u/Prudent_Double_4150

Hi all

It has been a long time coming, but I’m finally getting around to taking a proper stab at digging through the immense discography of synth-pop coming out of Japan throughout the ’80s.
Albums from the likes of Mariah and YMO have long been among my favourites of all time, and I have always been curious to dig deeper into this scene coming out of Tokyo, as I’m sure it did not happen in a vacuum. Would be lovely to try and compose a guide of albums and artists that weave into these specific synthetic, angelic sounds from this period.

Here are some references I’m already familiar with, and the kind of style I’m looking for artists alike to:

Mariah
YMO
Hosono
Dip in the Pool
Yasuaki Shimizu
Miharu Koshi

I’m quite aware already of the whole environmental ambient scene (Yoshimura, Takada, Ashikawa, etc.) and I’m more curious about the synth-pop / art-pop side of this era.

Would love to hear any recommendations that any of you might have.

Thank you so much!

Hey y’all

Im trying to figure out a way to translate MPE data to external midi and/or CV out.

I’m really fond of the way you can use automation to bed and slide notes in the MPE settings in Ableton, and my goal is trying to control it the same way with some of my eurorack OSC’s - bear in mind that I understand that MPE is intended for polyphony, but my aim is to use it monophonically, and taking advantage of creating incredible long sliding notes, that are not bound by increments of a normal MIDI scale.

I’ve tried sending to several midi to cv converters, tried using the CV tools as well but haven’t been able to figure out the code on how to create this more freeform way of transmitting midi or cv data. I’m I completely missing the point here, or is there an obvious tool/option that I haven’t considered?

Thank you so much!

80s ethereal synth-pop recommendations

MPE data/long glide data to midi/cv out