Intro brass sound in "Don't Go" by Yaz (Yazoo in E

[abducted]

Hi !
I always wonder how to achieve this
incredible synth sound in the intro
of "Don't Go"...
This track is fantastic ! It contains
the most amazing synths sounds ever produced.
Is it possible to recreate this intro brass
sound ? I've spent a lot of time trying...
but I really couldn't get close. It seems
a mix of different filter types... Hi pass,
band pass... I need a pro advice on this please !
And also some mp3 example if possible !
Thanks

[LBN]

Superwave P8 has a couple of patches that can get close to it. Since the original was most likely made with a SCI Pro-One you can probably also get close with Pro-53 or Arturia's new Prophet V.

Edit: Oh yeah, there are patch sheets on that page that show the settings for getting the sound on the Pro-One. It should be easy to apply that to many other synths.

[abducted]

Thanks a lot ! This is a very interesting link !

[Failed Muso]

Superwave Performer has a preset specifically called "Don't Go" which is as close as I've ever heard a preset get to that sound

Superwave synths are the dogs bollox and worth every penny

[dover666]

Superwave Performer has a preset specifically called "Don't Go" which is as close as I've ever heard a preset get to that sound

Superwave synths are the dogs bollox and worth every penny

word!

[abducted]

I'm gonna try superwave for sure ! That's so funny,
I thought it was a very complicated patch but it seems
so simple on the pro one !

[sfd]

Do you guys know what they used for the drums on that track? I just love that snare drum. It's SO 80s!

[Numanoid]

They recorded upstairs at Eric's (Radcliffe)

Some info about equipment at Blackwing Studios found here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwing_Studios

[sfd]

Thanks for the link !

I spotted "Silicon Teens" there.
Daniel (Miller) if you ever read this - any chance for a follow up?

Anyway - I believe the drums came from a synth. Just as in Depeche Mode's Speak & Spell.

I get that the bass came from a pro-One and the lead came from an ARP 2600.
At Vince Clarke's homepage - vinceclarkemusic.om there's a video where he shows his ARP 2600. There one can hear that he used it for the lead on that song.

Maybe the drums too came from the ARP 2600?

[ThePresent]

When it hit the charts in the 80's I thought it was awesome but hated the artificial whack drum sounds. Now it is called vintage 80's which is true, of course

[sfd]

Yea - a main difference when it comes to drums , then and now, is that back then the kick drum where more often in the background while the focus was more on the snare. Today it's pretty much the opposite I would say.

[robogone]

When it hit the charts in the 80's I thought it was awesome but hated the artificial whack drum sounds. Now it is called vintage 80's which is true, of course

I actually thought they were some really interesting drum sounds at the time. They were not the ubiquitous Linn sound, so that was quite refreshing.

[ThePresent]

Yea - a main difference when it comes to drums , then and now, is that back then the kick drum where more often in the background while the focus was more on the snare. Today it's pretty much the opposite I would say.

True, snare slamming your ears all over the place

[Numanoid]

I loved that drum sound back then, I love it now

Nobody puts down Charlie Watts for playing the old grey generic set he always have. So let me just say that the Rolling Stone drum sound suck

[Numanoid]

I saw one guy actually putting down Depeche Mode's A Broken Frame album complaining they used to much Simmons Drums

I would say the other DM albums use too little