From teriksson@purdue.edu Wed Nov 22 03:47:16 1995
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From: teriksson@purdue.edu (Takeshi Eriksson)
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Subject: [SPECULATION] 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 low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled.
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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=== Takeshi Eriksson ===
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From lnovak@stanford.edu Thu Nov 23 13:47:16 1995
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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In article <1995Nov22.034716.1434@purdue.edu>, teriksson@purdue.edu (Takeshi Eriksson) writes:
> Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective.

Must be nice to own a Jupiter-8! Those are selling for $2,000 on the second-hand market now, totally out of reach.

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=== Liam Novak ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University Computer Systems Lab
"The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?"