Yamaha DX7, pad

The Stars Are Going Out · The Human League / Single (1990)

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Settings

osc: 2 saw -1 + string ensemble, unison 3, detune 28 cents, sub none
filter: LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff: 2800 Hz
resonance: 0.05
envelope: A 650 ms D 375 ms S 0.7 R 1300 ms; slow open over the phrase; filter env amount 0.3
modulation: lfo sine 0.25 Hz to cutoff
effects: plate reverb, chorus, none
notes: Romantic? album track, reflecting on the band's fall from commercial peak: a wistful sustained pad under a restrained digital lead line.

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Revision history

10 Sep 2026Seedsystem