It's a Small World, Yamaha Electone HS-8 - Dimitris Leontaris

This is my last project on the electone HS-8 and I feel a little bit sad but unfortunately, there is no chance of an electone of this age to keep up with newer models. I have to say that programming this model is quite challenging but it fascinates me a lot! All these retro sounds and strong dynamics can still amaze many.
As for this piece, "It's a Small World", it is a very popular Disney song with a very familiar melody to all of us. I found this version quite demanding and in the beginning I underestimated it. A few days later it started to feel more safe and performing became easier. I had the original registrations of the book but I remade them because I did not like the way it sounded at all. I tried to make it more close to today's standards.
The recording was such a hell!! I kept on screwing everything.. haha.. and I felt that i would give up. In the end, I enjoyed it a lot and I am pleased with the final result.

Hope you like it!!! Feel free to comment!

Electone book: Sound Inn Vol.1 - Disney Songs (grade 5-3)

Some other HS-8 videos of mine:

Doctor-X Medley

Beat it - Michael Jackson

Arabian nights

Circle of Life - Lion King

Kirby - Gourmet Race

[Pink_Rose]

Best HS series performance on youtube. Respect.

[YofveChandra]

WOW! Amazing performance! And you played it using HS-8, bring me back to my childhood and now I realized that I'm old already 😂

[beloncfy]

I really like these old flagship Electone. Great performance.

[lnnthl]

Hi! Hope you are doing well! Totally agree on the sentiment that the HS-8 is a bit harder to program compared to the newer Electones, and the sounds are a bit dated by today's standards, especially the preset AWM pipe organ (which is a bit weak in comparison with even the ELB-02, we just replaced our trusty HS-8 with one earlier this year) but the sounds were really ahead of its time, especially for 1987, and with the right registrations and programming, you can even make it sound close to a newer Electone.

Kudos on your D-Deck journey!

[Tyros]

Truely an amazing performance! Really done a fantastic job here 😍😍. This is why i regret not having my HS-8 anymore.

[hsiangtan]

Bravo! I give you a standing ovation!!

[ΑθανάσιοςΑμπλάς]

Wonderful play once more ! Keep it up on high standards !

[Neverknowmymove]

Well done i love it teacher😊








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[johnpaulvillaverde]

hi can you share the musical piece of it?.hoping also that someday you can upload tutorial videos

[jimbrightman]

Amazing, but why you don`t try to get a STAGEA ? Its not possible to purchase ? only in JP ? This title on Stagea would be better sound 10 times more, caused by the better samples and possibilities i think