{"id":5000,"date":"2022-01-17T12:38:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T12:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gear4musicblog.kinsta.cloud\/?p=5000"},"modified":"2022-05-31T10:27:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T09:27:47","slug":"recreating-blue-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/recreating-blue-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Recreating Blue Monday: Kraftwerk &#038; New Order and THAT Mysterious Choir Sound"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/recreating-blue-monday\/#%E2%80%98That_Choir_Sound_G-Force_M-Tron_Pro_Complete\" >&#8216;That&#8217; Choir Sound: G-Force M-Tron Pro Complete<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/recreating-blue-monday\/#Additional_Featured_Plugins\" >Additional Featured Plugins<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/recreating-blue-monday\/#Chords_and_%E2%80%98Squidgy_sound_u-he_Repro\" >Chords and &#8216;Squidgy sound&#8217;: u-he Repro<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/recreating-blue-monday\/#Bass_u-he_Diva\" >Bass: u-he Diva<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/recreating-blue-monday\/#Strings_Samples_Arturia_Solina_V_Emulator_II\" >Strings &amp; Samples: Arturia Solina V &amp; Emulator II<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/recreating-blue-monday\/#DAW_Ableton_Live\" >DAW: Ableton Live<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/recreating-blue-monday\/#Keyboard_Arturia_KeyStep_37\" >Keyboard: Arturia KeyStep 37<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Tell me now, how do you feel? It&#8217;s the 17th January, aka &#8216;Blue Monday&#8217;&#8230;and therefore the perfect excuse to make a video recreating this most legendary dance track, and also investigate a secret behind one of its most iconic sounds&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The choir sound on Blue Monday is one of those ear-catching moments in music, a sound that like a vocoder is both human, and <em>inhuman <\/em>in equal measure. And while it is relatively common knowledge that New Order sampled pioneers Kraftwerk, have you ever wondered in turn what Kraftwerk used to make that other-wordly choir?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> In the video I explore the <\/span>sampling<span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> rabbit hole behind this sound, and followed the rabbit as far as it can go. And I think, in the process, discovered some unpublished facts behind it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The plugins and tools shown in the video are all widely available too, so if you want to follow along, or just create your own virtual 1983 studio, check out the links below!<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98That_Choir_Sound_G-Force_M-Tron_Pro_Complete\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/GForce-M-Tron-Pro-Complete\/4392\">&#8216;That&#8217; Choir Sound: G-Force M-Tron Pro Complete<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">The main thing here is GForce&#8217;s excellent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/GForce-M-Tron-Pro-Complete\/4392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">M-Tron Pro Complete<\/a> which contains &#8216;that&#8217; choir, amongst so many other legendary well known sounds from the Mellotron, Optigan, Orchestron and Chamberlin, and especially lesser known sounds too, it&#8217;s an incredible library and instantly evocative and full of character.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/GForce-M-Tron-Pro-Complete\/4392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5007 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/3d7afa3d-m-tron-complete-1024x545.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/3d7afa3d-m-tron-complete-1024x545.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/3d7afa3d-m-tron-complete-563x300.jpg 563w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/3d7afa3d-m-tron-complete-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/3d7afa3d-m-tron-complete-1080x575.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/3d7afa3d-m-tron-complete-980x522.jpg 980w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/3d7afa3d-m-tron-complete-480x256.jpg 480w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/3d7afa3d-m-tron-complete.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Additional_Featured_Plugins\"><\/span>Additional Featured Plugins<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chords_and_%E2%80%98Squidgy_sound_u-he_Repro\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/u-he-Repro\/3YW1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chords and &#8216;Squidgy sound&#8217;: u-he Repro<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The Sequential Prophet 5 was a staple in the New Order studio and I used u-he&#8217;s Repro plugin to recreate the squidgy intro sound, although I don&#8217;t show it in the video, the Prophet 5 makes those brassy stabs you&#8217;ll know from later in the track. The Prophet was a legend (and was used by Kraftwerk too!), this is about as good as a recreation as you can get in the software realm. Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/u-he-Repro\/3YW1\">u-He Repro<\/a> here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/u-he-Repro\/3YW1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5011 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/d11727c6-repro-pro-1024x623.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/d11727c6-repro-pro-1024x623.png 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/d11727c6-repro-pro-493x300.png 493w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/d11727c6-repro-pro-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/d11727c6-repro-pro-1080x657.png 1080w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/d11727c6-repro-pro-980x596.png 980w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/d11727c6-repro-pro-480x292.png 480w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/d11727c6-repro-pro.png 1156w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bass_u-he_Diva\"><\/span>Bass: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/u-he-Diva\/3YVM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">u-he Diva<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Diva is perhaps the most famous of all u-he plugins with good reason. It&#8217;s able to sound like so many different synths, and can do a very good impression of a Moog Source, which was the instrument used on Blue Monday. Just ensure you use the 24dB Ladder filter model and keep the oscillator count to two! Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/u-he-Diva\/3YVM\">u-He Diva<\/a> here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/u-he-Diva\/3YVM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5014 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/6315efa9-uhe-diva-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/6315efa9-uhe-diva-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/6315efa9-uhe-diva-536x300.png 536w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/6315efa9-uhe-diva-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/6315efa9-uhe-diva-1080x604.png 1080w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/6315efa9-uhe-diva-980x548.png 980w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/6315efa9-uhe-diva-480x269.png 480w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/6315efa9-uhe-diva.png 1156w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Strings_Samples_Arturia_Solina_V_Emulator_II\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/Arturia-V-Collection-8\/3OB4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strings &amp; Samples: Arturia Solina V &amp; Emulator II<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>You need to &#8216;sample&#8217; your choir into an E-MU Emulator sampler to shift the chord a semitone up (as well as impart further grit), and Arturia&#8217;s Emulator II is the closest we have available. It&#8217;s available as part of V-Collection 8, which also includes Solina V and so so many other fantastic plugins. It&#8217;s like having the keys to the most tricked-out 80&#8217;s keyboard studio you could imagine, available day and night! Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/Arturia-V-Collection-8\/3OB4\">V-Collection 8<\/a> here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/Arturia-V-Collection-8\/3OB4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5016 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/4386679d-emulator-2-1024x466.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/4386679d-emulator-2-1024x466.png 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/4386679d-emulator-2-600x273.png 600w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/4386679d-emulator-2-768x349.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/4386679d-emulator-2-1080x491.png 1080w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/4386679d-emulator-2-980x446.png 980w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/4386679d-emulator-2-480x218.png 480w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/4386679d-emulator-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DAW_Ableton_Live\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Music-Software\/Sequencer-Software.html?page=1&amp;filters[1558]=10198#filter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAW: Ableton Live<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>I used a beta version of Ableton Live 11 Suite in the video, notably it&#8217;s the beta that runs natively on Apple Silicon Mac M1&#8217;s &#8211; which is working beautifully and there&#8217;s <em>so<\/em> much headroom to run plugins on even the basic M1 chip! Suite is the most comprehensive version of the award-winning digital audio workstation, and includes so many great extras, it&#8217;s a very friendly DAW for getting into music production. Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Music-Software\/Sequencer-Software.html?page=1&amp;filters[1558]=10198#filter\">Ableton Live versions<\/a> here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/Ableton-Live-11-Intro\/3RGZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5017 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/5ad65c0f-ableton-live-1024x641.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/5ad65c0f-ableton-live-1024x641.png 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/5ad65c0f-ableton-live-480x300.png 480w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/5ad65c0f-ableton-live-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/5ad65c0f-ableton-live-400x250.png 400w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/5ad65c0f-ableton-live-1080x676.png 1080w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/5ad65c0f-ableton-live-980x613.png 980w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/5ad65c0f-ableton-live.png 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Keyboard_Arturia_KeyStep_37\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Keyboards-and-Pianos\/Arturia-KeyStep-37\/3JNP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keyboard: Arturia KeyStep 37<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I love the Arturia KeyStep range, and the KeyStep 37 gives you the most amount of keys available, along with Chord mode, strum mode and best of all, it can constrain the keyboard to scales so you can&#8217;t play a duff note! Very useful in my case, but I must say, one of the most amazing things about Blue Monday is the parts are so simple, it&#8217;s incredibly easy to play, and yet despite that remains just one of the most satisfying and catchy tunes. Music doesn&#8217;t need to be complicated to be good! Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Keyboards-and-Pianos\/Arturia-KeyStep-37\/3JNP\">Arturia KeyStep 37<\/a> here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Keyboards-and-Pianos\/Arturia-KeyStep-37\/3JNP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5028 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/d040613a-arturia-keystep-37-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/d040613a-arturia-keystep-37-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/d040613a-arturia-keystep-37-600x292.jpg 600w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/d040613a-arturia-keystep-37-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/d040613a-arturia-keystep-37-1080x526.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/d040613a-arturia-keystep-37-980x477.jpg 980w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/d040613a-arturia-keystep-37-480x234.jpg 480w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/d040613a-arturia-keystep-37.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tell me now, how do you feel? It&#8217;s the 17th January, aka &#8216;Blue Monday&#8217;&#8230;and therefore the perfect excuse to make a video recreating this most legendary dance track, and also investigate a secret behind one of its most iconic sounds&#8230; The choir sound on Blue Monday is one of those ear-catching moments in music, a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":8816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Tell me now, how do you feel? It's the 17th January, aka 'Blue Monday'...and therefore the perfect excuse to make a video recreating this most legendary dance track, and also investigate a secret behind one of its most iconic sounds...<\/span><\/p><p>The choir sound on Blue Monday is one of those ear-catching moments in music, a sound that like a vocoder is both human, and <em>inhuman <\/em>in equal measure. And while it is relatively common knowledge that New Order sampled pioneers Kraftwerk, have you ever wondered in turn what Kraftwerk used to make that other-wordly choir?<\/p><p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> In the video I explore the <\/span>sampling<span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> rabbit hole behind this sound, and followed the rabbit as far as it can go. And I think, in the process, discovered some unpublished facts behind it.<\/span><\/p><p>The plugins and tools shown in the video are all widely available too, so if you want to follow along, or just create your own virtual 1983 studio, check out the links below!<\/p><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/GForce-M-Tron-Pro-Complete\/4392\">'That' Choir Sound: G-Force M-Tron Pro Complete<\/a><\/h3><p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">The main thing here is GForce's excellent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/GForce-M-Tron-Pro-Complete\/4392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">M-Tron Pro Complete<\/a> which contains 'that' choir, amongst so many other legendary well known sounds from the Mellotron, Optigan, Orchestron and Chamberlin, and especially lesser known sounds too, it's an incredible library and instantly evocative and full of character.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/GForce-M-Tron-Pro-Complete\/4392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5007 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/3d7afa3d-m-tron-complete-1024x545.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" \/><\/a><\/p><hr \/><h3>Additional Featured Plugins<\/h3><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/u-he-Repro\/3YW1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chords and 'Squidgy sound': u-he Repro<\/a><\/h4><p>The Sequential Prophet 5 was a staple in the New Order studio and I used u-he's Repro plugin to recreate the squidgy intro sound, although I don't show it in the video, the Prophet 5 makes those brassy stabs you'll know from later in the track. The Prophet was a legend (and was used by Kraftwerk too!), this is about as good as a recreation as you can get in the software realm. Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/u-he-Repro\/3YW1\">u-He Repro<\/a> here.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/u-he-Repro\/3YW1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5011 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/d11727c6-repro-pro-1024x623.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" \/><\/a><\/p><hr \/><h4>Bass: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/u-he-Diva\/3YVM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">u-he Diva<\/a><\/h4><p>Diva is perhaps the most famous of all u-he plugins with good reason. It's able to sound like so many different synths, and can do a very good impression of a Moog Source, which was the instrument used on Blue Monday. Just ensure you use the 24dB Ladder filter model and keep the oscillator count to two! Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/u-he-Diva\/3YVM\">u-He Diva<\/a> here.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/u-he-Diva\/3YVM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5014 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/6315efa9-uhe-diva-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" \/><\/a><\/p><hr \/><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/Arturia-V-Collection-8\/3OB4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strings & Samples: Arturia Solina V & Emulator II<\/a><\/h4><p>You need to 'sample' your choir into an E-MU Emulator sampler to shift the chord a semitone up (as well as impart further grit), and Arturia's Emulator II is the closest we have available. It's available as part of V-Collection 8, which also includes Solina V and so so many other fantastic plugins. It's like having the keys to the most tricked-out 80's keyboard studio you could imagine, available day and night! Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/Arturia-V-Collection-8\/3OB4\">V-Collection 8<\/a> here.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/Arturia-V-Collection-8\/3OB4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5016 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/4386679d-emulator-2-1024x466.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"466\" \/><\/a><\/p><hr \/><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Music-Software\/Sequencer-Software.html?page=1&filters[1558]=10198#filter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAW: Ableton Live<\/a><\/h4><p>I used a beta version of Ableton Live 11 Suite in the video, notably it's the beta that runs natively on Apple Silicon Mac M1's - which is working beautifully and there's <em>so<\/em> much headroom to run plugins on even the basic M1 chip! Suite is the most comprehensive version of the award-winning digital audio workstation, and includes so many great extras, it's a very friendly DAW for getting into music production. Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Music-Software\/Sequencer-Software.html?page=1&filters[1558]=10198#filter\">Ableton Live versions<\/a> here.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Recording-and-Computers\/Ableton-Live-11-Intro\/3RGZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5017 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2022\/01\/5ad65c0f-ableton-live-1024x641.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" \/><\/a><\/p><hr \/><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/Keyboards-and-Pianos\/Arturia-KeyStep-37\/3JNP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keyboard: Arturia KeyStep 37<\/a><\/h3><p>I love the Arturia KeyStep range, and the KeyStep 37 gives you the most amount of keys available, along with Chord mode, strum mode and best of all, it can constrain the keyboard to scales so you can't play a duff note! Very useful in my case, but I must say, one of the most amazing things about Blue Monday is the parts are so simple, it's incredibly easy to play, and yet despite that remains just one of the most satisfying and catchy tunes. Music doesn't need to be complicated to be good! 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