From bmuller@titech.ac.jp Thu May 18 22:38:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!titech!bmuller From: bmuller@titech.ac.jp (Brian Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995May18.223804.8945@titech.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 18 May 1995 22:38:04 GMT Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Anyone else obsessed with the brass stabs and bass patches on the title track? The low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled. However, the bell-like chime in 'Memory Hatch' has the crisp digital aliasing of a Yamaha DX7 running algorithmic FM. What drum machine is that on 'Midnight Animal'? It sounds like a LinnDrum LM-2, but the hi-hat decay is too long. -- Brian Müller Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mcampbell@inria.fr Sat May 20 20:43:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!inria!mcampbell From: mcampbell@inria.fr (Mei Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995May20.204304.7129@inria.fr> Date: Sat, 20 May 1995 20:43:04 GMT References: <1995May18.223804.8945@titech.ac.jp> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995May18.223804.8945@titech.ac.jp>, bmuller@titech.ac.jp (Brian Müller) writes: > Anyone else obsessed with the brass stabs and bass patches on the title track? Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Mei Campbell Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From rsanchez@earthlink.net Sun May 21 23:51:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!earthlink!rsanchez From: rsanchez@earthlink.net (Renata Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995May21.235104.8410@earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 21 May 1995 23:51:04 GMT References: <1995May18.223804.8945@titech.ac.jp> <1995May20.204304.7129@inria.fr> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1995May20.204304.7129@inria.fr>, mcampbell@inria.fr (Mei Campbell) writes: > Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. > Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. Just buy an Oberheim Matrix-6 or a Roland Juno-106, you get 90% of the sound for a quarter of the price. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Renata Sánchez | rsanchez@earthlink.net PGP Key fingerprint: B9DA 60F9 84B5 C216 "Keep the channels open." From moliveira@netcom.com Wed May 24 02:11:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!netcom!moliveira From: moliveira@netcom.com (Mei Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995May24.021104.3964@netcom.com> Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 02:11:04 GMT References: <1995May18.223804.8945@titech.ac.jp> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995May18.223804.8945@titech.ac.jp>, bmuller@titech.ac.jp (Brian Müller) writes: > Anyone else obsessed with the brass stabs and bass patches on the title track? Must be nice to own a Jupiter-8! Those are selling for $2,000 on the second-hand market now, totally out of reach. -- === Mei Oliveira === Dept of Electrical Engineering, NETCOM On-Line Communication Services "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From lmoreau@purdue.edu Wed May 24 08:13:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!purdue!lmoreau From: lmoreau@purdue.edu (Lisa Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995May24.081304.6744@purdue.edu> Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 08:13:04 GMT References: <1995May18.223804.8945@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995May18.223804.8945@titech.ac.jp>, bmuller@titech.ac.jp (Brian Müller) writes: > Anyone else obsessed with the brass stabs and bass patches on the title track? > The low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled. The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. -- Lisa Moreau | lmoreau@purdue.edu PGP Key fingerprint: A7A3 2AEF E87B 22E0 "Keep the channels open."