Name: AKS Exercise 50
Duration: P00H06M05S
Description: Maciej 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.

Maciek Polak - AKS Exercise 50

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Maciej 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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The bassline that opens the tune comes from the vocoder. I came up with a trick that I use to this day - I use a stereo Y-splitter cable that's connected to Synthi's headphones out that's basically hardwired to "speech" and "excitation" inputs of my Vocoder 1000. That way a I can play around on the Synthi, putting signal out on both channels that are instantly vocoded. Not always and easy task but that vocoder is such a powerful sound shaping tool. Drums are recorded on the Synthi, too. I'm using the ringmod for that, so depending how far apart are the notes on the KS that I'm playing, I can differ volume of sounds, in this case snares. Around 4th minute I'm adding some shimmer on the RV-6. Many years have passed and I still think that rudimentary reverb pedal from Boss sounds beautifully with the Synthi.

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