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Making Music with New and Classic Gear<\/h2>\n
\"Daedelus

Photo: Daedelus<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Roland has teamed up with the sound wizards at the underground internet radio station Dublab<\/a> to bring you Roland Radio<\/a>: A monthly web broadcast featuring cutting-edge artists creating music with new and classic Roland gear.<\/p>\n

Coming up this Monday, November 18, at Noon PST, check out Los Angeles-based electronic producer Daedelus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Daedelus Interview…<\/em><\/h2>\n

We sat down with Daedelus to talk about his Roland Radio set and the gear he’s been using to make his unique sounds:<\/p>\n

What was the first piece of Roland gear you added to your rig?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Very first was BOSS’ Equalizer<\/a>, before I owned any other pedals. It was need that brought me into love of all things outboard. I had a problem with playing double bass through a loudspeaker. The frequencies were all akimbo, and the EQ tied it right up, but I feel, importantly, it also revealed to me, by pushing those tiny faders a little past a modest boost or reduction, one might completely shape the sound into something else entirely. Music to my ears!<\/em><\/p>\n

What Roland gear are you using now?<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, what began as practical, soon turned to studio-fueled flights of fancy. I have quite a collection of [BOSS] Delay pedals<\/a> (almost the entire DD series), a Slow Gear, Flanger<\/a>, and many others that still find use. TR series drum machines like the 606 and 808. I also have a 707, 727, and 505. Those have been hacked apart trying to push their later sounds a little more. And then there are misfits like the EF-303, DR-202<\/a>, and CSQ sequencer to accompany my SH-09. More recently, an addition of the GAIA SH-01<\/a> has rounded my lack of modern Roland synthesis. I still look to these sources and manipulators every time I step on out into the studi<\/em>o.<\/p>\n

What’s the best part about getting a new piece of gear?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The questions it begs! Every new piece of gear is going to have its reasons, its answers. The figuring out of how these resolutions will push a production to completion is exciting stuff.<\/em><\/p>\n

How has the evolution of music technology affected how you create your music?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Limitations aren’t inherently a bad thing. Monophonic synths aren’t lesser than polyphonic, they are just differently featured. Equally, music technology has marched ever more flexible, ever more data rich, and yet here I am still reaching for my 606 or [SH-] 09 often. But I will say, I wouldn’t be able to make it were it not for affordable studio solutions, so it’s a pickle, a bit of both that makes this work.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tune in to Roland Radio<\/a> Monday, November 18, at Noon PST to see Daedelus<\/a> in action.<\/em><\/p>\n

Studio Tour: Daedelus – Scion Music(less) Music Conference 2012 (Scion AV)<\/h2>\n