ACHIEVEMENTS
synth_nyc has some success with various synth manufacturers / synth software editors:
- Waldorf Music acquired 4 sound banks I designed for the M, the Iridium and the Pulse 2. My Iridium bank is a Factory Preset on the Iridium Keyboard, and available for FREE download to all Iridium / Quantum owners. My M banks and Pulse 2 bank are available on the Waldorf Music site.
- Black Corporation Japan acquired a sound bank I designed for the Deckard’s Dream, Xerxes and Kijimi. My Deckard’s Dream bank is a Factory Preset on the Deckard’s Dream Mk2. All banks are available for FREE download to all Deckard’s Dream, Xerxes and Kijimi owners.
- GForce Software acquired a sound bank I designed for the OB-E v2. My OB-E bank is available for FREE download to all OB-E v2 licensees.
- GS Music acquired a sound bank I designed for the e7. My e7 bank is available for FREE download to all e7 owners.
- Madrona Labs acquired 2 sound banks I designed for Kaivo and Sumu. My Kaivo & Sumu banks will be available soon for FREE download to all Kaivo & Sumu licensees.
QUOTES
- Kickstarter (Fred Meslin / Creator): “this is very impressive what you have been doing with the (Manatee) machine so far, hats off! … Thank you very much for your contributions synth_nyc”
- Gearspace Forum: “Nice (Manatee [Bank 2]) sounds!”
- KVR Forum: “I like how these do sound in the (Sumu) audio Demos! … GOOD presets are VERY welcome!”
- Gearspace Forum: “Anyone who does not yet own The Blue Journey soundset should definitely consider it. Hands-down the best sounds I’ve heard for the M so far”
- Gearspace Forum: “Love the (M) “The Blue Journey” sounds”
- Gearspace Forum: “This (M) soundset is so inspiring that I needed to make a small jam with it”
- Gearspace Forum: “One of the best (M) “custom patches” I’ve heard so far, great work!!!”
- Gearspace Forum: “What excellent sounds they are, I was hoping someone would show off the newer (M) firmware stuff eventually and you more than lived up to my hopes in this regard, so I did not hesitate to buy those sounds.”
- Gearspace Forum: “synth_nyc has some epic Deckard’s Dream demos on Soundcloud I don’t know who he or she is but talented… Wow you weren’t kidding. Great stuff”
- Gearspace Forum: “Check out synth_nyc on SoundCloud Incredible 002r rack demos If I had one would try to contact and get those presets ! He also has some killer 008R presets”
- GForce Software: “Complimenting the (OB-E) update is a set of 50 new patches from the super talented synth_nyc. The set contains a range of great go-to pads, leads and bases along with a selection of unique rhythmic pads and risers”
CRAFT
All synthesizer custom patches are hand made from scratch, no editing of existing patch, no SYSEX import, no randomizer, etc… It takes between 1 to 2 hours to design a patch, create a small musical demo, adjust the patch to fit the melody, and record it / post produce it and post it. All demos are recorded at 24bit 96kHz PCM on UAD Apollo hardware with mainly UAD effects; then FLAC0 encoded for the site.
BIO
synth_nyc first synth was a DX7 (mk1) in the mid-80s. synth_nyc always enjoyed programming sounds on the machine and it never appeared complex or non-intuitive to him. synth_nyc first analog synth was a MKS-50 (with PG-300) where he discovered that you did not need to spend 2 hours to design a great patch! After that, synth_nyc is grateful to have owned classic and unique machines from the late 70s to early 90s like a CS-80, a Waldorf Wave, a PPG Wave 2.3, a MemoryMoog LAMM, Prophet 5 Rev 2, Rev 3.3 and Prophet VS, OSCar, OB-X, Synthex, Sunsyn, Jupiter-8, Chroma, Hartmann Neuron and Voyetra Eight (the only vintage synth_nyc still owns) and many more! synth_nyc has learned and enjoyed programming them all. Today synth_nyc is focussing his time on programming analogue renaissance hardware synths -with memories-; as well as new hybrids and new digitals, but also software synths as emulations, virtual modeling have come a long way; especially in the past years (so have computers) and are letting us enjoy amazing machines for a reasonable price, so close (or better) to the originals and hassle free.