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Moog Minimoog, bass

Enjoy the Silence · Depeche Mode / Single (1990)

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Contest: Moog Minimoog played bass on Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode (1990)

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Settings

osc
1 saw + sub sine, unison 1, detune 0 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
500 Hz
resonance
0.3
envelope
A 3 ms D 130 ms S 0.55 R 170 ms; warm, rounded low-pass sweep typical of a Minimoog ladder filter, opening slightly on the downbeat
modulation
mono
effects
none, none
notes
Alan Wilder reworked Martin Gore's ballad demo into an upbeat dance track built around this Minimoog and ARP 2600 bassline, one of the most recognisable synth-pop basslines of the era. The warm, rounded low end is characteristic of the Minimoog's transistor ladder filter.

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