Gloria (Laura Branigan) Synths?

[SciNote]

I have just recently kind of rediscovered this song, and I am learning how to play it. This song uses quite a few synth sounds, so I was just wondering if anyone knows what synths were used in the original recording? I'm thinking especially the beginning chord, that has the resonance sweep, then the descending pitch bend; the main brass-type chords throughout the song; and the two up-sliding pitch bends (which sounds like a patch with dual oscillators tuned a fifth apart) between the first chorus and the second verse.

Since it's early 1980's, I'm thinking Prophet 5 or CS-80 -- leaning more toward Prophet 5. What do you think?

I've so far got a pretty good simulation of that beginning chord -- complete with the resonance sweep and descending pitch bend -- on my Roland Gaia.

[ekein]

I'm into making a cover, an did some research. I think a name is key: Michael Boddicker. He appeared in credits playing synthesizers, along with Greg Mathieson, but it seems he was more like a keyboard player.
Boddicker appears closely related to Moog products, including Moog Modular System 55. In some photos from 80s, Boddicker was playing ARP 2600, CS-80, Prophet 5, and some Roland keyboards, all the big toys...
I think the resonant sweep is some moog modular, the bended chrord at beginning is Prophet 5, as the main chords in song too. And the final trumpet solo is CS-80, remember me the sound in Fanfare For The Common Man from Emerson, Lake & Palmer, played in a Yamaha GX-1, the CS-80's grand daddy.

[philip]

I'm into making a cover, an did some research. I think a name is key: Michael Boddicker. He appeared in credits playing synthesizers, along with Greg Mathieson, but it seems he was more like a keyboard player.
Boddicker appears closely related to Moog products, including Moog Modular System 55. In some photos from 80s, Boddicker was playing ARP 2600, CS-80, Prophet 5, and some Roland keyboards, all the big toys...
I think the resonant sweep is some moog modular, the bended chrord at beginning is Prophet 5, as the main chords in song too. And the final trumpet solo is CS-80, remember me the sound in Fanfare For The Common Man from Emerson, Lake & Palmer, played in a Yamaha GX-1, the CS-80's grand daddy.

Boddicker is a well known JP8 adept, I believe all sounds are from the JP8

[desmond]

Boddicker is a well known JP8 adept, I believe all sounds are from the JP8

Boddicker was one of LA's & Hollywood's first call synth guys throughout the 80s and beyond.

He pretty much has, and used *everything*. He's got more stuff just in storage than most of us have probably touched in a lifetime...

[SciNote]

I appreciate the replies. I could definitely see it being a Jupiter 8, as that was another popular polyphonic synth of that era. Hard to imagine someone using a big modular Moog for a pop song in 1982, considering the other gear that was available then, but it's certainly possible.

[SciNote]

Here is a recording of a simulation that I did of the beginning resonant sweep and polyphonic pitch bend. I did this on my Roland Gaia SH-01 synthesizer. The patch is programmed in such a way so that the entire effect happens by simply holding down one chord without any overdubbing and without the need to tweak any controls while the effect is in process. The Gaia has 3 separate complete synth engines, and I used one to generate a basic pad sound, another to generate the resonant sweep, and the third fades in doing the pitch bend using the envelope generator for the oscillator. When the brass chords come in right after the sweep, those are played on my Yamaha PSR-E433 keyboard. The drums are also being played by the E433 keyboard.

https://app.box.com/s/vhsqt9a0wivnm9qz9r7qpo5m119sqwr6

[Fortramnasdaq]

Boddiker is quoted in The Prophets of Silicon Valley as having used a multitracked prophet five on the record

[VCO8]

Boddiker is quoted in The Prophets of Silicon Valley as having used a multitracked prophet five on the record

I have that book too - its great. I think it was a rev1 or rev2 multi-tracked numerous times.

[madtheory]

He's got more stuff just in storage than most of us have probably touched in a lifetime...

How did I miss this? It's amazing. That's an overwhelming amount of gear. I'd keep the Bit One and the Lyre FDSS, sell the rest for millions