E-mu Proteus 2000, bass

I'll Never Break Your Heart · Backstreet Boys / Single (1996)

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Settings

osc: 2 saw -8, unison 3, detune 14 cents, sub square -1
filter: LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff: 420 Hz
resonance: 0.3, drive 0.25
envelope: A 2 ms D 80 ms S 0.6 R 60 ms; short pluck open on each note; filter env amount 0.35
modulation: mono
effects: short slap delay, light chorus, drive
notes: A swingbeat ballad from the debut: a rounded synth bass carries the verse groove under the strings, Full Force-style, sitting low and simple so the a cappella-adjacent harmonies stay up front.

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Revision history

10 Sep 2026Seedsystem