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Roland TR-808, lead

Touch by Touch · Joy / Single (1986)

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Contest: Roland TR-808 played lead on Touch by Touch by Joy (1986)

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Settings

osc
1 saw + Prophet-5 detune, unison 2, detune 16 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
2800 Hz
resonance
0.25
envelope
A 10 ms D 180 ms S 0.5 R 350 ms; gentle swell on the sustained hook notes; filter env amount 0.2
modulation
glide 30 ms, mono
effects
plate reverb, chorus, none
notes
A warm, slightly detuned Prophet-5-style lead carries the instantly hummable hook, glide between notes giving it a smooth, romantic Italo-disco character.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem