From elopez@inria.fr Thu Dec 12 13:31:22 1996
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From: elopez@inria.fr (Elaine López)
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Subject: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'.

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.

Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion.

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From ggirard@illinois.edu Sat Dec 14 17:14:22 1996
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From: ggirard@illinois.edu (Göran Girard)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1996Dec12.133122.3858@inria.fr>, elopez@inria.fr (Elaine López) writes:
> Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'.

Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference.

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=== Göran Girard ===
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From gkang@cern.ch Sun Dec 15 07:38:22 1996
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From: gkang@cern.ch (Göran Kang)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1996Dec14.171422.5592@illinois.edu>, ggirard@illinois.edu (Göran Girard) 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.

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