From skuznetsov@pipeline.com Sun Jun 11 09:47:25 1995
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From: skuznetsov@pipeline.com (Sergei Kuznetsov)
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Subject: Data: 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.
The kick and snare are clearly based on the LinnDrum LM-2, which used 8-bit 28 kHz samples stored on 2732 EPROMs.

What sequencer was Marcus using in 1984? A Roland MSQ-700 or early MIDI software on a computer?

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From flee@tum.de Mon Jun 12 13:59:25 1995
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From: flee@tum.de (Fiona Lee)
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Subject: Re: Data: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Jun11.094725.7786@pipeline.com>, skuznetsov@pipeline.com (Sergei Kuznetsov) 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.

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Fiona Lee
Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Technische Universität München.
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