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Oberheim OB-Xa, lead

Blinding Lights · The Weeknd / Single (2019)

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

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Settings

osc
2 saw, unison 2, detune 14 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
3500 Hz
resonance
0.3, drive 0.1
envelope
A 10 ms D 150 ms S 0.6 R 300 ms; slow lift into the chorus; filter env amount 0.15
modulation
glide 60 ms, mono
effects
chorus, long plate reverb, none
notes
A soaring countermelody lead swells under the choruses, adding the widescreen, driving-at-night feel the video leans on.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem