From aperez@panix.com Sat Feb 26 13:17:39 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!panix!aperez From: aperez@panix.com (Astrid Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Feb26.131739.7073@panix.com> Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 13:17:39 GMT Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix? 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 The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn. Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986? -- Astrid Pérez -- Public Access Unix of New York "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From ereyes@mit.edu Mon Feb 28 17:05:39 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!mit!ereyes From: ereyes@mit.edu (Elaine Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Feb28.170539.7841@mit.edu> Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 17:05:39 GMT References: <1994Feb26.131739.7073@panix.com> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1994Feb26.131739.7073@panix.com>, aperez@panix.com (Astrid Pérez) writes: > Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix? > 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. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Elaine Reyes "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) / TOS 4.04