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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

AEJOTZ makes gold out of crap

Whence cometh those succulent swooshes and bodacious boings wherewith AEJOTZ retro-futurist synth music is woven? From the junk store!

I exaggerate a little.

AEJOTZ has oft been complimented for his rich "analog" sounds, but those sounds are mostly from a secondhand Microkorg and not infrequently from a thirdhand Casio "Cosmo" CZ-101. Also appearing on various tunes, but nary so often, are the Microsampler, MT-65, Monotron, PSR-520, Micron, Minibrute, Microbrute, Microkorg XL, CT-470, SK-1 and I've probably forgotten an instrument or two. The only actual analog instruments are the 'tron and the 'brutes.

Only the PSR-520 was purchased new (circa 1995). Everything else was found on ebay or craigslist. The cheapest board was the CT-470 at $15 USD. (The CT isn't used often but it's the only instrument heard on the AEJOTZ hit, "luna.")

So let this be a lesson to all who think expensive gear equals tasty tunes. If all you can afford is cheesy instruments, just remember how good cheese can be.

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