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Sismo Samba, pad

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Contest: Sismo Samba played pad on Copacabana (Disco Samba) by Two Man Sound (1978)

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Settings

osc
3 saw detuned (string ensemble chorus), unison 3, detune 22 cents, sub none
filter
LP 12 dB/oct
cutoff
4600 Hz
resonance
0.05
envelope
A 350 ms D 500 ms S 0.9 R 800 ms; static wash, no movement, sitting behind the brass and vocal call-and-response; filter env amount 0
modulation
lfo tri 0.55 Hz to pitch
effects
ensemble chorus plus room reverb, low in the mix under horns and samba percussion, none
notes
A cover/answer to the Barry Manilow hit, built on the same Deprijck-house formula as Charlie Brown: a sustained string-synth pad glued to a samba brass-and-percussion arrangement, giving the track its disco sheen without ever stepping forward as a lead voice.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem