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Roland D-50, keys

Vlad The Oligarch · The Stranglers / Single (2026)

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Contest: Roland D-50 played keys on Vlad The Oligarch by The Stranglers (2026)

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osc
1 square -1, unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
2598 Hz
resonance
0.14, drive 0.25
envelope
A 2 ms D 150 ms S 0.4 R 180 ms; none; filter env amount 0
effects
spring reverb, drive
notes
A 2026 non-album single, continuing the band's long-running 'Vladimir' character thread from the 1980s B-sides; synth stabs in the band's current live keyboard rig punctuate the track.

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  • Seedsystem