The joy of recording with analog synths
“There is a track on the new album called ‘House On A Feather’. It’s based on a simple sketch that I made on the OB-6. As you know, it’s an analog synth and sometimes the tuning is not so perfect. Basically, you need to calibrate it… tune the oscillators. But in this case, I actually chose to keep it in this detuned state as it has a special atmosphere. It turned out to be quite a challenge to record the song because we had to tune everything else using Melodyne and by ear. The results were very surprising. I was fascinated by how the voice can so easily adapt to different tunings, whereas the piano and bass guitar weren’t so happy in this new setting. I really like the slightly different colors of this track. It’s like looking through a stained-glass window.”
With that in mind, did the 2008 collaboration with the Danish National Chamber Orchestra feel like a challenge for you?
