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EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:06 pm

I'm interested in the solo lead sound, I know it's a Jupiter 8... but anyone has any idea on how to get that particular sound? I can hear that the filter envelope closes before the amplitude envelope, but other properties are kind of a mystery for me to decypher (and I have good ears). Is some xmod involved, maybe?

yellowfever · Post by **yellowfever** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:19 pm

Beats me. Good luck.

olepro · Post by **olepro** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:21 pm

I'm pretty shure it's a blend of guitar and synth (guitar synth) played on the guitar.
But maybe somebody knows better.

buscemi · Post by **buscemi** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:31 pm

It was played on guitar live, but was a synth on record played by someone not in the band (who played on other records of theirs) but I can't remember the name. Don't know why I thought it was a Mini Moog though. Couldn't tell you how to program it either way.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:43 pm

You want to break free & I want to have my tea.

Hmmm . . . I think we have a hit in the making there. It's got a certain ring to it!

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:43 pm

No, really people. Please if anyone can share some bits I'd be glad to hear it

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:15 pm

This may help a little bit . . .

[Search 01] The synth solo is played by Fred Mandel - live, however, May played it on guitar.

[Search 02] It was a Mini Moog played by guest musician Fred Mandel. There is a patch for the Kawai K5000 that was designed to sound just like this synth solo . . .

[Search 03] The synth patch MiMoog2.KA1

Seems to be available as a download for Kawai:

http://www.awakeaudio.com/Synths/Kawai/ ... s/Stoffel/

and also at:

http://www.stoffelshome.de/k5000w_snd.html

Someone at the above links is sure to know!

jupiter8 · Post by **jupiter8** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:18 pm

I'm 100% convinced the lead sound is a Korg X911 guitar synthesizer. I remember trying one and it was spot on. It must be the one.

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:15 am

jupiter8 wrote:I'm 100% convinced the lead sound is a Korg X911 guitar synthesizer. I remember trying one and it was spot on. It must be the one.

Although I do believe it's spot on: you seem to be wrong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Works_ ... Break_Free
http://www.ex5tech.com/ex5ubb_cgi/ultim ... 7&t=000032
http://www.moogmusic.com/forum/viewtopi ... af16cd9646
http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/queen/apr-07/26814

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:25 am

If Brian May said it's Jupiter 8 on a certain DVD, then I guess my assumption was correct

Now, on to programming

shanecgriffo · Post by **shanecgriffo** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:49 am

i prefer their earlier work!

(no synths, as they used to say!

)

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:26 pm

Does anyone know where I can get a Freddie Frock?

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:48 pm

shanecgriffo wrote:i prefer their earlier work!

(no synths, as they used to say! )

Their earlier work was magnificent. But, Innuendo and Made In Heaven are all great records, too. I have their discography, and by far the worst album was Hot Space... wrong music in the wrong time.

Compyfox · Post by **Compyfox** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:55 pm

Was it that one with the remixes, alternate versions and "old backup recordings" (Let me Live, and that other thing - dunno it's name anymore, was in the billboard charts)?

I stopped pretty much after listening to "Queen Gold 2", and short before Freddie's death.

fjolle · Post by **fjolle** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:08 pm

DragonSagoth wrote: by far the worst album was Hot Space... wrong music in the wrong time.

Largely agree, except for Under Pressure (with Bowie), which is one of my favorite tracks of all times

Queen - I Want To Break Free