From jpopov@cam.ac.uk Wed Jan 04 01:29:48 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!cam!jpopov From: jpopov@cam.ac.uk (Jen Popov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jan04.012948.6067@cam.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 04 Jan 1995 01:29:48 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'? -- Jen Popov -- University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "They will send a copy in my place." From elarsson@titech.ac.jp Wed Jan 04 12:28:48 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!titech!elarsson From: elarsson@titech.ac.jp (Élodie Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jan04.122848.3019@titech.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 04 Jan 1995 12:28:48 GMT References: <1995Jan04.012948.6067@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Jan04.012948.6067@cam.ac.uk>, jpopov@cam.ac.uk (Jen Popov) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Élodie Larsson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From gsilva@u-tokyo.ac.jp Thu Jan 05 20:00:48 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!u-tokyo!gsilva From: gsilva@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Graham Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jan05.200048.1624@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 05 Jan 1995 20:00:48 GMT References: <1995Jan04.012948.6067@cam.ac.uk> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Jan04.012948.6067@cam.ac.uk>, jpopov@cam.ac.uk (Jen Popov) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). > Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Graham Silva Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 33,600 bps "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives."