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Yamaha DX7, bass

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played bass on More Than Physical by Bananarama (1986)

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Settings

osc
1 saw -1 + 1 square -1, unison 1, detune 31 cents, sub square -1, noise 0.01
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
767 Hz
resonance
0.4, drive 0.22
envelope
A 3 ms D 115 ms S 0.77 R 161 ms; short punchy pluck on the filter envelope; filter env amount 0.66
modulation
glide 49 ms, mono
effects
light chorus, short slap delay, minimal reverb, drive
notes
A sawtooth+square synth bass carries the low end of "More Than Physical", driven lightly for the single with insistent hook; the amp envelope is kept short and punchy so it sits under the drum machine rather than sustaining through it.

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  • Seedsystem