# April 12 - First Ominous Pad Voice

## Focus
Design one reliable pad voice that sounds dark before effects are added.

## Modules
Acid Rain Chainsaw, Synthesis Technology E340 Cloud Generator, Qu-Bit Chord, Doepfer A-140, Tiptop VCA, Intellijel Micro VCF, Erica Synths Stereo Reverb

## Manuals To Skim
Chainsaw, E340, Chord, Micro VCF, Stereo Reverb

## 60-Minute Plan
1. `0:00-0:10` Audition Chainsaw, E340, and Chord one by one as raw pad oscillators.
2. `0:10-0:25` Choose one and patch the simplest playable voice: oscillator, filter, VCA, envelope.
3. `0:25-0:40` Tune the interval or voicing toward minor, suspended, or clustered harmony.
4. `0:40-0:55` Add just enough reverb to reveal space without hiding the source.
5. `0:55-1:00` Save the exact tuning and filter setting that gave the most dread.

## Questions
- Which oscillator sounds most threatening before effects?
- Is the darkness coming from harmony, timbre, or register?
- What does the filter remove that you actually miss?
- Does the pad feel wide because of the source or because of the reverb?
- Which single note or interval feels most useful for future sessions?