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Yamaha CS-80, pad

Ticket to the Moon · Electric Light Orchestra / Single (1981)

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Contest: Yamaha CS-80 played pad on Ticket to the Moon by Electric Light Orchestra (1981)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -1, detuned wide, unison 4, detune 18 cents, sub none
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
2400 Hz
resonance
0.15, drive 0.05
envelope
A 900 ms D 400 ms S 0.85 R 2000 ms; very slow open across the verse; filter env amount 0.2
modulation
lfo sine 0.1 Hz to cutoff
effects
big plate reverb, the whole Time album's signature space, none
notes
On ELO's full concept-album embrace of synths, a slow CS-80 pad breathes under the nostalgic verse, epitomising the record's science-fiction wistfulness.

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