Synth(s) used on 'There's No Stopping Us'

[Pro5]

By Ollie and Jerry




Mainly the bass line, does anyone know or can guess what synth this is?

I can get a sound 90% there on my polysix (not that I'm trying to re-create the gloriously cool and not in anyway cheesy vibe of the breakdance movies in 2010 - honest gov ) and even the octave Ab part sounds the same on the p6 when played in the right octave (I mean the same patch as the bass line). The chords/pad sounds kinda Rolandish but it's quite a generic sound anyway and doable on lots of synths.

I thought I'd got close on my AX80 but the chances of them using one of those are slim (as almost nobody used one back then) and then I tried on the polysix and got even closer. I guess it's going to be some super-synth (moog of course) with more than one OSC again though not something I own. Any ideas?

Sorry if this song ends up going around your head for a week after seeing this.

[garranimal]

I was looking at their soul train video on youtube and they appear to have a prophet 5 onstage - although the lead singer messes with it only at the beginning. It had the tell-tale heat sinks on the back of it. There's another keyboard player there, but neither he nor his instrument come into focus.

[Pro5]

As if it didn't look cool enough in the first clip you had to go and upstage it!

I was looking at their soul train video on youtube and they appear to have a prophet 5 onstage -

Hmm would explain this similar sound on the p6 (if I squint my ears) with the SSM sound perhaps.

although the lead singer messes with it only at the beginning.

but neither he nor his instrument come into focus.

I for one am glad the lead singer's 'instrument' never came into focus, I thought it was a definite possibility when he came out from behind that synth.


Thanks for the research.

[elsongs]

The other keyboardist looks like he's playing a Jupiter-8. At 1:39 you can see the telltale silver-colored sideframe.

I seem to vaguely recall Back In The Day hearing they also used a Memorymoog.

The pop-locking kid FTW though.

[Pro5]

The other keyboardist looks like he's playing a Jupiter-8. At 1:39 you can see the telltale silver-colored sideframe.

I seem to vaguely recall Back In The Day hearing they also used a Memorymoog.

The pop-locking kid FTW though.

So... Jupiter 8 and Prophet 5 in high charting early 80s song shocker.

My 3P/P6 make for cheap proxies, I can be the poor man's ollie and jerry 26 years after it took lots of cash. Now I just need some Lycra and a perm.

[shaft9000]

DAMN those hats are waaaay over the top!!

[Cerebral Infect]

And don't forget to look out for Jean Claude Van Damme dancing in the backgrount around 2 minutes 34. Yes you are not not hallucinating.

[garranimal]

The other keyboardist looks like he's playing a Jupiter-8. At 1:39 you can see the telltale silver-colored sideframe.

I seem to vaguely recall Back In The Day hearing they also used a Memorymoog.

The pop-locking kid FTW though.

Ah ha, the upper/lower balanced outputs! Keen eye. I did see that silver flash, too. And wondered what it was.
Ok, yeah the breakin' kid is stealing the thunder from the keyboard solo. WTF.
Why is the keyboard guy always out of focus, always out of frame?

[Virgule]

I saw Breakin' in the theatre

Here's the original movie intro. Anyone else did?

[LWG]

Why is the keyboard guy always out of focus, always out of frame?

Hello,

These videos were synced, and when you have a track in which there are three or four keyboard parts, but only
one person playing, panning in too closely makes it too obvious its synced.
Also remember, these videos were not filmed for gearspotting; synths were not collectors items back then,
they were simply tools of the time.
As far as the bass line, it sounds like possible Minimoog, as its pretty much the same open filter bass patch that
you hear on tracks like Gap Band's, "Burn Rubber":






Regards,


-L

[Pro5]

I saw Breakin' in the theatre

Here's the original movie intro. Anyone else did?

I saw the sequel when it came out in the UK (around 1986 IIRC) but not the original. I have them both on DVD though for my shame, I'm a kid of the 80s warts n all

[Virgule]

I remember Electric Boogaloo was advertised as coming soon during the credits roll, so I got to see it less than a year later. Beat Street i watched when it hit cable tv around the same time (85/86).

[john909kid]

Any idea on the drums?
Sounds like there's some 808 in there, plus some Simmons of some type doing the toms.... but i could be way off

[LWG]

Hello,


The Roland (Juno/Jupiter) and Yamaha (DX7) synths used in later pop culture electro-funk are
basically a post-1983 phenomenon. The original epicenter for hip-hop/electro funk was NYC/North Jersey.
The early 80's NYC hip-hop/electro-funk (as well as dance/funk) heavily used Propet 5/Minimoog D, although
some such as Mike Murphy/David Frank used OB-X/Xa.



Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five - "New York New York" (Instrumental) (1983)





Instant Funk - "No Stoppin That Rockin" (1982) This 70's funk band from Trenton,NJ/Philly,PA. This was
a NYC roller rink classic.






Warp 9 - "Nunk (New Wave Funk)" (Instrumental) (1982)






Warp 9 - "Nunk" (original version) (1982) Another early 80's NYC classic.






Regards,



-L

[analogsynthmuseum]

they use an Oberheim obxa , i own one and i recognase the sound of the oberheim pad sound , for drum machines, olly used a roland tr808 and a real drummer play with a simmons electronic drum .