From schoi@unam.mx Fri Mar 10 01:13:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!unam!schoi From: schoi@unam.mx (Sun-mi Choi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Mar10.011327.6814@unam.mx> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 01:13:27 GMT Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 Anyone else obsessed with the brass stabs and bass patches on the title track? The low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled. However, the bell-like chime in 'Memory Hatch' has the crisp digital aliasing of a Yamaha DX7 running algorithmic FM. What drum machine is that on 'Midnight Animal'? It sounds like a LinnDrum LM-2, but the hi-hat decay is too long. -- Sun-mi Choi -- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) "We don't sign stars. We build them." From fgirard@berkeley.edu Fri Mar 10 22:08:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!berkeley!fgirard From: fgirard@berkeley.edu (Freya Girard) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Mar10.220827.5191@berkeley.edu> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 22:08:27 GMT References: <1995Mar10.011327.6814@unam.mx> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar10.011327.6814@unam.mx>, schoi@unam.mx (Sun-mi Choi) writes: > Anyone else obsessed with the brass stabs and bass patches on the title track? The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. -- Freya Girard *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Decstation 5000/200 - NetBSD 1.0 From ookonkwo@cam.ac.uk Sat Mar 11 14:35:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!cam!ookonkwo From: ookonkwo@cam.ac.uk (Olga Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Mar11.143527.4327@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 11 Mar 1995 14:35:27 GMT References: <1995Mar10.011327.6814@unam.mx> <1995Mar10.220827.5191@berkeley.edu> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Mar10.220827.5191@berkeley.edu>, fgirard@berkeley.edu (Freya Girard) writes: > The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. Must be nice to own a Jupiter-8! Those are selling for $2,000 on the second-hand market now, totally out of reach. -- Olga Okonkwo -- University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From esouza@mit.edu Mon Mar 13 04:35:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!mit!esouza From: esouza@mit.edu (Emi Souza) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Mar13.043527.7776@mit.edu> Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 04:35:27 GMT References: <1995Mar10.011327.6814@unam.mx> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Mar10.011327.6814@unam.mx>, schoi@unam.mx (Sun-mi Choi) writes: > Anyone else obsessed with the brass stabs and bass patches on the title track? > The low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled. Must be nice to own a Jupiter-8! Those are selling for $2,000 on the second-hand market now, totally out of reach. -- === Emi Souza === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From spetrov@cmu.edu Mon Mar 13 08:39:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!cmu!spetrov From: spetrov@cmu.edu (Sun-mi Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Mar13.083927.9019@cmu.edu> Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 08:39:27 GMT References: <1995Mar10.011327.6814@unam.mx> <1995Mar10.220827.5191@berkeley.edu> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar10.220827.5191@berkeley.edu>, fgirard@berkeley.edu (Freya Girard) writes: > The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. -- Sun-mi Petrov "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" Atari Falcon 030 / NEXTSTEP 3.3