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Roland VP-330, bass

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Contest: Roland VP-330 played bass on The Hardest Part by Blondie (1979)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -1 unison, unison 2, detune 0 cents, sub square -1
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
500 Hz
resonance
0.25, drive 0.2
envelope
A 2 ms D 110 ms S 0.4 R 80 ms; short snap on each note; filter env amount -0.5
modulation
glide 40 ms, mono
effects
light plate reverb, mostly dry, none
notes
A monosynth bass line sits under "The Hardest Part", built from Polymoog pads and Prophet-5 stabs locked to the Roland CR-78 drum machine. A Prophet-5 synth-bass pulse drives the Wall Street heist narrative under the groove. Confidence is inferred from the band's documented gear for this era rather than a measured session sheet.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem