My Studio

5 Voices Patchable OBERHEIM SEM-1

SERGE MODULAR MUSIC SYSTEMS : Prototype Series '81 (left) and Series '79 (right)

In general, I do not like music generated by digital means. Instead, I stick to the good old analog modular synthesis' which I have practiced since 1973.

I have a 5 Voices Patchable OBERHEIM SEM-1 and two OBERHEIM Mini-Sequencers- which  are part of my main gear. I have also a rack containing a bank of 8 x/y analog  joysticks and several fancy divide by n counters.

Until 2004, I had two SERGE MODULAR MUSIC SYSTEMS (see above). Alas, due to unforeseen cicumstances, I had to sell these two systems, which I had for nearly 25 years... :-(

Lately, I have been also using SYNTHEDIT <http.//www.synthedit.com>>: an "analog synth" emulator, which allows the end-user to build his own analog configuration by patching modules together : the shell was developed by Jef McClintock. Check my own configuration.

For MIDI sequencing of my analog generated sounds, I use several DAC and ADC interfaces : a ROLAND OP-8 (8CV/8Gates to DCB) along with a ROLAND MD-8 (DCB to MIDI) and a ROLAND MPU-101 (MIDI to 4CV/4Gates) :all interfaces are connected to a Pentium Celeron 466Mhz. as well as an old PC Intel 486DX50.  I use an Alesis MIDIVERB II for effects and a TASCAM PORTA 07  STUDIO to record my daily sound maquettes. I have also several music editing softwares...One of them, is the French software Quartz Audiomaster which I use as an audio editor/sequencer .