I like this channel over other channels because you show us how the synths actually sound in a musical way as oppose to other channels just playing a note and sweeping through frequencies.
I'm loving the sequenced baseline. it's like an epic trance banger only 80s flavoured. The whole song works so well. Closed my eyes and drifted. Big thumbs up
@@SynthManiaDotCom No, it still needs an osc. sync second lead, Amiga trumpet fanfare, orchestral hits, and a vocodered voice talking about blasting off or weapons systems ready or whatever. You are right that it's not Synthwave so it's closer to Spacesynth but I wouldn't technically call it either.
This is f'in great! You've really stepped up your channel in the last few years, I've been following you for so many years, but lately man...really, really, awesome. LOVE it!..keep it up! And yeah digital AND analog for the win! So nice.
I'm surprised a video game developer hasn't asked you to make a Streets of Rage-style soundtrack for a retro beat-em-up yet. I'm also impressed at the way you manage to do credible-sounding 1980s Eurodisco and 1990s house music - very few musicians back in the day made the transition between those two styles successfully. Also, it's refreshing to see a music demonstration channel where the musician isn't playing blues licks on electric guitar.
Truly beautiful! Amazing to see a behind the scenes view of our favorite sounds coming together live in front of our eyes. Such a great contemporary exploration of an extremely special legacy of musical history. Thanks for sharing!
Didn’t Alan Wilder make all his DM patches for the Emulator available to the public? Too bad he’s not with DM anymore, but it was a cool move to grace us with his signature patches.
@@NostalKeys then how come i got ahold of them ?you just have to ask around people who has them its more than one guy who has it i think i have 13 song live samples from music for the masses tour
Nicely done! This was the setup I so desperately wanted back in 1984, but instead wound up with the budget version of a Prophet 600, TR-909, and Ensoniq Mirage.
thank you for making these videos, I was a bit too young to understand what went on back than as far as what went into making these classic 80's songs now I have a better understanding on what these instruments actually did........thank you 🙏
@@nezbit90 my father entered the hospital yesterday with a life threatening condition. I am the same age as Paolo. This track gave me some solace this morning. Peace.
The Emulator 2 was so damn expensive back in the day. Agree about adding the dash of digital. The Analog sounds ground the piece but with a bit of digital synthesis / samples you nail the mid eighties sound. I hit 20 in the mid 70s and this rings back the memories....please add this one to your hopefully planned released set 🙂
Thanks so much - yes, it's amazing how much technology has evolved and now we have so much more power on a smart phone than an Emulator ever had, at a fraction of the price.
@@SynthManiaDotCom I absolutely agree, but how much more fun is a rack full of synths, and lets not get into analog sounding better than digital, my opinion is, if it sounds good it is good.
@@SynthManiaDotCom As long as it's part analog and maybe even more digital, it's definitely the mid 80s pop/synthpop sound. DX7 or not, it works here. ;-)
Absolutely great track! Reminds me a lot of the style of Koto. Your channel by the way gave me a big inspiration and motivation to start to create 80s italodisco style music!
Wow such a fab composition. You took me back 30 years in an instant to world I don’t understand. Not much has changed. I’m heading over to your soundcloud to find more. Cheers Paulo!
Thanks! This is actually not Synthwave, it's '80s music created with machines from the '80s, done by a Gen X guy who lived in the '80s - but yeah, Synthwave is a nice modern genre created with software plugins, done by millennials
@@SynthManiaDotCom Ha! I know what you both mean. Sometimes, though, love of one thing can lead to love of another. As a millennial (born a few years after these synths were released), I discovered synthwave a couple of years ago and love it, but then became fascinated with the original instruments and music from the 1980s. I have some nice (modern) analog instruments from Moog and Korg now, and hope to continue expanding the collection and making music with it. It's inspiring to watch you perform 80s music on the original hardware -- and your tutorials/explanations are always appreciated!
@@SynthManiaDotCom I know, I've been following you for a fair few years now and love most of the content you put out. I meant no disrespect when I mentioned synthwave as I too own a few 80's vintage synths and am from the same generation as yourself but was just drawing parallels from where the whole synthwave scene got it's influence, hence the 'vibe'.
That's like a long intro for Miami Vice. I had time to make my popcorn and settle in for some classic Miami 80's clothes and fancy cars but the show never started.
My thought exactly, but I settled for my own imagination: Crocket & Tubbs are chasing bad guys across a sun-drenched ocean in the Scarab powerboat at full throttle :-)
I love these sounds! There’s something about early 80s electronic instruments. I guess they are some of the earliest musical sounds I remember. Besides the music, I also like how you’ve been having the title appear after the start of the video. It’s like the video is saying, “now we have arrived.”
Absolutely fantastic! I love seeing the Pro~One finally getting the love it always deserved. It was my first synth, and it got me on my way to a wonderful musical journey. Took a few more years to get my hands on a Jupiter-8, but it was worth the wait. Never got an E-II back in the day, but ran a pair of EMAX-IIs along with a massive pile of other gear for a long time.
There was a Dutch synth group in the 80's called "Laserdance" that did a lot of these tunes. Instantly reminds me of their album Technological Mind. Speed it a bit up and you're spot on. Super!
@@JEANBRUCEnocturbulous Yes, that was the producer on most of their albums. It's no secret he had all the good stuff from that time in his studio. Mastermind and music store owner Erik van Vliet also produced for Italo Disco artists.
Wow just when you think you've heard the best, this comes along, gosh that emulater these all fit together perfectly. You can hear almost the whole electric 80s. Nostalgia at its best
Wicked sequences and well thought out. That condition of the synths is amazing. Makes me happy to see these classics in showroom condition. Well done 😊
Hi Paolo, do you happen to have a bandcamp site or something similar where we can buy/listen to your homemade music? You really capture the 80s atmosphere in your songs very well, I love them!
Grande! Sinceramente io lo pubblicherei... ripulito e riportato in studio diventerebbe un gran lavoro. Bass-line da paura, inciso stellare, abbellimenti in puro stile '80s e drum che tecnicamente sembra perfetta anche nei fill.
I've been following you recently, but I'm inspired by you to improve my passion for electronic music. Thank's
That Emu Synclavier sound... OMG I sooo love it! This piece of work takes me back to some of your truly amazing stuff I listen to over and over offline... "Festa In Soffitta" for example! You sooo need to produce an album of this stuff!
In the mid '80s I was glad my mate's dad was a well-paid pro concert pianist who encouraged him to play keyboards: he got an SH-101 for his birthday and a Korg (the model of which I can't remember) a few months later. Me, I had a Casio MT-68. But we both craved for a Jupiter-8.
This is the setup my brother used in the eighties playing soul and funk and R&B, with a bunch of people back then. Mostly Luther Vandross. Great chunk of gear.!
Really enjoyed this tune! For the record, the 80s were the best time of my life, but until now I always though the sound of the 80s was a reflection of the times, rather than simply the sound of the instruments...
I need to get an Emulator II next, with the new addition of a Moog Source and JX-3P to my collection I have enough analog rolling around in my room to justify it at this point haha
Oh trust me I’m not at his level yet I’m pretty deep in for a 23 year old working a manual labor job hahahaha But I would never get a synth just for the sake of it, I use all of them every day, nothing I’d rather put my money in to other than savings and investments ha
@@TheWarhammerfreak Don't stop your passion either. When I was your age I had three Roland's, an Ensonic, a few drum pads, a hefty computer system running it all. I ended up in a truck accident and became disabled. Eventually I had to sell my gear to get by. Thankfully I'm on my feet again, and the world of soft synths and good DAW's let me have fun again these days. My point is though that you should never waste an opportunity to enjoy your passions. Have fun. Good luck finding all you want for your collection!
