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Yamaha DX7, pad

To Live and Die in L.A. · Wang Chung / Single (1985)

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played pad on To Live and Die in L.A. by Wang Chung (1985)

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Settings

osc
DX7 FM algorithm (bell/glass character) + 1 saw -1 string layer, unison 3, detune 6 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
4200 Hz
resonance
0.1
envelope
A 400 ms D 600 ms S 0.7 R 1200 ms; very slow open across the intro; filter env amount 0.2
modulation
lfo sine 0.3 Hz to amp
effects
long hall reverb, ensemble chorus, none
notes
Widescreen DX7 glass-pad bed underpinning the title track written for Friedkin's film, layered with a slow Jupiter-8 string patch to give the soundtrack cue its cinematic scale.

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  • Seedsystem