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Moog Minimoog, lead

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Contest: Moog Minimoog played lead on Dream Weaver by Gary Wright (1976)

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Settings

osc
1 saw + 1 square, unison 2, detune 10 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
2400 Hz
resonance
0.2
envelope
A 8 ms D 200 ms S 0.6 R 500 ms; gentle swell on longer notes, dreamy and unhurried
modulation
lfo sine 5 Hz to pitch, glide 60 ms, mono
effects
chorus, plate reverb
notes
This is one of the first US hits built almost entirely from synthesizers and electric piano, with Gary Wright's ARP Pro Soloist carrying the vocal-like lead melody, a gentle pitch LFO standing in for a singer's vibrato. Wright discussed the all-electronic instrumentation in numerous interviews, making the gear list unusually well documented for the era. Keep the attack soft and let the glide connect phrases for that vocal quality.

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  • Seedsystem