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Your Music, Our Synths

Make your tracks sound even fatter by adding some analog flavor to your all digital production. Replace your software based synth bass, leads and pads with a real vintage analog synth! We know synths are expensive. Analog synthesizers are hard to find. Maintenance of vintage synthesizers is a challenge (memory batteries, patch storage, tuning, repairs, etc). Renting vintage synthesizers, keyboards, or sound modules is almost logistically impossible. You might have sold your synths and now you need one for a project. For some producers, samples, emulators, VST plugins, and pre recorded loops are not enough. Get us your midi files, we record the synth tracks at your direction, we send the recorded tracks back to you. Works great for Reason, Logic, Cubase, Live, Garage Band, or any other setup.

How it Works

Send us:
• two mp3 files of your song, one with and without the parts you want replaced, rough mixes are fine.
• an mp3, a link to an mp3, or YouTube video of a song you want your part to sound similar to.
• a midi file of the parts you want replaced, note the tempo.
• a preference for the synth we'll use.
• Pay with PayPal.

What you get:
• Several .wav or .aiff files at 16 bit 44.1khz containing variations of the solo synth track (different octaves, filter settings) available for download as soon as we finish the recording and payment is secured. You just drop it into your mix.

Deep Signal Studios Blog

Mark Ronson & The Business INTL - Bang Bang Bang video

Sat, 08/14/2010 - 03:00 — Nick

Gratuitous use of synth imagery like the Juno 60 on the music video for Bang Bang Bang. In the live performance on the Jonathan Ross Show I think the synth displayed on the outside of Mark's rig is a Sequential Prophet 5. It is almost like the way that Justice's uses Moog Modulars and Marshall stacks that do nothing but look awesome. The actual synths being are Yamaha Motif 8 which are more reliable for a live performance.

Interview with Jack Dangers

Mon, 08/02/2010 - 19:34 — Nick

Here is a clip from Better Living Through Circuitry featureing Jack Dangers of Meat Beat Manifesto and his Arp 2500.

Bibio Jams on his Yamaha CS-10

Mon, 08/02/2010 - 00:55 — Nick

From Bibio's MySpace blog.

Vince Clarke's Studio

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 19:25 — Nick

Besides being a part of legendary synth pop group Erasure, Vince Clarke has produced many bands including Goldfrapp and A Place to Bury Strangers, all with the help of his analog synth studio.
Vince Clarke's studio
Vince's studio includes:

Demdike Stare's synths and studio gear

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 02:02 — Nick

Demdike Stare is hayntology/ambient/techno band I am really into right now. They use all analog gear, and their music evokes the sprits inherent in their gear. In keeping with this theme they have a tack from a previous release, Symbiosis, titled Ghostly Hardware. Here are some photos from their blog.
Demdike Stare's Teisco S60-F
Teisco S60-F

How to Make The Best Dubstep Bass Sound

Sun, 07/25/2010 - 20:00 — Nick

There are a few synths that can get a great dubstep bass.

Roland Juno 60

The Juno 60 is especially useful for getting the wobble sound that so many dustup producers are seeking. The LFO can be routed to the filter. With out midi to DCB controller, we can also sync the LFO to midi clock, allowing for rhythmic, beat synced wobbles. There is a character in the filtered square wave of the Juno 60 that I recognize in many dubstep tunes.

Yes, We'll Follow Special Requests

Are you a discriminating producer? Do you have a half finished project that just needs to have a particular synth? We can help. If you have a midi sequence of a song as well as tape backup or sysex files of synths patches you have used in tracks and have lost the recording or no longer have access to the synth, we are here to help.

Total Track Enhancement

Do you have an arrangement but are not satisfied with the sounds? Send us a rough mix mp3, a vocal track if you have one, and the midi file. We'll select all new synth patches and drum sounds, with the completed project being a mixdown, the stems, or both.