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PPG Wave 2.3, lead

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Contest: PPG Wave 2.3 played lead on Nothing by Depeche Mode (1987)

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Settings

osc
1 saw + 1 square -1, unison 3, detune 13.92 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
3231.21 Hz
resonance
0.3, drive 0.1
envelope
A 22.81 ms D 240.11 ms S 0.73 R 375.5 ms; filter opens on the attack then eases back to a singing sustain; filter env amount 0.33
modulation
lfo sine 0.45 Hz to pitch, glide 5 ms, mono
effects
plate reverb, dotted-eighth delay, drive
notes
A bright, insistent synth lead carries the chorus hook, cutting through the dense arrangement with a simple, memorable melody.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem