Crumar Performer (1979) Analog Strings & Brass Synthesizer

[@retrosound72]

Classic Analog Stringmachines from the 70s playlist ----> kzbin.info/aero/PLe08Lbpy8pPbBQ0xfZ6mA0esjLfq9l-VW

[@blastfromthepast8344]

Haunting strings. 1979 was a brilliant year.

[@InfiniteRhombus]

this is my dream synth, literally, all my dreams sound like this.

[@retrosound72]

dreamy sound for sure

[@johnapitoe1758]

What about a Jupiter?

[@garnzaonthenet]

Duran Duran early days this was!

[@moogdome2562]

Wonderful. never knew what these sounded like until now, only I heard Duran Duran's keyboard plater used Crumer for strings. Thank you for sharing.

[@retrosound72]

yes. :))

[@ooolrait]

holy shit the shivers when the strings kicked in. absolutely stunning performance and arrangement.

[@retrosound72]

thank you when you like it thank check the other vid too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/onKYXpt_lrR5Y9E

[@analogsynthplayer]

You really brought out the lush string and brass sounds well. A never depart with synth. Thank you

[@retrosound72]

Thank you for your feedback

[@JophisJoe]

I’ve been looking at what synths Boards of Canada supposedly use, this comes up as maybe being their secret weapon and it’s easy to see why it’s so ethereal and warbly! what an amazing sounding instrument

[@retrosound72]

Yes. 👍

[@hindsighter]

Heavenly sound.

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@Kirk-Monteux-Production]

This patch was used in so many music and brings back all the memories.

[@retrosound72]

:))

[@vicvicmoon5540]

Such an immersing sound! I can't believe it's so much less popular than the Solina!

[@retrosound72]

Yes. Sounds better as solina

[@MirazMusik]

What 5 people did not like this demo? This is spot on!

[@retrosound72]

envy guys :D

[@SlippinnnJimmy]

In the future, you won't be able to see downvotes.

[@AlainTesla]

❤ I can't explain what i feel when i listen this

[@retrosound72]

;)

[@Bocmaxima79]

See, THIS is how to use a Crumar... Incredible.

[@retrosound72]

👍

[@4wayrecords]

This synth was used for make the music for The Flirts - Danger by Bobby Orlando!!!

[@RebeccaPebble]

Such a great song!! :)

[@nineoneoh]

I own this exact model, I've never got it to sound this good, its missing couple of the plastic knobs but a great synth. got it for 50 bucks

[@SadiePeterson-f4c]

I’ll pay you $100 for it

[@fredericportal4209]

Always great synth with RetroSound ! You are very lucky to owned such machine !😇 Listen at 1.39 exactely, it seems the sample of the EMU on Pet shop boy "West and Girl" pad🙂a legend !

[@retrosound72]

thank you so much!

[@Sonme-n7s]

i used it mostly fr bass in my teens. it has a confident upfront sound. regret not keeping it

[@retrosound72]

Agree with you

[@RebeccaPebble]

Ohh, goosebumps! This is absolutely gorgeous!! So glad I found this channel; vintage synths are simply lovely...💖

[@retrosound72]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@mistreme8341]

That part with the strings sounds like the patches used for the song ‘To The Shore’ on the original release of Duran Duran’s first eponymous album.

[@retrosound72]

Yes wonderful album

[@lordvader2339]

Ein wenig Jarre, etwas Tangerine Dream, aber definitiv ganz viel Duran Duran der frühen 80er. ;-) Vielen Dank dafür +Retrosound :-)

[@midiselnomada4000]

Gracias Crumar, por Todo lo que Nos as Dado,tuve el Primero en Argentina, lo traje yo, desde la Italia,Gracias Millll.

[@adrianmadrigal.]

Hola,tengo un Solina, Omni 2 y un Crumar Performer y este ultimo es mi preferido,saludos de Costa Rica .

[@midiselnomada4000]

Hola Adrian, un Gusto,yo lo saque de la Fabrica, en Italia,al Performer,y el ,Crumar DS2,4 polifónias, en ese entonces un logro,ya no los tengo, lamentablemente,

[@adrianmadrigal.]

Hola,que dichoso, me moriria por haber conocido la fabrica Crumar¡

[@midiselnomada4000]

Lamentablemente,Ya no queda Nada,solo algunas marcas, que Diseñan,pero fabrican en China,os Italianos son muy Creativos, ya que todavía se puede Tocar,en ese entonces, los italianos, Creaban,y los japoneses, perfeccionaban, así era jaja.yo creo que Todo salio de Italia,lamentablemente a Razón de las pistas ya Echas, Van muriendo los Tecladista, por lo menos en Argentina,Abraso,

[@tylerthompson1842]

Very 80’s Sci-fi/horror movie love it

[@retrosound72]

Thank you

[@michaelgauthier9790]

sounds great. this demo sold me on getting one.

[@retrosound72]

cool. thank you

[@mainmajo]

JMJarre Stuff! Very nice to hear. Thank You💭🎼👍

[@retrosound72]

thank you selber :)

[@marguskiis7711]

Jarre used even cheaper keyboards. His main machine, Eminent 310 was an amateur keyboard.

[@карлчэпек]

jmj samples! (oxysamples)

[@jessejamison707]

Dreamy!

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@tanassi-art]

Best synth ever!

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@TheOmanJam]

Weighs a ton! I remember when I bought mine in 1987 barely being able to carry it form the shop to my car.

[@andrewcoates4952]

Bellissima!

[@retrosound72]

:)))

[@Psychlist1972]

Beautiful

[@retrosound72]

thank you Pete!

[@Ashfaq1999]

Great sound.

[@retrosound72]

🙌

[@ozcandurmusoglu]

@1:06 oh, another dimension....

[@retrosound72]

Thank you

[@flashchrome]

Ohhhh, that's sweet. Very nice.

[@retrosound72]

:))

[@drecksheep]

P.O.N.D. lässt Grüssen !Klingt fein.Schönen Feiertag morgen! :-)

[@retrosound72]

:))) Danke, das wünsche ich dir auch!

[@tom.mihalis]

beautiful demo!

[@retrosound72]

Glad you like it!

[@synthscolors]

Superbly sounding machine ! Hat off & thanks for this awesome virtual trip throughout these amazing Crumar Performer analog strings ... with these very particular, highly delightful harmonics... Excellent week to you with new musical projects ! ;-))

[@retrosound72]

thank you so much my friend :)

[@synthscolors]

My pleasure ! Fully deserved for these "timeless" musical moments, my friend ! ;-))

[@jcamp3606]

Amazing wow!

[@retrosound72]

thanks

[@marguskiis7711]

All the continental 70s space pop was mostly made with these kind of keyboards.

[@ioanlee6488]

Any examples please? Love this sound so much

[@grungepants]

@@ioanlee6488 Reminds me of the band Air.

[@tevio5151]

Danke für dein neues Video!!! Nice stuff!!! Retro mach weiter so!!! 👌👍

[@retrosound72]

Danke fürs reinschauen .)

[@TheOmanJam]

Well played demo. Mine's been under the bed in the spare room for 20 years. I will have to fire it up because I never managed to get the good filter sounds on it, only the strings. I'm gonna see if it can sound as good as this unit in the video. The strings used to sound really "voicey" sometimes, depending on the equalizer setting, kind of Mellotronish but not in the same way - but also the strings were very "present". You could have got one for 175 GBP secondhand back in 1987.

[@retrosound72]

thank you :)

[@kennycaligula3081]

This totally inspired me to break mine out too.

[@jamesdoogan5528]

I bought one in 1983 for £60!

