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PPG Wave 2.2, pad

Her Body in My Soul · Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Single (1984)

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Contest: PPG Wave 2.2 played pad on Her Body in My Soul by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1984)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -1, unison 2, detune 29 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
6868 Hz
resonance
0.413, drive 0.22
envelope
A 157 ms D 628 ms S 0.79 R 1235 ms; static, set once per section; filter env amount 0
modulation
lfo sine 2.91 Hz to cutoff
effects
stereo chorus + hall reverb, none
notes
A slow-moving 2 saw -1 pad washes under the verses, low-pass filtered at 12 dB/oct, cutoff around 6868 Hz with modest resonance, giving the arrangement its atmosphere and sustain. Fits the bright, sample-heavy Junk Culture period where the Fairlight and PPG Wave replaced the Mellotron.

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  • Seedsystem