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Roland D-50, lead

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Contest: Roland D-50 played lead on Don't Cry Tonight by Ice MC (1989)

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Settings

osc
2 saw + 1 square -1 (unison), unison 3, detune 30 cents, sub none, noise 0.06
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
6554 Hz
resonance
0.32, drive 0.24
envelope
A 19 ms D 217 ms S 0.72 R 352 ms; opens through the phrase, brightening on accented notes; filter env amount 0.51
modulation
lfo sine 1.61 Hz to cutoff, glide 41 ms
effects
stereo chorus, 1/8 dotted delay, plate reverb (medium), chorus
notes
The earliest documented Ice MC recording (radio version): a D-50 brass-and-bell lead plays the plaintive title hook over a simple 909 groove, predating the Easy single by a few months.

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  • Seedsystem