NRG lead question..

the nrg riff lead that is often used on Passion, Braindamage often puzzles me..

is it a trance arp on a low octave EQed and delayed or are they sampled hoovers, panned etc?

Both samples & live synths are used, although a lot of people do tend to re-use the typical hoover sound mainly. Filter, pan delays, chorus etc all make the sound.

i use reason and use the nord lead refill for a lot of my riffs, some wicked nrg noises from that beast

It's rarely that complicated. I prefer to work with a synth myself but I think most people are using samples. Some delay, a little chorus and a filter sweep will bring it back to life. The riff's are almost always simple. I'm actually suprised the scene has not run out yet

Cheers,
Matt

obviously you dont look in the MD, it gets regurgitated so often