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Roland JD-800, lead

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Contest: Roland JD-800 played lead on EZ DO DANCE by TRF (1993)

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Settings

osc
2 saw detuned + 1 square -1, unison 3, detune 14 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
3800 Hz
resonance
0.3, drive 0.15
envelope
A 3 ms D 130 ms S 0.15 R 90 ms; brief brightening snap on each hit for a hard, punchy digital edge; filter env amount 0.4
modulation
lfo sine 5.4 Hz to pitch, mono
effects
short slap delay (~130 ms) plus bright digital chorus, pushed forward against the vocal, none
notes
The hook is a monophonic saw/square blend, characteristic of the JD-800's hard digital edge, with a quick filter snap giving each note a percussive bite. A tempo-matched delay doubles the riff to fill space between the vocal phrases.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem