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Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, keys

This Could Be Love · The Cars / Single (1981)

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Contest: Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 played keys on This Could Be Love by The Cars (1981)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -1, unison 2, detune 20 cents, sub none, noise 0.05
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
2800 Hz
resonance
0.3, drive 0.1
envelope
A 40 ms D 200 ms S 0.6 R 300 ms; moderate opening swell; filter env amount 0.3
modulation
lfo sine 3.2 Hz to cutoff
effects
chorus, plate reverb, none
notes
Hawkes co-wrote the track, and the Prophet-5 carries the main chordal hook rather than sitting as a background pad.

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  • Seedsystem