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Oberheim OB-8, bass

Oliver's House · Sheila E. / Single (1984)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-8 played bass on Oliver's House by Sheila E. (1984)

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Settings

osc
1 saw + sub sine -1, unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub sine -1
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
280 Hz
resonance
0.2, drive 0.2
envelope
A 2 ms D 120 ms S 0.8 R 80 ms; quick pluck that settles to a rounded low end; filter env amount 0.4
modulation
mono
effects
none, kept dry and low in the mix, drive
notes
Punchy synth bass drives the groove, mono and tight, in the same family of patches used across the Purple Rain-era Paisley Park camp.

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  • Seedsystem