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Moog Source, lead

Games Without Frontiers · Peter Gabriel / Single (1980)

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Contest: Moog Source played lead on Games Without Frontiers by Peter Gabriel (1980)

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Settings

osc
1 saw + 1 square, unison 1, detune 8 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
2600 Hz
resonance
0.4
envelope
A 2 ms D 60 ms S 0.5 R 100 ms; bright, slightly nasal descending riff, static filter
modulation
mono
effects
none
notes
The instantly recognizable descending synth riff is a Prophet-5, one of the most famous synth hooks of the year and widely documented in accounts of the Gabriel III sessions with producer Steve Lillywhite.

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  • Seedsystem