From epetrov@ox.ac.uk Sun Feb 20 02:50:00 1994
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From: epetrov@ox.ac.uk (Emi Petrov)
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Subject: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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Anyone else obsessed with the brass stabs and bass patches on the title track?

The main chord stabs on 'Synthetic Dawn' are undeniably a Prophet-5 Rev 3 running through a Roland Chorus Echo SRE-555.
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.

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From jkim@unam.mx Sun Feb 20 06:42:00 1994
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From: jkim@unam.mx (Joachim Kim)
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Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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In article <1994Feb20.025000.9535@ox.ac.uk>, epetrov@ox.ac.uk (Emi Petrov) writes:
> Anyone else obsessed with the brass stabs and bass patches on the title track?
> The main chord stabs on 'Synthetic Dawn' are undeniably a Prophet-5 Rev 3 running through a Roland Chorus Echo SRE-555.

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.

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From operez@mit.edu Tue Feb 22 08:35:00 1994
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Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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In article <1994Feb20.064200.3495@unam.mx>, jkim@unam.mx (Joachim Kim) writes:
> Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2.

The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal.

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