Duran Duran Rio guitar sound
x01001x
I'm talking about the part that starts on the intro and is played on
through the song, except
on the refrain when he sings the "Her name is Rio" part.
Flasherly
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produced by an arpeggiator -- a software tool which can play the
individual notes in a chord in a chosen pattern. It was once rumored
that the synthesiser used to achieve this was a Roland Jupiter-8.
However, it has been said by Nick Rhodes to actually be a Roland
Jupiter-4 using the random mode on the arpeggiator with a C minor
chord.[1]
Rhodes created the unusual sound at the beginning of the song by
throwing several small metal rods onto the strings of a grand piano in
the studio.
There are thirteen different mixes of "Rio", many of which are edits
of the album version or Kershenbaum remix with fades in various places.
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x01001x
> On Aug 17, 3:32 am, x01001x <xem...@softhome.net> wrote:
>
> > What kind of amp and effects are used on Duran Duran's song Rio?
> > I'm talking about the part that starts on the intro and is played on
> > through the song, except
> > on the refrain when he sings the "Her name is Rio" part.
>
> --
> produced by an arpeggiator -- a software tool which can play the
> individual notes in a chord in a chosen pattern. It was once rumored
> that the synthesiser used to achieve this was a Roland Jupiter-8.
> However, it has been said by Nick Rhodes to actually be a Roland
> Jupiter-4 using the random mode on the arpeggiator with a C minor
> chord.[1]
>
> Rhodes created the unusual sound at the beginning of the song by
> throwing several small metal rods onto the strings of a grand piano in
> the studio.
That's not a guitar?
Is there any guitar in the song?
nebulax
>
> - Show quoted text -
Sounds like a guitar is on there to me. He's playing chords while the
keyboards are arpeggiating. His sound appears to be a bit of
distortion run thru a chorus or short flanger setting. As far as what
amp it is I have no idea, but it doesn't seem particularly 'tubey'.
-Neb
Jax Music Supply
It is a guitar playing the "hits" at the intro of the song and during
the verse. The studio version sounds like it is a couple of different
guitars layered. It sounds like a digital..80's style distortion
along with some heavy compression to even it out and cut it off
abruptly when you mute the strings. It almost sounds like an eBow
being used, but not exactly. I think they did a lot in the studio
with this guitar. You could approximate it with a chorus, compressor,
and a versatile distortion pedal. The "You Dirty Rat" from ProCo
might be possible since it has some built in compression. Believe it
or not, I think the sound maybe better with a cheaper distortion
rather than boutique job.
I happen to see DD this week on VH1 play this song. The guitarist was
using a Les Paul. It was a lot more overdrive sound and less the
layered sound heard on the studio track.
As always, just my opinion.
Best,
Jack
Site: http://www.JaxMusicSupply.com
Blog: http://JaxMusicSupply.blogspot.com
nebulax
Actually, I bet the amp is a Roland JC-120, because it's a transistor
amp, and has that built in stereo chorus.
-Neb
Geetar Dave
>
> Actually, I bet the amp is a Roland JC-120, because it's a transistor
> amp, and has that built in stereo chorus.
>
> -Neb
I was gonna suggest the same. The era is certainly right. I sold my
JC-60, but I could have easily mimicked that sound with it and a pedal
or two.
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