Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, keys

Brillantin' Brutal' · Falco / Single (1984)

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Settings

osc: 3 saw -1 + orchestra sample layer, unison 3, detune 18 cents, sub none
filter: LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff: 5040 Hz
resonance: 0.45, drive 0.4
envelope: A 2 ms D 90 ms S 0 R 120 ms; fast hit, closes immediately; filter env amount -0.5
effects: short plate reverb, none
notes: On "Brillantin' Brutal'" the stab part is a hard-edged, driven line that pushes the track's energy. Ponger and Falco cut the album at Stereo West (Vienna) and Arco Studios (Munich) on a Prophet-5/Jupiter-8 pair with a Linn LM-1/LinnDrum machine, the standard Vienna new-wave synth rig of 1981-84.

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10 Sep 2026Seedsystem