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Korg Sigma, pad

Think Happy · The Jacksons / Single (1976)

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Contest: Korg Sigma played pad on Think Happy by The Jacksons (1976)

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Settings

osc
ARP String Ensemble ensemble voice (saw-core, chorused), unison 1, detune 12 cents, sub none
filter
gentle LP, mostly open
cutoff
8000 Hz
resonance
0.1
envelope
A 80 ms D 200 ms S 0.9 R 900 ms; static, no sweep; filter env amount 0
modulation
lfo sine 5.5 Hz to amp
effects
built-in ensemble chorus plus plate reverb to sit under the horns, chorus
notes
Uptempo funk-soul cut led by MFSB horns and a driving bassline; a chorused string-synth pad rides under the chorus vocals to thicken the arrangement the way Gamble and Huff routinely used the ARP String Ensemble as a cheaper stand-in for extra strings at Sigma Sound in 1976.

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  • Seedsystem