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Yamaha DX7, bass

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Settings

osc
1 DX7 FM sine-stack bass + sub, unison 1, detune 5 cents, sub sine -1
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
584 Hz
resonance
0.22, drive 0.19
envelope
A 2 ms D 138 ms S 0.53 R 112 ms; short punchy pluck on each note; filter env amount 0.34
modulation
mono
effects
short slap delay, tight to the drum machine, drive
notes
A tight monosynth bass anchors the groove, gated short against the drum machine so the low end stays punchy rather than sustained. On "How I Need You" (Game of Love, 1990), the part sits in the classic Coconut/Tony Hendrik arrangement of vocal, synth bed and drum machine.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem