honestly your the best on TH-cam Paolo. you have allot of charisma. very informative, great humour, talented in many ways and awesome taste in music and gear. these newer videos have been more on an open and personal level and it's heart felt. thank you for it all
Oh no Device Factor. The guys who hold down one note or maybe a chord while twisting knobs until some tortured godawful ear-splitting nauseating tone comes out are the ones to listen to. SynthMania choosing nice sounding tones and actually playing music is so 80's era. Get with the times.
The MM was often used next to the prophet 5. The prophet for the smoother and somewhat politer sounds and the MM for the real powerful ones. They are great together!
The Memorymoog and Prophet-5 can actually be similar sounding. The Memorymoog was used with other types of synths - namely digital for contrast - i.e. Bronski Beat with Memorymoog and DX7. In addition, the Prophet-5 can be as aggressive as the Memorymoog. Link to videos of mine with MM and Prophet - similar sound to each other: th-cam.com/video/sLrKykSKIu0/w-d-xo.html and here's a video where Prophet-5 is powerful sound, and MM is the polite sound: th-cam.com/video/cLJj0RN18Lw/w-d-xo.html
Up until about a year ago my most coveted vintage poly would have been the Yamaha CS-80, followed by the Jupiter 8... But then I watched Marc Doty's detailed series on the Memorymoog and they got bumped down to second and third....
I'm back for more. Thanks again for playing this beauty for me. I really love the variety of tones it has to offer. This is a great video. Take care and Happy Holidays. :) Sam.
WOW...!!! THIS is what i learned how to play Van Halen's/JUMP on. My neighbor across the street got one of these for Christmas... man, i wanted one SO bad back then. Awesome bud...!!! :)
Paolo. I really appreciate the video on the Memorymoog. What an amazing instrument! And you play it wonderfully. I don't have a Moog yet, but if I get one I'll probably get this one. I love the variety of sounds. It has so much POWER too! Pads are great at 2:00. String power at 2:20. I love it when you bring the left hand into the equation. It just fills up the speakers with such glory. 3:49 has that sweet funky tone. The sound at 10:30 is great! I'm coming back again after work to listen once more. I need two jobs just to afford one of these classic synthesizers. :) Take care Paolo and thanks again for playing my requests. Your fellow TH-camr, Sam (aka. machiwoomiapoo).
Luckily there are beautiful demos on youtube on this great synth but this is the best. A lot of awesome sounds, really amazing beast. Thank you SYNTH MANIA!.
Smalltown Boy is one of my favorite songs!!! I covered that in a school talent show years ago. lol I even used my DX7 for the original harp preset. Bronski Beat used a Korg Trident as well for the octave synth bass in Smalltown Boy.
There might be a reason behind that; it uses the same VCOs and EG chips as the P5 did. Not sure why Moog went that route when they could have made their own... I wonder if that didn't contribute somehow to its problems...
Larry Wilson yes it's trippy.i own a rev 3 . so, I'm not sure if I would be gaining or losing in investing in a memory moog. I would have a hard time picking between both.
Hey I saw your Roland W30 video and I was wondering if I should get one of these. I love 12 bit samplers and I heard the sequencer is really good too. I make a lot of old school jungle, rave, and hip hop. I found one for 200$ but it has no SCSI installed and I don't know how much sampling time there is on these things. Is it worth it?
Hi Paolo I like your idea of doing a cover of small town boy ( with the correct instruments!). Please getting around to doing that one day. Thank you very much for your fantastic & informative videos!
Thanks, man, likewise to you, I love your channel --a few days ago I was listening to your rendition of The Chicken on the M100 and I LOVED it! You're very, very talented, and of course your playing would show on any type of organ, but you're making think about selling my XK-3c and go back to "the real deal" (I used to have a C3) - The XK-3c is very good and a good emulation, but there's just something extra about the real tonewheels and the vintage funk they have.
SynthMania Thank you so much! I really enjoy your videos as well. Been watching for a while! I don't know where you live, but here in Florida, US, you can often find Hammond spinets for very cheap in good condition. I modded mine quite a bit to have B3-style bass foldback etc. Cheers!!
So you are telling me that besides the sun and the beach all year long, you also have cheap Hammonds there? Where is this magical place called FLORIDA?? Hehe, I'm in NoVa, and there are some good deals here too, although I know Fla has a better market for old organs. Later, gator :)
SMALLTOWN BOY COVER!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! Poalo, per favore, can you tell us about any tip from your experience to figure out the chords of any song? Specially pad sounds and 4-key chords.
