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Lev Sergeyevich Termen Theremin, fx

Ghost Town · The Specials / Single (1981)

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Contest: Lev Sergeyevich Termen Theremin played fx on Ghost Town by The Specials (1981)

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Settings

osc
1 sine, unison 1, detune 0 cents
filter
BP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
1400 Hz
resonance
0.5
envelope
A 100 ms D 400 ms S 0.4 R 900 ms; slow, wailing sweep giving the eerie, haunted character
modulation
lfo sine 0.6 Hz to pitch, mono
effects
reverb
notes
The record's eerie, wailing texture is often attributed to a Farfisa-style organ, but some accounts describe an additional synth or theremin-like fx layer; this is listed cautiously given the genuine uncertainty over the exact source of that haunting sound.

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  • Seedsystem