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Oberheim OB-8, bass

Good Man in a Storm · Level 42 / Single (1985)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-8 played bass on Good Man in a Storm by Level 42 (1985)

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Settings

osc
2 square -1, unison 2, detune 8 cents, sub square -2
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
800 Hz
resonance
0.35, drive 0.2
envelope
A 2 ms D 50 ms S 0.85 R 70 ms; punchy low pluck, doubles the bass groove; filter env amount 0.45
modulation
lfo sine 0 Hz to none, glide 5 ms, mono
effects
none, kept tight and dry, drive
notes
OB-8 synth-bass layer reinforces Mark King's slap bass on the verses, a thickening trick common on the album's rhythm-heavy cuts.

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  • Seedsystem