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E-mu Emulator, pad

True Colors · Cyndi Lauper / Single (1986)

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Contest: E-mu Emulator played pad on True Colors by Cyndi Lauper (1986)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -1, unison 3, detune 14 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
2000 Hz
resonance
0.15, drive 0.05
envelope
A 1500 ms D 1200 ms S 0.8 R 2800 ms; slow open on attack; filter env amount 0.3
effects
lush hall reverb, none
notes
A lush, sustained synth-string pad carries the ballad's iconic chorus, warm and wide, one of the most recognisable synth-pad hooks of the era.

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  • Seedsystem