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Oberheim OB-8, bass

Diamonds · Herb Alpert / Single (1987)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-8 played bass on Diamonds by Herb Alpert (1987)

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Settings

osc
1 square -1 + 1 saw -2, unison 1, detune 6 cents, sub sine -1
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
480 Hz
resonance
0.3, drive 0.15
envelope
A 1 ms D 70 ms S 0.35 R 50 ms; punchy close on the syncopated hits; filter env amount -0.3
modulation
mono
effects
none, none
notes
A tight syncopated synth-bass line locks with the LinnDrum-style programming, the classic Jam & Lewis pocket that made this a hit duet.

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  • Seedsystem