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E-mu Emulator II, bass

Bloc Bloc Bloc · Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Single (1985)

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Contest: E-mu Emulator II played bass on Bloc Bloc Bloc by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1985)

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Settings

osc
FM 4-op bass algorithm, unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub sine -1
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
650 Hz
resonance
0.1, drive 0.1
envelope
A 2 ms D 70 ms S 0.9 R 50 ms; minimal, tone shaped mostly by FM ratio not filter; filter env amount 0.1
modulation
mono
effects
none, none
notes
A punchy DX7 FM bass patch drives the track's motorik pulse, the classic mid-80s 'Lately' bass sound: hard sine-like fundamental with just enough upper harmonic bite to cut through the drum machine.

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  • Seedsystem