From jkuznetsov@uu.net Sat Jun 08 03:06:20 1996
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From: jkuznetsov@uu.net (Ji-woo Kuznetsov)
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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.

Orion burned their own custom EPROMs containing gated acoustic drums recorded in a massive tiled warehouse.
Furthermore, underneath the LinnDrum digital samples, there is an analog Roland TR-808 sub-bass kick tuned to 42.6 Hz (exactly 3x 14.2 Hz).

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

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From msouza@ox.ac.uk Sun Jun 09 23:03:20 1996
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From: msouza@ox.ac.uk (Mathieu Souza)
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Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1996Jun08.030620.9352@uu.net>, jkuznetsov@uu.net (Ji-woo Kuznetsov) writes:
> Let's talk about the drum production on SYNTHESIS. Everyone talks about the synths, but the drums drive the record.

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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