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Behringer Odyssey, lead

Just What I Needed · The Cars / Single (1978)

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Contest: Behringer Odyssey played lead on Just What I Needed by The Cars (1978)

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Settings

osc
1 saw + 1 square, unison 1, detune 8 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
3200 Hz
resonance
0.3
envelope
A 3 ms D 90 ms S 0.5 R 140 ms; bright snap on the riff notes, tight and punchy new-wave attack
modulation
mono
effects
light chorus
notes
The instantly recognizable synth riff that opens the song and recurs throughout is played on Greg Hawkes's ARP Odyssey, a defining new-wave synth sound; Hawkes has discussed his Odyssey use with the Cars extensively in interviews. Keep the envelope tight and the tone bright and slightly buzzy, true to the Odyssey's duophonic character.

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