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Alberto Napolioni
Italy
Registrace 6. 03. 2007
ALBERTO NAPOLIONI: Musician, Composer, Multi-instrumentist
GEM PK 4900 - Vintage Italian Synth (1979) HD demo
Free Improvisations on this rare amazing sounding machine!
the GEM PK4900! (also used by Radiohead on "Kid A")
00:00 Intro Stargate
00:17 Poly Wonder
00:30 Katana
00:40 La Melancolia
01:02 Chimera (Polytron-Monotron)
01:19 Little Monsters
01:31 Purr-fect
01:41 Cats in Heat
02:01 A Glimpse of Hope
02:22 The Book of Whispers
02:41 Siamese's Lament
02:54 Impromptu
03:06 Planet 13
03:26 BRAZZ-ERS
03:47 Air & Butter
04:01 Zinco
04:10 Stargate Theme
04:30 Ouverture Fantasma
04:47 Error 404
05:02 The Cats will Know
05:14 Ace of Space
05:28 White Dwarf Song
05:51 After all
No FX used
the GEM PK4900! (also used by Radiohead on "Kid A")
00:00 Intro Stargate
00:17 Poly Wonder
00:30 Katana
00:40 La Melancolia
01:02 Chimera (Polytron-Monotron)
01:19 Little Monsters
01:31 Purr-fect
01:41 Cats in Heat
02:01 A Glimpse of Hope
02:22 The Book of Whispers
02:41 Siamese's Lament
02:54 Impromptu
03:06 Planet 13
03:26 BRAZZ-ERS
03:47 Air & Butter
04:01 Zinco
04:10 Stargate Theme
04:30 Ouverture Fantasma
04:47 Error 404
05:02 The Cats will Know
05:14 Ace of Space
05:28 White Dwarf Song
05:51 After all
No FX used
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FARFISA Polychrome (1979) HD DEMO
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Free Improvisations on this ultra rare hidden gem italian synthesizer! 00:00 Ocean Waves 00:22 Rhodopsins 00:47 Mystic Flames 01:26 Dreaming of You 01:57 Angelica 02:23 Quantum chromodynamics 03:33 Retina 05:25 Empyrean's Fairies 05:47 Vertigo 06:44 The Last Call (Salvation) 08:47 Movimento II "Lightdrops" FX used on some patches: OTO Bam reverb OTO Bim delay
Hohner Gis SKYLINE 61p - Vintage Analog Synth/Drum Machine (1979)
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Just some improvisations on this Rare Beauty! the HOHNER/GIS SKYLINE 61P! 00:00 The Wizard 00:18 Communication Breakdown 00:29 Blue Sunset 00:45 Silikon Carpet 00:59 Elves 01:29 Skyline 78 02:12 Amiga Figa 02:21 Carpenter's Dream 02:29 Bubblewraps 02:42 Chiptuning 03:00 Buzz House 03:15 Where are you? 03:24 Broken Dreams 03:51 Dopamine 04:00 NES medley 04:27 Silikon Tissue 04:42 Sine Poly 04:54...
Sequential Prophet 2000 - Vintage Analog Sampler Synth (1985) HD
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Testing Sequential Prophet 2000 used by the great HERBIE HANCOCK during its tour in Italy on the late '80! It comes with the original and rare CUSTOM PATCHES made by Hancock himself! 00:00 Future Shock 00:19 Arpy Hancock 00:39 Da Funk (Bass) 01:00 Watermelon Piano 01:15 Cyborg Love 01:41 Rock It (Clav) 02:04 Har-psy 02:33 Let it go FX used on some patches: OTO bam Reverb OTO bim Delay
Crumar Jazzman - Vintage Analog Piano Synthesizer (1974) HD
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Testing a rare Crumar JAZZMAN (also labelled Univox) Electric Piano Synthesizer from 1974. Just Some Improvisations on it. 00:00 Jumping Genes 00:15 Electric Surrender 00:28 Baroque 00:47 Chill Clavi 01:01 Diving into Another World 01:21 Silikon Scars 01:40 The Last Flight 01:56 Lova 02:13 Soul mate 02:24 Improvisation N.0 03:06 Modern Harpsichord FXs used on some patches: OTO Bam reverb OTO Bi...
