Novation Peak, lead

Heartplace · Ayumi Hamasaki / Single (2002)

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Settings

osc: 6 saw stack, unison 6, detune 13 cents, sub none, noise 0.01
filter: LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff: 4365 Hz
resonance: 0.28, drive 0.26
envelope: A 18 ms D 148 ms S 0.83 R 243 ms; brief upward sweep on each phrase entry, tracking the melody's rhythm; filter env amount 0.46
modulation: lfo sine 6.3 Hz to pitch, glide 20 ms
effects: stereo chorus plus a 1/8 dotted delay and a bright plate reverb to sit the lead above the mix, drive
notes: "Heartplace" is an uptempo Avex dance-pop cut; this is the synth lead line doubling/answering the vocal melody, credited to Ayumi Hamasaki, approximated from Roland JP-8080 and Access Virus A trance leads with Korg Triton pads and strings, the sound of Avex's trance-pop peak (Ferry Corsten's Rotterdam productions ran the same JP-8080/Virus rig for 'Connected'). The waveform stack and filter envelope are set to sit under Hamasaki's vocal without crowding it.

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Revision history

10 Sep 2026Seedsystem