Yamaha DX7, keys

Asylum · Akina Nakamori / Single (1984)

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Settings

osc: 3 saw unison, percussive, unison 1, detune 6 cents, sub none, noise 0.14
filter: BP 12 dB/oct
cutoff: 3540 Hz
resonance: 0.15, drive 0.15
envelope: A 10 ms D 163 ms S 0.3 R 167 ms; snappy envelope-driven open/close per note; filter env amount 0.75
modulation: mono
effects: plate reverb, short slap delay, drive
notes: Rhythmic synth stabs built from 3 saw unison, percussive punctuate the arrangement, filtered bp 12 db/oct with a fast, percussive envelope. Written for Nakamori's 1984 album Anniversary; gear and style approximated from the album's documented production (arranger/producer credits: Ichizō Seo; period gear: Yamaha DX7 (newly ubiquitous in 1984 Japanese studios), Roland Juno-106 and a LinnDrum).

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10 Sep 2026Seedsystem