This video captures a switched-on arrangement by Elmar Mihm of J. Halvorsen‘s Passacaglia, which is based on a theme by Georg Friedrich Händel.
Here’s what Mihm shared about the technical details:
Pure Roland Juno-60 Vintage Sound, no external FX, EQ.
I never really liked any of the reasonably priced Japanese analog synths all that much. Only because of the very large Juno-60 sample library I have available to me in Kurzweil formatted samples, have I really given it a more detailed listening (and I like it more than I thought I would). As far as that bland Japanese synth sound goes, there is a lot that the Juno-60 had to offer, apparently. It’s not my cup of tea (nor are any of the other Roland or Yamaha analog synths [and, yes, that includes the grossly over-rated CS-80]), and I finally determined that I’m not racist because I absolutely love the sound of the Korg Prologue.
Thousands of musicians would argue… To each their own of course.
Agree on the Prologue. Disagree on the CS-80
Thats all whataboutism
Elmar shows how much even a modest synth can do, giving Handel an enjoyable nod. I find the Junos a bit thin on their own, but I got a lot from stacking a Juno-1 and MKS-50, treating them as one instrument. They did a lot for pads and keyboard sounds. It added more welcome weight than you’d think on first glance.
I dig it.
All sounds are the same
They are supposed to, as it’s based on an arrangement for violin and viola. It’s not a pop song 😉
This is great. The Juno makes it sound like New Order track!