Often taken for granted as “the trance sound” - for me it’s an endlessly fascinating, strangely emotional portal to another world — like a string orchestra being played in an alternate dimension. This sound was originally created manually by various electronic pioneers, before being formalised by Roland as a preset on the JP-8000. Seven harmonically rich saw waves, stacked together into a sea of beauty, the reverb seems to echo into a never ending chasm, deepening this sounds evocative potential. For me, it’s the most expressive sound that exists, the the sound of infinity.