Speaking of OMD, I believe Souvenir was done using the technique from 10cc's I'm Not In Love, by recording the different notes on different tracks and using the console faders to fade in and out the different notes. Considering that Just The Way You Are came out two years after I'm Not In Love, it's...

Have you checked out any of the freeware ones? I've used String Concerto II by G-Storm.

Bass sounds more like a DX7 than a Juno to me, but it's just a guess. It's subtly got that 80s digital timbre to it.

Never heard this band growing up in the States, but was delighted to discover the music vide to You're My Heart, You're My Soul a few years back.

Original preset pack for the Arturia MicroFreak. Lots of retro old-school and lo-fi charm, both analog- and digital-style sounds. It was a real labor of love to discover and bring out this quirky synth's unique character. Have a listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz6t6-epXXw If you are interest...

Hello, I wanted to share this demo of the patches I made for the Arturia MicroFreak



I plan on making a bunch more patches. If anybody has any requests, I'd love to hear them.

To my ears the chords and the melody are the same sound. The chords just sound darker because that's the character of lo-fi digital samples pitched down. When I've tried to recreate the sound, I use the same for the melody and the chords.

My old Ensoniq SQ80 synthesizer has a built-in sequencer that'll let you record and play back a whole song and layer different sounds. You can also hook a synth like a MicroKORG to your computer via MIDI and accomplish the same thing with DAW software. There are a bunch of free options around, just ...