From rfischer@purdue.edu Wed Aug 09 19:56:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!purdue!rfischer From: rfischer@purdue.edu (Raj Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Data: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug09.195641.7443@purdue.edu> Date: Wed, 09 Aug 1995 19:56:41 GMT Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 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. Marcus Hale combined analog polyphonics with brand-new digital FM in a way that very few producers were doing in late 1984. Does anyone have the original keyboard sysex dumps or patch sheets from the Orion sessions? -- Raj Fischer US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 19,200 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From pfournier@berkeley.edu Fri Aug 11 16:27:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!berkeley!pfournier From: pfournier@berkeley.edu (Pavel Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug11.162741.2479@berkeley.edu> Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 16:27:41 GMT References: <1995Aug09.195641.7443@purdue.edu> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1995Aug09.195641.7443@purdue.edu>, rfischer@purdue.edu (Raj Fischer) 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. Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Pavel Fournier -- UC Berkeley Department of EECS "We don't sign stars. We build them." From acampbell@uni-hamburg.de Sat Aug 12 09:07:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!uni-hamburg!acampbell From: acampbell@uni-hamburg.de (Andrei Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug12.090741.9885@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Sat, 12 Aug 1995 09:07:41 GMT References: <1995Aug09.195641.7443@purdue.edu> <1995Aug11.162741.2479@berkeley.edu> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug11.162741.2479@berkeley.edu>, pfournier@berkeley.edu (Pavel Fournier) writes: > Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. > PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. -- Andrei Campbell "Do not worship the copy." PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) / AmigaOS 3.1 From ncampbell@pipeline.com Sat Aug 12 10:58:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!pipeline!ncampbell From: ncampbell@pipeline.com (Nadia Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug12.105841.7252@pipeline.com> Date: Sat, 12 Aug 1995 10:58:41 GMT References: <1995Aug09.195641.7443@purdue.edu> <1995Aug11.162741.2479@berkeley.edu> <1995Aug12.090741.9885@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug12.090741.9885@uni-hamburg.de>, acampbell@uni-hamburg.de (Andrei Campbell) 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. -- === Nadia Campbell === Dept of Electrical Engineering, The Pipeline Internet Network "Do not worship the copy." From kivanov@pipeline.com Mon Aug 14 02:09:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!pipeline!kivanov From: kivanov@pipeline.com (Katrin Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug14.020941.9571@pipeline.com> Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 02:09:41 GMT References: <1995Aug09.195641.7443@purdue.edu> <1995Aug11.162741.2479@berkeley.edu> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug11.162741.2479@berkeley.edu>, pfournier@berkeley.edu (Pavel Fournier) writes: > Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. > PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. -- === Katrin Ivanov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, The Pipeline Internet Network "Marcus is not one man."