May 5, 2023 | Pat Strawser
May 5th (Bandcamp Friday) is the debut of Pat Strawser's new album, "Vignettes," which prominently features a legion of Cherry Audio synthesizers. Pat sat down with us to chat about his music and the new album in our latest artist interview.
0:00 – Into the Sun
6:25 – Time Warp
15:05 – Falling Man
18:08 – Ethereal
22:25 – Floating
26:48 – Presets (Part 1)
32:18 – Heading West
37:10 – Mercury Rising
43:42 – Wake Up
49:31 – Nebula
53:40 – Presets (Part 2)
58:18 – Prophetic Juno
1:03:50 – The Unknown
1:09:18 – What is it Now
Track 01: Into the Sun - 15 tracks of Mercury-6 - "Intended to showcase the Mercury-6 in a prog/fusion rocker that showcases its versatility"
Track 02: Time Warp - 12 tracks of GX-80 - "Using GX-80 for all synth parts for a smooth-jazz inspired jam."
Track 03: Falling Man - Lowdown, Memorymode , Polymode, Eight Voice, DCO-106, Dreamsynth, Elka-X, Miniverse, and GX-80, along with NI Kontakt - "Pensive piece inspired by September 11 footage of people falling out of the towers"
Track 04: Ethereal - GX-80 (x2), Mercury-6, Dreamsynth, Elka-X - "Showcase piece using only Cherry Audio plugins, and all original preset designs"
Track 05: Floating - DCO-106, Miniverse, Dreamsynth, Memorymode, along with sounds from NI Battery and Full Bucket - "Built around a demo of the arpeggio (first minute) using an original DCO-106 preset"
Track 06: Presets 1 - DCO-106 (x5), Miniverse (x6), Lowdown, Elka (x5), Dreamsynth (x3), Mercury-4, Eight Voice, Polymode, and Sines - "Using Cherry Audio plugins for all parts, including drums, and all original presets."
Track 07: Heading West - DCO-106 (x9), Dreamsynth, Mercury-6 (x2), along with along with NI Reaktor Monark, Arturia Solina V, and Full Bucket Bucket Pops - "Inspired by my recent move to west Georgia. Built around pads and other stock presets in the DCO-106."
Track 08: Mercury Rising - 23 instances of Mercury-6 - "Again showcasing the versatility of Mercury-6; an entire piece built out of this one plugin, including drum sounds."
Track 09: Wake Up - Miniverse (x2), Dreamsynth (x2), GX-80 (x3), Memorymode, DCO-106, Polymode, Sines, along with NI Battery and Superior Drums - "Moody piece experimenting with a variety of Cherry Audio synths, using 11 instances of 7 different Cherry instruments."
Track 10: Nebula - 8 instances of Mercury-6 - "Soundscape experiment using only Mercury-6"
Track 11: Presets 2 - Dreamsynth (x3), Sines (x4), DCO-106 (x3), Memorymode, Elka-X (x3) Miniverse, Polymode, along with a Moog Minimoog Model D, NI Battery, and Superior Drums - "Another Cherry Audio showcase using 16 instances of 7 distinct Cherry instruments. Most of the presets are original. Includes a real Minimoog solo!"
Track 12: Prophetic Juno - Lowdown, DCO-106 (x2), Polymode, Miniverse, Dreamsynth, Memorymode, along with Superior Drums, NI Battery and Reaktor Monark, IK Multimedia Hammond B-3x, Arturia Mini V, Prophet '08, Addictive Keys Electric Grand (CP70) - "Going for an early 80’s Genesis-inspired instrumental rocker"
Track 13: The Unknown - DCO-106 (x10), Polymode, Sines, Mercury-6, Elka-X, Lowdown, along with Logic Classic Electric Piano, Moog Model 15, and NI Battery - "One of the first pieces I wrote using Cherry Audio products. Started with the DCO-106, building out a drum kit, then slowly adding additional pads and effects."
Track 14: What is it Now? - GX-80 (x3), Elka-X )x2). Miniverse, along with Logic Metal Shaker, NI Kontakt - "Overt rocker using three Cherry Audio plugins, and all original design presets"