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Moog Minimoog, keys

Painted Smile · The Moody Blues / Single (1981)

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Contest: Moog Minimoog played keys on Painted Smile by The Moody Blues (1981)

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Settings

osc
1 tri + 1 saw -1, organ/EP-style stack, unison 1, detune 8 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct, mostly open
cutoff
4339 Hz
resonance
0.13, drive 0.11
envelope
A 12 ms D 329 ms S 0.55 R 465 ms; brief pluck on attack, settles fast; filter env amount 0.2
modulation
lfo sine 5.4 Hz to pitch
effects
chorus (light, tape-flavoured), plate reverb short-medium, none
notes
Thomas's song (later a UK single B-side) is driven by Moraz's synthesizer comping. Patrick Moraz's studio debut with the band, replacing Pinder's Mellotron textures with Minimoog leads and early-80s polysynth pads.

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  • Seedsystem