Roland Jupiter-6, bass

West End Girls · Pet Shop Boys / Single (1985)

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Settings

osc: 1 saw + sub sine, unison 1, detune 0 cents
filter: LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff: 600 Hz
resonance: 0.3
envelope: A 1 ms D 90 ms S 0.65 R 120 ms; deep, moody, minimal bass pulse that never lets up, built from four repeating rhythmic patterns
modulation: mono
effects: none, drive
notes: The hypnotic, minimal bassline is a Jupiter-6 layered with a DX7 percussive patch played low on the keyboard. Confirmed via a MusicRadar retrospective on the track's construction.

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Revision history

10 Sep 2026Seedsystem