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Roland JD-800, lead

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Contest: Roland JD-800 played lead on Shapes That Go Together by a-ha (1996)

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Settings

osc
2 saw + 1 square -1oct, unison 2, detune 18 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
4200 Hz
resonance
0.25, drive 0.15
envelope
A 4 ms D 100 ms S 0.55 R 180 ms; a brief bright opening on each note's attack settling quickly to a rounder sustain, giving the hook a percussive front edge without turning harsh; filter env amount 0.4
modulation
lfo sine 5.2 Hz to pitch
effects
stereo chorus for width, a short slap delay doubling the hook, a mid-size hall reverb, none
notes
The saw-plus-square stack gives the riff a hard, workstation-era edge that reads as anthemic rather than warm. A fast-closing filter envelope keeps every note snappy so the hook cuts through the uptempo four-on-the-floor arrangement, and a subtle pitch LFO adds a light vibrato consistent with the preset synths of the period.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem