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Roland D-50, pad

California Dreamin' · The Beach Boys / Single (1986)

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Contest: Roland D-50 played pad on California Dreamin' by The Beach Boys (1986)

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Settings

osc
3 saw +7/0/-7, unison 4, detune 18 cents, sub none, noise 0.05
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
2200 Hz
resonance
0.1
envelope
A 500 ms D 400 ms S 0.85 R 1000 ms; slow swell; filter env amount 0.2
effects
chorus, long hall reverb, none
notes
A glossy synth-pad bed sits under the vocal harmonies on this Mamas & the Papas cover, in keeping with the era's polished production.

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  • Seedsystem