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Yamaha DX7, bass

Play It Straight · Laid Back / Single (1985)

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played bass on Play It Straight by Laid Back (1985)

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Settings

osc
FM 2-op sine bass, unison 1, detune 6 cents, sub sine -1
filter
LP 12 dB/oct (post-FM EQ)
cutoff
420 Hz
resonance
0.25, drive 0.3
envelope
A 3 ms D 90 ms S 0.75 R 120 ms; quick pluck to a rounded sustain; filter env amount 0.45
modulation
glide 30 ms, mono
effects
DX7-era chorus, gated plate reverb, drive
notes
A synth bassline drives the track, sitting under the live drums with a rounded pluck envelope and a touch of drive for grit. From Play It Straight (1985).

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  • Seedsystem