Farfisa Compact Duo with Echorec : That 60's Pink Floyd Sound.

[@astrophonix]

This is great, nailed that sound. It's like an early version of Careful with that Axe, like maybe a "Exercise more caution with that hedge-trimmer, Nigel!"

[@TimOliver]

Ha !!

[@javiceres]

I think when they said Axe they meant a guitar. An special one.

[@Anildhyani]

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[@cavemansam8400]

"Exercise more caution with that hedge-trimmer, Nigel!" OMG😂 😂

[@rozzgrey801]

@@cavemansam8400 Hi, I'm now Rozz Grey after I was shut out of my Astrophonix channel. I give consent if you still want to make that song.

[@pl443]

This Farfisa has a gorgeous sound and I love the effects.

[@gerarddip]

Farfisa organs always intrigued me because they sound so synthesizer-ey. Awesome demo!

[@MrLostsoul1234]

Technically, they are as every other organ out there! And if you wanna hear something cooler, the first combo/portable organ was made by Acetone and Acetone became Roland eventually

[@gerarddip]

@@MrLostsoul1234 That’s right! I remember seeing it on that Roland documentary on YT here somewhere, land of the rising sound or something like that. I just love the variation in timbre these old organs have.

[@RichardDenRooyen1973]

excact my thoughts... think Jean Michel Jarre had the same thoughts

[@stoneyboyd]

A lot of bands used Combo Organs like Farfisa because they couldn’t afford Synthesizers. J. Geils Band fooled a lot of people into thinking that they were using Synthesizers when in reality they were using a Farfisa Organ that was hooked up to a wide array of different Effects Pedals. To a lot of small time bands, Synthesizers and Hammond organs were simply too expensive for them but a Combo Organ like the Farfisa Compact Duo or the Gibson G-101 could essentially function as both an Organ and a makeshift Synthesizer. In many ways, Combo Organs were the precursors to Synthesizers.

[@okb6436]

​@@stoneyboydplus, they were polyphonic unlike most synths of that time

[@randalllayton7452]

My dad had one of these playing in a band any bringing home in the summer when there wasn’t much going on and I play it. I learned on in about 50 years ago. Beautiful instrument.

[@jeffreygorey5540]

I could listen to this for hours

[@josealbuquerquejr5192]

Rick Wright was one master of tunes, he always got marvelous atmospheres from his synths ( his minimoog sounds in DSOTM and specially WWWH were outstanding) and his Farfisa absolutely unique

[@TimOliver]

I couldn't agree more.

[@BertGrink]

Did you know that at one point, Wright had been fired as a band member, but the remainder of PF soon realised that no-one was able to recreate Wright's sounds and style, so they hired him as a paid musician for a while, until he was reinstated. During the "interregnum" if i may call it that, Wright was the only one of them who actually earned money, the official members lost lots money on every show because the shows were so big and flamboyant. A bit ironic in my opinion. And yes, i completely agree with Jose Albuquerque Jr, although i think he meant WYWH ;)

[@TryptychUK]

Rick didn't use a Mini Moog until WYWH. All synth on DSOTM is EMS VCS3/Synthi AKS

[@anoniconoclast2030]

@@TryptychUK He did use a mini on Shine on....listen to the solo.

[@TryptychUK]

@@anoniconoclast2030 Yes. I just said that. I said it wasn't used on DSOTM.

[@JoseAngelMorente]

Careful with that axe, Tim

[@TryptychUK]

I so love this. Also shades of early krautrock á la Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze. It's such an expressive instrument.

[@majdshami]

simply amazing, wish there's a full album with such delicate music

[@sugarnap245]

People don’t give enough credit to the bass sound out of these. That is SO much of that early Pink Floyd sound.

[@dominikumberto]

Wonderful! Tripping away. I listend to early Pink Floyd a lot as a teenager and loved the organ sound. Always wondered how Rick Wright did that. Only thing I knew for sure: it's not a Hammond. Great playing - bravo!

[@TryptychUK]

Rick did use Hammonds too, but there is a big difference between a transistor and a tonewheel organ. The other popular transistor organ of that era was the Vox Continental. (There were others less well known like Elka and Lowrey)

[@ughievox2513]

This is the original where Hammond & Moog took it apart to figure out how the Italians did it! A few years later, they were in the game.

[@TryptychUK]

@@ughievox2513 Hammond was around WAY before Farfisa. The Compact series was built to produce a cheaper competition to the Vox Continental which was big, heavy and expensive. And Moog were never interested in organs.

[@ughievox2513]

@@TryptychUK Farfisa First Transistor 1965, Hammond bugged out and tore down copied to release their copy in 1967! Give Italy it's musical supremacy.

[@TryptychUK]

@@ughievox2513 I never said Hammond. I said the Vox Continental, which was released in 1962.

[@JoeOrber]

Wow, beautiful instrument, beautiful music and beautiful talent! It only took me 8 years to find it, but I’m here now 😅… congrats, keep up the great work! I will. Heck the link in the description 😊

[@GuitarBassCigar]

Nicely done! What a great instrument. Its one thing to hear it on records like 'More', but to hear it like this is such a different thing. So many musical possibilities in there for folks like you who can wield it.

[@DalekWindmill]

I've added this to a KZbin shuffle playlist of mine, it's really lovely! Just my kind of music, early Pink Floyd-esque.

[@pvillez]

Keep coming back to this. I purchased it on Bandcamp. Great recording. Thanks again

[@TimOliver]

awesome - thanks so much for the support !

[@maxwarfield6699]

Both beautiful AND soothing - I needed this. Thank you kindly

[@Music-tg5is]

Great stuff! Trippy organ delays and that hypnotic bass. Love this.

[@Mr.Steve-O]

this was absolutely glorious, especially with headphones !! thx for the time and effort to make this clip

[@michaelshore2609]

FANTASTIC VIDEO THANK YOU SO MUCH! always wondered exactly how Rick Wright got that gorgeous, Clavioline-like Farfisa tone on "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" (and Clint Boon with Inspiral Carpets on "This How It Feels"). The 16' Multi-Tone Booster of course!

[@mickeythompson9537]

Very beautiful improvisation - absolutely divine - that Farfisa is in excellent hands! Transistor organ + sensitive musicianship + wonky echo machine (even a replica) - I could listen to that all day.

[@chenguefer156]

I must say that it sounds like heaven. Many thanks for sharing.

[@pieceworkstudios]

These vintage Farsi's had the coolest dreamy sounds that you could do so much with. Good video man, very trippy and enjoyable 👍

[@TimOliver]

Thank you :) totally agree. It’s all about that wonderful spring reverb that’s built into the power supply. Adds so much !

[@pieceworkstudios]

@@TimOliver Yes! love that. I'm looking for a good VST of all the stops. Nothing like the real thing but I don't have the space for one and samples are pretty convincing now, but what you did thru the effects on this was killer man! Listening again 👍

[@davebertoletti]

This was beautiful, thank you!

[@picardbs]

Amazing instrument, brilliant performer.

[@jcBurton2094]

Nice. Keeping Rick's spirit alive

[@mantra3000]

If it was a record I'd buy it.

[@TimOliver]

It finally is ! Link in description if you’re still interested :)

[@85nachox85]

@@TimOliver Awesome man! Came back to listen this after some months and saw this, thanks! Checking the link :)

[@zhou_sei]

those watery/ bubbly feedback sounds!!! amazing!

[@jaylloyd7246]

So good seen this so long ago but always come back to c it well done!

[@michaelbauers8800]

Perfect tone. That echorec makes that thing sound amazing

[@nicoskoumaradios8553]

One of the best performances-presentations on youtube! well done!

[@nunofernandes4501]

Please, please, please do more stuff like this with the Farfisa and fx. I love this.

[@stevepope6095]

Wow. You have mastered this amazing instrument.

[@BluegillGreg]

Simple, deep, and edgy. Rarely combined this well. Thank you.

[@myklmusic]

Yeah. This sound is inspiring all by itself.

[@21GunStudio]

I have the Compact Duo and original Echorec 2 T7E. In truth it’s a little difficult to play because that Echorec is so overwhelming in that rig. Beautiful video here

[@TimOliver]

The original is amazing. Closest successor to it is by Echosex

[@ericbgordon1575]

I can understand how, although Rick Wright did play Mellatron on a couple of Pink Floyd's albums, he stuck largely with this organ for orchestral timbres. Though it's electronic in lieu of being loaded with tape playback heads, it can apparently grind out some believable string, brass and woodwind tones.

