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Roland Jupiter-8, keys

Hermit McDermitt · Split Enz / Single (1979)

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Contest: Roland Jupiter-8 played keys on Hermit McDermitt by Split Enz (1979)

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Settings

osc
Mellotron strings tape + Hammond drawbar 838800, unison 1, detune 8 cents, sub none, noise 0.05
filter
gentle LP, tape-rolled top end
cutoff
2242 Hz
resonance
0.16, drive 0.1
envelope
A 40 ms D 300 ms S 0.75 R 600 ms; slow swell in behind the vocal, no snap; filter env amount 0.15
modulation
lfo sine 5.2 Hz to amp
effects
plate reverb, tape flutter/wow from the Mellotron transport, none
notes
Mellotron strings and Hammond organ sit under "Hermit McDermitt" in Frenzy's brighter, new-wave-leaning pop, thickening the chorus rather than carrying a lead line; the swell is slow and the drawbars stay low so the guitars and vocal lead.

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  • Seedsystem