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Linn Electronics LM-1, lead

Don't You Want Me · The Human League / Single (1981)

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Contest: Linn Electronics LM-1 played lead on Don't You Want Me by The Human League (1981)

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Settings

osc
1 square + 1 pulse, unison 2, detune 17 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
3800 Hz
resonance
0.32
envelope
A 5 ms D 150 ms S 0.6 R 300 ms; opens quickly on note-on then eases back off the attack
modulation
mono
effects
chorus, plate reverb, none
notes
The stabbing verse riff and the driving bassline both come from the band's Jupiter-4/System-100 rig, run through a Linn LM-1 for the beat. The bright, slightly harsh square-wave tone is a big part of why the hook cuts through.

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  • Seedsystem