Elka EK 22 - Vintage Analog Synthesizer (1986) HD
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Free Improvisations on this rare beauty the Elka EK 22! 00:00 Lunaria 00:35 Tribalism 00:50 Dystopian Love 01:07 Corea 01:18 Confort Zone 01:28 Smurfs Lullaby 01:41 Laser Rush 01:52 Arpeggi 02:19 Ascension 02:38 Rubber Jazz 02:53 Circle Strings 03:05 Elettroshock 03:13 A Quiet Place 03:34 Nemesis 03:51 Prophet Brass 03:59 Preludio & Figa 04:09 Incazzato 04:16 Poly Sings Juno 04:29 After the Fal...
Elka Twin 61 - Vintage Analog Synthesizer (1981) HD
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FREE Improvisations on this rare and incredible sounding versatile string synthesizer! 00:00 Boreas Wind 00:53 Empyrean's Call 01:12 Where are we going? 02:28 Catch my Breath 02:46 Funky Adrenaline 02:58 Per Aspera ad Astra (Rising) 03:33 Zephyr's Harp 03:44 Ethereal Pipes 04:06 House of Herbie 04:13 Maybe 04:28 Phasing Doubts 04:45 The Cat and the Mouse 05:08 Cassandra's Keys 05:27 Italo Rush ...
CRUMAR Composer - Vintage Italian Synth (1982) HD
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FREE Improvisations on this rare and amazing synth made in Marche (1982) 00:00 Jazzy INTRO 00:21 Graffiti 00:36 Child Love 00:55 Magic Laziness 01:18 Pixel Falls 01:33 Plantasia 02:00 Gargoyle's Bites 02:29 Pearls 02:48 Ennio's Breath 03:35 Clubbing 03:49 Angry Wasp Bass (with Aftertouch) 04:15 New Game 04:31 Ascension (Filter) 05:15 Cloud's Lullaby 05:39 Strings Hoodoo 06:09 The Owl (doubts) 0...
ELKA Rhapsody 610 (1972) HD DEMO
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FREE IMPROVISATIONS on an incredible sounding Elka Rhapsody 610. Vintage Analog String Machine made in Italy in 1972 00:00 Green Randomness 00:16 New Jazz 00:27 Electro-Baroque 00:42 Argento 01:47 Children's Crimes 02:02 Maybe 02:34 Yellow Disco Orchestra 03:09 Couis Lole 03:36 Broken Pixels 03:47 Fanfaluche 04:21 Drowning in a Electrical Sea 05:23 Artic Wind 05:58 Green Hill Zone (from Sonic T...
ARMON Concert | Vintage Italian Synth (1974)
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Improvisations on a incredible rare hidden gem from vintage italian synthesizers: the ARMONCONCERT! 0:00 Ice Waterfall 0:09 Creamy 0:17 Funky Clav 0:28 Rubber Piano 0:41 Chamber Strings 1:27 Stranger Feet 1:34 The Escape 2:06 Funky Brass 2:15 Purple Sunset 2:35 Jazzy Snippets 2:47 Ennio's Pad 3:10 Plucked Beauty 3:37 Filter 3:49 Dance of Mosquito 4:38 Ascension 4:58 God is in da house 5:14 Say ...
EKO Stradivarius | Vintage String Machine (1974)
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00:00 Ethereal Strings 00:20 The Loom 00:45 Aurea 00:58 Tarantula's Canvas 01:09 Ascension 01:19 Dancing Snakes 01:35 Dracula's Curse 02:30 Siamese Cats 02:47 House Stabs (haunted) 02:56 Illusions 03:14 Razor 03:27 Quantic Vibrations 03:43 Lost Child 03:52 Everything in its wrong Place 04:07 Run 04:16 Lush TESTING probably one of the rarest String Machine ever built... The EKO Stradivarius! Use...
Kawai/Teisco SX-240 Synthesizer (1984)
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Kawai / Teisco SX-240 8 Voices Analog Synthesizer (1984) Chapters: 0:00 Necrolog Patch 1:06 Puffo Bass 1:22 Porfiria Poly 2:20 Stronzo 2:36 Stringhe Pad 3:44 Gomma 4:12 Puffo Poly Strum 4:22 Orchidea 4:39 Trophine 4:56 Panza 5:12 Octopus Lead 5:31 Psyco / Cathedral 6:49 Witch 7:11 Foreigner 7:42 Various Patches Snippet Chillin 8:07 Karma 8:50 Quest / Witch TESTING Some improvisations on this Ul...
SIEL Opera/Dk600 Expander EX600 - HD Demo (1985)
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SOME IMPROVISATIONS... Testing a Rare SIEL EX 600 It is the Rack version of the Siel Opera 6 / Dk600. Here with upgraded mod with CC midi controlling. Fx used: Oto bam reverb Oto bim delay
Jen SM 2007 | Vintage String Machine (1973)| HD
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Just Improvisation Testing an incredible rare vintage string machine made in italy by JEN Fx used: OTO bam reverb OTO bim delay
DAVOLISINT ‐ Vintage Analog Synth - (1972) HD
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Testing a Rare DAVOLISINT Vintage Analog Monophonic Synth Improvisation fx used: Oto Bim Oto Bam
Siel DK 700 | Analog vintage Synth | HD AUDIO (1986)
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Siel DK 700 | Analog vintage Synth | HD AUDIO (1986)
Crumar Multiman S (The Orchestrator) 1977 Vintage Analog Synth/String Machine HD
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Crumar Multiman S (The Orchestrator) 1977 Vintage Analog Synth/String Machine HD
SIEL Orchestra 2 Vintage Analog Synth/String Machine (1983) DEMO
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SIEL Orchestra 2 Vintage Analog Synth/String Machine (1983) DEMO
Alberto Napolioni & Fabio Marziali Duo - What is this thing called Love?
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Alberto Napolioni & Fabio Marziali Duo - What is this thing called Love?
Enrico Rava & Alberto Napolioni Trio (feat. Ares Tavolazzi, Walter Paoli) - Secrets
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Enrico Rava & Alberto Napolioni Trio (feat. Ares Tavolazzi, Walter Paoli) - Secrets
Das erste war eine Mischung von Melodien der Titelmusik von Stargate (Serie) und Electric Light Orchestra "Wishing" 👌
Very interesting! I always loved E.L.O but didn t know absolutely this song! maybe subconsciously i already know it through harmonic resonance and affinity thank you 🤗
Crazy stuff.. it must be as expensive as a cs80.. huge sounds.. huge synthesizer.. ultimately rareeee.. !!! Amazing
Nice synth and amazing playing skills
🙏🤗🎹✨️
4:40 needs to be sampled by Alchemist already
Came for the synths... Stayed for the music. You're a magician on the keys. Incredible !!
Really thank you mate!🙏❤
Ah, once again one beautiful rarity! Sounds very unique but something reminds me of Syntorchestra... Maybe its just the Italian flavour :) Also the design of this instrument is really nice!
This Gem PK4900 it s one of my favorites absolutely..it sounds melancholic and creamy... yes it could reminds sometimes to the Synthorchestra..but it has a widest sonic palette then the farfisa..it is full of sweet spots
amazing sounds! beautifully played.
Thank you 🙏 and thanks to the Crumar Composer🙃
Il made in Italy di una volta... Strumenti di gran classe e personalità...
@@amcat9 assolutamente concordo...voce unica
meraviglia
On what Kid A track was this used?
@@herschoolcolors If you search on google they say this...but I don t know on what specific track precisely
@@Napalbe I ask because I don’t find any mention of it on Google, except sales listings making the same claim. It doesn’t sound like anything on kid a
Maybe the strings in the title track?
I thought this was with FX as per usual but... no! What an amazing sound already. Too bad they are so rare...
@@rot_studios Yes indeed...It s really really rare even here in Italy..it sounds magically unique for me
stupenda macchina
@@altfrawebcreativity7401 ❤️🎹🦄
That plantasia one was unbelievable - feel like i woke up in a ps1 jrpg dream world. Awesome video.
ahahah..love Ps or Nintendo jrpg worlds!! thank you mate
This sounds freaking marvelous!
totally agree 👽
David Palmer used it, Jethro Tull
Igor Garshnek
The Ultravox synth.
All over "Metamatic" too.
Da 03:05 > 03:51 fantastico!!
🙏
Sons incríveis para 1979!
lovely
❤
Ho da poco recuperato da un magazzino questa tastiera, rimasta ferma per decenni ma in buon stato. Funziona tutto ad eccezione della sezione percussion purtroppo. E' facilmente riparabile? La tastiera ha anche una velocity o il solo aftertouch? il secondo funziona ,la prima no. Volevo poi sapere se è fondamentale eseguire una taratura generale per il Polycrhome. Saluti e complimenti ;)
@@luigidomenico8869 Ciao! grazie mille 😊 La tastiera non ha la velocity ma solo l aftertouch (per allora una novità assoluta) 🙃 La sezione Percussion solitamente si ripara sostituendo tutti i mini condensatori sulle schede delle voci (sono più di 250 😅) Un.controllo generale e taratura é sempre meglio farla..cosí si é sicuri che ogni controllo funzioni correttamente.. nel caso la vendessi fammi sapere..potrei essere interessato a prenderla (volevo fare un esperimento con 2 polychrome...chissà) ciaoo A
@@Napalbe Per il momento ho smontato la scheda di controllo sezione percussion,sperando sia il solo pot del volume,,,,ma temo di no, 250 condensatori !! 😱Mi piacerebbe poterla riparare perchè è in ottime condizioni per il resto...magari ci sentiamo, se è troppo difficoltoso ripararla meglio forse lasciarla in mani esperte ..
si é molto difficile diagnosticare un malfunzionamento con queste tastiere..potrebbero essere o i condensatori come qualsiasi altra cosa..perché utilizzavano componenti custom e ora di difficile reperimento...fare molta attenzione quindi! per qualsiasi cosa scrivimi pure..puoi trovarmi su Facebook Alberto Napolioni o napalbe@gmail.com ciao Luigi
How do you connect delay and reverb at the same time? Beautiful video, BRAVO :)
I have midi upgrade for it. check on reverb
cool!💪
What a mighty machine! But in hands of one creative and skillful musician it shines in full light, thank you! I like your demonstrations very much. Sono davvero triste di sapere come una produzione grandissima delle tastiere italiane non poteva sopravivere ma e rimasta solo in memoria come un ricordo degli giorni gloriosi del passato.
@@TrazomGV Thanks to you! Yes the Polychrome is an awesome machine ..and like other italian synth it has a unique sonic character..with a lot sound modulation possibilities..a joy for any creative musician or sound designer... yes unfortunately they are vero vero rare to find ...also here in Italy nowdays 🙏
Beautiful. This gives me "Roedelius-vibes" ...
1:58 Probably the best sound I've ever heard from a synth
❤
@@Napalbe If you know anything about how to program that patch please let me know!
Bellissimo.. ho l'ek 44 ma non ha il display retroilluminato come il tuo! E' originale o l'hai sostituito?
Ciao! bello anche l ek44.. si il display retroilluminato l ho sostituito..quello originale é invisibile😅
If we could actually SEE the synth it would be nice. such amateurism..
You have to HEAR the synth first... For see it..simply search on Google enjoy 🙃
@@Napalbe The meaning of the word "video" in latin is "see" when it's a verb and "spectacle" when it's a noun. If someone makes a video and we need google images to see what the video is (not) showing us, then the video is kind of useless, isn't it? Unless we want to see the musician's hands. Those are clearly seen in the video!
@@thejollyjoker187 but these are Music Videos...so it depends what is your priority enjoy 🙃
all things from Italy looks pretty
this is absolutely gorgeous!
i agree mate..Polychrome is pure magic 🌈🧙🏼♂️🎹
Beautiful patches, it was my first synth and still have it. Just serviced it completely and can't wait to use it again in full shape.
quello che mancava alle tastiere analogiche che imitavano il piano di qui tempi era la gestione della percussion, questo ce l'ha e crea un suono molto credibile, piacevole e caldo peccato che pesa e ingombra un sacco
Concordo con te Sergio... per il peso essendo full analog devo dire che non pesa eccessivamente..se comparato con i suoi simili..Multiman..Eko Piano..Armon Piano ecc
wow i want one of these
300 like,sub,best wishes;-)
🙏enjoy ☺️
Does it have aftertouch?
Yepppp... here it is called "Touch Brilliance" This provides 3 aftertouch settings to control the Chorus Section and all the tone colours for Electric Guitar, Brass, Reed and Strings.
@@Napalbe interesting, thanks.
Got one...sounds like earthstar...they used one.
great choice...enjoy the Rhapsody🎉
Un altro grande strumento della produzione tastieristica italiana degli anni '70. Peccato che Farfisa sia finita a gambe all'aria, che tristezza.
veramente...concordo a pieno..macchina impressionante..nulla da invidiare ad altri competitor di quel periodo..Arp quadra..Korg Trident..ecc..
This is by far the coolest of all Italian synthesizers. Completely unique sound especially when that vocal chorus is engaged ❤
Yeeepp...vocal chorus is something unheard before...pure magic from outer space👽👾
As always, you make another keyboard sing beautifully! :)
thank you my friend! this machine could makes sing also a donkey dumb 😅❤
Wow! What a sound this monster has!! Well done 👏🏻
Absolutely Peter! Lucky to having the chance to put hands on it...pure magic🙏
Like many others, I saw this synth for the first time in this video. Unique and nice sounds. Are these factory presets or did you design them?
Hey mate thank you...happy to let you discover this wonder! No custom patches...only factories and somes from the extra rom card..but i don t remember which one was😅
This is great. I wonder if the size is similar to my SK20, to use its case if I get one. I am thinking in selling it to get this one. I can’t maintain both, but this one seems to do more. It is a great instrument!
Hi Ricardo i had the Sk20...but yes the Elka despite having a widest sonic palette..it sounds amazing and unique. sk20 has common sonic palette and you can find good vst can emulate it..so me too decided long time ago to sell it..no regrets at all... size is even a little smaller then sk20..around 3 cm if i remember well
be careful..try to find one in very good conditions and above all serviced...cause there are very hard to find chips inside it..if something is not tested well..these chips can fail after long use...and they are almost unfindable nowdays or lot expensive...
Ok thanks for the advice! It is crazy that yours is the only good available demo available. Thanks for showing it, without your demo, there is practically no available info.
you re welcome mate! thanks for having appreciate my demo video...yes me too the first time i had the lucky to test one of these Elka Twin when i saw that there no were any good videos on internet I was speechless...😮 then i knew why..cause it s a rare gem to find one..above all in a fully working conditions
Another Elka owner here! I haven't tried SK20 but I had SK15 and Elka sounds so much fuller and richer. No comparison. Totally amazing! Sound is even richer (but different) than Logan String Melody 2 which I also have. You can combine A and B with strings and detune + BBD chorus for absolutely huge wall of sound. Other preset sounds are also great, I particularly like organs and guitar preset. They all give different flavour and are very well voiced. It's very well thought out machine with endless sound possibilities... And the keybed is absolutely great. Well made machine! I also got mine after watching this video. It sounds every bit as amazing as here - you won't regret it! Reliability: Originally the phaser wasn't working in mine but I managed to fix it by replacing CEM3320 chip that is used here to generate the effect. Luckily that's a chip you can get pretty easily.
It sounds great & dreamy. Excellent playing, too!
Thanks a lot 🙏 But playing these wonderful machines makes things easier 😅
@@NapalbeI wouldn't be able to do that ;) Someone's selling one righ now in North of Frane, too far from me, too bad (too bad we can sometimes see your naked feet!)
How would you think of Composer when compared to Elka Twin 61? Are they entirely different things? I have Elka already and just found Composer in a very nice condition. I see the solo section seems very expressive and that touch vibrato is really cool. Elka has only presets but I find its strings sound better than Composer. Then again Composer seems to have an amazing organ section.
You ve already replied to your question...🙃 exactly...strings sound a lot better on the Elka...but the organ sound and mono section of the Composer is better... they are however very different machines for me... the Elka Twin with its onboard phaser, and other fx modulations, can do a lot more sonic explorations for me
Amazing synth sounds!!!
Pure magic.
🙏✨️
Curtis Chips. Similar to the Oberheim Matrix 6 and Kawai K3. I owned one in the 90s. The EK 44, too. It needs a Controller or Programmer.
How many patches does this come with?
3 presets for the Poly section, 7 presets for the Mono Section... but i used most mine custom patches cheers
Sounds a bit like the Hohner P-100 which I used to have. Really lovely, warm, buzzy sounds. And that one even has a (non programmable) SSM filter for the brass preset. I miss it.
Yes...i know the Hohner p100...the piano section is very similar..i.agree! but this one has more sonic capabilities...other then rhytmn section 🤟🙏
Gah! I found one of these in an alley once non-functional and I had no real knowledge of electronics at the time (and the internet was still relatively young - this was early 00s). I don't think I even knew it was a "stringer" then and I don't remember what i did with it. But i love string synths and this is a great one. I don't even want to see what they go for in good condition now.
You would need a time machine and back to that past moment to bring with you that Elka! Now is rare founding one in good conditions..and it has not only value but above all sounds amazing