Me neither. I just loved his "Grace" video so much. He knows I go back to watch it often. Paolo inspired me to start my own videos. It's an honor to have my request filled. Just ask. I'm sure he doesn't mind. :) I prefer being able to have a TH-cam with more social connections like facebook. Take care, Sam.
Wow im very shocked that to find out that the Memorymoog was used on the Bronski beat track. I think i was asking someone recently where the Bell/Harp sound came from . Excellent video beautiful instrument 👍
At the end credits, Paolo gives you a taste of his Small town Boy version rendered on his gear. Just to keep us mouth watering for more of that good 80s vibe, eh Paolo?? ;-p
hey synthmania, can you give a spoken demo of the emulator 2, and can you include, if you do this the orchestra hits as I never heard them on their own.
Hey! Being pretty I'm not super familiar with the hay day of synths. But your channel is introducing me to a whole world. What were they played through back in the day? Like did you play them through amps..? Like guitar amps and if so what were the most popular kind. And why were they played through whatever they were played through. Thanks!!
HEY! I DIDN'T KNOW YOU CAN SING TOO! Paolo... get going on the original music album! SERIOUSLY I would offer to support you by sending you a synth or something but you have more synths than I do! :-P
Make a couple of songs with Grace singing, if she's good or becomes good (after she's finished with her homework, of course). I like the early 80s ones, such as "Perfect Life" from 1 January, maybe also put vocals on "Grace", the one with Memorymoog. Haven't heard all you've done, but I think several are potential hit songs...
Try to find Jon Lord's intro in Whitesnake's Gambler; maybe the most beautyfull sound produced on memorymoog ever. Lasts for maybe 10, or 15 seconds, but that's enough to hear the noble and rich sound of, for me the best synth ever made. ARP quadra is closest to m.moog's level, and oberheim OB - Xa. maybe adding of some deelay wouldn't hurt.
it's a single chip, there's a service note from moog saying how to replace it by another better (non-clicking) digital source. The schematics indicates the pinout of everything and most DIY audio noise sources can fit in.
A cover of Smalltown Boy with you singing? I can't wait for that! Great demonstration, but I'm not really digging the hype around Moog synths. I think it's because to me they are almost a stereotype. By the way, do you have any synths from the Eastern Bloc in your collection? If so, it would be really interesting to see what you have and to hear your opinions of them.
Hehe, thank you, kilésengati, not sure I'll do the vocals too :-D but never say never. I don't have any Russian synth yet, but I'd love to get one in the near future.
Sounds amazing. Beautiful, fat sounds. But I heard it has to be tuned very often - even 2-3 times per hour :) Is it true? It's briliant anyway :) he he
Let me knock on wood about a dozen time, but my Memorymoog is fairly stable and keeps tune - only need to press autotune one time before playing. There, now I surely jinxed it...
Hi Kris Kash, I have a lifelong passion for music, and my instrument has been the synthesizer for a very long time, so over the years I ended up having a bunch of them. I also see myself as a bit of "synth historian" of sorts, so I need to keep up with what's going on with music technology of the past, present, and future.
George Duke jazz musician used it on his production David Frank of the system Winston Stewart former bar kays member used on freakshow on the dance floor Kevin Kendricks music director from cameo Jason Bryant from sos band used it on just the way I like it video Curtis Williams of Kool and the gang used it
It's more modern-sounding than the Memory but definitely has plenty of fatness. Check out this excellent video by Lisa Bella Donna: th-cam.com/video/G3mkKIR3QJ8/w-d-xo.html
This is a great synth..My mini JDXI sounds better though.. When is this vintage mania gonna come to an end... I know the synth history bought my JX3P in 1984 but come on...
honestly your the best on TH-cam Paolo. you have allot of charisma. very informative, great humour, talented in many ways and awesome taste in music and gear. these newer videos have been more on an open and personal level and it's heart felt. thank you for it all
I concur. :)
Oh no Device Factor. The guys who hold down one note or maybe a chord while twisting knobs until some tortured godawful ear-splitting nauseating tone comes out are the ones to listen to. SynthMania choosing nice sounding tones and actually playing music is so 80's era. Get with the times.
The MM was often used next to the prophet 5. The prophet for the smoother and somewhat politer sounds and the MM for the real powerful ones. They are great together!
The Memorymoog and Prophet-5 can actually be similar sounding. The Memorymoog was used with other types of synths - namely digital for contrast - i.e. Bronski Beat with Memorymoog and DX7. In addition, the Prophet-5 can be as aggressive as the Memorymoog. Link to videos of mine with MM and Prophet - similar sound to each other: th-cam.com/video/sLrKykSKIu0/w-d-xo.html and here's a video where Prophet-5 is powerful sound, and MM is the polite sound: th-cam.com/video/cLJj0RN18Lw/w-d-xo.html
A fantastic demo. Thank.
They really need to reissue this classic! One of my favorites of all time
6:18 As a memorymoog owner, I can identify that patch instantly (21). :)
Best video yet! I'm in heaven. What a monster synth! Thanks dude.
Wow. So very many songs that I recognized sounds from. Absolutely class.
Sunil, thank you
this gives me chills. such beautiful crisp sounds
Up until about a year ago my most coveted vintage poly would have been the Yamaha CS-80, followed by the Jupiter 8... But then I watched Marc Doty's detailed series on the Memorymoog and they got bumped down to second and third....
I'm back for more. Thanks again for playing this beauty for me. I really love the variety of tones it has to offer. This is a great video. Take care and Happy Holidays. :) Sam.
WOW...!!! THIS is what i learned how to play Van Halen's/JUMP on. My neighbor across the street got one of these for Christmas... man, i wanted one SO bad back then. Awesome bud...!!! :)
so many synths to choose from in 2017....only 5 with 6 voices that I can think of since the 70's.
Paolo. I really appreciate the video on the Memorymoog. What an amazing instrument! And you play it wonderfully. I don't have a Moog yet, but if I get one I'll probably get this one. I love the variety of sounds. It has so much POWER too! Pads are great at 2:00. String power at 2:20. I love it when you bring the left hand into the equation. It just fills up the speakers with such glory. 3:49 has that sweet funky tone. The sound at 10:30 is great! I'm coming back again after work to listen once more. I need two jobs just to afford one of these classic synthesizers. :) Take care Paolo and thanks again for playing my requests. Your fellow TH-camr, Sam (aka. machiwoomiapoo).
Very welcome, Sam! Glad you liked it
Luckily there are beautiful demos on youtube on this great synth but this is the best. A lot of awesome sounds, really amazing beast. Thank you SYNTH MANIA!.
Best demo in the memory moog straight to the point /playing
Moog needs to perfect the reliability issues and reproduce the MemoryMoog...great video!
Agreed. :)
No. That is what make it special
The bucket list synth to own, Lamm'd up.
This is wanted my ONE to sound like,and not just a lookalike MM.....good work here Paolo!
You make me dream with all its old synthesizers, I feel that we will never do better
Loved it your videos are the best - minimal talk and straight into it !!!
An memorymoog working 15 minutes with the correct tune.I can´t believe it.
Smalltown Boy is one of my favorite songs!!! I covered that in a school talent show years ago. lol
I even used my DX7 for the original harp preset.
Bronski Beat used a Korg Trident as well for the octave synth bass in Smalltown Boy.
Very interesting - I didn't know about the Trident - I have a mkII- do you have the source for this info??
it's such a beautiful synth, sounds quasi prophetish. would like to purchase one, one day. I'll take it over a jp8. thank you Paolo
Thank *you guys for watching!
There might be a reason behind that; it uses the same VCOs and EG chips as the P5 did. Not sure why Moog went that route when they could have made their own... I wonder if that didn't contribute somehow to its problems...
Larry Wilson yes it's trippy.i own a rev 3 . so, I'm not sure if I would be gaining or losing in investing in a memory moog. I would have a hard time picking between both.
Hey I saw your Roland W30 video and I was wondering if I should get one of these. I love 12 bit samplers and I heard the sequencer is really good too. I make a lot of old school jungle, rave, and hip hop. I found one for 200$ but it has no SCSI installed and I don't know how much sampling time there is on these things. Is it worth it?
I'll attain one. even though I've heard a nightmare of those complaints that it's a maintenance $$$ sucker.
Hi Paolo I like your idea of doing a cover of small town boy ( with the correct instruments!). Please getting around to doing that one day. Thank you very much for your fantastic & informative videos!
You cannot control the Memorymoog; it controls YOU!
thanks for starting to talk about your synths aswell as playing them. great change!
Andrew, thank you!
6:18 holy cow!!, just love this freaking beautiful pads.
I enjoyed hearing you talking as well as playing!
Thanks, man, likewise to you, I love your channel --a few days ago I was listening to your rendition of The Chicken on the M100 and I LOVED it! You're very, very talented, and of course your playing would show on any type of organ, but you're making think about selling my XK-3c and go back to "the real deal" (I used to have a C3) - The XK-3c is very good and a good emulation, but there's just something extra about the real tonewheels and the vintage funk they have.
SynthMania Thank you so much! I really enjoy your videos as well. Been watching for a while! I don't know where you live, but here in Florida, US, you can often find Hammond spinets for very cheap in good condition. I modded mine quite a bit to have B3-style bass foldback etc. Cheers!!
So you are telling me that besides the sun and the beach all year long, you also have cheap Hammonds there? Where is this magical place called FLORIDA?? Hehe, I'm in NoVa, and there are some good deals here too, although I know Fla has a better market for old organs. Later, gator :)
SynthMania I just passed on an L-100 because I don't have room for it!
It really brings back the memories. :) Thanks for the video!
Thank *you for watching!
Would like to see a video about your Fairlight CMI. How and when did you get it, how Page R works etc.
Hi, max xcab, yes, I've been neglecting fixing one of the sound cards
on the Fairlight, but I'll see what I can do in the next few days
From 2:22 to 2:56 sounds hauntingly beautiful- what I wouldnt give for an opportunity to play a memorymoog
Last 7 seconds were the most exciting!
IT IS VERY NICE 👍🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹👍thanks for the good demo 😀
SMALLTOWN BOY COVER!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Poalo, per favore, can you tell us about any tip from your experience to figure out the chords of any song? Specially pad sounds and 4-key chords.
Sure - TBH, many people now have asked me to start giving some tips on chords and playing songs, so I plan on starting a series on that, stay tuned...
Ohh, that's great!!!! Keep up those face-showing videos :)
Your voice sounds like Albert One! Make such a song! Best Regards from Germany!
I'd love to see your smalltown boy cover!
wonderful synth. Look forward to your rendition of Small Town Boy.
Thank you, mimoocho - will try to do it in the near future
Nice to see your face mate! :-D Continue with that! It's much more personal!
I didn't know people could make requests?? :-D
Me neither. I just loved his "Grace" video so much. He knows I go back to watch it often. Paolo inspired me to start my own videos. It's an honor to have my request filled. Just ask. I'm sure he doesn't mind. :) I prefer being able to have a TH-cam with more social connections like facebook. Take care, Sam.
how are you getting a hold of all these beauty dinosaur keyboards ?
Cool I was messing with mine today too :D Great video!
Could do a comparison between 80s DCO synths? Poly61, juno 60, juno 106, etc?
and with Memorymoon?
Hands up who has come back to this video more than 5 time ✋✋✋✋✋
Wow im very shocked that to find out that the Memorymoog was used on the Bronski beat track. I think i was asking someone recently where the Bell/Harp sound came from . Excellent video beautiful instrument 👍
Yes, I believe Memorymoog, DX7 and LinnDrum were used on the Age of Consent album
At the end credits, Paolo gives you a taste of his Small town Boy version rendered on his gear. Just to keep us mouth watering for more of that good 80s vibe, eh Paolo?? ;-p
awesome video!
Are you excited for the new Moog Polysynth? The Moog One.
Complimenti Paolo
Vegetto, molte grazie!
2:34 sounds a lot like the group Berlin no? But i know for sure they used Prophets
Your programming and playing are badass bro!🎹🎧💫😵👌😎👍BrAp oN!!¡!✌
hey synthmania, can you give a spoken demo of the emulator 2, and can you include, if you do this the orchestra hits as I never heard them on their own.
Yes, an Emulator II demo is definitely coming soon, and I'll make sure to play the orchestra hits
ok, thanks. I was only asking since modern talking in the 80s sued an emu 2 and I always wanted to hear the orchestra hits.
Gotcha - have you checked out this video? There's an orchestra sample demo towards the end: th-cam.com/video/nAV9il4ewFA/w-d-xo.htmlm25s
What a beast!
Hey! Being pretty I'm not super familiar with the hay day of synths. But your channel is introducing me to a whole world. What were they played through back in the day? Like did you play them through amps..? Like guitar amps and if so what were the most popular kind. And why were they played through whatever they were played through. Thanks!!
Stupendo....
coccoriver, grazie
how are you mixing those with your h3000 and delay?
HEY! I DIDN'T KNOW YOU CAN SING TOO! Paolo... get going on the original music album!
SERIOUSLY
I would offer to support you by sending you a synth or something but you have more synths than I do! :-P
Do you have a Polymoog as well?
Michael Langley polymoog is crap.
Can you recreate the synth intro to Deep Purple - Nobody's Home? I believe you have the synths 😊
Make a couple of songs with Grace singing, if she's good or becomes good (after she's finished with her homework, of course).
