From aeriksson@uu.net Sat Jun 03 21:27:40 1995
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From: aeriksson@uu.net (Astrid Eriksson)
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Subject: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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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.
Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment.

Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'?

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Astrid Eriksson
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From tivanov@kiae.su Mon Jun 05 08:51:40 1995
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From: tivanov@kiae.su (Tobias Ivanov)
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Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1995Jun03.212740.3270@uu.net>, aeriksson@uu.net (Astrid Eriksson) 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.

Hale's low-end mixing was a decade ahead of its time. Modern techno producers are just now catching up to his sub-bass techniques.

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=== Tobias Ivanov ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow
"5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question."