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Oberheim OB-Xa, lead

Shake It Up · The Cars / Single (1981)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-Xa played lead on Shake It Up by The Cars (1981)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -1, unison 2, detune 18 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
5200 Hz
resonance
0.35, drive 0.2
envelope
A 3 ms D 130 ms S 0.5 R 140 ms; bright, driving the title hook; filter env amount 0.4
modulation
glide 15 ms, mono
effects
chorus, slap delay, none
notes
A driving Oberheim synth lead carries the title track's dancefloor-ready hook, one of the band's most overtly synth-forward singles.

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  • Seedsystem