RudyS Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 For all Hammond and tech Geeks. Carlo de Wijs is an amazing Dutch Hammond organ player. He is always busy with developing his sound. He now started a series on how his "Modular Hammond" works. Basically what he does is getting the hammond signal out of the hammond, run it thru effects, synthesizers and Ableton, which runs back again into the organ to be added to his normal Hammond sound, giving him a wide palette of sounds. I think it is really an extraordinary piece of work. Below is the beginning of the series. It is on going. Episode 1 and 2 are introductions. If you want to hear it, go to episode number 3. [video:youtube] [video:youtube] [video:youtube] [video:youtube] Here you can see it in action live: [video:youtube] Quote Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyboard Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Cool - unfortunately those first 4 clips aren't available here . I would love to hear the technical discussion. It's the second time in a few weeks that someone's posted what sounds to me like a Hammond going through a Moog MuRF. Love that sound. I did find a couple of older videos with his Voices of Soul project. Wonderful! [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyS Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Ow, too bad Mark. I have send Carlo a message with this comment. Hopefully he can change some settings? Or is this something automatic of YouTube? Quote Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyS Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Ok, seems like I copied the wrong links. Can you see it now? Quote Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RudyS Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Nice. BTW he might not go into the real technical details on how he did it. I sent him a link to this thread, so maybe he can/will chime in to answer some more questions on this. Quote Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyboard Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 A fully integrated system using both hardware and software, something I'm always working towards. That is so frig'n cool! My new hero. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Nice, I stumbled on this guy this month too! https://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/3038505/new-hammond-sound-project Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelBLupowitz Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 A fully integrated system using both hardware and software, something I'm always working towards. That is so frig'n cool! My new hero. Thanks for sharing. Yup, thats what's been floating my boat too. Analog/acoustic flavor and character, digital convenience and possibilities. Glad I'm not hauling that rig though! Quote Samuel B. Lupowitz Musician. Songwriter. Food Enthusiast. Bad Pun Aficionado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyS Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Nice, I stumbled on this guy this month too! https://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/3038505/new-hammond-sound-project Sorry Elmerjfudd, I completely missed that thread! Quote Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyboard Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Nice, I stumbled on this guy this month too! https://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/3038505/new-hammond-sound-project Sorry Elmerjfudd, I completely missed that thread! Too funny - I knew I heard an organ through a MuRF recently . Didn't pay much attention to who it was as the psychedelics were a bit overwhelming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adan Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I downloaded the album. It's been in my regular playlists and I'm really enjoying it. I love the sounds he's getting, but aside from that, he's a very tasteful, restrained player. The compositions are accessible and catchy while still sounding original, somewhere between jazz and prog if one has to reach for labels. With his sound choices, the melody or lead voice is often sotto voce, not taking center stage, which spreads the ear's focus more broadly, including the fabulous drum playing. It's an interesting way to spread a sound palette. I think my first instinctual reaction was to be slightly underwhelmed but it has really grown on me. I love it when Hammond players decide they don't need to sound like everyone else. It was one of things that first attracted me to Auger. de Wijs has gone far beyond Auger in pursuing a personalized sound. Quote Gigging: Crumar Mojo 61, Hammond SKPro Home: Vintage Vibe 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyS Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 I"m glad you like it Adan! I too find it very inspiring when a musician is searching (and finding) his/her own unique sound! Quote Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Wow, really digging this, especially the live stuff with the drummer. The sonic stuff he's doing is very cool, but it doesn't overwhelm the Hammond-ness of the sound. Plus, his playing is tasteful and solid. Quote Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niacin Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 thx for posting this, even before you get to the experimental stuff with the Moogerfoogers, synth modules and Ableton, he's one tasty player. I've downloaded (from iTunes) his earlier stuff from a decade or two back and even then he's got that dirty grind going on that I also love about Robert Walter's sound, some deft footwork, some damn funky shit going on, really enjoying it. Quote Gig keys: Hammond SKpro, Korg Vox Continental, Crumar Mojo 61, Crumar Mojo Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Thank for sharing this. He's very tasteful and creative, especially well demonstrated in the clip with the drummer. I love that the sonic explorations are in support of musical goals. Wishing him much success. It would be fun to interview him and get into the details of sound-design. I am hearing all kinds of very subtly balanced parallel processing ... perhaps an indicator of his production and mastering chops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adan Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 thx for posting this, even before you get to the experimental stuff with the Moogerfoogers, synth modules and Ableton, he's one tasty player. I've downloaded (from iTunes) his earlier stuff from a decade or two back and even then he's got that dirty grind going on that I also love about Robert Walter's sound, some deft footwork, some damn funky shit going on, really enjoying it. Same here. I've downloaded his 2002 and 2012 albums. Somewhat surprisingly, they've both got a very American R&B/soul flavor with lots of vocals. Wasn't expecting that. I'd say his style is more soulful/lyrical than technical, and I like that. Also, listening to these drives home once again the timeless appeal of the Hammond sound. These R&B compositions might sound dated if he had used whatever digital keyboards were popular at the time, but the Hammond voice lifts the tunes above that. Quote Gigging: Crumar Mojo 61, Hammond SKPro Home: Vintage Vibe 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyS Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 I"ve seen Carlo live a couple of times. He indeed is a really tasty player imho. He also has amazing chops, which he doesn"t show (off) too often, but sometimes throws in live. A real tasty musician! Quote Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanderSchoot Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 I have a couple of cd´s and know Carlo for years. What always struck me is that his Hammond sound and kicking bass is so good...i never came close with clones myself. Here a more traditional jazzy-bluesy song where he is going to solo later on....i love the sound from his organ. [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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