Roland CR-78, arp

The Safety Dance · Men Without Hats / Single (1983)

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Settings

osc: 1 square + 1 saw, unison 1, detune 5 cents
filter: LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff: 3984 Hz
resonance: 0.2
envelope: A 1 ms D 60 ms S 0.4 R 80 ms; gate pulses in time with each arp step
modulation: lfo square 2.57 Hz to pw, mono
effects: tempo-synced delay, light chorus, none
notes: A tumbling, medieval-flavoured synth arpeggio drives this new wave novelty hit. Reconstructed by ear from the record's bright, sequenced texture.

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Revision history

10 Sep 2026Seedsystem