Hey guys, My band does Tow Sawyer by Rush. I’m the Bass player and I play a Moog T3. I’m using the “Gordon” preset for that song. Any suggestions how to tweak the patch or should I be using a different patch? Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. ![]()
Common myth, that sound wasn’t the Taurus it was an Oberheim.
… beat me to it. Check out that rainy city nights page, it is really good.
I actually don’t use the Taurus at all when we do TS.
Using the “Gordon” patch, set the filter amount to around 4000, and the resonance to about 2900 - this is what I used to use until I bought my Prophet '08, and it will get you pretty close, even more so if you add just a touch of chorus and slapback delay. If you really want “the sound”, pick up a Dave Smith Prophet '08 or a Dave Smith Tetra, and use the “Tom Sawyer” patch - it absolutely nails the sound. The voice architecture of these instruments is almost identical to the old Oberheims, and the “growl” sound is spot-on.