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Here's some Synthpop / Synthwave made with only sounds from a Yamaha MODX using custom presets and some SFX samples from other hardware synths (Waldorf Microwave Xtk and Behringer Model-D)

Composed, performed, recorded and produced by Christopher Arndt, 2022.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlOjdn0_TYE
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/spotlight-kyd/an ... e-modx-mix

I had a draft for this track for several years until I decided to finally finish it for a small performance I did at my own birthday last summer. Thatswhy it had to be done just using the Yamaha MODX, because I didn't want to use an audio backing track. After the event, I basically took the arrangement for the internal sequencer of the MODX, which I had created as MIDI in Ardour, polished it a a bit, recorded it to separate tracks and mixed and mastered it in Ardour using various LV2 plugins as well.

Then I procrastinated for another year until I finally managed to make a simple visualizer video for it now. The video was made with FOSS tools as well (Blender, Gimp, Shotcut): For the waveform player at the bottom I generated a waveform png with audiowaveform with a transparent background and used Gimp and some layering/masking techniques to get the gradient effect. Then I imported the waveform image into Shotcut as a video layer. Lastly I put another layer on top of that, consisting of a semi-transparent black rectangle covering the whole waveform. I then animated the X position of that rectangle with keyframes, so it slides out to right side of the frame. The frequency spectrum animation under the title is a built-in effect of Shotcut. The retro sunset animation was created in Blender.

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Chris

Bumpin' Euro Disco! Very nice! Great punchy mix!

Its very cool track, bravo!

very much enjoyed this
... as I said 'elsewhere'

Thanks, guys. Glad you like it!

I delayed putting this out for far too long, because I had grandiose ideas for a video, which I never managed to put into reality

Fun music! And thanks for sharing your video process. I'm the Sergeant Schulz of video. I also had to look up the MODX, as Yamaha creates new hardware like rabbits create little bunnies. Glad you have such cool gear to create with. Please don't let the creative years slip through your talented fingers

It's getting better and better the more I listen to it. Extremely catchy. Did I mention that I love these 70s vibes?

Thanks for reposting on SC, btw!