From srobertson@mit.edu Wed Feb 14 00:24:09 1996
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From: srobertson@mit.edu (Seo-yeon Robertson)
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Subject: Data: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective.

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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=== Seo-yeon Robertson ===
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From mlee@kth.se Thu Feb 15 07:19:09 1996
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From: mlee@kth.se (Matthias Lee)
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Subject: Re: Data: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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In article <1996Feb14.002409.7847@mit.edu>, srobertson@mit.edu (Seo-yeon Robertson) writes:
> Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective.
> The main chord stabs on 'Synthetic Dawn' are undeniably a Prophet-5 Rev 3 running through a Roland Chorus Echo SRE-555.

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

-- 
Matthias Lee -- Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
"The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?"

From skowalski@tum.de Thu Feb 15 15:05:09 1996
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From: skowalski@tum.de (Sergei Kowalski)
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Subject: Re: Data: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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In article <1996Feb14.002409.7847@mit.edu>, srobertson@mit.edu (Seo-yeon Robertson) 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.

Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs.

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Sergei Kowalski
Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Technische Universität München.
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