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Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, lead

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Contest: Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 played lead on The Overload by Talking Heads (1980)

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Settings

osc
1 saw -1, unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub none
filter
BP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
3200 Hz
resonance
0.5
envelope
A 400 ms D 600 ms S 0.6 R 1500 ms; none; filter env amount 0
modulation
lfo sine 3.5 Hz to pitch, glide 400 ms, mono
effects
long reverb, no delay, none
notes
A thin, wavering lead line drifts over the pad, mixed low so it reads as texture rather than melody, reinforcing the track's flat affect.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem