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Many bowed instruments playing together as one soft cloud.
1 · Hear it
Listen twice: once alone, once with the band. The second one is how you'll actually hear it in songs.
2 · What it actually is
Violins, violas, cellos and basses layered, slightly out of tune with each other.
Its job
Swells underneath everything to raise the emotional stakes.
Listen for
A wide, slow-rising pad with no clear single player.
You've heard it in: Big choruses, movie trailers, disco.
3 · Words that go with it