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Thread started 08/24/22 6:25pm

Astasheiks

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Question of U?

Keyboardist how does Prince make those sounds in the Beginning of Question of U? What type of Keys/Synthesizer is he most likely using? cool

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Reply #1 posted 08/24/22 7:31pm

LoveGalore	Sounds like a woodwind preset on a modern workstation would today, or on a polyphonic analog synth like the Oberheim OBX8 back in the day. I am fairly certain you could repro this exact sound on a Prophet Rev2 or a Yamaha Modx.
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Reply #2 posted 08/24/22 10:59pm

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LoveGalore said:
Sounds like a woodwind preset on a modern workstation would today, or on a polyphonic analog synth like the Oberheim OBX8 back in the day.

I am fairly certain you could repro this exact sound on a Prophet Rev2 or a Yamaha Modx.

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Reply #3 posted 08/24/22 11:37pm

LoveGalore	TrivialPursuit said: LoveGalore said: Sounds like a woodwind preset on a modern workstation would today, or on a polyphonic analog synth like the Oberheim OBX8 back in the day. I am fairly certain you could repro this exact sound on a Prophet Rev2 or a Yamaha Modx. Ur not the only one who can... tickle the ivories.
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Reply #4 posted 08/25/22 12:25am

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LoveGalore said:

Ur not the only one who can... tickle the ivories.

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Reply #5 posted 08/25/22 3:26pm

rockford	Astasheiks said: Keyboardist how does Prince make those sounds in the Beginning of Question of U? What type of Keys/Synthesizer is he most likely using? That sound is Eric Leeds on flute with delay added. It isn't a keyboard.
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Reply #6 posted 08/25/22 4:16pm

LoveGalore	rockford said: Astasheiks said: Keyboardist how does Prince make those sounds in the Beginning of Question of U? What type of Keys/Synthesizer is he most likely using? That sound is Eric Leeds on flute with delay added. It isn't a keyboard. Cool!! Did he take the flute from 12 Keys? Would love to hear that if so.
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Reply #7 posted 08/25/22 5:36pm

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LoveGalore said:
rockford said:

That sound is Eric Leeds on flute with delay added. It isn't a keyboard.

Cool!! Did he take the flute from 12 Keys? Would love to hear that if so.

Wasn't "12 Keys" the name of the song originally, per him naming it?

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Reply #8 posted 08/25/22 6:33pm

LoveGalore	TrivialPursuit said: LoveGalore said: rockford said: That sound is Eric Leeds on flute with delay added. It isn't a keyboard. Cool!! Did he take the flute from 12 Keys? Would love to hear that if so. Wasn't "12 Keys" the name of the song originally, per him naming it? Yup
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Reply #9 posted 08/25/22 8:59pm

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LoveGalore said:
TrivialPursuit said:

Wasn't "12 Keys" the name of the song originally, per him naming it?

Yup

So we've answered that OP question. What's next? "What is that sound at the beginning of 'I Would Die 4 U'? I've read that it's Prince pulling the cable out of his guitar."

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Reply #10 posted 09/02/22 8:37am

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TrivialPursuit said:

Wasn't "12 Keys" the name of the song originally, per him naming it?

I believe Prince actually recorded the song before the "12 keys" name was given to the rehearsal where Prince had the band he was jamming with at that point play it. Since no lyrics were used, Eric just named the tracks as best he could, for future reference. Had Prince named the tracks, 12 Keys would never have been a thing.

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Reply #11 posted 09/02/22 8:51am

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TrivialPursuit said:

Wasn't "12 Keys" the name of the song originally, per him naming it?

That's right

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Reply #12 posted 09/14/22 3:58pm

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LoveGalore said:
Sounds like a woodwind preset on a modern workstation would today, or on a polyphonic analog synth like the Oberheim OBX8 back in the day. I am fairly certain you could repro this exact sound on a Prophet Rev2 or a Yamaha Modx.

Excellent info LoveGalore! wildsign music

Do you play Keys yourself (seems like it to know all that)?

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Reply #13 posted 09/14/22 4:00pm

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rockford said:

Astasheiks said:

Keyboardist how does Prince make those sounds in the Beginning of Question of U? What type of Keys/Synthesizer is he most likely using?

That sound is Eric Leeds on flute with delay added. It isn't a keyboard.

Really? hhhmmm

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Reply #14 posted 09/14/22 7:25pm

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