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Roland TR-808, lead

You Say · Howard Jones / Single (1992)

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Contest: Roland TR-808 played lead on You Say by Howard Jones (1992)

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Settings

osc
DX7 FM electric-lead algorithm + 1 saw -12 layer, unison 1, detune 8 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct on the saw layer only
cutoff
4000 Hz
resonance
0.2, drive 0.1
envelope
A 10 ms D 250 ms S 0.7 R 300 ms; gentle open; filter env amount 0.2
modulation
lfo sine 5 Hz to pitch, glide 50 ms, mono
effects
chorus + 1/8 delay, none
notes
Previously-unreleased 1992-sessions track issued on the 2021 remaster: a DX7-style lead carries the melody, consistent with the rest of the album's synth palette.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem