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Because I long to be a wind player - I always wanted to play saxophone - when I go to a '''synthesizer''' to create a sound, that’s usually where I start. I’m not trying to replicate anything specific; I just say, "Well, let’s try and get a wind-instrument-from-Mars tone." So long as it’s a wind instrument, that’s all that matters. I quite liked the sound on "Spokes," which is just a lone Oberheim Xpander. In the middle, I had a second Xpander detuned a tone away from the first, and faded that in during the middle section where Jimmy and Vinnie are just completely reaming. I wanted to leave it kind of open there for the bass and drums to do a bit of savaging. | Because I long to be a wind player - I always wanted to play saxophone - when I go to a '''synthesizer''' to create a sound, that’s usually where I start. I’m not trying to replicate anything specific; I just say, "Well, let’s try and get a wind-instrument-from-Mars tone." So long as it’s a wind instrument, that’s all that matters. I quite liked the sound on "Spokes," which is just a lone Oberheim Xpander. In the middle, I had a second Xpander detuned a tone away from the first, and faded that in during the middle section where Jimmy and Vinnie are just completely reaming. I wanted to leave it kind of open there for the bass and drums to do a bit of savaging. | ||
==[[Allan Holdsworth | ==[[Allan Holdsworth: An interview (Atavachron 1994)]]== | ||
CH: To what extent has the "MIDI revolution" affected your music? | CH: To what extent has the "MIDI revolution" affected your music? | ||
