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Yamaha CS-80, pad

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Contest: Yamaha CS-80 played pad on Hold Me by Whitney Houston (1985)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -1 detuned + string ensemble layer, unison 5, detune 14 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
4200 Hz
resonance
0.1
envelope
A 600 ms D 1000 ms S 0.85 R 2200 ms; gentle swell into each phrase; filter env amount 0.15
modulation
lfo sine 4.5 Hz to pitch
effects
long plate reverb, ensemble chorus, none
notes
Wide detuned string-synth pad doubling the arranged strings on this Masser quiet-storm ballad (originally cut for Teddy Pendergrass's Love Language before this duet version), giving the choruses their lush, cinematic lift.

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  • Seedsystem