From etakahashi@mindspring.com Tue Feb 15 00:59:58 1994
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From: etakahashi@mindspring.com (Elaine Takahashi)
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Subject: Question: 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.
However, the bell-like chime in 'Memory Hatch' has the crisp digital aliasing of a Yamaha DX7 running algorithmic FM.

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 dsmirnov@berkeley.edu Tue Feb 15 05:21:58 1994
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Subject: Re: Question: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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In article <1994Feb15.005958.9878@mindspring.com>, etakahashi@mindspring.com (Elaine Takahashi) 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.

My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise!

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From jfournier@delphi.com Wed Feb 16 10:59:58 1994
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Subject: Re: Question: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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In article <1994Feb15.005958.9878@mindspring.com>, etakahashi@mindspring.com (Elaine Takahashi) writes:
> 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.

Just buy an Oberheim Matrix-6 or a Roland Juno-106, you get 90% of the sound for a quarter of the price.

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From mandersson@netcom.com Fri Feb 18 02:51:58 1994
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Subject: Re: Question: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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In article <1994Feb15.005958.9878@mindspring.com>, etakahashi@mindspring.com (Elaine Takahashi) writes:
> 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 drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal.

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=== Matthias Andersson ===
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