[@manuelbuela9948]

Really amazing!, I don't have words to describe it...

[@OFR]

Yeah, just a haunting sound. So timeless, really. Well done!

[@eugenelir7876]

that sound form "the endless river" totally got me. great!

[@nicolasennabli6599]

From The Endless River??? You mean from Ummagumma.

[@htimseel]

I just bought the Echorec and only messed with it for 10 minutes with a guitar, I was a little disappointed....you have just changed that. Tomorrow I will be hooking up some keyboards, that sound was just like Rick, fantastic, well done and thanks for sharing!

[@IronPepito]

Oh boy !! it just sounds wonderful... thank you for that

[@nicolastherrien]

That is nice, my friend. You sure captured that sound. And gave the music your wonderful twist. Awesome.

[@deder_music]

great I just got a Farfisa compact combo, sounds great with echo !!!!

[@josealbuquerquejr5192]

Love Farfisa sound and that’s a beautiful music indeed

[@jugbang9387]

Incredible! I like it very mutch, waow, great!

[@pvillez]

it reminds me of TD's Stratosfear. Thank you for the performance, great atmosphere....

[@MikeKiker]

I was going to say also early Vangelis.

[@BertGrink]

You have both proven to have a great taste in music :D

[@awaken77]

Great. That spacey echo effect is big ingredient of Pink Floyd sound

[@realheadphonecandy]

This is dope! Killer echo.

[@notmanatee2445]

Sounds cool! It sounds fantastic for its age! I guess at the time this would have been a multi humdread dollar instrument you can buy for your home and play it like your hobby.

That was beautiful... besides the Floyd thing. Really inspiring tune. Thank you

[@DechantMusic]

I AM DROOLING. Man that sounds killer!

[@21GunStudio]

NOTE in the first half of the vid he occasionally plays with a much brighter tone, but you don’t see him change any setting on the panel. He is using the tone booster knee lever to do that!!!

[@TimOliver]

Correct !! Love that paddle 😍

[@divorcelab]

Excellent. It's been a loooonnnng time since I played a Vox Continental, but now that the young ones are interested, I'm bringing in a keyboard, maybe an FP30, plus the Echorec. It's going to be fun . . .

[@VolcaRock]

Holy shit! amazing stuff! this is the music i love! I bought the VIP 345 (will arrive next week) , hope I get something similar out of this box, too!

[@everinward398]

Very well done! I enjoyed every minute

[@edshort1138]

Extremely well done. Shows how well defined the distinctive Pink Floyd sound really is, in the hands of someone like Tim Oliver, who knows what he is doing. Can you do something with Echoes?!

[@wattyboy87]

So good man! Sounds like warm butterrrrrrrr

[@alstanremedios6441]

What sound, what brilliance!!! DAMN!

[@LarsBjerregaard]

That was *beautiful* man, thank you!

[@aangtonio5570]

The Farfisa Compact is a magical instrument, a rather unique creature, like a "missing link" between organs and synthesizers: it sounds neither like a Hammond nor a Vox, neither like your typical vintage analog synth (incl. string machines).

[@TimOliver]

Agreed, it's transistors here - an electronic organ. But what really makes this magical is the spring reverb built into the power supply. The tone as well 😍

[@jeremycarroll451]

Absolutely joyous

[@Fexobs]

This is really nice ! You really know what you're doing !

[@dinorocker8647]

Geez it's like I was hearin' a Minimoog and a Solina in the same instrument.

[@arsaeterna4285]

fkng beautiful when a synth hits you just right you can play it all day

[@schrodingersdog6280]

Really nicely done, love it.

[@peakentertainment1]

great performance! Love the sound!

[@divorcelab]

Thank you Tim, outstanding.

[@micgauth]

sounds incredible. just bought two in disrepair for my tech to fix and can't wait to get them up and running.

[@MultiSkyman1]

Sounds great!

[@edcollins9377]

I'd love to have your Farfisa. It has a very unique sound and the 2 manuals of the Duo are a huge plus. Thanks for the video!

[@ivanshardy]

love the melody!

[@raymosmookle9373]

The siren call of the Farfisa is a will-o-the wisp that will lead you to a spooky endless rabbit hole of sunken eyes, unobtainable germanium transistors, and nanoshileded wiring. You will slowly become alienated from your friends and family, shuffling from place to place with colored pencils and a magnifying glass tracing piles of baffling photocopied schematics, and your music may suffer as you grow old and grey waiting for the day your organ works while slowly your beard and hair grow into the wiring until eventually you merge with the spaghetti and become one with it's decaying corpse, one more person lost in the land of forgotten combo organs. The mice eat your corpse and their urine eats the capacitors.

[@pascalandlanzaroneextrarev3043]

Where can I read more of your work?

[@michaelgauthier9790]

really sold me on getting one. currently getting it fixed up (bought it as a repair project) but first thing I'm doing once it's working is getting one of those Echorecs.

[@ltsaudio6390]

I want that damn organ!

[@pablo.l]

what a magical sound

[@KyleWhitlock-Music]

Very nice Richard Wright emulation! That keyboard has lots of Character

[@graffitizone]

That sounds amazing... do you know anyone who works on these ? i have a couple of the octave pots on the back that won't tune....

[@TimOliver]

Thank you ! Yeah you want Ron at Hammond Hire in Coventry. He’s done bazillions of the things.

[@usaroman]

Excelentemente bien logrado ese bajo y melodia super hypnotico !!!

[@TimOliver]

Grazie mille !!

[@fredweddle1226]

Nice journey, Tim...thanks!

[@BertGrink]

Beautiful performance.

[@darrenhirst9900]

I just wish my wife loved monitors instead of headphones😂 Tim I really enjoyed this. Thank you sir.

[@PutItAway101]

This actually sounds better than the tone on the original records

[@theFILMNERD653]

I definitely see the Careful With That Axe Eugene influence, yet i can´t help but hear elements of Set Your Controls for the Heart of the Sun here too! Both having their release, in one way or the other, in the 60s, just before they moved on to more ambitious, grand, and on occasion, pop-ish tunes with Atom Heart Mother in 1970, leaving the mysterious behind. I´d say you´d get the point across just saying 60s.

[@xpanderxt2]

Nice job. Very expressive.

[@skyrider7071]

Timeless!

[@Max16032]

This was also the setup used by Roedelius in his early solo albums

[@TimOliver]

I've never heard of him. Having a listen now - quite nice. Thanks for this !

[@benasher8384]

Such a haunting demo!

[@homeslice1005]

That was great!!!!

[@ummagumma7826]

Holy crap that's really good

[@danivicario]

This is fantastic. I'd love to create sounds like this

[@VYD239]

Fantastic stuff, nice work

[@HouseinFinland]

This is great / thanks

[@steveg679]

Amazing sound! Do you think its possible to get a similar sound with the Compact Deluxe?

[@DalekWindmill]

Damn, i'd love to own one of these one day.

[@calmaramamusicchannel765]

Beautiful, sounds just like a real Binson.

[@tubetime345]

This taught me a lot,I use it as a reference, let the echorec make an atmosphere and use the switches sparingly, like I used to have then all on most of the time but its nice to just use like one octave or whatever

[@TimOliver]

Thanks man. But I defer that technique wholeheartedly to the late great Rick Wright who this is dedicated to with all my heart. Glad you enjoyed it x

[@TheAstronomyClub]

@@TimOliver this is so good! any recommendations of videos to watch to learn/see more of his playing?

[@TimOliver]

There’s very little footage of him playing the Farfisa, that I’ve found at least, as he ditched it pretty early on as soon as he got a Hammond. He did revive it for one of his last tours with Gilmour though - and there’s some nice shots of him playing it in echoes coming out of the spacey middle section, here it is. kzbin.info/www/bejne/raibaIeemZmMmqMsi=GQRGDolMkl5uu9nQ

[@tubetime345]

@@TimOliver nice, his sounds more like mine than what nord tries to do with my electro 6

[@kidtronic]

have a duo, props. nicely done.

[@kevinfitzpatrick95]

Oh very Pink Floyd!

[@nerandu8705]

just wow I need you for my psych band ....

[@jkllfdsa]

Beautiful