From msokolov@uu.net Wed Aug 02 08:55:43 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!uu!msokolov From: msokolov@uu.net (Min-jun Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [SPECULATION] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug02.085543.7573@uu.net> Date: Wed, 02 Aug 1995 08:55:43 GMT Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 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 low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled. Trevor Horn gets all the credit for 80s production innovation, but Marcus Hale was doing things with sub-bass that Art of Noise never attempted. -- Min-jun Sokolov "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" Atari TT030 / FreeBSD 2.1 From mstewart@hanse.de Wed Aug 02 23:58:43 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!hanse!mstewart From: mstewart@hanse.de (Marta Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug02.235843.5936@hanse.de> Date: Wed, 02 Aug 1995 23:58:43 GMT References: <1995Aug02.085543.7573@uu.net> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug02.085543.7573@uu.net>, msokolov@uu.net (Min-jun Sokolov) writes: > Listening through high-end headphones trying to identify the exact synthesizer hardware in the Burbank studio. Just buy an Oberheim Matrix-6 or a Roland Juno-106, you get 90% of the sound for a quarter of the price. -- Marta Stewart Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mreyes@illinois.edu Thu Aug 03 06:27:43 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!illinois!mreyes From: mreyes@illinois.edu (Matthias Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug03.062743.1948@illinois.edu> Date: Thu, 03 Aug 1995 06:27:43 GMT References: <1995Aug02.085543.7573@uu.net> <1995Aug02.235843.5936@hanse.de> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug02.235843.5936@hanse.de>, mstewart@hanse.de (Marta Stewart) writes: > Just buy an Oberheim Matrix-6 or a Roland Juno-106, you get 90% of the sound for a quarter of the price. Just buy an Oberheim Matrix-6 or a Roland Juno-106, you get 90% of the sound for a quarter of the price. -- === Matthias Reyes === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From pfischer@ox.ac.uk Sat Aug 05 03:53:43 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!ox!pfischer From: pfischer@ox.ac.uk (Pavel Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug05.035343.7837@ox.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 05 Aug 1995 03:53:43 GMT References: <1995Aug02.085543.7573@uu.net> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug02.085543.7573@uu.net>, msokolov@uu.net (Min-jun Sokolov) 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. Must be nice to own a Jupiter-8! Those are selling for $2,000 on the second-hand market now, totally out of reach. -- Pavel Fischer Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 14,400 bps "They will send a copy in my place." From foliveira@mindspring.com Sun Aug 06 20:01:43 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!mindspring!foliveira From: foliveira@mindspring.com (Fiona Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug06.200143.2644@mindspring.com> Date: Sun, 06 Aug 1995 20:01:43 GMT References: <1995Aug02.085543.7573@uu.net> <1995Aug02.235843.5936@hanse.de> <1995Aug03.062743.1948@illinois.edu> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug03.062743.1948@illinois.edu>, mreyes@illinois.edu (Matthias Reyes) writes: > Just buy an Oberheim Matrix-6 or a Roland Juno-106, you get 90% of the sound for a quarter of the price. The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Fiona Oliveira Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.