Yamaha CS-80, pad

Rain Is Falling · Electric Light Orchestra / Single (1981)

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Settings

osc: 2 saw -1, unison 3, detune 15 cents, sub none, noise 0.05
filter: LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff: 2000 Hz
resonance: 0.1, drive 0.05
envelope: A 700 ms D 400 ms S 0.8 R 1200 ms; soft swell mimicking rainfall; filter env amount 0.2
modulation: lfo sh 6 Hz to amp
effects: long reverb, subtle rain-noise layering, none
notes: A gently swelling CS-80 pad with a light sample-and-hold amplitude flutter suggests rainfall behind the album-closing ballad.

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Revision history

10 Sep 2026Seedsystem