i ran a studio in teh 90's that used 2 dp/4s and i know how this must have sounded in the flesh. we used to turn all the lights out in the control room and do this with the dp4's. still a WORLD CLASS piece of gear IMO
Actually this was full serial path and no filters were used. But i intend to start exploring the feedback algorithm connection and the filters, as these will provide basic tools for physical modeling. Thank you Ensoniq for such a great machine (and dirt cheap these days).
ahhhh! this unit was amazing. I used to work in a small comunity tv chanel in 95 or 96. I do not know why, the owner bought one of this expensive unit. It was really fun to edit the sounds and scores.
LOVE Ensoniq gear... I've spent far too long fixing and messing about with it... but nothing beats it, it's just SO quirky and awesome. The other day, my ASR-10 crashed (one of the harmless random crashes you get when you intensively save/move instruments), and went APESHIT when I rebooted it, the VFD started flashing in weird hypnotic sequences! It's never done it before, or since, and that's owning 4 ASR-10s, for the past 4+ years, it's batshit insane!
@@skuzbouquet6211 You use the Pedal CV input on the back coming from the MS-20 bender output. Then in the patches go to Modulation, set source to the Pedal CV and set the modulation destination to any parameter in the patch ex. pitch shift semitones.
Lots of great noodling patches available for Nord Modular for anyone whos into this kind of sound, maybe not quite as lush but with some effects can really come to life.
Awesome Don! I have the DP/4 myself and is one of the best efx out there. This baby has character and for the price they go today get two of them :). They look very good too in your rack!
great session! i own an Eventide H3000, upgraded to h3500 dfx, but it feels this machine could give me a different colour, i`ll be looking for it on the internet for sure.
Great Don! Those feedback sounds at the end are just great. Can this unit feedback onto itself or something? Would like to recreate something similar in the DAW.. Cheers
These patches require more units, for example sine/noise generator -> pitch shifter -> phaser -> reverb. With only two units I would recommend using a synths instead of the sine generator and the with the 2 effects you can still do something cool.
Hi there sorry if this is dumb but how are you getting any sound if nothing is plugged into the inputs? Is this not just an effects processor? Amazing sounds btw!!
The patches shown in the above video were put up on YT 10 years ago. 1 year ago you replied to a user here, who asked "Don...can I buy these patches from you please ?" - and you replied "All gone. My fault. I might recreate them one day." I just checked out the YT-video demonstrating patches from your new (March 2023) soundset for DP4/DP4+ at th-cam.com/video/rR9FDAwIRJA/w-d-xo.html. There doesn't appear to be anything resembling the atmosphere-generator-patches shown above (and on the "refurb-video" here: th-cam.com/video/eg2UkqdnEUk/w-d-xo.html). So those patches are not in your Ensoniq DP4 DP4+ Essentials Vol1. Will you be recreating the "atmosphere-generator-patches" shown above anytime soon?
i ran a studio in teh 90's that used 2 dp/4s and i know how this must have sounded in the flesh. we used to turn all the lights out in the control room and do this with the dp4's. still a WORLD CLASS piece of gear IMO
Beautiful work Don.I love it when you take an instrument and take on a new unconventional spin.Punk ethics win prizes.
Just got a DP/4 today. Glad you posted this for inspiration. Cheers
Phenomenal piece. I have always thought of the DP-4 as an instrument but never realised you can make a solo piece with it. Thank you for sharing.
Actually this was full serial path and no filters were used. But i intend to start exploring the feedback algorithm connection and the filters, as these will provide basic tools for physical modeling. Thank you Ensoniq for such a great machine (and dirt cheap these days).
Not any longer Don ..can I buy these patches from you please ?
@@Bigsbeee All gone. My fault. I might recreate them one day.
Beautiful
Ensoniq head here
Waiting for a DP4 for my studio to drive the eps16+ and the asr through
ahhhh! this unit was amazing. I used to work in a small comunity tv chanel in 95 or 96. I do not know why, the owner bought one of this expensive unit. It was really fun to edit the sounds and scores.
LOVE Ensoniq gear... I've spent far too long fixing and messing about with it... but nothing beats it, it's just SO quirky and awesome. The other day, my ASR-10 crashed (one of the harmless random crashes you get when you intensively save/move instruments), and went APESHIT when I rebooted it, the VFD started flashing in weird hypnotic sequences! It's never done it before, or since, and that's owning 4 ASR-10s, for the past 4+ years, it's batshit insane!
This is so beautiful
very cool. i do these with my eventide h3000, recently scored a dp4. gonna go through and try this with it as well. this piece youve made is superb.
which do you prefer?? Also does anyone else notice the dp4 has terrible bypass? My only complaint but quite a problem for a rack!!
stunning ambients. great programs you've modeling DonSolaris!
I´m still using the unit for atmospheric soundscapes. Back in the 90´s it was so much fun to control Pitchshift fx by CV control by Korg MS-20 bender.
can you please tell me how you set up the dp4 for atmosphere and also the ms20 bender! thanx
@@skuzbouquet6211 You use the Pedal CV input on the back coming from the MS-20 bender output. Then in the patches go to Modulation, set source to the Pedal CV and set the modulation destination to any parameter in the patch ex. pitch shift semitones.
Awesome work Don, time to drag my DP4 out of storage. Would love a tutorial on how to create these patches, or any tips from other owners. THANKS!
whoa! The ending preset is nothing short of fantastic!
Lots of great noodling patches available for Nord Modular for anyone whos into this kind of sound, maybe not quite as lush but with some effects can really come to life.
I own a Korg Mk1 Trident because of Don - Now I want the DP4 !!!
Awesome Don! I have the DP/4 myself and is one of the best efx out there. This baby has character and for the price they go today get two of them :). They look very good too in your rack!
I just got one today so look forward to trying this.
Hey Don, the SE70 is pretty frikin awesome too and also lets you chain effects. Ever thought of writing presets for that one?
this is a wild video. In every aspect. Cool stuff, kinda creepy too...
Nice, David Lynch score
Any chance of you sharing the patches you used?
great session! i own an Eventide H3000, upgraded to h3500 dfx, but it feels this machine could give me a different colour, i`ll be looking for it on the internet for sure.
Very nice.
Very cool
How is this done? I feel like I'm at a magic show.
Great Don! Those feedback sounds at the end are just great. Can this unit feedback onto itself or something?
Would like to recreate something similar in the DAW..
Cheers
Could you share how you made these? And do you think a DP/2 would be able to do something like this too?
These patches require more units, for example sine/noise generator -> pitch shifter -> phaser -> reverb. With only two units I would recommend using a synths instead of the sine generator and the with the 2 effects you can still do something cool.
I heard that if you upload HD video, then the audio quality is much better.
noise is art bruh
Hi there sorry if this is dumb but how are you getting any sound if nothing is plugged into the inputs? Is this not just an effects processor? Amazing sounds btw!!
You just need a little noise/hiss I would imagine and after a while it would build up.
@@dunk8157 There's also a sine/noise generator algorithm that even has filtering and EQ parameters.
one word - HOW
The patches shown in the above video were put up on YT 10 years ago. 1 year ago you replied to a user here, who asked "Don...can I buy these patches from you please ?" - and you replied "All gone. My fault. I might recreate them one day." I just checked out the YT-video demonstrating patches from your new (March 2023) soundset for DP4/DP4+ at th-cam.com/video/rR9FDAwIRJA/w-d-xo.html. There doesn't appear to be anything resembling the atmosphere-generator-patches shown above (and on the "refurb-video" here: th-cam.com/video/eg2UkqdnEUk/w-d-xo.html).
So those patches are not in your Ensoniq DP4 DP4+ Essentials Vol1. Will you be recreating the "atmosphere-generator-patches" shown above anytime soon?
I’m still waiting :)
Preset? :)
feedback and filters
Patches??? Or a tutorial please….this is great work tho….👍👍
dp4 is a nice unit, my sq-80 is still broke tho:(
Esaelectronics do you think this can sound close to a lex224 or rmx
Esaelectronics I'm basing An ideal sound of early 80s synth, pop hi nrg and italo
the last two minutes are beautiful mate!