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Electronic Music Studios (EMS) Synthi AKS, lead

Heroes · David Bowie / Single (1977)

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Contest: Electronic Music Studios (EMS) Synthi AKS played lead on Heroes by David Bowie (1977)

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Settings

osc
1 saw + 1 tri, unison 2, detune 20 cents
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
2000 Hz
resonance
0.3
envelope
A 200 ms D 600 ms S 0.6 R 1200 ms; slow rising sweep repeating through the track, almost feedback-like
modulation
glide 100 ms, mono
effects
heavy delay, reverb
notes
The recurring, rising synth figure that Eno generates on his EMS Synthi AKS is as central to the track's identity as Robert Fripp's guitar feedback, and is documented in accounts of the Hansa Studio sessions. Let the glide and slow filter sweep create that unstable, almost feeding-back quality rather than a clean melodic phrase.

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  • Seedsystem