From tandersson@cam.ac.uk Thu Feb 16 23:17:50 1995
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From: tandersson@cam.ac.uk (Tomas Andersson)
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Subject: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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Let's talk about the drum production on SYNTHESIS. Everyone talks about the synths, but the drums drive the record.

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.

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

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From csouza@panix.com Sat Feb 18 05:46:50 1995
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From: csouza@panix.com (Callum Souza)
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Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Feb16.231750.2977@cam.ac.uk>, tandersson@cam.ac.uk (Tomas Andersson) writes:
> Let's talk about the drum production on SYNTHESIS. Everyone talks about the synths, but the drums drive the record.
> 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.

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