@Jean Bruce No, not all 😃 If you have one in mind just let me know at the email you can find on the "About" tab on my channel - we can discuss in private if you'd like -thx
A perfect mashup between Flexxyball’s “Love theme” bassline, analog session’s “N5 from outer space” on refrain theme and some The twins flavors here and there. Nice tune.
pro one is so fat that's a mean machine. also the best synth channel on youtube, someone who knows what he's doing and isn't pretentious about it, really great skills
Imagine this would‘ve dropped in the 80s… This guy would be a billionaire by now
This is my first subscribed channel. I was born in the 1970s. Thanks for the great sounds!
Thanks for subbing!
That Liquid Stack sound is just absolutely gorgeous. God I love that sound so much.
I like this channel over other channels because you show us how the synths actually sound in a musical way as oppose to other channels just playing a note and sweeping through frequencies.
I thought I've seen them all, then this shows up in my feed lol... Excellent!! Love your videos Paolo!
There is a part which reminds me to Valerie Dore's Get Closer. 😊 Great job as ever, Paolo.
Loving this!!! 80s FOREVER!!!
This is an excellent démo, great sound, i love !
I am continually amazed at the quality tunes you put out on a regular basis... This one, I would gladly buy a copy of!
I'm loving the sequenced baseline. it's like an epic trance banger only 80s flavoured. The whole song works so well. Closed my eyes and drifted. Big thumbs up
The genre you are thinking of is called Spacesynth.
@@Ishkur23 This is not Spacesynth.
@@SynthManiaDotCom No, it still needs an osc. sync second lead, Amiga trumpet fanfare, orchestral hits, and a vocodered voice talking about blasting off or weapons systems ready or whatever.
You are right that it's not Synthwave so it's closer to Spacesynth but I wouldn't technically call it either.
Oh, and the D-50 Fantasia patch. Anything Glockenspiely with lots of reverb/echo.
@@Ishkur23 love the fantasia patch
Your equipment looks brand spanking new. Straight out the box. Nice tune.
This is f'in great! You've really stepped up your channel in the last few years, I've been following you for so many years, but lately man...really, really, awesome. LOVE it!..keep it up! And yeah digital AND analog for the win! So nice.
I'm surprised a video game developer hasn't asked you to make a Streets of Rage-style soundtrack for a retro beat-em-up yet. I'm also impressed at the way you manage to do credible-sounding 1980s Eurodisco and 1990s house music - very few musicians back in the day made the transition between those two styles successfully.
Also, it's refreshing to see a music demonstration channel where the musician isn't playing blues licks on electric guitar.
Thank you for sharing this delicious time of 80’s...,
Truly beautiful! Amazing to see a behind the scenes view of our favorite sounds coming together live in front of our eyes. Such a great contemporary exploration of an extremely special legacy of musical history. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
A lot of Depeche Mode sounds on this song. WOW! What a great performance, Paolo! Tks for sharing it with us!
Didn’t Alan Wilder make all his DM patches for the Emulator available to the public?
Too bad he’s not with DM anymore, but it was a cool move to grace us with his signature patches.
@@saladdays180s9 No, he didn't. If I'm not wrong, theere was an auction and a very fortunate guy got those amazing sounds all for him.
@@NostalKeys then how come i got ahold of them ?you just have to ask around people who has them its more than one guy who has it i think i have 13 song live samples from music for the masses tour
@@freyjulundr Really!? How did you get them?
@@NostalKeys they’re available online if you know where to look
Nicely done! This was the setup I so desperately wanted back in 1984, but instead wound up with the budget version of a Prophet 600, TR-909, and Ensoniq Mirage.
thank you for making these videos, I was a bit too young to understand what went on back than as far as what went into making these classic 80's songs now I have a better understanding on what these instruments actually did........thank you 🙏
A little bit of Miami Vice with a twist of Depeche Mode and Pet Shop Boys.
I would say 100% Laserdance.
Excellent track and demo Paulo. Love it.
Thank you, Morton!
Very excellent, best timbre, classic electronics.Sincerely from Belarus.
Glad you like it!
This is amazing 🤯
You are making my day with my father now in the hospital as of yesterday. As we are the same age, these are hitting deep in the soul.
How can you be the same age as your Father lol
@@nezbit90 my father entered the hospital yesterday with a life threatening condition. I am the same age as Paolo. This track gave me some solace this morning. Peace.
Oh man... I'm sorry to hear that, best wishes to your father
@@SynthManiaDotCom Thx. Loved the performance.
I love. I have the impression of being in the 80s. It's beautiful and simply captivating. It's Synthmania, you are an artist. well done
Another great piece, Paolo. I really enjoyed this one :D
Thanks a lot!
The Emulator 2 was so damn expensive back in the day. Agree about adding the dash of digital. The Analog sounds ground the piece but with a bit of digital synthesis / samples you nail the mid eighties sound. I hit 20 in the mid 70s and this rings back the memories....please add this one to your hopefully planned released set 🙂
Thanks so much - yes, it's amazing how much technology has evolved and now we have so much more power on a smart phone than an Emulator ever had, at a fraction of the price.
@@SynthManiaDotCom I absolutely agree, but how much more fun is a rack full of synths, and lets not get into analog sounding better than digital, my opinion is, if it sounds good it is good.
This is sooooooo awesome! Riding the synthwave!
Beautiful old synths, sampler and drum machine. And a fantastic song too!
Superb Paulo! I guess you're not surprised when I say I love this, it's just the kind of sound that is THE 80s to me. Great work!
Many thanks, Espen!! Totally agree, these are the sounds of that era for sure! :) (well, maybe I forgot to use the DX7 also but close enough! :-D )
@@SynthManiaDotCom As long as it's part analog and maybe even more digital, it's definitely the mid 80s pop/synthpop sound. DX7 or not, it works here. ;-)
Sounds great, Paolo! Very nice... Love the Pro-One!
Thanks a lot!
Wow! That’s such a dream set up! Keep up the great music and videos. ‘80’s forever!!!
Absolutely great track! Reminds me a lot of the style of Koto. Your channel by the way gave me a big inspiration and motivation to start to create 80s italodisco style music!
You must take excellent care of your synths, all these look brand new and sound fantastic
I would honestly have to say that his collection of synths is world-class
@@keedavid88 Definately, not seen a collection looking so clean
@Brian just ordered black screws I lost from mounting and a value knob my kid chewed on then my prophet 8 module will look brand new
They are probably early Behringer prototypes of gear that comes 2021. :P
He's a good example of the "buy once, cry once" school of collecting vintage gear.
Thanx Paolo, this song was really nice, I was just floating along in memory to a little beach i Alassio in 1987 ... Big Like-a-lot!
Many thanks!!
Its great to SEE what makes theese sounds. I enjoy the contrast between these two synthesizers.
Awesome Track Paolo!
Wow such a fab composition. You took me back 30 years in an instant to world I don’t understand.
Not much has changed. I’m heading over to your soundcloud to find more. Cheers Paulo!
You’ve been bringing out the big guns of the 80s in the latest videos. Love it!
Fantastic synth master❤❤❤🎧🎧🎧💯👍👍👍🎹🛰️🌍
Love this! Such a great synthwave vibe.
Thanks! This is actually not Synthwave, it's '80s music created with machines from the '80s, done by a Gen X guy who lived in the '80s - but yeah, Synthwave is a nice modern genre created with software plugins, done by millennials
@@SynthManiaDotCom Ha! I know what you both mean. Sometimes, though, love of one thing can lead to love of another. As a millennial (born a few years after these synths were released), I discovered synthwave a couple of years ago and love it, but then became fascinated with the original instruments and music from the 1980s. I have some nice (modern) analog instruments from Moog and Korg now, and hope to continue expanding the collection and making music with it. It's inspiring to watch you perform 80s music on the original hardware -- and your tutorials/explanations are always appreciated!
@@SynthManiaDotCom I know, I've been following you for a fair few years now and love most of the content you put out. I meant no disrespect when I mentioned synthwave as I too own a few 80's vintage synths and am from the same generation as yourself but was just drawing parallels from where the whole synthwave scene got it's influence, hence the 'vibe'.
That's like a long intro for Miami Vice. I had time to make my popcorn and settle in for some classic Miami 80's clothes and fancy cars but the show never started.
My thought exactly, but I settled for my own imagination:
Crocket & Tubbs are chasing bad guys across a sun-drenched ocean in the Scarab powerboat at full throttle :-)
I love these sounds! There’s something about early 80s electronic instruments. I guess they are some of the earliest musical sounds I remember. Besides the music, I also like how you’ve been having the title appear after the start of the video. It’s like the video is saying, “now we have arrived.”
Many of the retro new wave songs have this same bright sound but they are all new songs.
alcyon2sp I have a few of the modern digital copies, too, but I like hearing the originals, especially played together like this.
@@SimpleHold I am just glad the younger generation are making music like this.
alcyon2sp me, too.
This is the real deal. Thank you for sharing
You bet
This is brilliant....love it. Great tunes and great classic synths...
Many thanks!
This is the jam… damn I gotta get my Linn Drum fixed… so inspired by this
Absolutely fantastic! I love seeing the Pro~One finally getting the love it always deserved. It was my first synth, and it got me on my way to a wonderful musical journey. Took a few more years to get my hands on a Jupiter-8, but it was worth the wait. Never got an E-II back in the day, but ran a pair of EMAX-IIs along with a massive pile of other gear for a long time.
as a pro3 owner who was too young at the time to own a pro one (i was one years old when it came out lol) i approve this message
There was a Dutch synth group in the 80's called "Laserdance" that did a lot of these tunes. Instantly reminds me of their album Technological Mind. Speed it a bit up and you're spot on. Super!
Michiel Van Der Kuy ?
@@JEANBRUCEnocturbulous Yes, that was the producer on most of their albums. It's no secret he had all the good stuff from that time in his studio. Mastermind and music store owner Erik van Vliet also produced for Italo Disco artists.
@@ZenithMusicNet goeie info! thanks
Wow just when you think you've heard the best, this comes along, gosh that emulater these all fit together perfectly. You can hear almost the whole electric 80s. Nostalgia at its best
Wow, thanks!
VERY COOOOL!! iLove 80' ! I just shake my head while listening to music.
Glad you enjoy it!
really good track - extremely well done!
Wicked sequences and well thought out.
That condition of the synths is amazing.
Makes me happy to see these classics in showroom condition.
Well done 😊
Hi Paolo, do you happen to have a bandcamp site or something similar where we can buy/listen to your homemade music? You really capture the 80s atmosphere in your songs very well, I love them!
Brilliant! I am playing this very loud and that bass is amazing 😻
(And those key changes!!)
love to see your videos ..sounds great and thanks for showing how things were done!
Thanks for watching!
Complimenti, tutti i tuoi video sono fonte di grande ispirazione!
I really starting loving it, around 1:30, when you started playing the melody on the Emulator II. Great stuff Paulo, thanks so much.
C'est vraiment excellent, bravo continuez comme cela 👏🙂
Thank you for playing these very cool sounds!! Inspires me to play some in this style as well.
Go for it!
Exciting sounds from the 80s. For me the best music was made in that decade. I LOVE 80'S.
Grande! Sinceramente io lo pubblicherei... ripulito e riportato in studio diventerebbe un gran lavoro. Bass-line da paura, inciso stellare, abbellimenti in puro stile '80s e drum che tecnicamente sembra perfetta anche nei fill.
I've been following you recently, but I'm inspired by you to improve my passion for electronic music. Thank's
this song totally deserves to be published somewhere.
The Pro One sounds amazing!
Depeche mode. Vince clarck. Micheal certu Alan wilder. ... Epic Sound. You are pure artist.. 80s gold Era ❤️❤️❤️
That Emu Synclavier sound... OMG I sooo love it! This piece of work takes me back to some of your truly amazing stuff I listen to over and over offline... "Festa In Soffitta" for example! You sooo need to produce an album of this stuff!
Glad you enjoy it!
