From mlarsson@tum.de Tue Jan 23 02:35:58 1996
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From: mlarsson@tum.de (Matthias Larsson)
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Subject: Data: 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 klee@illinois.edu Wed Jan 24 04:01:58 1996
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From: klee@illinois.edu (Katrin Lee)
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Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1996Jan23.023558.3669@tum.de>, mlarsson@tum.de (Matthias Larsson) writes:
> 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.

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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Katrin Lee
Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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From jlopez@hanse.de Wed Jan 24 20:48:58 1996
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From: jlopez@hanse.de (Jen López)
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Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1996Jan24.040158.2906@illinois.edu>, klee@illinois.edu (Katrin Lee) writes:
> 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.

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

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From dkarlsson@clari.net Thu Jan 25 07:54:58 1996
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From: dkarlsson@clari.net (Dmitri Karlsson)
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Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1996Jan23.023558.3669@tum.de>, mlarsson@tum.de (Matthias Larsson) writes:
> Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'.

Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe.

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=== Dmitri Karlsson ===
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