From rlindqvist@stanford.edu Wed Jun 19 20:09:53 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!stanford!rlindqvist From: rlindqvist@stanford.edu (Raj Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996Jun19.200953.4842@stanford.edu> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 20:09:53 GMT Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 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. 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 Lindqvist Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From hmacdonald@cmu.edu Thu Jun 20 14:54:53 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!cmu!hmacdonald From: hmacdonald@cmu.edu (Hugo MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996Jun20.145453.5929@cmu.edu> Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 14:54:53 GMT References: <1996Jun19.200953.4842@stanford.edu> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Jun19.200953.4842@stanford.edu>, rlindqvist@stanford.edu (Raj Lindqvist) 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. Must be nice to own a Jupiter-8! Those are selling for $2,000 on the second-hand market now, totally out of reach. -- === Hugo MacDonald === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University School of CS "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From mfischer@utexas.edu Thu Jun 20 15:50:53 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!utexas!mfischer From: mfischer@utexas.edu (Marta Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996Jun20.155053.1660@utexas.edu> Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 15:50:53 GMT References: <1996Jun19.200953.4842@stanford.edu> <1996Jun20.145453.5929@cmu.edu> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Jun20.145453.5929@cmu.edu>, hmacdonald@cmu.edu (Hugo MacDonald) 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. Must be nice to own a Jupiter-8! Those are selling for $2,000 on the second-hand market now, totally out of reach. -- Marta Fischer Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Texas at Austin. ------------------------------------------------------------ From handersson@demon.co.uk Thu Jun 20 23:19:53 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!demon!handersson From: handersson@demon.co.uk (Hugo Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996Jun20.231953.1201@demon.co.uk> Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 23:19:53 GMT References: <1996Jun19.200953.4842@stanford.edu> <1996Jun20.145453.5929@cmu.edu> <1996Jun20.155053.1660@utexas.edu> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1996Jun20.155053.1660@utexas.edu>, mfischer@utexas.edu (Marta Fischer) 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. Analog purists are hilarious. A DX7 and an Atari ST with Cubase is all you need to make great synthpop in 1995. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Hugo Andersson SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 19,200 bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From mtakahashi@rwth-aachen.de Fri Jun 21 06:43:53 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!rwth-aachen!mtakahashi From: mtakahashi@rwth-aachen.de (Morag Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1996Jun21.064353.8495@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 06:43:53 GMT References: <1996Jun19.200953.4842@stanford.edu> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996Jun19.200953.4842@stanford.edu>, rlindqvist@stanford.edu (Raj Lindqvist) 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. I have a Jupiter-8 in my home studio. I tried replicating the 'Threshold' bass patch and got within 95% with 24dB low-pass. -- === Morag Takahashi === Dept of Electrical Engineering, RWTH Aachen Informatik "Row 14. No joke."