Sequential TAKE 5 - Turning Synth Brass into a String Pad

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Take 5 User’s Guide
Creating Synth Brass
Turning Synth Brass into a String Pad
It’s a simple matter to turn the previous synth brass sound into a string
pad by simply adjusting its envelope and lter settings.
To turn the synth brass into a string pad:
1. Remove the pitch blip effect by setting the env1 to osc2 fine value to 0.
2. In the filter section, set the cutoff to 12 o’clock.
3. In the env 1 (Filter) section, set the amount to 2 o’clock
4. Set env 1 (Filter) attack to 2 o’clock, decay to 2 o’clock, sustain to 2
o’clock, and release to 12 o’clock.
5. Set env 2 (Amp) attack to 2 o’clock, decay to 2 o’clock, sustain to 5
o’clock, and release to 12 o’clock.
6. Play some chords. You’ve now got a good basic string pad.
Making the String Pad More Lush
Now lets make the string pad more lush by using the LFOs to modulate
the oscillator waveshapes and recreate the classic “pulse-width mod”
strings found on many vintage synths.
To use waveshape mod to make the string pad more lush:
1. On Oscillator 1, set the shape knob to 2 o’clock (square/pulse wave).
2. On Oscillator 2, set the shape knob to 2 o’clock (square/pulse wave), as
well.
3. In the Mixer section, set the osc 1 sub knob to 1 o’clock.
4. On lfo 1: global press the dest button and using the controls in the
display, set the destination to osc1 shp (Oscillator 1 shape).
5. Set the amount parameter to +8.
6. On lfo 1: global, set frequency to 10 o’clock.
7. Next, On lfo 2: per voice press the dest button and using the controls
in the display, set the destination to osc2 shp (Oscillator 2 shape).
8. Set the amount parameter to -39.
9. On lfo 1: global, set frequency to 9 o’clock.
10. Play some chords and listen to the sound.