From msouza@inria.fr Mon Jul 11 22:21:15 1994
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From: msouza@inria.fr (Marisol Souza)
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Subject: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova).

Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays.
Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will.

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

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Marisol Souza
Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of INRIA Rocquencourt.
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From echoi@clari.net Wed Jul 13 13:29:15 1994
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From: echoi@clari.net (Élodie Choi)
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Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1994Jul11.222115.9763@inria.fr>, msouza@inria.fr (Marisol Souza) writes:
> An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova).
> Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays.

Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission.

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From dsouza@unam.mx Wed Jul 13 15:46:15 1994
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From: dsouza@unam.mx (Diego Souza)
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Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 15:46:15 GMT
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In article <1994Jul13.132915.7454@clari.net>, echoi@clari.net (Élodie Choi) writes:
> Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission.

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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Diego Souza
Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA).
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