From epopov@netcom.com Tue Mar 07 16:48:10 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!netcom!epopov From: epopov@netcom.com (Élodie Popov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Mar07.164810.2073@netcom.com> Date: Tue, 07 Mar 1995 16:48:10 GMT Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com 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. 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. -- Élodie Popov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. NeXTstation Turbo Color - NetBSD 1.0 From tsantos@unam.mx Thu Mar 09 06:45:10 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!unam!tsantos From: tsantos@unam.mx (Tomas Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Mar09.064510.7975@unam.mx> Date: Thu, 09 Mar 1995 06:45:10 GMT References: <1995Mar07.164810.2073@netcom.com> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar07.164810.2073@netcom.com>, epopov@netcom.com (Élodie Popov) 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. -- Tomas Santos -- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra."