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Oberheim OB-Xa, arp

When Doves Cry · Prince / Single (1984)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-Xa played arp on When Doves Cry by Prince (1984)

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Settings

osc
1 square + 1 saw, unison 1, detune 4 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
1400 Hz
resonance
0.35
envelope
A 1 ms D 60 ms S 0.4 R 80 ms; gate pulses in time with each arp step
modulation
lfo square 5 Hz to pw, mono
effects
tempo-synced delay, light chorus, none
notes
A tight, syncopated sequenced pattern drives the groove where a bassline would normally sit; famously the track has no bass at all, so this pattern does double duty. Reconstructed by ear; the missing bass is a well-documented deliberate choice.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem