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| :''This article is about the various sample sources used on [[Depeche Mode]] [[:Category:Depeche Mode songs|songs]] recorded between 1981 and 1985. For sample sources used on Depeche Mode songs recorded between 1986 and 1998, see [[Depeche Mode sample sources|Depeche Mode sample sources 86>98]]. For sample sources used on Depeche Mode songs recorded between 2000 and the present day, see [[Depeche Mode sample sources 2000-present]]. For sample sources used on [[Recoil]] works, see [[Recoil sample sources]].''
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| In audio production, '''sampling''' refers to the use of a portion (or sample) from a sound within another recording. As pioneers of the {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music electronic music}} {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_genre genre}}, [[Depeche Mode]] were among the most prolific acts to make use of {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_(music) sampling}} technology within a traditional {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music pop music}} format. Among the many original samples recorded and utilized by Depeche Mode to enhance the atmosphere of their musical output are many that originated elsewhere, including brief passages of musical recordings by other artists, snippets of audio from television shows, radio broadcasts, films, environmental sounds, and more. Analysis of these '''sample sources''' and how they are manipulated is a popular topic of discussion amongst fans of the group.
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| = Information =
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| This page aims to document all verifiable sound sources for many of the musical parts used by Depeche Mode in the production of their studio albums, official remixes, live performances, and other works released between 1981 and 1985.
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| Due to the manipulated nature of the samples described in this article, there is unavoidable potential for error or sample misattribution. To ensure accuracy, this article strives to use verified quotes from band members and recording personnel with citations wherever possible, audio examples, and independent research voluntarily contributed by Depeche Mode and Recoil fans worldwide. This article provides an interesting document on this topic in a tabular format that is organized, well-researched, and reasonably accurate. '''Please bear in mind that due to the limited number of relevant quotes for each sample from band members or associates involved in producing the music described on this page, audio samples that lack official confirmation are not guaranteed to be accurate.'''
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| This article differentiates samples by origin: '''Self-made samples''', which describe any material initially recorded by Depeche Mode or Recoil, and '''Sourced samples''', which describe samples not initially recorded by either group. In addition to confirmed samples, this article also covers samples commonly misreported as having been used but directly refuted by a member or associate of Depeche Mode or Recoil.
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| == <i>[[Speak & Spell]]</i> (1981) ==
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| {{Sample source with audio
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| |song={{S|Just Can't Get Enough}}
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| |artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
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| |releaseyear=1981
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| |smsample1=Bell-like melody accent
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| |smsnotes1=In May 2020, fan "DMK" kindly provided DM Live Wiki with documentation for a series of {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/emulator2.php Emulator II}} {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk floppy disks}} that accompanied a collection of restored studio equipment used by ''[[Music For The Masses]]'' producer [[Dave Bascombe]] during the production of music albums for artists other than [[Depeche Mode]] in the mid to late eighties. One floppy disk, labeled "Glass (10)", features an untitled preset ("NULL PRESET"), which contains a bell-like sample. This bell element is used to play a melodic accent on the main melody best heard in the opening moments of the [[:Category:1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour|Music For The Masses]] tour arrangement of "Just Can't Get Enough". Notably, a variation of this sound is used during the middle eight section of {{S|Master And Servant}} as it was performed on the aforementioned tour as well as the [[:Category:1990 World Violation Tour|World Violation]] tour.
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| |smsexample1=ss-JCGE101-B23-Glass-10.mp3
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| |smsexamplenotes1=In this example, a sample from the [[Live sound banks|Emax I sound bank]] containing the musical parts performed by [[Alan Wilder]] for use during the [[:Category:1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour|Music For The Masses]] tour arrangement of "Just Can't Get Enough" is compared to the equivalent sample in Bascombe's Emulator II disk "Glass (10)". The two parts are then played together, producing audible phasing artifacts when superimposed.
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| |ssample1=Trumpet stabs
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| |ssource1='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/emulator2.php Emulator II}} factory library disk #21: Assorted Trombones - Preset #1: "7 TRUMPETS", SAMPLE 4'''
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| |snotes1=The Music For The Masses tour arrangement of "Just Can't Get Enough" employs a sample of a {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpet trumpet}} derived from the "7 TRUMPETS" preset of {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/emulator2.php Emulator II}} factory library disk #21 "Assorted Trombones".
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| |sexample1=ss-JCGE101-EII-21-Assorted-Trombones.mp3
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| |sexamplenotes1=In this example, a sample from the Emulator II factory library disk #21 "Assorted Trombones" is played back in full, and is then used to play an approximate ascending brass line similar to the equivalent part as it was performed in the [[:Category:1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour|Music For The Masses]] tour arrangement of "Just Can't Get Enough" (live audio snippet derived from the ''[[101 (album)|101]]'' live album).
