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Sign Times Instrument Specifics? Hi all. Can anyone name the instrument (or how the instrument is used) for the starting melody in the song "Sign O the Times"? Thanks. O{+>
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Crickets. Is the Prince version.
Are you asking about the Harry Styles version? Welcome to "the org", heartpeacesheart…
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FirstSpear said: Hi all. Can anyone name the instrument (or how the instrument is used) for the starting melody in the song "Sign O the Times"? Thanks. It's an oberheim, I believe. As for whatever filters or other tweaks he could've done, no idea, but I guarantee Susan Rogers would know and is active on social media. Even Diane Tudahl might know. | |
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What part? SOTT starts with a drum machine (probably Linn or Linn9000) using some type of percussion like cowbell to do those octoave like hits.
Then a bass does the little musical figure, until Prince starts singing.
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The instrument that begins "Sign O' The Times" might in fact very well be a bug zapper.
Let me know what the prize is if I find out that I was correct. Or if you want me to do my own remix of the song using that. Welcome to "the org", heartpeacesheart…
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Wasn’t there some a YouTube video or something similar in the last year or so with a break down of the tracks from Sign O’ The Times? Trying to find it again but not luck so far - anyone else remember it? There may or may not be something coming! |
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search on youtube for "Prince - Sign O' The Times Ableton Live Deconstruction" by Point Blank Music School
that breaks it all down...
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Maybe there are some clues in the book "Prince in the Studio"... I have it here somewhere, but have to search. Not sure how the author (Jake Brown) got the information on all the equipment used |
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It's a Fairlight I thought, no? | |
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GaryMF said: What part? SOTT starts with a drum machine (probably Linn or Linn9000) using some type of percussion like cowbell to do those octoave like hits.
Then a bass does the little musical figure, until Prince starts singing.
Time to listen to SOTT again, Gary. It doesn't just start with a drum machine. | |
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ian said: It's a Fairlight I thought, no? I think you are right - I mistakenly said Oberheim but it's the Fairlight. He was using it constantly at the time. | |
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The clip I was thinking of is on this and starts to mention the Fairlight at the 4:44 point https://youtu.be/tLe7FdaldBo But I’m sure I’ve seen a longer version of a breakdown of the song. I’ll keep hunting. There may or may not be something coming! |
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I assumed the octvave "pulse" was done on the drum machine, but from that video it seems like it was the Fairlight.
But it could've een just a cowbell or sojething like that.... it's basically a percussion doing an octave.
Then the bass comes in. |
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It’s all on a fair light including the baseline The only real instrument is the guitar | |
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