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Yamaha DX7, bass

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played bass on Neverending Love by Roxette (1986)

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Settings

osc
DX7 FM bass algorithm (sine op stack) + sine sub -1, unison 1, detune 6 cents, sub sine -1
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
850 Hz
resonance
0.15, drive 0.15
envelope
A 2 ms D 90 ms S 0.2 R 60 ms; short punchy pluck on every 8th note, keeping the low end tight under the live drums; filter env amount 0.35
modulation
mono
effects
none, kept dry and mono for a tight club-radio low end, drive
notes
A single DX7 FM bass algorithm doubles the root of the chord change with a fast, closed filter envelope so each pulse stays punchy rather than sustained, the standard trick of the era's Swedish synth-pop for cutting through a live drum kit. Left dry and mono so it sits tight against the kick without smearing.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem