From yeriksson@berkeley.edu Sat Oct 21 13:02:18 1995
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From: yeriksson@berkeley.edu (Yuki Eriksson)
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Subject: Observation: 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.
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?

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From glopez@kth.se Sun Oct 22 01:33:18 1995
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From: glopez@kth.se (Göran López)
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Subject: Re: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Oct21.130218.4006@berkeley.edu>, yeriksson@berkeley.edu (Yuki Eriksson) writes:
> Let's talk about the drum production on SYNTHESIS. Everyone talks about the synths, but the drums drive the record.

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!

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From ftanaka@hanse.de Mon Oct 23 18:27:18 1995
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From: ftanaka@hanse.de (Fiona Tanaka)
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Subject: Re: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Oct21.130218.4006@berkeley.edu>, yeriksson@berkeley.edu (Yuki Eriksson) 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.

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

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Fiona Tanaka -- Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg
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From kgirard@mindspring.com Mon Oct 23 23:10:18 1995
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From: kgirard@mindspring.com (Katrin Girard)
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Subject: Re: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1995 23:10:18 GMT
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In article <1995Oct23.182718.8501@hanse.de>, ftanaka@hanse.de (Fiona Tanaka) writes:
> Marcus Hale used a Roland MC-4 MicroComposer for CV/gate sync before migrating to custom 68000 MIDI sequencers.

Nothing beats real acoustic drums. Synthesized drums sound dated the moment the decade ends.

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