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E-mu Emulator II, lead

Smooth Criminal · Michael Jackson / Single (1988)

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

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Settings

osc
1 saw, unison 1, detune 11.2 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
2655.95 Hz
resonance
0.24, drive 0.13
envelope
A 33.63 ms D 221.99 ms S 0.7 R 268.49 ms; filter opens on the attack then eases back to a singing sustain; filter env amount 0.41
modulation
lfo sine 0.22 Hz to pitch, glide 56 ms, mono
effects
plate reverb, dotted-eighth delay, drive
notes
A thin, urgent synth lead doubles key melodic phrases in the bridge, cutting through the dense arrangement.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem