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Roland TR-808, lead

RoboCop · Kanye West / Single (2008)

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Contest: Roland TR-808 played lead on RoboCop by Kanye West (2008)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -3, unison 2, detune 10 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
3400 Hz
resonance
0.25, drive 0.1
envelope
A 5 ms D 180 ms S 0.4 R 260 ms; melodramatic synth-string lead line; filter env amount 0.35
modulation
glide 30 ms, mono
effects
reverb, none
notes
A soaring, string-like synth lead carries the melodramatic hook, deliberately overwrought to match the song's satirical tone.

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  • Seedsystem