Vermona PERfourMER / Octatrack / Roland TR-6S // Deep Jam // A tribute to Above & Beyond – Believer

This is a vertical video, best enjoyed on a mobile device wearing headphones with a decent low extension. Pardon me for the inconvenience if you watch it on a desktop. ____ My relationship with the Perfourmer started a while ago. I really craved this four-voice analog synth and for quite a long time it was nowhere to find. Eventually, I got lucky and snatched a b-stock unit with CV inputs. The thing feels like a literal tank – knobs require force to turn and each button clanks like a missile launcher :) But, above all that, is the sound. This thing has everything analog subtractive synthesis is loved for. Character a bit of grit and tons of sweet spots. For this jam, I ran it as four separate midi channels / voices mode having each channel sequenced in Octatrack. I also use Octatrack to process two of Perfourmer's voices while the other two go straight into Mackie ProFX6 with a bit of chorus added on the mixer. There are drums coming from the mighty tiny TR-6S and some additional layers added on Octatrack. Octatrack is also processing the incoming voices with a bit of LFO ducking, filter drive and dark reverb plus some basic soundshaping. The melody is heavily inspired by the incredible Above & Beyond – Believer. I urge you to find this track and enjoy it. The mix is recorded straight from the Mackie ProFX6 mixer output into AUM on iPad using the handy USB connection of the ProFX. It is then mastered in Ableton live with a few layers added, such as subtle FX and ambience sounds / arpeggios. This probably makes it a hybrid jam and not fully dawless, but... to be honest, I feel really happy about it as at the heart of it is still a genuine dawless live performance with its imperfections and (happy) accidents. I still feel the urge to turn a knob or two when watching it 😊 I love how the sound and character of the Vermona Perfourmer opens up to me – a definite keeper. I'm looking forward to new journeys with this beast in the future. Don't hesitate to ask anything about this jam, setup or process. Thank you for your time and attention 🙏 #jamuary #perfourmer #octatrack #roland #tr-6s #dawless #compact #techno #jam #synth #live #aboveandbeyond #vermona