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Oberheim OB-8, keys

Baby I'm a Star · Prince and the Revolution / Single (1984)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-8 played keys on Baby I'm a Star by Prince and the Revolution (1984)

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Settings

osc
Oberheim OB-Xa, brass-style 2 saw -1, unison 2, detune 10 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
4000 Hz
resonance
0.25, drive 0.2
envelope
A 1 ms D 80 ms S 0 R 50 ms; punchy horn-like hit; filter env amount 0.4
effects
short room, none
notes
Brassy synth stabs stand in for a horn section on the album-closing party anthem, short and punchy to drive the live-band energy.

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  • Seedsystem