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Yamaha DX7, lead

The Mysteries of Love · Alphaville / Single (1989)

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played lead on The Mysteries of Love by Alphaville (1989)

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Settings

osc
FM: 2-op bell algorithm, unison 1, detune 5 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
3600 Hz
resonance
0.2, drive 0.1
envelope
A 3 ms D 350 ms S 0.6 R 500 ms; FM decay; filter env amount 0.25
effects
chorus: DX7 built-in; plate reverb, none
notes
Third single: DX7 bell-lead carrying the vocal hook, a saxophone was added on the US 'LP Version with Sax' remix but the synth lead remains the core of the arrangement.

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  • Seedsystem