At George Duke’s solo at 4:20 (appropriate), the funkiest most beautiful Model D patch i have ever heard. But looking at his Mini, specifically the jacks, he has no CV pedal connected, which was speculated before. So how does he get the Wah effects? The filter envelope seems to change, although he only touches the cutoff knob once. I have tried and tried, can’t get it. Can anyone help?
Looks like a standard Mini patch to me? From the one close up I can make out the some of the switch and osc range settings. Looks like a two oscillator patch, with osc 3 kbd track on but no audio. Osc 3 looks to be at 4’ range at the rectangle setting. Osc mod is off and filter mod switch on. So he is probably just moving the mod wheel to open and close the filter. No?
Also noticed Billy has a Minimoog and a 1130 percussion controller in the video.
Had the pleasure of seeing Billy Cobham/George Duke open up for Jeff Beck/Jan hammer back in 77’. Awesome concert, I think they recorded some of the live album that night in Philly and the prevoius show in NYC for Jeff Beck/Jan Hammer Group Live. At least that’s what Jeff anounced to the crowd that night? Jan Hammer did that Mini solo Darkness /Earth In Search Of A Sun, it was outstanding. I tried to get that sound, but there was no internet back then to ask someone. Finally stumbled upon that tunneling sound he got, using an Echoplex!
Also learned from Jan Hammer playing with Mahavishnu on Don Kirshner’s rock concert late night TV show. Always wondered why I could not get the guitar patch right in Birds of Fire. Till I watched Jan, then I realized it wasn’t the sound as much as the way he played the pitch wheel. Old news now, but back in 73’-74’ that was cutting edge stuff.
Hello,
The answer probably resides in the question. George Duke used a Vox wah wah in the effects loop on his mixer.
That sound is also on Stanley Clarke’s “Journey To Love” @ 3:22:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TuprJosw2s&fmt=18
Regards,
-l
The Clarke song is close, but not the same. Something about the way it was recorded live or the equipment used, or the idiosyncrasies of the particular state of the oscillators at that time made the cobham/scofield video unique. The sound is unmatched in my opinion.
Sounds like a guitar.
Now there is a set-top boxes to the guitar. What problems?
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