From nsouza@utexas.edu Sat Sep 16 14:14:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!utexas!nsouza From: nsouza@utexas.edu (Nadia Souza) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Sep16.141450.5871@utexas.edu> Date: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 14:14:50 GMT Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] 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. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983. -- Nadia Souza "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." Macintosh IIfx / TOS 4.04 From rduarte@ox.ac.uk Sat Sep 16 22:01:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!ox!rduarte From: rduarte@ox.ac.uk (Renata Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Sep16.220150.5870@ox.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 22:01:50 GMT References: <1995Sep16.141450.5871@utexas.edu> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep16.141450.5871@utexas.edu>, nsouza@utexas.edu (Nadia Souza) 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. -- Renata Duarte "We don't sign stars. We build them." Mac IIci / 68882 FPU / Linux 1.2.13 From mtanaka@pacbell.net Mon Sep 18 14:09:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!pacbell!mtanaka From: mtanaka@pacbell.net (Mikhail Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Sep18.140950.6486@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 14:09:50 GMT References: <1995Sep16.141450.5871@utexas.edu> <1995Sep16.220150.5870@ox.ac.uk> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep16.220150.5870@ox.ac.uk>, rduarte@ox.ac.uk (Renata Duarte) writes: > Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. 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. -- Mikhail Tanaka Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Pacific Bell Internet Services. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mlee@pacbell.net Tue Sep 19 10:46:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!pacbell!mlee From: mlee@pacbell.net (Mateo Lee) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Sep19.104650.2928@pacbell.net> Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 10:46:50 GMT References: <1995Sep16.141450.5871@utexas.edu> <1995Sep16.220150.5870@ox.ac.uk> <1995Sep18.140950.6486@pacbell.net> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep18.140950.6486@pacbell.net>, mtanaka@pacbell.net (Mikhail Tanaka) 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. 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. -- Mateo Lee "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" Acorn RiscPC 600 / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From rlarsson@kiae.su Tue Sep 19 17:44:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!kiae!rlarsson From: rlarsson@kiae.su (Raj Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Sep19.174450.3147@kiae.su> Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 17:44:50 GMT References: <1995Sep16.141450.5871@utexas.edu> <1995Sep16.220150.5870@ox.ac.uk> <1995Sep18.140950.6486@pacbell.net> <1995Sep19.104650.2928@pacbell.net> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep19.104650.2928@pacbell.net>, mlee@pacbell.net (Mateo Lee) 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. -- === Raj Larsson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow "Row 14. No joke."