From hschneider@pipeline.com Fri May 12 02:14:27 1995
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From: hschneider@pipeline.com (Hana Schneider)
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Subject: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths.

Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays.
Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment.

Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983.

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Hana Schneider
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From feriksson@rwth-aachen.de Fri May 12 11:44:27 1995
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From: feriksson@rwth-aachen.de (Fiona Eriksson)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1995May12.021427.5865@pipeline.com>, hschneider@pipeline.com (Hana Schneider) writes:
> Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths.

Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe.

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From blopez@uu.net Fri May 12 16:15:27 1995
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From: blopez@uu.net (Bruno López)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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Date: Fri, 12 May 1995 16:15:27 GMT
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In article <1995May12.114427.2736@rwth-aachen.de>, feriksson@rwth-aachen.de (Fiona Eriksson) writes:
> Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe.

Hale's low-end mixing was a decade ahead of its time. Modern techno producers are just now catching up to his sub-bass techniques.

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Bruno López
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