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DFR021 - Oberhof

Sounds from the Oberheim Xpander

The Xpander came out in 1984 and is often called the "last statement" in analog synthesizer design. Digitally controlled but with a plain analog signal path this synthesizer combines the best of both worlds. Soon the Xpander established as the state-of-the-art machine for the creation of pads and textures. With its warmth and depth this synthesizer was a perfect complement to the all digital and omnipresent DX7 at this time.

The Oberhof Refill and Directwave bank contain a collection of 25 instruments basing on these warm Xpander sounds. Some of the included patches present the original sound nearly unaltered while others make extensive use of the DAW´s FX and modulation capabilities.

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DFR020 - Rolfing Laid Back Vol. 2

Prepared pianos

More sounds from the rotten Rolfing Piano that once was saved from a savaged backyard.
Rolfing Laid Back Vol. 2 contains 6 new multisampled instruments that introduce a nice variety of prepared piano techniques. All kinds of objects like glasses, a ball of felt, printer paper, a curtains bracket and also my thumbnail (which really hurts!) were used to excite the strings and the body of the Rolfing.

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DFR017 - Binaries Volume 00

Year 1994 ISA-soundboard FM patches

Programmed on the 4-Operator FM chip to be found on almost every 90ies ISA Soundcard, this release contains a stunning collection of classical FM patches like Rhodes, Clavinet, Bells and Basses but also several off-topic sounds.
Sampled from the soundboard´s noisy 16bit output all patches introduce an unique mixture of pristine FM clarity and dusty Digital to Analog conversion.

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DFR009 - Rolfing Laid Back Vol.1

Rescued from the timber worm

A really rotten upright piano, totally out of tune, with all the keys disappeared.
But the chassis was still complete and made such a fantastic reverb, it seemed to be everlasting. Slapping the lowest string it took almost three minutes until the sound had gone.

With Volume 1 you get the original piano sound picked up at two distances plus five other sound sets using different prepared piano techniques.
The audio demos you can listen to on the left were made completely without additional reverb.

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DFR008 - Casiopeia

Digital stardust

Do you know the RAPMAN?
A little plastic toy with some plastic 80ies drumloops, some basic plastic standard sounds and a plastic disc for basic standard scratching. Pretty boring at the first glance.

So please DO NOT listen to the audio samples!
Otherwise it may happen that you don´t agree.

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DFR005 - Tron 5

Variations on a tank

An analog treasure from the eastern hemisphere.
The russian Elektronika EM-5 comes green and heavy like a battle tank but when taking a look closer it is more like a cancer. Protected by a 25 KG steel body it soon reveals its vulnerability. But once the cheap plastic keys, some transistors and other bowels had been fixed the Elektronika rewarded us with some lovely keyboard sounds not far from the Clavinet and a string section.
With the Tron-5 we have preserved these nice original sounds but also demonstrate that the original CAN sound like a tank. Among other things we added an adjustable suboctave and the distinctive key-off noise that is inherent to this keyboard.

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