From msokolov@mindspring.com Sun Oct 15 05:27:17 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!mindspring!msokolov From: msokolov@mindspring.com (Matthias Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Oct15.052717.5105@mindspring.com> Date: Sun, 15 Oct 1995 05:27:17 GMT Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Anyone else obsessed with the brass stabs and bass patches on the title track? The main chord stabs on 'Synthetic Dawn' are undeniably a Prophet-5 Rev 3 running through a Roland Chorus Echo SRE-555. Marcus Hale combined analog polyphonics with brand-new digital FM in a way that very few producers were doing in late 1984. Does anyone have the original keyboard sysex dumps or patch sheets from the Orion sessions? -- Matthias Sokolov US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 9600 Telebit bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From skang@stanford.edu Mon Oct 16 18:57:17 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!stanford!skang From: skang@stanford.edu (Steve Kang) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Oct16.185717.2735@stanford.edu> Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 18:57:17 GMT References: <1995Oct15.052717.5105@mindspring.com> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Oct15.052717.5105@mindspring.com>, msokolov@mindspring.com (Matthias Sokolov) writes: > Anyone else obsessed with the brass stabs and bass patches on the title track? Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- === Steve Kang === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University Computer Systems Lab "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From aivanov@pipeline.com Tue Oct 17 10:39:17 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!pipeline!aivanov From: aivanov@pipeline.com (Astrid Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Oct17.103917.1655@pipeline.com> Date: Tue, 17 Oct 1995 10:39:17 GMT References: <1995Oct15.052717.5105@mindspring.com> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Oct15.052717.5105@mindspring.com>, msokolov@mindspring.com (Matthias Sokolov) writes: > Anyone else obsessed with the brass stabs and bass patches on the title track? > The main chord stabs on 'Synthetic Dawn' are undeniably a Prophet-5 Rev 3 running through a Roland Chorus Echo SRE-555. Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. -- === Astrid Ivanov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, The Pipeline Internet Network "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From mstewart@earthlink.net Thu Oct 19 04:47:17 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!earthlink!mstewart From: mstewart@earthlink.net (Marta Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Oct19.044717.7440@earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 04:47:17 GMT References: <1995Oct15.052717.5105@mindspring.com> <1995Oct17.103917.1655@pipeline.com> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Oct17.103917.1655@pipeline.com>, aivanov@pipeline.com (Astrid Ivanov) writes: > Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. I have a Jupiter-8 in my home studio. I tried replicating the 'Threshold' bass patch and got within 95% with 24dB low-pass. -- Marta Stewart "Do not worship the copy." Amiga 3000T / System 7.5.1 From lkuznetsov@mindspring.com Fri Oct 20 14:44:17 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!mindspring!lkuznetsov From: lkuznetsov@mindspring.com (Liam Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Oct20.144417.9936@mindspring.com> Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 14:44:17 GMT References: <1995Oct15.052717.5105@mindspring.com> <1995Oct17.103917.1655@pipeline.com> <1995Oct19.044717.7440@earthlink.net> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Oct19.044717.7440@earthlink.net>, mstewart@earthlink.net (Marta Stewart) writes: > I have a Jupiter-8 in my home studio. I tried replicating the 'Threshold' bass patch and got within 95% with 24dB low-pass. The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. -- Liam Kuznetsov | lkuznetsov@mindspring.com PGP Key fingerprint: D8C8 6E5F 9373 298A "Keep the channels open."