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  • jwmmakerofmusicjwmmakerofmusic

    Anyways, regarding vocals. I'm not a great singer, and I have little to no money to hire a great singer. 😂 So urm, would vocoded vocals be passable in a Prog Rock song? I only ask, because I absolutely refuse to use autotune for the genre. (Seriously, autotune works for Pop and EDM, and sort of worked okay for that one Folk song I did a couple months ago, but I'd feel wrong using it for Prog Rock.)

  • wimwim

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:

    @wim said:

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:
    I just wish I could do the sideload thing of iM1 and other iPad-only apps to iPhone Gadget, but ever since version 3 I've been unable to. However, I am certainly not lacking of sounds in Gadget, and I still have 100gb of 256 left on my Mini 6.

    That's odd. It worked fine for me when recently changing to a new phone. The process was smoother than it has ever been.

    Did Darwin and such show up in your list of apps that can be installed? Never showed up in mine despite uninstalling and reinstalling Gadget.

    Yes. Did you scroll to the right in the list of gadgets? For quite some time I thought only some gadgets were showing up. I could find them if I went to the search tab, but not otherwise. Then I finally learned to swipe left to show the other gadgets. 😂

    Once you see them, it guides you through the process for any apps that don't have an iPhone version, for which you need to have an iPad with the apps installed running Gadget.

  • AudioGusAudioGus

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:
    Anyways, regarding vocals. I'm not a great singer, and I have little to no money to hire a great singer. 😂 So urm, would vocoded vocals be passable in a Prog Rock song? I only ask, because I absolutely refuse to use autotune for the genre. (Seriously, autotune works for Pop and EDM, and sort of worked okay for that one Folk song I did a couple months ago, but I'd feel wrong using it for Prog Rock.)

    Is AI stooping too low?

  • jwmmakerofmusicjwmmakerofmusic

    @wim said:

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:

    @wim said:

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:
    I just wish I could do the sideload thing of iM1 and other iPad-only apps to iPhone Gadget, but ever since version 3 I've been unable to. However, I am certainly not lacking of sounds in Gadget, and I still have 100gb of 256 left on my Mini 6.

    That's odd. It worked fine for me when recently changing to a new phone. The process was smoother than it has ever been.

    Did Darwin and such show up in your list of apps that can be installed? Never showed up in mine despite uninstalling and reinstalling Gadget.

    Yes. Did you scroll to the right in the list of gadgets? For quite some time I thought only some gadgets were showing up. I could find them if I went to the search tab, but not otherwise. Then I finally learned to swipe left to show the other gadgets. 😂

    Once you see them, it guides you through the process for any apps that don't have an iPhone version, for which you need to have an iPad with the apps installed running Gadget.

    Lol yes I tried that.

    It doesn't go beyond that in the list. I reported it to Korg, and idek wtf to do. 😬

  • jwmmakerofmusicjwmmakerofmusic

    @AudioGus said:

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:
    Anyways, regarding vocals. I'm not a great singer, and I have little to no money to hire a great singer. 😂 So urm, would vocoded vocals be passable in a Prog Rock song? I only ask, because I absolutely refuse to use autotune for the genre. (Seriously, autotune works for Pop and EDM, and sort of worked okay for that one Folk song I did a couple months ago, but I'd feel wrong using it for Prog Rock.)

    Is AI stooping too low?

    Hmmm, we shall see. I'm not snubbing the idea. 🤔 Might work. What app would you suggest mate?

  • wimwim
    edited March 31

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:
    It doesn't go beyond that in the list. I reported it to Korg, and idek wtf to do. 😬

    Are you sure you have Module installed on your phone?

  • kirmesteggnokirmesteggno

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:
    Anyways, regarding vocals. I'm not a great singer, and I have little to no money to hire a great singer. 😂 So urm, would vocoded vocals be passable in a Prog Rock song? I only ask, because I absolutely refuse to use autotune for the genre. (Seriously, autotune works for Pop and EDM, and sort of worked okay for that one Folk song I did a couple months ago, but I'd feel wrong using it for Prog Rock.)

    I'd leave them out, there are many examples of instrumental prog rock (e.g. Ozrics).