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| == <i>[[A Broken Frame]]</i> (1982) ==
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| {{Sample source
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| |song={{S|Leave In Silence}}
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| |artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
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| |releaseyear=1982
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| |ssample1=Orchestral string layer
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| |ssource1='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/korg/01w.php Korg 01/W}} Bank A, voice #77: ArcoAttack - SAMPLE "127 F#5"'''
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| |snotes1=The unplayed [[:Category:1993 Devotional Tour|Devotional]] tour arrangement of "Leave In Silence" was planned to include an orchestral string sample derived from the "ArcoAttack" voice of the {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/korg/01w.php Korg 01/W}} workstation synthesizer layered with an organ-like sample for use as a pad.
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| |ssample2=Electric piano
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| |ssource2='''Korg 01/W Bank B, voice #81: Digi Years - SAMPLE "127 C5"''' and '''Bank B, voice #24: Acoustic Guitar - SAMPLE "127 F#4"'''
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| |sstatus2=C
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| |snotes2=The unplayed Devotional tour arrangement of "Leave In Silence" was planned to include electric piano and acoustic guitar samples derived from the "Digi Years" and "Acoustic Guitar" voices of the Korg 01/W workstation synthesizer.
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| |ssample3=Brass swells
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| |ssource3='''Korg 01/W Bank B, voice #92: SFZ Brass - SAMPLE "127 C5-L", SAMPLE "127 C5-R"'''
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| |sstatus3=C
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| |snotes3=The Devotional arrangement of "Leave In Silence" was planned to include an edited brass swell sample derived from the "SFZ Brass" voice of the Korg 01/W workstation synthesizer.
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| {{Sample source
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| |song={{S|Shouldn't Have Done That}}
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| |artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
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| |releaseyear=1982
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| |smsample1=Ambient marching
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| |smsnotes1=[[Daniel Miller]] described the origin of this sound in the sleeve notes for the 2006 ''A Broken Frame'' remaster CD: "I remember we got {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blancmange_(band) Blancmange}} in to do some on-the-spot marching for 'Shouldn't Have Done That' because they were in the studio next door, making their record, and they were mates with Depeche Mode."<ref>Source: ''A Broken Frame'' 2006 remaster CD sleeve notes.</ref>
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| == <i>[[Construction Time Again]]</i> (1983) ==
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| {{Sample source with audio
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| |song={{S|Love, In Itself}}
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| |artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
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| |releaseyear=1983
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| |ssample1=Synthesized choir pad
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| |ssource1='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/synclav.php Synclavier II}} Timbre Directory Diskette #3 - 2338 Voices #1'''
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| |snotes1=The synthesized solo {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choir choir}} sound audible throughout "Love, In Itself" is derived from the "Voices #1" timbre of {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/synclav.php Synclavier II}} timbre directory diskette #3.
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| |sexample1=ss-LII-Synclavier-Disk3-2338-Voices1.mp3
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| |sexamplenotes1=In this example, a section of the outro as heard in the center channel of the 2006 5.1 reissue containing the relevant synth choir sound is compared to the source sound as produced by the Arturia Synclavier V, a Synclavier VST emulation (timbre "2338 Voices 1" courtesy of Synclavier co-inventor Cameron Jones via {{EL|https://www.facebook.com/groups/TimbreShare/ "Timbre Share"}} {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook Facebook}} group).
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| |ssample2=Chorus kalimba arpeggio
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| |ssource2='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/synclav.php Synclavier II}} Timbre Directory Diskette #1 - 2136 Calimba #2'''
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| |snotes2=The percussive {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbira kalimba}}-like {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arpeggio arpeggio}} heard during the chorus sections of "Love, In Itself" is derived from the "Calimba #2" timbre of Synclavier II timbre directory diskette #1. Notably, this sound is also utilised throughout {{S|It Doesn't Matter}} and the middle eight section of {{S|If You Want}}.
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| |sexample2=ss-LII-Disk-1-2136-Calimba-2.mp3
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| |sexamplenotes2=In this example, a section of the third chorus as heard in the rear right channel of the 2006 5.1 reissue containing the relevant synth line is compared to the source sound as produced by the Arturia Synclavier V, a Synclavier VST emulation (timbre "2136 CALIMBA 2" courtesy of Synclavier co-inventor Cameron Jones via {{EL|https://www.facebook.com/groups/TimbreShare/ "Timbre Share"}} {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook Facebook}} group).
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| |ssample3=Synth pad
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| |ssource3='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/synclav.php Synclavier II}} Timbre Directory Diskette #3 - 2382 String Section'''
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| |snotes3=A synth pad sound derived from the "String Section" timbre of Synclavier II timbre directory diskette #3 is utilised throughout the verse sections of "Love, In Itself", heard most prominently during the third verse.
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| |sexample3=ss-LII-Synclavier-V-Timbre-Directory-Disk3-2382-String-Section.mp3
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| |sexamplenotes3=In this example, a section of the third verse as heard in the rear right channel of the 2006 5.1 reissue containing the relevant synth line is compared to the source sound as produced by the Arturia Synclavier V, a Synclavier VST emulation (timbre "2382 STRING SECTION" courtesy of Synclavier co-inventor Cameron Jones via {{EL|https://www.facebook.com/groups/TimbreShare/ "Timbre Share"}} {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook Facebook}} group).
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| {{Sample source
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| |song={{S|Everything Counts}}
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| |artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
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| |releaseyear=1983
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| |smsample1=One-shot guitar chug
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| |smsnotes1=Part of the "chugging" guitar rhythm most clearly heard during the opening bars and throughout {{s|Mercy In You}} is sampled, transposed up several notes, and filtered to produce a rhythmic element heard during the choruses and break section of {{s|Everything Counts|U}} as it was performed on the [[:Category:1993 Devotional Tour|Devotional]] tour.
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| |smsample2=Middle eight melody
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| |smsnotes2=The middle eight melody as heard in the Devotional arrangement of "Everything Counts" is performed using a series of edited samples derived from an e-bow guitar performance originally recorded for use in {{S|Walking In My Shoes}}.
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| |ssample1=Chorus synth riff
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| |ssource1='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/dx7.php Yamaha DX7}} factory ROM #1 Bank B: "CALIOPE"'''
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| |snotes1=The [[:Category:1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour|Music For The Masses]] tour arrangement of "Everything Counts" employs a series of two metallic synth samples reminiscent of a {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliope_(music) calliope}} for use as a {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riff riff}} during the {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_structure#Chorus_or_refrain chorus}} and {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_structure#Conclusion_or_outro outro}} sections. The samples are derived from the {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/dx7.php Yamaha DX7}} factory ROM #1 program "CALIOPE" and are performed via the {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mu_Systems E-MU}} {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/emax.php Emax}} sampling keyboard.
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| |ssample2=Ascending/descending two note melody
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| |ssource2='''Yamaha DX7 factory ROM #4 Bank A: "OBOE"'''
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| |snotes2=The Music For The Masses tour arrangement of "Everything Counts" employs an {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oboe oboe}}-like sample derived from the Yamaha DX7 factory ROM #4 program "OBOE". The sample is layered with a separate sample for sporadic use as an oscillating two note swell occurring once per bar throughout the song.
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| |ssample3=Xylophone melody
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| |ssource3='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/korg/01w.php Korg 01/W}} Bank A, voice #10: GhostRyder - SAMPLE "127 C5"'''
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| |snotes3=The Devotional tour arrangement of "Everything Counts" employs an edited "ghostly" percussive sample derived from the "GhostRyder" voice of the {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/korg/01w.php Korg 01/W}} workstation synthesizer. The sample is layered with a self-made xylophone sample derived from the studio recording of "Everything Counts" to form the lead xylophone melody instrument.
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| |ssample4=Orchestral strings
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| |ssource4='''Korg 01/W Bank A, voice #07: TheStrings - SAMPLE "127 F#3", SAMPLE "127 C5", SAMPLE "127 C2", SAMPLE "127 C3"''' and '''Bank A, voice #77: ArcoAttack - SAMPLE "127 F#5"'''
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| |snotes4=The Devotional tour arrangement of "Everything Counts" employs an orchestral string instrument during its {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_structure#Chorus_or_refrain chorus}} and {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_structure#Conclusion_or_outro outro}} sections that is comprised of a series of stock and edited orchestral string samples derived from the "TheStrings" and "ArcoAttack" voices of the {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/korg/01w.php Korg 01/W}} workstation synthesizer. Varying combinations of the "TheStrings" samples are layered together to form {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave octaves}}, which were subsequently recorded to form a single sample in which the octave is "baked" into the sample (in order, these samples are "127 C2", "127 C3", and "127 F#3": "127 C2" and "127 C3" combine to form an octave chord playing an {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_(musical_note) A}}; "127 C2" and "127 C3" then combine to form a similar octave playing an {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_(musical_note) E}}; and "127 F#3" and "127 C3" combine to form an alternate A octave one key above the original A octave). Conversely, samples "127 F#3", "127 C5", and the "ArcoAttack" "127 F#5" sample are also utilised separately as non-octave samples. The resulting orchestral string instrument was performed by [[Alan Wilder]].
