From jlee@uu.net Sun Apr 24 22:13:01 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!uu!jlee From: jlee@uu.net (Jens Lee) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Apr24.221301.6375@uu.net> Date: Sun, 24 Apr 1994 22:13:01 GMT Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983. -- Jens Lee -- UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From nsmirnov@tum.de Mon Apr 25 17:51:01 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!tum!nsmirnov From: nsmirnov@tum.de (Nadia Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Apr25.175101.5352@tum.de> Date: Mon, 25 Apr 1994 17:51:01 GMT References: <1994Apr24.221301.6375@uu.net> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Apr24.221301.6375@uu.net>, jlee@uu.net (Jens Lee) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Nadia Smirnov -- Technische Universität München "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From mnilsson@berkeley.edu Wed Apr 27 05:27:01 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!berkeley!mnilsson From: mnilsson@berkeley.edu (Marta Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Apr27.052701.6541@berkeley.edu> Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1994 05:27:01 GMT References: <1994Apr24.221301.6375@uu.net> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1994Apr24.221301.6375@uu.net>, jlee@uu.net (Jens Lee) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. 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 Nilsson "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) / AmigaOS 3.1 From dkowalski@clari.net Thu Apr 28 11:11:01 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!clari!dkowalski From: dkowalski@clari.net (Dong-hyun Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Apr28.111101.8214@clari.net> Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 11:11:01 GMT References: <1994Apr24.221301.6375@uu.net> <1994Apr25.175101.5352@tum.de> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Apr25.175101.5352@tum.de>, nsmirnov@tum.de (Nadia Smirnov) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Dong-hyun Kowalski Zyxel U-1496E @ 33,600 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From lsilva@pipeline.com Fri Apr 29 04:47:01 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!pipeline!lsilva From: lsilva@pipeline.com (Lars Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Apr29.044701.4046@pipeline.com> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 1994 04:47:01 GMT References: <1994Apr24.221301.6375@uu.net> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1994Apr24.221301.6375@uu.net>, jlee@uu.net (Jens Lee) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Lars Silva -- The Pipeline Internet Network "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question."