Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Daily Planet zap sound

Hi, this is my first post and I'm new to synthesis.

I'm trying to recreate the zap type sound that Vince Clarke used in Depeche Mode and Yazoo as well as more recent groups such as Daily Planet and Johan Braekstrom.

As examples
Depeche Mode Tora Tora Tora https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eRohHTpvIQ 1:15
Depeche Mode New Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXB5K7WeCHc 0:25
Yazoo Situation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmVlaw36L0 0:34 onwards
Yazoo I before e except after c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG4tqI-9K3o 2:01
Daily Planet Trust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGffwAPjd6Q at 2.00 minutes
Johan Braekstrom Running away from myself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5JyMYC ... n9&index=7 At the start

I have tried making a zap sound but this sounds wrong. Any suggesions on how to create this type of sound? I'm using soft synths.

Thanks

Statistics: Posted by chasf42 — Thu Apr 03, 2025 7:53 pm

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