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Yamaha DX7, lead

Living a Boy's Adventure Tale · a-ha / Single (1985)

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played lead on Living a Boy's Adventure Tale by a-ha (1985)

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Settings

osc
FM 4-op bell algorithm, unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
6000 Hz
resonance
0.05
envelope
A 3 ms D 900 ms S 0.2 R 700 ms; static, tone shaped by FM operator ratios not a filter sweep; filter env amount 0
effects
stereo chorus, hall reverb, none
notes
A glassy DX7 bell-lead carries the melodic counterpoint in the outro, the classic mid-80s FM electric-piano-meets-bell tone with a fast attack and long decaying tail, chorused wide.

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  • Seedsystem