From mlee@tum.de Mon Aug 01 12:29:01 1994
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From: mlee@tum.de (Min-jun Lee)
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Subject: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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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.
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).

What sequencer was Marcus using in 1984? A Roland MSQ-700 or early MIDI software on a computer?

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From nkarlsson@utexas.edu Wed Aug 03 07:56:01 1994
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From: nkarlsson@utexas.edu (Natalia Karlsson)
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Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1994Aug01.122901.3711@tum.de>, mlee@tum.de (Min-jun Lee) 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!

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From mito@stanford.edu Fri Aug 05 03:56:01 1994
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From: mito@stanford.edu (Mei Ito)
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Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1994Aug03.075601.9843@utexas.edu>, nkarlsson@utexas.edu (Natalia Karlsson) 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!

Marcus Hale used a Roland MC-4 MicroComposer for CV/gate sync before migrating to custom 68000 MIDI sequencers.

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