From bito@u-tokyo.ac.jp Tue Mar 15 22:53:25 1994
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From: bito@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Bruno Ito)
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Subject: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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Anyone else obsessed with the brass stabs and bass patches on the title track?

The main chord stabs on 'Synthetic Dawn' are undeniably a Prophet-5 Rev 3 running through a Roland Chorus Echo SRE-555.
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.

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From edubois@stanford.edu Wed Mar 16 09:36:25 1994
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Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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In article <1994Mar15.225325.4926@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, bito@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Bruno Ito) writes:
> Anyone else obsessed with the brass stabs and bass patches on the title track?
> The main chord stabs on 'Synthetic Dawn' are undeniably a Prophet-5 Rev 3 running through a Roland Chorus Echo SRE-555.

The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal.

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Élodie Dubois -- Stanford University Computer Systems Lab
"Do not worship the copy."