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ARP 2600, pad

Oxygene (Part I) · Jean-Michel Jarre / Single (1976)

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Contest: ARP 2600 played pad on Oxygene (Part I) by Jean-Michel Jarre (1976)

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Settings

osc
1 saw + 1 tri, unison 2, detune 10 cents
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
1200 Hz
resonance
0.2
envelope
A 3000 ms D 5 ms S 0.9 R 4000 ms; extremely slow filter creep opening over the full track; filter env amount 0.3
modulation
lfo sine 0.05 Hz to cutoff
effects
long plate/spring reverb, none
notes
The album opens on a VCS3 drone pad that swells almost imperceptibly across several minutes, the filter creeping open to build tension before any melody or rhythm enters. It sets the entire suite's slow, patient pacing.

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  • Seedsystem