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Roland JD-990, lead

The Moon & the Sun · Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Single (1996)

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Contest: Roland JD-990 played lead on The Moon & the Sun by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1996)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -1, unison 3, detune 29 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
1702 Hz
resonance
0.149, drive 0.11
envelope
A 12 ms D 510 ms S 0.4 R 600 ms; gentle opening on each note; filter env amount 0.21
modulation
lfo sine 3.83 Hz to pitch, mono
effects
tape delay, short, none
notes
A 2 saw -1 lead line doubles or answers the vocal melody, low-pass filtered at 12 dB/oct, cutoff around 1702 Hz with modest resonance, cutting through the mix as the track's hook. Fits the Universal period's clean, rack-synth-and-sampler productions.

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  • Seedsystem