37 Iconic Riffs, One Synth Legend: Vintage vs Reissue Minimoog Battle!

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"Experience the Minimoog like never before! Compare the raw power of the 2016 Reissue vs. 1978 Vintage in 37 iconic riffs, leads, and basslines from legendary tracks. No FX, just pure synth magic!

• A direct comparison between the vintage and re-issue Minimoog Model D.
• The Minimoog Model D's prowess as featured on numerous famous tracks.

Time Stamps
00:00 Harold Faltermeyer Axel F Beverly Hills Cop Main Theme lead 118
00:16 Introduction
0:56 - Gary Numan: "Are 'Friends' Electric?" theme (92 BPM)
1:38 - Michael Jackson: "Rock With You" bass (113 BPM)
2:02 - DEVO: "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA" effects (136 BPM)
2:34 - Parliament: "Flashlight" bass (108 BPM)
3:04 - Rush: "Tom Sawyer" lead (176 BPM)
3:21 - Stevie Wonder: "I Wish" bass (107 BPM)
3:40 - Madonna: "Borderline" lead (120 BPM)
4:12 - Madonna: "Borderline" bass (120 BPM)
4:30 - Dr. Dre: "Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang" lead (95 BPM)
4:51 - Michael Jackson: "Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough" bass (121 BPM)
5:08 - Pink Floyd: "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" lead (136 BPM)
5:40 - Rick Wakeman: "Catherine Of Aragon" bass (104 BPM)
6:19 - Chaka Khan: "We Can Work It Out" bass (115 BPM)
6:40 - Weather Report: "Birdland" bass (158 BPM)
7:05 - Barclay James Harvest: "Victims Of Circumstance" lead (86 BPM)
7:27 - The Alan Parsons Project: "Separate Lives" bass (114 BPM)
7:37 - Europe: "The Final Countdown" lead (119 BPM)
8:02 - Stevie Wonder: "Isn't She Lovely" bass (120 BPM)
8:23 - Stevie Wonder: "That Girl" bass (107 BPM)
8:42 - Michael Jackson: "Workin' Day and Night" bass (131 BPM)
9:00 - Gary Numan: "Are 'Friends' Electric?" lead (92 BPM)
9:24 - Nena: "99 Luftballons" bass (97 BPM)
9:46 - Rush: "Tom Sawyer" FX (176 BPM)
10:06 - ELP: "Lucky Man" lead (161 BPM)
10:18 - Duran Duran: "Save A Prayer" lead (113 BPM)
10:28 - Duran Duran: "Save A Prayer" lead (113 BPM)
10:47 - ABBA: "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" lead (121 BPM)
11:05 - ABBA: "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" bass (121 BPM)
11:23 - Harold Faltermeyer: "Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)" lead (118 BPM)
11:40 - Harold Faltermeyer: "Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)" bass (118 BPM)
11:57 - D Train: "You're The One For Me" bass (122 BPM)
12:13 - D Train: "You're The One For Me" lead (122 BPM)
12:29 - Madonna: "Holiday" lead (118 BPM)
12:46 - Madonna: "Holiday" bass (118 BPM)
13:02 - Queen: "Radio Ga Ga" bass (114 BPM)
13:17 - Howard Jones: "New Song" lead (112 BPM)
13:54 - Howard Jones: "New Song" lead (112 BPM)

The audio is DIRECT, 100% DRY - You are hearing the raw audio as it comes directly from each synthesizer. NO post processing (Effects, EQ, or Dynamics) whatsoever."

How to Program Minimoog Synth Sounds: Devo, Floyd, ELP & More

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"Join legendary producer Andy Whitmore in this in-depth, 29-minute tutorial as he programs and plays 37 iconic riffs on the vintage 1978 Minimoog Model D. From the energetic beats of Beverly Hills Cop to the timeless classics of Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, all the way to the smooth grooves of Dr. Dre and the rock anthems of Pink Floyd and Madonna, this video is your complete guide to unlocking the raw power of the world's greatest monophonic synth."

