Under the Milky Way by The Church

[Rockitman]

Band wants to play this and was wondering if anyone knows what kind of patch is that synth that comes in and out, starting about 45 seconds into the song?

 

 

 

I already got the bagpipe sounding lick in the middle, cool song.

[Redknife]

Are you talking about the string-like pad at 0:45? Sounds to me like a string pad with a saw tooth waveform. It blends with the other instrument effects so it's somewhat difficult to discern precisely. Didn't listen with headphones. What board are you using to recreate the sound?

[timwat]

Has always sounded to me like a string-and-voice pad.

 

I've used those elements (with a dark piano and pad-type synth patch) together in a combination in the past. If you can use different controllers (say, volume pedal, aftertouch and a fader control) to individually fade elements in and out, it can make for a more dynamic performance than just a mass volume thing.

 

Always liked that song too.

 

Edit: The "bagpipe" solo was actually an eBow'd Fender Jazzmaster, recorded into a Synclavier. Not that it helps you at all, but, maybe it'll come up in a Trivial Pursuit game.

[Rockitman]

i have a roland rd700sx and a casio xwp1.

[Markay]

An ebow on a strat is what The Church use live so whatever patch gets close if it has to be played on keys

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