From smuller@cam.ac.uk Fri May 17 04:08:02 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!cam!smuller From: smuller@cam.ac.uk (Sergei Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May17.040802.2334@cam.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 04:08:02 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion. -- Sergei Müller *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun SparcStation 20 - NetBSD 1.0 From joliveira@stanford.edu Sat May 18 17:07:02 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!stanford!joliveira From: joliveira@stanford.edu (Jens Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May18.170702.1475@stanford.edu> Date: Sat, 18 May 1996 17:07:02 GMT References: <1996May17.040802.2334@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996May17.040802.2334@cam.ac.uk>, smuller@cam.ac.uk (Sergei Müller) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Jens Oliveira -- Stanford University Computer Systems Lab "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From rsuzuki@purdue.edu Sat May 18 22:10:02 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!purdue!rsuzuki From: rsuzuki@purdue.edu (Raj Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May18.221002.7952@purdue.edu> Date: Sat, 18 May 1996 22:10:02 GMT References: <1996May17.040802.2334@cam.ac.uk> <1996May18.170702.1475@stanford.edu> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996May18.170702.1475@stanford.edu>, joliveira@stanford.edu (Jens Oliveira) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Raj Suzuki Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ ISDN 64k bps "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy."