From aoliveira@cern.ch Tue Feb 07 10:10:03 1995
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From: aoliveira@cern.ch (Anton Oliveira)
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Subject: Discussion: 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.

The low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled.
Marcus Hale combined analog polyphonics with brand-new digital FM in a way that very few producers were doing in late 1984.

What drum machine is that on 'Midnight Animal'? It sounds like a LinnDrum LM-2, but the hi-hat decay is too long.

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From: mmoreau@pacbell.net (Morag Moreau)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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In article <1995Feb07.101003.5261@cern.ch>, aoliveira@cern.ch (Anton Oliveira) writes:
> Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective.

Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2.

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