DX5 Playing Alphaville "The Jet Set" cover

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"'The Jet Set' Instrumental cover.
Gear Used: Roland MRS-2 Promars, Access Virus TI Snow (choir wavetable layer), Roland JX-8P, Emu Emax 1 and Emax II. Backtrack previously recorded, track by track, by me from scratch in Pro Tools, also including a Roland D-10, JP8000 and Simmons SDS8. All sounds synthesized by me or belonging to my libraries.
Original song composed by Marian Gold / Bernhard Lloyd / Frank Mertens.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

Update:

DX5 playing Alphaville "The Jet Set" (Take 2; recorded w/improved sound while streaming live)

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"Yesterday I've recorded a cover of this song. Tonight I've just played it again on my Live Streaming and found out I am way more happy with the sound quality and balance than the previous version; thus I decided to upload it too. It does also include a few seconds before/after playing. (There is a barely noticeable jump at 00:28 that happened while broadcasting).
When I record an isolated cover, I do usually benefit from my old camera preamps/compressor. But when I am streaming live, I route audio (analogue) from my Pro Tools card output (Focusrite) to an audio card that feeds the streaming software, resulting in less sound make up. Also, audio levels were set different, resulting on this video.
Gear Used: Roland MRS-2 Promars, Access Virus TI Snow (choir wavetable layer triggered from the Emax1) , Roland JX-8P, Emu Emax 1 and Emax II.
Backtrack previously recorded, track by track, by me from scratch in Pro Tools, also including a Roland D-10, JP8000 and Simmons SDS8. All sounds synthesized by me or belonging to my libraries.
Original song composed by Marian Gold / Bernhard Lloyd / Frank Mertens.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 playing Depeche Mode "Dangerous"

Published on Jan 16, 2015 DX5

The last time we saw DX5 was back in October of 2014. You'll find more Depeche Mode covers by DX5 here.

"Depeche Mode 'Dangerous'.
Gear used:

Roland JX8P.
Yamaha DX7
Emu Emax II

Backtrack and additional sounds recorded on Pro Tools.

Song composed by Martin L. Gore
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bará. DX5 New Album with brand new songs coming soon.."

DX5 playing The Cure "Lullaby" & "Why Can't I Be You" Covers

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"Lullaby (album version) cover.
Lately I am recording again some of the songs performed live by me on those 13 live streamings broadcasted from March to June
Gear used:
Yamaha DX7
Kurzweil PC1x
Backtrack previously recorded by me, track by track, on Pro Tools.
Original song composed by Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara"

DX5 playing The Cure "Why Can't I Be You" Cover


Gear used:
Roland JX8P (it took over the whole song :) )
Backtrack previously recorded by me, track by track, on Pro Tools.

DX5 playing Yazoo "Don't Go" (updated)

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See DX5's original cover including how it was created here.

"Extracted from the live streaming aired on October, 2th. This is an update of the version done twelve years ago, with improved lead sound. (There is some color saturation in the picture due to the analogue video capture device used for live streamings)

Gear used:
Roland JP8000
Emu Emax II (containing Simmons SDS 8 toms previously sampled by me)
Backtrack previously recorded in Pro Tools, track by track.
Original song composed by Vince Clarke.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 playing Van Halen "Jump" synth riff (only) on a JX-8P

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"A riff that came to my head on yesterday's live streaming, played on a Roland JX-8P, as a sound demonstration. The sound reminds quite a lot the original Oberheim synth.
Van Halen's "Jump" originally composed by Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen.
Synth riff performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara.
PS: DX5 is me, not that I am playing this on a Yamaha DX5 :-)"

DX5 performing New Order "True Faith" cover

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"New cover (after near five months). Sound design, backingtrack recording from scratch, etc made in an afternoon. (A DX5 was used on the original song, though there is no DX5 in my cover: it's just my nick).

Gear used:
Yamaha DX7 - Bass
Roland JX8P- Filtered Sawtooth pad
Emu Emax 1 - Chords (8P samples)
Emu Emax II - "Hook guitar" (Kurzweil PC1x post processed sound and the Emu Chorus heavily on :-).

Original song composed by Gillian Gilbert, Stephen Hague, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner. Performed here live by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 performing Depeche Mode "Wagging Tongue" cover

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"Instrumental cover song of my favorite Memento Mori song (by now).
Backing track previously recorded, instrument by instrument, by me on Pro Tools. No original sound were included on this cover.
Gear used:
Roland Promars MRS-2
Roland JP8000
Kurzweil PC1x
Roland JX-8P
Original song composed by Martin Gore/Dave Gahan
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara"

DX5 playing The Cure "A Forest" (Live) Cover

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"'A Forest' Instrumental cover song, inspired by the Pinkpop Festival live performance.

Lately I am recording again some of the songs performed live by me on those 13 live streamings broadcasted from March to June (available in playlist). [previous posts of DX5 playing here]

Gear used:
Roland Promars MRS-2
Kurzweil PC1x

Backtrack previously recorded track by track on Pro Tools.

Original song composed by Simon Gallup, Mathieu Hartley, Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst.

Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 Playing Talk Talk "The Party's Over"

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"A song from Talk Talk's debut album that I've been playing on some of my live streamings, recorded as an isolated cover now.

Gear used:
Roland JX-8P (5th riff)
Emu Emax (JX and Kurzweil samples)
Emu Emax II (Emu and DX7 samples)
Backtrack previously recorded by me, track by track, on Pro Tools, including Simmons SDS8 for toms.
Original song composed by Mark Hollis, Paul Webb, Simon Brenner, Lee Harris.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 playing Talk Talk "Living in Another World"

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"Tribute to Mark Hollis, one of the most creative minds in music ever.
Gear used:
Yamaha DX7 (Harmonica preset)
KORG CX-3 organ w/ foot switch ("Leslie" slow/fast)
Kurzweil PC1x.
Backtrack previously recorded by me, instrument by instrument, on Pro Tools.
Original song composed by Tim Friese-Greene / Mark Hollis.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 playing Imagination "Just an Illusion" cover

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"Instrumental (as always) cover song. Recorded at the first take (thus some timing offsets).
Gear used:
Roland JP8000: Reso lead sound.
Kurzweil PC1x: Rhodes and piano sounds
Backtrack previously recorded, track by track, by me, including Roland Promars MRS-2 (bassline) and Roland JX-8P (extra synth layers and pads).
Original song composed by Ashley Ingram, Leee John, Steve Jolley & Tony Swain.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bará."

DX5 playing Alphaville "Dance With Me" (edit cover)

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"This is the first take, first time I played it on its entirely after practising section by section only, hence some variations can be found. Gear used:
Left: Kurzweil PC1x
Right: Roland JX8P, Emu Emax
Backtrack previously recorded by me on Pro Tools. All sounds were synthesized and sampled from my own synths, including a Yamaha DX7 II FD for the bell sound (which seems they used for the original track).

Original song composed by Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Ricky Echolette.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 Playing Depeche Mode "PEACE"

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Gear used:
Left: Roland Promars MRS-2. Roland JP8000.
Right: Roland JX-8P. E-mu Emax.
Chorus variation (Emax) intentionally done as watermark.
Backing track previously recorded, track by track, by me.
Original song composed by Martin L. Gore.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara.

DX5 playing Erasure "Sometimes" cover (Update)

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"Updating an instrumental cover I had already done years ago.
Gear used:
Roland JX-8P
Emu Emax
Emu Emax II
Backtrack previously recorded on Pro Tools, track by track, by me.
Original song composed by Vince Clarke/Andy Bell
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 playing New Order "The Perfect Kiss" (Video version) cover

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"New Order 'The Perfect Kiss' cover, as featured on the official video version.
Gear used:
Left: Roland JP8000 (triggered live from Pro Tools).
Right: Emu Emax (upper). Roland JX-8P (lower)
Backtrack previously recorded on Pro Tools, track by track, by me using the Kurzweil PC1x massively for Hook's bass sounds and a DX7 for the first "metallic" sequence that goes along the whole song. There is also an unknown frog sampled for the middle section (05:35​).
* Composed by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 performing Depeche Mode "Ghosts Again" cover

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"Recorded at the second try. There is a wrong note at 3:35, I left it acting as watermark (for those stealing audio and selling it later :-)
Gear used:
Korg DW8000 (triggering the Access Virus TI Snow)
Roland JP8000 (arpeggiator receiving MIDI Clock from Pro Tools)
Kurzweil PC1x
Emu Emax
Backtrack previously recorded, instrument by instrument, by me on Pro Tools. Other gear used: Roland Promars (Bass), JX8P and a Roland TR808 (that I sampled years ago) for intro drums.
Original song composed by Martin L. Gore, Richard Butler.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara"

DX5 playing Alphaville "Sounds Like a Melody" (live updated)

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"Excerpt from the last live streaming, where I played this song (hence, picture is more pixelled than usual). Song's arrangements are slightly improved regarding the original video I've uploaded over a decade ago.

Gear used:
Left: Roland JP8000
Right: Roland JX-8P.
Emu Emax (strings)

Backtrack previously recorded by me, track by track, on Pro Tools. Also used: Simmons SDS-8.

Original song composed by Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens.

Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 playing Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls" cover

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"Extracted from the live streaming aired on October 2th, 2021, hence picture is more pixelled than usual (even!) and colours are bit more altered. No filter of any kind was used. I work with a 1994 camera ;-) . Also, some audio levels (Emax II specially) had to be balanced on the fly.

Gear used:
Emu Emax 1
Emu Emax 2

Backtrack previously recorded on Pro Tools by me, track by track, building drums and bassline from scratch, including Roland Promars for the bassline.
Original song composed by Chris Lowe / Neil Tennant.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 performing Propaganda "Duel" (updated cover)

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"Updating a cover I had recorded 14! years ago. Gear used:
Roland JP8000
Kurzweil PC1x
Roland JX-8P
Emu Emax, containing Oberheim (library) and DX7 (mine) samples.
Backtrack previously recorded, instrument by instrument, by me on Pro Tools with Reason rewired (drums). Emu Emax (Bass) and Yamaha DX7 (plucked and bright sounds) massively used on it.
Composed by Claudia Brucken/Ralf Dörper/Susanne Freytag/Michael Mertens.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

DX5 playing Alphaville "Big in Japan" (updated cover)

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"Updating a cover I had already recorded 13 years ago. Bassline is now sequenced.

Gear used:
Left: Roland JP8000
Left bottom: Kurzweil PC1x (final Gong)
Right top: Roland JX8P.
Right bottom: Emu Emax II (with a sampled Roland D-10).

Backtrack previously recorded by me, track by track, on Pro Tools. No original audio was used.
Original song composed by Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."