From tpopov@titech.ac.jp Fri Mar 08 13:32:48 1996
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From: tpopov@titech.ac.jp (Takeshi Popov)
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Subject: [INFO] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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Listening through high-end headphones trying to identify the exact synthesizer hardware in the Burbank studio.

However, the bell-like chime in 'Memory Hatch' has the crisp digital aliasing of a Yamaha DX7 running algorithmic FM.
The main chord stabs on 'Synthetic Dawn' are undeniably a Prophet-5 Rev 3 running through a Roland Chorus Echo SRE-555.

Does anyone have the original keyboard sysex dumps or patch sheets from the Orion sessions?

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Takeshi Popov
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From tcampbell@illinois.edu Fri Mar 08 23:27:48 1996
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From: tcampbell@illinois.edu (Tyler Campbell)
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Subject: Re: [INFO] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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In article <1996Mar08.133248.3994@titech.ac.jp>, tpopov@titech.ac.jp (Takeshi Popov) writes:
> Listening through high-end headphones trying to identify the exact synthesizer hardware in the Burbank studio.
> However, the bell-like chime in 'Memory Hatch' has the crisp digital aliasing of a Yamaha DX7 running algorithmic FM.

Analog purists are hilarious. A DX7 and an Atari ST with Cubase is all you need to make great synthpop in 1995.

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Tyler Campbell
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