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Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, lead

Cool Places · Sparks / Single (1983)

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Contest: Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 played lead on Cool Places by Sparks (1983)

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Settings

osc
2 saw, unison 2, detune 14 cents, sub none
filter
LP24 bright
cutoff
6500 Hz
resonance
0.35, drive 0.2
envelope
A 1 ms D 60 ms S 0.2 R 140 ms; pluck; filter env amount 0.35
modulation
lfo tri 2.5 Hz to cutoff
effects
chorus, bright delay, MTV-era gloss, none
notes
A bright, bouncy synth lead carries this MTV-era duet, the Maels leaning into the early-80s new wave sheen after their Moroder-produced disco period.

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  • Seedsystem