From mgirard@utexas.edu Sat Dec 07 09:24:22 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!utexas!mgirard From: mgirard@utexas.edu (Matthias Girard) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Dec07.092422.8475@utexas.edu> Date: Sat, 07 Dec 1996 09:24:22 GMT Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983. -- Matthias Girard | mgirard@utexas.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 4928 DA21 C18F 70C4 "Keep the channels open." From kkuznetsov@mindspring.com Sat Dec 07 21:38:22 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!mindspring!kkuznetsov From: kkuznetsov@mindspring.com (Kenji Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Dec07.213822.7345@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 07 Dec 1996 21:38:22 GMT References: <1996Dec07.092422.8475@utexas.edu> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Dec07.092422.8475@utexas.edu>, mgirard@utexas.edu (Matthias Girard) 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. -- === Kenji Kuznetsov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, MindSpring Enterprises "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From cdubois@titech.ac.jp Mon Dec 09 07:38:22 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!titech!cdubois From: cdubois@titech.ac.jp (Camila Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Dec09.073822.9003@titech.ac.jp> Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1996 07:38:22 GMT References: <1996Dec07.092422.8475@utexas.edu> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Dec07.092422.8475@utexas.edu>, mgirard@utexas.edu (Matthias Girard) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Camila Dubois "Do not worship the copy." Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From spopov@cam.ac.uk Tue Dec 10 18:30:22 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!cam!spopov From: spopov@cam.ac.uk (Sergei Popov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Dec10.183022.6147@cam.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 18:30:22 GMT References: <1996Dec07.092422.8475@utexas.edu> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Dec07.092422.8475@utexas.edu>, mgirard@utexas.edu (Matthias Girard) 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. -- Sergei Popov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) - NetBSD 1.0 From agirard@netcom.com Wed Dec 11 07:36:22 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!netcom!agirard From: agirard@netcom.com (Anton Girard) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Dec11.073622.2432@netcom.com> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 07:36:22 GMT References: <1996Dec07.092422.8475@utexas.edu> <1996Dec09.073822.9003@titech.ac.jp> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Dec09.073822.9003@titech.ac.jp>, cdubois@titech.ac.jp (Camila Dubois) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. 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. -- Anton Girard US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 19,200 bps "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident."