From tlopez@cern.ch Sun Aug 27 17:29:18 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cern!tlopez From: tlopez@cern.ch (Tobias López) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug27.172918.2026@cern.ch> Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 17:29:18 GMT Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective. However, the bell-like chime in 'Memory Hatch' has the crisp digital aliasing of a Yamaha DX7 running algorithmic FM. Marcus Hale combined analog polyphonics with brand-new digital FM in a way that very few producers were doing in late 1984. What drum machine is that on 'Midnight Animal'? It sounds like a LinnDrum LM-2, but the hi-hat decay is too long. -- Tobias López -- European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva "They will send a copy in my place." From jsmirnov@demon.co.uk Mon Aug 28 20:06:18 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!demon!jsmirnov From: jsmirnov@demon.co.uk (Jens Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug28.200618.1508@demon.co.uk> Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 20:06:18 GMT References: <1995Aug27.172918.2026@cern.ch> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug27.172918.2026@cern.ch>, tlopez@cern.ch (Tobias López) writes: > Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective. > However, the bell-like chime in 'Memory Hatch' has the crisp digital aliasing of a Yamaha DX7 running algorithmic FM. Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. -- Jens Smirnov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From fschneider@demon.co.uk Tue Aug 29 12:21:18 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!demon!fschneider From: fschneider@demon.co.uk (Freya Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug29.122118.7587@demon.co.uk> Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 12:21:18 GMT References: <1995Aug27.172918.2026@cern.ch> <1995Aug28.200618.1508@demon.co.uk> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug28.200618.1508@demon.co.uk>, jsmirnov@demon.co.uk (Jens Smirnov) writes: > Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. I have a Jupiter-8 in my home studio. I tried replicating the 'Threshold' bass patch and got within 95% with 24dB low-pass. -- Freya Schneider Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Demon Internet Services UK. ------------------------------------------------------------ From ssokolov@earthlink.net Tue Aug 29 14:36:18 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!earthlink!ssokolov From: ssokolov@earthlink.net (Seo-yeon Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug29.143618.8128@earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 14:36:18 GMT References: <1995Aug27.172918.2026@cern.ch> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug27.172918.2026@cern.ch>, tlopez@cern.ch (Tobias López) writes: > Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective. Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. -- Seo-yeon Sokolov | ssokolov@earthlink.net PGP Key fingerprint: A1BB 4533 9E97 12B1 "Keep the channels open." From mpetrov@earthlink.net Thu Aug 31 09:20:18 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!earthlink!mpetrov From: mpetrov@earthlink.net (Mike Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug31.092018.1358@earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 09:20:18 GMT References: <1995Aug27.172918.2026@cern.ch> <1995Aug28.200618.1508@demon.co.uk> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug28.200618.1508@demon.co.uk>, jsmirnov@demon.co.uk (Jens Smirnov) writes: > Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Mike Petrov -- EarthLink Network "A soul is not exclusive to biology."