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Oberheim OB-8, pad

The Beautiful Ones · Prince and the Revolution / Single (1984)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-8 played pad on The Beautiful Ones by Prince and the Revolution (1984)

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Settings

osc
Prophet-5, 2 saw -1, unison 2, detune 12 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
2500 Hz
resonance
0.1
envelope
A 600 ms D 350 ms S 0.8 R 1000 ms; slow open behind the falsetto verses; filter env amount 0.15
effects
hall reverb, light chorus, none
notes
Soft Prophet-5 pad cushions the ballad's quiet verses before the screamed bridge, a slow-attack chorus-washed bed that stays out of the vocal's way.

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  • Seedsystem