From mbrennan@earthlink.net Mon Feb 26 12:08:08 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!earthlink!mbrennan From: mbrennan@earthlink.net (Min-jun Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [FLAME] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996Feb26.120808.1029@earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 12:08:08 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective. Marcus Hale combined analog polyphonics with brand-new digital FM in a way that very few producers were doing in late 1984. The low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled. What drum machine is that on 'Midnight Animal'? It sounds like a LinnDrum LM-2, but the hi-hat decay is too long. -- Min-jun Brennan Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From anilsson@purdue.edu Mon Feb 26 13:16:08 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!purdue!anilsson From: anilsson@purdue.edu (Amy Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996Feb26.131608.1379@purdue.edu> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 13:16:08 GMT References: <1996Feb26.120808.1029@earthlink.net> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1996Feb26.120808.1029@earthlink.net>, mbrennan@earthlink.net (Min-jun Brennan) writes: > Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective. > Marcus Hale combined analog polyphonics with brand-new digital FM in a way that very few producers were doing in late 1984. Must be nice to own a Jupiter-8! Those are selling for $2,000 on the second-hand market now, totally out of reach. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Amy Nilsson Zyxel U-1496E @ 28,800 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From nkang@u-tokyo.ac.jp Tue Feb 27 23:23:08 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!u-tokyo!nkang From: nkang@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Nadia Kang) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996Feb27.232308.4278@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 23:23:08 GMT References: <1996Feb26.120808.1029@earthlink.net> <1996Feb26.131608.1379@purdue.edu> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Feb26.131608.1379@purdue.edu>, anilsson@purdue.edu (Amy Nilsson) 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. > Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. -- Nadia Kang | nkang@u-tokyo.ac.jp PGP Key fingerprint: 586D 90F7 6386 9D4A "Keep the channels open." From msuzuki@clari.net Thu Feb 29 15:31:08 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!clari!msuzuki From: msuzuki@clari.net (Marta Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996Feb29.153108.2490@clari.net> Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 15:31:08 GMT References: <1996Feb26.120808.1029@earthlink.net> <1996Feb26.131608.1379@purdue.edu> <1996Feb27.232308.4278@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Feb27.232308.4278@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, nkang@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Nadia Kang) writes: > The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. Analog purists are hilarious. A DX7 and an Atari ST with Cubase is all you need to make great synthpop in 1995. -- Marta Suzuki SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ ISDN 64k bps "They will send a copy in my place."