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Electronic Music Studios (EMS) VCS3, pad

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Contest: Electronic Music Studios (EMS) VCS3 played pad on Eyes of a Child II by The Moody Blues (1969)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -7 + 1 tri +7, slow stack, unison 2, detune 26 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct, slow open
cutoff
1127 Hz
resonance
0.24, drive 0.1
envelope
A 682 ms D 300 ms S 0.8 R 3351 ms; slow rise over the phrase, no retrigger; filter env amount 0.3
modulation
lfo sine 0.11 Hz to cutoff
effects
plate reverb (long, 3-4 s), tape echo doubling for width, none
notes
The instrumental reprise restates the Eyes of a Child theme on Mellotron alone, without the full band arrangement. Pinder's Mellotron and Hammond plus EMS VCS3 sound design (the rocket-launch effect opening the album) and celesta overdubs.

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  • Seedsystem