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Originally Posted by cbBen
So is that riff at the beginning of (and throughout) "Seven Wonders" actually played on a stringed instrument, even though it sounds like it's from a synthesizer?
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No, I think that's a synthesizer, possibly a DX7 (which Christine is shown playing in the
Big Love video).
Here's a
video of the DX7 factory patches. The band probably would have fed any of these through some additional editing tools (possibly even sampled them into the Fairlight or a Prophet).
You might hear some synthy sounds on
Isn't It Midnight or
You and I that are triggered by a guitar—for example, the twinkly riff in the upper register that permeates that latter track (I always thought it was too prominent in the final mix because it kind of makes your ears wince).