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Roland Jupiter-8, bass

Catch Me I'm Falling · Real Life / Single (1983)

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Contest: Roland Jupiter-8 played bass on Catch Me I'm Falling by Real Life (1983)

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Settings

osc
1 square + sub, unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub square -2
filter
LP 24 dB/oct, punchy
cutoff
1100 Hz
resonance
0.3, drive 0.15
envelope
A 1 ms D 40 ms S 0.85 R 60 ms; snappy pluck on each eighth note; filter env amount 0.35
modulation
mono
effects
light chorus, short slap delay, none
notes
This follow-up to the band's better-known international single was a bigger domestic hit, driven by an insistent, chorused eighth-note synth bass pulse that carries the whole verse. The filter snaps shut fast on every note, giving the bassline its taut, anxious energy.

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  • Seedsystem