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PPG Wave 2.2, pad

Love and Violence · Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Single (1984)

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Contest: PPG Wave 2.2 played pad on Love and Violence by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1984)

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Settings

osc
2 saw -1, unison 3, detune 20 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
4408 Hz
resonance
0.314, drive 0.16
envelope
A 42 ms D 380 ms S 0.66 R 564 ms; static, set once per section; filter env amount 0.13
modulation
lfo tri 1.02 Hz to cutoff
effects
tape delay, short, none
notes
A slow-moving 2 saw -1 pad washes under the verses, low-pass filtered at 12 dB/oct, cutoff around 4408 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