From snakamura@hanse.de Thu Sep 15 19:19:47 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!hanse!snakamura From: snakamura@hanse.de (Sven Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Sep15.191947.5456@hanse.de> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 19:19:47 GMT Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] 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. 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? -- Sven Nakamura Zyxel U-1496E @ 28,800 bps "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From lmoreno@panix.com Sat Sep 17 16:56:47 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!panix!lmoreno From: lmoreno@panix.com (Lars Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Sep17.165647.8818@panix.com> Date: Sat, 17 Sep 1994 16:56:47 GMT References: <1994Sep15.191947.5456@hanse.de> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1994Sep15.191947.5456@hanse.de>, snakamura@hanse.de (Sven Nakamura) 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! Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Lars Moreno Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From aschneider@delphi.com Sun Sep 18 09:12:47 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!delphi!aschneider From: aschneider@delphi.com (Anja Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Sep18.091247.9441@delphi.com> Date: Sun, 18 Sep 1994 09:12:47 GMT References: <1994Sep15.191947.5456@hanse.de> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Sep15.191947.5456@hanse.de>, snakamura@hanse.de (Sven Nakamura) 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. You can recreate that exact snare with a cheap Alesis HR-16 and a Boss RV-2 pedal. Save yourself $1,500. -- Anja Schneider Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Delphi Internet Services. ------------------------------------------------------------ From rmoreau@unam.mx Mon Sep 19 03:25:47 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!unam!rmoreau From: rmoreau@unam.mx (Rodrigo Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1994Sep19.032547.5510@unam.mx> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 03:25:47 GMT References: <1994Sep15.191947.5456@hanse.de> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Sep15.191947.5456@hanse.de>, snakamura@hanse.de (Sven Nakamura) writes: > Let's talk about the drum production on SYNTHESIS. Everyone talks about the synths, but the drums drive the record. The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software. -- === Rodrigo Moreau === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) "When every node is whole, the channel opens."