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| Notably, varying combinations of these samples are also utilised for use in the Devotional arrangements of {{S|A Question Of Lust}} and {{S|I Want You Now}}, as well as the unplayed Devotional arrangement for {{S|Leave In Silence}}.
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| |ssample5=Verse synth layer
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| |ssource5='''Korg 01/W Bank B, voice #51: Super Tine - SAMPLE "80 C6"'''
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| |snotes5=The Devotional tour arrangement of "Everything Counts" employs an electric piano-like tine sample derived from the "Super Tine" voice of the {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/korg/01w.php Korg 01/W}} workstation synthesizer. The sample is layered with a self-made synth sample to form the synth stabs performed during the {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_structure#Verse verse}} sections.
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| |ssample6=Resonant synth pad
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| |ssource6='''{{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mu_Systems E-MU}} {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/emax.php Emax II}} Elements Of Sound Volume 1 - "Synth World" - Preset #2: "Synth Wash", SAMPLE 21, SAMPLE 22'''
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| |snotes6=A resonant synth pad derived from the "Synth Wash" preset of the {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mu_Systems E-MU}} {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/emax.php Emax II}} Elements Of Sound Volume 1 factory disk "Synth World" is used to play a series of chords during the {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_structure#Chorus_or_refrain chorus}} and {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_structure#Conclusion_or_outro outro}} of {{s|Everything Counts|U}} as it was performed on the [[:Category:1990 World Violation Tour|World Violation]] tour and during the outro of the Devotional tour arrangement.
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| |ssample7=Verse fill
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| |ssource7='''Korg 01/W Bank B, voice #71: PercussiveOrgan 2 - SAMPLE "127 F#4"'''
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| |snotes7=The Devotional tour arrangement of "Everything Counts" employs an edited percussive organ sample derived from the "PercussiveOrgan 2" voice of the Korg 01/W workstation synthesizer. The organ sample is layered with another sample to form the melodic fill performed during the verse sections.
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| |ssample8=Breathing sound
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| |ssource8='''{{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraftwerk Kraftwerk}} - "{{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_France_(song) Tour de France}}"''' - 1983
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| |ssample9=Intro sweep
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| |ssource9='''Kraftwerk - "{{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Robots The Robots}}"''' - 1978
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| |song={{S|The Landscape Is Changing}}
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| |artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
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| |releaseyear=1983
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| |ssample1=Spoken word in {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language German}}
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| |ssource1='''{{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einst%C3%BCrzende_Neubauten Einstürzende Neubauten}} - "Merle (Die Elektrik)"''' - 1983
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| |song={{S|Told You So}}
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| |artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
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| |releaseyear=1983
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| |ssample1={{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-two-bar_form#Middle_eight Middle eight}} organ
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| |ssource1='''{{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mu_Systems E-MU}} {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/emulator.php Emulator I}} factory library disk #28 Prod Set - "Pipe Organ (L) (04-005-102M1) - Pipe Organ (U) (04-005-101M1)"'''
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| |snotes1=The {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-two-bar_form#Middle_eight middle eight}} section of "Told You So" employs a {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_organ pipe organ}} instrument derived from Emulator I factory library disk #28 "Pipe Organ - Pipe Organ".
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| |sexample1=ss-TYS-EI-28-PipeOrgan.mp3
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| |sexamplenotes1=In this example, Emulator I factory disk $28 "Pipe Organ - Pipe Organ" is compared to the middle eight section of "Told You So" as heard in the center channel of the 2006 ''[[Construction Time Again]]'' 5.1 reissue.
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| == <i>[[Some Great Reward]]</i> (1984) ==
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| |song={{S|Something To Do}}
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| |artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
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| |releaseyear=1984
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| |ssample1=Rhythm piano
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| |ssource1='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/korg/01w.php Korg 01/W}} Bank A, voice #01: 16' Piano - SAMPLE "127 C2"''' and '''Bank B, voice #01: 8' Piano - SAMPLE "100 C3"''' and '''Bank B, voice #27: String Pad - SAMPLE "60 C2", SAMPLE "60 C3"'''
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| |snotes1=The [[:Category:1993 Devotional Tour|Devotional]] tour arrangement of "Something To Do" employs a series of piano and string pad samples derived from the "16' Piano", "8' Piano", and "String Pad" voices of the {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/korg/01w.php Korg 01/W}} workstation synthesizer. Sample "127 C2" from the "16' Piano" voice and "60 C2" from the "StringPad" voice are layered and recorded to form a combined sample with a root key of {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F_(musical_note) F<sub>3</sub>}}. Similarly, sample "100 C3" from the "8' Piano" voice and "60 C3" from the "StringPad" voice are layered and recorded to form a combined sample with a root key of {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(musical_note) C<sub>4</sub>}}. The resulting piano/string samples make up the bass notes of the rhythm performed live by [[Alan Wilder]] during the {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_structure#Verse verse}} and {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_structure#Chorus_or_refrain chorus}} sections.
