Patch Request: Boards Of Canada - Sundown (Vangelis Style Pad)

Patch / Preset Recreated

Hi,

I'm having trouble figuring out how to make the main, lead synth from this song. Thanks for any help.

thedurf18

7 years ago

Vighnesh Kapadia

Hello!

We made an official recipe for this patch. Check this out!

0 1 month ago Reply

thedurf18

Thank you so much Joe. This is very helpful! 😀

0 7 years ago Reply

Joe Hanley10

This is a nice old school Vangelis-style pad.

It evolves throughout the track. I hear the detune amount changing, and the filter cutoff changing. So this will be a good starting point.

How It's Made

Synth: Primer
Oscillator: Saw
Unison: 4 voices, medium spread, 0.12 Detune. This spreads it out and gives it that nice washy detuned sound
Noise: -8.7 dB. Adds to the washiness and makes less "clean" sounding
Filter: Low Pass (24 dB). Cutoff 0.62, Res 0.3 to give it some point. Key Tracking 0.57 to brighten the higher notes
Amp Envelope: Attack 1282 ms, Release 1119ms. Nice and long entries and exits
Reverb: Size 0.9, Mix 77% Wet. This not only puts it in a big room, but it also gives it a bit of a metallic sheen.
Voices: Poly mode, 6 voices

0 7 years ago Reply