The Synths Behind Don't You Want Me

Alex Ball January 30, 2025
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A complete recreation of The Human League's biggest hit, Don't you want me, using as many of the original instruments and techniques as possible. 0:00 Intro 0:30 Detective Work 1:49 Bass Line 4:16 A Problem 6:45 Drums 9:09 System 700 Perfect 5ths 9:57 System 700 16th Pattern 11:00 Secret instrument 13:21 System 700 verse diads 14:39 System 700 chords 15:13 The chord of whoops 16:13 System 700 ostinato 17:05 String Synth 18:47 Poly Synth 19:22 Summary 20:32 Full Remake Massive thanks to: Pea Hicks: https://www.youtube.com/@UCtJfsUa_J6DMp-p2eS7hp5w Benge @ Memetune Studio: https://www.youtube.com/@UC5q-SLDrxmXbAEltury_bNQ Mishkin Fitzgerald: https://www.youtube.com/@UCu6pEtqTqCVhjorOh1leUgw Jon ilio: https://www.youtube.com/@UC1A4NRDQdsg1Fsy00LjgI-g Another note, the photos of the LM-1 that Jon took are of a unit he bought from a Brit who'd, in turn, bought it from a certain Mr Martin Rushent, so there's a good chance that that is the very unit used on Dare!

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