Roland Jupiter-8, bass

Miami Vice Theme · Jan Hammer / Single (1985)

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Settings

osc: 2 saw, unison 2, detune 10 cents
filter: LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff: 1200 Hz
resonance: 0.35
envelope: A 2 ms D 90 ms S 0.4 R 140 ms; driving arpeggiated bass pulse, filter snaps on each sequenced step
modulation: lfo sh 6 Hz to cutoff, mono
effects: none, drive
notes: A fast, semi-randomised Jupiter-8 arpeggio doubles as the bassline, giving the theme its restless forward motion. Documented across multiple interviews and retrospectives with Hammer.

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10 Sep 2026Seedsystem