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Oberheim OB-Xa, arp

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Contest: Oberheim OB-Xa played arp on 1999 by Prince (1982)

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Settings

osc
1 square + 1 saw, unison 1, detune 2 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
3200 Hz
resonance
0.3
envelope
A 1 ms D 60 ms S 0.4 R 80 ms; gate pulses in time with each arp step
modulation
lfo square 4.25 Hz to pw, mono
effects
chorus, short delay, none
notes
Prince's use of the Oberheim OB-Xa alongside the Linn LM-1 defines this whole era of his sound, with layered synth arpeggios and stabs carrying most of the arrangement. Reconstructed by ear; the Oberheim/Linn pairing is widely reported in interviews about this period.

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  • Seedsystem