From rmuller@cam.ac.uk Fri Dec 01 04:21:47 1995
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From: rmuller@cam.ac.uk (Rodrigo Müller)
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Subject: WTB/WTT: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective.

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.

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.

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From tsmirnov@clari.net Sun Dec 03 01:01:47 1995
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From: tsmirnov@clari.net (Thiago Smirnov)
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Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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In article <1995Dec01.042147.8238@cam.ac.uk>, rmuller@cam.ac.uk (Rodrigo Müller) writes:
> Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective.
> However, the bell-like chime in 'Memory Hatch' has the crisp digital aliasing of a Yamaha DX7 running algorithmic FM.

Analog purists are hilarious. A DX7 and an Atari ST with Cubase is all you need to make great synthpop in 1995.

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