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Yamaha DX7, lead

1983 · Neon Trees / Single (2010)

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played lead on 1983 by Neon Trees (2010)

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Settings

osc
1 saw + 1 square, unison 2, detune 12 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
3600 Hz
resonance
0.35, drive 0.2
envelope
A 3 ms D 100 ms S 0.5 R 140 ms; nostalgic, 80s-style synth-rock hook; filter env amount 0.35
effects
chorus, plate reverb, none
notes
A saw/square synth lead recreates an explicitly 80s-referencing hook, matching the song's title and nostalgic theme.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem