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Yamaha CS-80, lead

Can't Help Myself · Icehouse / Single (1980)

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Contest: Yamaha CS-80 played lead on Can't Help Myself by Icehouse (1980)

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Settings

osc
2 saw, unison 1, detune 10 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
2400 Hz
resonance
0.25, drive 0.1
envelope
A 8 ms D 200 ms S 0.6 R 300 ms; quick pluck opening on each phrase; filter env amount 0.4
modulation
lfo sine 5.2 Hz to pitch, glide 20 ms, mono
effects
plate reverb, slap delay, none
notes
A bright detuned-saw CS-80 lead doubles the chorus vocal hook an octave up, with light vibrato added mid-note the way the CS-80's aftertouch was played live.

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  • Seedsystem