Hisaishi pad sound

[SJM]

hello, im still quite new to making music using synthesizers, so i simply can't figure out how to create the pad sound, joe hisaishi often uses in his miyazaki soundtracks (see the first seconds of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pKY0GLxjPc and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsIScMWhGt8).

can anybody give me a few hints how i can create this (preferably using reason)?

thanks in advance

[Yoozer]

Subtractor:

Thor (preferred):

All you have to do is right-click on the Device, choose "Initialize patch", and then copy the settings above. Since I only have a demo version, all I can give are screenshots - but they're good for exercise.

Just add reverb (preferably RV7000) and play gently.

[SJM]

Wow, thanks!

Starting from you Thor patch I experimented a little with Thors filters and now have a sound I like. It's still quite different from the original, but that's it for today

Click here to listen to AshitakaTest.wav.mp3

[Yoozer]

An alternative would be a sample-based string pad from NN-XT. If you have one but it's too bright, you could try turning down the cutoff frequency of the filter.

It's far in the background and rather soft, so it's not easy to determine exactly how it's made.

[SJM]

It's far in the background and rather soft, so it's not easy to determine exactly how it's made.

Yeah, that's the problem I had. Well, after tweaking a little more i have a sound that is quite similar, though it still sounds quite synthetic...

PadTest.wav.mp3

This is my .thor patch