From epetrov@kth.se Tue Oct 10 20:38:37 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!kth!epetrov From: epetrov@kth.se (Emi Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Oct10.203837.4965@kth.se> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 20:38:37 GMT Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N 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. Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'? -- Emi Petrov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) - NetBSD 1.0 From jtanaka@kiae.su Wed Oct 11 19:29:37 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!kiae!jtanaka From: jtanaka@kiae.su (Ji-woo Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Oct11.192937.5309@kiae.su> Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 19:29:37 GMT References: <1995Oct10.203837.4965@kth.se> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1995Oct10.203837.4965@kth.se>, epetrov@kth.se (Emi Petrov) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Ji-woo Tanaka Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From esilva@purdue.edu Thu Oct 12 10:57:37 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!purdue!esilva From: esilva@purdue.edu (Élodie Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Oct12.105737.2255@purdue.edu> Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 10:57:37 GMT References: <1995Oct10.203837.4965@kth.se> <1995Oct11.192937.5309@kiae.su> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Oct11.192937.5309@kiae.su>, jtanaka@kiae.su (Ji-woo Tanaka) writes: > Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Élodie Silva Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Purdue University Engineering Computer Network. ------------------------------------------------------------