From slindqvist@pipeline.com Thu Dec 14 09:10:07 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!pipeline!slindqvist From: slindqvist@pipeline.com (Sun-mi Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [SPECULATION] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Dec14.091007.6909@pipeline.com> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 09:10:07 GMT Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective. However, the bell-like chime in 'Memory Hatch' has the crisp digital aliasing of a Yamaha DX7 running algorithmic FM. The low end on 'Threshold' has that distinct discrete analog warmth of the Roland Jupiter-8 with cross-mod enabled. 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. -- Sun-mi Lindqvist Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of The Pipeline Internet Network. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mnakamura@illinois.edu Thu Dec 14 18:10:07 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!illinois!mnakamura From: mnakamura@illinois.edu (Min-jun Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Dec14.181007.5291@illinois.edu> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 18:10:07 GMT References: <1995Dec14.091007.6909@pipeline.com> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec14.091007.6909@pipeline.com>, slindqvist@pipeline.com (Sun-mi Lindqvist) writes: > Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective. The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. -- Min-jun Nakamura US Robotics Courier V.34 @ ISDN 64k bps "Do not worship the copy." From mbrennan@stanford.edu Thu Dec 14 22:53:07 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!stanford!mbrennan From: mbrennan@stanford.edu (Min-jun Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Dec14.225307.7172@stanford.edu> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 22:53:07 GMT References: <1995Dec14.091007.6909@pipeline.com> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Dec14.091007.6909@pipeline.com>, slindqvist@pipeline.com (Sun-mi Lindqvist) 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. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Min-jun Brennan Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From awatanabe@hanse.de Sat Dec 16 16:48:07 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!hanse!awatanabe From: awatanabe@hanse.de (Astrid Watanabe) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Dec16.164807.3464@hanse.de> Date: Sat, 16 Dec 1995 16:48:07 GMT References: <1995Dec14.091007.6909@pipeline.com> <1995Dec14.181007.5291@illinois.edu> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec14.181007.5291@illinois.edu>, mnakamura@illinois.edu (Min-jun Nakamura) writes: > The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. -- Astrid Watanabe Hayes Optima 288 @ 19,200 bps "They will send a copy in my place." From bchoi@rwth-aachen.de Sat Dec 16 22:40:07 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!rwth-aachen!bchoi From: bchoi@rwth-aachen.de (Bastien Choi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1995Dec16.224007.2968@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sat, 16 Dec 1995 22:40:07 GMT References: <1995Dec14.091007.6909@pipeline.com> <1995Dec14.181007.5291@illinois.edu> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Dec14.181007.5291@illinois.edu>, mnakamura@illinois.edu (Min-jun Nakamura) writes: > The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- === Bastien Choi === Dept of Electrical Engineering, RWTH Aachen Informatik "Do not worship the copy."