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Yamaha CS-80, lead

Message to My Girl · Split Enz / Single (1981)

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Contest: Yamaha CS-80 played lead on Message to My Girl by Split Enz (1981)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -1, unison 2, detune 15 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
2200 Hz
resonance
0.15
envelope
A 40 ms D 300 ms S 0.7 R 600 ms; warm swell into each phrase; filter env amount 0.3
modulation
lfo sine 4.5 Hz to pitch
effects
plate reverb, wide chorus, none
notes
The famous CS-80 lead line carries the song's central melody with a slow, warm attack and gentle vibrato, one of Eddie Rayner's most recognisable synth moments.

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  • Seedsystem