Roxette The Look

[DanielD71]

Hello All,

Does someone knows which sound is use for the little keyboard riff, from youtube, I saw a nord lead I think

Regards,

[Kayj_prod]

Since The Look was recorded in the late 80s, it can't be a Nord anything in the original recording! Maybe you could post a link to the video you're looking at?

[DanielD71]

Hello, I know it is not a Nord, you are absoluteluy right, the keyboard player is probable using a sample.
I did not saw a video of the original keyboard.

Dan

[Cute James]

The band's profile picture on Wikipedia (photographed in 2011) shows two Nord bands in the background.

[dan_e_thomas]

Hi,

in his biography - Att vara Per Gessle: en auktoriserad biografi av Sven Lindström (ISBN 91-0-011200-3) - Per tells the story behind "The Look". He says that he was just playing around with his brand new ENSONIQ ESQ-1 Synthesizer. I also found the following interview: http://www.roxette.ro/en/2011/12/25/rox ... gs-history.

I owned an ESQ-1 myself for over 20 years but I don't know exactly which sounds he actually had used.
Clarence Öfwerman who plays the keys for Per and Roxette for many years uses a Nord Stage and a Nord Wave.

I think it is not very difficult to make this sound e.g. with a Nord Lead ("typical" pulse synth sound with short attack and some FM modulation and/or distortion for the "nasal" character.

[DanielD71]

Thank you !!!

Dan