The Synths Used On 'Don't You Want Me'

The Ball is back (sorry Alex) with another splendid video, this time looking at the Human League's all time classic 'Don't you want me'. You should know the drill by now; Alex meticulously researches the subject, finding the pivotal minutiae which formed one of the most iconic electronic hits of all time - with a faithful replication on the synths and sequencers which created the original. We also get to see Benge expertly explaining and demonstrating how to use a drum machine.

Superb stuff and GREAT vocals! Here's the description from the video... 

A complete recreation of The Human League's biggest hit, Don't you want me, using as many of the original instruments and techniques as possible.

0:00 Intro 0:30 Detective Work 1:49 Bass Line 4:16 A Problem 6:45 Drums 9:09 System 700 Perfect 5ths 9:57 System 700 16th Pattern 11:00 Secret instrument 13:21 System 700 verse diads 14:39 System 700 chords 15:13 The chord of whoops 16:13 System 700 ostinato 17:05 String Synth 18:47 Poly Synth 19:22 Summary 20:32 Full Remake

Here's the track in full:

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