From tmuller@clari.net Thu Oct 05 22:24:54 1995
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From: tmuller@clari.net (Tobias Müller)
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Subject: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective.

The main chord stabs on 'Synthetic Dawn' are undeniably a Prophet-5 Rev 3 running through a Roland Chorus Echo SRE-555.
The low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled.

What drum machine is that on 'Midnight Animal'? It sounds like a LinnDrum LM-2, but the hi-hat decay is too long.

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From tpopov@berkeley.edu Sat Oct 07 17:46:54 1995
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From: tpopov@berkeley.edu (Takeshi Popov)
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Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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In article <1995Oct05.222454.1586@clari.net>, tmuller@clari.net (Tobias Müller) writes:
> Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective.
> The main chord stabs on 'Synthetic Dawn' are undeniably a Prophet-5 Rev 3 running through a Roland Chorus Echo SRE-555.

The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal.

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Takeshi Popov
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