  • AlterEgo_UKAlterEgo_UK

    Hi @jwmmakerofmusic - it is really great to see you want to get into the Prog Rock scene (my favourite genre!).
    The classic period of Prog was late 60s to mid-70s but it continued and evolved from then, with at least 2 waves of Neo-Prog bands and today the Progressive Rock scene is very much alive, albeit rather niche!
    The genre has expanded to cover many different styles of music so it can be difficult to pigeonhole a track as Prog nowadays in the way it was in the 70s.
    If you, or anyone else, is interested in how Prog Rock has evolved since its early days, I have been doing a monthly radio show/podcast called PROGalchemy for One World Music Radio. I have done 3 so far and the 4th will be available from next Friday. Here is a link to the first one:
    https://www.mixcloud.com/OWM/progalchemy-1/

    You mentioned not being great at vocals? Me neither but it hasn't stopped me from producing several Prog albums such as The Quest for The Holy Grail, Myth and Magick, and Terra Nova (all iPad based, with real guitar). https://amultitudeofone.bandcamp.com/music

    Plus I have done many Prog albums with Doug Woods ( @thesoundtestroom ) - most of which are mainly iPad and guitar based (though Doug has used some Desktop apps in some albums). A good example of classic Prog Rock style that is iPad only is The Haunting of Sally Caster album, but the other albums in the Sally Caster series and albums such as The American Highway Suite (Darklands and Strange Days), Tales From the Edge of Yesterday are also Proggy! Here is a link to where you can find them: https://dougwoodsandcolinpowell.bandcamp.com

    Examples of recent Prog Rock bands to check out are Karnataka, Mostly Autumn, Millennium, Mystery, Utopia, Regna, The Emerald Dawn, Riverside, Yuka and Chronoship but there are many, many others!

  • qryssqryss

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:

    1. Genesis "A Trick of the Tale"

    I seriously would not start here if you don't already know early Genesis.

    Start with Foxtrot, then Selling England by the Pound, then The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.

  • gardengarden
    edited March 31

    Partial list, some redundancy…

    First, start here: https://www.progarchives.com/

    Hawkwind. Definitely listen to Quark, Strangeness, and Charm.
    King Crimson. Especially the early albums, up through Red.
    Ayreon. I happen to particularly love Into the Electric Castle.
    IQ.
    Van Der Graaf Generator. Like, all of it.
    Utopia. That self-titled album is a masterwork.
    Rush, obviously. Mostly early middle period.
    Gentle Giant.
    FM: Black Noise.
    Nash the Slash. He’s one of the two founders of FM, and is weird and wonderful.
    Be-Bop Deluxe.
    Bill Nelson. After Be-Bop Deluxe he ventured into a long solo prog career.
    Queensryche. Especially the first three albums.
    Can.
    The Art Bears. Weird, weird shit. Grating and addictive.
    Trettioariga Kriget.
    Opeth.
    Devin Townsend. My god, that sound.
    Camel. Only the Pete Bardens albums.
    Spock’s Beard. They have two main periods, and both are great.
    Renaissance. Heavily folk-flavored, but symphonic, bombastic, and rich.
    Dimmu Borgir. Like Opeth they can out of the extreme/black metal scene, but if you can handle the growling their later albums in particular are huge.
    Ozric Tentacles.
    Pink Floyd. Hardly need to be mentioned, but essential, so.
    Alan Parsons. He produced Dark Side of the Moon and went on to do his own stuff. Not brilliant, but beautifully done, and Tales of Mystery and Imagination is wonderful.
    Kiss: Music From the Elder. It’s really a Bob Ezrin album, and holy heck.
    Therion. Especially Lemuris/Siruis B.
    Mastodon. The chuggest of chug.
    Jan Hammer: Melodies.
    Jean-Luc Ponty. He’s mostly known as a fusion artist like Hammer, but Imaginary Voyage in particular is perfect prog.
    Porcupine Tree.
    Marillion. Often dismissed as a Genesis knockoff, but the only Genesis album that matters to me is The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.

    … and so on, and so on. It’s a wide open collection of interlocked genres, and I love all of it.

  • bygjohnbygjohn

    @michael_m said:
    Completely forgot one of my favorite prog rock bands - Van Der Graaf Generator. Their singer Peter Hammill also released some great albums.

    To show how different their appeal is, John Lydon cited them as a big influence.

    Seconded (or whatever) - I forgot them too, which is criminal, really. Hammill’s a genius.

  • enkayteeenkaytee

    If it's not too late I'll add IQ into the mix. Great mix of prog and gutsy guitar....

  • jwmmakerofmusicjwmmakerofmusic

    @wim said:

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:
    It doesn't go beyond that in the list. I reported it to Korg, and idek wtf to do. 😬

    Are you sure you have Module installed on your phone?

    I do have Module Pro installed on my phone with all its IAPs. That one shows up just fine in the list. It's the gadgets like Pompeii and Darwin which need to be installed from an iPad which don't show up in the list.

  • jwmmakerofmusicjwmmakerofmusic

    @kirmesteggno said:

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:
    Anyways, regarding vocals. I'm not a great singer, and I have little to no money to hire a great singer. 😂 So urm, would vocoded vocals be passable in a Prog Rock song? I only ask, because I absolutely refuse to use autotune for the genre. (Seriously, autotune works for Pop and EDM, and sort of worked okay for that one Folk song I did a couple months ago, but I'd feel wrong using it for Prog Rock.)

