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Yamaha DX7 S, bass

Back and Forth · Cameo / Single (1987)

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 S played bass on Back and Forth by Cameo (1987)

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Settings

osc
FM 4-op slap-bass hybrid, unison 1, detune 0 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
420 Hz
resonance
0.35
envelope
A 1 ms D 30 ms S 0.75 R 70 ms; hard percussive pluck; filter env amount 0.45
modulation
mono
effects
none, drive
notes
The famous synthetic slap-bass tone that defines Cameo's mid-80s sound drives the groove, a DX7 FM patch built to mimic a slapped electric bass. Approximated from Blackmon's well-documented DX7-bass technique.

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  • Seedsystem