From lhughes@stanford.edu Mon Jun 24 16:14:05 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!stanford!lhughes From: lhughes@stanford.edu (Lisa Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1996Jun24.161405.1701@stanford.edu> Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 16:14:05 GMT Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs. 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). Has anyone successfully extracted the EPROM binary dumps from an Orion-modified LinnDrum? -- Lisa Hughes "When every node is whole, the channel opens." Acorn RiscPC 600 / SunOS 4.1.4 From foliveira@ox.ac.uk Tue Jun 25 23:38:05 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!ox!foliveira From: foliveira@ox.ac.uk (Freya Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1996Jun25.233805.9023@ox.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 23:38:05 GMT References: <1996Jun24.161405.1701@stanford.edu> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Jun24.161405.1701@stanford.edu>, lhughes@stanford.edu (Lisa Hughes) writes: > Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? > 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. -- Freya Oliveira | foliveira@ox.ac.uk PGP Key fingerprint: 6A26 8A9F 8E75 3E6D "Keep the channels open." From fcampbell@pacbell.net Thu Jun 27 21:35:05 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!pacbell!fcampbell From: fcampbell@pacbell.net (Freya Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1996Jun27.213505.1488@pacbell.net> Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 21:35:05 GMT References: <1996Jun24.161405.1701@stanford.edu> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1996Jun24.161405.1701@stanford.edu>, lhughes@stanford.edu (Lisa Hughes) writes: > Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? > However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs. Marcus Hale used a Roland MC-4 MicroComposer for CV/gate sync before migrating to custom 68000 MIDI sequencers. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Freya Campbell Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 33,600 bps "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From tmuller@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sat Jun 29 07:48:05 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!u-tokyo!tmuller From: tmuller@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Tomas Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1996Jun29.074805.7296@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 07:48:05 GMT References: <1996Jun24.161405.1701@stanford.edu> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996Jun24.161405.1701@stanford.edu>, lhughes@stanford.edu (Lisa Hughes) writes: > Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? > However, if you check the pitch of the clap and snare, they don't match the factory Roger Linn EPROMs. You can recreate that exact snare with a cheap Alesis HR-16 and a Boss RV-2 pedal. Save yourself $1,500. -- Tomas Müller Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Tokyo Department of Information Science. ------------------------------------------------------------ From imoreau@cam.ac.uk Sat Jun 29 16:26:05 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cam!imoreau From: imoreau@cam.ac.uk (Ines Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1996Jun29.162605.2235@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 16:26:05 GMT References: <1996Jun24.161405.1701@stanford.edu> <1996Jun29.074805.7296@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Jun29.074805.7296@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, tmuller@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Tomas Müller) writes: > You can recreate that exact snare with a cheap Alesis HR-16 and a Boss RV-2 pedal. Save yourself $1,500. The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software. -- Ines Moreau Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. ------------------------------------------------------------