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Oxford Synthesiser Company Oscar, lead

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Contest: Oxford Synthesiser Company Oscar played lead on Blinding Lights by The Weeknd (2019)

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Settings

osc
2 saw, unison 3, detune 18 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
5200 Hz
resonance
0.15
envelope
A 2 ms D 80 ms S 0.25 R 120 ms; bright, driving arp pattern, minimal filter movement, brightness is baked into the oscillator stack
modulation
lfo sine 5 Hz to pitch
effects
chorus, plate reverb, slap delay, none
notes
A relentless, detuned synth arpeggio is the record's whole identity, a deliberate 1980s new-wave pastiche the production team has discussed in press as an homage to that era's synth-pop. The exact patch is not publicly documented; this reconstruction follows the widely reported retro-synth approach rather than a confirmed gear list.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem