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New England Digital Synclavier, keys

Smooth Criminal · Michael Jackson / Single (1988)

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

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Settings

osc
2 square, unison 2, detune 8 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
1800 Hz
resonance
0.35
envelope
A 1 ms D 50 ms S 0.2 R 70 ms; hard, percussive snap that opens briefly on every stab then slams shut
effects
none, none
notes
The tense, clipped synth stabs are as much a hook as the vocal, sitting on the off-beats against the drum machine. The Bad album sessions leaned heavily on a Synclavier digital workstation, so this is approximated from that known rig rather than a confirmed patch for this exact sound.

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  • Seedsystem