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Yamaha DX7, lead

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played lead on The Goonies 'R' Good Enough by Cyndi Lauper (1985)

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Settings

osc
1 saw -1 + 1 square +12, unison 2, detune 8 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
4200 Hz
resonance
0.25, drive 0.1
envelope
A 5 ms D 120 ms S 0.7 R 200 ms; bright bite on note-on, settling fast; filter env amount 0.3
modulation
lfo sine 5 Hz to pitch, mono
effects
quarter-note delay, bright plate, none
notes
A DX7-style FM lead doubles the chorus hook, glassy and a little brittle, sitting on top of the guitar riff the way the era's movie-single synth leads typically did.

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  • Seedsystem