I like the early 80s ones, such as "Perfect Life" from 1 January, maybe also put vocals on "Grace", the one with Memorymoog. Haven't heard all you've done, but I think several are potential hit songs...
I like "Perfect Life".
Hehe, yes, Grace sings, and I did ask her to sing a few of my songs - but she's making me wait ;)
Thank you
SynthMania...SynthMania from Synthtopia? if you are, hello from Raggio di Luna-Viva!
You leave in the mornin', with everything you own in a little... black caaase...
Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a saaaad .....and looonely faaaaaaace
Beautiful song. I was 13 when 'The age of consent' was released. Still sends shivers down my spine.
Try to find Jon Lord's intro in Whitesnake's Gambler; maybe the most beautyfull sound produced on memorymoog ever. Lasts for maybe 10, or 15 seconds, but that's enough to hear the noble and rich sound of, for me the best synth ever made. ARP quadra is closest to m.moog's level, and oberheim OB - Xa. maybe adding of some deelay wouldn't hurt.
That table makes me fucking nervous.
the only thing that is wrong is the digital noise source, , the rest is amazing .
Vegetto Blue it can be replaced.
Vincent Favereau really ? How ?
it's a single chip, there's a service note from moog saying how to replace it by another better (non-clicking) digital source. The schematics indicates the pinout of everything and most DIY audio noise sources can fit in.
Has the some sound characteristics as Oberheim OBX
how much are these going for?
David Picarazzi 5K-9k
David Picarazzi a LOT
cool....good video!
A cover of Smalltown Boy with you singing? I can't wait for that!
Great demonstration, but I'm not really digging the hype around Moog synths. I think it's because to me they are almost a stereotype. By the way, do you have any synths from the Eastern Bloc in your collection? If so, it would be really interesting to see what you have and to hear your opinions of them.
Hehe, thank you, kilésengati, not sure I'll do the vocals too :-D but never say never. I don't have any Russian synth yet, but I'd love to get one in the near future.
kilésengati moog is obviously one of the best.
sounds like an Oberheim but not like 6 simultaneous Mini-moog, it lacks cut and attack to all the sounds...
We need a Behringer Memorymoog for 700 bucks- let us Ulli know
i had a dream of the memory moog
Nice!!
Sounds amazing. Beautiful, fat sounds. But I heard it has to be tuned very often - even 2-3 times per hour :) Is it true?
It's briliant anyway :) he he
Let me knock on wood about a dozen time, but my Memorymoog is fairly stable and keeps tune - only need to press autotune one time before playing. There, now I surely jinxed it...
i'm looking for a vst
benjamin nourri DIVA
benjamin nourri that emulates this? The Memorymoon is a lot cheaper than DIVA and sounds great!
benjamin nourri creamware MINIMAX.
what's the name of song at 12.30. ?
Just improvising
SynthMania very nice :)
Hey Paulo, so do you run a synth shop or are you a full-time musician. Like what's the reasoning for all the synths?
Hi Kris Kash, I have a lifelong passion for music, and my instrument has been the synthesizer for a very long time, so over the years I ended up having a bunch of them. I also see myself as a bit of "synth historian" of sorts, so I need to keep up with what's going on with music technology of the past, present, and future.
SynthMania quite an understatement !! your generosity rocks as well
Mmm Mmm good
Is there anything it can do that the Prophet 5 couldn't, other than one more voice?
Scott Larson one more voice + one more osc.
George Duke jazz musician used it on his production David Frank of the system Winston Stewart former bar kays member used on freakshow on the dance floor Kevin Kendricks music director from cameo Jason Bryant from sos band used it on just the way I like it video Curtis Williams of Kool and the gang used it
12.30
Does the One have such fatness?
It's more modern-sounding than the Memory but definitely has plenty of fatness. Check out this excellent video by Lisa Bella Donna: th-cam.com/video/G3mkKIR3QJ8/w-d-xo.html
@@SynthManiaDotCom Thanks Paolo, from Philadelphia.
It´s way overpriced
Lasse L don't buy it.
This is a great synth..My mini JDXI sounds better though.. When is this vintage mania gonna come to an end...
I know the synth history bought my JX3P in 1984 but come on...
Lasse L jdxi?? You nuts? That thing is thin & lifeless and lacks a good interface. And it's made in china and plastic.
Lasse L you are insane. JDXI??? You off your meds???
Best video yet! I'm in heaven. What a monster synth! Thanks dude.
Andy, thank *you for watching
I agree.
Andy Trullinger and only $7,000!!!
@@SPAZZOID100 lol they're like $26,000.00 now
Nice!