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Oberheim OB-Xa, lead

Under Attack · ABBA / Single (1982)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-Xa played lead on Under Attack by ABBA (1982)

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Settings

osc
2 saw + 1 square, unison 3, detune 20 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
4200 Hz
resonance
0.3, drive 0.1
envelope
A 3 ms D 90 ms S 0.55 R 200 ms; punchy opening on every downbeat, driving the uptempo disco-pop pulse; filter env amount 0.4
modulation
lfo sine 2 Hz to cutoff
effects
chorus, short digital delay, none
notes
ABBA's last single before their extended hiatus leans into a fuller, more electronic disco-pop arrangement than the group's earlier records; a bright detuned synth stack carries the chorus hook alongside the vocals.

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  • Seedsystem