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Roland TR-808, keys

Rock the Bells · LL Cool J / Single (1985)

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Contest: Roland TR-808 played keys on Rock the Bells by LL Cool J (1985)

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Settings

osc
square + noise hybrid stab, unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub none, noise 0.3
filter
HP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
800 Hz
resonance
0.3, drive 0.2
envelope
A 1 ms D 40 ms S 0.1 R 60 ms; sharp buzzy hit; filter env amount 0.35
modulation
lfo sine 0 Hz to amp, mono
effects
short slap delay, crush
notes
A raw, sampled bell-adjacent synth stab (the track's namesake) cuts through the 808 pattern in classic mid-80s Def Jam minimalism.

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  • Seedsystem