Digiphex vs. Synth
You may already be familiar with Digiphex through his excellent Tracker tutorials or his Aphex Twin covers created using Tracker and Play. Today, we're excited to talk to him about Synth. Download the Scenes he shared with us below!
Polyend: What inspires you when you’re making music?
Lately I have been going through years of collected and forgotten samples and then loading it all into the Play+ and turning knobs without thinking too much. Something interesting often comes out.
Polyed: You already covered the Synth in depth via your YT Channel. What sound or feature do you like the most on this instrument?
I think I like the follow feature the best. I remember this device called the Nopia that someone was showing on YouTube and I thought that was interesting, now the feature is on the Synth! I only hope you develop this even further.
Polyend: How do you think the instrument may benefit other artists? Is there a specific need or use-case you find the Synth meeting?
I think that the scales, chords and follow can really help someone who doesn’t have much music theory. And the chord packs can give you some chord progressions if you have trouble with that.
Polyend: It was nice to see you using the Play+ with Synth in your video. How do you feel about playing Synth live vs Sequencing it?
Playing live seems very easy when you are locked to a chord and scale. The good thing is that you can use a combination of sequencing, arpeggiation and soloing all at one time.
Polyend: You offered to share some of your scenes with us. Could you give us a little background info on your scenes? How do you use them or see others using them? Were they featured in your video?
In my review video I used scenes inspired by Matt Cutler “Lone” and Boards of Canada styles. Then I did a video featuring a cover of DAF’s Liebe Auf Den Ersten Blick and I made a third scene. For the first two a chord and follower tracks give good results and for DAF, old school sequencing gives a good result.