Price range: $ 34.99 through $ 59.99
Polaris draws on late-1970s and early-1980s Japanese fusion and rare wamono records, combining a 1984 Yamaha upright piano, Solina String Ensemble, and vintage synthesizers and outboard gear.
Compositions: $34.99 · Stems: $59.99. Digital download.
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Polaris captures the warm, lush, and mysterious atmosphere of late-1970s and early-1980s Japanese fusion and rare wamono records. Ten emotive compositions blend live piano, strings, guitar, and bass, with influences including Yuji Ohno, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Kentaro Haneda.
Introducing Polaris, the 13th installment in the Omega Music Library collection. This sample pack captures the rich sonic textures of late 70s and early 80s Japanese fusion and rare wamono records, blending live piano recordings from a 1984 Yamaha upright and the highly sought-after Solina String Ensemble with OML's already impressive arsenal of era-accurate synths and outboard gear.
Each sample was manually processed through a 1979 AKAI GX-635D reel-to-reel tape machine on 10-inch Maxell XLI 35-180B Master Tape, used widely across Japanese recording studios in the late 70s, delivering a warm, lush, and mysterious sound reminiscent of iconic composers like Yuji Ohno, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Kentaro Haneda. Fully analog, with no digital instruments—Polaris is essential for timeless, emotive production.
Vintage analogue gear and modules used on this pack include: MKS-80 (Roland Super Jupiter), The Prophet 5 Rev.3, Korg Trident, Roland VP-330, Solina String Ensemble, 1984 Yamaha Upright Piano, AKG C414 Microphones, AKG C451-E microphone, Suitcase Rhodes MKI, MXR Chorus Pedal (vintage), RE-201 Space Echo, Deckard's Dream, Moog Matriarch, Empirical Labs Fatso EL7X, and UA LA-610. Omega Music Library has collaborated with artists like Royce Da 5'9", Curren$y, Skyzoo, Saigon, Del the Funky Homosapien, Statik Selektah, Studio Ghibli, and more.
Cover art by CameOne. Keyboards and synthesizers by Marcus Marino. Guitar and bass by Gerson Zaragoza.
10 WAV files. 24-bit / 44.1 kHz stereo WAV.
Compositions — $34.99: full stereo WAV compositions.
Stems — $59.99: separated instrument stems, plus the full compositions. Archives are supplied in ZIP format.
Listen to the Vol. 13 previews on Omega Music Library
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| Gear / Instruments Used | Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter, Prophet 5 Rev. 3, Korg Trident, Roland VP-330, Solina String Ensemble, 1984 Yamaha upright piano, AKG C414 microphones, AKG C451-E microphone, Suitcase Rhodes MKI, Vintage MXR Chorus pedal, Roland RE-201 Space Echo, Deckard’s Dream, Moog Matriarch, Empirical Labs Fatso EL7X, UA LA-610, 1979 AKAI GX-635D reel-to-reel tape machine, 10-inch Maxell XLI 35-180B Master Tape, Guitar, Bass |
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