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Oberheim OB-X, pad

Achilles Heel · The Stranglers / Single (1984)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-X played pad on Achilles Heel by The Stranglers (1984)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -3 + 1 tri -1, unison 3, detune 24 cents, sub none, noise 0.02
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
2305 Hz
resonance
0.08
envelope
A 300 ms D 600 ms S 0.7 R 900 ms; gentle swell; filter env amount 0.15
modulation
lfo sine 0.26 Hz to cutoff
effects
plate reverb, moderate wash, none
notes
Greenfield's part on 'Achilles Heel', on 'Aural Sculpture' (1984) is a sustained keyboard pad that fills out the harmony and gives the track its atmosphere. It gives the track its identifiable keyboard signature within the band's wider arrangement for the record.

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  • Seedsystem