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Moog Minimoog, bass

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Contest: Moog Minimoog played bass on Lowdown by Boz Scaggs (1976)

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Settings

osc
1 saw + sub sine, unison 1, detune 0 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
700 Hz
resonance
0.3
envelope
A 1 ms D 50 ms S 0.6 R 80 ms; tight, percussive snap on every note, locked to the clavinet rhythm
modulation
mono
effects
none
notes
The groove is led by clavinet, but a synth bass, a single saw plus sub sine for weight, doubles and thickens the low end, giving the song its round, elastic pulse. This is a by-ear reconstruction; David Paich's studio credits confirm keyboards but not the exact synth model used.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem