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PPG Wave 2.2, lead

Your Silent Face · New Order / Single (1983)

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Contest: PPG Wave 2.2 played lead on Your Silent Face by New Order (1983)

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Settings

osc
PPG wavetable, unison 2, detune 8 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
2800 Hz
resonance
0.1
envelope
A 5 ms D 120 ms S 0.4 R 200 ms; none; filter env amount 0
effects
plate reverb, none
notes
The PPG Wave's clean, glassy digital tone carries the song's famous, melancholy lead melody, one of the most recognizable synth lines of the early-80s synth-pop era.

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  • Seedsystem