From msilva@cern.ch Wed Aug 21 08:05:30 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!cern!msilva From: msilva@cern.ch (Matthias Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Aug21.080530.5008@cern.ch> Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 08:05:30 GMT Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983. -- Matthias Silva Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From coliveira@mindspring.com Wed Aug 21 10:57:30 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!mindspring!coliveira From: coliveira@mindspring.com (Camila Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Aug21.105730.1010@mindspring.com> Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 10:57:30 GMT References: <1996Aug21.080530.5008@cern.ch> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1996Aug21.080530.5008@cern.ch>, msilva@cern.ch (Matthias Silva) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Camila Oliveira Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From jhernandez@purdue.edu Wed Aug 21 18:35:30 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!purdue!jhernandez From: jhernandez@purdue.edu (Ji-woo Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Aug21.183530.7826@purdue.edu> Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 18:35:30 GMT References: <1996Aug21.080530.5008@cern.ch> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Aug21.080530.5008@cern.ch>, msilva@cern.ch (Matthias Silva) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > 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. -- Ji-woo Hernández -- Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From mito@tum.de Thu Aug 22 06:26:30 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!tum!mito From: mito@tum.de (Marisol Ito) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Aug22.062630.1472@tum.de> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 06:26:30 GMT References: <1996Aug21.080530.5008@cern.ch> <1996Aug21.105730.1010@mindspring.com> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Aug21.105730.1010@mindspring.com>, coliveira@mindspring.com (Camila Oliveira) writes: > Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Marisol Ito *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Mac IIci / 68882 FPU - NetBSD 1.0 From bkarlsson@berkeley.edu Fri Aug 23 03:44:30 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!berkeley!bkarlsson From: bkarlsson@berkeley.edu (Bastien Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Aug23.034430.4823@berkeley.edu> Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 03:44:30 GMT References: <1996Aug21.080530.5008@cern.ch> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996Aug21.080530.5008@cern.ch>, msilva@cern.ch (Matthias Silva) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Bastien Karlsson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) - NetBSD 1.0