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Oberheim OB-8, lead

We Are the Young · Dan Hartman / Single (1984)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-8 played lead on We Are the Young by Dan Hartman (1984)

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Settings

osc
2 saw + 1 square, unison 3, detune 14 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
4800 Hz
resonance
0.2, drive 0.15
envelope
A 15 ms D 150 ms S 0.7 R 250 ms; brassy swell on each phrase; filter env amount 0.3
modulation
lfo sine 5 Hz to pitch
effects
plate reverb, none
notes
Synth-brass lead doubles the chorus melody, a common Oberheim brass-patch move in mid-80s pop production.

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  • Seedsystem