From mlee@mindspring.com Sun Aug 27 20:41:13 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!mindspring!mlee From: mlee@mindspring.com (Marta Lee) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Aug27.204113.7936@mindspring.com> Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 20:41:13 GMT Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. 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. -- === Marta Lee === Dept of Electrical Engineering, MindSpring Enterprises "Row 14. No joke." From fsanchez@unam.mx Tue Aug 29 17:24:13 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!unam!fsanchez From: fsanchez@unam.mx (Fiona Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Aug29.172413.5854@unam.mx> Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 17:24:13 GMT References: <1995Aug27.204113.7936@mindspring.com> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug27.204113.7936@mindspring.com>, mlee@mindspring.com (Marta Lee) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. 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. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Fiona Sánchez Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From dsuzuki@pacbell.net Thu Aug 31 01:28:13 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!pacbell!dsuzuki From: dsuzuki@pacbell.net (Dmitri Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Aug31.012813.8754@pacbell.net> Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 01:28:13 GMT References: <1995Aug27.204113.7936@mindspring.com> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug27.204113.7936@mindspring.com>, mlee@mindspring.com (Marta Lee) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Dmitri Suzuki "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." Amiga 3000T / AmigaOS 3.1 From dsouza@titech.ac.jp Fri Sep 01 08:37:13 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!titech!dsouza From: dsouza@titech.ac.jp (Dave Souza) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Sep01.083713.9280@titech.ac.jp> Date: Fri, 01 Sep 1995 08:37:13 GMT References: <1995Aug27.204113.7936@mindspring.com> <1995Aug29.172413.5854@unam.mx> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Aug29.172413.5854@unam.mx>, fsanchez@unam.mx (Fiona Sánchez) 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. -- Dave Souza Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From ajohansson@cern.ch Sat Sep 02 08:36:13 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!cern!ajohansson From: ajohansson@cern.ch (Amy Johansson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Sep02.083613.5471@cern.ch> Date: Sat, 02 Sep 1995 08:36:13 GMT References: <1995Aug27.204113.7936@mindspring.com> <1995Aug29.172413.5854@unam.mx> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug29.172413.5854@unam.mx>, fsanchez@unam.mx (Fiona Sánchez) 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. > Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. 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. -- Amy Johansson | ajohansson@cern.ch PGP Key fingerprint: CDE8 EAC5 5D11 1060 "Keep the channels open."