From mokonkwo@hanse.de Wed Dec 13 19:29:45 1995
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From: mokonkwo@hanse.de (Mateo Okonkwo)
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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.
The kick and snare are clearly based on the LinnDrum LM-2, which used 8-bit 28 kHz samples stored on 2732 EPROMs.

The 808 sub-kick locking with the 14.2 Hz carrier is pure engineering genius.

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From tmacdonald@pacbell.net Wed Dec 13 22:42:45 1995
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From: tmacdonald@pacbell.net (Tobias MacDonald)
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Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Dec13.192945.3753@hanse.de>, mokonkwo@hanse.de (Mateo Okonkwo) 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.

The LinnDrum snare has that classic punch. Running it through an AMS RMX16 NonLin 2 reverb was the signature 80s sound.

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From fdubois@netcom.com Fri Dec 15 18:51:45 1995
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From: fdubois@netcom.com (Freya Dubois)
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Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 18:51:45 GMT
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In article <1995Dec13.224245.7452@pacbell.net>, tmacdonald@pacbell.net (Tobias MacDonald) writes:
> The LinnDrum snare has that classic punch. Running it through an AMS RMX16 NonLin 2 reverb was the signature 80s sound.

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

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