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    Posted: December 01 2013 at 00:33
I have recently fallen in love with Tangerine Dream's "Phaedra", amd one thing in particular that has grasped me is the awesome lead synth that comes in at 3:30 in the title track. Could somebody please tell me what this synthesiser is?


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The sound you talk about is, I think, a mellotron processed through their EMS VCS3 synth module. Yes, yes it is an awesome sound
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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

The sound you talk about is, I think, a mellotron processed through their EMS VCS3 synth module. Yes, yes it is an awesome sound


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[QUOTE=The Mystical]I have recently fallen in love with Tangerine Dream's "Phaedra", amd one thing in particular that has grasped me is the awesome lead synth that comes in at 3:30 in the title track. Could somebody please tell me what this synthesiser is?

I have the CD with the anniversary concert ... and I doubt that it is the VCS3 ... and over the years the synths would have changed, I would imagine. I can't see Edgar Froese lugging around a VCS3, when one of his keyboards nowadays can easily do 10 VCS3's and 10 other keyboards they had!
 
I think Dean might be able to tell us what that is, though. I'll check when I get home.
 
There was a web page that you could reach from their website forums that has a list of all the instruments at various times.


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Overall. The creation of Phaedra is just amazing. Easily in my top 3 for electronic Prog albums if all time.

All hail EMS VCS 3. The conduit to fun with electronics. ;)
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Indeed, a VCS3 would be heaps of fun with the 'pin matrix' system it had......
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Wasn't it just a phaser they popped it through? Or did the VCS3 have a phaser in it? It doesn't sound like just a filter...
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It could be a phased VCS3 and mellotron running in unison, but I'm certain I read somewhere (can't recall where) Edgar stating he ran the 'tron through a VCS3's filter (or Phaser)......

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