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Electronic Music Studios (EMS) VCS3, fx

Ladytron · Roxy Music / Single (1972)

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Contest: Electronic Music Studios (EMS) VCS3 played fx on Ladytron by Roxy Music (1972)

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Settings

osc
VCS3 multi-osc chaos, unison 1, detune 30 cents, sub none, noise 0.4
filter
resonant sweep, extreme
cutoff
3000 Hz
resonance
0.8, drive 0.4
envelope
A 1 ms D 100 ms S 0.4 R 300 ms; builds to the explosive coda; filter env amount 0.7
modulation
lfo sh 8 Hz to pitch, mono
effects
builds into a wall of synth noise at the climax, drive
notes
Eno's VCS3 transforms the mellotron-led ballad into an explosive electronic freak-out by the end, one of the earliest and most influential synth textures in the band's catalogue.

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  • Seedsystem