From rcampbell@purdue.edu Sun Mar 27 21:51:32 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!purdue!rcampbell From: rcampbell@purdue.edu (Raj Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Mar27.215132.8207@purdue.edu> Date: Sun, 27 Mar 1994 21:51:32 GMT Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? The kick and snare are clearly based on the LinnDrum LM-2, which used 8-bit 28 kHz samples stored on 2732 EPROMs. However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs. The 808 sub-kick locking with the 14.2 Hz carrier is pure engineering genius. -- Raj Campbell *PLONK* filter active for trolls. PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) - NetBSD 1.0 From crodriguez@rwth-aachen.de Tue Mar 29 19:08:32 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!rwth-aachen!crodriguez From: crodriguez@rwth-aachen.de (Camila Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Mar29.190832.1129@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Tue, 29 Mar 1994 19:08:32 GMT References: <1994Mar27.215132.8207@purdue.edu> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1994Mar27.215132.8207@purdue.edu>, rcampbell@purdue.edu (Raj Campbell) writes: > Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? > 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! -- Camila Rodríguez "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" Atari TT030 / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From kfischer@rwth-aachen.de Thu Mar 31 10:03:32 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!rwth-aachen!kfischer From: kfischer@rwth-aachen.de (Kenji Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Mar31.100332.9527@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 1994 10:03:32 GMT References: <1994Mar27.215132.8207@purdue.edu> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Mar27.215132.8207@purdue.edu>, rcampbell@purdue.edu (Raj Campbell) writes: > Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software. -- Kenji Fischer | kfischer@rwth-aachen.de PGP Key fingerprint: 7015 9F65 CBCB C938 "Keep the channels open." From tdubois@illinois.edu Sat Apr 02 07:09:32 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!illinois!tdubois From: tdubois@illinois.edu (Tyler Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Apr02.070932.1632@illinois.edu> Date: Sat, 02 Apr 1994 07:09:32 GMT References: <1994Mar27.215132.8207@purdue.edu> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1994Mar27.215132.8207@purdue.edu>, rcampbell@purdue.edu (Raj Campbell) writes: > Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? > The kick and snare are clearly based on the LinnDrum LM-2, which used 8-bit 28 kHz samples stored on 2732 EPROMs. The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software. -- Tyler Dubois "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." Sun SparcStation 20 / SunOS 4.1.4