Nightcall Intro Arpeggio

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Nightcall Arp (MS-20, sequenced)

Korg MS-20 Mini

Patch sheet ↗Device reference ↗Research 0/100Mapping medium · not numerically scored

No onboard arpeggiator or sequencer: drive the figure from a DAW or MIDI sequencer at the song tempo. The single EG2 shapes filter and amp together, and the 12 dB low-pass is softer than the 24 dB target. Chorus and delay come from the studio chain saved with this rendition.

20 saved controls · — means no saved value

Demo this preset

Play a short exercise to hear the attack, movement and release. These are original audition patterns, not transcriptions of the reference song.

Korg MS-20 Mini · Primary · Single notes · 4/4

Listen to the filter movement and how the effects connect the short notes.

How to play it

Import the MIDI into your DAW, route its track to the synth showing this preset, and loop the selected bars. Tempo and key are exercise settings. C4 means MIDI note 60; some DAWs label octaves differently. The MIDI sends notes on channel 1 and contains no patch change. It does not load the preset or trigger hardware from this page.

Why this preset? Sources, design & revisions

Follow the decisions from reference to recipe. Excerpts below link to the full write-up. A recording link confirms identity, not the original gear or settings.

01
The reference
Design inference · unsourced
This saved write-up has no retrieved source record. Read the original notes below; its claims remain unverified.
02
The sound → the decisions
Design inference · unsourced
The rolling, slightly detuned saw pluck that cycles a minor broken chord from the intro of Nightcall through the whole track: one note at a time, dark and filtered, with a soft delay halo.
03
On this synth & chain
inferred · rendition design
No onboard arpeggiator or sequencer: drive the figure from a DAW or MIDI sequencer at the song tempo. The single EG2 shapes filter and amp together, and the 12 dB low-pass is softer than the 24 dB target. Chorus and delay come from the studio chain saved with this rendition.
04
Listen → improve → revise
Awaiting listening review
These settings have not been marked auditioned. Use Demo this preset, compare the attack, low end and movement, then use Improve to record what you hear. A saved revision is not proof of a listening test.

Research & revision history · 3 saved events

Updates

The saved research and rendition history.

Re-researched
18 Sept 2026 · 12:18 UTC
No write-up sections changed.
Research: unsourced (recall) → unsourced (recall)
Stated reason: Research the Intro arpeggio part in Kavinsky's track Nightcall. Plucky, slightly detuned saw figure cycling a minor broken chord from the intro through the whole track (recalled from the recording). Declared class: mono. Use this track as the research direction and this part name as the role. Distinguish documented traits from inferred settings. Use the original recording as direction; clearly label recalled musical traits and inferred patch settings.
Rendition added · Korg MS-20 Mini
18 Sept 2026 · 12:18 UTC
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Stated reason: Research the Intro arpeggio part in Kavinsky's track Nightcall. Plucky, slightly detuned saw figure cycling a minor broken chord from the intro through the whole track (recalled from the recording). Declared class: mono. Use this track as the research direction and this part name as the role. Distinguish documented traits from inferred settings. Use the original recording as direction; clearly label recalled musical traits and inferred patch settings.
Researched
18 Sept 2026 · 12:18 UTC
First research write-up · sound-research@v1.
Research: unsourced (recall)
Stated reason: Research the Intro arpeggio part in Kavinsky's track Nightcall. Plucky, slightly detuned saw figure cycling a minor broken chord from the intro through the whole track (recalled from the recording). Declared class: mono. Use this track as the research direction and this part name as the role. Distinguish documented traits from inferred settings. Use the original recording as direction; clearly label recalled musical traits and inferred patch settings.

Full saved write-up

Research confidence: 0/100 · unsourced (recall). This legacy write-up has not been re-researched.

Nightcall Intro Arpeggio

The rolling, slightly detuned saw pluck that cycles a minor broken chord from the intro of Nightcall through the whole track: one note at a time, dark and filtered, with a soft delay halo.

