Yamaha DX7, lead

Dramatic Airport (Kita Wing Part II) · Akina Nakamori / Single (1984)

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Settings

osc: 2 saw +7 cents, unison 3, detune 0 cents, sub none, noise 0.13
filter: LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff: 4920 Hz
resonance: 0.16, drive 0.02
envelope: A 78 ms D 129 ms S 0.4 R 281 ms; gentle bow-in as the note sustains; filter env amount 0.01
modulation: lfo saw 3.03 Hz to pitch, glide 111 ms, mono
effects: 1/8 dotted delay, small room reverb, drive
notes: The lead line is built from 2 saw +7 cents, cut lp 12 db/oct near 4920 Hz with the filter gentle bow-in as the note sustains; it sits on top of the arrangement carrying the vocal-answering hook. Written for Nakamori's 1984 album Possibility; gear and style approximated from the album's documented production (arranger/producer credits: Ichizō Seo; period gear: Yamaha DX7, Roland Juno-106 and Jupiter-8, LinnDrum).

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10 Sep 2026Seedsystem