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Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, lead

Methods of Dance · Japan / Single (1980)

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Contest: Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 played lead on Methods of Dance by Japan (1980)

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Settings

osc
1 saw + 1 square -12, unison 1, detune 8 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
3400 Hz
resonance
0.3, drive 0.1
envelope
A 5 ms D 100 ms S 0.5 R 130 ms; opens per note, syncopated; filter env amount 0.4
modulation
lfo sine 0.4 Hz to cutoff, glide 20 ms, mono
effects
chorus, short delay, none
notes
A driving monophonic synth riff carries the track's energy, syncopated against the drum machine pattern in the style the band leaned into more fully on Tin Drum the following year. Light glide between notes softens the otherwise percussive line.

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  • Seedsystem