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PPG Wave 2.2, arp

10 to 1 · Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Single (1984)

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Contest: PPG Wave 2.2 played arp on 10 to 1 by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1984)

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Settings

osc
wavetable sweep, unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
6540 Hz
resonance
0.303, drive 0.13
envelope
A 35 ms D 611 ms S 0.79 R 130 ms; static, set once per section; filter env amount 0.21
modulation
lfo sine 3.83 Hz to cutoff, mono
effects
plate reverb + slap delay, none
notes
A rapid wavetable sweep arpeggio drives the track's motion, low-pass filtered at 12 dB/oct, cutoff around 6540 Hz with modest resonance, synced to the tempo for a rippling, mechanical pulse. Fits the bright, sample-heavy Junk Culture period where the Fairlight and PPG Wave replaced the Mellotron.

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  • Seedsystem