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roygbiv

boards of canada

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Tone Profile

Warm, detuned, and slightly melancholic analog synth pads with a touch of tape saturation and subtle filtering. The sound evokes a sense of nostalgia and dreamlike haziness.

Gear

Roland Juno-106instrument
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Akai Headrush E2pedal
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The Story

The pad sound on "Roygbiv" was created using a Roland Juno-106 synthesizer, processed through an Akai Headrush E2 delay pedal for looping and saturation effects. The characteristic warmth comes from the Juno-106's analog circuitry combined with tape-style processing that gives the sound its nostalgic, slightly degraded quality.

Production Credits

Producer: Boards of Canada

Signal Chain

Instrument: Roland Juno-106

Recreation Tips

  • Start with a Roland Juno-106 or a similar analog polysynth.
  • Create a basic pad sound with slow attack and release times.
  • Add subtle detuning and chorus to thicken the sound.
  • Use a tape emulation plugin or hardware to add warmth and saturation.
  • Experiment with low-pass filtering to create a hazy atmosphere.
  • Use Akai Headrush E2 to loop the synth, and add a slight amount of saturation.

Original Gear

  • Roland Juno-106(synth)
  • Akai Headrush E2(pedal)

Substitutions & Recommendations

Roland JU-06A$400-$450

Alternative to: Roland Juno-106

Faithful recreation of the original Juno-106 circuits using Roland's ACB modeling, delivering the same warm analog pad sounds

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TAL-U-NO-LX$60-$70

Alternative to: Roland Juno-106

Highly accurate software emulation of the Juno-106 with the exact same oscillators, filter, and chorus that created this iconic pad sound

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Strymon El Capistan$280-$320

Alternative to: Akai Headrush E2

Provides authentic tape delay saturation and looping capabilities similar to the Headrush, with additional tape age controls for that vintage character

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Soundtoys EchoBoy$150-$180

Alternative to: Akai Headrush E2

Includes vintage tape delay models that can recreate the looping and saturation effects of the original Headrush unit

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Slate Digital VTM$50-$80

Alternative to: Tape saturation processing

Adds the warm tape saturation and subtle wow/flutter that gives Boards of Canada tracks their characteristic aged sound

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