[@gibafilm]

Klingt grossartig

[@retrosound72]

:)) Dankeschön

[@steveswan5714]

I thought you where going to break into 'Ask the Mountains' at the start 😱 i bought my first one back in 1980 sold it years later when going through a bad time 😕 but bought a later model 2002 which is still my favourite piece of gear 🥰👍

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@spora5830]

Wow,Epic sound!

[@retrosound72]

Thank you

[@ArthurStone]

Reminds me of Steve Miller 'Book of Dreams' - thanks mate...stellar sound :D

[@retrosound72]

yes a bit. thank you for watching :)

[@LucianaethiagodemattosCCB]

Que luxo 😍

[@fmtfniuprog8029]

Tenho 2 a precisarem de arranjo...!

[@fritagogo1]

;-))) CRUMAR special I use a old DS2 in 1996 and I want buy a Bit99 in 1990 but I stop the composition after 2015... This is Expensive ElectroMusic...

[@xxspinzzxx]

Wow!

[@retrosound72]

:))

[@151BSSG]

Great

[@retrosound72]

thank you :)

[@gydur]

Inspiring...:)

[@retrosound72]

:))

[@jamesgreen7647]

It sounded more like some of Tangerine Dream's Force Majeure ;-)

[@AndyKing1963]

it was used on Tangram

[@j.s.m-1983]

esos sonidos me recuerdan a Tangerine Dream y jean michel jarre ❤

[@retrosound72]

🎹✨🙌

[@j.s.m-1983]

@retrosound72 How much does a Crumar Performer synthesizer cost and what cheap synthesizer do you recommend, a vintage 70s style one??

[@sumundointerior]

what a beautiful sound! can you tell me please, how much is this valued it? aprox

[@josephfelice601]

49 voice polyphony!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ljschannel3226]

Reminds me of the Juno 106

[@retrosound72]

🙌

[@grafiek]

used by Bobby O on early Divine tracks

[@tanassi-art]

Better than Solina!

[@retrosound72]

Yes

[@Cesarsound1]

Today's synths don't even come close.

[@retrosound72]

Agree with you

[@zachhaywood1564]

Klaus Schulze was a big Crumar player in the 70's.

[@retrosound72]

Yes Crumar GDS

[@Freefuture444]

Kitaro starting 1:12 :)

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@nyccow]

J'ai l'impression que ces sons, sont dans la banque de son d'un Korg EMX ;) #Faithless : insomnia

[@magicmastera]

Wie immer ein Genuss für die Ohren. Danke. Liebe diesen Crumar Klang. Hast Du mods gemacht.

[@retrosound72]

Vielen Dank. Nein hier sind keine Mods.

[@dariakalmykova8469]

🥰🥰🥰

[@retrosound72]

🙌

[@Heisenberg2097]

Ya.Sounds like Jarre. But what Jarre did back in the years is outstanding. If u ever fumbled with analogue shit. U know why. He did the big stuff in his kitchen.

[@andrewcoates4952]

I now live in iTaly. I’m wondering if I can source some cheap here 🤔

[@retrosound72]

not rare in italy

[@Lowerhaightstreet]

I was wondering what type of effects you were using, the crumar has a nice stereo field with it

[@retrosound72]

A bit delay and reverb

[@bespalovss]

"Машина Времени" играли на таком.

[@retrosound72]

это правильно

[@t55a2]

I got one today: it's been stored for 20 years in a garage, but it's working. One slider missing but should be simple to replace. Did you ever use the gate out on this, and, if so, was it ok at driving stuff? Update: needs a service but it should be as good as new once so! Update, cost a lot and brass section u/s, lol. Strings sound lovely though

[@5argetech56]

that riff that you're playing sounds an awful lot like Robert Schroeder cygnus X-1. good show excellent.

[@retrosound72]

thanks :)

[@staceycarras3815]

Vangelis !!!!!

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@norman7571]

Is this the one used in Roosevelt - Montreal? Kinda look similar tho

[@micpep]

Is it me or there is stereo shift with only one cable at 0:40? Was it a stereo cable output?

