Name: AKS Exercise 46
Duration: P00H03M16S
Description: Maciek Polak’s professional life has been revolving around analogue synths for the best part of last 25 years but EMS have always remained his most cherished (or even default, “go to”) instruments. He released a few records as a member of a duo called Pin Park and a handful of Synthi solo albums, too, using either his own AKS or Synthi 100 at KSYME in Athens.

Maciej Polak - AKS Exercise 46

from Modulisme Session 073 by 3 Year Itch Birthday Session v.1

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Maciek Polak’s professional life has been revolving around analogue synths for the best part of last 25 years but EMS have always remained his most cherished (or even default, “go to”) instruments. He released a few records as a member of a duo called Pin Park and a handful of Synthi solo albums, too, using either his own AKS or Synthi 100 at KSYME in Athens.

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This may be the craziest of all "Exercises" that were rescued. Now that I listen to it, I think I used a different trick. Albeit very simple, the RC-1 Looper has decent interfacing and I remember hooking a few on/off pedals to it. One of them worked as undo/redo of last overdub. So I would first record two mono track (a plit stereo), and then two more (in practice, an overdub). By using the pedal, I could switch two two additional lines in an out with my foot while playing the keyboard. As I can tell one hand was playing the melody and theother was banging on the Synthi case to shake the reverb spring. Drums are from the Synthi, too. I have a soft spot for that cheesy snare. It's funny but I'm not scared to use it every now and then.

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from Modulisme Session 073, released October 21, 2022

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