From bfischer@kth.se Fri Apr 14 14:54:12 1995
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From: bfischer@kth.se (Bruno Fischer)
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Subject: 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.

Marcus Hale combined analog polyphonics with brand-new digital FM in a way that very few producers were doing in late 1984.
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.

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From msuzuki@unam.mx Sat Apr 15 19:26:12 1995
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From: msuzuki@unam.mx (Mike Suzuki)
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Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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In article <1995Apr14.145412.9486@kth.se>, bfischer@kth.se (Bruno Fischer) writes:
> Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective.
> Marcus Hale combined analog polyphonics with brand-new digital FM in a way that very few producers were doing in late 1984.

Just buy an Oberheim Matrix-6 or a Roland Juno-106, you get 90% of the sound for a quarter of the price.

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=== Mike Suzuki ===
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