Yamaha Tx81Z, bass

Whatta Man · En Vogue / Single (1993)

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Settings

osc: 1 square -1 + 1 saw -12, unison 1, detune 14 cents, sub sine -1
filter: LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff: 331 Hz
resonance: 0.06, drive 0.32
envelope: A 2 ms D 60 ms S 0.7 R 80 ms; envelope opens into Azor's chunky MPC-driven sub under the Salt-N-Pepa/En Vogue trade-offs; filter env amount 0.33
modulation: mono
effects: short slap delay, tight and dry, drive
notes: On "Whatta Man" (Runaway Love, 1993), the bass part carries Azor's chunky MPC-driven sub under the Salt-N-Pepa/En Vogue trade-offs. Built from Hurby 'Luv Bug' Azor's early-90s Salt-N-Pepa rig: Akai MPC60 breakbeat programming with Roland D-50 stabs and a TX81Z-style FM sub bass, the En Vogue vocal grafted on top.

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10 Sep 2026Seedsystem