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Yamaha DX7, pad

Communication · Spandau Ballet / Single (1983)

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played pad on Communication by Spandau Ballet (1983)

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Settings

osc
3 saw -10, unison 3, detune 18 cents, sub none, noise 0.02
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
1600 Hz
resonance
0.1, drive 0.05
envelope
A 700 ms D 1000 ms S 0.65 R 1400 ms; slow open; filter env amount 0.1
effects
plate reverb, lush, none
notes
A warm CS-80 style pad sits under the horn section, giving the blue-eyed-soul arrangement its glossy sheen typical of the True album.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem