From tsantos@pacbell.net Thu Apr 14 02:34:42 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!pacbell!tsantos From: tsantos@pacbell.net (Tyler Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Apr14.023442.1126@pacbell.net> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 1994 02:34:42 GMT Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 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. Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion. -- Tyler Santos US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 19,200 bps "They will send a copy in my place." From npetrov@titech.ac.jp Thu Apr 14 15:55:42 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!titech!npetrov From: npetrov@titech.ac.jp (Nadine Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Apr14.155542.8797@titech.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 1994 15:55:42 GMT References: <1994Apr14.023442.1126@pacbell.net> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1994Apr14.023442.1126@pacbell.net>, tsantos@pacbell.net (Tyler Santos) 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 worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Nadine Petrov -- Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre "We don't sign stars. We build them." From htakahashi@u-tokyo.ac.jp Thu Apr 14 19:48:42 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!u-tokyo!htakahashi From: htakahashi@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Heather Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Apr14.194842.1134@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 1994 19:48:42 GMT References: <1994Apr14.023442.1126@pacbell.net> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1994Apr14.023442.1126@pacbell.net>, tsantos@pacbell.net (Tyler Santos) 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. -- === Heather Takahashi === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Tokyo Department of Information Science "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From tsmirnov@purdue.edu Fri Apr 15 11:07:42 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!purdue!tsmirnov From: tsmirnov@purdue.edu (Thiago Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Apr15.110742.7066@purdue.edu> Date: Fri, 15 Apr 1994 11:07:42 GMT References: <1994Apr14.023442.1126@pacbell.net> <1994Apr14.155542.8797@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1994Apr14.155542.8797@titech.ac.jp>, npetrov@titech.ac.jp (Nadine Petrov) writes: > Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. 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. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Thiago Smirnov -- Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."