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| |ssample2=Bell-like rhythm
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| |ssource2='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/dx7.php Yamaha DX7}} factory ROM #3 Bank B: "CELESTE"'''
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| |snotes2=The [[:Category:1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour|Music For The Masses]] tour arrangement of "Something To Do" employs a bell-like sample derived from the Yamaha DX7 factory ROM #3 program "CELESTE". The sample is performed as a rhythm part throughout the song.
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| |song={{S|Lie To Me}}
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| |artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
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| |releaseyear=1984
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| |ssample1=Lead melody
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| |ssource1='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/synclav.php Synclavier II}} Timbre Directory Diskette #2 - 2263 Oboe Source'''
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| |snotes1=The lead melody heard throughout {{S|Lie To Me|U}} is derived from the "Oboe Source" timbre of {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/synclav.php Synclavier II}} timbre directory diskette #2. Notably, similar edits of this timbre are also used throughout {{S|Blasphemous Rumours}} and the {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-two-bar_form#Middle_eight middle eight}} section of {{S|It Doesn't Matter Two}}.
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| |sexample1=ss-LTM-Synclavier-Disk-2-2263-OBOE-SOURCE.mp3
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| |sexamplenotes1=In this example, a section of the intro as heard in the center channel of the 2006 5.1 reissue containing the relevant synth line is compared to the source sound as produced by the {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturia Arturia}} Synclavier V, a Synclavier VST emulation (patch "2263 OBOE SOURCE" courtesy of Synclavier co-inventor Cameron Jones via {{EL|https://www.facebook.com/groups/TimbreShare/ "Timbre Share"}} {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook Facebook}} group).
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| {{Sample source
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| |song={{S|It Doesn't Matter}}
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| |artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
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| |releaseyear=1984
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| |ssample1=Kalimba
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| |ssource1='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/synclav.php Synclavier II}} Timbre Directory Diskette #1 - 2136 Calimba #2'''
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| |sstatus1=C
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| |snotes1=The {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbira kalimba}} instrument audible throughout the verse sections of "It Doesn't Matter" is derived from the "Calimba #2" timbre of {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/synclav.php Synclavier II}} timbre directory diskette #1. Notably, this timbre is also used during the chorus sections of {{S|Love, In Itself}} and the middle eight of {{S|If You Want}}.
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| |colorscheme=SGR
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| |sround=1
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| |snumberofrows=1
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| {{Sample source
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| |song={{S|Master And Servant}}
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| |artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
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| |releaseyear=1984
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| |smsample1=Middle eight melody
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| |smsnotes1=In May 2020, fan "DMK" kindly provided DM Live Wiki with documentation for a series of {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/emulator2.php Emulator II}} {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk floppy disks}} that accompanied a collection of restored studio equipment used by ''[[Music For The Masses]]'' producer [[Dave Bascombe]] during the production of music albums for artists other than [[Depeche Mode]] in the mid to late eighties. One floppy disk, labeled "Glass (10)", features an untitled preset ("NULL PRESET"), which contains a bell-like sample. This bell element is used to play a {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%E2%99%AF_(musical_note) G♯}} {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave octave}}, which is subsequently {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_(music) sampled}} and layered with a manipulated piano sound to form the melody played on every second bar during the {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-two-bar_form#Middle_eight middle eight}} of "Master And Servant" as it was performed on the [[:Category:1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour|Music For The Masses]] and [[:Category:1990 World Violation Tour|World Violation]] tours. Notably, this sound is also used as a melodic accent throughout the Music For The Masses tour arrangement of {{S|Just Can't Get Enough}}.
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| |ssample1=Middle eight melody
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| |ssource1='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/dx7.php Yamaha DX7}} factory ROM #1 Bank B: "TOY PIANO"'''
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| |sstatus1=C
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| |snotes1=A metallic bell-like melody performed during the middle eight section of "Master And Servant" as it was performed on the [[:Category:1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour|Music For The Masses]] tour is derived from the Yamaha DX7 factory ROM #1 program "TOY PIANO".
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| |snumberofrows=1
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| }}
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| {{Sample source
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| |song={{S|If You Want}}
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| |artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
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| |releaseyear=1984
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| |ssample1=Middle eight kalimba melody
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| |ssource1='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/synclav.php Synclavier II}} Timbre Directory Diskette #1 - 2136 Calimba #2'''
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| |sstatus1=L
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| |snotes1=
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| |colorscheme=SGR
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| |sround=1
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| |snumberofrows=1
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| }}
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| {{Sample source
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| |song={{S|Blasphemous Rumours}}
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| |artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
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| |releaseyear=1984
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| |smsample1=Verse snare
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| |smsnotes1=The snare heard during the verse sections of {{s|Blasphemous Rumours}} was produced by recording the sound of a hammer smashing against a concrete floor.<ref name="shuntSGR">Source: [http://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/forum/qa/dmsgr.htm SHUNT : ARCHIVES : DEPECHE MODE : SOME GREAT REWARD]</ref> [[Alan Wilder]] states in the November 1984 issue of ''International Musician and Recording World'':
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| <blockquote>
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| We sampled some concrete being hit for what turned out to be the snare sound. All that entailed was us hitting a big lump of concrete with a sampling hammer. The engineer / producer we use, [[Gareth Jones]], has got this brilliant little recorder called a Stellavox which we use with two stereo mikes and it's as good as any standard 30ips reel-to-reel but this is very small and therefore very portable. So we just took the Stellavox out into the middle of this big, ambient space and miked up the ground and hit it with a big metal hammer. The sound was... like concrete being hit. I can't really put it any other way.
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| </blockquote>
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| |ssample1=Oboe melody
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| |ssource1='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/synclav.php Synclavier II}} Timbre Directory Diskette #2 - 2263 Oboe Source'''
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| |sstatus1=C
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| |snotes1=The atmospheric {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oboe oboe}} melody heard throughout "Blasphemous Rumours" is derived from the "Oboe Source" timbre of {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/synclav.php Synclavier II}} timbre directory diskette #2. Wilder comments on the composition of this sound in the {{Shunt}} "The Singles 81-85" editorial:
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| <blockquote>Musically too, [Blasphemous Rumours] stood out from the crowd and once again proved that only a group like [Depeche Mode] (with a track whose opening bars featured the unlikely combination of a backwards oboe against a hammer crashing onto concrete) could subvert the pop charts and still have a hit record on their hands.<ref>{{EL|http://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/report/edit/dm8185/dm8195frame.htm "The Singles 81-85"}}. ''oldsite.recoil.co.uk''</ref>
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| </blockquote>
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| |ssample2=Middle eight bell melody
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| |ssource2='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/dx7.php Yamaha DX7}} factory ROM #1 Bank B: "TOY PIANO"'''
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| |sstatus2=C
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| |snotes2=A metallic, bell-like sound derived from the {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/dx7.php Yamaha DX7}} factory ROM #1 program "TOY PIANO" is used to perform a melody during the first {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-two-bar_form#Middle_eight middle eight}} section of "Blasphemous Rumours" as it was performed on the [[:Category:1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour|Music For The Masses]] tour.
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| |ssample3=Post-chorus melody
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| |ssource3='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/dx7.php Yamaha DX7}} factory ROM #2 Bank A: "SAX BC"'''
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| |sstatus3=C
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| |snotes3=The metallic saxophone-like synth melody following the first and second {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_structure#Chorus_or_refrain chorus}} sections of "Blasphemous Rumours" as it was performed on the Music For The Masses tour is comprised of a sample derived from the Yamaha DX7 factory ROM #2 program "SAX BC".
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| |snumberofrows=2
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| |colorscheme=SGR
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| }}
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| {{Sample source
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| |song={{S|Master And Servant}} (Slavery Whip Mix)
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| |artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
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| |releaseyear=1984
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| |ssample1=Drum elements
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| |ssource1='''{{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Goes_to_Hollywood Frankie Goes To Hollywood}} - "{{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relax_(song) Relax}}"''' - 1983
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| |sstatus1=D
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| |snotes1=Magazine ''The Face'' reported in February 1985:
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| <blockquote>
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| '''Alan Wilder''': No, I don't mind admitting it. We nicked a beat off one of Frankie's records and stuck it on our 12-inch. But I mean the actual sound, not the idea. It's not a drum sound that sells a record anyway, it's the whole song and the musical ideas. [...]
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| </blockquote>
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| In 1986, ''Electronics & Music Maker'' magazine {{EL|http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/i-want-your-samples/1944 reported}}: "In response to a complaint that Depeche Mode stole a Frankie Goes To Hollywood drum sound, Frankie's engineers replied that the Frankie drum sound was actually a Linn - itself a recording!"
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| Wilder directly refutes this claim in response to a fan question during a Q&A on {{EL|http://www.recoil.co.uk/ Shunt}}, the official [[Recoil]] project site:
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| <blockquote>
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| '''Q''': [Is there] any truth behind the section in Dave Thompson's book (''Depeche Mode: Some Great Reward'') that says (around the time of {{s|Master And Servant}}) that [Depeche Mode] sampled a Frankie Goes To Hollywood drum loop? If so, what track was it used on?
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| '''A''': Surprisingly, no truth whatsoever.<ref name="shuntSGR"></ref></blockquote>
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| |snumberofrows=1
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| |sround=1
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| |colorscheme=SGR
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| }}
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| {{Sample source
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| |song={{S|People Are People}} (Are People People? Mix)
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| |artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
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| |releaseyear=1984
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| |ssample1=Doo-wop vocal sample
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| |ssource1='''The Citadels - "When I Woke Up This Morning"''' - 1964
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| |sstatus1=OC
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| |snotes1=Credit to <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.bratproductions.com/ Daniel Barassi]</span> for this discovery.<ref> Source: Depeche Mode archivist and webmaster Daniel Barassi ('fishureprice') [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bif2G7gD7ui/ Instagram] post</ref>
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| |snumberofrows=1
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| |sround=1
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| |colorscheme=SGR
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| }}
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| == <i>Catching Up with Depeche Mode</i> (1985) ==
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| {{Sample source with audio
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| |song={{S|Shake The Disease}}
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| |artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
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| |releaseyear=1985
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| |smsample1=Celeste-like bell
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| |smsnotes1=A filtered bell element reminiscent of a {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celesta celeste}} is employed during the post-chorus sections layered with a variety of other parts, including a separate bell sample and synthesized parts. This distinctive sound would also see use in several other [[Depeche Mode]] songs recorded during this era, including {{s|It Doesn't Matter Two}} and {{s|But Not Tonight}}.
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| |smsample2=Metallic percussive element
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| |smsnotes2=A textured, highly-resonant percussive element with a high frequency is used during the post-chorus sections layered with several other parts and processed with reverb. The sample is re-triggered to play in time with the bell melody, and is played in two ways: one where the sample is re-triggered in time with the bell melody and then allowed to play out (or allowed to play from beginning to end) on the seventh keypress, and one where the sample cuts away on the seventh keypress without playing in full. Notably, this sample is also used in several other songs recorded by Depeche Mode between 1984 and 1985, including {{s|It Doesn't Matter}}.
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| |smsample3=Verse melody synth layer
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| |smsnotes3=A synth sample originally recorded for use during the verse sections of {{S|Everything Counts}} is layered with a separate sample to form the eight note melody performed throughout the first half of each {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_structure#Verse verse}} section. This sample is also used to subtle effect throughout the chorus sections of {{S|Here Is The House}}.
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| |smsexample3=ss-STD-EC-Synth.mp3
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| |ssample1=Middle eight melody
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| |ssource1='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/dx7.php Yamaha DX7}} factory ROM #1 Bank B: "CALIOPE"'''
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| |sstatus1=C
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| |snotes1=A manipulated {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliope_(music) calliope}}-esque sample derived from the Yamaha DX7 factory Rom #1 program "CALIOPE" is layered with a series of other instruments to form the layered melody performed during the {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-two-bar_form#Middle_eight middle eight}} section of "Shake The Disease".
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| |sexample1=ss-STD-DX7-Rom1B-Caliope.mp3
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| |ssample2=Verse melody
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| |ssource2='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/emulator2.php Emulator II}} factory library disk #04: Grand Piano - Preset #1: "Piano #1"'''
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| |sstatus2=C
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| |snotes2="Shake The Disease" utilises a series of edited samples derived from {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/emulator2.php Emulator II}} factory library disk #04 "Grand Piano". As is common practice with multi-sampled instruments, the samples are {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampler_(musical_instrument)#Interface keymapped}} onto separate sections of a sampler keyboard in accordance with their pitch to approximate the differences in tone between notes of differing octaves on a traditional piano, and are subsequently layered with a guitar-like sample to form the melody performed in the latter half of each {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_structure#Verse verse}} section.
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| |sexample2=ss-STD-EII-04-Grand-Piano.mp3
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| |sexamplenotes2=In this example, Emulator II factory disk #04 "Grand Piano" is compared to a selection of audio from the "Remixed Extended" remix of "Shake The Disease" (played out of phase to more clearly expose the verse melody) to demonstrate the similarity in tone between the Emulator II contents and one layer of the verse melody.
