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Access Virus A, pad

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Contest: Access Virus A played pad on Crazy English Summer by Faithless (2001)

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Settings

osc
string machine ensemble, unison 4, detune 16 cents, sub sine -1
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
985 Hz
resonance
0.06
envelope
A 450 ms D 300 ms S 0.85 R 965 ms; slow swell over the bar, no sharp attack; filter env amount 0.16
modulation
lfo sine 0.12 Hz to cutoff
effects
long lush chorus, big hall reverb, occasional tape-style delay, none
notes
A warm summery pad sits behind Zoe Johnston's vocal. A pad part for "Crazy English Summer" built with approximated from Rollo Armstrong & Sister Bliss's known work: they used an Access Virus A for leads and basses, Nord Lead 2 arps and a Roland JP-8080 for supersaw stacks in this era (2000-2001 progressive trance/house). string machine ensemble through a LP 12 dB/oct filter (cutoff around 985 Hz), shaped by the slow swell over the bar, no sharp attack.

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  • Seedsystem