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New England Digital Synclavier, bass

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Contest: New England Digital Synclavier played bass on Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson (1988)

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Settings

osc
1 saw + sub sine, unison 1, detune 0 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
700 Hz
resonance
0.3
envelope
A 1 ms D 70 ms S 0.4 R 90 ms; tight, driving pulse locked to the stab pattern
modulation
mono
effects
none, none
notes
A driving, tightly muted synth bass runs under the stabs, giving the track its forward lean without ever opening up into a melodic line. Reconstructed by ear from the record's rhythmic character, not a documented patch.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem