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Roland TR-808, lead

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Contest: Roland TR-808 played lead on Hold on Tight by Britney Spears (2013)

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Settings

osc
unison saw x7 -1, unison 2, detune 26 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
1525 Hz
resonance
0.43, drive 0.04
envelope
A 40 ms D 380 ms S 0.64 R 340 ms; slow swell into the chorus; filter env amount 0.44
modulation
lfo sine 3.94 Hz to cutoff
effects
808 sub layer, hard sidechain, drive
notes
Hold on Tight (Britney Jean, 2013) was produced by will.i.am, a trap-pop track. The lead is built from unison saw x7 -1 through a LP24 filter around 1525 Hz, giving the hook lead line. 808 sub layer, hard sidechain finishes the sound.

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  • Seedsystem