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Yamaha DX7, pad

The Big Chair · Tears for Fears / Single (1984)

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played pad on The Big Chair by Tears for Fears (1984)

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Settings

osc
FM algorithm 2, glassy bell-pad, unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub none
filter
none (fixed FM brightness)
cutoff
6000 Hz
resonance
0
envelope
A 600 ms D 900 ms S 0.7 R 1200 ms; n/a - slow FM envelope swell; filter env amount 0
modulation
lfo sine 0.2 Hz to amp
effects
long hall reverb, none
notes
B-side to "Shout" (1984), named for the film Sybil whose dialogue it samples. A sustained DX7 bell-pad drifts under the spoken-word samples, an atmospheric mood piece from the Big Chair sessions.

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  • Seedsystem