Paraphonic Strings & El Capistan : That Vangelis Blade Runner Sound

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  • @hubertvancalenbergh9022
    @hubertvancalenbergh9022 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    I have often found vintage gear combined with recent state of the art effects yields formidable results.

  • @voltphantom
    @voltphantom 9 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    This is one of the best demos I have ever heard. I keep coming back and watching it from time to time.

    • @Freefuture444
      @Freefuture444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same here, I also keep returning to hear this demo. Love it …

    • @johnraviella6561
      @johnraviella6561 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same here, every few months.

    • @guidorollinger2809
      @guidorollinger2809 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Me too.This demo demonstrates what synthesizers can do.

  • @dutchbeef8920
    @dutchbeef8920 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Like tears in the rain ❤

  • @sunilsolanki
    @sunilsolanki 6 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    I've lost count of the number of times I've come back to this video. Instant serenity. Play this at the UN and we would instantly have world peace.

    • @johnmeowzer8333
      @johnmeowzer8333 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      me too. it's amazing.

    • @pankajjaiswal6498
      @pankajjaiswal6498 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Peace 🙏🏻

    • @EdwinDekker71
      @EdwinDekker71 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The UN is built on the luciferian principles of Helena Blavatski, Alice Bailey and Aleister Crowley. It's there to bring in the age of Horus (new w0rld 0rder) not peace. If you want peace, seek Jesus Christ.

    • @gus6183
      @gus6183 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Estoy igual que tú.
      Ya llevaré unas 70 u 80 visitas a esta maravilla.❤
      Y volveré dentro de poco.
      Es un bucle al que agradezco haber entrado.

  • @Jordy666sic
    @Jordy666sic 10 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    Could you do a 10 hour piece next time? Thank you.

  • @nihilovestudios
    @nihilovestudios 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    This is the video that got me to go and get a Paraphonic 505, over six years ago. It's been a love affair ever since. Thank you, Tim, for your beautiful and stunning demonstration of the magic of the 505.

    • @TimOliver
      @TimOliver  3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It’s always nice to get compliments. - but it’s really something to know that it made a difference somehow. Thanks so much x

    • @helisoma
      @helisoma ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i just saw it and, well, now i'm stuck with the prospect of planning to get one as well 🙈😄...i have Juno-6, JX-10, JP-8000 but this is something else...wonderful use of effects 👌🏻

  • @petjorr
    @petjorr ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Well, I would call this performance a real masterpiece. I find myself listening this again and again... 😀👏

  • @Bonewerkz
    @Bonewerkz ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Like a flight through a far away gas giant's atmosphere.
    Amazing.

  • @mitchelldries6628
    @mitchelldries6628 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I watch this video over and over. Best string machine. Expertly played.

  • @rot_studios
    @rot_studios 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    When those low notes hit. Holy shit what a massive wall of sound

  • @JohnMoser66
    @JohnMoser66 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The absolute best example I’ve ever heard of what the 505 can do. Bravo!!

  • @lowcust04
    @lowcust04 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I always come back to this video, it just sounds incredibly beautiful...

  • @jamesbannon1057
    @jamesbannon1057 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Utterly gorgeous, especially when those low strings kick in.

  • @TuukkaTarma
    @TuukkaTarma 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You have captured the Vangelis sound perfectly, and your playing is brilliant

  • @OldManRiverDayZ
    @OldManRiverDayZ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I come back to this again and again - this is truly beautiful and leaves me only wanting more, MORE ! MORE !!!

  • @L31PZ1G
    @L31PZ1G 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There is no other youtube video, with such a beautiful played analog synthesizer, which catches me like yours every time i play it, stunning emotional! 🙏🏻❤

    • @TimOliver
      @TimOliver  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@L31PZ1G thanks so much 🙏

  • @aledquen
    @aledquen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    More bands or artists that sound like this? It makes me feel like I'm back home...somewhere safe, somewhere majestic...

    • @MaximusNYC
      @MaximusNYC ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Vangelis. It's right there in the title.

    • @paulallen8777
      @paulallen8777 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Some Tomita pieces have a bit of this feel like on the LP Snowflakes Are Dancing

  • @bioelectric1788
    @bioelectric1788 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is absolutely incredible. It’s like sonic transcendence . You two are one.

    • @TimOliver
      @TimOliver  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sonic transcendence. I love that !

  • @mercedesvan-doors34
    @mercedesvan-doors34 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I must have played this a thousand times over and over, it is a stunningly beautiful demo of a fantastic instrument, thanks for posting.

  • @SeverityOne
    @SeverityOne ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's amazing how, because of technical limitations, manufacturers of the 1970s worked around those limitations, and ended up with such a rich, moving sound.

    • @dinorocker8647
      @dinorocker8647 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It's disgusting how these early analog synth's sound better than the modern electronic instruments today.

    • @SeverityOne
      @SeverityOne 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@dinorocker8647 That's perhaps a bit too broad. I'd love to get my hands on a Novation Summit or a Waldorf Quantum, for example. And let's not forget how brittle these vintage instruments are.

    • @dinorocker8647
      @dinorocker8647 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well I prefer more of the vintage re imaginings of these vintage synths that have the look and sound of that era but have better components that'll last longer.@@SeverityOne

    • @SeverityOne
      @SeverityOne 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dinorocker8647 Have you seen the Summit? It looks more retro than the synths from the 1980s. 🙂

    • @dinorocker8647
      @dinorocker8647 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can't say I have I'll look it up.@@SeverityOne

  • @Lux-Voltaire
    @Lux-Voltaire 10 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Wow! I haven't had goosebumps in a long while. Sublime.

    • @PWMaarten
      @PWMaarten 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      They came with the bass.

    • @joeyf808
      @joeyf808 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly how i felt!

  • @leemearns3808
    @leemearns3808 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is the best demo I've seen of this synth, the track is stunning, full of feeling....awesome sound.

  • @hujuu
    @hujuu 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Love it when the bass comes in. Epic.

  • @XBROS1
    @XBROS1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Have to make a second comment
    This guy is a genious. I have seen many demos of the paraphonic 505. But nobody knows better than him how to use it. Congratulations

  • @jimdavis-gi1nq
    @jimdavis-gi1nq 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this video literally drove the price up on the paraphonic 505 ....breathtaking

  • @Sam_Utah
    @Sam_Utah 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Paraphonic 505 was my first synth in 1978 and I always loved the sound, later got a VP330 with a similar sound, vocoder added. Roland chorus really sparkles on both. The divide down technology gives it a great character, somewhere between an organ and a synth. Inspiration to put it through the strymon. Still a great sound and rare ancient synth. You do it justice, nice work.

    • @TimOliver
      @TimOliver  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hi Sam, I hadn't heard of divide down technology before so I've been reading up on it. Interesting ... I wonder if that's why some paraphonic machines have a kind of 'volume stealing that happens when playing large chords, or spreads. It's actually nice though and kind of glues the instruments together, giving it a self-contained character.
      Thanks for commenting :)

    • @Sam_Utah
      @Sam_Utah 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@TimOliver Yeah Tim, the old paraphonics were totally polyphonic like an organ or EP. It was the only way to cost effectively get envelop control on a polyphonic synth back in the day until the Prophet 5 showed them the way. The popular ones were the 505, Solina/String Ensemble and ARP OMNI as I remember but there were a bunch that were fully polyphonic, every key made a sound - Elka, Korg, Logan, and Hohner all had a verson, mostly string machines. Perhaps there was power fluctuations causing the fall off you hear - more keys, more draw down. But these old keyboards had character and fully polyphonic not like some of the new "paraphonics" the Pro2 and Sub37 that only divide down to 4 voices or only 2 in the sub.

  • @Grauskegg
    @Grauskegg 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Goosebump moment! Beautiful piece.

  • @thejollyjoker187
    @thejollyjoker187 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow! This is a great pedal effect!

  • @synth4ever
    @synth4ever 9 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Amazing composition and fantastic strings, the Roland RS-505 sounds so full and lush.
    Beautiful ambient soundscape... took me on a journey beyond. Thanks for this great piece, well done.

  • @AlexBallMusic
    @AlexBallMusic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Such a nostalgic sound! Enjoyed this.

  • @Ashfaq1999
    @Ashfaq1999 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brilliant. The intro and beyond are amazing 🎶

  • @darrenhirst9900
    @darrenhirst9900 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That pad is so dreamy and it just relaxes you.
    Really enjoyed this thanks Tim.

  • @AaronFerenc
    @AaronFerenc ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, I'm suddenly obsessing about string machines and just watched your video! Fantastic.

  • @AlfredoLozanoManso
    @AlfredoLozanoManso 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The piece is beautiful, and you have a great control of the instrument. Great video, thnx

  • @johnmeowzer8333
    @johnmeowzer8333 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love synthetic strings and this is the best string synth sound I've ever heard, even better than Tomita's (always love his too tho)

    • @TimOliver
      @TimOliver  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      High praise, thanks so much !

    • @johnmeowzer8333
      @johnmeowzer8333 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's magnificent, really.

    • @johnmeowzer8333
      @johnmeowzer8333 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're welcome. I hope you post more like this.

  • @Musik_Arbeiter
    @Musik_Arbeiter 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow, this is an awesome demo! Thank you for sharing! 🎹🎶

  • @rembrandvandooren8027
    @rembrandvandooren8027 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    the Roland Paraphonic RS505 is my first analog synth and I still loves this instrument very much!

  • @liamcurtis7570
    @liamcurtis7570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My mission in life is to listen to and play the fattest pwm and sawtooth pads possible. I think you out-Vangelis'd Vangelis. WOW! I can't believe you got this sound out of that single paraphonic synth. Great work.

    • @TimOliver
      @TimOliver  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks so much. That’s a great mission :) It’s a magic combination of modulations - the built in ensemble effect (from the dimension D), the wow & flutter delay repeats on the El Capistan, and finally the modulated tail on the Valhalla Vintage Reverb.

  • @amonster8mymother
    @amonster8mymother 10 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I've watched C-beams glitter in the moonlight.

  • @_fig.8
    @_fig.8 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    valhalla is such a great name for a reverb co. sounds amazing

  • @Psychlist1972
    @Psychlist1972 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Love those strings. And that bass!

  • @schrodingersdog6280
    @schrodingersdog6280 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Pity its not an hour long, Much respect.

  • @Gitara2019
    @Gitara2019 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I find myself coming back to this to admire the gorgeous sound of rs505 and that legendary low end... Great job on the composition too, it feels so comfortable to drown in that ocean of sound.

  • @juancarloscarrazon5016
    @juancarloscarrazon5016 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excelent performance! I agree with Mr. Eli. This is the best TH-cam demonstration of keyboard+fx+best knowledge.
    Vangelis trick was Yamaha CS80+Lexicon 480L
    Congratulations!

    • @timothyrylatt1231
      @timothyrylatt1231 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Vangelis used the Roland VP330 for the strings in Blade Runner, and probably some others.

  • @TeeBee303
    @TeeBee303 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    IM SO GLAD I FOUND THIS ........ A REALLY UNDERRATED SYNTH.... BEAUTIFULLY PLAYED.... JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES AND BE SENT ON A JOURNEY......WELL PLAYED SIR

  • @jedisid
    @jedisid 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    El Capistan is one of the greatest pedals around, and one of my favorites!

  • @rarbjm3416
    @rarbjm3416 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely epic. Just lost myself in a different universe. Speechless...

  • @xxxxxxxxxx02
    @xxxxxxxxxx02 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    beautiful

  • @triplescale
    @triplescale 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What a sound shower - incredible! That bass is killing me - I instantly stopped working and put Blade Runner on :-)

    • @TimOliver
      @TimOliver  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      'sound shower' .. nice !

  • @triplebacon1
    @triplebacon1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Best 4.43 mins EVER!!! ;-)

  • @skyreadersociety6183
    @skyreadersociety6183 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the very organic sound goes very well with the capistan. Polyphony is Beauty. Nice!

  • @positivelydark
    @positivelydark 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely awesome! Time for me to get a few Valhalla reverb plugins as I am always chasing the classic Vangelis huge reverb sound.

    • @TimOliver
      @TimOliver  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Check out Shimmer, which is what I think I used on this.

  • @pieceworkstudios
    @pieceworkstudios ปีที่แล้ว

    What a gorgeous sounding instrument and you have the right touch 👍👍

  • @zheltovsky
    @zheltovsky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0:48 = 2 sec before the most important button on this BEAST does his thing !

  • @gjb5864
    @gjb5864 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    awesome vid i have roland jupiter 4 and 505 both beastly machines massive sounds

  • @MusicFed
    @MusicFed 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    By far the best TH-cam demo for this wonderful synth. I have a VP330 but this is magic too

  • @hendriehensens7764
    @hendriehensens7764 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Beautifull sound it goes to your soul super very nice 😁😉👍👍

  • @groovealate74
    @groovealate74 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can't get enough of it, and I love the AIR that comes out of my subwoofer when the bass notes kick in! I can feel it in my reclinerrrr!!😆😆😆.. I have gotten stoned to this many times as well with very fine weed..

    • @darrenhirst9900
      @darrenhirst9900 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I smoked weed back in the 80's and listened to some music. I heard things I never heard before and the music sounded one hundred times better and like I was there with them.
      The tune totally rocks.

  • @mitchelldries6628
    @mitchelldries6628 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is one video i go back to many times. sooooo good!

  • @wawazonzon24
    @wawazonzon24 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is so beautiful, thank you for such an epic demo

  • @streamwish2
    @streamwish2 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Probably the coolest sound I've ever heard, damn.

  • @deauvillevrienden
    @deauvillevrienden 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can listen to this for hours, so inspiring.... yesterday i had a similar experience playing my 2 Deepmind 12 's

    • @gus6183
      @gus6183 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahhaha good idea... my DM12 is full of patches of warm strings trying sound like these...

    • @gus6183
      @gus6183 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And we no need valhalla shimmer...
      DM12 powa!

