CASIOpeia by BOOKOVSKY

BOOKOVSKY - CASIOpeia
(C) 2024, (P) 2025

Tracklist:

1. CASIOpeia Part 1 (16:55 min.)

A. Through the Solar Corona
B. Bodies' Conjunction
C. Into the Gravity Well
D. Translunar Injection

2. CASIOpeia Part 2 (20:56 min.)

A. Beyond The Event Horizon
B. Escape Velocity
C. Interstellar Dust
D. Quasar Radiation

CASIOpeia Part 1:

The main sound-source was CASIO CZ digital synthesizer with Phase Distortion Synthesis (PD sound-generator), released in 1986.
Digital special effect on "CASIOpeia 1D" made with CASIO SK-5 with Pulse Code Modulation (PCM sound-generator), released in 1987.
Electric guitar in "CASIOpeia 1D" by BOOKOVSKY.

CASIOpeia Part 2:

The main sound-source in parts: A, B, C was CASIO HT digital synthesizer with SD synthesis (Spectrum Dynamic sound-generator), released in 1987.
Solos on "CASIOpeia 2B" and minor additions on "CASIOpeia 2C" made with CASIO XW-P1 performance synthesizer with Hybrid Processing Sound Source (HPSS generator), relesed in 2012.
Drums on "CASIOpeia 2B" by Pinokio (Yamaha DTXPress IV drums with "EZdrummer 2" program).

The main sound-source in the D part was CASIO CT with Wavetable / PCM sound generator, released in 1989.
Solos on the D part have been made with CASIO CT-X with AiX sound-generator (Acoustic Intelligent Expression), released in 2018.

In general - following recording-studio effects have been used (massively):
- track-by-track recording
- filters
- phasers
- choruses
- flangers
- delays
- echoes
- reverbs
- noise-gates
- equalizers
- compressors
- limiters.

Sequenced with ATARI 520ST and Cubase 2.1.

Final mastering has been made by Marcin Bociński at legatomastering.pl

Covert-art design by Róża Tama & Paweł Skrzypczak.

Tracklist

1.	CASIOpeia Part 1	17:02

2.	CASIOpeia Part 2	20:59

Credits

released April 1, 2025

BOOKOVSKY - composition & arrangement, synths, samplers, electric guitar.
PINOKIO - drums in "CASIOpeia 2B".

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