New England Digital Synclavier, lead

You Will Know · Stevie Wonder / Single (1987)

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Settings

osc: Synclavier FM-style bell/lead patch, unison 1, detune 6 cents, sub none
filter: LP 24 dB/oct, digital-bright
cutoff: 4200 Hz
resonance: 0.25, drive 0.1
envelope: A 2 ms D 110 ms S 0.5 R 170 ms; FM-operator style bright attack decaying to a duller sustain; filter env amount 0.4
modulation: lfo sine 5 Hz to pitch
effects: digital reverb, chorus, none
notes: The Synclavier's digital FM-adjacent lead voice opens the album, a clean, bright sound distinct from the analogue TONTO era.

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10 Sep 2026Seedsystem