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Moog Minimoog, bass

Down Among the Dead Men · Flash and the Pan / Single (1978)

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Contest: Moog Minimoog played bass on Down Among the Dead Men by Flash and the Pan (1978)

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Settings

osc
1 saw, unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub sine -1
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
550 Hz
resonance
0.15, drive 0.3
envelope
A 3 ms D 80 ms S 0.85 R 100 ms; flat, steady pulse with almost no movement, keeping the low end a droning pedal under the spoken-sung verses; filter env amount 0.1
modulation
glide 20 ms, mono
effects
none, kept dry and close for maximum low-end weight, drive
notes
A repetitive, near-hypnotic bass pedal drives the track's dread-laden narrative, deliberately undynamic so the synth pad and half-spoken vocal carry the drama instead. Reached No. 4 on the Kent Music Report in July 1978, the duo's second big Australian hit after 'Hey, St. Peter'.

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  • Seedsystem