Creating Synthwave using Korg Volcas and Roland Alpha Juno 1

Adam Vox is creating Synthwave music as part of the Deep Dive Series.
Equipment used:
- Korg Volca FM
- Korg Volca Drum
- Korg Volca Bass
- Korg Volca Keys
- Roland Alpha Juno 1
- Korg NTS-1 for fx
- Reason Studios Neptune (vocal pitch corrector)
Index:
00:00 Intro
00:45 What is Synthwave
01:32 History of Synthwave
02:58 Choose instruments
05:05 Volca Drum
06:56 Volca FM
08:17 Volca Keys
09:12 Alpha Juno
09:29 Volca Bass
10:59 The Track

[@kazexploringsound]

Just have to say: "Thank You". For this level of quality and genuity that you put in these videos.

[@AdamVoxMusic]

Thank you for this comment! I appreciate it! 😃

[@PFDarkside]

I was going to find your latest video and post “synthwave next”, yet here we are!

[@AdamVoxMusic]

Fortune teller next! 😄

[@garaughty]

Lovely work on this Adam !

[@AdamVoxMusic]

Thanks!

[@ManyattaYokatta]

Thank you very much, Adam! I will try to recreate your song with my equipment. I don't have a Juno alpha, but I have the Aira J-6, so It Will be an all-micro-synths Synthwave!😅

[@AdamVoxMusic]

Cool! 😊

[@riccardomeoni3739]

Crack on a beer, Sitting on the sofa, Do not disturb for any reason: The new Adam Vox video is on! 😊 Man, you nailed it! Thank you for the video "on request", I really appreciated. 🙏 I wish I had a Roland Juno and a volca drums, but I'm sure I'll manage to do a cover version of this tune out of my gear. Be prepared...! 😂 You showed once again not only to have a huge knowledge of electronic music and theory, but also to be the great Volca sensei. Great job! This track gives really good vibes, and the vocal part really surprised me! Ps: it's only me thinking that the lead sound you made out of the Keys sounds like the Moog used by Jeanne Michelle Jarre in Oxygene? 🤔

[@AdamVoxMusic]

Thanks for the comment!😃 Looking forward to hear if you do a version! 👍There are some similarities in how the volca keys and moog shapes it sounds, so it is not impossible.

[@FredF78]

Unusual to hear Synthwave in a major key :) but it works!

[@AdamVoxMusic]

Right! I didn't think of that... The Fmaj to D#maj just felt right for this track. Happy it worked! 😊

[@CatFish107]

Obligatory plug for 2D Cat. They make some excellent synthwave.

[@AdamVoxMusic]

Thanks, I'll check it out.

[@PhilanderingBastard]

Brilliant! I found my α Juno 1 on the side of a street in Brooklyn, under a heap of leaves and after a heavy rain in the fall. Still works perfectly.

[@AdamVoxMusic]

That was a great find!! 😃

[@markwassink2535]

It’s such a pleasure to hear and see how calm and easy you make such a master piece. Very admirable ✌️

[@AdamVoxMusic]

Thank you! 😊

[@GordonBraicks]

Great video, great track, great vocal. I always smile when you present a new video.

[@AdamVoxMusic]

Thanks a lot! 😊

[@AboundSound]

Awesome Adam! I love it! Great job on the vocals. It took me back... And, Dude, V was my favorite show in the day! I love that you referenced that. 😀

[@AdamVoxMusic]

It was a great show! 😊

[@williamfullam3412]

Awesome, thank you for another fun lesson and jam! Can you recommend a good budget synth that does strings well?

[@AdamVoxMusic]

I'll explore some alternatives in my next video. Probably the roland j-6 is an option, but I haven't tried that one yet.

[@williamfullam3412]

thank you, and I look forward to your next video!@@AdamVoxMusic

[@thedharmapunk5913]

Nailed it. Thats synthwave,. Almost darkwave, which is even more 80's. I liked you used the volca drum. Not many do. I think it's the most underrated of the volcas. especially for those that like do sound design on the droms. Also the korg electribe is great for synthwave.

[@AdamVoxMusic]

Thanks! Yes, a Electribe original is definitely on my want to have list!

[@DJ_Cthulhu]

🎹🌊🖖

[@holdthebeans]

This is my favorite episode so far. Excellent work! If you're up for more requests, how about mid-to-late 80's synthpop like Camouflage kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWfWYmCZlrCFqrM

[@AdamVoxMusic]

Thanks! Well, I have called this new season "More Music!", since I plan to go a bit outside of my comfort zone of 90s EDM music and explore new expresions. Maybe I will have the courage do to 80s synthpop, as long as I feel I can give the genre justice! 😅