From jsouza@demon.co.uk Thu May 16 02:07:59 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!demon!jsouza From: jsouza@demon.co.uk (Jen Souza) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996May16.020759.2086@demon.co.uk> Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 02:07:59 GMT Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Listening through high-end headphones trying to identify the exact synthesizer hardware in the Burbank studio. The low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled. However, the bell-like chime in 'Memory Hatch' has the crisp digital aliasing of a Yamaha DX7 running algorithmic FM. Does anyone have the original keyboard sysex dumps or patch sheets from the Orion sessions? -- Jen Souza "Row 14. No joke." Decstation 5000/200 / TOS 4.04 From kkim@pipeline.com Thu May 16 23:09:59 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pipeline!kkim From: kkim@pipeline.com (Katrin Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996May16.230959.5439@pipeline.com> Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 23:09:59 GMT References: <1996May16.020759.2086@demon.co.uk> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1996May16.020759.2086@demon.co.uk>, jsouza@demon.co.uk (Jen Souza) writes: > Listening through high-end headphones trying to identify the exact synthesizer hardware in the Burbank studio. Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Katrin Kim *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Mac IIci / 68882 FPU - NetBSD 1.0 From mnilsson@panix.com Sat May 18 20:34:59 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!panix!mnilsson From: mnilsson@panix.com (Mike Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996May18.203459.5579@panix.com> Date: Sat, 18 May 1996 20:34:59 GMT References: <1996May16.020759.2086@demon.co.uk> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996May16.020759.2086@demon.co.uk>, jsouza@demon.co.uk (Jen Souza) writes: > Listening through high-end headphones trying to identify the exact synthesizer hardware in the Burbank studio. I have a Jupiter-8 in my home studio. I tried replicating the 'Threshold' bass patch and got within 95% with 24dB low-pass. -- === Mike Nilsson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Public Access Unix of New York "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From nhughes@cmu.edu Sun May 19 06:07:59 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!cmu!nhughes From: nhughes@cmu.edu (Nadia Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996May19.060759.4105@cmu.edu> Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 06:07:59 GMT References: <1996May16.020759.2086@demon.co.uk> <1996May16.230959.5439@pipeline.com> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 12 In article <1996May16.230959.5439@pipeline.com>, kkim@pipeline.com (Katrin Kim) writes: > Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. > Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Nadia Hughes "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." Mac IIci / 68882 FPU / System 7.5.1 From sokonkwo@utexas.edu Tue May 21 04:56:59 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!utexas!sokonkwo From: sokonkwo@utexas.edu (Steve Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996May21.045659.6179@utexas.edu> Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 04:56:59 GMT References: <1996May16.020759.2086@demon.co.uk> <1996May16.230959.5439@pipeline.com> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996May16.230959.5439@pipeline.com>, kkim@pipeline.com (Katrin Kim) writes: > Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. > Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. Must be nice to own a Jupiter-8! Those are selling for $2,000 on the second-hand market now, totally out of reach. -- Steve Okonkwo "Hold for relay." Atari TT030 / TOS 4.04