Clavia Nord Lead, bass

I Didn't Get Where I Am Today · Pet Shop Boys / Single (2004)

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Settings

osc: 1 square -1, unison 1, detune 16 cents, sub none
filter: LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff: 411 Hz
resonance: 0.48, drive 0.48
envelope: A 38 ms D 90 ms S 0.28 R 460 ms; fast snap that settles over the sustain; filter env amount -0.43
modulation: mono
effects: short plate reverb, light slap delay, none
notes: On this Release-era synth-pop track, a clipped, resonant bass line locks to the kick and carries the harmonic movement. Built from 1 square -1 through a LP 24 dB/oct filter (fast snap that settles over the sustain), it sits in the mix true to the period's Nord Lead and early softsynths kept deliberately in the background of Johnny Marr's guitars-driven productions.

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Revision history

10 Sep 2026Seedsystem