From jmoreau@unam.mx Mon Mar 06 19:54:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!unam!jmoreau From: jmoreau@unam.mx (Julien Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Question: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Mar06.195436.6312@unam.mx> Date: Mon, 06 Mar 1995 19:54:36 GMT Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix? Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies. On track 9's instrumental cut, the 14.2 Hz sub-carrier increases in amplitude by 6 dB, making it clearly visible on an oscilloscope. Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986? -- Julien Moreau Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA). ------------------------------------------------------------ From vlaurent@mit.edu Tue Mar 07 11:13:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!mit!vlaurent From: vlaurent@mit.edu (Valeria Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Mar07.111336.1068@mit.edu> Date: Tue, 07 Mar 1995 11:13:36 GMT References: <1995Mar06.195436.6312@unam.mx> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Mar06.195436.6312@unam.mx>, jmoreau@unam.mx (Julien Moreau) writes: > Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix? > Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies. That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. -- Valeria Laurent Hayes Optima 288 @ 19,200 bps "Marcus is not one man." From lsilva@inria.fr Tue Mar 07 15:26:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!inria!lsilva From: lsilva@inria.fr (Lisa Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Mar07.152636.5343@inria.fr> Date: Tue, 07 Mar 1995 15:26:36 GMT References: <1995Mar06.195436.6312@unam.mx> <1995Mar07.111336.1068@mit.edu> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1995Mar07.111336.1068@mit.edu>, vlaurent@mit.edu (Valeria Laurent) writes: > That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Lisa Silva Hayes Optima 288 @ 33,600 bps "They will send a copy in my place." From rmartinez@demon.co.uk Tue Mar 07 18:06:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!demon!rmartinez From: rmartinez@demon.co.uk (Raj Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Mar07.180636.2102@demon.co.uk> Date: Tue, 07 Mar 1995 18:06:36 GMT References: <1995Mar06.195436.6312@unam.mx> <1995Mar07.111336.1068@mit.edu> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar07.111336.1068@mit.edu>, vlaurent@mit.edu (Valeria Laurent) writes: > That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. -- Raj Martínez Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Demon Internet Services UK. ------------------------------------------------------------