Shoegaze synths

The Cancer Years · Post by **The Cancer Years** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:01 pm

I just started a shoegaze band, wondering if anyones in to it and what you use.

It seems my trusty ESq-1 is goign to come through on this for me.

moogplayer · Post by **moogplayer** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:04 pm

A Juno 1 or 2 may fit the bill. Or a JX3P perhaps

ronP · Post by **ronP** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:13 pm

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I loved bands like Curve, Lush, and Ride.

I'd say any polyphonic analog or analog modelling synth played through a giant string of pedal effects is the way to go.

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mama. · Post by **mama.** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:14 pm

[whatever] and an alesis quadraverb--->amplifier. and that can mean guitar too

smallsynth · Post by **smallsynth** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:20 pm

i think you pretty much have to use a moog taurus.

ThinkTanx · Post by **ThinkTanx** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:31 pm

smallsynth wrote:i think you pretty much have to use a moog taurus.

Really??

I love those bands, but have never really researched how they specifically achieved their sound (well, outside of MBV). As others have said, I've always found effects to be the key to getting it.

-Incidentally, did anybody see PJ Harvey performing on Conan (or maybe it was Leno) the other night with a Moog Taurus and an Autoharp?

micahjonhughes · Post by **micahjonhughes** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:34 pm

ThinkTanx wrote:
smallsynth wrote:i think you pretty much have to use a moog taurus.
Really??

I love those bands, but have never really researched how they specifically achieved their sound (well, outside of MBV). As others have said, I've always found effects to be the key to getting it.

A Taurus is played with your feet...Shoe Gazer...

I would have thought digital, D-50 or M1. We're talking late 80s to early 90s, right?

ThinkTanx · Post by **ThinkTanx** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:37 pm

micahjonhughes wrote:
A Taurus is played with your feet...Shoe Gazer...
?

Don't I feel like an idiot!

pricklyrobot · Post by **pricklyrobot** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:54 pm

This reminds me of the 'what synths to use for psychedelic music' thread of a few weeks ago.

None of the shoe-gazer bands I can think of (MBV, Ride, Chapterhouse, Lush, Slowdive, etc.) used synths in any kind of prominent way. If they were there it was in so far the background that you wouldn't hear it and think 'oh that's a cool synth line there'. I remember The Charlatans (not sure if they're even lumpable in with shoegaze) having a few songs with combo organ sounds (don't know if they were actual combo organs or synth imitations, but that sound's easy enough to get from a variety of different machines). Like others have said, shoegaze was about lots of heavily-processed guitar more than anything else.

I do think synths, and more prominently featured ones, would be a good addition to the original sound. But just use whatever sounds good to you, because there aren't really any particular models associated with the style in the first place.

JUGEL · Post by **JUGEL** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:18 pm

sampler sampler sampler sampler .... and some sorta PCM oriented digital mid to late 80's ... be it D-50, M1 ... I think the Kawai K1m is the cheapest best way too go...

crow · Post by **crow** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:21 pm

shoegaze band ?? Whit in the name o f**k is that?? Even the title makes having a wank with a cheese grater, doused in vinegar, so much more appealing!

SMILE. For f**k sake. Yer f**k boss/wife/mam/dad/c**t will make yer life miserable enough. Dinnae help the f**k.

I really despair.

f**k!! SEE SEE SEE.

redchapterjubilee · Post by **redchapterjubilee** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:31 pm

Anything with a shitload of FX. I wrote a real shoegazer sort of guitar thing in the spring and put Juno 106 on it high-passed with tons of reverb and delay.

Amos · Post by **Amos** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:31 pm

When I was in a shoegaze band I played a jupiter 6 for big swirly pads and an ms-10 for heartachey lead lines. The singer/lead guitarist was so full of his own ego that he refused to admit it was a shoegaze band. That's how shoegaze we were.

RobotHeroes · Post by **RobotHeroes** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:40 pm

Distortion - Tremelo - Reverb

Some Delay wouldn't hurt. I can't really recall any specific synth but as long as they aid in creating an atmosphere then they work.

crow · Post by **crow** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:10 pm

Amos wrote:When I was in a shoegaze band I played a jupiter 6 for big swirly pads and an ms-10 for heartachey lead lines. The singer/lead guitarist was so full of his own ego that he refused to admit it was a shoegaze band. That's how shoegaze we were.

hahaha! brilliant!