What do I mean "Queen did not like synths"?? This is a little known fact that was true for a period of time for the band, Queen. But why??? And how did I come to find out about this grudge against synthesized sounds, you might wonder? I learned of it when filming one of my very first YouTube videos. Going back to the earlier pandemic days, when we were all starving for at-home experiences, I bought a record player, and decided that if I couldn't go out to concerts, listening to full albums (in their high fidelity form) would be the closest I was going to get! So I found this little, "jab" (you might call it) towards synths in the record's liner notes of the album, A Night at Opera. It said blunty "No Synthesizers!". If you're familiar with Queen, you might be surprised to learn that, considering how experimental they were with their music... And I'll bet you're thinking "I'm sure I've heard synthesizers in their music at one time or another"... You'll just have to watch this video to get the full story!
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Video Production
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Hardware I use in this video:
Keyboard:
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/KeyLab88mk2--arturia-keylab-88-mkii-weighted-keyboard-controller
Microphone:
https://www.cymbalfusion.com/audix-cx112b-large-diaphragm-microphone/
Software I use in this video
Ableton Live 11 Suite
Arturia Analog Lab V