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Yamaha CS-80, pad

Ashes to Ashes · David Bowie / Single (1980)

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Contest: Yamaha CS-80 played pad on Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie (1980)

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Settings

osc
3 saw, unison 3, detune 12 cents
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
2400 Hz
resonance
0.15
envelope
A 300 ms D 250 ms S 0.8 R 700 ms; cold, descending swell, aftertouch-driven brightness on held notes
effects
chorus, plate reverb
notes
Andy Clark's Yamaha CS-80 gives this record its haunting, descending synth-string figure, a widely reported detail of the Scary Monsters sessions. It's a colder, more processed CS-80 tone than the warm disco use of the same instrument by the Bee Gees the year before.

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  • Seedsystem