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Siel Orchestra, keys

Sign o' the Times · Prince / Single (1987)

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Contest: Siel Orchestra played keys on Sign o' the Times by Prince (1987)

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Settings

osc
2 square, unison 2, detune 10 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
4800 Hz
resonance
0.3
envelope
A 2 ms D 80 ms S 0.3 R 120 ms; hard, percussive stab that snaps open then decays fast
effects
gated reverb, none
notes
The famous orchestra-hit stab is a stock Fairlight CMI factory preset rather than a custom patch, dropped in for dramatic punctuation. Documented via accounts of the album's Fairlight-heavy production.

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  • Seedsystem