Depeche Mode - NOTHING TO FEAR - Transcription / Re-Creation by Peahix

Published on Nov 25, 2015 peahix

Another great cover by peahix of http://optigan.com. Details on the synth parts below.

"Here's the latest in my periodic series of Depeche Mode song re-creations. I don't really call these "covers," because I'm not doing any sort of creative interpretation. The goal is to get as close as possible to the original recording by not using ANY samples or sound material from the original recording itself. So really, this is a technical exercise more than anything. As usual, I used the original album mix and the surround mix as reference points, and I also was able to hear a few details in DM's live recording. There are differences between these versions, so where I found conflicting parts or mix issues, I deferred to the original album mix. It's a pretty accurate transcription (probably the only one you'll find that gets the bassline right!), though there are some details that are buried in the mix of all the different versions, so I had to make some educated guesses for a few things, or I just fudged them. I sequenced this in Cubase with just two different soft synths- Retrologue and a PPG Wave freeware emulation I found online (http://www.hermannseib.com/english/sy...). Drums are Simmons SDSV samples I found online . Many of the effects on this track come from the PPG synth, so I did my best to get some sounds from the soft synth version that got in the ballpark. I didn't slave over every last patch, so some of them are closer to the mark than others. Probably could have worked on the drum sounds and the mix a bit more, but oh well, life's too short. Enjoy."

retrologue:
-bass
-lead
-sequencey riffs
-noise sweeps
-noise perc

ppg wave:
-choir
-keyboard riff (near beginning and end)
-bell-like sound
-glitchy wavetable sounds
-chord riff in bridge

all drums are simmons samples except for the hi-hat, which is 808 high-hat samples.