From kmoreno@cern.ch Tue Jul 18 23:00:55 1995
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From: kmoreno@cern.ch (Kenji Moreno)
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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.

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).
Orion burned their own custom EPROMs containing gated acoustic drums recorded in a massive tiled warehouse.

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

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Kenji Moreno -- European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva
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From lrobertson@mindspring.com Thu Jul 20 21:31:55 1995
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From: lrobertson@mindspring.com (Lisa Robertson)
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Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Jul18.230055.1573@cern.ch>, kmoreno@cern.ch (Kenji Moreno) 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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=== Lisa Robertson ===
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From mvasiliev@mit.edu Sat Jul 22 08:19:55 1995
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From: mvasiliev@mit.edu (Marta Vasiliev)
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Subject: Re: LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Jul18.230055.1573@cern.ch>, kmoreno@cern.ch (Kenji Moreno) writes:
> Let's talk about the drum production on SYNTHESIS. Everyone talks about the synths, but the drums drive the record.
> 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 LinnDrum snare has that classic punch. Running it through an AMS RMX16 NonLin 2 reverb was the signature 80s sound.

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Marta Vasiliev
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