Yamaha CS-80, pad

Dance Away · Roxy Music / Single (1979)

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Settings

osc: 3 saw, unison 3, detune 16 cents
filter: LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff: 2400 Hz
resonance: 0.1
envelope: A 350 ms D 220 ms S 0.75 R 750 ms; static
effects: stereo chorus, plate reverb
notes: A warm CS-80 pad underpins the song's soft-rock sway, part of Roxy Music's smoother, more polished direction on Manifesto compared to their earlier art-rock records.

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11 Sep 2026Seedsystem