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Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, lead

Dance Hall Days · Wang Chung / Single (1983)

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Contest: Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 played lead on Dance Hall Days by Wang Chung (1983)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -1 + 1 square -1, unison 2, detune 15 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
2400 Hz
resonance
0.3, drive 0.05
envelope
A 10 ms D 300 ms S 0.6 R 500 ms; slow swell into each phrase; filter env amount 0.25
modulation
lfo sine 5 Hz to pitch
effects
stereo chorus, plate reverb, tape slap delay, none
notes
The instantly recognisable descending Prophet-5 hook line, doubled with a square wave for body and run through heavy analogue chorus typical of 1983 productions, with a DX7 bell layer doubling the top of the phrase.

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  • Seedsystem