From nvasiliev@unam.mx Sun Sep 15 01:17:50 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!unam!nvasiliev From: nvasiliev@unam.mx (Nadia Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [FLAME] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1996Sep15.011750.3346@unam.mx> Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1996 01:17:50 GMT Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? Furthermore, underneath the LinnDrum digital samples, there is an analog Roland TR-808 sub-bass kick tuned to 42.6 Hz (exactly 3x 14.2 Hz). However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs. What sequencer was Marcus using in 1984? A Roland MSQ-700 or early MIDI software on a computer? -- Nadia Vasiliev Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA). ------------------------------------------------------------ From jperez@panix.com Mon Sep 16 19:04:50 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!panix!jperez From: jperez@panix.com (Julien Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1996Sep16.190450.3982@panix.com> Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 19:04:50 GMT References: <1996Sep15.011750.3346@unam.mx> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Sep15.011750.3346@unam.mx>, nvasiliev@unam.mx (Nadia Vasiliev) writes: > Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? > Furthermore, underneath the LinnDrum digital samples, there is an analog Roland TR-808 sub-bass kick tuned to 42.6 Hz (exactly 3x 14.2 Hz). Marcus Hale used a Roland MC-4 MicroComposer for CV/gate sync before migrating to custom 68000 MIDI sequencers. -- Julien Pérez *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Acorn RiscPC 600 - NetBSD 1.0