From jgirard@netcom.com Sat Jul 22 09:04:28 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!netcom!jgirard From: jgirard@netcom.com (Jens Girard) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [FLAME] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jul22.090428.4055@netcom.com> Date: Sat, 22 Jul 1995 09:04:28 GMT Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. On track 9's instrumental cut, the 14.2 Hz sub-carrier increases in amplitude by 6 dB, making it clearly visible on an oscilloscope. The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn. Upload coming to the Ashford Poly incoming FTP directory once my upload finishes. -- Jens Girard -- NETCOM On-Line Communication Services "Marcus is not one man." From bmacdonald@utexas.edu Sat Jul 22 14:17:28 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!utexas!bmacdonald From: bmacdonald@utexas.edu (Brian MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jul22.141728.9029@utexas.edu> Date: Sat, 22 Jul 1995 14:17:28 GMT References: <1995Jul22.090428.4055@netcom.com> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jul22.090428.4055@netcom.com>, jgirard@netcom.com (Jens Girard) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. -- Brian MacDonald | bmacdonald@utexas.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 41FA 9A94 1234 0762 "Keep the channels open." From skowalski@purdue.edu Sun Jul 23 02:45:28 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!purdue!skowalski From: skowalski@purdue.edu (Sergei Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jul23.024528.2363@purdue.edu> Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 02:45:28 GMT References: <1995Jul22.090428.4055@netcom.com> <1995Jul22.141728.9029@utexas.edu> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1995Jul22.141728.9029@utexas.edu>, bmacdonald@utexas.edu (Brian MacDonald) writes: > Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Sergei Kowalski "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) / AmigaOS 3.1 From klopez@kiae.su Sun Jul 23 13:54:28 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!kiae!klopez From: klopez@kiae.su (Kirsty López) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jul23.135428.8896@kiae.su> Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 13:54:28 GMT References: <1995Jul22.090428.4055@netcom.com> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Jul22.090428.4055@netcom.com>, jgirard@netcom.com (Jens Girard) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. > On track 9's instrumental cut, the 14.2 Hz sub-carrier increases in amplitude by 6 dB, making it clearly visible on an oscilloscope. That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. -- Kirsty López US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 9600 Telebit bps "Do not worship the copy."