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Roland D-50, lead

Runaway to Heaven · Roger Pontare / Single (1994)

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Contest: Roland D-50 played lead on Runaway to Heaven by Roger Pontare (1994)

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Settings

osc
1 saw + 1 square, unison 2, detune 16 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
3500 Hz
resonance
0.25, drive 0.1
envelope
A 3 ms D 120 ms S 0.4 R 140 ms; an anthemic sustained hook answering the joik-styled vocal calls; filter env amount 0.4
modulation
mono
effects
hall reverb, chorus, none
notes
A sustained saw+square lead trades phrases with the record's Sami joik-styled vocal calls, voiced bright and anthemic to sit alongside the driving Eurovision-stage arrangement. Hall reverb and chorus give it the big, televised-final scale the entry needed.

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  • Seedsystem