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Yamaha DX7, lead

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played lead on Ella, Elle L'a by France Gall (1987)

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Settings

osc
FM 2-op EP/bell hybrid (DX7-style), unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
5800 Hz
resonance
0.05
envelope
A 1 ms D 350 ms S 0 R 250 ms; static, brightness from the FM ratio; the recognisable chiming riff repeats throughout; filter env amount 0
modulation
lfo none 0 Hz to amp, mono
effects
plate reverb, none
notes
A bright, chiming electric-piano-like DX7 riff is the record's central hook, repeated throughout as the instrumental signature of the song, in the tradition of Michel Berger's melodic synth-pop writing.

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  • Seedsystem