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Oberheim OB-Xa, lead

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Contest: Oberheim OB-Xa played lead on Trippin' on The Moon by Cerrone (1981)

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Settings

osc
1 saw -1 + 1 square -1 (detuned), unison 1, detune 20 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
4755 Hz
resonance
0.15, drive 0.02
envelope
A 5 ms D 170 ms S 0.8 R 329 ms; filter opens on attack then settles for a vocal-like top line; filter env amount -0.08
modulation
lfo sine 5.06 Hz to pitch
effects
plate reverb + eighth-note delay, moderate mix, none
notes
Oberheim OB-Xa lead over a Fairlight CMI sampled-instrument line. Released as a 12-inch bridge single ahead of Back Track VIII and later folded into the album; sung by Kay Garner in a tone vocally reminiscent of 'Supernature', a blockbuster import hit.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem