From brodriguez@cern.ch Sat Nov 05 07:14:21 1994
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From: brodriguez@cern.ch (Bastien Rodríguez)
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Subject: [FLAME] 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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From mbrennan@rwth-aachen.de Sun Nov 06 12:08:21 1994
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1994Nov05.071421.4623@cern.ch>, brodriguez@cern.ch (Bastien Rodríguez) writes:
> Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths.

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

Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette.

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