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Yamaha DX7, pad

That Ole Devil Called Love · Alison Moyet / Single (1984)

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played pad on That Ole Devil Called Love by Alison Moyet (1984)

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Settings

osc
DX7 FM 4-op electric pad algorithm, unison 1, detune 5 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
5000 Hz
resonance
0.05
envelope
A 500 ms D 600 ms S 0.7 R 1500 ms; very slow swell; filter env amount 0.1
modulation
lfo sine 0.3 Hz to amp
effects
lush hall reverb, none
notes
A glassy DX7-style FM pad glows beneath the strings and horns, its slow amplitude shimmer and long reverb tail giving the mid-80s ballad production its polish.

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  • Seedsystem