From mmoreau@inria.fr Tue Apr 04 05:04:12 1995
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From: mmoreau@inria.fr (Mathieu Moreau)
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Subject: [FLAME] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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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).

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

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From jito@earthlink.net Wed Apr 05 22:43:12 1995
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From: jito@earthlink.net (Jens Ito)
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] LinnDrum LM-2 vs TR-808 on Orion's rhythm tracks
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In article <1995Apr04.050412.1829@inria.fr>, mmoreau@inria.fr (Mathieu Moreau) writes:
> Drum machine archaeology: why does the snare drum sound so uniquely explosive?

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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