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New England Digital Synclavier, fx

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Contest: New England Digital Synclavier played fx on Thriller by Michael Jackson (1982)

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Settings

osc
noise + 1 saw, unison 2, detune 25 cents
filter
BP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
1493 Hz
resonance
0.52
envelope
A 50 ms D 400 ms S 0.5 R 800 ms; sweeps/modulates through the length of the note
modulation
glide 100 ms
effects
heavy delay, flanger or chorus, none
notes
The title track layers a driving synth bassline and sharp stabs under Vincent Price's spoken segment, with eerie synth-string textures throughout. The texture/fx part is a distinct, separately voiced layer in the arrangement, reconstructed by ear from the album's overall production style.

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  • Seedsystem