Class: mono — one note at a time
Category: Pluck
Sound id: signature-kavinsky-nightcall-intro-arpeggio
Requested as: "Kavinsky — Nightcall: Intro arpeggio"

Identity

What it is. The first musical element of Nightcall: after the payphone sound effects, a muted synth figure rolls through a minor broken chord and then keeps turning under the verses and choruses. It sits in the middle register, behind the voice and above the bass, and supplies the track's motion while the harmony changes slowly.

Recalled traits (from the recording, not transcribed): even, machine-steady notes; a soft pluck rather than a hard stab; slightly detuned saw-family tone; darker and rounder than a typical bright synthwave arp; notes ring a little into each other; a gentle delay and chorus halo. The track is recalled at roughly 91 BPM in a minor key (A minor is recalled, unverified).

Inferred (labelled): the exact note rate, waveform mix, filter and envelope values in The Sound. Class: mono, because the figure sounds one note at a time.

research: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

The Sound

Reconstruction. Recalled items describe what is heard; inferred items are this pack's patch guesses.

Oscillators - recalled: saw-family, slightly detuned. Inferred: two sawtooths at 8' detuned about 6-10 cents; no sub-oscillator.
Filter - recalled: dark, rounded pluck. Inferred: 24 dB low-pass, cutoff about 1-1.5 kHz at rest, resonance 15-20 %, keyboard tracking about 50 %, filter-envelope amount +35-45 %.
Filter envelope - inferred: attack 0 ms, decay 250-350 ms, sustain 15-25 %, release 250 ms.
Amplifier envelope - recalled: notes overlap slightly. Inferred: attack 1-3 ms, decay 400 ms, sustain 30-40 %, release 300 ms.
Sequencing - recalled: sequenced, even notes cycling up and back through a minor broken chord across about an octave, changing with the chord. Inferred: sixteenth-notes at the song tempo, gate 60-70 %.
Modulation - no vibrato; inferred slow cutoff drift (0.1-0.2 Hz, small depth).
Velocity - flat, machine-like.

research: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

History & Provenance

Nightcall was released in 2010 on Record Makers. It was produced by Kavinsky (Vincent Belorgey) with Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk and mixed by SebastiAn; the chorus is sung by Lovefoxxx of CSS and the verses are a vocoded male voice. It opened the film Drive (2011), was included on the album OutRun (2013), and returned to wide attention when Kavinsky performed it at the Paris 2024 Olympic closing ceremony (recalled, medium confidence).

Gear note (unverified): this research knows of no published instrument or patch list for the session. Every setting in The Sound is an inferred reconstruction from the recalled recording, and this pack does not claim the original patch.

research: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

Heard In · Adapted By

Kavinsky - Nightcall (2010): enters in the intro after the payphone sound effects and continues under verses and choruses (recalled).
Drive (2011) opening titles use the track from its intro, so this figure is the first music heard (recalled).
Kavinsky - OutRun (2013): the album carries the same recording.
London Grammar's cover (2013) drops the synth figure for piano and guitar, which shows how much of the original's identity sits in this part (interpretive).

research: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

Performance & Technique

Sequenced rather than played; the expression is in the gate and the filter.

control	gesture	effect
sequencer / arp	programme the broken minor chord as even notes over about an octave, change on the bar	the rolling figure (recalled)
gate	about 60-70 % so notes just overlap the release	the soft, connected roll (inferred)
velocity	flat	even, machine-like pulse
filter cutoff automation	darker in the intro, a little more open once the drums enter	arrangement movement (recalled shape, inferred amounts)
modwheel	small cutoff lift	inferred

research: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

FX & Chain

Light Juno-style chorus for width (recalled halo, inferred device).
Stereo delay, dotted-eighth against quarter, low mix, dark repeats.
Plate or hall reverb, low in the mix.
High-pass around 150 Hz to stay clear of the bass; a touch of presence around 3 kHz.
Gentle 3:1 compression to keep the roll even.

research: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

Renditions

Auto-generated from the create-preset fan-out mapping outcomes; regenerated each run.

