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Yamaha DX7, lead

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played lead on Bladerunner by Kim Wilde (1984)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -1 + 1 square -1 unison, unison 2, detune 18 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
4199 Hz
resonance
0.48, drive 0.39
envelope
A 8 ms D 195 ms S 0.75 R 264 ms; fast open on the attack, tracks the melody line; filter env amount 0.35
modulation
lfo tri 0.6 Hz to pw, glide 30 ms, mono
effects
plate reverb (short-medium), light BBD-style chorus, no delay unless doubled by production, drive
notes
The lead synth line carrying the hook/melody on "Bladerunner" (Teases & Dares, 1984). 1984 Wilde-family production: transitional kit, Jupiter-8 alongside an early Yamaha DX7 for bells and stabs, guitars pushed forward with synth pads filling behind them. Built from 2 saw -1 + 1 square -1 unison, shaped by a LP 24 dB/oct filter (fast open on the attack, tracks the melody line), finished with plate reverb (short-medium), light BBD-style chorus, no delay unless doubled by production.

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  • Seedsystem