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E-mu Emulator, pad

Nikita · Elton John / Single (1985)

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Contest: E-mu Emulator played pad on Nikita by Elton John (1985)

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Settings

osc
3 saw 0/+9/-9, unison 6, detune 24 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
2600 Hz
resonance
0.05
envelope
A 500 ms D 350 ms S 0.9 R 900 ms; slow swell; filter env amount 0.2
effects
large hall reverb, wide chorus, none
notes
Cinematic, slowly swelling synth-string pad carries the ballad's emotional weight beneath the vocal, characteristic of Gus Dudgeon-era mid-80s production.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem