How It Was Recorded

Gear · synthesizer

Moog Moog synthesiser (model not stated)

Records it appears on · 1

  • The Cars

    The Cars · Album, 1978

    • Keyboards · InstrumentReportedSmall old Moog in Hawkes's rig; the article notes it is prominent on this song.

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Arturia Mini V

instrument

A Minimoog emulation, so it has the Moog oscillators and ladder filter. The source does not say which Moog was played, so it is not a model of the instrument on the record.

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Universal Audio Moog Minimoog

instrument

Moog-approved Minimoog emulation with the same oscillators and ladder filter. The source does not say which Moog was played, so it is not a model of the instrument on the record.

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