Yamaha DX7, lead

Kaze wa Sora no Kanata · Akina Nakamori / Single (1989)

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Settings

osc: 3 saw unison stack, unison 2, detune 20 cents, sub none, noise 0.01
filter: LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff: 2140 Hz
resonance: 0.43, drive 0.19
envelope: A 79 ms D 301 ms S 0.6 R 401 ms; slow filter opening over the intro, settles by the verse; filter env amount 0.41
modulation: lfo sh 2.67 Hz to pitch, glide 47 ms, mono
effects: plate reverb, short slap delay, crush
notes: The lead line is built from 3 saw unison stack, cut lp 12 db/oct near 2140 Hz with the filter slow filter opening over the intro, settles by the verse; it sits on top of the arrangement carrying the vocal-answering hook. Written for Nakamori's 1989 album Cruise; gear and style approximated from the album's documented production (arranger/producer credits: Satoshi Takebe; period gear: Roland D-50, Yamaha DX7II/TX816, Akai S900 sampler, Roland R-8 drum machine). Japanese title: 風は空の彼方.

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Revision history

10 Sep 2026Seedsystem