New Skinny Puppy LP "Mythmaker"

[danbeaulieu]

If you want to hear some analog madness check out the new Skinny Puppy LP... cEvin Key is a master sound designer, he has a huge analog synth collection which includes a lot of classics... Arp 2600, vcf 3, etc.etc... I think he's got a few pics of his gear here http://www.subconsciousstudios.com/.

You can hear one of their new tracks "pasturn" at http://www.myspace.com/skinnypuppy


Drop a line with your thoughts,
Dan

[iand]

Really??? They used analog gear? I'm loving the new album. Can't wait for the tour.

That's kewl. Closest thing I've got to analog is the Poly-Evolver.
Still love the VA's, just for the fact of the shapeable envelopes.

If it weren't for Skinny Puppy & KMFDM, I'd probably be hanging from a fucking doorknob. Thanks for the link.

[danbeaulieu]

I know that they use sampled strings and pianos and stuff, but all the real programming is done on analog gear.

I was thinking of getting a Poly Evolver, what do you think of yours?


Thanks,
Dan

[iand]

I haven't actually spent one minute programming on it, since OS 2 and recently getting a Nord Lead, which I like programming a whole lot more. I have the Poly-Evolver rack, so I have to edit entirely from the Vysor editor, which is a million times better than the Sound-Diver version. but still the editor is a little weird.
The outputs are all unbalanced so barely a smiggen of volume and it's clipping my sound-card, I really need a mixer.

Um, it basically sounds like a prophet, although you can distort the fuck out of it. The envelopes are sluggish, maybe it's the editor that's causing that.

i can't really give a honest opinion, because I spent maybe an hour tweaking it.

It definitely has an analog sound, but then you can change a few signal paths around and (w/ a decent sound system) blow your speakers and wake everyone up in a mile radius.

[danbeaulieu]

I see, I am going to play one this Saturday when I pick up my Virus TI... so I guess I will find out for myself as well.



Thanks,

Dan