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| |ssample3=Chorus synth melody layer
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| |ssource3='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/synclav.php Synclavier II}} Resynth Library Disk #4 - 4464 Harp'''
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| |sstatus3=C
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| |snotes3=A harp-like synth pluck sound derived from the "Harp" timbre of {{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/synclav.php Synclavier II}} Resynth library diskette #4 is layered with a separate sampled sound to form the lead melody heard during the {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_structure#Chorus_or_refrain chorus}} sections of "Shake The Disease".
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| |sexample3=ss-STD-Synclavier-Resynth4-4464-Harp.mp3
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| |sexamplenotes3=In this example, a selection of audio derived from "Shake The Disease" is compared to the source sound as produced by the Arturia Synclavier V, a Synclavier VST emulation (Resynth timbre "4464 Harp" courtesy of Synclavier co-inventor Cameron Jones via {{EL|https://www.facebook.com/groups/TimbreShare/ "Timbre Share"}} {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook Facebook}} group).
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| |ssample4=Post-chorus bell melody layer
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| |ssource4='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/synclav.php Synclavier II}} Timbre Directory Diskette #3 - 2337 Chimes #1'''
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| |sstatus4=C
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| |snotes4=A bell-like chime sound derived from the "Chimes #1" timbre of Synclavier II timbre directory diskette #3 is used to play a basic two {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave octave}} seven note melody layered with a series of other sounds to form the bell melody heard during the post-chorus sections of "Shake The Disease".
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| |sexample4=ss-STD-Synclavier-Disk3-2337-Chimes1.mp3
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| |sexamplenotes4=In this example, a selection of audio derived from "Shake The Disease" (played out of phase to more clearly expose the sound in question) is compared to the source sound as produced by the Arturia Synclavier V, a Synclavier VST emulation (Resynth timbre "2337 Chimes #1" courtesy of Synclavier co-inventor Cameron Jones via {{EL|https://www.facebook.com/groups/TimbreShare/ "Timbre Share"}} {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook Facebook}} group).
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| |ssample5=Hi-hats (open and closed), snare drum, bass drum
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| |ssource5='''Yamaha RX-11 - Digital Rhythm Programmer''' - 1984
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| |sstatus5=C
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| |snotes5=A series of bass drum, snare drum, and hi-hat samples derived from the Yamaha RX-11 programmable drum machine are utilised throughout "Shake The Disease".
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| |snumberofrows=5
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| }}
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| {{Sample source
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| |song={{S|It's Called A Heart}}
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| |artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
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| |releaseyear=1985
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| |smsample1=Sampled guitar-like loop
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| |smsnotes1="It's Called A Heart" makes sporadic use of a looped guitar part during the instrumental breaks following each {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_structure#Chorus_or_refrain chorus}} section. This sample would later famously be used to form the lead melody heard throughout {{S|A Question Of Time}}.
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| |ssample1=Bass
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| |ssource1='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/emulator2.php Emulator II}} factory library disk #06: Bass, Synth, Drums - Preset #1: "Bass Synth 1"'''
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| |sstatus1=C
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| |snotes1="It's Called A Heart" utilises a bass guitar sample derived from Emulator II factory library disk #06 "Bass, Synth, Drums".
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| |ssample2=Choir pad
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| |ssource2='''Emulator II factory library disk #12: Voices - Preset #1: "Voices 1", SAMPLE 3'''
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| |sstatus2=C
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| |snotes2=The "ghostly" choir pad audible throughout the intro and verse sections of "It's Called A Heart" features a sample derived from the "Voices 1" preset of Emulator II factory library disk #12 "Voices". Notably, this sample is also used throughout {{S|But Not Tonight}}.
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| |snumberofrows=2
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| }}
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| {{Sample source
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| |song={{S|Flexible}}
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| |artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
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| |releaseyear=1985
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| |ssample1=Bass
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| |ssource1='''{{EL|http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/emulator2.php Emulator II}} factory library disk #06: Bass, Synth, Drums - Preset #1: "Bass Synth 1"'''
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| |sstatus1=C
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| |snotes1="Flexible" utilises a bass guitar sample derived from Emulator II factory library disk #06 "Bass, Synth, Drums".
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| |ssample2=Choir pad
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| |ssource2='''Emulator II factory library disk #12: Voices - Preset #1: "Voices 1", SAMPLE 3'''
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| |sstatus2=C
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| |snotes2=A sample derived from the "Voices 1" preset of Emulator II factory library disk #12 "Voices" is utilised throughout "Flexible".
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| |sround=1
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| |snumberofrows=2
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| }}
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| = References =
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| <metadesc>This page aims to document all verifiable sound sources for many of the musical parts used by Depeche Mode in the production of their studio albums, official remixes, live performances, and other works released between 1981 and 1985.</metadesc><nowiki/>
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