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PPG Wave 2.2, lead

The Great Mission · Yello / Single (1985)

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Contest: PPG Wave 2.2 played lead on The Great Mission by Yello (1985)

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Settings

osc
wavetable digital, 2 waves crossfaded, unison 1, detune 15 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
3800 Hz
resonance
0.45, drive 0.2
envelope
A 5 ms D 300 ms S 0.5 R 400 ms; wide sweep across the phrase for a wailing character; filter env amount 0.6
modulation
lfo sine 4 Hz to cutoff, glide 80 ms, mono
effects
stereo delay, reverb, drive
notes
A swooping PPG lead with heavy filter movement and glide gives the track its exotic, cartoonish character, very typical of Blank's more playful lead sounds.

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  • Seedsystem