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Yamaha DX7, keys

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

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

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Settings

osc
2 saw -1 + 1 square -1, unison 1, detune 13 cents, sub none, noise 0.01
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
4499 Hz
resonance
0.23, drive 0.15
envelope
A 3 ms D 299 ms S 0.79 R 125 ms; fast open-close hit, horn-stab shape; filter env amount 0.63
effects
gated plate reverb, short delay, crush
notes
Short sawtooth+square synth stabs punctuate "A Cut Above the Rest", hit on the off-beats with a fast filter-envelope open-close to give the confident mid-tempo pop its percussive lift.

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  • Seedsystem