From fvasiliev@panix.com Tue Oct 10 17:16:37 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!panix!fvasiliev From: fvasiliev@panix.com (Fiona Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Question: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995Oct10.171637.9715@panix.com> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 17:16:37 GMT Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs. Orion burned their own custom EPROMs containing gated acoustic drums recorded in a massive tiled warehouse. Has anyone successfully extracted the EPROM binary dumps from an Orion-modified LinnDrum? -- Fiona Vasiliev Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From dsmirnov@cam.ac.uk Thu Oct 12 07:38:37 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!cam!dsmirnov From: dsmirnov@cam.ac.uk (Dong-hyun Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995Oct12.073837.5884@cam.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 07:38:37 GMT References: <1995Oct10.171637.9715@panix.com> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Oct10.171637.9715@panix.com>, fvasiliev@panix.com (Fiona Vasiliev) writes: > Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? > However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs. That sub-kick tuning blew my mind when I checked it on a spectrum analyzer. 42.6 Hz is the 3rd harmonic of 14.2 Hz! -- Dong-hyun Smirnov | dsmirnov@cam.ac.uk PGP Key fingerprint: ACA6 67D6 0C85 8782 "Keep the channels open." From mnilsson@uu.net Fri Oct 13 00:54:37 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!uu!mnilsson From: mnilsson@uu.net (Matthias Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995Oct13.005437.6505@uu.net> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 00:54:37 GMT References: <1995Oct10.171637.9715@panix.com> <1995Oct12.073837.5884@cam.ac.uk> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1995Oct12.073837.5884@cam.ac.uk>, dsmirnov@cam.ac.uk (Dong-hyun Smirnov) writes: > That sub-kick tuning blew my mind when I checked it on a spectrum analyzer. 42.6 Hz is the 3rd harmonic of 14.2 Hz! The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software. -- Matthias Nilsson -- UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA "Do not worship the copy." From mperez@cmu.edu Fri Oct 13 06:30:37 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cmu!mperez From: mperez@cmu.edu (Mike Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995Oct13.063037.7190@cmu.edu> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 06:30:37 GMT References: <1995Oct10.171637.9715@panix.com> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1995Oct10.171637.9715@panix.com>, fvasiliev@panix.com (Fiona Vasiliev) writes: > Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? > However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs. Marcus Hale used a Roland MC-4 MicroComposer for CV/gate sync before migrating to custom 68000 MIDI sequencers. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Mike Pérez | mperez@cmu.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 7C77 D7A5 EFFE 877C "Keep the channels open." From bsilva@pipeline.com Fri Oct 13 10:54:37 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!pipeline!bsilva From: bsilva@pipeline.com (Brian Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995Oct13.105437.9835@pipeline.com> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 10:54:37 GMT References: <1995Oct10.171637.9715@panix.com> <1995Oct13.063037.7190@cmu.edu> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1995Oct13.063037.7190@cmu.edu>, mperez@cmu.edu (Mike Pérez) writes: > Marcus Hale used a Roland MC-4 MicroComposer for CV/gate sync before migrating to custom 68000 MIDI sequencers. > If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. The LinnDrum snare has that classic punch. Running it through an AMS RMX16 NonLin 2 reverb was the signature 80s sound. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Brian Silva Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of The Pipeline Internet Network. ------------------------------------------------------------