Ep15: Synth Sounds of "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode

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  • Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
  • Treat yourself or find the perfect gift for your favorite music maker. Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" is a synth classic that proves moody music can still be danceable. Despite being originally composed as a ballad, the song was re-worked into the 1990 club classic we all know and love. Armed with synths, plugins, and floppy disks, Will Kurk's exploration of the #SynthSounds of this timeless track is...all we ever wanted, all we ever needed.
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  • @compo36
    @compo36 5 лет назад +329

    At DM's concerts in 1984, 1985, 1986 i brought a pair of binoculars and watched as Alan Wilder loaded his diskettes.

    • @Pepelivingston77
      @Pepelivingston77 Год назад +18

      Based

    • @ChipJones421
      @ChipJones421 Год назад +11

      This brought me great joy to read

    • @Andronicus2007
      @Andronicus2007 Год назад +1

      Haha 😂

    • @drbreathe3459
      @drbreathe3459 Год назад +1

      Good God..... Did you mean between songs? ..... That's terrifying...

    • @rbrtck
      @rbrtck Год назад

      @@drbreathe3459 Yeah, what if there were a read error? He wouldn't have had time to retry it or switch to a backup disk.

  • @patrickwcowley
    @patrickwcowley 2 года назад

    thinking of you Fletch❤🌠 thank you for everything you gave us and brought to life with DM & thank you so very for sharing this with us Will Kurk @ Reverb, this is really awesome & exciting!!!

  • @lindawenzel3037
    @lindawenzel3037 6 лет назад

    Just listening to these different synths--I completely understand what Nick Rhodes means by each synth has their own “personality.” I do agree though--ROLAND Synths have the BEST sound!!!!

  • @lemamartinez
    @lemamartinez 5 лет назад

    gracias por este videooo me encanta depeche mode

  • @nebulaecomplex
    @nebulaecomplex 6 лет назад

    Fantastic and accurate walk-thru, thank you! Reminds me of excellent recreations of 80s hits by RUclips musician and sound designer DX5.

  • @andi80s
    @andi80s 6 лет назад

    omg this was amazing

  • @santiagomarin1882
    @santiagomarin1882 6 лет назад

    I accidentally clicked the video and closed it, but when I heard the begging I had to look for it again

  • @ganaorganador
    @ganaorganador 6 лет назад

    This is greaaattt!!

  • @tudo3ds
    @tudo3ds 5 лет назад +1

    Vocês poderiam fazer para outras músicas do Depeche Mode????? 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @sallystearns1919
    @sallystearns1919 4 года назад

    dooode! U n the floppys! Too much

  • @johnnydrumachine
    @johnnydrumachine 5 лет назад

    Amazing

  • @mark12011972
    @mark12011972 6 лет назад

    Your driving me crazy, come on now!

  • @Draqonwarrior
    @Draqonwarrior 6 лет назад +2

    *laugh @ 3:29 "cough CouGh cOugh"

  • @ScottWozniak
    @ScottWozniak 6 лет назад +675

    3:27 Ferris complains about not having a car yet he has an $8,000 sampler in his room.

    • @fonz-ys6xu
      @fonz-ys6xu 6 лет назад +76

      His parents had that 80's, Chicago suburbs money lol

    • @jazzyDetroit
      @jazzyDetroit 6 лет назад +16

      Thank you. That always bugged me.

    • @MidtownSkyport
      @MidtownSkyport 6 лет назад +84

      That was literally a plot point; Jeanie got a car, Ferris got the keyboard

    • @SPAZZOID100
      @SPAZZOID100 6 лет назад +1

      Scott Wozniak maybe was found at a garage sale.

    • @giantsparkplug3462
      @giantsparkplug3462 6 лет назад +25

      And a Gretsch White Falcon, Carver amp, color monitor for the computer, etc.

  • @jonnuanez7183
    @jonnuanez7183 2 года назад +88

    It wasn't the studio guy that made it into a dance track. It was band member Alan Wilder that reworked the song into what we know, as he was basically the band's architect.

    • @johnblackmouth
      @johnblackmouth Год назад +9

      Yeah Dave said it was Alan who decided to make it what it was. Martin (song writer) hated it. Alan and Flood then worked 90% of it but Daniel Miller still wasn’t happy with it so he mixed it with another engineer and that’s what we hear and love today.

    • @rbrtck
      @rbrtck Год назад +1

      Well, Alan was sort of the "studio guy" of the band, as in the only member who put in a lot of time and work in the studio to create the songs. Although they always worked with a producer, Alan was effectively the other producer on every album who also happened to be a member of the band. As far as being the band's "architect", if by that you mean their musical director, then I agree, although they all had some input.

    • @rbrtck
      @rbrtck Год назад +7

      @@johnblackmouth Martin hated it because it was completely different from his own conception of the song, which was a slow ballad with the style and energy of a funeral dirge. Not that there is anything wrong with that (especially coming from Depeche Mode), but in this case, it's virtually impossible not to consider the final uptempo dance version far superior. Probably only Martin, in the entire world, prefers his original conception of the song, which is natural because that's how he wrote it.
      Martin still wanted people to hear the song as he had intended for it to sound, so the "Harmonium" remix was released, as well. It's a good representation of his original demo, faithfully rendered by Alan, as though to atone for what he did with the song. There is at least one other example of Martin releasing a remix that directly represented his intention and demo of a song, because he didn't like what Alan and the producer had done with it, and that is the "Spanish Taster" remix of "To Have and to Hold". The irony here is that in this other case, Alan actually slowed down the song and made it less danceable (but far more dark and atmospheric) than Martin's demo. That's the exact opposite of what he did with "Enjoy the Silence". 😄
      By the way, Martin didn't hate the final version of "Enjoy the Silence" forever. He was already somewhat appeased when he was asked to provide a guitar riff (the main, iconic riff) for the song, which made it even better than what Alan and Flood had come up with by that point, so I think Martin was happy that he had a chance to participate in this experiment. If his song was going to be ruined anyway (since Martin was outvoted), then he might as well be the one to ruin it, or as in this case, help make it even better than anyone had imagined. Apparently, it ended up better than Martin imagined, so he wasn't too upset anymore by the time it was finished. He was still sore enough, though, to have the "Harmonium" remix created and released, as well. Over the years, he has acknowledged more and more that Alan had done the right thing with this song. It's just too good, especially with that simple but memorable riff that Martin composed himself for this version.

    • @DxModel219
      @DxModel219 Год назад +3

      @@rbrtckThe producer of Music of the Masses admitted he was just a co-producer and Alan was really the producer of the Album.

    • @rbrtck
      @rbrtck Год назад +2

      @@DxModel219 It was different with each album and person they worked with. Dave Bascombe really was more of the lead engineer on that album rather than a traditional producer, while Alan really served as the producer, so you have a point there, although I never implied otherwise. However, the credits say the producers were Dave Bascombe and Depeche Mode, not Alan specifically. I don't think that sat well with Alan, who complained that he never got enough credit for all of the work he had done. Similarly, Vince Clarke did all of the producing with Daniel Miller on the band's first album, _Speak & Spell_ , but only Miller and Depeche Mode were credited. Believe me, no one in the band did any production on that album besides Vince. Martin and Fletch (RIP 😢) didn't take the band seriously then and worked at their day jobs, only popping in occasionally to watch and tell each other jokes, and Dave only sang. To be fair, Martin likewise was never specifically credited with the albums he produced, such as _A Broken Frame_ ; once again, the credits just said Depeche Mode. I wonder why.
      Other producers (e.g. Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones, Flood) took more of a lead role than Bascombe, by the way. He was the exception rather than the rule, although he was influential on their sound as an engineer. What most people don't realize is that Alan is not that much of a gear-head or technically inclined person. He had great ideas, especially in terms of arrangement, and made great choices for orchestration, but he needed help to make all of the sounds that Depeche Mode became famous for. Sometimes producers worked on more or less equal terms with him, and in the case of the first two albums after his departure, producers Tim Simenon ( _Ultra_ ) and Mark Bell ( _Exciter_ ) did all of the production work themselves (and griped about it). Martin wouldn't get involved much until they hired Ben Hillier to produce, and he demanded that the band members work with him, and that really meant Martin, as Fletch and Dave were/are neither musical nor technical. Martin has the talent and skills, of course, but was lazy for this sort of work; not so much now, though.

  • @fredriksundberg4624
    @fredriksundberg4624 6 лет назад +451

    It was Alan Wilder that reworked the ballad into a dancesong/hit.

    • @Kohlewerk
      @Kohlewerk 6 лет назад +71

      alan wilder is GOD!

    • @JM-5150
      @JM-5150 6 лет назад +38

      Flood and Alan Moulder as well.

    • @SPAZZOID100
      @SPAZZOID100 6 лет назад +24

      Jason M mostly Wilder.

    • @chrisdiggins4960
      @chrisdiggins4960 6 лет назад +8

      Correct it was Charlie

    • @Mewted
      @Mewted 6 лет назад +27

      That's not (always) true for many groups (especially electronic)..specially not during Alan Wilder's tenure. Alan was the primary producer & engineer on everything between Music for the Masses and Songs of Faith and Devotion - Flood, Moulder, Kevorkian, etc,. were co-producers and co-engineers. It was really the final master where they would shine in..not during the production as much. Also - Kevorkian doesn't get enough credit for his contributions to violator really..

  • @MiyuMedia
    @MiyuMedia 6 лет назад +114

    "The studio guy" ? you mean ALAN WILDER!! (and Flood)

  • @bakerXderek
    @bakerXderek 6 лет назад +365

    Pretty addicted this series now. Always diggin the gaming themed Tees.

    • @gtaer222
      @gtaer222 6 лет назад +2

      i just see you everywhere! Amazing mah dude

    • @robertonorambuena6059
      @robertonorambuena6059 6 лет назад

      bakerXderek CHEAH!

    • @ManWithNoName.
      @ManWithNoName. 6 лет назад

      bakerXderek A Reeaalll Good series! 👌👌

    • @natalieborn4117
      @natalieborn4117 6 лет назад

      Just saw him for the first time and this dude is awesome to watch.. Instant subscribe and yep I want that t shirt lol

    • @agg7226
      @agg7226 6 лет назад

      Very underrated song

  • @Painless360
    @Painless360 4 года назад +79

    Violator is one of my favourite albums of all time, after watching this I have a pressing need to listen to it again!

    • @peterson3
      @peterson3 4 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/cEGP7s_92zg/видео.html

  • @johnghadimi
    @johnghadimi 6 лет назад +151

    As a massive DM fan, I thought this was pretty damn awesome!! However, I WISH you had tackled the brilliant drum programming on this song as well. That drum kit sound is legendary, especially the snare. Special kudos to Flood and Alan Wilder for taking Martin Gore's beautiful ballad and turning it into this masterpiece. :)

    • @earlygail
      @earlygail 6 лет назад +5

      in my minds eye, i always picture a Rube Goldberg drum machine on this track; mechanically driven strikers hitting pads relentlessly, perfectly. Just turn the crank.

    • @CommunityGuidelines
      @CommunityGuidelines 6 лет назад +12

      Alan Wilder says he used the Akai S1000 on Violator: "The entire Akai sampler range, starting with the S1000 and then S1100 and S3000 was used extensively on DM and Recoil albums. They appear all over ‘Violator’, ‘SOFAD, ‘Unsound Methods’ and others. Flood was a big fan. In particular, many of the famous ‘Violator’ and ‘SOFAD’ drums were sampled using the Akai which was particularly good at stacking and triggering sounds tightly (much better than the Emulators which took a back seat around this time)."
      This quote is from Alan Wilder's 2011 equipment auction catalogue.

    • @SharLeeRV
      @SharLeeRV 4 года назад +1

      John Ghadimi As a massive DM fan, is always a pleasure to salute another massive DM fan!

    • @artisan002
      @artisan002 4 года назад +4

      Their producer for that album, Flood, has commented that the beat is a looped sample from an Italian disco tune. He won't say which one, though.

    • @ricardovosse3841
      @ricardovosse3841 Год назад

      @@artisan002 TenCity

  • @ErikHawk
    @ErikHawk 6 лет назад +157

    "I like big brass, and I cannot lie." ROFL You are too funny Mr. Kurk!

  • @morioh6505
    @morioh6505 6 лет назад +77

    This is their best video on synths, long live depeche mode, fav. band

    • @peterson3
      @peterson3 4 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/cEGP7s_92zg/видео.html

  • @2Future4U
    @2Future4U 6 лет назад +131

    coincidentally; this was released on Martin Gore's birthday

    • @Reverb
      @Reverb  6 лет назад +43

      Almost as though someone planned it that way... ;)

    • @6581punk
      @6581punk 6 лет назад +8

      Ironic given that I don't think he liked this version. This was more of Alan Wilder's vision for the song.

    • @gahan101
      @gahan101 6 лет назад +2

      6581punk yes, but he ended up loving it, obviously.

    • @aldrich1201
      @aldrich1201 4 года назад +1

      Can you guys do synth sounds of Depeche Mode’s Halo it’s my favorite song.

  • @faketablet5215
    @faketablet5215 6 лет назад +73

    Finally a Depeche Mode lesson :) Great content as always, thanks for all the time you put into it!

    • @peterson3
      @peterson3 4 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/cEGP7s_92zg/видео.html

  • @boris9712
    @boris9712 Год назад +38

    God bless Alan Wilder, he was the sound of Depeche Mode! Thanks to him, all their songs from 82' to 95' sound as they do.

    • @Nicole_Ricaaa
      @Nicole_Ricaaa 10 месяцев назад +2

      Alan ist the really Mr.Depeche Mode!!!!

  • @markarianfamily
    @markarianfamily 6 лет назад +40

    I'm a guitarist, but Will, your series has become my favorite on Reverb. Humor, great song selection, and awesome clothes. My childhood restored.

    • @SeverityOne
      @SeverityOne 4 года назад +1

      The guy gets paid to play with keyboards. What's not to love? It's about my ideal job description, except for perhaps the professional cat cuddler they're looking for in Dublin.

  • @vitalikashnikov6181
    @vitalikashnikov6181 3 года назад +2

    the "studio guy" is Alan Wilder. He is basically the true sound of DM

  • @etherealbw
    @etherealbw 6 лет назад +51

    Finally...Enjoy the Silence! Great as always. One thing to note...the “studio guys” that drove the change from a ballad to a dance song were Flood and Alan Wilder. There’s a great video on here where Flood talks about the whole story behind the song’s evolution.

    • @tonalaxis
      @tonalaxis 6 лет назад +2

      otherelbow was going to post that here too. Original version is on one of the cd single releases. Martin sings along whilst playing his organ. 🤣

    • @artisan002
      @artisan002 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah. It's a favorite development story for Flood. Here's just one of the recordings of him doing a seminar about it.
      ruclips.net/video/dm2HM44aAJo/видео.html

  • @andyg4082
    @andyg4082 3 года назад +11

    Studio guy didnt say that
    (Alan wilder) turned this ballad into what we hear, know and love today.
    Alan transformed this track masterpiece
    And hes not getting any credit for it either and that's a shame.

    • @neotek8582
      @neotek8582 3 года назад +1

      So true. Martin moaned and groaned about Alan and Flood changing up the song. But after a few minutes at Andy Fletcher’s teet, Martin was soothed and relaxed once again. ;)

    • @user-pn9po6bc3v
      @user-pn9po6bc3v 2 года назад

      @@neotek8582 lol If only Fletch’s milk wasn’t so addictive for Martin maybe Alan would still be in the band and Fletch would be gone. He could’ve gone on to clap and be smug in some other band.

    • @sandyd4680
      @sandyd4680 Год назад +1

      ​@@user-pn9po6bc3v that comment didn't age well

  • @Kaleiddmode
    @Kaleiddmode 6 лет назад +73

    It was Alan Wilder who did the arrangements and made it faster

    • @grimlund
      @grimlund 5 лет назад

      Yeah. The original is just Martin singing with an organ behind.

    • @srfnma6813
      @srfnma6813 4 года назад

      I always thought it was fletch

    • @artisan002
      @artisan002 4 года назад

      Yup. As per Flood's seminars, Mute executive Daniel Miller was suggesting they needed more dance friendly stuff (Martin biased towards dirge-like ballads, at the time). Alan Wilder suggested disco.

  • @raserx63
    @raserx63 6 лет назад +15

    Just recently saw them live at Madison Square Garden. Those opening chords to Enjoy The Silence...25,000 fans go nuts. What a band , what an experience.

  • @Trig242
    @Trig242 6 лет назад +147

    "This will take a while"

    • @billbecker3090
      @billbecker3090 6 лет назад +2

      Yup! As they say in the manual. This is a good time to take a coffee break! lol!

    • @rafa5984
      @rafa5984 6 лет назад +2

      Still faster than loading 1MB of samples thru MIDI to my Hohner HS-1 (aka Casio FZ-1)

    • @andrelima7959
      @andrelima7959 6 лет назад +1

      And playing "garota de ipanema" bossa nova

  • @flekkzo
    @flekkzo 6 лет назад +88

    This is such a lovely show. I don't know much about synths, but it's a testament to the quality of the show that it's super interesting for someone not in the know.
    Only thing I missed from this one was that I wanted to hear the individual bass sounds by themselves. It's hard for my untrained ear to separate things in a mix.
    I'm gonna keep on watching this show for as long as you make them:)

    • @HYBRIDZHQ
      @HYBRIDZHQ 6 лет назад +2

      I don't know how helpful this is but treating listening to music as an exercise really helps with distinguishing individual sounds. Or making music yourself.

    • @thisisFMCT
      @thisisFMCT 6 лет назад

      Same, I think I have an idea aboit the individual sounds. What's complicated for me is the electronics behind it. But this video really makes it look so awesome.

    • @rcz2439
      @rcz2439 5 лет назад

      @@user-xt3hk1wh6l And he's going to lose all of his money ;)

  • @ianalthouse8790
    @ianalthouse8790 6 лет назад +9

    Would love to hear you do "Policy of Truth" and Kraftwerk - "Computer Love", anything by The Cars too, "Just What I Needed" has some awesome synth parts, but I suppose it's only one sound. Still iconic!

  • @adrianmarquez2489
    @adrianmarquez2489 6 лет назад +17

    Love this series, William’s personality adds some fun into what could’ve been a boring and dragged out Depeche Mode remake! Good work and can’t wait for more

  • @steevkelly
    @steevkelly 6 лет назад +18

    stumbled on this series and i'm super hooked. will kurk's humor is half the reason to watch (the other half being his incredible knowledge of vintage synth sounds)!

  • @themightyavenger1023
    @themightyavenger1023 5 лет назад +8

    How they somehow managed to make a song that you can both brood to and dance to is beyond me

  • @user-pn9po6bc3v
    @user-pn9po6bc3v 2 года назад +9

    That choir preset is not the same as in the song, nor the strings. Alan was known for spending countless hours in the studio sampling, tweaking and filtering every sound and detail during those years. It’s part of what set DM apart from the rest.

    • @trevormason3592
      @trevormason3592 2 года назад +4

      100% correct, the choir stabs audible throughout the song are entirely custom. Depeche Mode Live Wiki was recently able to determine how the sound is built - it uses the various Martin Gore "ahhs" samples famously heard in the outro of "Enjoy the Silence", with each sample playing a different note of a chord, along with two sampled operatic choir sounds and a brief choir sample found in the Emax I sequence bank for "Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth", which was produced for live use on the 1987-88 Music for the Masses tour. These samples, roughly eight sounds in total, combine to form the ethereal choir stabs heard throughout the song.
      The strings heard in the song are the Emulator II Marcato Strings (also used on "World In My Eyes"), which unlike the choir stabs actually is a preset. The strings are potentially layered with another Emulator II factory disk #38 Pipe Organ (also used on "Policy of Truth").

    • @rbrtck
      @rbrtck 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@trevormason3592 Depeche Mode generally get their sounds wherever they can, often starting from samples from existing music, movies, other media, or real life. They also use presets as starting points, or the presets themselves (with some effects on top) if they are suitable.
      I'm not sure why some folks have hangups over presets, just because they're the default sounds that come with the instruments. I guess it seems less creative, but no one calls Bach, Beethoven, or Mozart uncreative just because they used the "presets" of acoustic instruments. And no one seems to have a problem with the grand piano preset used in "Somebody".
      Even when Depeche Mode only had basic monophonic synths with no presets or memory of any kind (they've largely gone back to that now with Martin's interest in modular synths), they started creating sounds from the waveforms of the oscillators, and those are like presets, of a sort. You have to start somewhere. The point is to use the right sounds in the right places, wherever they come from. I'm not arguing against anything you said, by the way, just using your comment as a jumping off point.

  • @DeadWhiteButterflies
    @DeadWhiteButterflies 6 лет назад +52

    Also, Suggestion: Don't You Want Me by the Human League. Really, I'm suprised you've not done that one already.

    • @Jannemandevries
      @Jannemandevries 6 лет назад +3

      I'd actually rather see a video about their song "Human", do you know it?

    • @denisenova7494
      @denisenova7494 6 лет назад +1

      Jan de Vries: I'm only human. Of flesh and blood I'm made. I'm only human...born to make mistakes ☆

    • @adriaanlaurijsen4463
      @adriaanlaurijsen4463 5 лет назад

      You've got it Jan de Vries...hollander.... Ik ben mens van vlees en bloed. Geboren om fouten te maken.

    • @peterson3
      @peterson3 4 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/cEGP7s_92zg/видео.html

    • @kikowellington3785
      @kikowellington3785 4 года назад

      Really enjoyed the time travel back (circa)Mid-80's a really great and interesting time in music in general. In would love to see your breakdown of either Mint Conditions; Forever in Your Eyes, or Human League's; I'm Only Human. Greatly appreciate your knowledge of old and new technology. Stay Positive and Blessed.

  • @djstarsign
    @djstarsign 6 лет назад +26

    Alan Wilder is the greatest.

  • @peanutismint
    @peanutismint 6 лет назад +34

    Love this series so much!! Another great episode. I looked for an E-mu Emulator plugin for ages a few years back and couldn't find one, so thanks for turning me onto the Emulation II!

    • @dozer30
      @dozer30 6 лет назад

      Peanut Turner look for UVI Emulation II. That should cover most of the sounds you’re looking for.

    • @adriens1916
      @adriens1916 6 лет назад +1

      Or PPG Wave official plugin
      Good sounds too

  • @neilruston8796
    @neilruston8796 4 года назад +7

    Fantastic bass line - written by Alan Wilder!

  • @Kohlewerk
    @Kohlewerk 6 лет назад +17

    Thanks Alan Wilder!

  • @DUANEYAISER
    @DUANEYAISER 6 лет назад +7

    I came for the content in the title, but I did not expect such production quality, and I definitely didn't expect such a great host! New Subscriber, along with the bell.

  • @Petersonstudios
    @Petersonstudios 6 лет назад +14

    The Bass Line was played on the Roland System 700 i think. It's a misconception that Flood And Depeche used a Minimoog and an ARP for the bass in this song. But you can get pretty close with the MINI V. As for the Choir sound if you listen to the original Samples of the Choir in the track it's pretty different. I think they might have sampled a KORG M1 choir patch and then modified it. Depeche used a LOOOT of sampling of other instruments. They had a rule that they don't use sounds twice and don't use pre-existing presets. Of course this changed when flood came along for Violator. But still.. Who knows. In this example if you remove the vibrato, add more attack, it would sound pretty damn close :D And they would have always combine sounds to sound more full.. A good example is the Bell Pad Patch. If you listen to the original, it's a little bit of Celeste, and a little bit of pad and a little bit of who knows what... XD But anyway, it's a great video and series. :)

    • @artisan002
      @artisan002 5 лет назад +1

      Yup. Flood talks about it regularly. Roland modular rig. Even stock sequence pattern, apparently.

    • @trevormason3592
      @trevormason3592 2 года назад +2

      100% correct, the bass is a Roland System 700. The choir stabs audible throughout the song are entirely custom. Depeche Mode Live Wiki was recently able to determine how the sound is built - it uses the various Martin Gore "ahhs" samples famously heard in the outro of "Enjoy the Silence", with each sample playing a different note of a chord, along with two sampled operatic choir sounds and a brief choir sample found in the Emax I sequence bank for "Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth", which was produced for live use on the 1987-88 Music for the Masses tour. These samples, roughly eight sounds in total, combine to form the ethereal choir stabs heard throughout the song.
      The strings heard in the song are the Emulator II Marcato Strings (also used on "World In My Eyes"), which unlike the choir stabs actually is a preset. The strings are potentially layered with another Emulator II factory disk, #38 Pipe Organ (also used on "Policy of Truth"). The brass is also partly a factory sound, I believe it is a sample taken from Emax I factory disk ZD705.

  • @bucksatanII
    @bucksatanII 6 лет назад +7

    Great video. Would love to see you do more Depeche Mode songs

  • @marcrenton555
    @marcrenton555 6 лет назад +19

    Please do synth sounds of *Blue Monday* and some *Patrick Cowley* stuff

  • @Zhorellski
    @Zhorellski 6 лет назад +27

    Enjoy the Silence is probabaly the best Synth Song with blues guitar solo!

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 4 года назад +8

      Blues guitar solo? Dafuq you smokin?

    • @TheIanoTube
      @TheIanoTube 4 года назад +2

      @@rickc2102 thank god you said it, thought i was going crazy when i read that hahahah

    • @Nadcht
      @Nadcht 4 года назад +1

      @@rickc2102 I think Zhorell Ski meant the Enjoy the Silence version from the Devotional Tour, in which Martin makes a guitar riff almost at the end of the song. I really like that version, you should check it.

  • @niklaspilot
    @niklaspilot 6 лет назад +6

    Went to three DM concerts in the last 12 months and I can say I enjoyed every single one more than the last.
    Wasn’t really ever a huge DM fan but my mum surely was for as long as I can remember!
    Thank god she took me with her to these concerts!!

  • @rgmccann
    @rgmccann 6 лет назад +11

    This whole series has been awesome but this is probably the best one so far.

  • @markofthenorth9512
    @markofthenorth9512 4 года назад +6

    “This is a preset, so there’s no fancy pantsy shmancy keyboard stuff to talk about...”. LOL!

  • @St0ckwell
    @St0ckwell 6 лет назад +7

    Tears for Fears - Shout
    Please, the sounds in this one are pretty esoteric

  • @marioharoldtellezbarros5986
    @marioharoldtellezbarros5986 5 лет назад +1

    Very good show and nice to meet ya ! I liked your floppying fffff.... Greetings from CHILE and I'm ready subscribed. See you soon....

  • @WCBs
    @WCBs 6 лет назад +57

    Guys, seriously, where is Axel F? Just kidding, great video as always

  • @cyberchrist9373
    @cyberchrist9373 6 лет назад +9

    The "studio guy" has a name. Mark "Flood" Ellis, who also worked with them on Songs of Faith and Devotion.

    • @doyalg
      @doyalg 6 лет назад +5

      Cyberchrist I thought I remember reading somewhere it was Alan's idea to speed the song up. Either way Flood is my favorite producer. NIN, Depeche mode, curve, smashing pumpkins.

    • @cyberchrist9373
      @cyberchrist9373 6 лет назад +3

      We think you're right on the money! We were just suggesting that Flood should not be referred to as "that studio guy".

    • @JM-5150
      @JM-5150 6 лет назад +1

      Cyberchrist I find it kinda insulting.

    • @cyberchrist9373
      @cyberchrist9373 6 лет назад +1

      Understandably so. He should have known Flood is a well-respected producer.

    • @alexjacks6778
      @alexjacks6778 6 лет назад +1

      Alan Wilder I think had the original idea, which I am sure he worked with Flood on to convince Martin

  • @SaabSurpemacy
    @SaabSurpemacy 6 лет назад +2

    Just saying the Emulator strings sound a lot like New Order. The Emulator II was crucial for this cut, but most of its use was on Music For The Masses (I.e. The Things You Said, Nothing and Strangelove) and Black Celebration (I.e. Stripped, A Question Of Time, and New Dress).

  • @jasonjones7398
    @jasonjones7398 6 лет назад +10

    For Violator, DM used the Emulator III in the studio and Emax/Emax II on tour. The Emulator II/II+ was pretty much obsolete by 1989. The drum parts were "borrowed" from a classic Disco tune which shall remain unknown in perpetuity. Flood admits it in another RUclips video. Also: The decision to speed up the Martin Gore's moody ballad version into a dance tune was Alan Wilder's idea, not "some studio guys."

    • @matts1839
      @matts1839 2 года назад

      I thought the choir was from Emax II that was released in the same year this track was produced. Or then maybe Emulator III has the same preset. And yeah, Alan Wilder made a lot of work for the DM electronic dance sound in the 80s.

  • @Iridium242
    @Iridium242 5 лет назад

    Nice, very cool to see how it was put together. Amazing how tech has advanced in time

  • @srxiii2261
    @srxiii2261 6 лет назад +5

    If Will didn't wear his blue members only jacket and claws bracelet it wouldn't be a great episode

  • @trstn01
    @trstn01 6 лет назад +1

    First video I watched from your channel. Subscribed immediately.

  • @lonhjimmy1
    @lonhjimmy1 6 лет назад +12

    Please do Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order. Thank you

  • @ketamine_d1238
    @ketamine_d1238 6 лет назад +4

    Here are a few Synth Sounds of -videos I´d like to see:
    Led Zeppelin - In The Light/No Quarter
    Rush - Tom Sawyer/Subdivisions
    Björk - Army of Me
    Pink Floyd - Welcome to the Machine

    • @johnglennon5623
      @johnglennon5623 2 года назад

      I got no quarter sound down to a t on my microkorg few years back

  • @wyattm8326
    @wyattm8326 4 года назад +4

    Got this masterpiece album on cassette when it came out when I was 14 and still can't believe how good that album is after a zillion years. Gonna go listen again now.

  • @ziggytonumaa
    @ziggytonumaa 3 года назад +1

    That 'studio guy' was Alan Wilder. He was an original DM member

  • @Toto.Reyes16
    @Toto.Reyes16 6 лет назад +5

    "I like big brass...and I cannot lie" this guy is a legend, love all his videos so far

    • @peterson3
      @peterson3 4 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/cEGP7s_92zg/видео.html

  • @MariP10
    @MariP10 5 лет назад +1

    This sounds close but not exactly like the original synths. The choir, strings, and brass section somehow sound bigger and more epic in the original. Also I think they sampled Martin's voice for the Ah's at the beginning of the video version.

  • @robertrodgers6251
    @robertrodgers6251 6 лет назад +5

    It's all about Alan Wilder.

  • @apollocobain8363
    @apollocobain8363 Год назад +1

    The club has been open for an hour, it's ladies' night, 2-for-1 well drinks, no parking on the dance floor, DJ has switched back from decaf, the mirror ball is spinning at full speed, there is a line for the ladies room (and a meetin' therein), we'll be back real soon, there is a hand stamp for re-entry, cover charge after 11PM, the ice machine is empty, bar back has brought out another case of Hennesey, there is a slippery spot on the floor near the steps up to the banquets on the south wall of the lounge (be careful), club owner's entourage has arrived, they are changing the keg connected to the third tap on the far side of the middle bar, the tweeters on the left side speaker is on the fritz, the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire, we don't have no water...

  • @mypal1990
    @mypal1990 6 лет назад +81

    At this point Here is the House should get the synth sound treatment.

    • @johnghadimi
      @johnghadimi 6 лет назад +13

      Still one of my all-time favorite DM tracks.

    • @raf_boy
      @raf_boy 6 лет назад +3

      Me too. I started remixing it, but never finished.

    • @teamklaytron6194
      @teamklaytron6194 6 лет назад +1

      Emmanuel Alejandro I love that song and I’m learning it on Bass.

    • @denisenova7494
      @denisenova7494 6 лет назад +7

      Here is the house. Where it all happened. Those tender moments. Under this roof. Body and soul come together. As we come closer together. And as it happened it happened here in this house.

    • @MrSimondaniel3
      @MrSimondaniel3 6 лет назад +1

      love that song

  • @DJGuatemala83
    @DJGuatemala83 9 месяцев назад +1

    Dude straight wearing a members only jacket😂😂😂

  • @Kaidder
    @Kaidder 6 лет назад +67

    Am I the only one that thinks that the synths on this video doesn’t even sound like the ones on the original record? I love this series but If you really hear the isolated tracks of this song, imo the original synths sounds MUCH better than this.

    • @raf_boy
      @raf_boy 6 лет назад +12

      Nope. You're not the only one. I thought so too.
      I think for the "choir" sound, the attack was pulled way back with a lot of reverb on the original. The string patch was way punchier too, slow attack and slow decay, but swift build and drenched in reverb. The bass was pretty dead on though. DM loved the ARP 2600. Obviously, Martin's reverbed guitar makes the song (as well as the driving drum track).

    • @alexmedina8264
      @alexmedina8264 6 лет назад +22

      The sounds are in the same category as the originals, but they arent the actual sounds. Kind of close. But to a trained ear there are all kinds of characteristics that don't match the original. Still, very entertaining video!

    • @LuckyFlesh
      @LuckyFlesh 6 лет назад +13

      I agree. Especially the choir sound was way off, but I really liked the host, so I still gave it a thumbs up.

    • @MausAgain80
      @MausAgain80 6 лет назад

      You can see exactly which synths they were actually using in the video of their performance of the song on top of the World Trade Center Twin Towers.

    • @LuckyFlesh
      @LuckyFlesh 6 лет назад +6

      Matt Risch
      No offense, but the synths in the video may or may not be what they used to actually record the song.

  • @notyourchannelyt7481
    @notyourchannelyt7481 6 месяцев назад +1

    U are playing the bassline wrong too. Its a arpeggio with a roland system 700 modular.

  • @leadspot
    @leadspot 6 лет назад +9

    cool, now do " Herbie Hancock - Rockit "

  • @funnylookingfoetus
    @funnylookingfoetus 2 года назад +1

    'I like big brass and I cannot lie' - I liked and subbed right after that :D - All kidding aside; great video. Love content like this.

  • @theHumanBryno
    @theHumanBryno 6 лет назад +5

    Thanks a million! Since this series started this is the song I've been hoping for the most.

  • @DomingoVoiceOver
    @DomingoVoiceOver 4 года назад +2

    I am a full-time voice actor and musician who grew up in the 80s and 90s. I am primarily a guitarist and I can’t play keyboards worth anything however I absolutely enjoy this series. Another job well done! Thanks for posting!

