Synth Pop ARPEGGIO Secrets Revealed (Duran Duran)

➡️ Learn 80s Music Production https://calendly.com/distortthepreamp/60 ☕ Buy Me A Coffee: https://bit.ly/4ffAbXi How did Duran Duran make that amazing arpeggio sound in the track Rio? After years of trying to figure it out, and a few misdirects, I finally figured out a way. I show you two critical synth arpeggio techniques you need to master. Then I demonstrate how close you can get using those techniques, and contrast that with the 'official' way of doing it. Then I show you other ways of using those new synth arpeggio techniques, and do a live performance. 1982 was a very good year for music in the UK, and maybe the best year of the 1980s. I end by listing some of the records I bought in 1982 and still listen to. #duranduran #synthpop #synthpop80 00:00 What was the best period for UK music? 00:53 Duran Duran’s dominance in 1982 01:40 About this video 02:44 The first time I heard 'Rio' by Duran Duran 07:27 Two foundational synth arpeggio techniques 07:46 Understanding arpeggio clock maintenance and how to hand it over 10:00 Understanding arpeggio note count and its impact on polarity and rhythm 12:43 Why are these arpeggio techniques hard to achieve in the DAW? 13:26 Combining the synth arpeggio techniques 13:38 Building the 'Rio' synth arpeggios: two methods 14:26 Method #1: using random arpeggios 15:04 The problem with using random arpeggios to make the 'Rio' synth arpeggios 15:44 Demonstration: the 'Rio' synth arpeggios using the random method 16:32 Method #2: using the two techniques we learned earlier in this video 17:35 What are the advantages of using these techniques to create the 'Rio' arpeggios? 18:45 Demonstration: the 'Rio' synth arpeggios using the two techniques we learned earlier 19:04 What did Nick Rhodes actually do to create the 'Rio' arpeggios? 19:14 Review: the two foundational synth arpeggio techniques 19:48 Extra tip: another way of maintaining the arpeggio clock 20:27 Live performance: 'Avon's Theme' 24:02 Afterword 24:17 A long list of UK records from 1982 that I bought/taped at the time and still listen to in 2024 Musical equipment I used in this video - Behringer Deepmind 12 - Roland R8 - Squarp Pyramid