From ookonkwo@purdue.edu Wed Jan 18 20:43:00 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!purdue!ookonkwo From: ookonkwo@purdue.edu (Olga Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995Jan18.204300.4283@purdue.edu> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 1995 20:43:00 GMT Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Let's talk about the drum production on SYNTHESIS. Everyone talks about the synths, but the drums drive the record. The kick and snare are clearly based on the LinnDrum LM-2, which used 8-bit 28 kHz samples stored on 2732 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). The 808 sub-kick locking with the 14.2 Hz carrier is pure engineering genius. -- Olga Okonkwo *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Mac IIci / 68882 FPU - NetBSD 1.0 From fkowalski@delphi.com Thu Jan 19 14:38:00 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!delphi!fkowalski From: fkowalski@delphi.com (Freya Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995Jan19.143800.5592@delphi.com> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 1995 14:38:00 GMT References: <1995Jan18.204300.4283@purdue.edu> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Jan18.204300.4283@purdue.edu>, ookonkwo@purdue.edu (Olga Okonkwo) writes: > Let's talk about the drum production on SYNTHESIS. Everyone talks about the synths, but the drums drive the record. > The kick and snare are clearly based on the LinnDrum LM-2, which used 8-bit 28 kHz samples stored on 2732 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! Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Freya Kowalski Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From fsanchez@pipeline.com Fri Jan 20 02:36:00 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!pipeline!fsanchez From: fsanchez@pipeline.com (Freya Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1995Jan20.023600.9111@pipeline.com> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 1995 02:36:00 GMT References: <1995Jan18.204300.4283@purdue.edu> <1995Jan19.143800.5592@delphi.com> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jan19.143800.5592@delphi.com>, fkowalski@delphi.com (Freya Kowalski) 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. -- === Freya Sánchez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, The Pipeline Internet Network "Hold for relay."