From fdubois@cam.ac.uk Fri Nov 01 12:11:38 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!cam!fdubois From: fdubois@cam.ac.uk (Fiona Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Data: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996Nov01.121138.2624@cam.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 01 Nov 1996 12:11:38 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 Listening through high-end headphones trying to identify the exact synthesizer hardware in the Burbank studio. Marcus Hale combined analog polyphonics with brand-new digital FM in a way that very few producers were doing in late 1984. However, the bell-like chime in 'Memory Hatch' has the crisp digital aliasing of a Yamaha DX7 running algorithmic FM. Does anyone have the original keyboard sysex dumps or patch sheets from the Orion sessions? -- Fiona Dubois Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From jlindqvist@titech.ac.jp Sun Nov 03 08:28:38 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!titech!jlindqvist From: jlindqvist@titech.ac.jp (Ji-woo Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996Nov03.082838.7606@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 03 Nov 1996 08:28:38 GMT References: <1996Nov01.121138.2624@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Nov01.121138.2624@cam.ac.uk>, fdubois@cam.ac.uk (Fiona Dubois) writes: > Listening through high-end headphones trying to identify the exact synthesizer hardware in the Burbank studio. Must be nice to own a Jupiter-8! Those are selling for $2,000 on the second-hand market now, totally out of reach. -- Ji-woo Lindqvist *PLONK* filter active for trolls. PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) - NetBSD 1.0 From ksanchez@pipeline.com Sun Nov 03 13:52:38 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!pipeline!ksanchez From: ksanchez@pipeline.com (Kirsty Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996Nov03.135238.6553@pipeline.com> Date: Sun, 03 Nov 1996 13:52:38 GMT References: <1996Nov01.121138.2624@cam.ac.uk> <1996Nov03.082838.7606@titech.ac.jp> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Nov03.082838.7606@titech.ac.jp>, jlindqvist@titech.ac.jp (Ji-woo Lindqvist) writes: > Must be nice to own a Jupiter-8! Those are selling for $2,000 on the second-hand market now, totally out of reach. Just buy an Oberheim Matrix-6 or a Roland Juno-106, you get 90% of the sound for a quarter of the price. -- Kirsty Sánchez SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 14,400 bps "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From seriksson@utexas.edu Mon Nov 04 08:08:38 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!utexas!seriksson From: seriksson@utexas.edu (Steve Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996Nov04.080838.5334@utexas.edu> Date: Mon, 04 Nov 1996 08:08:38 GMT References: <1996Nov01.121138.2624@cam.ac.uk> <1996Nov03.082838.7606@titech.ac.jp> <1996Nov03.135238.6553@pipeline.com> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996Nov03.135238.6553@pipeline.com>, ksanchez@pipeline.com (Kirsty Sánchez) writes: > Just buy an Oberheim Matrix-6 or a Roland Juno-106, you get 90% of the sound for a quarter of the price. Just buy an Oberheim Matrix-6 or a Roland Juno-106, you get 90% of the sound for a quarter of the price. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Steve Eriksson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Decstation 5000/200 - NetBSD 1.0 From tlarsson@mindspring.com Tue Nov 05 19:03:38 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!mindspring!tlarsson From: tlarsson@mindspring.com (Takeshi Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996Nov05.190338.9080@mindspring.com> Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 19:03:38 GMT References: <1996Nov01.121138.2624@cam.ac.uk> <1996Nov03.082838.7606@titech.ac.jp> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1996Nov03.082838.7606@titech.ac.jp>, jlindqvist@titech.ac.jp (Ji-woo Lindqvist) writes: > Must be nice to own a Jupiter-8! Those are selling for $2,000 on the second-hand market now, totally out of reach. The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Takeshi Larsson | tlarsson@mindspring.com PGP Key fingerprint: E90B F06E 6F4A C11D "Keep the channels open."