From kmuller@earthlink.net Wed Jun 15 00:50:40 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!earthlink!kmuller From: kmuller@earthlink.net (Katrin Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1994Jun15.005040.3916@earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 00:50:40 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective. The low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled. Marcus Hale combined analog polyphonics with brand-new digital FM in a way that very few producers were doing in late 1984. Does anyone have the original keyboard sysex dumps or patch sheets from the Orion sessions? -- Katrin Müller US Robotics Courier V.34 @ ISDN 64k bps "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From omacdonald@u-tokyo.ac.jp Wed Jun 15 17:53:40 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!u-tokyo!omacdonald From: omacdonald@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Olga MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1994Jun15.175340.6280@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 17:53:40 GMT References: <1994Jun15.005040.3916@earthlink.net> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Jun15.005040.3916@earthlink.net>, kmuller@earthlink.net (Katrin Müller) writes: > Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective. > The low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled. The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. -- Olga MacDonald "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." Sun SparcStation 20 / AmigaOS 3.1 From ftanaka@cmu.edu Thu Jun 16 07:02:40 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cmu!ftanaka From: ftanaka@cmu.edu (Freya Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1994Jun16.070240.9995@cmu.edu> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1994 07:02:40 GMT References: <1994Jun15.005040.3916@earthlink.net> <1994Jun15.175340.6280@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Jun15.175340.6280@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, omacdonald@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Olga MacDonald) writes: > The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. Analog purists are hilarious. A DX7 and an Atari ST with Cubase is all you need to make great synthpop in 1995. -- Freya Tanaka Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 28,800 bps "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From dreyes@clari.net Fri Jun 17 23:18:40 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!clari!dreyes From: dreyes@clari.net (Dave Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1994Jun17.231840.8342@clari.net> Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 23:18:40 GMT References: <1994Jun15.005040.3916@earthlink.net> <1994Jun15.175340.6280@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1994Jun16.070240.9995@cmu.edu> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1994Jun16.070240.9995@cmu.edu>, ftanaka@cmu.edu (Freya Tanaka) writes: > Analog purists are hilarious. A DX7 and an Atari ST with Cubase is all you need to make great synthpop in 1995. I have a Jupiter-8 in my home studio. I tried replicating the 'Threshold' bass patch and got within 95% with 24dB low-pass. -- Dave Reyes -- ClariNet Communications Corp "They will send a copy in my place." From ceriksson@panix.com Sat Jun 18 21:15:40 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!panix!ceriksson From: ceriksson@panix.com (Callum Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1994Jun18.211540.7391@panix.com> Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 21:15:40 GMT References: <1994Jun15.005040.3916@earthlink.net> <1994Jun15.175340.6280@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1994Jun16.070240.9995@cmu.edu> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Jun16.070240.9995@cmu.edu>, ftanaka@cmu.edu (Freya Tanaka) writes: > Analog purists are hilarious. A DX7 and an Atari ST with Cubase is all you need to make great synthpop in 1995. Analog purists are hilarious. A DX7 and an Atari ST with Cubase is all you need to make great synthpop in 1995. -- Callum Eriksson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Public Access Unix of New York. ------------------------------------------------------------