MATRIXSYNTH: Man In The Mirror (Moog Bass version)


Thursday, September 16, 2010

Man In The Mirror (Moog Bass version)


YouTube via Geeljasjes | September 15, 2010
Mini comes in at 1:08.
"Me playing 'Man In The Mirror' on the Minimoog synthesizer, which was used on the original recording. The Minimoog is famous for its bass sound and boy, this synth produces some serious bottom end. I got the sound as close as I could get it to the original recording. Anyone who owns a Minimoog, Voyager or other clone, can send me a message, so I can send you this sound in the form of a patch-sheet.

All other instruments I recorded in Logic, using most of the original instruments that were used on MJ's Man In The Mirror, like the MPC60 for the drums, the MKS20 and DX7 for the piano and the D50 for the Calliope and intro sound.
The Minimoog is a tad louder than the rest, as it's being the centre of attention in this video."

via Jorge

And another cover:

Heathrow - Tribute to Level-42

Geeljasjes | July 26, 2010

"This track is the reason why I became a fan of Level-42.
I was 13-years of age in 1981 when I first heard this track when listening to their debut album at the record store.

Next to Mark King's signature bass playing L42 were also distinctive sounding because of Mike Lindup and Wally Badarou's keyboard parts.
I've seen many Bass players covering Heathrow on youtube and no one doing the keys, while this track is really a keyboard oriented track, so here it is.

PROPHET-5
The keyboard-synthesizer you see me playing is the unmistakable and legendary Prophet-5.
Level-42 have used this synthesizer extensively on their early records, on the hits they later had on Running In The Family and Mike Lindup was still using the Prophet-5 during the Retroglide tour.
He's replaced it with a Prophet-08 for their anniversary tour, but I'm sure he wishes his Prophet-5 was still in good working order, as the sound cannot be reproduced on anything else.

This particular Prophet sound used on Heathrow is probably its trademark sound.
These type of brass sounds are possible on other synths, but this is the original Prophet sound and its filters and envelopes cannot be emulated on anything else. I've tried clones of the Prophet, but I could not get that Heathrow brass sound. When I bought the P5 I instantly got that sound with little effort.
The P600 has that same sound, but its envelopes are not as accurate and the filter is not as smooth.

The Prophet-600 which sits above the P5 is Midi'd to the P5 and used to play a double octave in some parts.
You can see me turning up and down the volume on the P600.

Heathrow is on Level-42's debut album, which still is their best album ever.
It's 140-bpm and in a 6/8 feel, which makes it hard to play.

The backing track was recorded by myself in Logic-Pro.
Enjoy!!!!!"

2 comments:

  1. That's a great bass line on Man in the Mirror and you did a great cover of the song...

    Take a bow :)

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  2. Hey have you still got the patch or the patch sheet for Man In The Mirror? Thanks

    ReplyDelete

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