I love this Forum - I'm exposed all the time to songs that I haven't heard before, or in this case, one I haven't heard in 30 years or so. Forum member fuztec25 was looking for some assistance on the intro for "Ashes to Ashes" by David Bowie for his Stage 2, so I sent a few suggestions after playing around with it on my Stage 3. I finished the Stage 3 program this morning adding the other parts to the song with the lower split covering a shallow Rhodes that morphs out as the analog strings morph in with the control pedal, and the intro piano and LFO synth are on the upper split. The analog strings on the left are set up so at the end of the song the user can select Mono to change the strings to a solo synth with glide and with the LFO amount on AfterTouch. Take care.
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Stage 2 program by fuztec25: nord-stage-2-programs-ns2p-ns2pb-files- ... 22205.html
David Bowie "Ashes to Ashes"
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David Bowie "Ashes to Ashes"
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Re: David Bowie "Ashes to Ashes"
That sounds awesome! I love this song! I have never played it before, though I was just listening to some old Bowie albums yesterday on my turntable and this song was a highlight. Thank you for creating the sound and sharing it!
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Re: David Bowie "Ashes to Ashes"
...and believe me, there are many users who love this forum and moreover all the great support you provide to them !WannitBBBad wrote:I love this Forum...
Again, thanks for your time, your patches, your tips !!
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