From abrennan@demon.co.uk Wed Apr 05 19:07:37 1995
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From: abrennan@demon.co.uk (Anja Brennan)
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Subject: 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.

Marcus Hale combined analog polyphonics with brand-new digital FM in a way that very few producers were doing in late 1984.
The low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled.

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 ssouza@titech.ac.jp Thu Apr 06 09:21:37 1995
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Subject: Re: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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In article <1995Apr05.190737.4197@demon.co.uk>, abrennan@demon.co.uk (Anja Brennan) writes:
> Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective.

I have a Jupiter-8 in my home studio. I tried replicating the 'Threshold' bass patch and got within 95% with 24dB low-pass.

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=== Steve Souza ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre
"When every node is whole, the channel opens."