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Yamaha CS-80, lead

Spiritual Walkers · Stevie Wonder / Single (1985)

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Contest: Yamaha CS-80 played lead on Spiritual Walkers by Stevie Wonder (1985)

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Settings

osc
CS-80 dual-layer saw + square, ribbon-controlled pitch bends, unison 2, detune 10 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct, expressive
cutoff
3000 Hz
resonance
0.4, drive 0.15
envelope
A 3 ms D 140 ms S 0.6 R 220 ms; aftertouch-style swell on sustained notes; filter env amount 0.4
modulation
lfo sine 5.5 Hz to pitch, glide 40 ms
effects
chorus, digital reverb, none
notes
Two Yamaha CS-80s (Wonder and Edwin Birdsong) trade expressive, ribbon-bent lead lines, the CS-80's polyphonic aftertouch giving the part its vocal quality.

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  • Seedsystem