From msokolov@cmu.edu Sat Apr 20 04:10:08 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!cmu!msokolov From: msokolov@cmu.edu (Marisol Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Question: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996Apr20.041008.5511@cmu.edu> Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 04:10:08 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu 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. Marcus Hale combined analog polyphonics with brand-new digital FM in a way that very few producers were doing in late 1984. What drum machine is that on 'Midnight Animal'? It sounds like a LinnDrum LM-2, but the hi-hat decay is too long. -- Marisol Sokolov Hayes Optima 288 @ 28,800 bps "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From stanaka@demon.co.uk Sun Apr 21 23:52:08 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!demon!stanaka From: stanaka@demon.co.uk (Sergei Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996Apr21.235208.1247@demon.co.uk> Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 23:52:08 GMT References: <1996Apr20.041008.5511@cmu.edu> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Apr20.041008.5511@cmu.edu>, msokolov@cmu.edu (Marisol Sokolov) writes: > Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective. Must be nice to own a Jupiter-8! Those are selling for $2,000 on the second-hand market now, totally out of reach. -- Sergei Tanaka "Do not worship the copy." Decstation 5000/200 / TOS 4.04