Korg MS-20 Mini — "Nightcall Arp (MS-20, sequenced)" — confidence medium — 20 control(s) — No onboard arpeggiator or sequencer: drive the figure from a DAW or MIDI sequencer at the song tempo. The single EG2 shapes filter and amp together, and the 12 dB low-pass is softer than the 24 dB target. Chorus and delay come from the studio chain saved with this rendition.
Korg Prologue 8 — "Nightcall Arp (Prologue)" — confidence medium — 40 control(s) — Arp type, range and tempo sync are set in the arpeggiator menu, not the panel. The 2-pole filter gives a slightly softer pluck than a 24 dB ladder. Onboard delay and reverb are off because the studio chain saved with this rendition supplies them.

Lore

VCO 1

WAVE FORM

sawtooth

—

SCALE

VCO 2

WAVE FORM

sawtooth

PITCH

+8 cents

SCALE

VCO MIXER

VCO 1 LEVEL

85%

VCO 2 LEVEL

70%

VC HPF

CUTOFF FREQUENCY

15%

PEAK

VC LPF

CUTOFF FREQUENCY

40%

PEAK

22%

MODULATION GENERATOR

WAVE FORM

—

FREQUENCY

—

ENVELOPE GENERATOR 1

DELAY TIME

—

ATTACK TIME

—

RELEASE TIME

—

ENVELOPE GENERATOR 2

HOLD TIME

0 ms

ATTACK TIME

2 ms

DECAY TIME

320 ms

SUSTAIN LEVEL

30%

RELEASE TIME

280 ms

FREQUENCY MODULATION

MG/T.EXT

EG1/EXT

—

HPF CUTOFF MOD

MG/T.EXT

—

EG2/EXT

—

LPF CUTOFF MOD

MG/T.EXT

EG2/EXT

40%

EXTERNAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR

SIGNAL LEVEL

—

LOW CUT FREQ

—

HIGH CUT FREQ

—

CV ADJUST

—

MASTER

PORTAMENTO TIME

0 ms

MASTER TUNE

—

PATCH BAY

Patch bay

—

FX & outboard

Chain A: DeepMind 12 — Lush Pads & Strings

Repatch required.

Default route & patching

Committed wiring: Korg MS-20 → Pedal Chain 1 → AR22 inputs 3

Saved synth profile: Chain D: MS-20 Mini — Raw & Aggressive

Recipe chain: Pedal Chain 3 · The saved passive DI is a ProD2. Black Lion Audio Auteur is a separate mic preamp.

Pedal Chain 1: existing path; effective level unresolved at this connection.

Review the route on Patchbay ↗

✓ use · × bypass · ? unresolved · + optional

Why use this modulation?

Mode I only, stereo: the light chorus halo recalled around the figure. Inferred device choice.

modulation · slot 1

TC Electronic JUNE-60 V2 Chorus

Device reference ↗Mapping medium · not numerically scored

Mode I only, stereo: the light chorus halo recalled around the figure. Inferred device choice.

4 saved controls · — means no saved value

TC Electronic JUNE-60 V2 Chorus

OFF

MONO/STEREO

BYPASS

OFF

INT LFO

—

INT IN LVL

—

Saved settings outside this route

dbx1066: saved values exist, but this unit is not confirmed in this chain. Repatch before using it.
tl-audio-c1: saved values exist, but this unit is not confirmed in this chain. Repatch before using it.
mindprint-tcomp: saved values exist, but this unit is not confirmed in this chain. Repatch before using it.
behringer1273: saved values exist, but this unit is not confirmed in this chain. Repatch before using it.

Nightcall Arp (Prologue)

Korg Prologue 8

Patch sheet ↗Device reference ↗Research 0/100Mapping medium · not numerically scored

Arp type, range and tempo sync are set in the arpeggiator menu, not the panel. The 2-pole filter gives a slightly softer pluck than a 24 dB ladder. Onboard delay and reverb are off because the studio chain saved with this rendition supplies them.

40 saved controls · — means no saved value

Demo this preset

Play a short exercise to hear the attack, movement and release. These are original audition patterns, not transcriptions of the reference song.

Korg Prologue 8 · Primary · Single notes · 4/4

Listen to the filter movement and how the effects connect the short notes.

How to play it

Why this preset? Sources, design & revisions

Follow the decisions from reference to recipe. Excerpts below link to the full write-up. A recording link confirms identity, not the original gear or settings.

01
The reference
Design inference · unsourced
This saved write-up has no retrieved source record. Read the original notes below; its claims remain unverified.
02
The sound → the decisions
Design inference · unsourced
The rolling, slightly detuned saw pluck that cycles a minor broken chord from the intro of Nightcall through the whole track: one note at a time, dark and filtered, with a soft delay halo.
03
On this synth & chain
inferred · rendition design
Arp type, range and tempo sync are set in the arpeggiator menu, not the panel. The 2-pole filter gives a slightly softer pluck than a 24 dB ladder. Onboard delay and reverb are off because the studio chain saved with this rendition supplies them.
04
Listen → improve → revise
Awaiting listening review
These settings have not been marked auditioned. Use Demo this preset, compare the attack, low end and movement, then use Improve to record what you hear. A saved revision is not proof of a listening test.

Research & revision history · 3 saved events

Updates

The saved research and rendition history.

Re-researched
18 Sept 2026 · 12:18 UTC
No write-up sections changed.
Research: unsourced (recall) → unsourced (recall)
Stated reason: Research the Intro arpeggio part in Kavinsky's track Nightcall. Plucky, slightly detuned saw figure cycling a minor broken chord from the intro through the whole track (recalled from the recording). Declared class: mono. Use this track as the research direction and this part name as the role. Distinguish documented traits from inferred settings. Use the original recording as direction; clearly label recalled musical traits and inferred patch settings.
Rendition added · Korg Prologue 8
18 Sept 2026 · 12:18 UTC
Revision 1 · source version: primary
Request this revision
Copy into your connected Codex or Claude conversation. Review the differences and give a restore reason before saving.
First saved rendition. Write-up unchanged.
Research: unsourced (recall)
Stated reason: Research the Intro arpeggio part in Kavinsky's track Nightcall. Plucky, slightly detuned saw figure cycling a minor broken chord from the intro through the whole track (recalled from the recording). Declared class: mono. Use this track as the research direction and this part name as the role. Distinguish documented traits from inferred settings. Use the original recording as direction; clearly label recalled musical traits and inferred patch settings.
Researched
18 Sept 2026 · 12:18 UTC
First research write-up · sound-research@v1.
Research: unsourced (recall)
Stated reason: Research the Intro arpeggio part in Kavinsky's track Nightcall. Plucky, slightly detuned saw figure cycling a minor broken chord from the intro through the whole track (recalled from the recording). Declared class: mono. Use this track as the research direction and this part name as the role. Distinguish documented traits from inferred settings. Use the original recording as direction; clearly label recalled musical traits and inferred patch settings.

Full saved write-up

Research confidence: 0/100 · unsourced (recall). This legacy write-up has not been re-researched.

Nightcall Intro Arpeggio

The rolling, slightly detuned saw pluck that cycles a minor broken chord from the intro of Nightcall through the whole track: one note at a time, dark and filtered, with a soft delay halo.

Class: mono — one note at a time
Category: Pluck
Sound id: signature-kavinsky-nightcall-intro-arpeggio
Requested as: "Kavinsky — Nightcall: Intro arpeggio"

Identity

Inferred (labelled): the exact note rate, waveform mix, filter and envelope values in The Sound. Class: mono, because the figure sounds one note at a time.

research: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

The Sound

Reconstruction. Recalled items describe what is heard; inferred items are this pack's patch guesses.

Oscillators - recalled: saw-family, slightly detuned. Inferred: two sawtooths at 8' detuned about 6-10 cents; no sub-oscillator.
Filter - recalled: dark, rounded pluck. Inferred: 24 dB low-pass, cutoff about 1-1.5 kHz at rest, resonance 15-20 %, keyboard tracking about 50 %, filter-envelope amount +35-45 %.
Filter envelope - inferred: attack 0 ms, decay 250-350 ms, sustain 15-25 %, release 250 ms.
Amplifier envelope - recalled: notes overlap slightly. Inferred: attack 1-3 ms, decay 400 ms, sustain 30-40 %, release 300 ms.
Sequencing - recalled: sequenced, even notes cycling up and back through a minor broken chord across about an octave, changing with the chord. Inferred: sixteenth-notes at the song tempo, gate 60-70 %.
Modulation - no vibrato; inferred slow cutoff drift (0.1-0.2 Hz, small depth).
Velocity - flat, machine-like.

research: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

History & Provenance

research: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

Heard In · Adapted By

Kavinsky - Nightcall (2010): enters in the intro after the payphone sound effects and continues under verses and choruses (recalled).
Drive (2011) opening titles use the track from its intro, so this figure is the first music heard (recalled).
Kavinsky - OutRun (2013): the album carries the same recording.
London Grammar's cover (2013) drops the synth figure for piano and guitar, which shows how much of the original's identity sits in this part (interpretive).

research: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

Performance & Technique

Sequenced rather than played; the expression is in the gate and the filter.

control	gesture	effect
sequencer / arp	programme the broken minor chord as even notes over about an octave, change on the bar	the rolling figure (recalled)
gate	about 60-70 % so notes just overlap the release	the soft, connected roll (inferred)
velocity	flat	even, machine-like pulse
filter cutoff automation	darker in the intro, a little more open once the drums enter	arrangement movement (recalled shape, inferred amounts)
modwheel	small cutoff lift	inferred

research: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

FX & Chain

Light Juno-style chorus for width (recalled halo, inferred device).
Stereo delay, dotted-eighth against quarter, low mix, dark repeats.
Plate or hall reverb, low in the mix.
High-pass around 150 Hz to stay clear of the bass; a touch of presence around 3 kHz.
Gentle 3:1 compression to keep the roll even.

research: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

Renditions

Auto-generated from the create-preset fan-out mapping outcomes; regenerated each run.

Korg MS-20 Mini — "Nightcall Arp (MS-20, sequenced)" — confidence medium — 20 control(s) — No onboard arpeggiator or sequencer: drive the figure from a DAW or MIDI sequencer at the song tempo. The single EG2 shapes filter and amp together, and the 12 dB low-pass is softer than the 24 dB target. Chorus and delay come from the studio chain saved with this rendition.
Korg Prologue 8 — "Nightcall Arp (Prologue)" — confidence medium — 40 control(s) — Arp type, range and tempo sync are set in the arpeggiator menu, not the panel. The 2-pole filter gives a slightly softer pluck than a 24 dB ladder. Onboard delay and reverb are off because the studio chain saved with this rendition supplies them.

Lore

MASTER

—

TIMBRE

MAIN/SUB BALANCE

—

TYPE

—

PANEL

—

CONTROL

PORTAMENTO

VOICE SPREAD

VOICE MODE DEPTH

—

OCTAVE

OCTAVE −

—

OCTAVE +

—

SUB / PGM FETCH

SUB ON / PGM FETCH

—

VOICE MODE

POLY

MONO

—

UNISON

—

CHORD

—

SELECT

—

ARPEGGIATOR

ON / LATCH

TEMPO

—

RANGE

—

TYPE

—

VCO 1

WAVE

sawtooth

OCTAVE

PITCH

0 cents

SHAPE

PITCH EG

—

INT

—

VCO 2

WAVE

sawtooth

OCTAVE

PITCH

+8 cents

SHAPE

SYNC / RING

OFF

CROSS MOD DEPTH

MULTI ENGINE

TYPE SELECT

—

OCTAVE

—

TYPE

—

SHAPE

—

MIXER

VCO 1

85%

VCO 2

75%

MULTI

VCF

CUTOFF

42%

RESONANCE

18%

EG INT

40%

DRIVE

LOW CUT

OFF

KEYTRACK

50%

AMP EG

ATTACK

2 ms

DECAY

400 ms

SUSTAIN

35%

RELEASE

300 ms

EG

ATTACK

0 ms

DECAY

300 ms

SUSTAIN

20%

RELEASE

250 ms

LFO

WAVE

triangle

MODE

SLOW

RATE

0.15 Hz

INT

TARGET

CUTOFF

MOD EFFECT

SELECT

—

ON / OFF

SPEED

0.5 Hz

DEPTH

25%

DELAY / REVERB

MODE

OFF

TIME

—

DEPTH

—

L.F. COMP

GAIN

—

ON / OFF

—

PERFORMANCE

PITCH

—

MOD

—

FX & outboard

Chain A: DeepMind 12 — Lush Pads & Strings

Repatch required.

Default route & patching

Committed wiring: Prologue 8 → Mindprint T-Comp → AR22 inputs 13,14

Saved synth profile: Chain B: Korg Prologue 8 — Clean Textures & Atmosphere

Recipe chain: Pedal Chain 3 · The saved passive DI is a ProD2. Black Lion Audio Auteur is a separate mic preamp.

Review the route on Patchbay ↗

✓ use · × bypass · ? unresolved · + optional

Why use this modulation?

Mode I only, stereo: the light chorus halo recalled around the figure. Inferred device choice.

modulation · slot 1

TC Electronic JUNE-60 V2 Chorus

Device reference ↗Mapping medium · not numerically scored

Mode I only, stereo: the light chorus halo recalled around the figure. Inferred device choice.

4 saved controls · — means no saved value

TC Electronic JUNE-60 V2 Chorus

OFF

MONO/STEREO

BYPASS

OFF

INT LFO

—

INT IN LVL

—

Saved settings outside this route

dbx1066: saved values exist, but this unit is not confirmed in this chain. Repatch before using it.
tl-audio-c1: saved values exist, but this unit is not confirmed in this chain. Repatch before using it.
mindprint-tcomp: saved values exist, but this unit is not confirmed in this chain. Repatch before using it.
behringer1273: saved values exist, but this unit is not confirmed in this chain. Repatch before using it.

Notes

Kavinsky / Nightcall · Pluck

The rolling, slightly detuned saw pluck that cycles a minor broken chord from the intro of Nightcall through the whole track: one note at a time, dark and filtered, with a soft delay halo.

Panel view: Simple shows the sound core, Used every section used in this sound, Full the whole panel.

Primary · Primary

Research confidence: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

Chain A: DeepMind 12 — Lush Pads & Strings: for Korg MS-20 Mini · Korg Prologue 8. Saved devices outside the active scope: dbx1066: saved values exist, but this unit is not confirmed in this chain. Repatch before using it. tl-audio-c1: saved values exist, but this unit is not confirmed in this chain. Repatch before using it. mindprint-tcomp: saved values exist, but this unit is not confirmed in this chain. Repatch before using it. behringer1273: saved values exist, but this unit is not confirmed in this chain. Repatch before using it.

Research & sound notesRead the write-up +

Research confidence: 0/100 · unsourced (recall). This legacy write-up has not been re-researched.

Nightcall Intro Arpeggio

The rolling, slightly detuned saw pluck that cycles a minor broken chord from the intro of Nightcall through the whole track: one note at a time, dark and filtered, with a soft delay halo.

Class: mono — one note at a time
Category: Pluck
Sound id: signature-kavinsky-nightcall-intro-arpeggio
Requested as: "Kavinsky — Nightcall: Intro arpeggio"

Identity

Inferred (labelled): the exact note rate, waveform mix, filter and envelope values in The Sound. Class: mono, because the figure sounds one note at a time.

research: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

The Sound

Reconstruction. Recalled items describe what is heard; inferred items are this pack's patch guesses.

Oscillators - recalled: saw-family, slightly detuned. Inferred: two sawtooths at 8' detuned about 6-10 cents; no sub-oscillator.
Filter - recalled: dark, rounded pluck. Inferred: 24 dB low-pass, cutoff about 1-1.5 kHz at rest, resonance 15-20 %, keyboard tracking about 50 %, filter-envelope amount +35-45 %.
Filter envelope - inferred: attack 0 ms, decay 250-350 ms, sustain 15-25 %, release 250 ms.
Amplifier envelope - recalled: notes overlap slightly. Inferred: attack 1-3 ms, decay 400 ms, sustain 30-40 %, release 300 ms.
Sequencing - recalled: sequenced, even notes cycling up and back through a minor broken chord across about an octave, changing with the chord. Inferred: sixteenth-notes at the song tempo, gate 60-70 %.
Modulation - no vibrato; inferred slow cutoff drift (0.1-0.2 Hz, small depth).
Velocity - flat, machine-like.

research: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

History & Provenance

research: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

Heard In · Adapted By

Kavinsky - Nightcall (2010): enters in the intro after the payphone sound effects and continues under verses and choruses (recalled).
Drive (2011) opening titles use the track from its intro, so this figure is the first music heard (recalled).
Kavinsky - OutRun (2013): the album carries the same recording.
London Grammar's cover (2013) drops the synth figure for piano and guitar, which shows how much of the original's identity sits in this part (interpretive).

research: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

Performance & Technique

Sequenced rather than played; the expression is in the gate and the filter.

control	gesture	effect
sequencer / arp	programme the broken minor chord as even notes over about an octave, change on the bar	the rolling figure (recalled)
gate	about 60-70 % so notes just overlap the release	the soft, connected roll (inferred)
velocity	flat	even, machine-like pulse
filter cutoff automation	darker in the intro, a little more open once the drums enter	arrangement movement (recalled shape, inferred amounts)
modwheel	small cutoff lift	inferred

research: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

FX & Chain

Light Juno-style chorus for width (recalled halo, inferred device).
Stereo delay, dotted-eighth against quarter, low mix, dark repeats.
Plate or hall reverb, low in the mix.
High-pass around 150 Hz to stay clear of the bass; a touch of presence around 3 kHz.
Gentle 3:1 compression to keep the roll even.

research: 0/100 · unsourced (recall)

Renditions

Auto-generated from the create-preset fan-out mapping outcomes; regenerated each run.

Korg MS-20 Mini — "Nightcall Arp (MS-20, sequenced)" — confidence medium — 20 control(s) — No onboard arpeggiator or sequencer: drive the figure from a DAW or MIDI sequencer at the song tempo. The single EG2 shapes filter and amp together, and the 12 dB low-pass is softer than the 24 dB target. Chorus and delay come from the studio chain saved with this rendition.
Korg Prologue 8 — "Nightcall Arp (Prologue)" — confidence medium — 40 control(s) — Arp type, range and tempo sync are set in the arpeggiator menu, not the panel. The 2-pole filter gives a slightly softer pluck than a 24 dB ladder. Onboard delay and reverb are off because the studio chain saved with this rendition supplies them.

Lore

Updates

The saved research and rendition history.

Re-researched
18 Sept 2026 · 12:18 UTC
No write-up sections changed.
Research: unsourced (recall) → unsourced (recall)
Stated reason: Research the Intro arpeggio part in Kavinsky's track Nightcall. Plucky, slightly detuned saw figure cycling a minor broken chord from the intro through the whole track (recalled from the recording). Declared class: mono. Use this track as the research direction and this part name as the role. Distinguish documented traits from inferred settings. Use the original recording as direction; clearly label recalled musical traits and inferred patch settings.
Rendition added · Korg Prologue 8
18 Sept 2026 · 12:18 UTC
Revision 1 · source version: primary
Request this revision
Copy into your connected Codex or Claude conversation. Review the differences and give a restore reason before saving.
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Stated reason: Research the Intro arpeggio part in Kavinsky's track Nightcall. Plucky, slightly detuned saw figure cycling a minor broken chord from the intro through the whole track (recalled from the recording). Declared class: mono. Use this track as the research direction and this part name as the role. Distinguish documented traits from inferred settings. Use the original recording as direction; clearly label recalled musical traits and inferred patch settings.
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Research: unsourced (recall)
Stated reason: Research the Intro arpeggio part in Kavinsky's track Nightcall. Plucky, slightly detuned saw figure cycling a minor broken chord from the intro through the whole track (recalled from the recording). Declared class: mono. Use this track as the research direction and this part name as the role. Distinguish documented traits from inferred settings. Use the original recording as direction; clearly label recalled musical traits and inferred patch settings.
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Research: unsourced (recall)
Stated reason: Research the Intro arpeggio part in Kavinsky's track Nightcall. Plucky, slightly detuned saw figure cycling a minor broken chord from the intro through the whole track (recalled from the recording). Declared class: mono. Use this track as the research direction and this part name as the role. Distinguish documented traits from inferred settings. Use the original recording as direction; clearly label recalled musical traits and inferred patch settings.

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Eventide H9 Max (#1)