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Jake
Hello, does anyone know what synth is responsible for that 80's twangy bass sound (ie Madonna's Like A Prayer etc).
If so, any good plugins that can emulate this?
Thanks!
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mlbot
I'm gonna hazard a guess and say Yamaha DX7 FM synth. but thats a guess, as I have no Madonna albums to cross-reference.
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mlbot
How about Jan hammer's miami vice?
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mlbot
and there are a TON of DX7-like plugins.
but maybe you could narrow things down for us and tell us if you want them for Mac, PC, au, VST, UB?
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Roshi
lately bass.
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SenorFrio
+1 on lately bass. 
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astroid
did someone already mention the tx81z lately bass.
my bad
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mlbot
astroid said: "did someone already mention the tx81z lately bass.
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no, not lately. You better mention it.
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RRine
any synth than create FM sounds... the 80's bass will surely follow. (Nord Lead, DX-7, etc.)
for synths without FM capabilities you can adjust the adsr envelopes to get a punchier sound, turn down the cutoff freq, and the resonance up a bit.
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Otterfan
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sohcahtoa
The bassline in Like a Prayer isn't snappy enough to be Lately or Solid Bass in their stock form, but it does sound like FM.
The Kawai R-50 and R-100 drum machines have some seriously 80's bass samples in them. I think Jan Hammer used those machines a fair bit in the 80's. You can find the sample sets online.
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Otterfan
According to teh internets, the bass in "Like a Prayer" is actually a combination of minimoog and real electric bass provided by Randy "American Idol" Jackson.
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sweettrip
well, not a combination:
"The single version of "Like a Prayer" (7" remix) is slightly different from the album version in some extra background production, including a shorter and heavier guitar intro, louder bass, string arrangements in the verses and electric guitar at the song's climax. In addition, the album version features bass guitar played by Randy Jackson, while the 7" version uses an analogue bass synthesizer, which is the unmistakable sound of a Minimoog. Both versions feature electric guitar riffs by Prince."
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mlbot
Bassists:1
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djugel
DX-7 will do it. Anything that can do slap bass. My JD800 does it well... My AX-60 can sorta get there... but digital really is the key.
Digital rules at being digital.
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