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Roland JD-800, bass

SexyBack · Justin Timberlake / Single (2006)

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Contest: Roland JD-800 played bass on SexyBack by Justin Timberlake (2006)

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Settings

osc
1 saw + sub sine, unison 1, detune 12 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
900 Hz
resonance
0.5
envelope
A 3 ms D 90 ms S 0.5 R 180 ms; filter opens hard on the drop, wobbles under LFO
modulation
lfo sine 0.6 Hz to cutoff, glide 10 ms, mono
effects
heavy distortion, chorus, fuzz
notes
The grinding, filthy bass hook that drives the whole record is a mono synth bass run hot into distortion, not a bass guitar. It has a slow LFO wobble on the cutoff that gives it a slightly unstable, snarling edge.

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  • Seedsystem