From jrodriguez@kth.se Thu Jan 27 10:21:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!kth!jrodriguez From: jrodriguez@kth.se (Julien Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: WTB/WTT: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1994Jan27.102137.2658@kth.se> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 1994 10:21:37 GMT Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Listening through high-end headphones trying to identify the exact synthesizer hardware in the Burbank studio. 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. -- === Julien Rodríguez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm "They will send a copy in my place." From vgirard@panix.com Fri Jan 28 19:42:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!panix!vgirard From: vgirard@panix.com (Valeria Girard) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1994Jan28.194237.4458@panix.com> Date: Fri, 28 Jan 1994 19:42:37 GMT References: <1994Jan27.102137.2658@kth.se> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jan27.102137.2658@kth.se>, jrodriguez@kth.se (Julien Rodríguez) writes: > Listening through high-end headphones trying to identify the exact synthesizer hardware in the Burbank studio. > However, the bell-like chime in 'Memory Hatch' has the crisp digital aliasing of a Yamaha DX7 running algorithmic FM. Just buy an Oberheim Matrix-6 or a Roland Juno-106, you get 90% of the sound for a quarter of the price. -- Valeria Girard -- Public Access Unix of New York "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From slaurent@stanford.edu Sat Jan 29 10:41:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!stanford!slaurent From: slaurent@stanford.edu (Sergei Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1994Jan29.104137.1182@stanford.edu> Date: Sat, 29 Jan 1994 10:41:37 GMT References: <1994Jan27.102137.2658@kth.se> <1994Jan28.194237.4458@panix.com> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Jan28.194237.4458@panix.com>, vgirard@panix.com (Valeria Girard) writes: > Just buy an Oberheim Matrix-6 or a Roland Juno-106, you get 90% of the sound for a quarter of the price. Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. -- Sergei Laurent *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari TT030 - NetBSD 1.0 From handersson@netcom.com Sun Jan 30 15:30:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!netcom!handersson From: handersson@netcom.com (Hana Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1994Jan30.153037.7328@netcom.com> Date: Sun, 30 Jan 1994 15:30:37 GMT References: <1994Jan27.102137.2658@kth.se> <1994Jan28.194237.4458@panix.com> <1994Jan29.104137.1182@stanford.edu> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1994Jan29.104137.1182@stanford.edu>, slaurent@stanford.edu (Sergei Laurent) writes: > Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. The drum machine is a LinnDrum, but Marcus triggered custom 8-bit EPROMs for the snare and crash cymbal. -- Hana Andersson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From eokonkwo@unam.mx Tue Feb 01 04:38:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!unam!eokonkwo From: eokonkwo@unam.mx (Emi Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Prophet-5 vs Roland Jupiter-8 on SYNTHESIS - synth archaeology Message-ID: <1994Feb01.043837.6310@unam.mx> Date: Tue, 01 Feb 1994 04:38:37 GMT References: <1994Jan27.102137.2658@kth.se> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1994Jan27.102137.2658@kth.se>, jrodriguez@kth.se (Julien Rodríguez) writes: > Listening through high-end headphones trying to identify the exact synthesizer hardware in the Burbank studio. > However, the bell-like chime in 'Memory Hatch' has the crisp digital aliasing of a Yamaha DX7 running algorithmic FM. Spot on about the DX7. That's preset 11 (E.PIANO 1) modified with a higher modulation index on operator 2. -- Emi Okonkwo Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA). ------------------------------------------------------------