Yamaha DX7, lead

Don't You Know I Want You · The Human League / Single (1984)

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Settings

osc: 1 FM bell/lead patch, unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub none
filter: LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff: 5000 Hz
resonance: 0.1
envelope: A 5 ms D 200 ms S 0.5 R 250 ms; none, DX7 fixed envelope; filter env amount 0
modulation: lfo sine 5.5 Hz to pitch
effects: DX7's own chorus, gated plate reverb, none
notes: A glassy DX7 FM lead carries the vocal-answer hook, the bright bell-like FM timbre that defined so much mid-80s pop production replacing the band's earlier gruffer analog leads.

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Revision history

10 Sep 2026Seedsystem