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Electronic Music Studios (EMS) VCS3, fx

Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 · Pink Floyd / Single (1979)

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Contest: Electronic Music Studios (EMS) VCS3 played fx on Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 by Pink Floyd (1979)

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Settings

osc
1 sine, unison 1, detune 0 cents
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
1800 Hz
resonance
0.3
envelope
A 50 ms D 300 ms S 0.4 R 700 ms; slow, unsettling sweep timed to the choir entries
modulation
lfo tri 0.3 Hz to cutoff, mono
effects
delay, reverb
notes
A slow, unsettling synth fx layer moves under the children's choir, part of the band's well-documented use of EMS synths for atmosphere on The Wall. It is a texture, not a melodic hook.

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  • Seedsystem