From tkowalski@cam.ac.uk Sun Apr 09 13:09:05 1995
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From: tkowalski@cam.ac.uk (Tobias Kowalski)
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Subject: Discussion: 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 low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled.
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 mpopov@earthlink.net Mon Apr 10 23:20:05 1995
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From: mpopov@earthlink.net (Mathieu Popov)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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In article <1995Apr09.130905.3687@cam.ac.uk>, tkowalski@cam.ac.uk (Tobias Kowalski) writes:
> Anyone else obsessed with the brass stabs and bass patches on the title track?
> The low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled.

Must be nice to own a Jupiter-8! Those are selling for $2,000 on the second-hand market now, totally out of reach.

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=== Mathieu Popov ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, EarthLink Network
"When every node is whole, the channel opens."