The Beatles Bible - Topic: "Band on the Run": Moog or ARP? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/band-on-the-run-moog-or-arp/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 ClassicTVMan1981X on "Band on the Run": Moog or ARP? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/band-on-the-run-moog-or-arp/#p39631 Recording and musicology http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/band-on-the-run-moog-or-arp/#p39631 I've done that time and again, to no avail. My suggestion is to ask Sir Paul himself. I wonder how many of you are/were lucky enough to have asked our Sir Paul about the synthesizer in this song?

 

I know in the Wingspan book, there is a paragraph on page 45, covering the year of 1972, which Sir Paul says of his late wife's musicianship:

 

"The critics would say, 'She's not really playing' or 'Look at her - she's playing with one finger.' But what they didn't know was that she was playing a thing called the Mini-Moog (sic), which could only ...]]> Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:37:47 +0100 mr. Sun king coming together on "Band on the Run": Moog or ARP? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/band-on-the-run-moog-or-arp/#p39630 Recording and musicology http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/band-on-the-run-moog-or-arp/#p39630 I'd leave a comment on Joe's article on either Band On The Run (album page, not song) or Jet.

]]> Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:35:32 +0100 Jello on "Band on the Run": Moog or ARP? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/band-on-the-run-moog-or-arp/#p39629 Recording and musicology http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/band-on-the-run-moog-or-arp/#p39629 This will probably be no help to you whatsoever with the question you asked, but welcome to the forum!!  I'm Jello/Jill and I am not smart with equipment like you obviously area-hard-days-night-george-10 

George says hey too:

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maybe try searching on Google "Minimoog Band on the Run synthesizer"?? 

]]> Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:32:18 +0100 ClassicTVMan1981X on "Band on the Run": Moog or ARP? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/band-on-the-run-moog-or-arp/#p39628 Recording and musicology http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/band-on-the-run-moog-or-arp/#p39628 Is it true that Linda McCartney used the Minimoog (D) on all songs on the 1973 album Band on the Run that called for a synthesizer line, including the title track, "Jet" and the (initially stand-alone) "Helen Wheels"?

 

Some people think the synth solos on the title song may instead be that of the ARP Pro/DGX synthesizer. I know in the "Helen Wheels" promo video Linda is clearly seen playing a Minimoog.

 

I also want to bring this up as to say how to tune your Minimoog to get the sound used for the song "Band on the Run." There is a ...]]> Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:24:14 +0100