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Steelphon S900, bass

Once in a Lifetime · Bananarama / Single (1987)

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Contest: Steelphon S900 played bass on Once in a Lifetime by Bananarama (1987)

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Settings

osc
1 saw -1 + 1 square -1, unison 1, detune 6 cents, sub square -1
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
418 Hz
resonance
0.33, drive 0.1
envelope
A 9 ms D 113 ms S 0.63 R 76 ms; short punchy pluck on the filter envelope; filter env amount 0.58
modulation
glide 46 ms, mono
effects
light chorus, short slap delay, minimal reverb, drive
notes
A sawtooth+square synth bass carries the low end of "Once in a Lifetime", kept clean for the driving mid-album cut; the amp envelope is kept short and punchy so it sits under the drum machine rather than sustaining through it.

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  • Seedsystem