Paul Woodward Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Just for fun, I was listening to ‘pump up the jam’ in the car through a decent Bose system and, despite what is going on musically, the huge bass sound simply dominates the track (as it was back in the day). Got me thinking…for you, what keyboard sound is so memorable that it dominates the track in your memory? Not necessarily your favourite sound, just one that is the most dominant/memorable aspect of a track. Im going to get the obvious out of the way with Jump by Van Halen, will see what else I can recall. oh, here is that track if you have never heard it, the bass could cause deafness in a decent nightclub system, playing on a phone won’t quite get over how big that bass is. 1 Quote Korg Grandstage 73, Keystage 61, Mac Mini M1, Logic Pro X (Pigments, Korg Legacy Collection, Wavestate LE, Sylenth), iPad Pro 12.9 M2 (6th gen), iPad 9th gen, Scarlett 2i2, Presonus Eris E3.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Well it seems your saying lot of keyboard and a LOT of bass so here's one of Scott Storch's famous tracks on keyboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamPro Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Bruce Hornsby's AP on The Way It Is Joe Zawinal's Oberheim on Birdland; Joe Zawinal's lead synth sound on Black Market Stevie Wonder's clav on Superstition. Keith Emerson's Moog on Lucky Man. Micheal MacDonald's Rhodes on What A Fool Believes Jan Hammer's Moog on the Miami Vice soundtrack title music. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Woodward Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 1 minute ago, JamPro said: Bruce Hornsby's AP on The Way It Is Joe Zawinal's Oberheim on Birdland; Joe Zawinal's lead synth sound on Black Market Stevie Wonder's clav on Superstition. Keith Emerson's Moog on Lucky Man. Micheal MacDonald's Rhodes on What A Fool Believes Jan Hammer's Moog on the Miami Vice soundtrack title music. Yup, all good ones. 1 Quote Korg Grandstage 73, Keystage 61, Mac Mini M1, Logic Pro X (Pigments, Korg Legacy Collection, Wavestate LE, Sylenth), iPad Pro 12.9 M2 (6th gen), iPad 9th gen, Scarlett 2i2, Presonus Eris E3.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canoehead Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Hammond Organ - Foreplay/Long Time, Various synths - Spaceship Superstar by Prism, Piano- Hold the Line and Rosanna 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDoe Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Steve Winwood's Hammond on "Gimme some lovin". 5 1 Quote "This is my rig, and if you don´t like it....well, I have others!" "Think positive...there's always something to complain about!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 The main riff is clav sample on a Fairlight. ... or Maybe you had to be there. Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Herbie Hancock - Rocket. The synth clave and the cutting lead come from the Rhodes Chroma and truly dominant the track. 3 Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K K Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polychrest Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Chest Fever. Garth Hudson and The Band 2 2 Quote "The more a man looks at a thing, the less he can see it, and the more a man learns a thing, the less he knows it." --G.K. Chesterton. A lazy rationalization for not practising as much as I should Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Paxton Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 The "Flashlight" synth bass. 'Nuff said. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Argent - Hold Your Head Up 3 1 Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMD Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Yes - Parallels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundown Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I always like the Jupiter / OB-X combo on Stevie Nicks’ “Stand Back”. It’s believed that Prince played the parts, but there is some debate about that. It’s another Van Halen track, but the hard-sync’d Oberheim mono/unison part on “Why Can’t This Be Love?” is amazing. On the softer side, I’ve always loved the heavily-filtered Prophet 5 on Genesis’ “Man on the Corner”. Coupled with the 808 and the other parts, it’s a remarkable track. 5 Quote Sundown Just finished: The Jupiter Bluff Working on: Driven Away Main axes: Kawai MP11 and Kurz PC361 DAW Platform: Cubase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Sure, every Weather Report album, Russell Ferrante solo on Out of Town on Four Corners, but the first thing that popped into my head was Hold the Line. 3 Quote AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0Ampy0o Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Rendezvous ~UK I'm Gonna Leave You ~Journey (Hammond @2:43) Midnight Dreamer ~Journey (Rhodes starts at 1:27 then transitions into a Moog) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0Ampy0o Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Thriller ~Michael Jackson (The synth bass) 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stokely Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I was really captivated as a youngster by Dennis Deyoung's synth sounds, which were certainly featured. Light Up (Equinox) was one of the earliest I heard, and then later The Grand Illusion and others. The sweep from Tom Sawyer and that nice solo in Heart's Magic Man also featured in my youth I recall going to Godfather's Pizza every so often with the family and always playing Magic Man on the jukebox. I'd say one of the first bands I got into in middle school was ELO and while their songs have tons of keys, Richard Tandy is really good at making them a part of the song, and he also doesn't take a lot of flashy solos. Reminds me of (later) Tony Banks in that way, all you hear is the melody and then you think "hey, nice keyboard playing there!" My friend played me Frankenstein and I remember being most impressed by the "machine gun" sounds as a kid, then later by the keys! 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan May Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I was trying to think of an iconic keyboard sound...how about Bloody Well Right by Supertramp? Rick Davies Wurlitzer electric piano is what gives that track (and so many other Supertramp songs) its distinctive sound. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Synth bass in Berlin's "Take My Breath Away". DX7 I think? Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundown Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 17 hours ago, o0Ampy0o said: Thriller ~Michael Jackson (The synth bass) There’s a lot of good stuff in there … The huge Jupiter brass at the beginning, the synth bass, and the “frog” sound from an old Casio. There are quite a few YouTube videos about how those sounds were made (from the people who made them). Todd 3 Quote Sundown Just finished: The Jupiter Bluff Working on: Driven Away Main axes: Kawai MP11 and Kurz PC361 DAW Platform: Cubase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0Ampy0o Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I like some of the early modular synth sounds, usually the bassier ones. In the early days this sound was frequently used in a way that tended to blend into a less prominent sound space. They might have used cellos without the synth but they used a distinctly synthesizer sound. It was not meant to be mistaken as a traditional instrument. By doing this they gained all of the richness of a synthesizer sound. No one uses a synth with that sound in that manner anymore. An example is what is on Elton John's All The Girls Love Alice. Another is on The Beatles' Abbey Road, Here Comes The Sun The way the Moog is used on Here Comes The Sun replaces a few traditional orchestral instruments. They found sounds that were useful but not intended to fool people. If they thought a flute fit somewhere they used the one that sounded flutish. Sometimes they sound like strings or flutes but they only resemble and do not suggest a budget-friendly alternative as synths were frequently used later on. I re-listened to these on YT before making this post. Of course the sound quality is lacking. In the early 80's I acquired a special copy of Abbey Road. It was vinyl. This was just before CD's hit. I cannot remember what it was. I know it wasn't a Japanese import pressing. I also had a high quality audiophile system at the time. The individual elements of this copy were distinct. The Moog on Here Comes The Sun was more prominent and sounded like it was in the room. I remember the first time I listened to that song in this quality format on this quality system. Hearing that bassy synth come in was a great moment I have not forgotten. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpl1228 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 On 12/31/2023 at 2:11 PM, Sundown said: I always like the Jupiter / OB-X combo on Stevie Nicks’ “Stand Back”. It’s believed that Prince played the parts, but there is some debate about that. Beat me to it! Quote Roland RD-2000, Yamaha Motif XF7, Mojo 61, Invisible keyboard stand (!!!!!), 1939 Martin Handcraft Imperial trumpet "Everyone knows rock music attained perfection in 1974. It is a scientific fact." -- Homer Simpson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Wall of Voodoo's Stan Ridgway, from "The Big Heat." That's a great solo album, with maybe a few hints of John Cale. The synth work is ballsy. 3 1 Quote Absurdity, n. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion. ~ "The Devil's Dictionary," Ambrose Bierce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 On 1/1/2024 at 4:08 PM, David Emm said: Wall of Voodoo's Stan Ridgway, from "The Big Heat." That's a great solo album, with maybe a few hints of John Cale. The synth work is ballsy. Thanks for posting this! I was a huge fan of Wall of Voodoo and his solo work back in the '80's, and haven't listened for far too long. Great stuff. 1 Quote Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluMunk Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Queen's You're My Best Friend. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wineandkeyz Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 The Fairlight all over Jane Child's "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" 2 Quote Live: Yamaha S70XS (#1); Roland Jupiter-80; Mackie 1202VLZ4; IEMs or Traynor K4 Home: Hammond SK Pro 73; Moog Minimoog Voyager Electric Blue; Yamaha S70XS (#2); Wurlitzer 200A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 My go-to for this kind of thing is almost always that stuttering PPG on The Fixx's Deeper And Deeper, but I'm gonna drop this one today for its downright evil bass sound: 1 Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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