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Roland CR-78, fx

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Contest: Roland CR-78 played fx on Taking Islands in Africa by Japan (1980)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -10, unison 2, detune 25 cents, sub none, noise 0.1
filter
HP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
600 Hz
resonance
0.3, drive 0.1
envelope
A 50 ms D 300 ms S 0.4 R 500 ms; irregular, hand-modulated across the track; filter env amount 0.5
modulation
lfo sh 1.2 Hz to pw
effects
long delay, heavy reverb, none
notes
Co-written with Ryuichi Sakamoto, the track is built from processed, irregular synth textures rather than a conventional part, with sample-and-hold modulation and a high-pass filter giving it an unsettled, experimental character. It reflects Sakamoto's more abstract synthesis approach layered onto Japan's pop framework.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem