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Oberheim OB-Xa, bass

Beat It · Michael Jackson / Single (1982)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-Xa played bass on Beat It by Michael Jackson (1982)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -1, unison 2, detune 8 cents, sub square -1
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
500 Hz
resonance
0.35, drive 0.3
envelope
A 1 ms D 60 ms S 0.4 R 80 ms; hard snap per note; filter env amount 0.4
modulation
mono
effects
none, drive
notes
The famous Oberheim OB-Xa/Minimoog synth bass drives the whole track, distorted and gated tight against Toto's rhythm section before Eddie Van Halen's solo.

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  • Seedsystem