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Jovian pad

It’s the chiming Jupiter-8 pad in the chorus that stands out. We can create a similar sound with Dune CM, starting with an Init Patch. Choose square waves for all three oscillators. Set Osc 1’s Semi to +24, and Osc 2’s to +36. Set Osc 1’s Fine to -20 and Osc 2’s to 20. Osc Mix should be 48%.

In the amp envelope, the Decay should be 66%, and the Sustain 59%. The Release should be 62%. On the filter envelope, Decay should be set to 69% and Sustain to 63%. The Release will need to be lengthy, so set it to around 62%. This gives us the sort of bell-like fade out.

Set the Osc 1’s Fat knob to 14% and Osc 2’s to 30%. Bring Osc 3 up to 64%. Set the Filter’s Cutoff to 55%, and Reso to 17%. Env should be 40% and Key Track 60%. Change the Filter mode to LP Ladder 24dB. Our sound is rich but static. We need to shape it.

Sounds good but it’s missing that most 80s element, the reverb! Use Acon Digital CM Verb and its Medium chamber program. We’ll nudge the Dry level down and increase Reverb time for a lovely, thick pad. We’ve been heavy-handed with the ‘verb. Tweak yours as you like.