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Yamaha DX7, bass

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played bass on Bad by Michael Jackson (1987)

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Settings

osc
1 square + sub sine, unison 1, detune 0 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
820 Hz
resonance
0.35
envelope
A 1 ms D 65 ms S 0.6 R 95 ms; filter snaps shut fast after the attack for a punchy, percussive thump
modulation
mono
effects
none, drive
notes
A punchy FM-style DX7 bass patch drives the title track's groove alongside the Moog Drum. Instrument choices are documented via retrospective accounts of the Bad sessions; exact patch settings are reconstructed by ear.

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  • Seedsystem