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Yamaha CS-80, keys

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Contest: Yamaha CS-80 played keys on Super Trouper by ABBA (1980)

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Settings

osc
2 saw + square, unison 2, detune 20 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
3800 Hz
resonance
0.25, drive 0.15
envelope
A 4 ms D 180 ms S 0 R 140 ms; bright hit that closes within 200ms, standing in for a horn-section punch under the title hook; filter env amount 0.55
effects
medium plate reverb, light chorus for width, none
notes
Though the song itself is carried by piano and vocal, a CS-80 stab patch punches in on the intro and hook to mimic a horn hit, a recurring Polar Studios trick from this period. The filter envelope is voiced fast and bright so the stab reads as percussive brass rather than a sustained pad, sitting just behind the piano in the mix.

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  • Seedsystem