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Roland D-50, pad

Waiting for That Day · George Michael / Single (1990)

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Contest: Roland D-50 played pad on Waiting for That Day by George Michael (1990)

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Settings

osc
D-50 soft pad preset, unison 1, detune 8 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
6000 Hz
resonance
0.08
envelope
A 300 ms D 700 ms S 0.6 R 1600 ms; static; filter env amount 0
modulation
lfo sine 3.8 Hz to amp
effects
hall reverb, none
notes
A soft-focus pad used mainly to smooth the transition between the reggae-inflected verse groove and the interpolated Stones bridge, sustained low behind the strings arrangement. Very slow attack keeps it from drawing attention away from the vocal.

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  • Seedsystem