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Roland D-50, bass

She Makes My Day · Robert Palmer / Single (1988)

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Contest: Roland D-50 played bass on She Makes My Day by Robert Palmer (1988)

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Settings

osc
FM 2-op sine/sine, ratio 1:1, unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub sine -1
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
1200 Hz
resonance
0.15, drive 0.1
envelope
A 2 ms D 60 ms S 0.85 R 80 ms; flat, minimal movement; filter env amount 0.1
modulation
mono
effects
chorus, short room reverb, none
notes
A clean, punchy DX7-style FM bass anchors the upbeat groove, doubled by a sine sub for weight; the tone stays static and dry, typical of the glassy late-80s synth-bass sound on this album.

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  • Seedsystem