Ep5: The Synth Sounds of Blade Runner 

One important thing not mentioned here about the CS80 is that it had polyphonic aftertouch which means that every note in a chord could have its own expression. This is what made the CS80 very special and it's one of the key features that Vangelis utilised a lot in his playing and why the sounds are so expressive and organic/human.

These are not the original sounds, they are clearly replicants.

"What is a pulse wave?" "You know what a square wave is?" "Of course!" "Same thing."

Vangelis use the cs80 for brass sound ,Roland Vp 330 for the strings, roland system 100 synth bass sequencer, prophet5 and jupiter 4 for the fx, yamaha piano cp80, roland cr8000 drum machine, Linn Lm1 drum machine.

Not even 20 seconds in and I'm liking and sharing this, as a simple gesture of gratitude for even making videos like these. Amazing job!

Why all the negative comments? Did some of you actually expect it to sound exactly like the soundtrack? This guy is just simply showing you how it was put together. The work is appreciated. Had you would’ve nailed these they would say you’re a copy.

Every time he says "replicating..." I lol

I've been dreaming of that tone for years. Now that Blade Runner is getting a revival of some sort, I think airy synths will make a come back

This is first class. I love the Blade Runner sound track. It has some of the most amazing music of it's time.

just the amount of time and effort in this video gets a like and applause from me. great

I think some people are expecting a bit much for the video to perfectly recreate the Blade Runner main theme. This was a good video that explains the main concepts behind different parts of the song. I'm not going to re-write the Blade Runner track note for note, but I do plan on trying to make some original 80s vintage sounding songs, and this has some good tips. Really enjoy these videos.

annnnnnd there goes the budget for the year haha

Im still piking up the pieces of my brain... this was superb - thanks!

Any chance you could do a video like this for the original Terminator's soundtrack?

Best Reverb videos. Synthsssssss.

Make a second part with exploring the sounds from "blade runner blues"! My favourite part of the soundtrack and the lead is so cool!

The Timpani was an Emulator 1 stock sample.

A a former Roland Jupiter 8 owner...I'm in. I'm more interested in the opening titles sounds...

That was absolutely brilliant. Cheers!

Great video! Would love to see a video on Hans Zimmer's synth sounds :)

Justin is a badass! Make sure y'all check out his band Replicant.

This was back in the day when newport job centre was still around!.

Justin is so excited thank you soo much!

Incredibly valuable, thanks a lot Reverb!

Not to detract from the effort in the video, I would classify this as a good starting point for folks new to synthesis (which IS probably the target audience), but not an in-depth, detailed, spot-on tutorial how to NAIL those Blade Runner-ish tones. But hey, I love anything that brings focus to what is magical about the original Blade Runner soundtrack, the CS-80, and Vangelis. I also think a good programmer can get pretty much all the tones demoed here (as close as the patches demoed in the vid) in one half-way decent ROMpler or VA synth. As somebody in the comments already mentioned, someone has done it with the JD-XA, and I imagined it being fairly doable with the Roland FA-06 (a decent, middle-of-the-road synth for capability and programmability).

Justin DELAY at reverb this is perfect

Most of the strings you hear in Blade Runner are NOT the CS80 but the Roland VP330. Vangelis layers both a lot using the CS80 to play the melody line. But because the CS80 blends so well with the sound of the VP330 its sometimes hard to tell which is which.

Am I inspired yes, you have such musical skill and share with the community. Thank you for taking the time to make these, they are great videos.

I fucking love this channel

great job!! i really like how you break down the different sounds!!

Man I was hoping this we dropping today. Solid stuff Phil Flanger

THX I have always been fascinated by it. Around 2000 I had a really vintage alloy casing VHS unit and I studied film and got it on VHS and at a party I had it was just running without sound in the background. Seen it countless of times. Different versions and formats. Got it on "HDDVD" Which I never have and never will be able to play ;P. So for me the original Bladerunner has become a thing about formats. Different formats. Something that has become an interest in its own. I like to collect and maintain different photographic and Audiovisual formats.

Really like your videos, people can learn about old analog synths. But in my view, the tips you give in between all that, matter most :)

I learned a lot from this video, for example: The chorus effect makes it sound like a chorus.

These vids are great, keep them coming.

Wow, what nice entrance, very funy and very nice, well done!

Awesome series. Want MORE!!

I was very much inspired by this video! Thank you!

Really cool breakdowns for the sounds. I liked that flange on the, harp?, I believe it was.

Super thankful I am for thisssss !!!

wow what great info!!! gonna set up a template in my ableton with those sounds and see what I can come up with. thank you very much!!

OMG! Please do more of these.

You've done a man's job, sir!

I think, also Frank Klepacki did a great job with his reinterpretation of the film music for Westwood studio's video game.

Thanks for posting this.

This guy is a great communicator !

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great vid - thanks for posting! Made me subscribe within two minutes of watching! :)

Not through yet, but already thumbs up for the intro ...

Wow. Very Cool!

That was so cool!

Oddly enough, several of the sounds in this set need more..... reverb.

Vangelis is pronounced with a hard "G" as in "get."

Love this soundtrack

What a great movie.

Love the video! You gave me some idea's having just recently bought a Korg PA600, (to learn music on, while recovering from an op').... this also has a sequencer built in, so I'll give it a try. By the way, you bear a striking resemblance to a much loved and missed British TV comedian/ex DJ Kenny Everett. Anyone else thinks so?

Great session.

I don´t mean to be a hater as this is my first visit to this channel - But to me this sounds more like The New American Orchestra version than it sounds like Vangelis.

i enjoyed this, cheers!

great vid! I got great inspiration from this

This was great...

Thanks for this

Good sound

This is great. Thankee

You could do all of this on Omnisphere as well

Brilliant!

Awesome vid thx

hymn of the replicants

Justin Delay ist the Slavoj Žižek of Synths

The weekend next

The way I see it, this Roland is either a benefit or a hazard. If it's a benefit it's not my problem.

7:12 In life as in art, most everything is improved with a bit of flange.

While the intro song played here is my 3rd favorite Bladerunner song after Memories of Green and Bladerunner Blues. I find it weird it's the end credits song.

I love you dude

Superb

Recommendation: Synth Sounds of the Reading Rainbow theme song.

I so wish you could do the Synth sounds of Jan Hammers Miami Vice Theme! An awesome bass synth sound which i've never heard since

I'm now trying to recreate this using boss sy1000 and meris Mercury 7

Never clicked a video so fast...

You could easily replicate the sound using Pioneer/DSI-AS1 or Moog Sub 37 for the bass. Behringer-VC340 for the strings DSI Tempest Drum Machine for the Linn Drum samples DSI Prophet REV2 or Black Corporation's Dekkard's Dream for the brass. and of course any sampling synth like Nord Wave, Waldorf Blofeld, or Korg Microsampler for the timpani and harp samples.

Please do the synth sounds of a Clockwork Orange!

Why would a patch called "VP330 Strings" have anything to do with an RS-09? The Roland VP-330 was their Strings/Choir/Vocoder keyboard. (Much older)

Thank you Justin another great break down of the original Score and reproduction of the layers of instruments (synths) and iconic sounds of Vangelis! Big fan of the original ,hope Bladerunner 2049 pays some homage ...

5:53 jellyfish jam xD

My friend repairs CS80's. Surely the granddaddy is the GX-1 ^^?

The Synth Sounds of A Clockwork Orange

Really great video, of course these aren't the original sound, but it's a nice deconstruction. btw Timpani are not that good ;-)

Anemic.

FINALLY

you will never even get close. pre amps, a million dollar desk, FM synthesis, CR5000 running live, live synth parts, bespoke EQs, the linn, etc etc...and massive record company £$£$. All long gone....

I came here hoping you'd give a step by step demo for some of the patches. No. Nothing here but 'look what I did'. Thanks for the peacock show. For the record, I have the Arturia CS-80 and my patch is way better than the one you 'showcased'. Needs more tweaking on the Filter Cut-Off and you need some vibrato from the LFO. Anyway...

A video about the sounds of Blade Runner that features mostly plugins...and does not mention the VP330 (did I miss that?) or the Prophet 10. The VP330 provided the string sound. The brass was CS80 and bass was P10. You don't need the original instruments to get in the ballpark of the Blade Runner sound. There are several analog synths under $1,000 or so that can approximate it. You'll get a lot closer using analog instruments instead of virtual. But even on the computer, you can get closer to the sound than what you hear on this video. There is a really authentic-sounding VP330 plugin. I don't know if there is a P10 plugin, but there is certainly a good Prophet 5 VST. Using Linn drum samples would be better. And the ME80 is a more faithful CS80 VST than the Arturia version. I'm not an expert, but all this is pretty common knowledge among Blade Runner and Vangelis fans.

Not too much authenticity in the sounds.

Not even halfway in getting the brass patch right, and then they just move on...

Where are the Obberheims? Some those deep rumbling basses were Obberheim I thought.

Would love to see parameters for that thunderous 'boom' sound, st the very beginning of the soundtrack.

interesting.. reverb would you do a break-down of the fairlight rift bowie used in lets dance :) and/or is it reproducible today

he had seven cs80's... omg.

"Extra Yamaha CS-80 nulla salus" (Outside the Yamaha CS-80 there is no salvation). Amen!

Stopped it at 0:40. I don't want the charm and mystery gone.