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Oberheim OB-Xa, pad

When Doves Cry · Prince / Single (1984)

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

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Settings

osc
2 saw + 1 tri, unison 3, detune 19 cents
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
2600 Hz
resonance
0.1
envelope
A 600 ms D 500 ms S 0.75 R 1500 ms; slow filter swell that opens under the sustained chord
modulation
lfo sine 0.28 Hz to cutoff
effects
chorus, gated reverb, none
notes
Famously has no bass guitar or synth bass at all, leaving the Oberheim pads and a stark drum machine to carry the low end by implication. Reconstructed by ear; the absence of bass is well documented as a deliberate choice.

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  • Seedsystem