  • @leevinylcritic
    @leevinylcritic 5 лет назад +3

    i would really appreciate a synth sounds of Zapp & Roger - More Bounce to the Ounce, love to see how it was arranged.

  • @jovitoalamag8962
    @jovitoalamag8962 8 месяцев назад +1

    STOP DESTROYING THE MUSIC OF DEPECHE MODE PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM SYNTH AND STICK TO RAP AND R&B

  • @darkwraithcovenantindustries
    @darkwraithcovenantindustries 6 лет назад +3

    William Kirk is a national treasure. Love this dude. Great video series!

  • @thomasnettleton289
    @thomasnettleton289 6 лет назад +25

    Two words: DEPECHE MODE

  • @shimtest
    @shimtest 6 лет назад +4

    "what we call floppy disks..."

  • @notyourchannelyt7481
    @notyourchannelyt7481 6 месяцев назад +1

    The emulator wasent even used in violator. It was an akai sampler then they used emax live

  • @christianclavecin
    @christianclavecin 6 лет назад +3

    I like big brass and I cannot lie. Dude, you are a true hero

  • @adonian
    @adonian 6 лет назад +1

    This video randomly showed up in my feed and IT WAS AWESOME. Great video my friend. Very informative

  • @trevordeke
    @trevordeke 6 лет назад +3

    The Admiral returns! Always a treat. I want to hear the band you and Andy start.
    Did I say hear? I meant JOIN.

  • @marial8235
    @marial8235 Год назад +1

    Bitd it was so awesome to see massive three Emulator 2 s (or 😅) live on stage with no drummer. It was awesome.

  • @koreanfriedchildren
    @koreanfriedchildren 6 лет назад +3

    Awesome series how did i just discover this

  • @jamesg324
    @jamesg324 6 лет назад +2

    That was a really enjoyable and informative video. I'm a huge DM fan and think they never get the respect they deserve. Thanks very much!

  • @derekholland3328
    @derekholland3328 6 лет назад +3

    you forgot "you gotta wait for laundry" as well ..lololol

  • @randomjasmicisrandom
    @randomjasmicisrandom 6 лет назад +1

    1990? Damn, I feel so old! I saw DM live at the Hannover Messehalle in ‘88 during the Music for the Masses tour, then I saw the Violator tour at Wembley Arena, then the pinnacle for me was the amazing Songs of Faith and Devotion tour.

  • @pasqualevaccaro5506
    @pasqualevaccaro5506 6 лет назад +4

    I sincerely love this guy.

  • @CybertronStudios
    @CybertronStudios 4 года назад +1

    The bassline is incorrectly done in the arpeggiator :p.

  • @cd78
    @cd78 6 лет назад +3

    Big up to reverb.

  • @ArmonyJazzStudio
    @ArmonyJazzStudio 5 лет назад +1

    Depeche Mode's user intyo this song roland d50

  • @ViaticalTree
    @ViaticalTree 6 лет назад +6

    Good stuff! But of all people you would think this dude should know how to say 'moog'.

    • @greysuit17
      @greysuit17 6 лет назад

      halffulltome how do you say it?

    • @ViaticalTree
      @ViaticalTree 6 лет назад +1

      It's pronounced like 'vogue'.

    • @greysuit17
      @greysuit17 6 лет назад +4

      halffulltome if you speak German. Double “O” in English is like “eww” in food. Both ways are correct. Stop being a grammar nazi.

    • @ViaticalTree
      @ViaticalTree 6 лет назад +8

      greysuit17 That's nice and all, but I'm just going by what the company calls itself. I think that takes precedent. And pronunciation is not grammar.

    • @greysuit17
      @greysuit17 6 лет назад +1

      halffulltome you are triggered aren’t you.

  • @GerManBearPig
    @GerManBearPig 5 лет назад +1

    2:28 At this point it sounds kinda like Daft Punk to me XD

  • @teamklaytron6194
    @teamklaytron6194 6 лет назад +17

    Alan Wilder was the one that made it “danceable”, do your research!

  • @OilRacki
    @OilRacki 6 лет назад +2

    Fact: the 9 people that clicked thumbs down on this video had their monitors turned upside down. "I like big brass, and I can not lie." A thumbs up just isn't good enough

  • @DeadWhiteButterflies
    @DeadWhiteButterflies 6 лет назад +5

    I would love to know how long Will (I'm assuming it's him doing most of the legwork) spends researching for each of the segements because there's some wonderfully granular level of information being conveyed here. I really appreciate the amount of detail here to reach as true of an authenticity of the original sounds as possible.

    • @JM-5150
      @JM-5150 6 лет назад

      He should do more detailed research. I'm sorry but he doesn't really know as much as he should.
      Calling Flood a studio guy along with Alan Moulder. Alan Wilder did the majority of the studio work with Flood. Martin, wrote it but Alan perfected it.

  • @Pulse2AM
    @Pulse2AM 6 лет назад +2

    Nice! One thing I'll say, I wish I wrote that tune! Hahaha DM is one of my favorite bands from the 80's, you can hear their influence in my music today.