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The Fate of Ophelia · Taylor Swift / Single (2025)

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Contest: Native Instruments Massive played bass on The Fate of Ophelia by Taylor Swift (2025)

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Settings

osc
1 square + sub sine, unison 1, detune 5 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
1200 Hz
resonance
0.25
envelope
A 1 ms D 60 ms S 0.3 R 90 ms; bright, driving, radio-pop pulse
modulation
mono
effects
chorus
notes
A bright, driving synth bass gives this Life of a Showgirl lead single its uptempo pop hook. By-ear reconstruction; Max Martin/Shellback are known for polished synth-pop production generally, though this specific patch is not documented.

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  • Seedsystem