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Access Virus TI, arp

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Contest: Access Virus TI played arp on Style by Taylor Swift (2015)

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Settings

osc
2 saw, unison 2, detune 13 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
4800 Hz
resonance
0.22
envelope
A 2 ms D 120 ms S 0.4 R 250 ms; rhythmic filter pulse synced to the arp rate
modulation
lfo tri 4 Hz to cutoff, mono
effects
tempo-synced delay, chorus
notes
The song opens and is carried throughout by a cool, minor-key synth arpeggio that is as much the hook as the vocal melody, an intentional homage to 1980s synth-pop. It sits mid-register with a steady eighth-note pulse and light chorus for width. Reconstructed by ear; the exact synth used in the session is not confirmed publicly. Instrument choice is approximated from Max Martin/Shellback/Ilya's well documented MXM studio workflow of this era (widely reported in trade-press interviews): built around Access Virus TI and Roland Juno/Jupiter analogue-modelled synths tracked through Cubase, not a documented per-song patch sheet.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem