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PPG Wave 2.3, bass

Sometimes · Depeche Mode / Single (1986)

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Contest: PPG Wave 2.3 played bass on Sometimes by Depeche Mode (1986)

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Settings

osc
PPG wavetable, unison 1, detune 7 cents, sub square -1
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
294 Hz
resonance
0.27, drive 0.29
envelope
A 5 ms D 62 ms S 0.1 R 56 ms; static, no movement; filter env amount -0.09
modulation
glide 55 ms, mono
effects
plate reverb, light chorus, fuzz
notes
A restrained, low synth-bass pulse sits under the sparse verses. Built as a synth bass line in the style of Black Celebration-era Depeche Mode, drawing on PPG Wave 2.3 and Synclavier, with Emulator-sampled choirs and metallic percussion.

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  • Seedsystem