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Oberheim OB-Xa, bass

Controversy · Prince / Single (1981)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-Xa played bass on Controversy by Prince (1981)

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Settings

osc
1 square -1, unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub square -1
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
700 Hz
resonance
0.35, drive 0.2
envelope
A 1 ms D 90 ms S 0.6 R 150 ms; resonant snap per note; filter env amount 0.4
modulation
mono
effects
none, dry, none
notes
The famous repeating Oberheim bass riff drives nearly the entire eight-minute track, dry and mono for maximum punch.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem