Equinoxe is from ‘78 indeed, but not made in his kitchen. The first track is from Oxygene, released in ‘76 and made in his kitchen.

@@synthetic24 👍. The album was recorded from January to August 1978 in the makeshift recording studio set up in his apartment in Paris.

I grew up on classical music, and to me Equinoxe is the album where JMJ's classical roots shine. It may be easily lost in the (back then) experimental arrangements with arpeggiators and delay effects (on tape!!!), but when you transcribe it on and analyse sheet music, it could well have been a suite from the Romantic period. Oxygène is much more experimental. The transcriptions of Oxygène IV on MuseScore don't even agree on its key signature, B-flat major/G minor, or C minor: it's harmonically ambiguous, evades full cadences, and the bass line fools you by jumping a degree, usually down, on every last strong beat of the four in every measure, stronger pulling over the rest in the melody on every second one, while pads hesitate between the two. Weird stuff to parse. I'd say « Deserted Palace » to Oxygène is what the soundtrack of Les Granges Brûlées to Equinoxe. Do you folks perhaps know about the 1976 performance by Gérard Lenormand entitled « La Mort du cygne »? From the archives de l'INA: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zspnl9hjs7-7h30.htmlsi=SuGkrEfWgqYwTLRh. Hear, hear, a.k.a « 3ème Rendez-vous », written the same year as Oxygène. In the « Rendez-vous » JMJ the classic composer is hard to not notice, not at all as subtle as in Equinoxe.

@@cykkm There are more links between Jarre and Gerard Lenorman. La Belle Et La Bête (1975) for instance. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/obiqn6lqxs7QqY0.htmlsi=EC-btCGGZL_mhyym

@@DigiloogThanks, yeah, I know this one. I just choose an earlier, more traditional example with an orchestra and no electronic sounds at all.

Thanks! I agree completely. I practically see it as Jarre strings machine, but I was after that specific sound anyway. Otherwise, you're absolutely right.

@@fischek I understand, myself I hesitated a long time to buy or not a Behringer Solina cause they nailed it! The sound is really almost the same as the original, at least for JMJ style strings. And this sound is cool. For someone who like to make JMJ covers or to compose in the style of JMJ it is certainly a bargain compare to an old real and working Solina. I wish you lot of pleasure with this machine!

thanks!

glad I could help :)

my pleasure - thank you!

thanks, makes me happy too :)

Danke schön!!!

thanks, couldn't agree more

one of my fav parts too, I plan on doing a full cover some time

@@fischek Please do, Mate!

thank you :)

Thanks a lot!

Thanks a lot!

Many thanks! :)

Glad you think so!

Glad you like it!

Thanks a lot :) Yeah, I don't remember seeing the 1st part either and I've always liked playing it. I know of Olavier's videos. He's been on YT forever :) Good of him to share the midi files. Thanks for the sub - see you soon :)

thanks :)

Glad you enjoyed it! 🎉

Thank you so much 😀

Thank you! Cheers! 🎉

Thanks 🙏. Mine too :😄 (closely followed by Oxygene)

@@fischek Zoolook all the way, very creative!

@@X22GJP yes, I love Zoolook too...Ethnicolor is a materpiece in my book

Al igual yo , Jean Michel Jarre ❤

me too :)

Moi itou

thanks a lot!

Absolutely 💯

thanks :)

thanks! :) (I may do another one with Oxygene sounds)

Buy the album.

@@compfox useless answer, I bought the CD more than 20 years ago, but new sound new cover are also new way to listen.... this is another dreaming... what I want here is a new cover new "cleaning" sound, not necessary the same as the original album. Anyway, the previous comment aimed to encourage fischek to continue though, rather than to say "no, I prefer the original" as your suggestion.

Thank you! 😄

thanks and thanks :)

Thank you :)

Thanks 😄

Many thanks!

my pleasure and thank you! :)

thanks a lot :)

thanks a lot!

thanks! :)

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you! Cheers! :)

Thanks!

thank you 😊

thank you!

