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Yamaha DX7, lead

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Settings

osc
DX7 bell/EP hybrid lead, unison 1, detune 4 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
6896 Hz
resonance
0.26
envelope
A 27 ms D 97 ms S 0.73 R 178 ms; brief bite on the attack of each phrase; filter env amount 0.25
modulation
lfo sine 5.33 Hz to pitch, glide 2 ms, mono
effects
slap-back delay synced to the beat, light plate reverb, none
notes
A synth lead doubles or answers the vocal hook, its short glide and light vibrato giving the melodic tag its voice. 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