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Xfer Records Serum, pad

P.S. I Hope You're Happy · The Chainsmokers / Single (2019)

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Contest: Xfer Records Serum played pad on P.S. I Hope You're Happy by The Chainsmokers (2019)

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Settings

osc
2 saw + string-machine layer, unison 6, detune 18 cents, sub none, noise 0.04
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
3000 Hz
resonance
0.13, drive 0.08
envelope
A 600 ms D 325 ms S 0.72 R 900 ms; slow swell in over the attack, static once open; filter env amount 0.26
modulation
lfo sine 0.28 Hz to cutoff
effects
long modulated reverb (3-5 s), wide chorus/ensemble, subtle sidechain duck, none
notes
A brighter, guitar-adjacent synth pad fills the chorus behind the Blink-182 feature, blending pop-punk energy with the duo's electronic backbone.

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  • Seedsystem