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Oberheim OB-Xa, arp

Blinding Lights · The Weeknd / Single (2019)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-Xa played arp on Blinding Lights by The Weeknd (2019)

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Settings

osc
1 FM 4-op bell, unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
6000 Hz
resonance
0.1
envelope
A 0.5 ms D 25 ms S 0 R 15 ms; static, bright throughout; filter env amount 0
modulation
lfo square 8 Hz to cutoff
effects
plate reverb, mid-length, none
notes
The record's signature 16th-note arpeggio is an FM bell-type patch in the A-ha 'Take On Me' tradition, dry and percussive so it cuts through the mix at speed.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem