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Waldorf Wave, lead

Useless · Depeche Mode / Single (1997)

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

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Settings

osc
2 saw, unison 3, detune 18 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
3111 Hz
resonance
0.37, drive 0.14
envelope
A 7 ms D 187 ms S 0.68 R 240 ms; envelope opens briefly on the phrase attack then settles; filter env amount 0.27
modulation
lfo sine 6.03 Hz to pitch, glide 11 ms, mono
effects
chorus, short slap delay, none
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 lead, a detuned saw stack carries the hook, chorused and gently vibrato'd for width.

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  • Seedsystem