{"id":57450,"date":"2025-03-24T14:23:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/preset-recipe\/seal-violet-pad\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:07:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:07:50","slug":"seal-violet-pad","status":"publish","type":"preset-recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/de\/preset-recipe\/seal-violet-pad\/","title":{"rendered":"Seal &#8211; Violet | Pad"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}"},"genre":[350],"preset-type":[364],"synthesizer":[376],"class_list":["post-57450","preset-recipe","type-preset-recipe","status-publish","hentry","genre-pop","preset-type-pad","synthesizer-vital"],"acf":{"synth_recipe_type":"Song Remake","syntorial_lesson":false,"tutorial_video":"","artist_name":"Seal","song_name":"Violet","original_performing_instrument":"Roland D-50","original_song_link":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GtLSMMWOJ7I&start=20","sound_description":"Seal's 1991 track *Violet* features a signature pad sound generated by the Roland D-50's \"Soundtrack\" patch, which creates a glistening, lush synth. This pad provides atmospheric harmony starting at 0:20, blending layered bell-like tones with a subtle digital shimmer characteristic of the D-50's Linear Arithmetic Synthesis. The pad\u2019s role as a sustained chordal foundation underscores the track\u2019s emotional depth, exemplifying the D-50\u2019s influence on early \u201990s electronic music production.","audio_clip":"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/audiblegenius\/seal-violet-pad-synthesizer","audio_clip_native":"https:\/\/syntorial.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/PatchFactory\/BySong\/Seal\/Violet\/Pad\/Seal%20-%20Violet%20-%20Pad.mp3","recipe":"<h3>Voices<\/h3><ul><li>Voice Mode: <span>Poly<\/span> <span>4<\/span><\/li><li>Transpose: <span>-12<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3>Oscillator Setup<\/h3><h4>Oscillator 1<\/h4><ul><li>Mix: <span>71%<\/span><\/li><li>Wavetable: <span>Basic Shapes<\/span><\/li><li>Wave Frame: <span>Saw (position 109)<\/span><\/li><li>Routing: <span>Filter 1<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4>Oscillator 2<\/h4><ul><li>Mix: <span>71%<\/span><\/li><li>Wavetable: <span>Basic Shapes<\/span><\/li><li>Wave Frame: <span>Saw (position 109)<\/span><\/li><li>Routing: <span>Filter 2<\/span><\/li><li>Transpose: <span>7 st<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3>Filter Settings<\/h3><h4>Filter 1<\/h4><ul><li>Model: <span>Analog<\/span><\/li><li>Style: <span>12dB Slope<\/span><\/li><li>Blend: <span>Low Pass (0)<\/span><\/li><li>Cutoff: <span>47% (261.626 Hz)<\/span><\/li><li>Resonance: <span>64%<\/span><\/li><li>Keytrack: <span>100%<\/span><\/li><li>Modulations:<\/li><ul><li><span>Env 2<\/span> \u2192 <span>Cutoff<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/ul><h4>Filter 2<\/h4><ul><li>Model: <span>Analog<\/span><\/li><li>Style: <span>12dB Slope<\/span><\/li><li>Blend: <span>Low Pass (0)<\/span><\/li><li>Cutoff: <span>47% (261.626 Hz)<\/span><\/li><li>Resonance: <span>39%<\/span><\/li><li>Keytrack: <span>100%<\/span><\/li><li>Modulations:<\/li><ul><li><span>Env 3<\/span> \u2192 <span>Cutoff<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/ul><h3>Envelope Settings<\/h3><h4>Envelope 1 (Amp)<\/h4><ul><li>Attack: <span>344 ms<\/span><\/li><li>Decay: <span>1.12 s<\/span><\/li><li>Sustain: <span>74%<\/span><\/li><li>Release: <span>618 ms<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4>Envelope 2<\/h4><ul><li>Attack: <span>15 ms<\/span><\/li><li>Decay: <span>2.18 s<\/span><\/li><li>Sustain: <span>29%<\/span><\/li><li>Release: <span>313 ms<\/span><\/li><li>Routed to:<\/li><ul><li><span>Filter 1 Cutoff<\/span> (<span>0%<\/span>)<\/li><\/ul><\/ul><h4>Envelope 3<\/h4><ul><li>Attack: <span>102 ms<\/span><\/li><li>Decay: <span>2.81 s<\/span><\/li><li>Sustain: <span>23%<\/span><\/li><li>Release: <span>264 ms<\/span><\/li><li>Decay Curve: <span>Exponential<\/span><\/li><li>Routed to:<\/li><ul><li><span>Filter 2 Cutoff<\/span> (<span>0%<\/span>)<\/li><\/ul><\/ul><h3>Effects Processing (Ordered)<\/h3><h4>Chorus<\/h4><ul><li>Voices: <span>8<\/span><\/li><li>Sync: <span>Default<\/span> (<span>Tempo<\/span>)<\/li><li>Tempo: <span>Default<\/span> (<span>4\/1<\/span>)<\/li><li>Depth: <span>Default<\/span> (<span>50%<\/span>)<\/li><li>Delay 1: <span>Default<\/span> (<span>2.0 ms<\/span>)<\/li><li>Delay 2: <span>Default<\/span> (<span>7.8 ms<\/span>)<\/li><li>Feedback: <span>31%<\/span><\/li><li>Mix: <span>66%<\/span><\/li><li>Cutoff: <span>743.0 Hz<\/span><\/li><li>Spread: <span>0.43<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4>Reverb<\/h4><ul><li>Mix: <span>46%<\/span><\/li><li>Size: <span>Default<\/span> (<span>50%<\/span>)<\/li><li>Chorus Amount: <span>5%<\/span><\/li><li>Chorus Frequency: <span>Default<\/span> (<span>0.250 Hz<\/span>)<\/li><li>Time: <span>1.088 s<\/span><\/li><li>Low Shelf Cutoff: <span>19% (34.267 Hz)<\/span><\/li><li>Low Shelf Gain: <span>-6 dB<\/span><\/li><li>Pre Low Cutoff: <span>24% (48.090 Hz)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3>Modulation Matrix<\/h3><ul><li><span>Envelope 2<\/span> \u2192 <span>Filter 1 Cutoff<\/span> <span>0%<\/span><\/li><li><span>Envelope 3<\/span> \u2192 <span>Filter 2 Cutoff<\/span> <span>0%<\/span><\/li><li><span>Velocity<\/span> \u2192 <span>Modulation 1 Amount<\/span> <span>28%<\/span><\/li><li><span>Velocity<\/span> \u2192 <span>Modulation 2 Amount<\/span> <span>23%<\/span><\/li><\/ul>","observations":"<span data-slate-fragment=\"JTVCJTdCJTIydHlwZSUyMiUzQSUyMnBhcmFncmFwaCUyMiUyQyUyMmNoaWxkcmVuJTIyJTNBJTVCJTdCJTIydGV4dCUyMiUzQSUyMmhhdCdzJTIwYSUyMGNvb2wlMjB0ZWNobmlxdWUlMjBoYXZpbmclMjB0d28lMjBkaWZmZXJlbnQlMjBmaWx0ZXJzJTIwYW5kJTIwZW52ZWxvcGVzJTIwdGhhdCUyMHNpbWlsYXIlMjBidXQlMjBkaWZmZXJlbnQlMjBlbm91Z2glMjB0byUyMGNyZWF0ZSUyMHRoYXQlMjBhbG1vc3QlMjBkZWxheWVkJTIwbGF5ZXIlMjBlZmZlY3QuJTIwJTIyJTdEJTVEJTdEJTVE\">The technique here is having two different filters and envelopes that are similar but different enough to create that almost delayed layer effect. <\/span>","sources":"<ul>\n  <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/how-to\/create-perfect-fifths-pad\">How to create the 'perfect fifths' synth pad - MusicRadar<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthmania.com\/Famous%20Sounds.htm\">Famous Sounds - SynthMania<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","community_thread_url":"","patch_id":"seal|violet|pad","decade":"1990s","release_year":1992,"syntorial_essentials_lesson":"","syntorial_essentials_level":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/preset-recipes\/57450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/preset-recipes"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/preset-recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"genre","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/genre?post=57450"},{"taxonomy":"preset-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/preset-type?post=57450"},{"taxonomy":"synthesizer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/synthesizer?post=57450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}