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E-mu Emulator, bass

Black Day · Depeche Mode / Single (1986)

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Contest: E-mu Emulator played bass on Black Day by Depeche Mode (1986)

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Settings

osc
wavetable + sub square -1, unison 1, detune 22 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
454 Hz
resonance
0.1, drive 0.27
envelope
A 12 ms D 149 ms S 0.23 R 165 ms; snappy percussive close; filter env amount 0.22
modulation
mono
effects
room reverb, subtle chorus, fuzz
notes
A stripped-down synth-bass line drives this sparse, dour B-side. Built as a synth bass line in the style of Black Celebration-era Depeche Mode, drawing on PPG Wave 2.3 and Synclavier, with Emulator-sampled choirs and metallic percussion.

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  • Seedsystem