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Yamaha DX7, pad

It Couldn't Happen Here · Pet Shop Boys / Single (1987)

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Contest: Yamaha DX7 played pad on It Couldn't Happen Here by Pet Shop Boys (1987)

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Settings

osc
PS-3300 sweep + choir, unison 4, detune 0 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
1400 Hz
resonance
0.15
envelope
A 900 ms D 1300 ms S 0.55 R 2200 ms; slow cinematic swell; filter env amount 0.2
effects
huge hall reverb, none
notes
A sweeping cinematic pad, part synth strings and part Fairlight choir sample, underscores the track's grand, almost religious arrangement (with Ennio Morricone contributing orchestration).

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  • Seedsystem