Man! That video from Italy was crazy. The host was funny saying turn it off that's enough. He couldn't handle the rave! Thanks for posting this little bit of history of your past. Very cool.
I was also 20 in 1989 and got my W-30 in 1990, same as you. This video brought back a ton of memories. I had so many boxes of disks! I can't remember what eventually became of it. Wish I still had all of those floppies!
My brother bought a W30 when he first got a job, and I fell in love with it. I eventually bought my own, then switched to a Roland MC50 and gave the W30 away. Decided to go back to the W30 a couple of years ago, and have now upgraded it with a HxC SD card reader that replaces the floppy drive.
This is a great video and story. I really enjoyed the Italian TV Show. That was great. Those samples are amazing. Please make an 80's Italo Disco video about how you got into that style of music. I have you to thank for my interest in making videos and hunting down some of those wonderful 80's synthesizers. :) Take care, Sam.
This was a real trip down memory lane, Paulo. Your lifetime musical trajectory took an identical one to mine, but from the other side of the planet. From your early influences of darkwave/post punk, to the era we started with electronic synths, the sounds we were familiar with as part of the various genres of our time - it's like I'm watching an anthology of my own musical experiences. I still remember buying my first real synth in '97 - a Roland XP-80. I had been playing them for a while, but mostly my friend's. I lost the XP mid 2003, but have recently been reunited with one, and am digging through my disks recently as well. Thank you for your continued dedication to the music we were raised on, and made throughout our lives. I appreciate what you do here. :)
When I was a teenager, I remember walking by the W-30 in the local music store and just dreaming of having one. Your first techno songs remind me of some songs I did on old tracker programs on PC back in the day (mid nineties), very cool, really brought me back.
I'm from the same era, but growing up in Australia ,roughly the same age I'm guessing. I always loved all things electronic and various different technologies, working in electronic stores then onto photography based industries . And although I never played, I collected synths, samplers and all sorts of MIDI and electronic instruments. Purely from a love of the equipment, like any art collector would do (yes I'm eccentric). Starting mid 80's to early 2000's. In my collection of 70+ keyboards/Racks I have many Rolands, nearly every one they ever made. But I do have some equipment by Korg, MOTU, ARP, Yamaha, Crumar, Alesis, M-Audio etc. I stumbled across your videos while trying to recall information lost a long time ago in my aging brain. While watching I had an epiphany, somehow you flicked a switch in my grey matter asking the most simple question, one I should have asked myself nearly 40 years ago, and now I can't understand why it never came up beforehand. Why haven't I used them, or at least tried to learn the basics. Well watching you perform so well, while reminiscing to the same wonderful patch of time my best memories come from has spurred me to. At the very least give it my best valiant effort. The odds are against me, and I might (probably will) fail miserably, but I just wanted to thank you for the inspiration to try!! From the bottom of my heart, a most truly honest " Thank you"..or more correctly "Grazie Infinite"
Your stories and knowledge are much appreciated! It´s great to hear from someone who was there in "the birth of an era". Listening to your endeavours in getting your hands on a W30 is really exciting - even 25 years later! Your narrative skills and adding the personal stories makes your videos truly instructive and entertaining.
Best Synthesizer Channel on UA-cam! You are very talented!
That Tv appearance was hilarious! ^^
Man! That video from Italy was crazy. The host was funny saying turn it off that's enough. He couldn't handle the rave! Thanks for posting this little bit of history of your past. Very cool.
The W-30 was the sampler that launched Liam Howlett's career.
80s & 90s were the best decades for music :-)
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I'd love it if Roland did a boutique version of the W30.
I was also 20 in 1989 and got my W-30 in 1990, same as you. This video brought back a ton of memories. I had so many boxes of disks! I can't remember what eventually became of it. Wish I still had all of those floppies!
My brother bought a W30 when he first got a job, and I fell in love with it. I eventually bought my own, then switched to a Roland MC50 and gave the W30 away. Decided to go back to the W30 a couple of years ago, and have now upgraded it with a HxC SD card reader that replaces the floppy drive.
Cool to get the "behind the scenes" story on your interest and gear...
This is a great video and story. I really enjoyed the Italian TV Show. That was great. Those samples are amazing. Please make an 80's Italo Disco video about how you got into that style of music. I have you to thank for my interest in making videos and hunting down some of those wonderful 80's synthesizers. :) Take care, Sam.
This was a real trip down memory lane, Paulo. Your lifetime musical trajectory took an identical one to mine, but from the other side of the planet. From your early influences of darkwave/post punk, to the era we started with electronic synths, the sounds we were familiar with as part of the various genres of our time - it's like I'm watching an anthology of my own musical experiences. I still remember buying my first real synth in '97 - a Roland XP-80. I had been playing them for a while, but mostly my friend's. I lost the XP mid 2003, but have recently been reunited with one, and am digging through my disks recently as well. Thank you for your continued dedication to the music we were raised on, and made throughout our lives. I appreciate what you do here. :)
Please play the Seinfeld bass part on this beautiful machine. I suspect it is the same sound they used. Keep up the great work. love the channel
first raw sounds of techno music. they bring memories
When I was a teenager, I remember walking by the W-30 in the local music store and just dreaming of having one. Your first techno songs remind me of some songs I did on old tracker programs on PC back in the day (mid nineties), very cool, really brought me back.
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I'm from the same era, but growing up in Australia ,roughly the same age I'm guessing. I always loved all things electronic and various different technologies, working in electronic stores then onto photography based industries . And although I never played, I collected synths, samplers and all sorts of MIDI and electronic instruments. Purely from a love of the equipment, like any art collector would do (yes I'm eccentric). Starting mid 80's to early 2000's. In my collection of 70+ keyboards/Racks I have many Rolands, nearly every one they ever made. But I do have some equipment by Korg, MOTU, ARP, Yamaha, Crumar, Alesis, M-Audio etc. I stumbled across your videos while trying to recall information lost a long time ago in my aging brain. While watching I had an epiphany, somehow you flicked a switch in my grey matter asking the most simple question, one I should have asked myself nearly 40 years ago, and now I can't understand why it never came up beforehand. Why haven't I used them, or at least tried to learn the basics. Well watching you perform so well, while reminiscing to the same wonderful patch of time my best memories come from has spurred me to. At the very least give it my best valiant effort. The odds are against me, and I might (probably will) fail miserably, but I just wanted to thank you for the inspiration to try!! From the bottom of my heart, a most truly honest " Thank you"..or more correctly "Grazie Infinite"
That bit of Italian TV was awesome, and your first techno/rave track still sounds good, it's got that real unpretentious fun party vibe.
Your stories and knowledge are much appreciated! It´s great to hear from someone who was there in "the birth of an era". Listening to your endeavours in getting your hands on a W30 is really exciting - even 25 years later! Your narrative skills and adding the personal stories makes your videos truly instructive and entertaining.
Wow. Reminds me of when I first got into synthesizers & samplers way back in the 9th grade...17/18 years ago.