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Yamaha CS-80, lead

Beat Boy · Visage / Single (1984)

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Contest: Yamaha CS-80 played lead on Beat Boy by Visage (1984)

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Settings

osc
FM-style saw, unison 2, detune 10 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
6000 Hz
resonance
0.3, drive 0.15
envelope
A 3 ms D 90 ms S 0.55 R 180 ms; fast open; filter env amount 0.3
modulation
lfo sine 0.5 Hz to cutoff, glide 10 ms
effects
digital reverb, chorus, none
notes
The title track brings a brighter, more digital lead synth sound, reflecting the band's mid-80s move toward FM/digital synths and away from the analog Jupiter/CS-80 palette.

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  • Seedsystem