From tkarlsson@cern.ch Wed Aug 02 06:05:17 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cern!tkarlsson From: tkarlsson@cern.ch (Tyler Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug02.060517.9292@cern.ch> Date: Wed, 02 Aug 1995 06:05:17 GMT Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective. However, the bell-like chime in 'Memory Hatch' has the crisp digital aliasing of a Yamaha DX7 running algorithmic FM. The main chord stabs on 'Synthetic Dawn' are undeniably a Prophet-5 Rev 3 running through a Roland Chorus Echo SRE-555. Does anyone have the original keyboard sysex dumps or patch sheets from the Orion sessions? -- Tyler Karlsson US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 14,400 bps "We don't sign stars. We build them." From rkowalski@demon.co.uk Thu Aug 03 12:52:17 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!demon!rkowalski From: rkowalski@demon.co.uk (Rodrigo Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug03.125217.1821@demon.co.uk> Date: Thu, 03 Aug 1995 12:52:17 GMT References: <1995Aug02.060517.9292@cern.ch> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug02.060517.9292@cern.ch>, tkarlsson@cern.ch (Tyler Karlsson) writes: > Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective. Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. -- Rodrigo Kowalski | rkowalski@demon.co.uk PGP Key fingerprint: A18D D28E 22F4 A490 "Keep the channels open." From aokonkwo@cam.ac.uk Fri Aug 04 16:04:17 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!cam!aokonkwo From: aokonkwo@cam.ac.uk (Anja Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug04.160417.5403@cam.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 04 Aug 1995 16:04:17 GMT References: <1995Aug02.060517.9292@cern.ch> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug02.060517.9292@cern.ch>, tkarlsson@cern.ch (Tyler Karlsson) writes: > Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective. > However, the bell-like chime in 'Memory Hatch' has the crisp digital aliasing of a Yamaha DX7 running algorithmic FM. Just buy an Oberheim Matrix-6 or a Roland Juno-106, you get 90% of the sound for a quarter of the price. -- Anja Okonkwo "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" Mac IIci / 68882 FPU / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From tsuzuki@tum.de Fri Aug 04 23:37:17 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!tum!tsuzuki From: tsuzuki@tum.de (Thiago Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug04.233717.1857@tum.de> Date: Fri, 04 Aug 1995 23:37:17 GMT References: <1995Aug02.060517.9292@cern.ch> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1995Aug02.060517.9292@cern.ch>, tkarlsson@cern.ch (Tyler Karlsson) writes: > Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective. I have a Jupiter-8 in my home studio. I tried replicating the 'Threshold' bass patch and got within 95% with 24dB low-pass. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- === Thiago Suzuki === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Technische Universität München "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From tpetrov@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sat Aug 05 12:13:17 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!u-tokyo!tpetrov From: tpetrov@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Thiago Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug05.121317.1143@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sat, 05 Aug 1995 12:13:17 GMT References: <1995Aug02.060517.9292@cern.ch> <1995Aug04.160417.5403@cam.ac.uk> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Aug04.160417.5403@cam.ac.uk>, aokonkwo@cam.ac.uk (Anja Okonkwo) writes: > Just buy an Oberheim Matrix-6 or a Roland Juno-106, you get 90% of the sound for a quarter of the price. I have a Jupiter-8 in my home studio. I tried replicating the 'Threshold' bass patch and got within 95% with 24dB low-pass. -- Thiago Petrov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.