From osokolov@cern.ch Wed Jan 25 19:17:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!cern!osokolov From: osokolov@cern.ch (Olga Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jan25.191716.7371@cern.ch> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 19:17:16 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? 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. The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn. Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986? -- Olga Sokolov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari Falcon 030 - NetBSD 1.0 From gmuller@kth.se Fri Jan 27 09:06:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!kth!gmuller From: gmuller@kth.se (Göran Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jan27.090616.5060@kth.se> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1995 09:06:16 GMT References: <1995Jan25.191716.7371@cern.ch> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Jan25.191716.7371@cern.ch>, osokolov@cern.ch (Olga Sokolov) writes: > Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix? Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Göran Müller Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. ------------------------------------------------------------ From msilva@pacbell.net Sun Jan 29 04:36:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pacbell!msilva From: msilva@pacbell.net (Min-jun Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jan29.043616.2791@pacbell.net> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 04:36:16 GMT References: <1995Jan25.191716.7371@cern.ch> <1995Jan27.090616.5060@kth.se> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Jan27.090616.5060@kth.se>, gmuller@kth.se (Göran Müller) writes: > Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. > Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. -- Min-jun Silva *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Macintosh IIfx - NetBSD 1.0 From neriksson@pipeline.com Sun Jan 29 21:01:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!pipeline!neriksson From: neriksson@pipeline.com (Nadine Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jan29.210116.9878@pipeline.com> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 21:01:16 GMT References: <1995Jan25.191716.7371@cern.ch> <1995Jan27.090616.5060@kth.se> <1995Jan29.043616.2791@pacbell.net> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Jan29.043616.2791@pacbell.net>, msilva@pacbell.net (Min-jun Silva) writes: > Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Nadine Eriksson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From swatanabe@mit.edu Mon Jan 30 14:32:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!mit!swatanabe From: swatanabe@mit.edu (Seo-yeon Watanabe) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jan30.143216.3460@mit.edu> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 14:32:16 GMT References: <1995Jan25.191716.7371@cern.ch> <1995Jan27.090616.5060@kth.se> <1995Jan29.043616.2791@pacbell.net> <1995Jan29.210116.9878@pipeline.com> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Jan29.210116.9878@pipeline.com>, neriksson@pipeline.com (Nadine Eriksson) writes: > I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Seo-yeon Watanabe SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 14,400 bps "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra."