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Oberheim OB-Xa, pad

Sometimes It Snows in April · Prince and the Revolution / Single (1986)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-Xa played pad on Sometimes It Snows in April by Prince and the Revolution (1986)

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Settings

osc
Prophet-5, 2 saw -1, unison 2, detune 15 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
2000 Hz
resonance
0.05
envelope
A 800 ms D 400 ms S 0.85 R 1800 ms; very slow, barely moving; filter env amount 0.05
effects
large hall reverb, none
notes
A hushed Prophet-5 string pad sits far back behind the acoustic guitar and piano on this closing ballad, adding just enough width to the mostly-live arrangement.

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  • Seedsystem