A sequenced Minimoog provides the tense rhythm track and the ominous bass / lead is the Minimoog being played live.
An exploration of the Minimoog’s sonic palette. Just a Minimoog (sequenced with a NiftyKEYZ via midi), an Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12 dual stereo reverb pedal and a TASCAM Model 12 mixer.
This one features a 2011 Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster (doubled except during solos). It was played through a Fender Mustang III modeling amp set for a Fender ’65 Deluxe amp with a ’63 spring reverb and a pitch shifter effect that made it sound like a 12-string. A 2012 Rickenbacker 4003 was used on the bass track. A BeatBuddy was used for the drums.
I’ve been busy, so here is my 2nd YouTube Trailer for the Summer of 2026!
This song features the Minimoog on synth bass and lead. A Moog Mavis was used to create the cello-like strings using my “cello hack” setting on the Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12 reverb pedal. A BeatBuddy was used for the drum track.
A Moog Mavis and Minimoog (not pictured) create a cool bell-like chime. Also using my “cello hack” on the Mavis.
I felt like this song was missing a few things…mostly bass and percussion. This version fixes that with the addition of a Rickenbacker bass track, an egg shaker, a rattle and some brass chimes.
I did some more work on the levels of this song, which means I had to access the raw tracks on the TASCAM Model 12’s SD card. For some strange reason, the “flute” track was way off, so I was not able to use the performance videos. Well, I could have, but it would have meant starting the video editing over from scratch, which I was not willing to do since the files had already been chopped into lots of little clips. Anyhow, I thought I’d use some stormy-type videos to go with the wind sound. I also shortened the song from over 6 minutes down to about 4 minutes.
All sounds were created with analog synths. See my other videos if you want to know how I get flute sounds out of a little Moog Mavis module.
