Sylvan Esso | Hey Mami | Moog Sound Lab

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Amelia and Nick of Sylvan Esso came into the Moog Sound Lab armed with only a Laptop and a voice. They surrounded themselves with an array of Moog synthesizers and Moogerfoogers to rework their debut single "Hey Mami".
How'd they get that sound?
· Amelia is singing through an MF-104M Analog Delay and live looping her voice to create all of the harmonies.
· Kick drum was created using the filter resonance and overload on a Slim Phatty
· High Hat is a Voyager Rack Mount and Nick is tweaking the Filter Cutoff to change the pitch of the high hat
· Snare Drum is created with a Voyager Rack Mount- a combination of noise with the input being driven and processed through a 500 Series Analog Delay
· Nick is using Ableton Live to record and trigger all of the live samples. The entire MIDI sequencing of all the Moog gear is coming from Ableton, but all of the automation is being done manually by Sanborn
· The harmonic bell-like sounds are from a Sub Phatty
· Bass lines are a Minitaur bass synthesizer. An MF-104M Analog Delay is turned on and off as he adjusts the pitch on the fly throughout the song.

[@Awakenbake]

NEVER stop the sound lab! Literally is the reason why I became obsessed with so many bands over the years! Thank you Moog

[@rageking3810]

dude makes sick beats and her voice is so harmonizing

[@AustinCMcElveen]

the reason why i am obessed with sylvan esso

[@adonis.]

I was listening to the album version of this and stood up @ the _drop_. When it hit in this version, I shed a tear. #adonistunes

[@nickwiegand]

that was cool.

[@Timecop1983]

The beginning is really beautiful! Love the overdubbing of the voice and the lyrics over that!

[@danielvincent3473]

That minitaur sounds so dope.

[@tcp2150]

Cant get any better. So crisp and REAL. Gotta love analog.

[@rcultra7412]

perfect sound - i love the moog sound and the special voice sound from the girl - my like to you from germany

[@dustin0632]

That Moog sound. Love it.

[@BlaK1nG]

The Anfield Wrap - The Rider podcast brought me here. I love her voice, absolutely gorgeous

[@nickhaisch4277]

So good I had to watch it twice. Sound lab is amazing!

[@528freddy]

now this is what I call music!

[@FreeThink1984]

what a beautiful voice!

[@jawinf]

my favorite part of this is how much Nick is enjoying himself, guess Megafaun doesn't do much synth work ;)

[@veloster2953]

Still here ❤

[@jordy407]

this is brilliant

[@marike1100]

Her voice is great, when the Moog bass part comes in is epic. Now want that white Moog Minitaur, and to check out one of their records.

[@Danimalistica]

I love her

[@MoogSynthesizers]

We do too :)

[@rt-uh6mt]

I always wondered how they got that deep bass! Ahhh, I really need a minitaur.

[@BrianSchoedel]

Why don't these guys make their music videos more like their live videos. Really feel like they discovered a really cool sound that just works. Her voice is perfect with the beats.

[@baitposter]

OH, BASS. This is a pleasant surprise.

[@depauleable]

Genius!

[@Rainmanthereal]

This is hypnotizing and transcendantal !

[@jap346]

A. I love this song and B. Amelia has a lot of the same dance moves as Gucci Mane (but she pulls it off).

[@frankiilights]

So awesome.

[@rubpablo]

beautiful

[@MrBoxxed]

a masterclass, brilliant

[@TheWatsonGreen]

But our hero she don't know the gravity she holds as she pulls on the eyeballs of all the kids standin tall

[@kalsipher12]

long live moog productions

[@Rachelleluluful]

Wow! Super cool!

[@x12pur09ple95x]

They opened up for Foster the people and they are so amazing!

[@SinsAreContagious]

OITNB Brought me here, love this song. R.I.P Poussey

[@zeroOtwo]

Brilliant!!

[@jonathanwadas4928]

This is so dope

[@samaepstein]

Awesome!

[@MeganGasiorowski]

Get back to Denver! This chic is so damn rad!

[@vicdmise]

If you downvoted this, you're the problem.

[@CraigThePoet]

this was great!

[@msfairiebloom]

Gah I love this version 💓

[@JogLab]

Superb, keep it up!

[@seanvine39]

It's the new Captain and Tennille.

[@jhonsepulvedo6750]

Cool

[@lunaforest9434]

Hey mami!

[@Wildamye]

Realy Great :)

[@gustavoreyes4111]

gooooooooood!!!!!!

[@getbusy21]

yes

[@RShaneFoshee]

Love the pits

[@ThePumaHiFi]

muy bueno, tanto los sonidos logrados , la calidad de la filmación y las versiones de los distintos grupos musicales. Pero cuando los veo a los mismos grupos tocando en vivo en otros conciertos no utilizan los instrumentos Moog. O no les alcanza el dinero para comprarlos o no les convence la performance de los mismos. Gracias

[@jdruthless78]

Jammin

[@eatshrots]

this is awesome...but i cant help but think how a moog voyager is being used just for hi-hats XD

[@fidia_temple]

in the lower part down the shadow of video I see... it was the MITO MOOG 15... Am I rigth?

[@600kw]

♥

[@Rhythmicons]

Interesting....trip hop.

[@0004332]

do you guys know sasha

[@weewilly2007]

hostility with applied trigonometry don't make it less brutish

[@newvaguecity]

The snare is out of time!

[@nodz007]

music does't go with the beautiful voice :S

[@pinkstrumpet]

God, get someone with a decent voice