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Roland TR-909, lead

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Contest: Roland TR-909 played lead on Shoot That Laserbeam by Army of Lovers (1990)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -1 detuned, unison 3, detune 15 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
4330 Hz
resonance
0.2, drive 0.3
envelope
A 8 ms D 150 ms S 0.7 R 300 ms; slow filter rise across the phrase; filter env amount 0.4
modulation
lfo tri 1.5 Hz to pitch
effects
plate reverb + short delay, chorus on wider parts, none
notes
Re-recorded version on the album; the sci-fi title suggests a laser-style synth lead. The lead line on "Shoot That Laserbeam" is voiced on the Roland D-50/Korg M1 rig, detuned saws pushed through a bright filter sweep to cut over the choir/orchestral bed. The envelope is kept snappy to match the group's driving four-on-the-floor tempo.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem