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Waldorf Wave, fx

Useless · Depeche Mode / Single (1997)

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

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Settings

osc
white noise + resonant swept saw, unison 2, detune 0 cents, sub none, noise 0.6
filter
BP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
4032 Hz
resonance
0.6, drive 0.21
envelope
A 263 ms D 833 ms S 0.08 R 955 ms; long dramatic sweep across the cutoff range for the transition; filter env amount 0.65
modulation
lfo sh 4.27 Hz to cutoff
effects
long reverb, tape delay feedback, crush
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 fx, a filtered noise/saw sweep is used as a transitional riser or impact.

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  • Seedsystem