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Oberheim OB-8, lead

Temptation · Prince and the Revolution / Single (1985)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-8 played lead on Temptation by Prince and the Revolution (1985)

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Settings

osc
Fairlight CMI, distorted synth stack, unison 2, detune 15 cents, sub none, noise 0.1
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
3000 Hz
resonance
0.4, drive 0.5
envelope
A 3 ms D 100 ms S 0.4 R 300 ms; aggressive open on the extended jam; filter env amount 0.5
modulation
glide 30 ms, mono
effects
long delay, dark reverb, fuzz
notes
A dark, driven synth lead dominates the extended jazz-funk jam that closes the record, fuzzed and filtered aggressively before the spoken-word breakdown.

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  • Seedsystem