Did Keith Emerson really use both the Lyra and the Apollo proto-synths on the whole “Karn Evil 9” suite from the 1973 Emerson, Lake & Palmer album Brain Salad Surgery?
The suite consists of:
Also, would the Minitmoog/Satellite/Multimoog have the same exact sounds as the Lyra and the Polymoog the same exact sounds as the Apollo?
~Ben
First impression all of the synth leads are Modular Moog, in the organ solo section(part 2) Keith is playing the bass line on the MiniMoog with his left hand while soloing with his right.
Second impression is a MiniMoog set to sound like a steel drum.
Third impression the “trumpet” leads are the Lyra, the polyphonic synth lines are the Apollo. The “computer voice” is Keith’s going through the ring modulator( I think) . The sequence at the end is the Modular Moog
Thank you (until someone else knows different)!
~Ben
For more informatin on the entire album take a look at:
http://www.brain-salad-surgery.de/
The Lyra/Apollo Combination can also be seen “in action” in the video
of Karn Evil 9 3rd Impression.