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Oberheim OB-Xa, pad

Changes · Yes / Single (1983)

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Contest: Oberheim OB-Xa played pad on Changes by Yes (1983)

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Settings

osc
2 saw + 1 square, unison 2, detune 14 cents, sub sine -1
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
3200 Hz
resonance
0.1, drive 0.05
envelope
A 300 ms D 500 ms S 0.8 R 900 ms; slow open under the intro guitar tapping; filter env amount 0.25
modulation
lfo tri 0.25 Hz to cutoff
effects
chorus, hall reverb, none
notes
A broad OB-Xa pad underlies the guitar-tapping intro and verses, giving the track its glossy 1983 sheen. Chorused and reverbed to sit behind the vocal without competing with Rabin's tapped riff.

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  • Seedsystem