!
Thanks! No, that is the intro of my most popular song ever "The Golden Boy", I have close to a million streams of that song combined. You can find it through all the digital platforms as well as on Bandcamp.
@@EspenKraft Espen, I checked out "The Golden Boy"...What can I say? ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!!! Thank you so much for a beautiful piece of music, which for me, is so rich with powerful moods and textures that throw me into another world - one of nostalgia and of reflection - on the beautiful things of life! Please continue your great work!!
@@EspenKraft Oh my God! When the JX-8P enters, its presence is definitely felt...Gorgeous!!!
Sweet man, thanks a million for saying! :)
@@EspenKraft Sir, we who appreciate this kind of music are very grateful to you. So the thanks is due to you. Indeed, you are The Golden Boy! :)
Hey Espen...The Eventide H3000 sounds so lush..and of course, the alpha juno is brilliant..
Keep on, how would life be without the 80s..???
Life would be very dull!
I love the shirt, Espen!
Thanks! C64 forever ;-)
The T-Shirt! 😊
Fantastic video. The Juno 2 is underrated! I always love going back to sounds I considered "bad" and running them through FX. A lot of those "cheesy" FM sounds for example run through crystallizers (some reverb) and backmasking can turn them into dreams.
Thanks! Yes, making videos of synths bone dry has never interested me, neither to watch or hear. Ideally I like to hear the synths in a musical context thus my videos very often has a song made up of different synth sounds from the synth itself I'm testing. This is because I actually make music and not lab experiments.. ;-)
@@EspenKraft Exactly! To me a great reverb, chorus, flanger, delay, what have you is just as important as a solid synthesizer. Curious when/if you're making new patches for any of your synths do you make them dry or are they wet?
Most of my synths do not have any internal effects as very few of the 80s synth does have that, the exception being the D-50 and others coming after that like the M1 etc.
I make all my patches with a reverb or delay going on during the making process. Basically because when I make a patch the patch is needed for one of my songs and to better hear how it's going to sound in the song I need to blend it in. I have a bank of patches for the Roland D-50 I sell online and I have every sound with and without the internal effects so one can use own effects instead of the D-50s internal ones.
@@EspenKraft Very interesting to hear your perspective on the sound design process. The only old synthesizer I've kept around is the TX81Z and I've kept my XV-5080 rompler. Don't have the heart to let go of them. Currently filling the DX7 void with a MODX. The FM-X engine is surprisingly good and can reproduce the more vintage FM sounds relatively well although not perfectly. Anyways, gonna check out your D-50 videos. I always wanted to own one and program on it!
Your video got off to a rockin' start with that beautiful Blade Runner piece. Have you ever covered any of the songs from the video game Lemmings?
I have not. I don't do many covers, just once in a while. Like to make my own music first.
I don't do covers either. I feel that the muscle memory from playing the notes and chords would subconsciously creep into my work and make it less original. But I am a huge fan of Welsh musician Tim Wright, who composed the scores for Shadow of the Beast II (1990) and Lemmings (1991), both originally released on the Amiga computer.
I have been asked once before about a cover of the Lemmings theme. Was that you? Can't remember by whom. Hmm... funny ;-)
Probably.
Very cool sounding machine! In your rack I have seen a JV880, are you going to do any demo of it?
I probably will at some point. It's the best of the JV series in my opinion and the reason I still have this.
I'm looking forward to that demo too. Hoping to borrow your JV-880 if I can't get my own to re-record some old stuff I made on it back in 1995: tinyurl.com/y8hykn3b
These are recorded off some crappy old cassette tape I found, so the quality is poor, hence why I'd like to recreate the songs with a real JV-880 soon. :)
That sound! Somewhere between TRON and BladeRunner and totally awesome :D
Awesome! Only one regret - you missed the opportunity for a screaming rave hoover;)
Thanks! I missed nothing though, the "hoover" sound is one of the few sounds I really detest and let me never hear that sound again.. ;-)
Some of the patches have a Vince Clarke (or Depeche Mode) vibe
Yeah, I know, a couple of these is deliberately made to sound "Clarkey" :)
what a difference effects make!! quit dull sounding by itself the AJ2
It is quite vibrant on its own too, but the Eventide cast this magical spell of beauty over everything so we get somewhat fooled he-he :)
Alway tried with headphones, and, yes, it sounds flat, also depending due its one circuit filter shared to all the notes. But linked to a public address system and a little reverb.... Wow...
That's not true, each voice has a filter, you may be confusing with a Korg Poly 800?
I'm less familiar with the Alpha Junos. Can you get a controller for them, like the PG200/800 for the JXs?
Sounds great into that Eventide. Enjoyable watch as ever. 👍
Sure Ales, it has its own controller the PG300. Works the same way as the other. Personally I would never pay much for such a controller. I grew up with membrane synths and I work fast with these anyways as I know what I need to change to make the sounds I want. To just turn knobs randomly, as I see so many do, has never been my style. I preferred to learn what synthesis meant a long time ago so these overpriced controllers can just stay that way. Overpriced :P
I use midi controller from PC for my aJuno and it works perfectly. Recommended for confortable and fast edits.
Espen Kraft Thanks for the reply. Makes sense.
I personally find the controls mean I can time sweeps, pulse rates, LFOs etc etc on the fly, so really like that hands on thing. And also adds some serendipity, but see the value in setting a sound and committing to it. And the value of money saved from not needing the controller!
Yes, if you demand real-time control over such things I understand. I've never been interested in these things as I mainly consider myself a composer and a studio animal these days and sweeping the filter during a track is something I almost never do :)
Great!!!✌👍
Thanks! :)
Wonderful video, Essen! Question: Who manufactures those leaning Rack Stands?
Thanks! I bought these at gear4sound.com just search "19" rack". They're pretty cheap, but works well in tight spaces like my studio.
Thank you Espen! It’s too bad i’m in the US ;-\ thank you for letting me know, though
OMG 10:48 yeaaasssss
With you on this yeaaassss!!! ;-)
Where can i find the "VeloReso 2" patch? It´s great!
I have a variation of that in my new patchpack for the Roland Alpha Juno series, mine has a longer release time, but that's easy to change if you want. It's in the bank of filter sweeps if you check out my video for it.
Hur fungerar din H3000, Espen? Min krånglar lika ofta som den fungerar (Molex-kontakten). Har du fixat din?
Hej! Nej, min är utan problem så jag gör inget intils vidare, men skulle den krångla som så många andra kommer jag löda ledningarna direkt ned til bordet.
Min H3000 er i otroligt bra skick faktiskt.
This sounds great though I’m curious why the title says “vs” because they are not compared to each other (as two similar instruments would be), but they are played in tandem with each other. It’s almost like it would be more accurate to swap out the “vs” in the title, and replace it with a “+” or something.
Good question. Felt right at the time. Years pass by and I forget all about previous videos. I'm always focused on the next one. ;-)
@@EspenKraft Ah, I see! I’m a fellow 80’s Juno owner as well (Juno 106). Your Eventide and Juno sound fantastic together. It reminded me of the type of atmosphere that one can here in movies, shows, or commercials. Be well. 🙏
Cheers!
So...are you utililizing the same eventide patch for everthing played on the Roland? if so is it Reverb or Delay or a mix of both ( for us keyboardist looking for a cheap aproximation of 2 costly pieces of equipment) Thanks.
Look at the screenshot prior to each new sound. It says the name of the patch on the Roland and the name of the effect of the Eventide. Their all different.
Hi Espen, I see you didn’t have an open space above and beneath the H3000, which many on the forums recommend. Did you ever run into trouble with overheating?
No. I never did that. I don't come in the studio in the morning turning on every piece of gear. I turn on what I use, use it and then turn it off. Never had any problem with overheating any of my gear. ;-)
@@EspenKraft Thanks! Good to know, it may indeed only be an issue with continuous use, but many on the forums are warning of this machine running very hot. I'm considering getting one and am reading up on all the do's and don'ts! = )
I'm the same, I come into the studio, turn everything on, then off when I'm done.
What type H3000 did you have? I have my eye on a D/SX. EDIT: Nevermind, it's right there on the front! haha D/SE
I had the D/SE. You can check out one of my videos here:
th-cam.com/video/KJo5g_TsEIo/w-d-xo.html
@@EspenKraft Thanks! Did not know about that video! I'm gonna check it out!
Aahh, great sounds coming from your studio once again! :-) The combination of the alpha Juno and the eventide makes great, warm sounds! I have a Juno 106 with all 6 voice chips still being intact (late serial number), but having compared it to the boutique version, JU-06, the envelopes behaves differently, and I think it needs to be recalibrated. How would you compare the alpha Juno's to the 106, they are somewhat similar, right? Thanks again for sharing your synth experiences, it's always a pleasure to watch and LISTEN :-)
The Juno 106 and Juno 2 is both alike and very different, mainly to the far more advanced oscillator chip in the Alpha. Unfortunately the Alphas filter cannot self oscillate so that takes out some of the edge to it, but for me personally I prefer the Alpha because it's so lush and I mostly don't go for spikey sounds anyways :)
I compared the Boutique JU-06 to my Juno 6 which I think is more relevant to compare it too and I liked it, but the envelops was different as you say and played alone it felt stale. In a mix I used it with great success, but ultimately sold it as I didn't connect with it the right way.
Do you have a workflow or programming tutorial for the Alpha Juno 2? I've had one for three years but I find the menu to get in the way of getting everything out of that machine I feel I could get out. I mostly use it for string sounds now which seems a bit of a shame.
I've been planning a tutorial on the Alpha Juno 1/2 for quite some time, but I've waited as I have a whole patch bank I will have ready for the tutorial. This patch bank will not be free, but the tutorial will :)
@@EspenKraft I will buy your patch bank!
@@glowpear8505 Nice! I'm working on finishing my bank for the Roland Alpha and when it's done I will make it available for purchase. Just hang on to my channel and you'll be notified! :)
You could also get a pg-300 that has knobs to edit the sounds in your j2. There’s other hardware out there that’ll do it too. Just search it up. Good luck!
Wow it just stops time.
Really cool! I'm a vintage "hunter" myself and some effect units still retain their "awesomeness"(?). Would love to have one of the older Eventides, but instead I got an H9, how would you compare it to the H3000? (If you had the chance to compare...) Love the video!
Thanks Joakim! I havn't used the H9 myself as I always use the Strymons BigSky or BlueSky for live gigs, been while admittedly, so I can't give you my personal experience on that, but as always I think the old stuff has a certain sound that newer boxes can't match. Not necessarily better, but different, so it comes down to preference I guess.
Comparing the H3000 to the Eventide H3000 plugin, it's ALMOST the same, but the sound coming out of the hardware seems to me more vast and expanding than you get out of the plugin.
I do have some old lexicon gear, and other digital/analog so I can relate. But it just that the Eventides are still pricy! And I can understand why . I just haven't laid my hands on an old (!) unit yet. And I know what you meen. Got Ensoniq DP/4 and DP4+ and what they do. But hopefully the the H9 is close enough, because it sounds fenomenal! And so does your demo!
Another piece of gear that\s gone under the radar on most is the Yamaha A3000 sampler. This is every bit as good as the DP/4 in terms of sound. Just skip it as a sampler (although it's excellent as sampler) and just run it as a effect box. It's possible to hook up as any other effect box in a send/return system. It's so dark and beautiful in its sound!
Do have a EX5, should be the same efx unit in that (?) But i don't know if it's possible to do that kind of routing on it. i have done similar efx routing with S1100 and ESI-32 and they also sound great. At this moment I just have to many samplers, but as you say, the A3000 seems to a great cameleon in the studio for no money at all.
You can never have too many samplers, at least not too many OLD SCHOOL samplers! :)
I had the EX5 in the past an it was a trusted workhorse for me back then. I think most that effects section is about the same yes, it's just I love the ease of use doing that effects from the A3000 on tracks really.
Hey Espen where did you buy your tall racks slanting back like that ... I need new racks I've run out of rack space these would be perfect ... Could you please give me the name of racks or a link please ? .. excellent video by the way I love my eventide h3000 couldn't live without it 😍
Yeah, sure. I use these:
www.gear4music.com/Recording-and-Computers/19-28U-Studio-Rack-Stand-by-Gear4music/1WV8
Espen,
Could you tell me who makes the slanted racks that you use to hold your gear?
This I've answered so many times I should make a video on this topic alone. ;-)
Check out Gear4music.com they make them. Search for "19" rack" and It'll pop up down the results.
Hi Espen, Thanks for this video. Apart from the obvious such as keyboard length are there any differences in the electronics between the Juno 1 which I have and the Juno 2?
The Juno 2 has velocity and aftertouch and a slot for a memory cartridge. There are no sonic differences between the two no.
@@EspenKraft Thanks for your prompt reply. I suppose it would be easy enough for me to just connect my full size weighted keyboard via midi to obtain velocity and aftertouch that you mention from the Juno1. Thanks again :)
Anyway to get those reverb algos in the H3000 factory plugin? Not seeing patch 154 8 sec reverb or algo 396 etc..
No, there are no Reverb algos in the plugin. That's the downside to it.
@@EspenKraft Thanks, are any of the eventide reverb plugins similar to the H3000 reverbs?
Yes, the Eventide anthology suite has several different reverb units you can use. I like the 2016 a lot!
Epspen I have an H3000 blackface yellow buttons but it’s all xlr ins and outs, I have know idea how to connect this piece into my Apollo twin interface or do I need a mixer or patch bay? everything is 1/4”! any help would be greatly appreciated
You're gonna need XLR to balanced jacks cables, but be aware the H3000 has "opposite" wiring so check the manual and get a tech to make you the cables.You have to have a stereo send in your mixer or out of the soundcard to use this as a external effect in your daw. This hardware takes some planning to use in a setup.
what are those open-frame angled standing racks? They look good quality. I'm looking to arrange more gear closer to me and something like that may work.
I bought mine here, works very well as they build slightly less in the deep because of the angle. Quite cheap too:
www.gear4music.com/Recording-and-Computers/19-28U-Studio-Rack-Stand-by-Gear4music/1WV8
great. thanks. enjoying the channel.
Is the reverb patch your own or a preset? Thx
All the reverbs I use here are either factory presets or modified factory presets. I'm pretty sure I edited most of them for this video.
Do you still have the H-3000, Espen?
No, the H3000 was sold last summer. After extensive testing against the plugin I didn't find it worth having anymore.
More indepth Eventide H3000 would be nice 🙂
Then you must watch my long H3000 video.
Beautiful! Could you please tell me what patch is it that you play at 1:05 (the synth horn sound) ?
That would be a brass patch made to pay homage to Blade Runner. ;-)
@@EspenKraft Excellent patch, is it your own or a preset one?
No, it's not a factory preset. I've modified another patch from someone else here.
Have you ever played with the Eventide H9?
I've only heard in demos online. I've used my Strymon Big- and Bluesky for live reverbs. As with all effects and synths, the old ones has another flavor to them and that's why I mostly only go for old stuff.
Are these patches available for download?
Yes, some of them are, but my absolute best patches for the Alpha you can find here:
thepatchbay.co.uk/product/roland-alpha-juno-1-2-64-new-patches-for-synthwave-synthpop-amp-italo-disco/
never sell my J2 or Mks-50
Strange I haven't got M48 JapPiano on my Juno2 mine says M48 DANCING
That's not strange at all. I have lots of own made patches on my synths.
Did you make these alpha juno patches??
Some of them yes.
You should make a video on the creation of these. They elevate the Alpha Juno!
As I only program from the synth itself, I'm not sure how good a video it would be as some one unknown to synthesis wouldn't be able to follow the flow... Thanks for the tip, I have other requests for the same so I might to it one day. :)
Sorry but music from 7:10 to incredible 8:10??? it sound so 80's Epic......in general ultra warm sound and extra cool piece of gear, compliments!!!
Thanks man! :)
Espen Kraft De nada, what is the name of that song ?!
This isn't a song, it's just me improvising.
Espen Kraft Wow great!!!!!
I have two Juno 106s... Why do I want one of these as well? Oof.
I had three.
If you combine a H9000 with the Moog One?:-)
Then you get a very expensive sound, but not a sound necessary to create the authentic sounding 80s pop, which this channel is all about.. ;-)
But THAT Lexicon PCM 81 above it......
£10,000 in the day I believe
Lots of money for sure ;-)
I’m sorry I’m the 910th like…
Copperfield😂
Juno is probably the best series in Roland.
eventide h3000 is not easy to find… 😅
aJuno - not quite analog, it is closer to the hybrid (digital-hybrid), as the generation of sound on digital chips, and analog filters
Ah, you're one of those.. ;-) I consider the Alphas analog as its signal path IS analog. It really doesn't matter really as their sound is so utterly beautiful and lush :)
No, oscillators in Alpha Juno are analog, they are only timed digitally for stability.
aJuno DCO's are fully analog sound generators only with digitaly controlled timing, so you dont need to tune em up manually all the time and wait 20mins to heat up after every turning on. :)
People tend to be really confused about what a DCO is and what it’s not. I’m a proud owner of first Alpha Juno ;)
In 80's they were often marketed as "digital" to distinguish them from often unstable VCO's even they still are fully analog, only with digital timing.
Nowdays I do actually own both Alpha Juno 1 and 2. But im kinda decided to keep only JU-1 (I need to reduce my gear, its taking way too much space in my room) and let JU-2 go and give joy in other hands. :)
Alpha juno eats 106 for breakfast. Env mod. No self osc, but way fatter.
Nexus 5
lol
Shh, I can hear your noise gate, mate. ;)
That's great! :)
Love your Rack Setup!
Check out our latest video! We've engineered a new Transformer & Power Supply kit for the H3000, to reduce the annoying transformer HUM and improve SNR on the outputs.
We would love to send you a kit, free of charge in trade for a review.
Thanks! Sold this unit several years ago. ;-)
@@EspenKraft Oh, I see. Did you go "in-the-box" ie: Eventide Plugins?
Scaled back on some hardware yes and most external effects had to go. I do use the H3000 plugin now. It's not 100% there side by side in isolation and some algos are missing, but I have what I need in the plugin. The hardware is great though.
@@EspenKraft Do you miss having a hardware H3000?
Occasionally, but hardware effects (vintage or modern) is by far the easiest to give up in my work.
wtf????
Love the blade runner intro! :)
Can't fail with that! 😊