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Moog Minimoog, lead

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Contest: Moog Minimoog played lead on The Robots by Kraftwerk (1978)

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Settings

osc
2 square, unison 2, detune 5 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
2600 Hz
resonance
0.3
envelope
A 2 ms D 80 ms S 0.5 R 120 ms; mechanical, robotic staccato notes, minimal movement
modulation
mono
effects
light chorus
notes
The deliberately mechanical, staccato synth melody embodies the Man-Machine concept the album is built around, made with Kraftwerk's own custom electronics alongside commercial synths in their Kling Klang studio. This working method is thoroughly documented across decades of interviews with the group. Keep note lengths short and evenly spaced, avoiding any human rubato.

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  • Seedsystem