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks!

ok then, try this: 1. turn on: contrabass, cello, viola, trumpet, and horn (violin off) 2. turn on modulation 3. phaser off 4. volume bass up to 65-70% 5. crescendo: 10% ? 6. sustain: 5-10% and add some reverb and delay (I've added ping pong) hope that helps :)

@davidwheeler254 did it work?

thanks!

thanks!

Thank you! 😃

thanks a lot!

@@fischek Welcome 👍

thanks, cheers :)

thank you :)

thank you! :)

thanks!

hvala kralju :)

Thanks a lot for your comment. This blew my mind - you're right, it's a stereogram. I took the LP cover and tried it. Not sure why it doesn't say anything anywhere about it.

thanks :)

thanks!

Thank you! 😁

Thanks! That’s a good question :) Honestly, I put this vid together the next day after I got Solina. I was very eager to record something with it and put some demo of Jarre sounds out as I wasn’t able to find any when I was considering the purchase. For Eq. 5, I could’ve easily done it, as I had the sequences ready just like for Eq, 4 - not sure what happened there :) Eq. 6 - I am not sure it has any Solina sounds in it. As for point 8, I am sure Solina was used (probably in the background) and maybe even for the main sound, but it’s a bit processed/muted and used in combination with other sounds, so not so obvious (to me at least).

I am glad you like it :)

I totally understand what you mean, but i basically wanted a dedicated Jarre strings machine so I am happy :) I've also done some Pink Floyd and like you said so many other classic tunes can be done too.

thanks! :)

thanks!

Yes, I saw it too :)

is there a VCS3 clone on the way by Berhinger?

@@xinjoy6236 Yes, recently passed the life cycle test for the pin matrix and ready for beta testing.

thanks! yes, I am using Korg KP3 ping pong delay.

Thanks a lot for your wonderful comment :)

hvala lepo :)

Thanks a lot. That's Nord Lead 2X.

thanks :)

thanks, it's limited but it's great if you are after these types of sounds (you can only turn the sounds on and off, there's no synthesis, but there's a great phaser onboard)

thanks a lot - it's Korg Wavestate

​@@fischek Cool. I was thinking of getting a Wavestate but l have heard that the UI is complex. I also don't like the $50 keybed. Any similar synths with a quality keybed? Are the Eminent sounding strings in the beginning from the Behringer Solina?

Not sure, I think Wavestate is kinda special - as for complexity, there's a wonderful editor you can use to access all parameters, I am not even doing anything on the synth. Also if budget is not an issue you can look into Wavestate SE.

@@fischek l already have a Nord Lead A1 but l really like the small form factor of synths like the Wavestate.

​@@germanshepherdlover2613 yes, me too...I keep it on the table oftten so it gets played the most

thanks, I don't have it set up currently and I don't remember what I've done - let me try it out tomorrow and let you know

@@fischek will try this - thank you. It''s such a beautiful sound!

thanks :) :)

zdravo Dado, Behringer Solina ima ove zvukove: Contrabass, Cello, Viola, Violin, Trumpet, Horn.

@@fischekHvala. :)

Add an EHX Polyphase on the way out, and you’ve got this all.

Wait, they didn’t? My Eminint SSE serie 8 has a stereo output! Sounds like a must have modification.

Thanks for listening!

:)

@@fischek 🤝 I do own Oxygene and Equinoxe in Japan Vinyl Press !

that's great! I also have it but it's Dreyfus - anyway great albums by JMJ (I may do an Oxygene sounds video as well :) )

thanks a lot! both are great artists

thanks!

thanks, I am glad you liked it :)

Streichfett sounds great, I was also thinking about getting STVC at some point.

tres bonne demos des capacitees de la machine sur c'est sons

Actually, Solina doesn't really have an option to create new sounds, you can only combine the existing ones (contrabass, cello, viola, violin, trumpet and horn). Other than that you can turn on the modulation and choose between two settings for the phaser. But it's still good enough to get most of the vintage sounds :)

thanks a lot! glad you liked it :)

@@fischek OK.thank you

sorry

@@fischek I ask apologize for my comment. It was Just a point of view.

I think you're actually right. It's not release though, I've probably overdone it with reverb. Unfortunately I can't replace the audio now. I may record another version at some point. I guess I was anxious to record it as soon as possible as I really like Solina. Cheers.@@trancosomarcus