Filter Frenzy - Six Strings Strange

Six Strings Strange

When I finally got my hands on the Line 6 Filter Modeler 4, I planned to make a ton of weird and wacky music with it.  Well, better late than never.  While messing about with the pedal last week, I really got into the various synth models, particularly the "SYNTH-O-MATIC" and "SYNTHSTRING".  One thing led to another, and soon I was recording again.  BFDEco provided the drums, and I ran my Ibanez bass through a Line 6 POD Farm preset.  Everything else is my Strat through the FM-4.

The one drawback to this pedal is that some of the controls are just too fussy.  I got a really nice pseudo-Mellotron sound with the "SYNTHSTRING", and after adjusting one control, I could not get that sound back.  Instead, I got some kind of freaked out squeal.

I'm pretty sure I used the "OCTISYNTH" for the opening weirdness.  Glub, glub!

Homegrown Sounds, Beta Monkey, and the Seeker!

I'm back with a new tune I put together to try out a few new things, plus a setting on a favorite pedal.

The impetus for this tune came when I purchased "Vintage Synths for Sampletank" from Homegrown Sounds (http://hgsounds.com/).  This is a large collection of samples created from the Akai SG01 Vintage Sound Module, and I really like the diversity of sounds available.  Every sound that is neither guitar or drums came from this collection, including the bass.

A few days later, I found a really good deal on Magix Music Maker 12.  Yes, it's old but I've been using Magix Music Maker 2005 for years now.  So it feels new to me!  This is the first song I've put together with this program.  It works very well with Sampletank.

The drums come courtesy of Drum Werks XIII.  It was really easy to cut up the loops, and I love the feel of the fills (try saying that three time fast).

All my guitar line were played through Line 6 FM-4 on the "Seeker" setting.  Why?  I was watching the "Who: Texas '75" DVD and during their performance of "Tommy", I'm sure I heard a Seeker Wah being used by Pete Townsend.

Finally, I learned that Picasa 3 has the ability to quickly put together video from photographs.  Since I was putting so many other new acquisitions to the test, why not one more?  Rock on!