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E-mu Emulator III, lead

The Future · Prince / Single (1989)

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Contest: E-mu Emulator III played lead on The Future by Prince (1989)

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Settings

osc
2 saw, wide detune, single voice, unison 1, detune 16 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
4691 Hz
resonance
0.55, drive 0.35
envelope
A 8 ms D 100 ms S 0.8 R 250 ms; expressive, follows the phrase; filter env amount 0.64
modulation
lfo tri 1.36 Hz to pitch, glide 69 ms, mono
effects
plate reverb, quarter-note delay, drive
notes
A synth lead carries a melodic hook or fill line, phrased expressively with pitch glide between held notes. Voiced on the 1988-90 Lovesexy/Batman/Graffiti Bridge era rig, it cuts through the mix with a driven, vocal-like tone typical of Prince's funk/gospel-pop productions of the time.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem