SynthFest USA 2019 - Photos
Meet the artists at their rehearsals. Here you can see up close the synthesizers that will be used for the upcoming SynthFest USA on August 24th.
Surreal Estate
In terms of equipment, Kelly uses new and vintage Moog products including the voyager, mini Moog, prodigy, Micromoog, and Opus. In terms of other equipment, he uses Korg MS 2000, Emu oddity, and also has been working with Moog style modular for sequencing. Both Kelly and Bunny have contributed to vocals (Kelly more so). Joe plays with Moog products and Dave Smith products. He is also an excellent guitarist. Bunny plays Alesis keyboards and Dave Smith Mopho.
PSB
PSB (Paul Siwko-Bajon) was always interested in the classic "old time" synthesizers' sound, and emerging new synthesis frontier featuring modern type of synthesizers build within the computer environment. That means "soft-synthesizers" functioning as new avenues of music production in current times. The main "hardware" synthesizer being utilized by PSB is Kurzweil PC3x. Among "soft-synthesizers" used by PSB are such classics as Spectrasonics' "Omnisphere" and "Stylus RMX". Arturia's "V Collection 6" (featuring software renditions of classic Moog, Yamaha, Oberheim, Dave Smith, Wurlitzer, Solina, and many more), uhe's "Zebra 2", and others. Various MIDI keyboard controllers are being utilized to play verious soft-synthesizers. There are 2 AKAI MPK (48 and 61 keys) controllers to be used, as well as Nektar Panorama P6, and Arturia's KeyLab 61 (the newest addition to PSB's studio). The Apple Macbook Pro laptop functions as a central hub of all synthesis happening during PSB's concert. The HP Pavilion laptop is mainly used for projecting synchronized video films on the theater's projector's screen. DMXIS hardware/software is being used to automate the entire light show during PSB's performance. In other words, a fully synchronized multimedia show.
The Way Far-Out
The Way Far-Out's equipment includes a collection of Vintage and Modern Hardware, Software Synthesizers and Electronic Instruments.
Hardware - Roland JD-Xi, Behringer DeepMind 12, Behringer Neutron SemiModular, Roland Baseline TB3 Touch Bassline, Korg Electribe Sampler 2, Kurzweil K1000, various Lapsteel and Electric guitars (processed through a variety of configurations/processors), Ebow, Big Briar Moog Theremin, Roland V Drums electronic Drum Set
Midi Controllers - Nektar Impact 61, Arturia Keylab MKii 49, Keith McMillen QuNeo 3D Pad Controller, Kurzweil PC2SRIB Super Ribbon Controller, AKAI LPD8
Original Instruments & Controllers developed by local artists - The Bob Emminger Beacon, The Way Far-Out's Cosmic Cello, TWFO Groovy Thingy
Soft synths include (but not limited to) - Gforce impOSCar 2, Gforce Mellotron Pro, Rob Pappen Blue II, iZotope Iris 2, U-He Zebra 2, U-He Repo One, U-He Repo Five, Korg Arp Odyssey, Tone2 Electra 2, Native Instruments Absynth, Korg MonoPoly, Korg PolySix, Presonus Presence, Arturia V Collection main focus on their Moog Modular, Arp 2600 Modular, Mini Moog, Oberheim SEM, Oberheim Matrix 12, Solina, Farfisa, Hammond B3, Novation Bass Station, Novation V Station, Korg Wavestation
Operating environment for music, multi-media video, specialty lighting - Lenovo Legion Laptop
