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Waldorf Wave, bass

Useless · Depeche Mode / Single (1997)

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Contest: Waldorf Wave played bass on Useless by Depeche Mode (1997)

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Settings

osc
1 saw + sub sine -1, unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub sine -1
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
725 Hz
resonance
0.43, drive 0.18
envelope
A 4 ms D 112 ms S 0.53 R 179 ms; short punchy envelope pulls the cutoff down quickly under the kick; filter env amount 0.45
modulation
glide 13 ms, mono
effects
none, dry and tight for club-system low end, drive
notes
A grinding, industrial-leaning track with a distorted resonant bass, a snarling lead line, and harsh filtered noise FX punctuating the chorus. For the bass, a mono, sub-reinforced saw patch sits tight under the low end with a fast filter pluck.

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  • Seedsystem