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Yamaha DX7, bass

A Cut Above the Rest · Bananarama / Single (1986)

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played bass on A Cut Above the Rest by Bananarama (1986)

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Settings

osc
1 saw -1 + 1 square -1, unison 1, detune 37 cents, sub square -1, noise 0.07
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
751 Hz
resonance
0.44, drive 0.06
envelope
A 5 ms D 227 ms S 0.68 R 203 ms; short punchy pluck on the filter envelope; filter env amount 0.69
modulation
glide 27 ms, mono
effects
light chorus, short slap delay, minimal reverb, drive
notes
A sawtooth+square synth bass carries the low end of "A Cut Above the Rest", kept clean for the confident mid-tempo pop; the amp envelope is kept short and punchy so it sits under the drum machine rather than sustaining through it.

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  • Seedsystem