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Oberheim OB-Xa, keys

Down Boys · The Cars / Single (1980)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-Xa played keys on Down Boys by The Cars (1980)

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Settings

osc
saw -1 + saw -2, unison 2, detune 15 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
3000 Hz
resonance
0.35, drive 0.2
envelope
A 1 ms D 25 ms S 0 R 60 ms; sharp downward snap; filter env amount -0.35
modulation
lfo sine 0 Hz to cutoff
effects
slap delay, none
notes
Punchy OB-Xa chord stabs push the chorus, an early appearance of the polysynth the band leaned on more from 1981 on.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem