Electronic Music Studios (EMS) VCS3, arp

Gypsy (Of a Strange and Distant Time) · The Moody Blues / Single (1969)

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Settings

osc: 1 saw + 1 square, thin stack, unison 1, detune 5 cents, sub none
filter: LP 12 dB/oct, moving
cutoff: 2141 Hz
resonance: 0.28, drive 0.16
envelope: A 2 ms D 60 ms S 0.4 R 90 ms; each step re-triggers a short sweep; filter env amount 0.45
modulation: lfo square 3.45 Hz to cutoff, glide 12 ms, mono
effects: sync delay 1/8 dotted, light chorus, none
notes: Hayward's uptempo opener to side two uses a rhythmic Mellotron pattern under the guitar riff, closer to a pulsing arpeggio than a sustained pad. Pinder's Mellotron and Hammond plus EMS VCS3 sound design (the rocket-launch effect opening the album) and celesta overdubs.

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10 Sep 2026Seedsystem