giano Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 I know, I know... but I could not resist Hi CMF! here is my rendition of the iconic "Axel F" theme by H. Faltermeyer from the 1984 movie "Beverly Hills Cop". All sounds and drums are by the CASIO HT3000 with no mods or external effects, although some tracks are doubled (and tripled!) to give more body to the sound and imitate the effects. I also had to tweak the original bass line due to the limited low range of the Ht3000; otherwise the transcription is as faithful as I could manage. Hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsquare Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Wow, You nailed it! Great job with all the sound choices. Your Casio can definitely match the original Roland, Moog, and Yamaha subtleties which is cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giano Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 @Tsquare Thanks! obviously the HT3000 cannot compete with such beasts, but it is quite versatile and easy to program. And using a DAW for recording helps a lot...Sure sometimes it takes a while to find the right combination of parameters, but most of the times you can come quite close to the sound you are after. For me, it's a kind of magic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) Impressive work, nice job! Even more impressive considering that for the original recording, Harold Faltermeyer used a bunch of high end synths - Moog Modular = bass, Roland Jupiter 8 = lead, Yamaha DX7 = bells & marimba, Roland JX-3P = stabs. And you did it entirely with a "home keyboard" released barely 3 years after the original recording! Plus I've always loved Axel F, a great synthpop song. Edited June 22, 2022 by Chas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giano Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) @ChasThanks! Yes, the original setup is really intimidating! Anyway the HT3000 has 32 very varied waveforms so there is always something to work with; and actually, contrary to what I expected I have used sawtooth only on the brass stabs patch! Edited June 23, 2022 by giano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Alex Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Really great sounding! I'm tweaking CT-X5000 sounds to make match for this song. So far, have good success with bass, chords and marimba. But main lead synthbrass is not so close to original, as desired 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giano Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) @Just AlexThanks! Wikipedia states the original patch is based on the "supersaw" of the Roland Jupiter 8... quite a challenge to replicate FYI my approximation on the HT3000 used waveform 11 (triangle + 6% pulse), middle cutoff and a little resonance as rudimentary HP filter... and then I have detuned three of them! Looking forward to hear your sounds! Edited November 28, 2022 by giano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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