From afischer@earthlink.net Sun Oct 08 20:10:10 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!earthlink!afischer From: afischer@earthlink.net (Astrid Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Oct08.201010.7256@earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 08 Oct 1995 20:10:10 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 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. -- Astrid Fischer "Hold for relay." Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) / Linux 1.2.13 From hnovak@berkeley.edu Mon Oct 09 05:25:10 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!berkeley!hnovak From: hnovak@berkeley.edu (Hugo Novak) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Oct09.052510.6804@berkeley.edu> Date: Mon, 09 Oct 1995 05:25:10 GMT References: <1995Oct08.201010.7256@earthlink.net> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Oct08.201010.7256@earthlink.net>, afischer@earthlink.net (Astrid Fischer) writes: > 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. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Hugo Novak | hnovak@berkeley.edu PGP Key fingerprint: C472 A186 C721 39ED "Keep the channels open." From cvasiliev@mit.edu Mon Oct 09 10:08:10 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!mit!cvasiliev From: cvasiliev@mit.edu (Camila Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Oct09.100810.8166@mit.edu> Date: Mon, 09 Oct 1995 10:08:10 GMT References: <1995Oct08.201010.7256@earthlink.net> <1995Oct09.052510.6804@berkeley.edu> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Oct09.052510.6804@berkeley.edu>, hnovak@berkeley.edu (Hugo Novak) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. 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. -- Camila Vasiliev Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From jsanchez@cam.ac.uk Wed Oct 11 02:49:10 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!cam!jsanchez From: jsanchez@cam.ac.uk (Joachim Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Oct11.024910.4547@cam.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 02:49:10 GMT References: <1995Oct08.201010.7256@earthlink.net> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Oct08.201010.7256@earthlink.net>, afischer@earthlink.net (Astrid Fischer) 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. -- Joachim Sánchez US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 28,800 bps "We don't sign stars. We build them."