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Roland JD-800, lead

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Contest: Roland JD-800 played lead on Fly Away by Haddaway (1994)

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Settings

osc
2 saw detuned + 1 square -1, unison 3, detune 19 cents, sub none, noise 0.01
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
3344 Hz
resonance
0.18, drive 0.2
envelope
A 4 ms D 95 ms S 0.78 R 161 ms; moderate sweep opening on each phrase, tracking velocity; filter env amount 0.48
modulation
lfo sine 0.53 Hz to pitch, glide 58 ms
effects
bright plate reverb and a slapback delay on the top line, drive
notes
Two detuned saws with a square layer for the hook line, filter swept up going into the chorus. Bright and slightly aggressive to cut through the four-on-the-floor groove.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem