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Roland Jupiter-8, bass

Big in Japan · Alphaville / Single (1984)

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Contest: Roland Jupiter-8 played bass on Big in Japan by Alphaville (1984)

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Settings

osc
1 saw -1, unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub sine -1
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
500 Hz
resonance
0.3, drive 0.2
envelope
A 1 ms D 50 ms S 0.9 R 80 ms; short pluck; filter env amount 0.4
modulation
mono
effects
none, none
notes
A steady, pulsing synth-bass line, dry and precise, driving Alphaville's biggest German hit, which reached number one in April 1984 and became a defining Munich-scene synth-pop anthem.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem