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Yamaha CS-80, bass

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Contest: Yamaha CS-80 played bass on Abraham's Theme by Vangelis (1981)

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Settings

osc
1 saw + sub square -1, unison 1, detune 2 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
667 Hz
resonance
0.3, drive 0.1
envelope
A 2 ms D 90 ms S 0 R 60 ms; short punchy pluck, snaps open then closes fast; filter env amount 0.5
modulation
mono
effects
none, none
notes
On "Abraham's Theme", Vangelis' Nemo Studios rig: Yamaha CS-80 for the famous lead and pad sounds, Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus for choir textures, a Yamaha CS-30 for bass, sequenced by hand rather than a step sequencer. Here it carries the synth-bass line, played mono with a fast filter pluck so each note has a percussive attack before settling. Reconstructed by ear from the record; no official patch sheet survives for this part, so the specific oscillator and filter values are an informed approximation anchored to the album's known gear.

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  • Seedsystem