Roland D-50, keys

The Look that kills · Akina Nakamori / Single (1987)

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Settings

osc: 3 saw unison, percussive, unison 4, detune 14 cents, sub none, noise 0.13
filter: BP 12 dB/oct
cutoff: 3660 Hz
resonance: 0.23, drive 0.09
envelope: A 3 ms D 149 ms S 0.1 R 96 ms; quick pluck-open on the attack, closes into the sustain; filter env amount 0.56
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 1987 album Cross My Palm; gear and style approximated from the album's documented production (arranger/producer credits: Chris Morris / Barrie Corbett; period gear: Fairlight CMI Series III, Synclavier, Roland D-50, LinnDrum/Simmons — recorded with UK session players and programmers).

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10 Sep 2026Seedsystem