Synthaholic wrote:It's that really FAT resonant bass sound (3 notes) that you hear after "when you want to come..." about a minute into the song. You can't miss it.

It literally sounds like "BOW BOW BOOWWWW"... hence my description.

I think it's E, C#, D.

That's exactly what I hear as a JP-8!

The LP would probably satisfy anyone who is looking for a reliable Moog sound. I would like to get one sometime.
Other monosynths I'd recommend are of course the Pro-One (my only mono at the moment)
Not as pricy as ARP Oddy or other mono classics and a VERY fat sound!

Apart from Rush and Genesis, my favorite prog rock band is It Bites. John Beck is one of my biggest influences!

Relax was done on a Fairlight CMI (sampled bass and piano quavers etc), Roland Jupiter 8 (pissing sound, strings/pad, explosions etc), Roland GR-300 guitar synths and a Linndrum. They were also using a Synclavier but not until the second single "Two Tribes". http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr08/ar...

Leeroy Jenkins wrote:Dudes, the famous Tom Sawyer resonance sweep was an Oberheim OBX, not a Moog Taurus Pedal!

It is layered Taurus with the OB-X

Bass, pad chords and brass is the Jupiter-8

Buy a JP-8000.

Micke wrote:The Emulator was the original one and the PPG was a Wave 2.2 (not 2.3). Kelly was additionally using a Yamaha GS-1 on "Fugazi" but I don't think it was his synth.

Micke

Where on Fugazi?

That is indeed a great setup. If you have seen the DVD from the "Live from Loreley" show in Germany during the Clutching At Straws tour in 1987, that rig includes Minimoog, Pro-One, PPG Wave 2.3, Jupiter-8, MKS-100 electric piano, DX-7 and more! Yup, Kelly's setup from the mid 80's was pretty aweso...

iprog, I guess we both are right: Extract from Recoil Website Questions & Answers: Q: Is it a mini moog bass we hear on 'World In My Eyes', 'Halo', and 'Enjoy The Silence' ? A: Again, can't remember exactly -most likely a combination of moog and Flood's Arp. :) Indeed we are :D Enjoy The Silence in...

Hey iProg, are you referring to this TOTP "performance" from 1981: [youtube]HyqSk-GtaLw[/youtube] Their synth setup here includes the following: Billy Currie: Arp Odyssey mk II, Yamaha SS-30, Yamaha CP-80 (I think), Oberheim OB-X and CS-80. Midge Ure: Yamaha CS-40M, Yamaha SS-30 and CS-50 Chris Cro...

Oh, of course. The rig in the TOTP video of "Sleepwalk" includes lots of analog monos. I can see a CS-30 and a ARP Axxe....

Just a few Depeche Mode references here.. Altough they used to play samplers a lot, they did some interesting synth sounds too. Just for example: "World In My Eyes" bassline , done with some layers including a minimoog. "Stripped" intro lead The intro to "World In My Eyes" is the mighty ARP 2600 af...

I don't really think I can add anything to what's been said about Mark Kelly, except that my dream rig would be Kelly's from the Misplaced Childhood-era. Perfect. That is indeed a great setup. If you have seen the DVD from the "Live from Loreley" show in Germany during the Clutching At Straws tour ...

aXL wrote:

iProg wrote:What synth is beneath the PPG Wave (2.2?) and above the GS? Looks like a CS-X0 something...

Nothing but the venerable CS80 herself! Billy's roadies absolutely hated him for touring with it.

That's was what I first though. Impressive, but heavy!

Micke, is it the Wave 2.2 or 2.3?