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Oberheim OB-Xa, bass

Girls & Boys · Prince and the Revolution / Single (1986)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-Xa played bass on Girls & Boys by Prince and the Revolution (1986)

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Settings

osc
2 square -1, unison 1, detune 0 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
350 Hz
resonance
0.3
envelope
A 1 ms D 40 ms S 0.7 R 90 ms; tight funk pulse; filter env amount 0.4
modulation
mono
effects
none, drive
notes
A snapping, funk-driven Oberheim OB-Xa bass locks with the live drums, a texture typical of Prince's Minneapolis-sound bass patches in this period. Inferred from his well-documented OB-Xa use.

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  • Seedsystem