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E-mu Emulator II, bass

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Contest: E-mu Emulator II played bass on Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson (1988)

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Settings

osc
1 saw + sub sine -1, unison 1, detune 2.55 cents, sub square -1
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
671.59 Hz
resonance
0.38, drive 0.32
envelope
A 4.53 ms D 139.53 ms S 0.62 R 151.28 ms; filter snaps shut fast after the attack for a percussive, rubbery thump; filter env amount 0.49
modulation
glide 14 ms, mono
effects
short slap delay, no verb, none
notes
The track's signature pulsing, octave-jumping synth bass line is one of the most recognisable of the era, tightly gated and locked to the drum machine grid.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem