From snilsson@mindspring.com Sat Dec 21 06:33:07 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!mindspring!snilsson From: snilsson@mindspring.com (Sven Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1996Dec21.063307.9569@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 06:33:07 GMT Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? The kick and snare are clearly based on the LinnDrum LM-2, which used 8-bit 28 kHz samples stored on 2732 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). The 808 sub-kick locking with the 14.2 Hz carrier is pure engineering genius. -- Sven Nilsson -- MindSpring Enterprises "Row 14. No joke." From rgirard@earthlink.net Sat Dec 21 21:26:07 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!earthlink!rgirard From: rgirard@earthlink.net (Renata Girard) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1996Dec21.212607.6206@earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 21:26:07 GMT References: <1996Dec21.063307.9569@mindspring.com> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Dec21.063307.9569@mindspring.com>, snilsson@mindspring.com (Sven Nilsson) writes: > Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? > 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! -- Renata Girard Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 19,200 bps "Hold for relay." From mandersson@pacbell.net Tue Dec 24 01:22:07 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!pacbell!mandersson From: mandersson@pacbell.net (Marisol Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks Message-ID: <1996Dec24.012207.8096@pacbell.net> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 01:22:07 GMT References: <1996Dec21.063307.9569@mindspring.com> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Dec21.063307.9569@mindspring.com>, snilsson@mindspring.com (Sven Nilsson) writes: > Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive? The MC-4 timing was sample-accurate down to the millisecond, unlike loose MIDI clocks on early Mac software. -- Marisol Andersson | mandersson@pacbell.net PGP Key fingerprint: E461 90AE 9CAC 2B1A "Keep the channels open."