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Roland Jupiter-4, fx

Ronnie, Talk to Russia · Prince / Single (1981)

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Contest: Roland Jupiter-4 played fx on Ronnie, Talk to Russia by Prince (1981)

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Settings

osc
noise + detuned saw drone, unison 2, detune 37 cents, sub none, noise 0.44
filter
BP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
1312 Hz
resonance
0.39, drive 0.39
envelope
A 119 ms D 648 ms S 0.4 R 859 ms; sweeping, unstable; filter env amount 0.76
modulation
lfo sine 5.78 Hz to cutoff, glide 51 ms
effects
long reverb, tape-style delay with wow/flutter, crush
notes
A textural synth/noise element colours transitions and breakdowns, built from a detuned drone run through filter sweeps. Drawn from the 1980-81 Dirty Mind/Controversy era rig, it adds atmosphere without carrying the main groove.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem