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Yamaha DX7, arp

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played arp on Secret Messages by Electric Light Orchestra (1983)

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Settings

osc
FM 4-op bell-ish algorithm, unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct (post-FM tone shaping)
cutoff
5000 Hz
resonance
0.2, drive 0.05
envelope
A 1 ms D 200 ms S 0.2 R 150 ms; static, FM envelope does the shaping; filter env amount 0.1
modulation
lfo sine 4.8 Hz to pitch, mono
effects
digital reverb, Fairlight-sequenced tight timing, none
notes
By 1983 ELO had moved onto DX7 FM tones and Fairlight sequencing; the title track's glassy arpeggio is a clear break from the analog Time album synths.

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