Members kn364 Posted April 18, 2004 Members Share Posted April 18, 2004 I'm doing a research paper on the history of synthesizers for my music class and I also need to do a presentation on it. And, my presentation needs audio or visual aid to go with it...and Im gonna choose to go with audio clips. So, I need a little help here. I need a song that prominently displays each of these synths. Moog Modular (Im gonna use Switched on Bach).Moog MinimoogProphet 5Jupiter 8DX-7 (probably choose any r&b or ebm song from the 80s)Roland D-50 (maybe something that has the Digital Native Dance patch =p).KORG M1Nord LeadAccess Virus (probably just use a VNV Nation song)Reason I think those are a good representation of the history of the modern synthesizer. If anyone has anymore signigicant synths to add, feel free to add. I might add another digital synth there...like the PPG Wave. I forgot to add...I have to present this thursday which is just a few days away, unfortunely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keanu reeves Posted April 18, 2004 Members Share Posted April 18, 2004 wow. what a question. i guess im just going to use the *classic* examples i think of when i think these synths. Moog Minimoog: parliment - flashlight Prophet 5 : talking heads - burning down the house (or anything from stop making sense live show era) Jupiter 8: michael jackson - thriller, denise williams - lets hear it for the boys. DX-7: aha - take on me, whitney houston - any of those damned ballots from the 80s. Nord Lead: crystal method - busified (or anything else from vegas), autechre - Cichlisuite (all nord) i cant wait to hear the other responses in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keanu reeves Posted April 18, 2004 Members Share Posted April 18, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Synthoid Posted April 18, 2004 Members Share Posted April 18, 2004 Hmmmm, nothing wrong with the ballads from the 80's. Speaking of the 80's.....don't forget the Fairlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keanu reeves Posted April 18, 2004 Members Share Posted April 18, 2004 youre right. there ISNT anything wrong with ballads from the 80's.. but when whitney houston is involved my opinion shifts slightly. theyre not HORRIBLE. just not 80's ballads that im into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mintbeetle Posted April 18, 2004 Members Share Posted April 18, 2004 autechre's Eutow (off Tri Repetae) is another great nord lead song. pretty much any autechre after the NL came out has the synth somewhere. Supposedly radiohead's Everything In Its Right Place is a prophet 5. thats a nice sounding synth. The new Prodigy cd (not sure if it's out yet) is saturated with Reason. You should display the TB-303 for sure. Phuture's "acid tracks" is one of the first uses of it, but Fatboy Slim - Everybody needs a 303 would be the obvious choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members b3keys Posted April 18, 2004 Members Share Posted April 18, 2004 Jupiter 8 - Rio by Duran Duran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members powerpop Posted April 19, 2004 Members Share Posted April 19, 2004 Originally posted by Mintbeetle Supposedly radiohead's Everything In Its Right Place is a prophet 5. thats a nice sounding synth. No synth there. It's a Rhodes - albeit heavily effected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keanu reeves Posted April 19, 2004 Members Share Posted April 19, 2004 Originally posted by powerpop No synth there. It's a Rhodes - albeit heavily effected. sorry. P5. they used a rhodes for the live show but the album version uses a P5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Port Rhombus Posted April 19, 2004 Members Share Posted April 19, 2004 Originally posted by Mintbeetle autechre's Eutow (off Tri Repetae) is another great nord lead song. pretty much any autechre after the NL came out has the synth somewhere.Supposedly radiohead's Everything In Its Right Place is a prophet 5. thats a nice sounding synth. Actually, I believe that Eutow from Tri Repetae was made with a Juno 106. Anyway, there is almost no chance that Eutow was made with a Nord Lead since Tri Repetae was released in June of 1995 and the Nord Lead was released the same year (though I'm not sure of the date). Given how long it takes to get an album approved, master it, and produce the discs and vinyl for distribution, the album was probably finished by the end of 1994. Even if the album stretched into the early part of 1995, I still don't think the Nord Lead had been released at that point. BTW, I think you're right that the synth on "Everything In It's Right Place" is a Prophet 5. I've heard some people say that it's a Rhodes, but I think that's BS. There'd have to be a lot of post processing done to make a Rhodes sound that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keanu reeves Posted April 19, 2004 Members Share Posted April 19, 2004 its difficult for me to believe that tri-repetae was made without a nord lead. there are SOOO many nord-like sounds on that album. im not going to debate it either way. but you dont have to take my word for it... da-dun-DAH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kn364 Posted April 19, 2004 Author Members Share Posted April 19, 2004 Okay.. So, so far, I have or have been suggested songs for these synths Moog ModularMinimoogDX-7Prophet 5Nord LeadAccess VirusReasonTB-303Jupiter 8 So...I need something that shows off the D-50 and M1 (I'll need more concrete examples for the J8 and P5). The Fairlight seems like something to cover, but I have only about 10 minutes for my presentation, so that is why I am just concentrating on some of the breakthrough synths that were released since the 70s. I'm thinking since my classmates are layman in synthesizers...it wouldnt really matter saying "that the lead sound in this song was created by this synth" even though it wasnt. Oh yea...and I have to present this thursday (which sucks...I shouldnt have chose that day, but I wanted to get it out of the way). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Array Posted April 19, 2004 Members Share Posted April 19, 2004 Originally posted by flukewurm Moog Minimoog: parliment - flashlight Haha! NAILED it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keanu reeves Posted April 19, 2004 Members Share Posted April 19, 2004 thanx mang :p hahaha.. holy balls. i just realized that this thread would make a GREAT MIX CD playlist!! lol.. this is gonna be GREAT driving music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members analogaddict Posted April 19, 2004 Members Share Posted April 19, 2004 Joe Zawinul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roald Posted April 19, 2004 Members Share Posted April 19, 2004 +1 on 8:30, what a great album!! Prophet5: loads of early 80s Genesis songs, like 'man on the corner' which is completely Prophet5ed, and 'mama' which is a great showcase for electric drumsounds as well. try early Peter Gabriel albums for the Fairlight CMI, he was one of the key users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orangefunk Posted April 19, 2004 Members Share Posted April 19, 2004 "I wont let you down" by PHD was a very good example of a song that used only prophet 5 I believe. Good song too... "Save a prayer" Duran Duran I believe the flute is Jupiter 8, maybe even the arpeg For Fairlight I guess you can't beat those Pet Shop Boys productions from 1986 although they also used Emu II so its hard to tell.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eminor9 Posted April 19, 2004 Members Share Posted April 19, 2004 Fairlight: almost anything from HEAVEN 17.Prophet 5: Japan's 'Ghosts', just the synth & Sylvian's voice, a true classic.Check out Thomas Dolby as well for use of both of the above synths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members powerpop Posted April 19, 2004 Members Share Posted April 19, 2004 Originally posted by kn364 So...I need something that shows off the D-50 Check out the plucked strings on Enya's Orinoco Flow - I am pretty sure those were from the D50. Also... Wasn't the lead line from "Let's Go" by the Cars a P5 sync lead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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