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E-mu SP-1200, pad

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Contest: E-mu SP-1200 played pad on I Am Free by Mariah Carey (1995)

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Settings

osc
2 saw detuned + 1 tri, unison 1, detune 18 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
1356 Hz
resonance
0.19, drive 0.16
envelope
A 400 ms D 600 ms S 0.8 R 1400 ms; slow swell in on the sustain; filter env amount -0.25
modulation
lfo sine 1.36 Hz to amp
effects
plate reverb + slap delay, era-typical, none
notes
Wide detuned pad sustaining the harmony under I Am Free, Roland JV-1080 and Korg Wavestation providing slow-attack strings/choir character typical of Daydream. Filter and amp envelopes are both slow so the pad breathes with the vocal rather than punching through it. Gospel-inflected album closer; organ-like pad under the a cappella-leaning vocal.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem