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Yamaha DX7, pad

Careless Whisper · Wham! / Single (1984)

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played pad on Careless Whisper by Wham! (1984)

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Settings

osc
3 saw -10, unison 3, detune 16 cents, sub none, noise 0.02
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
1600 Hz
resonance
0.1, drive 0.05
envelope
A 800 ms D 1100 ms S 0.7 R 1600 ms; static warmth; filter env amount 0.05
effects
hall reverb, lush, none
notes
A warm string-synth pad sits beneath the famous saxophone hook, filling out the ballad's lush, radio-ready arrangement.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem