Donna Summer - I feel love

Share your complete Nord Stage 2 programs/patches including sample sets (nsmp files) used, including mp3 previews.
Forum rules
How to get the MP3-Player:
Upload a MP3 file where you play some notes using your sample.
Click the "PLACE INLINE" button after uploading the MP3 sample in order to automatically create a Flash MP3 player in your post!
Also check the Forum Rules, in particular rule #6 about the sharing of programs and samples.
Post Reply
User avatar
Johannes
Administrator
Posts: 2190
Joined: 05 Mar 2009, 01:04
16
Your Nord Gear #1: Nord Stage 2
Your Nord Gear #2: Other Brand
Location: Milano
Has thanked: 740 times
Been thanked: 829 times
Contact:
Contact Johannes
Italy

Donna Summer - I feel love

Post by Johannes »

When playing around with the ARP and LFO recently I was trying to recreate a more modern, almost technoish version of a real Synth classic, changing the timing of the original riff a bit.
While from 1977, it certainly was a massive Synth sound at the time and still is.
So I was trying to get at least some bits and pieces of the Moog Modular Feast for a single player, obviously a "Himmelfahrtskommando", but nevertheless, and interesting to see how far the NS2 can take you (in particular without a (Step-)Sequencer.
One big issue is the Sync of the Arpeggiator: If I don't hit the "one" within very few microseconds of the first beat it gets out of Sync. I tried also with Masterclock, Sync via USB-MIDI (the problem got worse!) maybe Ill try MIDI-DIN, slowing it to 80bpm, but still. Not really sure what's going on. Based on simple Sawtooth, I like the fatness of the sound. Fun to play around, but the sync issue keeps me for the moment from using it live...must have played it 50 times but once you miss it by a splitsecond it takes time to get back :evil:
Attachments
I feel love demo.mp3
(601.63 KiB) Downloaded 4203 times
I feel Love.ns2p
(547 Bytes) Downloaded 739 times
Top
User avatar
maxpiano
Patch Creator
Posts: 7049
Joined: 27 Jun 2011, 13:29
14
Your Nord Gear #1: Nord Stage 3
Location: Italy
Has thanked: 535 times
Been thanked: 2473 times
Italy

Re: Donna Summer - I feel love

Post by maxpiano »

Hi Joannes, funny... I tried to build the same patch and incurred in the same issue; if I ever will have to play that song, either I play the bass line myself (joking!) or I would use an external arpeggiator (better if on my iPad)
Last edited by maxpiano on 11 Oct 2012, 11:39, edited 2 times in total.
These users thanked the author maxpiano for the post:
Johannes
Top
User avatar
Lyonart
Patch Creator
Posts: 103
Joined: 26 Mar 2011, 14:02
14
Your Nord Gear #1: Nord Stage 2
Your Nord Gear #2: Nord Drum 3P
Location: Norwich, England
Has thanked: 30 times
Been thanked: 40 times
Great Britain

Re: Donna Summer - I feel love

Post by Lyonart »

I had a go at this song some time back with the Stage 2. The limitations of the arpegiator in the Stage 2 make it very difficult to replicate the song exactly which previously led me to conclude that I had to manually play it. I have attached two files, one with the manual version (GLv4) and the other with arpegiator (GLv6). It's getting the double note at the front that is difficult and made more challenging by the fact that the LFO does not reset when you play the song. The option of LFO key sync is certainly something we could do with for this song and for the Stage 2 in general.

I used delay and LFO filtering to help create some of the sound and have also added the option to use TREM by moving the mod wheel

I've added some audio examples playing manually and with arp.

Geoff :keyboard:
I Feel Love GLv4.ns2p
Stage 2 Program (Manual version)
(547 Bytes) Downloaded 606 times
I Feel Love GLv6.ns2p
Stage 2 Program (arp version)
(547 Bytes) Downloaded 687 times
Attachments
I Feel Love GLv6 audio.mp3
I Feel Love - played with arpegiator
(4.93 MiB) Downloaded 6970 times
I Feel Love GLv4 audio.mp3
I Feel Love - played manually
(1.45 MiB) Downloaded 1265 times
These users thanked the author Lyonart for the post (total 2):
Johannes, gringle
Geoff Lyon - Keyboards includes - Tinpig
Gear - Nord Stage 2 HA88, Nord Drum 3P, Modal 002, Arturia Matrixbrute, Moog Sub37, Waldorf Blofeld, Arturia Drumbrute, Roland XP-30, Novation KS5, Soundcraft Ui24r., FX - 2 x Eventide H9, Oto Bam, Strymon Volante.
Top
User avatar
maxpiano
Patch Creator
Posts: 7049
Joined: 27 Jun 2011, 13:29
14
Your Nord Gear #1: Nord Stage 3
Location: Italy
Has thanked: 535 times
Been thanked: 2473 times
Italy

Re: Donna Summer - I feel love

Post by maxpiano »

As you can see in this video, actually you don't need a NS2 nor any automation to play that song, just a... Flea! :D
[youtube][/youtube]
Top
User avatar
magic_dillitzer
Posts: 37
Joined: 26 Mar 2009, 12:29
16
Your Nord Gear #1: Nord Stage Classic
Your Nord Gear #2: Nord Electro 5
Location: Munich
Has thanked: 22 times
Been thanked: 9 times
Contact:
Contact magic_dillitzer
Germany

Re: Donna Summer - I feel love

Post by magic_dillitzer »

Great vid, thanks for sharing!
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Nord Stage 2 Programs (*.ns2p files)”