Drambo: How to make a nice pad sound from a well-known 80's synth

rs2000

If the preset name "Soundtrack" rings any bell in your memory, here's how I did it in Drambo.
Just like on the original synth, I've split the patch into four partials, i.e. 4 tracks.
Just load and hit play.

https://patchstorage.com/d50-soundtrack/

LeeB

You’re teasing again 😆

garden

JX8P “Soundtrack”? If so, how do the Drambo filters compare? The JX’s filters were really distinctive.

LeeB

@garden said:
JX8P “Soundtrack”? If so, how do the Drambo filters compare? The JX’s filters were really distinctive.

Can’t answer about the filters, but it’s the Roland D50 Soundtrack patch

Edward_Alexander

@rs2000 you sir, are brilliant!

This is amazing!

garden

@LeeB said:
Can’t answer about the filters, but it’s the Roland D50 Soundtrack patch

Oooh. Heh, showing my age ;-)
It is interesting to see how people build complete patches in this thing.

rs2000

@garden said:
JX8P “Soundtrack”? If so, how do the Drambo filters compare? The JX’s filters were really distinctive.

Oh, so the JX-8P had a "Soundtrack" patch too?
Interesting. I only had the JX-3P.
Do you know any virtual 8P version that sounds close enough to the original?

LeeB

@rs2000 said:

@garden said:
JX8P “Soundtrack”? If so, how do the Drambo filters compare? The JX’s filters were really distinctive.

Oh, so the JX-8P had a "Soundtrack" patch too?
Interesting. I only had the JX-3P.
Do you know any virtual 8P version that sounds close enough to the original?

I had a flick through YouTube last night to hear the JX8P version and it’s not a patch on the D50. Pardon the pun!

Jer4

That is very impressive, thank you for sharing @rs2000!

rs2000

Thanks @Edward_Alexander & @Jer4, you're welcome!

garden

@rs2000 said:
Do you know any virtual 8P version that sounds close enough to the original?

PG-8X is actually really good. I think the developer modeled the filters.

Fruitbat1919

Thanks @rs2000 Sounds good

attakk

@rs2000 said:

@garden said:
JX8P “Soundtrack”? If so, how do the Drambo filters compare? The JX’s filters were really distinctive.

Oh, so the JX-8P had a "Soundtrack" patch too?
Interesting. I only had the JX-3P.

Roland D110 had it too.

Gravitas

@rs2000 though it's a desktop app I think it's within context.

Here's Martin Luders PG-8X vst plugin that emulates the JX-8P.

https://sites.google.com/site/mlvst0/

It even accepts JX-8P sysex files.

rs2000

@garden, @Gravitas
Yes indeed I'm already a long time user of the great PG-8X, but I haven't had the chance to A/B it to a real JX-8P yet.
While we're at it, another one I like a lot is the SQ8L for Windows (32bit VST2).
http://www.buchty.net/ensoniq/index.html#sq8l

Gravitas

@rs2000 said:
@garden, @Gravitas
Yes indeed I'm already a long time user of the great PG-8X, but I haven't had the chance to A/B it to a real JX-8P yet.

While we're at it, another one I like a lot is the SQ8L for Windows (32bit VST2).
http://www.buchty.net/ensoniq/index.html#sq8l

Ohh this sounds good and it may be able to run on my ancient XP which is still lurking about.

rs2000

@Gravitas said:

@rs2000 said:
@garden, @Gravitas
Yes indeed I'm already a long time user of the great PG-8X, but I haven't had the chance to A/B it to a real JX-8P yet.

While we're at it, another one I like a lot is the SQ8L for Windows (32bit VST2).
http://www.buchty.net/ensoniq/index.html#sq8l

Ohh this sounds good and it may be able to run on my ancient XP which is still lurking about.

I'm sure it does 😃