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Yamaha DX7, lead

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played lead on Fantasiaa by Kirka (1986)

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Settings

osc
DX7 FM bell-lead algorithm (2-operator bright ratio) layered with 1 analog saw, unison 2, detune 15 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct, gentle post-FM brightening
cutoff
6500 Hz
resonance
0.15, drive 0.1
envelope
A 8 ms D 180 ms S 0.75 R 400 ms; quick brightening on attack settling into steady brilliance for the hook line; filter env amount 0.3
modulation
lfo sine 5.2 Hz to pitch
effects
plate reverb, moderate depth; subtle 1/8-note slap-back delay, none
notes
The chorus hook is a bright DX7 FM lead doubled with a Poly-800 saw for extra weight, a common layering trick to fatten a thin FM tone in Finland's Eurovision-era productions. A light sine vibrato and a plate-reverb tail give it the glossy 1986 Europop sheen; the arrangement leans on this synth hook rather than a guitar line.

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  • Seedsystem