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Roland D-50, pad

I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) · George Michael / Single (1987)

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Contest: Roland D-50 played pad on I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) by George Michael (1987)

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osc
D-50 LA synthesis, sampled brass attack layered onto a synthesized string body, unison 1, detune 8 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct, gentle
cutoff
7000 Hz
resonance
0.1
envelope
A 25 ms D 400 ms S 0.7 R 1200 ms; static; filter env amount 0.1
modulation
lfo sine 0.3 Hz to cutoff
effects
hall reverb, subtle stereo chorus, none
notes
A big, gospel-scaled 80s ballad pad sitting under the horn section, closer to synthesized strings than a lead sound. The D-50's hybrid PCM-attack-plus-synth-body approach gave it a believable orchestral onset without a real string section on every take.

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  • Seedsystem