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Ivan Blomqvist is a Swedish pianist\/keyboardist, songwriter\/composer based in Oslo, Norway. Working mainly with jazz and improvised music, he has a bachelor\u2019s degree in improvisation and jazz from the highly respected\u00a0Jazz department at the University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. He is currently working as a keyboardist and songwriter in the Future Soul band\u00a0Rohey<\/em>, as well as running his own Jazz projects:\u00a0I<\/em>van Blomqvist 3 Feat\u00a0Hanna Paulsberg<\/i>\u00a0and the club sensation,\u00a0Mozambique!<\/em><\/p>\n We chatted\u00a0with Ivan\u00a0about how he’s\u00a0using the Prophet 12.<\/p>\n Ivan, is this your first DSI product? If not, what other DSI\u00a0products are you using?<\/span><\/p>\n “I had a Prophet ’08,\u00a0which I was really happy with, but I ended up switching to the Prophet 12 because it’s more versatile for live use.”<\/span><\/p>\n What\u00a0made you choose the Prophet 12?<\/span><\/p>\n “The Prophet 12 gives me the opportunity to do so many things at once: stacks, splits, mono leads and more. It has a huge variety of sounds, from warm, warbly old-school patches, to more modern-sounding stuff for dance music and things like that. It also has built-in effects with a Character section and four\u00a0individual delays that you can use to create chorus, phaser, and even tape-like delay that drifts in pitch.“<\/span><\/p>\n How are you using it?<\/span><\/p>\n “I use in my band Rohey<\/em> where I’m the only chord instrument (it’s a quartet with vocals, keys, bass, and drums). So there’s\u00a0a lot of space to fill, but the Prophet 12 does the job superbly. The Playlist function has come real handy when I play live, where I can assign four patches (or more) for each song, and easily access them at any time.“<\/span><\/p>\n What\u2019s one of your favorite things about it?<\/span><\/p>\n “Although the prophet 12 is a monster synth and is able to do all sorts of crazy stuff, the layout is simple and intuitive. It\u2019s a really hands-on synth where everything is laid out right in front of me. This is really important, since I create all my patches from scratch and spend a lot of time sculpting the sound for a certain song. The Prophet 12 is a really versatile synth. Instead of\u00a0bringing a bunch of other synths to try to do the same job, I can just bring one, and this really helps when you\u2019re a touring musician.”<\/span><\/p>\n Any interesting tricks or techniques you\u2019d like to share?<\/span><\/p>\n “There is a lot you can do by\u00a0modulating the oscillators with noise as a source. It’s beautiful. Lowering the volume of the oscillators and increasing the Program volume makes the patches warmer. I also love the Drive effect, but just use it slightly to boost the patches a bit and add some low end. The Prophet 12 has almost endless modulation possibilities, so it’s great to\u00a0really dig deep there. I start modulating the filter with an LFO, then control the frequency of that\u00a0LFO with another one, and control\u00a0the amount of\u00a0the first one with a new one, and so on! You can certainly make the instrument live if you just spend enough time with it.“<\/span><\/p>\n LINKS<\/strong><\/p>\n Ivan’s website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Rohey website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Rohey on Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n For more information, check out the Prophet 12 product page\u00a0here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n
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