  • @ilikegeorgesaunders
    @ilikegeorgesaunders 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I hope you know I've probably watched this video more than any other on TH-cam (that might be an exaggeration). Such a great keyboard! Such a huge sound! I like your chord progressions, too -- someday a musicologist will do a study of 80s chord progressions and explain what makes them sound so great, and why so many of them were in minor keys.

  • @jerzypoprawa7107
    @jerzypoprawa7107 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wracam co kilka miesięcy od lat. Słucham. Zachwycam się stale tak samo. Cudowne brzmienia.

  • @markclowe
    @markclowe 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always bawl like a big baby at the end where Rutger Hauer's character dies. He accepts that his end is nigh and stops trying to kill Deckard. He just talks about what he has seen in his life. Then he releases the bird as he dies in the rain. So sad and symbolic. Gets me every time. Tears in my eyes now just thinking of it. Nice demo. Thanks!

  • @BihlerOfficial
    @BihlerOfficial 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is so good

  • @johneli495
    @johneli495 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    lush sounding, beautiful

  • @bobleglob162
    @bobleglob162 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes. It gives me that feeling. whatever that feeling is.

  • @daguru5459
    @daguru5459 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jezus. I've never heard the Paraphonic sound so good.

  • @thallrudedjentstorm1756
    @thallrudedjentstorm1756 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just found out about this synth. It blows my mind.

  • @SharpblueCreative
    @SharpblueCreative 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice. Has the CS80 type sound down quite well.

  • @robbenning7046
    @robbenning7046 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is so beautiful! Great play!

  • @GNeuman
    @GNeuman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely mint, absolutely mint. Bravo!

  • @CollummPlays
    @CollummPlays 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I favourited this piece. 😁

  • @DavidGarciaReel
    @DavidGarciaReel 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic Tim. Really inspiring and emotional texture and tone!

  • @androoow
    @androoow 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this music is better than the entire 2049Bladerunner soundtrack!! great work.

  • @davidellis2286
    @davidellis2286 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The 505 was my first keyboard, but I never got it sounding like this!

  • @Roman.Yuhaev
    @Roman.Yuhaev 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a rich and fat sound! So vintage and authentic

  • @geraldfriend256
    @geraldfriend256 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nailed it.I heard it was originally done on a Yamaha cs-80 .

    • @TimOliver
      @TimOliver  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Gerald, yeah he used a CS80 for a lot of stuff in Blade Runner. For the strings though he used a Roland VP330 - a very close relation of this keyboard . It has no bass section (which is killer on this), but the added benefit of a choir sound which you hear layered into it. Very distinctive.

  • @nilsvanderplancken
    @nilsvanderplancken 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    of all +100 synths I owned over the years, this is my nr 1

  • @PodOfHeat
    @PodOfHeat 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sounds gorgeous

  • @triplebacon1
    @triplebacon1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That does sound good Tim

  • @johnmaddox4403
    @johnmaddox4403 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The emotions from this sound like the solina and others, is sometimes too much to bear, it is the fabric of music that is timeless. Analog power is insane. The circuitry in this keyboard is the dna of voyager thru space, through a time when electronics was nature incarnate, before digitalness and after the tube universe. Jm

  • @Danzig1777
    @Danzig1777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    By the end of this demo I had travelled to places light years away 😧

  • @kgbinfo
    @kgbinfo 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my god.... I've just soiled myself. Well done!

  • @Kossi.
    @Kossi. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pls make more its so powerful and full of emotions!

  • @personalwatching9312
    @personalwatching9312 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Holy crap! I need this synth

  • @andresgrumann4079
    @andresgrumann4079 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful strings with a nice synth!

  • @careycarson7629
    @careycarson7629 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Achingly beautiful.

  • @travisguide4516
    @travisguide4516 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent jam session

  • @Beephouse
    @Beephouse 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! Super lush sound, so awesome!

  • @wild_insomnia
    @wild_insomnia 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    mesmerizing

  • @audioartisan
    @audioartisan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, that was powerfully thick and luscious.

  • @scopex2749
    @scopex2749 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely superb!

  • @SunnyBear
    @SunnyBear 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is so beautiful, thankyou! This goes straight into my vintage synth wishlist. :)

  • @soleildusoir3616
    @soleildusoir3616 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic sounds !

  • @tweakabit3682
    @tweakabit3682 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible powerful sound... 😍

  • @nigelday8693
    @nigelday8693 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great sound. Brilliant.
    Can we have some more.

  • @merlebachoise
    @merlebachoise 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Magnifique :)

  • @mantra3000
    @mantra3000 10 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    The reverb does a lot of the work.

    • @otisobl
      @otisobl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A few months ago I saw a demo of a Volca FM and a TC Electronic reverb that costs four times the Volca...
      Of course, the Volca FM sounded fabulous. ;-)

    • @theloniouspunk6957
      @theloniouspunk6957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I totally agree, but the RS-505 remains an incredible string synth. Let's say they go very well together.