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Yamaha DX7, lead

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played lead on Is Anybody Out There? by Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1986)

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Settings

osc
FM 4-op lead algorithm, unison 1, detune 6 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
5500 Hz
resonance
0.2, drive 0.15
envelope
A 10 ms D 220 ms S 0.5 R 300 ms; opens on sustained phrases; filter env amount 0.3
modulation
lfo sine 5.5 Hz to pitch, glide 40 ms, mono
effects
plate reverb, stereo delay, none
notes
A DX7 lead answers the vocal melody in the track's extended outro, adding to the anthemic, questioning tone of the closer.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem