A mini-doc on two companies that changed the way synthesizers were designed in the 80s. Both had a incredible impact on the electronic music industry and the sound of music created during that time.
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@EspenKraft11 ай бұрын
Great summary Johnny. Infotainment I like to watch.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
Thanks Espen! You've always inspired me so much, so this means a lot.
@ChristianLehmann11 ай бұрын
I've been watching now a few videos in the last couple of months and I have to say that your channel is underrated. Keep up your great work!
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
Thanks Christian - I will!
@gunark11 ай бұрын
I got a Waldorf M recently and it’s one of those synths that sounds like a era, like many records, like you’ve played it before. And while part of that is the 8 bit PPG and MW wavetables, the other side is without doubt the filter being Dave Rossum’s revised take on the SSM2044 in the original Wave and MW. It sounds fantastic, vintage and modern at the same time.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
Nice - the SSM2044 in the P5 Rev. 4 sounds so good as well. Really great to see these new synths designed knowing there was something special with these classic filters
@VultureCulture11 ай бұрын
I look forward to every video you post! This one was particularly great - I have a fascination with the chips that it seemed everyone was using to make some of my favorite vintage synthesizers!
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
Thanks! i know - it's always fascinated me as well - I still have a small synth I breadboarded in the early 90s from Curtis chips. I've always found the intersection of the electronic engineering and synthesizers of great interest to me.
@markfennah432211 ай бұрын
Love these superbly presented synth documentaries ❤ - thank you
@johnb204411 ай бұрын
Hence keeping my Kawai K3m rack unit
@user-we2bk6qb3n11 ай бұрын
I want one so bad
@TryptychUK11 ай бұрын
Excellent article. Thanks for all the research.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
Thanks TryptychUK - as always much appreciated!
@bcastromusic11 ай бұрын
Interesting. I’ve found Interdesign IC’s in a Prophet 5 Rev1. When I talked to Dave Smith about it he didn’t remember any details. I assumed they were early SSm parts. But this video seems to show w/ facts that they were more likely early CEM parts. Anyone else have Interdesign IC’s in in their prophet 5?
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
That is so crazy! Wow. I do know someone that might know something more about this. Let me get back to you with some more info!
@_c_y_p_311 ай бұрын
Super journalism here! Thanks! 💙
@SpikesStudio311 ай бұрын
Hey bro!, you really can tell a story. Its a beautiful thing to me, that you make these docos on the most amazing topics. This is a major story for synth lovers. Kudos to you, sir. 👍🎯
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
I appreciate that - thanks - I'll keep em coming.
@mirkocaserta11 ай бұрын
Oh boy, I do love some super nerdy intersection between electronics and music. Awesome job.
@AllureMusicLab11 ай бұрын
Wonderful Documentation ! Thanks !
@jbognap11 ай бұрын
Wow, what a great history lesson.
@avigdonable11 ай бұрын
Thanks for some history lessons. Good stuff.
@SacSynths_Jack_Z11 ай бұрын
Johnny this was truly fantastic! I love the story of these two companies and the incredible impact they had on an entire era of music - Superb!
@gary90911 ай бұрын
This was great, thanks for spending the time to make it
@johnnymorgansynthdreams8 ай бұрын
Thanks Gary.
@AndyVonal11 ай бұрын
Wonderful documentary into these influential products... I have never own a synth with SSM oscillators but I have owned an SH101 and still own a SCI Pro-One. Oh my, it still sounds amazing!
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
Both are amazing synths - SH 101 is such killer synth for leads and bass and the Pro-One is legendary for arpeggios and sequences. Love the both so much and both Curtis Chips.
@AndyVonal11 ай бұрын
@@johnnymorgansynthdreams Ha! Funny you should say that... that's exactly how I used them! THe bass from the 101 was so much punchier through a PA system then the Pro0one abut the P1 was great for modulated blippy bits (still is!).
@XanderEwald11 ай бұрын
Great video, thanks for sharing!
@johnnymorgansynthdreams8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@tjpenton11 ай бұрын
Love these videos going back to the roots. I've learned alot from them. Please keep it up :)
@sawsquaresinetube11 ай бұрын
👏🏼👏🏼 Cool! Thanks for creating this. I actually own John Burgoon’s Roland SH-2000. I’m the 2nd owner at this point in time. Nice you mentioned him.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
No way - that is amazing. I think he passed on years ago, but I'd image that synth had a lot to do with his interesting music electronics. Do you have any back-story to how you purchased it?
@sawsquaresinetube11 ай бұрын
@@johnnymorgansynthdreams thanks! I do - I found the synth at auction, but I did not know the history, I was interested in a U.S. voltage version that still had the Moog ladder filter and found this. While communicating with the seller, she mentioned it had recently been serviced by John’s wife and the paperwork was included in the sale. That’s when she mentioned she was selling this on behalf of John’s Burgoon’s wife / the SSM guy 😄
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
Thats a great story. Thanks for all that info! I've always said we are just custodians of these instruments and it's great to know they history of them if possible. @@sawsquaresinetube
@danielpirone802811 ай бұрын
Great video - thanks for sharing
@carriersignal11 ай бұрын
Great video man! To many of us, Curtis is a legend!
@DawlessHouseMusic11 ай бұрын
Brilliant work.
@petegreenwood279311 ай бұрын
Wow, impressively well researched. Great job!
@project-9511 ай бұрын
Fantastic video, wonderful insight into the history
@Chrispy01a11 ай бұрын
Great doc - thanks 👍
@_P_M_11 ай бұрын
great job. Very informative. Love the music and the visuals as well!
@GNeuman11 ай бұрын
Excellent video❤
@summerlaverdure11 ай бұрын
fantastic video, thank you for covering this!!
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
Thanks - Glad you enjoyed it.
@polydata11 ай бұрын
Awesome job, one of my favorites you've done so far.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
Thanks Polydata - much appreciated!
@acdnrg11 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Samplers11 ай бұрын
Great vid. Thank you!
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@pauloespadinha275410 ай бұрын
Wonderfull ! Thanks..
@johnnymorgansynthdreams8 ай бұрын
Welcome!
@TH3_FURY11 ай бұрын
Fantastic work ! That mini doc is so interesting ! Thanks for that !
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@garryvee11 ай бұрын
I was always interested in Doug Curtis and his CEM chip history but couldn't find much about him. Your video filled in more detail on him and his amazing products. I was so disappointed when he passed but his legacy is truly remarkable as you mention in this video. Well done!
@hominidaetheodosia9 ай бұрын
Absolute gold -
@synth4ever11 ай бұрын
Great video and insights into this period of synth history, which influenced and enabled so many great synths to be created! Awesome work as always! :)
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
Thanks Synth4Ever - I enjoy making these videos! Yours have been super influential to me.
@cnfuzz11 ай бұрын
Debateable is that the prophet 5 was the worlds first programmable Poly synth , there was the Korg ps3200 , 24 oscillator 48 voice polyphonic programmable from 1977 ,more than a year before p5 ,or the duophonic Ppg Sonic carrier from 1977, prophet 5 was the first microprocessor programmable Poly
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
True - I mean technically yes, but as a commercial success to artists it was the P5.
@urokricardo11 ай бұрын
Bravo buddy! you nailed this perfectly 🫡
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
Ricardo - lets get together soon! I'd love to come by for a coffee and hang amongst the synths - Hope you're doing well!
@oblitafier11 ай бұрын
This is a great video. I’m old enough to have played with a lot of the instruments mentioned here. We’ve lost so many of the stars who gave us these great instruments. I just wish the large corporations who now own these brands would charge realistic prices, and not gouge people.
@ALFA89023 ай бұрын
Nice work
@johnnymorgansynthdreams3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the visit
@andrewgeary974911 ай бұрын
The best gear historian around!
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
Awe thanks Andrew - much appreciated.
@russ25411 ай бұрын
hey, this is my kind of thing; subbed!
@kemek300011 ай бұрын
FANTASTIC video. I learned so much. Makes me proud to be from Silicon Valley.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
What a place and what a time it was back in the 70s and 80s.
@mikebro25578 ай бұрын
Great video. There is no mention of Sequential Circuits Sixtrak synth, I have one but unfortunately it only makes weird non-musical sounds, but it also has 6 CEM oscillator chips.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams8 ай бұрын
Oh yea - the Sixtrak is super cool - I'm actually on the hunt for one.
@roycemurgatroyd79636 ай бұрын
SSM chips where used in Wersi,s DX range
@kaitlyn__L11 ай бұрын
Great job! I hadn't realised it kind of went SSM to CEM, I'd assumed they coexisted for longer. I guess not all the manufacturers switched to CEM at the same time though. One wee bit of (hopefully constructive) criticism: where the script said "sonic sound" I think "sonic character" might be more appropriate!
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comments Kaitlynn - yes - character for sure - next time!
@temporoboto11 ай бұрын
💙
@josejuan440511 ай бұрын
Afaik, Kawai K3 uses SSM2044 chips.
@RaquelFoster11 ай бұрын
These are all really well done! It's a bit confusing to see a reference to PWM without a Nick Batt meme, but I almost prefer it!
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
Ha totally... who even needs PWM. imgflip.com/memegenerator/85157352/Nick-batt-sonicstate
@audiolego11 ай бұрын
I had one of those EMU Emax sampler keyboard and did it have the Curtis filter chips?
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
My understanding is that the original Emax used SSM filters and the Emax 2 had a digital filter
@audiolego11 ай бұрын
@@johnnymorgansynthdreams it was a very good sampler.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
I used to have an Emax SE - loved it. @@audiolego
@klownaround546411 ай бұрын
I just dusted off my OBERHEIM DPX-1 i wonder if it has these chips inside it… it still has the old 1/4” SOFT FLOPPY DISC ((remember those?? From the early 80’s ??))
@huntergalloway394411 ай бұрын
The Emax does have SSM2240 filter chips. I love my Emax SE, instant Pretty Hate Machine vibes.
@EnervatedSociety11 ай бұрын
Good vid. Thoroughly enjoyed it Question, starts @ about 3:44. That tune, what is it? I can't help but think I've heard it before but I can't place it. Or maybe it's just my imagination.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
Hey - it's a song I wrote recently on my Prophet 5 rev 4. I had it one a few of my other videos, but as far as I know it's not a copy of anything although I like 80s music so maybe subliminally? I'm going to release all the songs on Bandcamp shortly for download. Cheers!
@EnervatedSociety11 ай бұрын
@@johnnymorgansynthdreams Appreciate the reply. Maybe I heard it in another video then, not sure. in any case, it's a cool sound and melody. Guess I'll be looking out for your Bandcamp to check it out further.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
@@EnervatedSociety I hope to have it out shortly - hopefully within a week.
@zmix11 ай бұрын
Excellent - but too brief..! More please.!
@deadmanwalking634211 ай бұрын
CEM chips was also not entire stable and much of a love hate affair according to Stefan Stenzel former founder and CEO of Waldorf.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams11 ай бұрын
Thanks for adding that info,. Very interesting to know those thoughts from Stefan Stenzel
@AlainHubert11 ай бұрын
Interesting. But the background music was repetitive and annoying at times.