Sharing Moog Tunes

Tips and techniques for Minimoog Analog Synthesizers
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Sharing Moog Tunes

Post by Moog Beam » Thu May 06, 2004 4:26 pm

Hello,
I have enjoyed the music shared by some on this forum, and so I have decided to share one of my own for what it is worth.
I wrote this song using My MMV and a Juno 106.
I was inspired by some of you, and I hope you enjoy.

http://homepage.mac.com/enarke/iMovieTheater5.html

Be patient for the song to load.
Bragging...um..."Gear" List:
Satellite(ehem), Memorymoog+, Minimoog Voyager. Juno 106x2, JD800, SH101, Prophecy, Poly800, Trinity Plus, K5000s, MP9500, K5, ESQ1x2, Chroma, Prophet5 3.3, Nord Lead, DX7, PT1, MT65...I can't remember the rest

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Post by Boeing 737-400 » Thu May 06, 2004 7:35 pm

I want to share something I recorded a while ago using the Voyager. The wav file is over 25mb though and I cant convert it. :(

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Post by monads » Thu May 06, 2004 9:06 pm

Really cool tune man.

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Post by Moog Beam » Thu May 06, 2004 9:19 pm

Thanks for the compliment. Without getting too carried away I have decided to post another tune at the other end of the spectrum, I hope you all like it as well. Anyway, it uses the MMV and some other synths listed.

http://homepage.mac.com/enarke/iMovieTheater12.html

Once again, be patient for the song to load...press stop if you have to while it loads a little.
Bragging...um..."Gear" List:
Satellite(ehem), Memorymoog+, Minimoog Voyager. Juno 106x2, JD800, SH101, Prophecy, Poly800, Trinity Plus, K5000s, MP9500, K5, ESQ1x2, Chroma, Prophet5 3.3, Nord Lead, DX7, PT1, MT65...I can't remember the rest

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Post by monads » Thu May 06, 2004 11:57 pm

Thats awesome dude. Both tracks are really good. Can you give some feedback of how they were recorded (sequencer, processors, etc)? I find it interesting to learn how people have incorprated the Moog into their studio given all the Softsynth love these days. I actually haven't had a chance to record anything, to busy creating sounds/patches.

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Post by Moog Beam » Fri May 07, 2004 12:56 am

Hello Monads,
I am glad you like the songs, thank you for the feedback.
I record with hardware synths mostly even though I have a few good soft-synths. I recorded the Solar Pilot using the MMV and a Juno 106. I recorded the Mini first into Cubase SX using a Motu 828 and my G4 laptop. I used the proprietary effects in Cubase such as Mod delay and Reverb "A"...I created a type of Echoplex effect using a very long delay with some modulation (I was inspired by MoogMuse). I then record ed a second track using the Juno and some delay and reverb and Phaser, and I accented on top of my improvisation. I then dumped the track to an Aiff file and transferred it into my Big G4 which runs OSX and OS9.2.2, and I mastered the mix-down in Peak using Waves L1 Ultramaximizer set to final mastering, after I normalize the track to about 75 percent. I did very little EQ adjusment. I then do the fadeout and thats it.
As for the second song called "Moog Lambada", I used my Korg Trinity as the sequencer (as I do for almost all of my songs) and I use the internal drum kits and the Prophecy bank for the bass line (again, this is the norm for me). I also use some padding from the trinity. Everything else is driven by the Trinity, like the ESQ-1 (which sounds great recorded because of its filters). When I have all of my parts composed on all of the synths and into the sequencer on the Trinity I dump the audio into Cubase SX (that is what I am using on my laptop even though I normally use Logic 6) and follow the same procedure. I use delays set to the tempo of the Trinity in Cubase and I listen and adjust reverb and do a mixdown to Aiff, then to Peak. The last step for me is always The L1 Ultra Maximizer set to final mastering.
I rarely use any sequencing in the computer because the Trinity is a simple interface and it gets the job done well.
Anyhow, I hope that gives you some insight. I have posted some more songs because I happen to be in the process of building my Home Page. So here are three more songs.

http://homepage.mac.com/enarke/iMovieTheater21.html

http://homepage.mac.com/enarke/iMovieTheater20.html

http://homepage.mac.com/enarke/iMovieTheater22.html
Bragging...um..."Gear" List:
Satellite(ehem), Memorymoog+, Minimoog Voyager. Juno 106x2, JD800, SH101, Prophecy, Poly800, Trinity Plus, K5000s, MP9500, K5, ESQ1x2, Chroma, Prophet5 3.3, Nord Lead, DX7, PT1, MT65...I can't remember the rest

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Post by monads » Fri May 07, 2004 1:37 am

That's some very good insight. Thanks. I do most of my sequencing on Logic 6. My keyboard technique isn't the greatest so I use alot of Midi programming. You have quite a nice collection. Keep those cool tracks coming! 8)

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Post by Tobor » Fri May 07, 2004 7:56 am

It would be fun to have a "Moog Drop Box Society".
A place for moog users to share moog tunes freely :)

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Post by Moog Beam » Fri May 07, 2004 12:19 pm

I am in the process of building my little site, so there have been updated links. Here is one link which will take anyone who is interrested to my music pages.

http://homepage.mac.com/enarke/Menu23.html

enjoy.
Bragging...um..."Gear" List:
Satellite(ehem), Memorymoog+, Minimoog Voyager. Juno 106x2, JD800, SH101, Prophecy, Poly800, Trinity Plus, K5000s, MP9500, K5, ESQ1x2, Chroma, Prophet5 3.3, Nord Lead, DX7, PT1, MT65...I can't remember the rest

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