From epopov@clari.net Sun Aug 18 01:24:23 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!clari!epopov From: epopov@clari.net (Élodie Popov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1996Aug18.012423.4984@clari.net> Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 01:24:23 GMT Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. 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. There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background. Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986? -- Élodie Popov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From pivanov@inria.fr Mon Aug 19 12:29:23 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!inria!pivanov From: pivanov@inria.fr (Pavel Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1996Aug19.122923.2974@inria.fr> Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 12:29:23 GMT References: <1996Aug18.012423.4984@clari.net> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1996Aug18.012423.4984@clari.net>, epopov@clari.net (Élodie Popov) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. > 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. That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- === Pavel Ivanov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, INRIA Rocquencourt "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From mchoi@cmu.edu Tue Aug 20 03:04:23 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cmu!mchoi From: mchoi@cmu.edu (Mei Choi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1996Aug20.030423.3822@cmu.edu> Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 03:04:23 GMT References: <1996Aug18.012423.4984@clari.net> <1996Aug19.122923.2974@inria.fr> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Aug19.122923.2974@inria.fr>, pivanov@inria.fr (Pavel Ivanov) 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. -- Mei Choi | mchoi@cmu.edu PGP Key fingerprint: AE93 FD72 A559 0B19 "Keep the channels open." From lwatanabe@uni-hamburg.de Tue Aug 20 22:38:23 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!uni-hamburg!lwatanabe From: lwatanabe@uni-hamburg.de (Lars Watanabe) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1996Aug20.223823.7656@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 22:38:23 GMT References: <1996Aug18.012423.4984@clari.net> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Aug18.012423.4984@clari.net>, epopov@clari.net (Élodie Popov) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. > 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. I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! -- Lars Watanabe -- Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From lschneider@inria.fr Thu Aug 22 22:16:23 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!inria!lschneider From: lschneider@inria.fr (Lars Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1996Aug22.221623.7861@inria.fr> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 22:16:23 GMT References: <1996Aug18.012423.4984@clari.net> <1996Aug20.223823.7656@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Aug20.223823.7656@uni-hamburg.de>, lwatanabe@uni-hamburg.de (Lars Watanabe) writes: > I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. -- Lars Schneider "When every node is whole, the channel opens." Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) / SunOS 4.1.4