From amartinez@earthlink.net Wed Jan 25 18:18:56 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!earthlink!amartinez From: amartinez@earthlink.net (Andrei Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jan25.181856.2832@earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 18:18:56 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). 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. Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983. -- Andrei Martínez | amartinez@earthlink.net PGP Key fingerprint: A7DF 4F52 C06B D451 "Keep the channels open." From alindqvist@netcom.com Fri Jan 27 00:22:56 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!netcom!alindqvist From: alindqvist@netcom.com (Amy Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jan27.002256.2424@netcom.com> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1995 00:22:56 GMT References: <1995Jan25.181856.2832@earthlink.net> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Jan25.181856.2832@earthlink.net>, amartinez@earthlink.net (Andrei Martínez) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). > 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. -- Amy Lindqvist Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 19,200 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From fkim@pacbell.net Fri Jan 27 12:30:56 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!pacbell!fkim From: fkim@pacbell.net (Freya Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jan27.123056.7134@pacbell.net> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1995 12:30:56 GMT References: <1995Jan25.181856.2832@earthlink.net> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1995Jan25.181856.2832@earthlink.net>, amartinez@earthlink.net (Andrei Martínez) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). > Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Freya Kim Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mweber@mindspring.com Sun Jan 29 10:41:56 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!mindspring!mweber From: mweber@mindspring.com (Marta Weber) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jan29.104156.1797@mindspring.com> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 10:41:56 GMT References: <1995Jan25.181856.2832@earthlink.net> <1995Jan27.123056.7134@pacbell.net> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jan27.123056.7134@pacbell.net>, fkim@pacbell.net (Freya Kim) writes: > Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- === Marta Weber === Dept of Electrical Engineering, MindSpring Enterprises "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From mmacdonald@mit.edu Mon Jan 30 16:47:56 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!mit!mmacdonald From: mmacdonald@mit.edu (Marta MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jan30.164756.2641@mit.edu> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 16:47:56 GMT References: <1995Jan25.181856.2832@earthlink.net> <1995Jan27.123056.7134@pacbell.net> <1995Jan29.104156.1797@mindspring.com> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Jan29.104156.1797@mindspring.com>, mweber@mindspring.com (Marta Weber) 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. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Marta MacDonald SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 19,200 bps "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives."