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Yamaha DX7, lead

Top Gun Anthem · Harold Faltermeyer / Single (1986)

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played lead on Top Gun Anthem by Harold Faltermeyer (1986)

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Settings

osc
2 saw +7, unison 2, detune 12 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
5200 Hz
resonance
0.15, drive 0.1
envelope
A 3 ms D 120 ms S 0.4 R 200 ms; bright open on the main theme; filter env amount 0.3
modulation
lfo sine 5 Hz to pitch
effects
large hall reverb, stereo delay, none
notes
A soaring DX7/Jupiter-8-style lead states the famous anthem melody over a driving guitar-and-drum-machine bed, huge hall reverb giving it the widescreen 80s action-film scale.

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  • Seedsystem