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Yamaha DX7, pad

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played pad on Kissing a Fool by George Michael (1987)

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Settings

osc
2 op FM (algorithm 2, sine-heavy), unison 2, detune 6 cents, sub none
filter
none (FM)
cutoff
6000 Hz
resonance
0
envelope
A 400 ms D 600 ms S 0.7 R 900 ms; slow FM brightness swell on each chord; filter env amount 0.2
modulation
lfo sine 0.3 Hz to amp
effects
long plate reverb and slap-back delay to match the crooner arrangement, none
notes
A swelling DX7 string pad and electric piano sit under the double bass and brushed drums, giving the torch-song arrangement its warm, late-1950s-referencing wash behind Michael's vocal.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem