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Yamaha CS-80, pad

Avalon · Roxy Music / Single (1982)

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Contest: Yamaha CS-80 played pad on Avalon by Roxy Music (1982)

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Settings

osc
ensemble pad, 4-voice, unison 4, detune 20 cents, sub none, noise 0.1
filter
LP12 silky
cutoff
3200 Hz
resonance
0.12
envelope
A 1200 ms D 2200 ms S 0.9 R 4000 ms; very slow wash; filter env amount 0.15
modulation
lfo sine 4.5 Hz to pitch
effects
lush hall reverb, wide stereo chorus, none
notes
The title track's shimmering, misty synth pad is the defining sound of the album, a warm wash that never resolves into a hard edge, epitomising the record's sophisti-pop atmosphere.

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  • Seedsystem