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Oberheim OB-Xa, lead

Where Are You Now · Cerrone / Single (1983)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-Xa played lead on Where Are You Now by Cerrone (1983)

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Settings

osc
1 saw -1 + 1 pulse -1, unison 1, detune 16 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
3450 Hz
resonance
0.16, drive 0.23
envelope
A 6 ms D 130 ms S 0.8 R 234 ms; filter opens on attack then settles for a vocal-like top line; filter env amount 0.34
effects
plate reverb + eighth-note delay, moderate mix, none
notes
Oberheim OB-Xa lead over a Fairlight CMI sampled-instrument line. Title track, sung by American vocalist Carole Rowley; Hi-NRG producer/mixer Ian Levine did the mix, prompting a 12-inch on Record Shack.

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  • Seedsystem