Contents:
Artist Title Description BPM
00:00 Introduction
00:10 Gary Numan Are 'Friends' Electric? theme 92
01:19 Michael Jackson Rock With You bass 113
02:00 DEVO Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA effects 136
04:31 Parliament Flashlight bass 108
06:49 Rush Tom Sawyer lead 176
07:30 Stevie Wonder I Wish bass 107
08:20 Madonna Borderline lead 120
09:24 Madonna Borderline bass 120
10:10 Dr Dre Nuthin' But A "G" Thang lead 95
10:43 Michael Jackson Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough bass 121
11:25 Pink Floyd Shine On You Crazy Diamond lead 136
12:23 Rick Wakeman Catherine Of Aragon bass 104
13:32 Chaka Khan We Can Work It Out bass 115
14:39 Weather Report Birdland bass 158
15:20 Barclay James Harvest Victims Of Circumstance lead 86
15:56 The Alan Parsons Project Separate Lives bass 114
16:31 Europe The Final Countdown lead 119
17:35 ELP Lucky Man lead 161
18:10 Duran Duran Save A Prayer lead 113
18:33 Duran Duran Save A Prayer lead 113
18:58 ABBA Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! lead 121
19:28 ABBA Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! bass 121
19:53 Harold Faltermeyer Axel F-Beverly Hills Cop lead 118
20:24 Harold Faltermeyer Axel F-Beverly Hills Cop bass 118
20:43 D Train You're The One For Me bass 122
21:18 D Train You're The One For Me bass Resonance 122
21:43 D Train You're The One For Me lead 122
22:22 Madonna Holiday lead 118
22:56 Madonna Holiday bass 118
23:53 Queen Radio Ga Ga bass 114
24:07 Howard Jones New Song lead 112
24:58 Howard Jones New Song lead 112
25:26 Stevie Wonder Isn't She Lovely bass 120
26:08 Stevie Wonder That Girl bass 107
26:19 Michael Jackson Workin' Day and Night bass 131
26:44 Gary Numan Are 'Friends' Electric? lead 92
27:24 Nena 99 Luftballons bass 97
28:03 Rush Tom Sawyer FX 176
28:46 Round up

40 Famous Sounds - Minimoog Model D : Reissue vs Original

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"How does the Mini Moog Model D Reissue stack up against the Mini Moog Model D Vintage?
I play 40 classic riffs and bass lines on both synths, back to back. and compare the sounds with the settings as close as possible
Which sounds better? You Decide!

Minimoog Model D – Vintage - 1979 vs Minimoog Model D - Reissue - 2016
How to play & program 40 of the most Famous MiniMoog Model D Patches.
I have duplicated every patch on both the Original & Re-Issue MiniMoog.

This video has FX to fully recreate the parts - the sister video with no FX will be out soon! - Watch this Space!!

Mixed by Ed Stokes - @edstokesmusic

Time Stamps
00:00 Rush Tom Sawyer FX
00:21 ELP Lucky Man lead
00:32 Duran Duran Save A Prayer lead
00:43 Duran Duran Save A Prayer lead
01:02 ABBA Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! lead
01:19 ABBA Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! bass
01:37 Harold Faltermeyer Axel F Beverly Hills Cop Main Theme lead
01:54 Harold Faltermeyer Axel F Beverly Hills Cop Main Theme bass
02:11 D Train You're The One For Me bass
02:27 D Train You're The One For Me lead
02:43 Madonna Holiday lead
03:00 Madonna Holiday bass
03:16 Queen Radio Ga Ga bass
03:32 Howard Jones New Song lead
04:09 Howard Jones New Song lead
04:19 Gary Numan Are 'Friends' Electric? theme
05:00 Michael Jackson Rock With You bass
05:26 DEVO Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA effects
05:56 Parliament Flashlight bass
06:26 Rush Tom Sawyer lead
06:44 Stevie Wonder I Wish bass
07:02 Madonna Borderline lead
07:34 Madonna Borderline bass
07:51 Dr Dre Nuthin' But A "G" Thang lead
08:15 Michael Jackson Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough bass
08:32 Pink Floyd Shine On You Crazy Diamond lead
09:03 Rick Wakeman Catherine Of Aragon bass
09:41 Chaka Khan We Can Work It Out bass
10:02 Weather Report Birdland bass
10:26 Barclay James Harvest Victims Of Circumstance lead
10:50 The Alan Parsons Project Separate Lives bass
11:00 Europe The Final Countdown lead
11:24 Stevie Wonder Isn't She Lovely bass
11:46 Stevie Wonder That Girl bass
12:05 Michael Jackson Workin'Day and Night bass
12:22 Gary Numan Are 'Friends' Electric? lead
12:46 Nena 99 Luftballons bass

Being perhaps the most popular version of one of the most iconic monophonic analog synth series of all time is no easy feat, but the Moog Minimoog Model D manages to pull it off. As one of the first non-modular synthesizers, the Minimoog Model D is highly intuitive and requires very little knowledge to use. The model D boasts contouring circuits and three separate, completely original oscillators, one of which can be used as an LFO. Although the Model D was reissued, the '70s Minimoog Model D hasn't depreciated in value, desirability, or style.

Watch me bring that sound back to life!🎹🕺"

Tandy Orchestra-90 Stereo Music Synthesizer

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Three videos of the Tandy Orchestra-90 Stereo Music Synthesizer. The Orchestra-90 was featured on the site once before in this listing from 2013. This is the first post to feature demos and a look inside. I found them after seeing the new listing below.

Playlist:
Orchestra-90 Stereo Music Synthesizer
CoCoTracker - Orchestra-90 - 6309
Orch 90 repro plays 99 Luftballons on the TRS-80 Model 4

via this listing

"Introducing the Tandy Computer Products The Orchestra-90 Stereo Music Synthesizer! This high-quality music synthesizer is perfect for both amateur and professional musicians alike. With its advanced technology and user-friendly interface, this synthesizer is sure to take your music to the next level.

Featuring a sleek design and top-of-the-line features, this Tandy synthesizer is a must-have for any music enthusiast. Whether you're looking to create your own unique sound or simply want to enhance your current music projects, the Orchestra-90 is the perfect tool for the job. With its exceptional sound quality and versatile capabilities, this synthesizer is a true game-changer in the world of music."

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Famous Synth Sounds - (08) Faltermeyer Axel F & (09) Nena 99 Luftballons

video uploads by SonicProjects

https://www.sonicprojects.ch/opxpro2/...

Check the presented sounds by yourself with the demo version linked above

Famous Synth Sounds - (09) Nena 99 Luftballons

Click on the BANK - LOAD button in the synth's grey top-bar
Load this bank: Downloaded / PROII_FALTERMEYER
Presets 3, 4, 2

Famous Synth Sounds - (09) Nena 99 Luftballons
Click on the BANK - LOAD button in the synth's grey top-bar
Load this bank: PROII_FAMOUS
Preset 12: 99 Luftballons Strings
Preset 13: 99 Luftballons Bass

Famous Synth Sounds - (10) Madonna Holiday
Click on the BANK - LOAD button in the synth's grey top-bar
Load this bank: PROII_FAMOUS
Preset 14 Holiday Epiano
Preset 15 Holiday Strings
Preset 16 Holiday Bass
Preset 17 Holiday Mini

Famous Synth Sounds - (11) Duran Duran Save A Prayer
Click on the BANK - LOAD button in the synth's grey top-bar 

Load this bank: PROII_FAMOUS 

Preset 18 Duran Prayer Pulse 

Preset 20 Duran Prayer Lead

NENA | 99 Luftballons - Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 or Oberheim OB-X?

[1983] [Offizielles HD Musikvideo] video upload by NENA

▶︎ https://www.nena.de
▶︎ https://shop.nena.de/
Prophet-5 used for the video.

Oberheim OB-X according to previous posts.

Which one was it?

Update: Some answers in the comments including the following live video. Minimoog & PPG Wave on stage as well.

NENA - Live @ PINKPOP Festival (Remastered)

video upload by Maxis Maximal

"05/23/1983 Geleen, Netherlands
SETLIST:
00:00 Leuchtturm
03:36 Ich lieb dich
09:16 99 Luftballons
13:22 Nur geträumt"

Oberheim OB-X - The Sound of 99 Red Balloons (Nena 99 Luftballons)

video upload by RetroSound

"The intro sound of 99 Red Ballons was always one my favorite Oberheim sounds ever. The warm pad sound at the beginning and than the powerful synth riff. Wonderful. At the end of the video can you find the patch sheet.

The Oberheim OB-X Synthesizer from 1978 is one of the legendary synths in music history. Used by Ultravox, Japan, Killing Joke, J.-M. Jarre, Rush, Barcley James Harvest and others. Here can you find the full OB-X playlist with a lot single sound demos, synth comparisions and one synth demo tracks. Enjoy."

OBERHEIM OB-X Analog Synthesizer (1979) Seven Sounds

Published on Jan 25, 2020 RetroSound

"(c)2007-20 by RetroSound
supported by UVI: http://bit.ly/retrosound-uvi

Oberheim OB-X Analog #Synthesizer from the year 1979

The demo video shows some self programmed synth sounds.

The #Oberheim #OBX is one of the fattest analog poly-synths ever.
The sound character (based of the discrete circuits and the SEM design VCF) is different to the later curtis chip based OB-Xa and OB-8.

Used by: Rush (Subdivisions, Tom Sawyer), Nena (99 Luftballons, Nur Geträumt), J.-M. Jarre (Magnetic Fields), Killing Joke (Love Like Blood), Roxy Music (Avalon), Queen (Flash Gordon), Styx (Too much time on my hands), Japan, Supertramp, Suzanne Ciani, Tangerine Dream (Exit) and more

RetroSound synthesizer demo videos since january 2007.
All is for free. If you like my work, so can you support me with a donation or a purchase of my music albums. Thank you!

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Oberheim OB-X Analog Synthesizer (1979) "Oberfett X" part2

Published on Apr 14, 2019 RetroSound

"(c) 2019 vintage synthesizer demo by RetroSound

#Oberheim #OB-X Analog #Synthesizer from the year 1979

The demo video shows some self programmed uncommon synth sounds.

The Oberheim OB-X is one of the fattest analog poly-synths ever.

The sound character (based of the discrete circuits and the SEM design VCF) is different to the later curtis chip based OB-Xa and OB-8.

Used by: Rush (Subdivisions, Tom Sawyer), Nena (99 Luftballons, Nur Geträumt), J.-M. Jarre (Magnetic Fields), Killing Joke (Love Like Blood), Roxy Music (Avalon), Queen (Flash Gordon), Styx (Too much time on my hands), Japan, Supertramp, Suzanne Ciani, Tangerine Dream (Exit) and more

external fx: a bit delay"

Oberheim OB-X Analog Synthesizer (1979) "Oberfett"

Published on Apr 30, 2018 RetroSound

"(c) 2018 vintage synthesizer demo by RetroSound

Oberheim OB-X Analog Synthesizer from the year 1979

The demo video shows some self programmed uncommon synth sounds.

The Oberheim OB-X is one of the fattest analog poly-synths ever.

The sound character (based of the discrete circuits and the SEM design VCF) is different to the later curtis chip based OB-Xa and OB-8.

Used by: Rush (Subdivisions, Tom Sawyer), Nena (99 Luftballons, Nur Geträumt), J.-M. Jarre (Magnetic Fields), Killing Joke (Love Like Blood), Roxy Music (Avalon), Queen (Flash Gordon), Styx (Too much time on my hands), Japan, Supertramp, Suzanne Ciani, Tangerine Dream (Exit) and more

external fx: a bit delay"

Oberheim OB-X

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via this auction

"This OB-X is the 4-voice model in top condition and with very minor wear given its age. This synth sounds fantastic, everything works as it should and is very stable. I had it serviced about 2 years ago by a former Oberheim employee. Service included recapping of the power supply, replacing OS chips, renew some of the old cables, and adding new key bushings. I also had him retrofit it with the ElectronGate MIDI kit.

The Oberheim OB-X is the rarest of the entire OB-series and touted by many (including Tom Oberheim himself) as the best sounding model of the OB series, which is due to its all discrete components (except for the envelopes, for which it uses CEM3310 chips) and the SEM-based design used in the earlier Oberheim Two- and Four Voice synths. Only 800 Oberheim OB-Xs were manufactured and it is estimated that an even smaller number of them are alive today in fully working condition.

Furthermore, the OB-X is THE synth behind legendary sounds, such as the haunting pad sound in Killing Joke's "Love Like Blood", the intro reso-sweep sound in Rush's "Tom Sawyer", the entire Queen "Flash Gordon" soundtrack, Nena's "99 Luftballons", and of course Van Halen's "Jump" (the list goes on)."

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Oberheim OB-X Analog Synthesizer Sounds

Published on Dec 4, 2014 RetroSound

"(c) 2014 vintage synthesizer demo by RetroSound
supported by UVI: http://bit.ly/retrosound-uvi

Oberheim OB-X Analog Synthesizer from the year 1979

The demo video shows some self programmed classic synth sounds.

The Oberheim OB-X is one of the best analog poly-synths ever. The sound character (based of the discrete circuits and the SEM design VCF) is different to the later curtis chip based OB-Xa and OB-8.

Used by: Rush (Subdivisions, Tom Sawyer), Nena (99 Luftballons, Nur Geträumt), J.-M. Jarre (Magnetic Fields), Killing Joke (Love Like Blood), Roxy Music (Avalon), Queen (Flash Gordon), Styx (Too much time on my hands), Japan, Supertramp, Suzanne Ciani, Tangerine Dream (Exit) and more"

MS Kinect Balloon Project

Balloon Project from Dan Wilcox on Vimeo.

"Experiments in balloon motion and sound using an MS Kinect depth sensing camera.

Created for the Carnegie Mellon 1st & 2nd year MFA Graduate show entitled "Fresh Baked Goods" at Bakery Square, April 2011.

A machine stands in a room surrounded by balloons. Circulating fans blow the balloons over the machine which creates sound based on their movements.

Mode 1: Tones

Balloon height and x/y position control the pitch and panning of a treble and bass voice. The tones can be quantized into a certain key or a glisssando can be employed for a theremin-style effect.

Mode 2: 99 Luftballons

The playback speed of Nena's 99 Luftballons is controlled by balloon height. The balloons must be kept in the air for the song to play. Feed the machine.

Built using Open Frameworks, ofxKinect, and Open CV for balloon tracking and Pure Data for sound generation/playback.

See danomatika.com/​blog/​balloon-project for more info.

Music: 99 Luftballons by Nena"

Jams by rithmus

ESI-32, Evolver and XBase 888 (Jam)

YouTube via rithmus | April 30, 2009 | 7:34

"Recorded directly from Yamaha 01v96 with their own reverbs and compressors, no final remastering. The XBase was sequenced in pattern mode (parameter locks), and has my own samples edited for 8bits. Samples are hihats, congas, ride, snare and clap. Bassdrum is the main Jomox analog BD. Pad is a sampled string played on ESI-32. FX-Bass comes from Evolver."

TOMs Vs. PADs (XBase Vs. ESI-32)


"One midi track on XBase is sequencing ESI-32. At the same time I'm playing chords on it. Clicks & pops are caused that "mutes" doesn't mute the sequencer notes. It mutes the instrument sound channel only. Sampled wave on ESI-32 playing with LFO and VCF. Toms on XBase are analog. Snare, Congas, Shaker, Rimshot & Hihats are 8bit samples. Phased Hihat comes from Machinedrum. Recorded directly from Yamaha 01v96 with their own reverbs and compressors, no final mastering."

Jamming with Yamaha PSR-210 Rhythm Samples

rithmus | May 19, 2010 | 4:36

ESI-32 (16bits): Kick, Snare1, Ride1, Shaker, HQ
XBase 888 (8bits): Snare2, Tom, Clap, Ride2, HiHat (Analog noise)
Evolver: Sequenced Synth
ESI-32: Sampled Pad from "99 Luftballons"
Dancer: Me, please gift me a moog :)
01v96: EQ, Comp, Reverb & Delay

Oberheim OB-X 8 Voice Analog Synth pt.1

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

Oberheim OB-X 8 Voice Analog Synthesizer from the year 1979. The OB-X was available with 4, 6 or 8 discrete voice cards.

part1: some self-made classic OB-X sounds (pads, brass, bass, sync- and crossmodulation sounds and more)

part2: the features of the OB-X (coming soon)

The Oberheim OB-X is one of the best analog poly-synths ever. A classic! The sound is stunning, organic and very powerful. The sound character (based of the discrete circuits and the SEM design VCF) is different to the later curtis chip based OB-Xa and OB-8.

Used by: Rush (Subdivisions, Tom Sawyer), Nena (99 Luftballons, Nur Geträumt), J.-M. Jarre (Magnetic Fields), Lilling Joke (Love Like Blood), Roxy Music (Avalon), Queen (Flash Gordon), Styx (Too much time on my hands), Japan, Supertramp, Suzanne Ciani, Tangerine Dream (Exit) ..."