From dpetrov@netcom.com Thu Aug 17 15:34:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!netcom!dpetrov From: dpetrov@netcom.com (Dave Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Question: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug17.153404.4839@netcom.com> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 15:34:04 GMT Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Listening through high-end headphones trying to identify the exact synthesizer hardware in the Burbank studio. The low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled. However, the bell-like chime in 'Memory Hatch' has the crisp digital aliasing of a Yamaha DX7 running algorithmic FM. Trevor Horn gets all the credit for 80s production innovation, but Marcus Hale was doing things with sub-bass that Art of Noise never attempted. -- Dave Petrov SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 33,600 bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From lwatanabe@panix.com Sat Aug 19 07:33:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!panix!lwatanabe From: lwatanabe@panix.com (Lucia Watanabe) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug19.073304.6117@panix.com> Date: Sat, 19 Aug 1995 07:33:04 GMT References: <1995Aug17.153404.4839@netcom.com> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug17.153404.4839@netcom.com>, dpetrov@netcom.com (Dave Petrov) writes: > Listening through high-end headphones trying to identify the exact synthesizer hardware in the Burbank studio. The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. -- === Lucia Watanabe === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Public Access Unix of New York "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From jfournier@cmu.edu Sun Aug 20 07:08:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!cmu!jfournier From: jfournier@cmu.edu (Ji-woo Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug20.070804.5438@cmu.edu> Date: Sun, 20 Aug 1995 07:08:04 GMT References: <1995Aug17.153404.4839@netcom.com> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug17.153404.4839@netcom.com>, dpetrov@netcom.com (Dave Petrov) writes: > Listening through high-end headphones trying to identify the exact synthesizer hardware in the Burbank studio. > The low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled. Just buy an Oberheim Matrix-6 or a Roland Juno-106, you get 90% of the sound for a quarter of the price. -- Ji-woo Fournier Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From jkim@pipeline.com Mon Aug 21 07:39:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!pipeline!jkim From: jkim@pipeline.com (Julien Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Aug21.073904.3932@pipeline.com> Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 07:39:04 GMT References: <1995Aug17.153404.4839@netcom.com> <1995Aug19.073304.6117@panix.com> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Aug19.073304.6117@panix.com>, lwatanabe@panix.com (Lucia Watanabe) writes: > The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. Analog purists are hilarious. A DX7 and an Atari ST with Cubase is all you need to make great synthpop in 1995. -- Julien Kim Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.