    I'd leave them out, there are many examples of instrumental prog rock (e.g. Ozrics).

    I love instrumental Prog as well, but I have stories to tell through song mate. Those stories require vocals of some sort, lol.

  • jwmmakerofmusicjwmmakerofmusic

    @AlterEgo_UK said:
    Hi @jwmmakerofmusic - it is really great to see you want to get into the Prog Rock scene (my favourite genre!).
    The classic period of Prog was late 60s to mid-70s but it continued and evolved from then, with at least 2 waves of Neo-Prog bands and today the Progressive Rock scene is very much alive, albeit rather niche!
    The genre has expanded to cover many different styles of music so it can be difficult to pigeonhole a track as Prog nowadays in the way it was in the 70s.
    If you, or anyone else, is interested in how Prog Rock has evolved since its early days, I have been doing a monthly radio show/podcast called PROGalchemy for One World Music Radio. I have done 3 so far and the 4th will be available from next Friday. Here is a link to the first one:
    https://www.mixcloud.com/OWM/progalchemy-1/

    You mentioned not being great at vocals? Me neither but it hasn't stopped me from producing several Prog albums such as The Quest for The Holy Grail, Myth and Magick, and Terra Nova (all iPad based, with real guitar). https://amultitudeofone.bandcamp.com/music

    Plus I have done many Prog albums with Doug Woods ( @thesoundtestroom ) - most of which are mainly iPad and guitar based (though Doug has used some Desktop apps in some albums). A good example of classic Prog Rock style that is iPad only is The Haunting of Sally Caster album, but the other albums in the Sally Caster series and albums such as The American Highway Suite (Darklands and Strange Days), Tales From the Edge of Yesterday are also Proggy! Here is a link to where you can find them: https://dougwoodsandcolinpowell.bandcamp.com

    Examples of recent Prog Rock bands to check out are Karnataka, Mostly Autumn, Millennium, Mystery, Utopia, Regna, The Emerald Dawn, Riverside, Yuka and Chronoship but there are many, many others!

    That...is...absolutely epic! I'll be checking out your music throughout the day today. <3 Especially your "A Multitude of One" albums to see what you did regarding vocals, as well as your works with our good friend Doug. I'll also check out the recent Prog Rock bands you mentioned. :) Thanks and cheers mate.

  • jwmmakerofmusicjwmmakerofmusic

    @garden said:
    Partial list, some redundancy…

    First, start here: https://www.progarchives.com/

    Hawkwind. Definitely listen to Quark, Strangeness, and Charm.
    King Crimson. Especially the early albums, up through Red.
    Ayreon. I happen to particularly love Into the Electric Castle.
    IQ.
    Van Der Graaf Generator. Like, all of it.
    Utopia. That self-titled album is a masterwork.
    Rush, obviously. Mostly early middle period.
    Gentle Giant.
    FM: Black Noise.
    Nash the Slash. He’s one of the two founders of FM, and is weird and wonderful.
    Be-Bop Deluxe.
    Bill Nelson. After Be-Bop Deluxe he ventured into a long solo prog career.
    Queensryche. Especially the first three albums.
    Can.
    The Art Bears. Weird, weird shit. Grating and addictive.
    Trettioariga Kriget.
    Opeth.
    Devin Townsend. My god, that sound.
    Camel. Only the Pete Bardens albums.
    Spock’s Beard. They have two main periods, and both are great.
    Renaissance. Heavily folk-flavored, but symphonic, bombastic, and rich.
    Dimmu Borgir. Like Opeth they can out of the extreme/black metal scene, but if you can handle the growling their later albums in particular are huge.
    Ozric Tentacles.
    Pink Floyd. Hardly need to be mentioned, but essential, so.
    Alan Parsons. He produced Dark Side of the Moon and went on to do his own stuff. Not brilliant, but beautifully done, and Tales of Mystery and Imagination is wonderful.
    Kiss: Music From the Elder. It’s really a Bob Ezrin album, and holy heck.
    Therion. Especially Lemuris/Siruis B.
    Mastodon. The chuggest of chug.
    Jan Hammer: Hyperspace.
    Jean-Luc Ponty. He’s mostly known as a fusion artist like Hammer, but Imaginary Voyage in particular is perfect prog.
    Porcupine Tree.
    Marillion. Often dismissed as a Genesis knockoff, but the only Genesis album that matters to me is The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.

    … and so on, and so on. It’s a wide open collection of interlocked genres, and I love all of it.

    Nice! <3 So much great music to listen to. :)

  • jwmmakerofmusicjwmmakerofmusic

    Thanks @qryss and @bygjohn and @enkaytee <3

  • ecouecou
    edited March 31

    Tons of great suggestions already.

    You said you were listening to Scorpions. The guitar player’s brother is is UFO.

    You were asking about vocoder in progressive rock. Yes it as been used. There is so many exemple.

    Alan Parsons Project - The raven

    ELO - MR blue sky

  • ecouecou

    Cynic is a progressive death metal band. Their first album most of the vocals were thru a vocoder.

  • michael_mmichael_m

    Probably a ring mod rather than a vocoder, but the vocals in King Crimson’s 21st Century Schizoid Man were heavily treated.

  • ecouecou

    This is Rainbow. Dio is the singer and the guitar player is from Deep Purple. This is an epic.

  • ecouecou

    @michael_m said:
    Probably a ring mod rather than a vocoder, but the vocals in King Crimson’s 21st Century Schizoid Man were heavily treated.

    Which one ?

  • ecouecou

    Stratovarius is Neo classical rock

  • michael_mmichael_m

    @ecou said:

    @michael_m said:
    Probably a ring mod rather than a vocoder, but the vocals in King Crimson’s 21st Century Schizoid Man were heavily treated.

    Which one ?

    Do you mean which ring mod? I have no clue, but it’s also distorted with a strange EQ, so possibly also played through a guitar amp or something similar.

  • ecouecou

    @michael_m said:

    @ecou said:

    @michael_m said:
    Probably a ring mod rather than a vocoder, but the vocals in King Crimson’s 21st Century Schizoid Man were heavily treated.

    Which one ?

    Do you mean which ring mod? I have no clue, but it’s also distorted with a strange EQ, so possibly also played through a guitar amp or something similar.

    I read your comment wrong . Never mind 🙂

  • pricklyrobotpricklyrobot
    edited March 31

    A few spacey things that I don’t think have been mentioned yet…

    Cybotron (‘70s Australian band, not the ‘80s electro one):

    Magma (French prog):

    Klaus Schulze :

  • AlterEgo_UKAlterEgo_UK

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:

    That...is...absolutely epic! I'll be checking out your music throughout the day today. <3 Especially your "A Multitude of One" albums to see what you did regarding vocals, as well as your works with our good friend Doug. I'll also check out the recent Prog Rock bands you mentioned. :) Thanks and cheers mate.

    Thanks @jwmmakerofmusic - what I meant about not being brilliant with vocals was that I don't often have any vocals on my tracks, or those with Doug. That is the easiest way to deal with having a dodgy voice! You can find one track with me singing on the Myth and Magick album, though, (Searching for Something) and a few on my rock album, In Rock We Trust. :smile:

  • NeuMNeuM
    edited March 31

    @jebni said:
    This probably isn't considered real prog, and not particularly rock, but I really recommend watching La Planète Sauvage, a trippy French animated science fiction movie from 1973.

    The whole movie:

    The soundtrack:

    Somehow I had seen that movie as a little kid and then experienced recurring nightmares about it for most of my life until I finally asked people about it online. They confirmed it was a real movie which existed around the time period I described. And then I re-watched it online and that helped to surface and finally end my recurring nightmares. I know that sounds strange, but it's a true story. Absolutely not a movie for kids.

  • michael_mmichael_m

    @NeuM said:

    @jebni said:
    This probably isn't considered real prog, and not particularly rock, but I really recommend watching La Planète Sauvage, a trippy French animated science fiction movie from 1973.

    The whole movie:

    The soundtrack:

    Somehow I had seen that movie as a little kid and then experienced recurring nightmares about it for most of my life until I finally asked people about it online. They confirmed it was a real movie which existed around the time period I described. And then I re-watched it online and that helped to surface and finally end my recurring nightmares. I know that sounds strange, but it's a true story. Absolutely not a movie for kids.

    I skipped through the video and I remember it now. At the time I saw it I think I lost interest part way through, but I do remember thinking that it reminded me of Monty Python.

  • jwmmakerofmusicjwmmakerofmusic

    @NeuM said:

    @jebni said:
    This probably isn't considered real prog, and not particularly rock, but I really recommend watching La Planète Sauvage, a trippy French animated science fiction movie from 1973.

    The whole movie:

    The soundtrack:

    Somehow I had seen that movie as a little kid and then experienced recurring nightmares about it for most of my life until I finally asked people about it online. They confirmed it was a real movie which existed around the time period I described. And then I re-watched it online and that helped to surface and finally end my recurring nightmares. I know that sounds strange, but it's a true story. Absolutely not a movie for kids.

    You won't believe this mate, but this happened to me too, except with "Eraserhead". I used to have nightmares about a "screaming monster baby" all the time.

    Then in my 20s, I Googled "screaming monster baby movie", and when I saw the image of...whatever the fuck that thing was (in the movie it was a deformed baby), my heart sank into my gut and my jaw dropped. I found the source of my nightmares, watched the movie, and haven't had a nightmare about it since.

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