SYNTH SOLOS
Over the years I've been fortunate to be able to record some synth solos that I'm really proud of. Although keyboard solos on Rock and Pop records are not very common, I thought it might be cool to have a collection of them all in one place.
So, here are some of my favorites! To listen to the solos MP3 format, just click on the icon in the appropriate column.
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Artist
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Song Title |
MP3
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Album
Title, Recording
Date, Producer,
Time
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Recording
Notes
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Hammerhead
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Early
Warning
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Heart
Made Of Steel, 1984, David Rosenthal, 01:09
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This solo was played on a Mini Moog through a huge Myers PA System and mic'ed. |
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Red
Dawn
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Flyin'
High
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Never
Say Surrender, 1992, David Rosenthal, 00:52
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The organ section was played on a BX-3 through a Leslie 147. The synth solo that follows was played on a JD800 through a Turbosound TMS-4 PA system and mic'ed. |
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Red
Dawn
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Never
Say Surrender
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Never
Say Surrender, 1992, David Rosenthal, 00:44
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I performed this "double" solo along with Tristan Avakian on guitar. The synth plays the lead and is a layered sound consisting of an MKS70, a JD800, and a DX7-II. |
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Niji-Densetsu
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Road
To Babylon
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Legends
of Rainbow, 1998, David Rosenthal, 01:58
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This piece was created as an intro to the song Gates Of Babylon. The "Babylonian" style in the 1st section segues into a wailing synth solo in the 2nd section. The 1st lead is a JV1080, the 2nd is a JD800. The piece was recorded at Sonic Adventures. |
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Rainbow
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Death
Alley Driver
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Straight
Between The Eyes, 1982, Roger Glover, 00:46
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This Mini Moog solo was played through the custom keyboard monitors that I used to use on stage with Rainbow, and mic'ed. |
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Rainbow
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Fire
Dance
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Bent
Out of Shape, 1983, Roger Glover, 00:58
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This solo was played on a Mini Moog and recorded direct. The sweep at the end was created by running the signal through a PCM41 and decreasing the delay time. |
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Rainbow
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Can't
Let You Go
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Bent
Out of Shape, 1983, Roger Glover, 01:13
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Ritchie Blackmore asked me to create an intro for this song that would be reminiscent of Bach's Toccata & Fugue in D minor. Using a Pipe Organ Sample on an Emulator 1, I improvised this intro. |
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Christina
Dawn
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What's
The Matter With Love
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Not
Released, 1991, David Rosenthal, 00:38
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This song is from a demo by a singer named Christina Dawn who was 16 years old at the time of the recording. The solo was played on a JD800 and recorded direct. The track was recorded at Sonic Adventures Studio. |
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Infinity
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Secrets
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Recorded 1984, David Rosenthal, 00:46
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This solo was played on a Korg BX-3 organ through a Leslie 147. |
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Infinity
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On
The Edge
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Recorded 1985, David Rosenthal, 00:54
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This solo was played on a Mini Moog and recorded direct. |
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Will
To Power
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Anti-Social
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Will
To Power, 1988, Bob Rosenberg, 00:42
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This "piano" solo was played on a Casio FZ-10. |
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