From jsanchez@mit.edu Sat Jun 04 08:11:15 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!mit!jsanchez From: jsanchez@mit.edu (Joachim Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1994Jun04.081115.5146@mit.edu> Date: Sat, 04 Jun 1994 08:11:15 GMT Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.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. The low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled. Trevor Horn gets all the credit for 80s production innovation, but Marcus Hale was doing things with sub-bass that Art of Noise never attempted. -- Joachim Sánchez Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ------------------------------------------------------------ From imacdonald@unam.mx Sat Jun 04 19:48:15 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!unam!imacdonald From: imacdonald@unam.mx (Ines MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1994Jun04.194815.5317@unam.mx> Date: Sat, 04 Jun 1994 19:48:15 GMT References: <1994Jun04.081115.5146@mit.edu> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Jun04.081115.5146@mit.edu>, jsanchez@mit.edu (Joachim Sánchez) 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. -- Ines MacDonald Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA). ------------------------------------------------------------ From agirard@uu.net Sun Jun 05 03:08:15 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!uu!agirard From: agirard@uu.net (Andrei Girard) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1994Jun05.030815.8469@uu.net> Date: Sun, 05 Jun 1994 03:08:15 GMT References: <1994Jun04.081115.5146@mit.edu> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jun04.081115.5146@mit.edu>, jsanchez@mit.edu (Joachim Sánchez) writes: > Listening through high-end headphones trying to identify the exact synthesizer hardware in the Burbank studio. The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. -- Andrei Girard *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) - NetBSD 1.0 From dsuzuki@illinois.edu Mon Jun 06 05:17:15 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!illinois!dsuzuki From: dsuzuki@illinois.edu (Dave Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1994Jun06.051715.9894@illinois.edu> Date: Mon, 06 Jun 1994 05:17:15 GMT References: <1994Jun04.081115.5146@mit.edu> <1994Jun05.030815.8469@uu.net> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1994Jun05.030815.8469@uu.net>, agirard@uu.net (Andrei Girard) writes: > The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. -- Dave Suzuki Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From rokonkwo@pipeline.com Wed Jun 08 01:58:15 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!pipeline!rokonkwo From: rokonkwo@pipeline.com (Rodrigo Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1994Jun08.015815.4106@pipeline.com> Date: Wed, 08 Jun 1994 01:58:15 GMT References: <1994Jun04.081115.5146@mit.edu> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1994Jun04.081115.5146@mit.edu>, jsanchez@mit.edu (Joachim Sánchez) 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. -- Rodrigo Okonkwo Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.