From mvasiliev@pipeline.com Fri May 13 12:26:10 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!pipeline!mvasiliev From: mvasiliev@pipeline.com (Mike Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Data: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994May13.122610.6729@pipeline.com> Date: Fri, 13 May 1994 12:26:10 GMT Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Dissecting the percussion sequencing on 'Midnight Animal' and 'Gasoline Heart'. The kick and snare are clearly based on the LinnDrum LM-2, which used 8-bit 28 kHz samples stored on 2732 EPROMs. Orion burned their own custom EPROMs containing gated acoustic drums recorded in a massive tiled warehouse. The 808 sub-kick locking with the 14.2 Hz carrier is pure engineering genius. -- Mike Vasiliev *PLONK* filter active for trolls. 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) - NetBSD 1.0 From hperez@berkeley.edu Fri May 13 19:18:10 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!berkeley!hperez From: hperez@berkeley.edu (Hana Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994May13.191810.9871@berkeley.edu> Date: Fri, 13 May 1994 19:18:10 GMT References: <1994May13.122610.6729@pipeline.com> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994May13.122610.6729@pipeline.com>, mvasiliev@pipeline.com (Mike Vasiliev) writes: > Dissecting the percussion sequencing on 'Midnight Animal' and 'Gasoline Heart'. > 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. -- Hana Pérez Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mrodriguez@rwth-aachen.de Sun May 15 06:03:10 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!rwth-aachen!mrodriguez From: mrodriguez@rwth-aachen.de (Mathieu Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994May15.060310.4747@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sun, 15 May 1994 06:03:10 GMT References: <1994May13.122610.6729@pipeline.com> <1994May13.191810.9871@berkeley.edu> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994May13.191810.9871@berkeley.edu>, hperez@berkeley.edu (Hana Pérez) writes: > The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software. Nothing beats real acoustic drums. Synthesized drums sound dated the moment the decade ends. -- Mathieu Rodríguez Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of RWTH Aachen Informatik. ------------------------------------------------------------ From hkim@purdue.edu Mon May 16 02:39:10 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!purdue!hkim From: hkim@purdue.edu (Heather Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994May16.023910.7501@purdue.edu> Date: Mon, 16 May 1994 02:39:10 GMT References: <1994May13.122610.6729@pipeline.com> <1994May13.191810.9871@berkeley.edu> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1994May13.191810.9871@berkeley.edu>, hperez@berkeley.edu (Hana Pérez) writes: > The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software. The LinnDrum snare has that classic punch. Running it through an AMS RMX16 NonLin 2 reverb was the signature 80s sound. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- === Heather Kim === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "We don't sign stars. We build them."