From asokolov@cern.ch Thu Jun 01 02:05:08 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!cern!asokolov From: asokolov@cern.ch (Anja Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jun01.020508.5983@cern.ch> Date: Thu, 01 Jun 1995 02:05:08 GMT Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix? The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn. 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. Upload coming to the Ashford Poly incoming FTP directory once my upload finishes. -- === Anja Sokolov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From tlarsson@inria.fr Sat Jun 03 01:37:08 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!inria!tlarsson From: tlarsson@inria.fr (Tobias Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jun03.013708.2401@inria.fr> Date: Sat, 03 Jun 1995 01:37:08 GMT References: <1995Jun01.020508.5983@cern.ch> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Jun01.020508.5983@cern.ch>, asokolov@cern.ch (Anja Sokolov) writes: > Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix? > The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn. I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! -- Tobias Larsson Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 28,800 bps "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From eeriksson@stanford.edu Sun Jun 04 04:17:08 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!stanford!eeriksson From: eeriksson@stanford.edu (Emi Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jun04.041708.4739@stanford.edu> Date: Sun, 04 Jun 1995 04:17:08 GMT References: <1995Jun01.020508.5983@cern.ch> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1995Jun01.020508.5983@cern.ch>, asokolov@cern.ch (Anja Sokolov) writes: > Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix? That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. -- Emi Eriksson -- Stanford University Computer Systems Lab "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From vfischer@clari.net Sun Jun 04 22:31:08 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!clari!vfischer From: vfischer@clari.net (Valeria Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jun04.223108.7533@clari.net> Date: Sun, 04 Jun 1995 22:31:08 GMT References: <1995Jun01.020508.5983@cern.ch> <1995Jun04.041708.4739@stanford.edu> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jun04.041708.4739@stanford.edu>, eeriksson@stanford.edu (Emi Eriksson) writes: > That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. -- Valeria Fischer | vfischer@clari.net PGP Key fingerprint: 6016 3992 E8B4 55C9 "Keep the channels open." From rsanchez@utexas.edu Tue Jun 06 03:12:08 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!utexas!rsanchez From: rsanchez@utexas.edu (Raj Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jun06.031208.6383@utexas.edu> Date: Tue, 06 Jun 1995 03:12:08 GMT References: <1995Jun01.020508.5983@cern.ch> <1995Jun04.041708.4739@stanford.edu> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1995Jun04.041708.4739@stanford.edu>, eeriksson@stanford.edu (Emi Eriksson) writes: > That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. The Akasaka branch memos specifically ordered: 'Under no circumstances allow instrumental dubs of Node 02 masters to be sold commercially.' Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- === Raj Sánchez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin "Hold for relay."