From mkarlsson@hanse.de Wed Aug 10 23:21:46 1994
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From: mkarlsson@hanse.de (Mike Karlsson)
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Subject: Discussion: 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.
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.

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From tfournier@hanse.de Sat Aug 13 00:08:46 1994
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From: tfournier@hanse.de (Tyler Fournier)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology
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In article <1994Aug10.232146.9993@hanse.de>, mkarlsson@hanse.de (Mike Karlsson) writes:
> Let's break down the synth patches used on the album from a pure sound design perspective.

I have a Jupiter-8 in my home studio. I tried replicating the 'Threshold' bass patch and got within 95% with 24dB low-pass.

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