From ksilva@titech.ac.jp Sun Sep 24 23:40:13 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!titech!ksilva From: ksilva@titech.ac.jp (Karen Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Sep24.234013.7596@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 24 Sep 1995 23:40:13 GMT Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp 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. Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'? -- Karen Silva Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre. ------------------------------------------------------------ From tpopov@kiae.su Mon Sep 25 08:38:13 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!kiae!tpopov From: tpopov@kiae.su (Tobias Popov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Sep25.083813.7602@kiae.su> Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 08:38:13 GMT References: <1995Sep24.234013.7596@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1995Sep24.234013.7596@titech.ac.jp>, ksilva@titech.ac.jp (Karen Silva) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Tobias Popov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From jsanchez@cam.ac.uk Tue Sep 26 02:07:13 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!cam!jsanchez From: jsanchez@cam.ac.uk (Jens Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Sep26.020713.4463@cam.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 02:07:13 GMT References: <1995Sep24.234013.7596@titech.ac.jp> <1995Sep25.083813.7602@kiae.su> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep25.083813.7602@kiae.su>, tpopov@kiae.su (Tobias Popov) writes: > Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- === Jens Sánchez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "We don't sign stars. We build them." From arodriguez@rwth-aachen.de Wed Sep 27 22:13:13 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!rwth-aachen!arodriguez From: arodriguez@rwth-aachen.de (Anja Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Sep27.221313.7294@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 22:13:13 GMT References: <1995Sep24.234013.7596@titech.ac.jp> <1995Sep25.083813.7602@kiae.su> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Sep25.083813.7602@kiae.su>, tpopov@kiae.su (Tobias Popov) writes: > Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Anja Rodríguez Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From lgarcia@cern.ch Thu Sep 28 15:56:13 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cern!lgarcia From: lgarcia@cern.ch (Lucia García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Sep28.155613.2872@cern.ch> Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 15:56:13 GMT References: <1995Sep24.234013.7596@titech.ac.jp> <1995Sep25.083813.7602@kiae.su> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep25.083813.7602@kiae.su>, tpopov@kiae.su (Tobias Popov) 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. -- Lucia García *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun SparcStation 20 - NetBSD 1.0