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Yamaha DX7, bass

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played bass on Another Step (Closer to You) by Kim Wilde (1986)

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Settings

osc
1 saw -1 + 1 square -1 (sub-doubled), unison 2, detune 15 cents, sub square -1
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
588 Hz
resonance
0.26, drive 0.19
envelope
A 2 ms D 73 ms S 0.8 R 144 ms; short punchy pluck on the attack, settles to a rounder sustain; filter env amount 0.25
modulation
glide 19 ms, mono
effects
plate reverb (short-medium), light BBD-style chorus, no delay unless doubled by production, drive
notes
The low-end synth-bass part driving the groove on "Another Step (Closer to You)" (Another Step, 1986). 1986 Wilde-family production: Yamaha DX7 electric-piano and bell patches, Fairlight CMI for orchestral stabs and sample hits, Linn 9000 replacing the LM-1. Built from 1 saw -1 + 1 square -1 (sub-doubled), shaped by a LP 24 dB/oct filter (short punchy pluck on the attack, settles to a rounder sustain), finished with plate reverb (short-medium), light BBD-style chorus, no delay unless doubled by production.

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  • Seedsystem