[@retrosound72]

Mono

[@MarkStokes-destinymusic]

Is this the same crumar synth that Bex Kupersmith uses in her bands von iva and people at parties???

[@retrosound72]

I think yes...😅🎹

[@MarkStokes-destinymusic]

@@retrosound72 Yes Man, lol Cheers

[@EastVram]

What external effects where used in the video?

[@retrosound72]

Delay and reverb

[@psychic_records]

I just bought one of the and LOVE IT. Does yours lose "Range/Resonance"When "decay" is at "0"? I can't seem to use filter when decay is at "0"

[@willvine4921]

Is this going through any effects units ? Sounds awesome !

[@retrosound72]

yes a bit delay

[@ooolrait]

​@@retrosound72i´ve listened this through now 4 times and gotta say...easily one of the best arrangements and compositions for a synth demo in youtube for the last 10 years i´ve watched. pure sci-fi. kudos!

[@retrosound72]

thank you so much.

[@Instagrump_330]

I really like the choppy bits at the end of the cords at the beginning. What causes that?

[@Instagrump_330]

*chords

[@retrosound72]

The LFO to Filter modulation

[@magicmastera]

Hi Marko. Deine Videos sind mega. Vielen Dank für die tollen Momente indem Du die Analogen Schätze wieder aufleben lässt. Eine frage. Ich habe seit ein par Wochen einen Crumar Performer. Auch durch dich und die mega Crumar Videos angeregt. Er läuft eigentlich gut, ausser das ich das gefühl habe die Lautstärke sei am Main Ausgang etwas zu niedrig. Wenn ich mit dem direkten Ausgang vom Brass vergleiche, kommt beim main nur die Hälfte an Volumen. Ist das normal? Oder muss ich in die Werkstatt. Es wäre toll wenn Du mir das beantworten könntest. Das wäre super cool, vielen Dank

[@retrosound72]

Vielen Dank für dein Feedback. Das freut mich wirklich sehr. :) Das ist völlig normal und bei mir auch so. Kein Grund zur Veranlassung. ;) Viel Spass mit dem Crumar!

[@magicmastera]

Danke vielmals. Dann passt es zum glück ja so. Ein ganz eigener ganz toller stringsynth. :)

[@1512592011]

I owned one of those. I am an idiot to let go of it. Okay...it's so many years ago.. but ?

[@ChristophDressler64]

Die DDR Band Karat hat ihn auch eingesetzt imo. Zb in König der Welt.

[@retrosound72]

jep

[@newking70]

very italo disco.

[@retrosound72]

:))

[@newking70]

@@retrosound72 sounds like charlie spacer woman.

[@retrosound72]

haha

[@SayHelloToTheRobots]

Real Big Boys, anyone?

[@daveabrams4463]

found one of these in the trash :D

[@reedsutter8485]

Dave Jordan I bought mine at Goodwill for $24. My heart raced when I grabbed it and b-lined for checkout. Felt like I was robbing a bank. Still playing it over 20 years later.

[@angelodimino3136]

Great stuff man!...but the brass filter should be an ssm2040 not an ssm2044 :)

[@retrosound72]

yes right.

[@richardsartainflooring1229]

Sounds like faithless

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@ПетрДятлов-ч3ы]

На ТОМ 1501 похож 😄

[@detectiveplayback6550]

Some say the Performer is Cheesy, if so.. this is like extra cheese.. i don´t dare to sell mine, even if i think i need to reduce the amount of hardware in here..

[@retrosound72]

wonderful sound but crappy hardware

[@eektoplasm]

This whole thing gives me stranger things vibes

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@alextimossi7444]

clockworks orange 2 theme

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@reneotten2288]

Almost sounds like a Mellotron

[@depecheddurand]

damn so when are you joining depeche mode? you can play better then fletcher hahah

[@retrosound72]

haha

[@SamLowryDZ-015]

Lush ....

[@retrosound72]

:)

[@SupposedlyFilthy]

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