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'Hunt-A-Patch' ... Anyone have keen synth ears for Jamiroquai tunes?
I'm always doing this...
Trying to track down synth/keys particulars for Jamiroquai songs.
I basically really enjoy trying to recreate their material using iOS apps.
Their 2001 track 'Little L' ( old now i know) has a lovely synth patch which kind of has this glowing sound to it. It's soft. (It's played for the chords) @0:32
Anyone know what kind of synth might be good for this patch?
Big thanks!
Have a great bank holiday.
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imho the chords are from a Rhodes piano, the synth sounds from a Minimoog
Jamiroquai's original keyboardist Toby Smith passed away a few weeks ago.
Here is an excerpt from an interview with him...
Your collection of keyboards is unsurpassable - you must have some great memories of playing these in your Jamiroquai days! Are there any in the collection you consider your most prized possessions?
Toby: I have had pretty much every analogue keyboard at one time or another, but have distilled them down to the ones that I use the most, and that do something that no other does. Saying that, the Jupiter 8 seems to do everything extremely well, and would be the one that I would keep on my treasure island. The Memory Moog comes a close second... If you have time, the Synthi AKS is extremely rewarding too, as is the ARP 2600.
I also found this post on an unofficial Nord forum that suggests a patch for the Nord Stage 2 named "Cosmic Girl" might fit the bill.
http://www.norduserforum.com/nord-user-samples-nsmp-samples-f14/jamiroquai-s-little-l-t8741.html
I thought I'd seen this thread before. Wrong song but same OP! Man likes what he likes.
https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/14944/this-effect-is-this-what-youd-call-granulation
@telecharge thanks for replying. Yeah I previously found this page! :-) I had a listen and IMO it is fairly different to the sound on at record though. It sounds quite bit like a regular EP with plenty tremolo. The record sound is more metallic IMO. I guess if there was an app which resembled the Nord Stage 2 I could make a start.
From memory, I think Matt Johnson (quai keys player) does in fact use a Stage2 so that says something..
I will have a look into those synths Toby referenced in that interview. Though I will keep in mind, this particular track came after he had left the band. Love his playing though actually. I think he was always a bit under appreciated? Perhaps? in the shadow of jay. But hey ya go not time to talk about things like that when someone just lost their father. Poor dudes.
There's actually a Jamiroquai bank of patches for the Novation X-Station and I believe 2 of them are for Little L.
I don't have the bank loaded so can't test right now if they're the sound you're after.
Here's the link
https://global.novationmusic.com/support/downloads/jamiroquai-soundbank-for-x-station
And a brief image of the first 20 odd patch names...
Ok, found one of my X-Stations had the Jamiroquai patches on.
Not sure the Little L intro patch is the one you're after. It's got a really slow attack and can't quite relate it to the song. Perhaps with a quicker attack it would be close.
But the Little L Break patch sounds just like the sound that starts 2:42 on Vid.
Not overly familiar with Jamiroquai's catalog so couldn't say how close they all are.
@SpookyZoo wow ! I'm really greatful for your efforts, it's time out of your day, so thank you!
I hadn't heard of x-station before today. I looked up quite a few long (20-30mins) demonstrations of it on YouTube, it looks like a fantastic piece of kit. Btw- I hope u didn't have to dig too deep to find the thing! (Guilty)
I would dearly love to try out those patches, I'm actually amazed that there's an entire bundle, furthermore that it's still out there for download! I tend to think most ppl have moved on from jamiroquai.
I don't own one of those x-stations, this would be amazing if I did. I suppose if I had the knowledge, I could try and match those sounds on one of the synths I DO own (on iOS I mean). But I don't really have a good idea what I'm doing with each knob and dial. I can obviously hear the changes as I dial, but to actually describe like 'yeah this gate is effecting the envelope of LFO 1' etc. no! I'm fairly in the dark. Learning more through experimentation. But still beginner!
@SkillipEvolver
The Synth in the X-Station is nice. However it's strongest function is as a midi controller.
Forum member Syrupcore recommended the X-Station here a few years ago. Mainly because it's an awesome midi controller with all controls laid out in logical Synth controls. Oscillators, LFO's etc. Can be mapped.
It also acts as an audio interface. A really nifty unit. They can be picked up cheap on Ebay etc.
I got hooked and got myself 4!
(25x2, 49, 61 keys versions.) I'd certainly recommend it.
A bit more info on that Jamiroquai pack...
QUote from somewhere...
"...Jamiroquai Patches:
Matt Johnson, Jamiroquai’s man on the keys, has worked tirelessly with
Novation to place the Jamiroquai sound at your finger tips.
These sounds are available now as a free download for all X-Station and XioSynth users. You can download the patches, or even play them online with our custom patch player. Just click on the player window to start.
Both Synths also boast the ability to record and convert audio, and to
control other instruments within your music software, bringing Novation class synthesis, tracking and control to ‘Planet Earth’, without breaking the bank...and these ‘Cosmic’ Jamiroquai patches are guaranteed to ‘Blow your Mind."
Go X-station!
Sounds like a rhodes type sound with some overdrive or distortion and tremelo on it and some of the initial attack taken off
@SyrupCore so thank you for bringing it to the attention, way back.
@SpookyZoo I might see if I can get one cheap.
I downloaded the soundpack. It looks like it was uploaded a fair while ago so I'm glad it's still available.
That quote you gave (from Novation), I google'd it. Appears to have been written taken from an Australian site called Innovative Music.
"These sounds are available now as a free download for all X-Station and XioSynth users. You can download the patches, or even play them online with our custom patch player. Just click on the player window to start."
Found it here:
http://www.innovativemusic.com.au/nov_jam.htm
I was really happy to hear that you could actually try out the sounds in their 'online player'. But by the looks of it.. Whatever player they had on their page has long since passed. (The page has broken/image placeholders, and a horizontal section where presumably the flash player would have been).
So I don't really have a way of trying them out I guess.. :-(
I've emailed the web master about it though so you never know he might reply...
Ah, that sucks.
It may take me a while but maybe I can create a soundfile or video of some of the patches. At least that way you'll know if it's worth pursuing to get the X-Station just for the patches.
It'd be horrible if you went that far and got let down by the patches But to be honest, for the reasons I posted earlier, you wouldn't be let down owning an X-Station.
Might take a week or 2 to get something ready. Super busy with my work at the moment which pretty much has me busy on all waking hours.
Found the time to get here briefly though!
Let me know if there's any on that list in particular you're interested in. Think there may be 40-50 patches not sure. I'll try to find out. (They're included at the beginnng of a Factory bank, and I'm not sure where Jamiroquai sounds end and Factory start)