Todays and back then a hi end setup. Good Tune 🤘
In the mid '80s I was glad my mate's dad was a well-paid pro concert pianist who encouraged him to play keyboards: he got an SH-101 for his birthday and a Korg (the model of which I can't remember) a few months later. Me, I had a Casio MT-68. But we both craved for a Jupiter-8.
That’s one of most holy setups I know❤
Master at Work. WOW!❤️
That sounds fantastic !
Holy fuck what a set up dude !
Great track and composition!
Brawo! Super voices!
This is the good stuff. Adding the E2 is magical
Great tune! Loved that you changed Emulator patches throughout the song.
Fantastic 80's sound.
This is the setup my brother used in the eighties playing soul and funk and R&B, with a bunch of people back then. Mostly Luther Vandross. Great chunk of gear.!
Wow, very cool!!! Is your brother Skip ?
Love it! Synths, chords, melodies are amazing. Would love to have this one on my Synthwave Spotify playlist to listen while driving 🚘
Very awesome!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Its simply magical what you did, must be hard left this room haha god bless you, greetings from Brazil, Paolo
This is like the soundtrack to every movie I loved in the 1980's all rolled into one tune.
Love the lead on the Emu2. Gives me "Here is the House" vibes.
Really enjoyed this tune! For the record, the 80s were the best time of my life, but until now I always though the sound of the 80s was a reflection of the times, rather than simply the sound of the instruments...
Wow very impressive collection of gear man. 👍🏽
I need to get an Emulator II next, with the new addition of a Moog Source and JX-3P to my collection I have enough analog rolling around in my room to justify it at this point haha
ha. I promise it never ends
Oh trust me I’m not at his level yet I’m pretty deep in for a 23 year old working a manual labor job hahahaha
But I would never get a synth just for the sake of it, I use all of them every day, nothing I’d rather put my money in to other than savings and investments ha
@@TheWarhammerfreak Don't stop your passion either. When I was your age I had three Roland's, an Ensonic, a few drum pads, a hefty computer system running it all. I ended up in a truck accident and became disabled. Eventually I had to sell my gear to get by. Thankfully I'm on my feet again, and the world of soft synths and good DAW's let me have fun again these days. My point is though that you should never waste an opportunity to enjoy your passions. Have fun. Good luck finding all you want for your collection!
Sounds so good, the bassline really holds it all together nicely. Reminds of something out of The Running Man soundtrack a little. Great stuff indeed.
yes now you say that about the running man.
I love all those synths, spot on!
You need to release this tune! Great melody hook.
Man !!! Magic
Paolo ist the god of 21st century italo disco!
heavenly, you should release a vinyl with this tune
Yes! I would love for Paolo to release some vinyl!!
Yes I tell him that all the time, I want to sign him on my label, but he will banish me if I keep going asking lol
@Jean Bruce No, not all 😃 If you have one in mind just let me know at the email you can find on the "About" tab on my channel - we can discuss in private if you'd like -thx
@@SynthManiaDotCom Haaaaaaaaa Paolo you just made my day I was waiting for so long, patience pays off !!! I send you a private message Asap.
@@JEANBRUCEnocturbulous Oh man, not a problem, tbh I don't remember! But I m getting a lot of messages so prob my fault :(
A perfect mashup between Flexxyball’s “Love theme” bassline, analog session’s “N5 from outer space” on refrain theme and some The twins flavors here and there.
Nice tune.
It's looks like an Italo-Disco extended version song,with the great JP8 and the great Emulator,you made it beautifull.
pro one is so fat that's a mean machine. also the best synth channel on youtube, someone who knows what he's doing and isn't pretentious about it, really great skills
Now all we need is Neil Tenants Vocals, some MIDI voice sampling, and then BANG. We’ve got an undiscovered PSB song.
Absolutely love your work!
Methinks you've been listening to some Assemblage 23 😊
Awww, this sound so great without much processing, madness
beautiful, you are one of a kind !
You are so kind
Very nice. Melody is almost reminiscent of “Beauty has her way”.
Love your channel
Dang Paolo! So good! That descending trill on the Jupiter makes me think of the Goonies OST for some reason.