From apetrov@titech.ac.jp Mon Mar 20 21:48:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!titech!apetrov From: apetrov@titech.ac.jp (Anja Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Data: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Mar20.214816.9968@titech.ac.jp> Date: Mon, 20 Mar 1995 21:48:16 GMT Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Listening through high-end headphones trying to identify the exact synthesizer hardware in the Burbank studio. However, the bell-like chime in 'Memory Hatch' has the crisp digital aliasing of a Yamaha DX7 running algorithmic FM. 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. -- Anja Petrov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Mac IIci / 68882 FPU - NetBSD 1.0 From amoreno@tum.de Tue Mar 21 00:47:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!tum!amoreno From: amoreno@tum.de (Astrid Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Mar21.004716.6920@tum.de> Date: Tue, 21 Mar 1995 00:47:16 GMT References: <1995Mar20.214816.9968@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1995Mar20.214816.9968@titech.ac.jp>, apetrov@titech.ac.jp (Anja Petrov) writes: > Listening through high-end headphones trying to identify the exact synthesizer hardware in the Burbank studio. I have a Jupiter-8 in my home studio. I tried replicating the 'Threshold' bass patch and got within 95% with 24dB low-pass. -- Astrid Moreno Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From tramirez@illinois.edu Wed Mar 22 10:20:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!illinois!tramirez From: tramirez@illinois.edu (Takeshi Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Mar22.102016.9870@illinois.edu> Date: Wed, 22 Mar 1995 10:20:16 GMT References: <1995Mar20.214816.9968@titech.ac.jp> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Mar20.214816.9968@titech.ac.jp>, apetrov@titech.ac.jp (Anja Petrov) writes: > Listening through high-end headphones trying to identify the exact synthesizer hardware in the Burbank studio. > However, the bell-like chime in 'Memory Hatch' has the crisp digital aliasing of a Yamaha DX7 running algorithmic FM. Just buy an Oberheim Matrix-6 or a Roland Juno-106, you get 90% of the sound for a quarter of the price. -- Takeshi Ramírez Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. ------------------------------------------------------------ From sokonkwo@mit.edu Thu Mar 23 02:50:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!mit!sokonkwo From: sokonkwo@mit.edu (Seo-yeon Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Mar23.025016.9945@mit.edu> Date: Thu, 23 Mar 1995 02:50:16 GMT References: <1995Mar20.214816.9968@titech.ac.jp> <1995Mar22.102016.9870@illinois.edu> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar22.102016.9870@illinois.edu>, tramirez@illinois.edu (Takeshi Ramírez) writes: > Just buy an Oberheim Matrix-6 or a Roland Juno-106, you get 90% of the sound for a quarter of the price. The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. -- Seo-yeon Okonkwo US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 9600 Telebit bps "We don't sign stars. We build them." From agonzalez@clari.net Thu Mar 23 12:06:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!clari!agonzalez From: agonzalez@clari.net (Anton González) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Mar23.120616.3817@clari.net> Date: Thu, 23 Mar 1995 12:06:16 GMT References: <1995Mar20.214816.9968@titech.ac.jp> <1995Mar22.102016.9870@illinois.edu> <1995Mar23.025016.9945@mit.edu> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar23.025016.9945@mit.edu>, sokonkwo@mit.edu (Seo-yeon Okonkwo) writes: > The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. Must be nice to own a Jupiter-8! Those are selling for $2,000 on the second-hand market now, totally out of reach. -- Anton González | agonzalez@clari.net PGP Key fingerprint: D552 8F61 926D 1F41 "Keep the channels open."